National Republican. (Washington City (D.C.)) 1872-1888, 1874-03-07

Oen Oh sin u the supplication: = Wherefore let
ns'-priesf and people net ths people oaly, bat
the priest also-'bessech hin q grant - true ~
pentancs and his holy spirit, that these things
nay please hin which 70 % ss this present, and
mat the rest q our liz hereafter may Be trus and
noiy, 50 that ct the last We may eome"-pfiest
end peepls-"to his eternal Joy through Jesus our
/ Lord" And In the brfefer form Of absolution,
USED 10 the communion once after thisecnfession,
the eae care 10 observed in ITS declarations By the
cmeiatiny priest, IN the following language: Al
mighty God, our Heavenly Esther, who Of his
great mercy hath promfsed forgiveness Of sins to
j all those who with hearty repsntance and true
faith turn unto him y and here comes again the
condition Of the ab.olution, and BY whom Il u ex
tended, followed BY the prayer Of the dsclsrator
and the responsive T" Amen n from tho people;
"Have mercy upon you; pardon and deliver you
from all your sins; confirm and strengthen you In
10 All goodness, and bring you toeverlasting life
/ And mark veil It's conclusion, Through Jssus
Christ onr Lord and NOT By virtue Of the prfestly
once. No bishop Or priest ofthe Protestant Epis-
eopai Church would, under his ordination rows.
i arrogats 70 himself such power As the forgive
ness OF ems. He can only pray TO the Supreme
One, = did his chosen psophets Of old, TO- spers
and forgive the sins Of his peoples sad surely the
believed, learned aad faithful bishop Of car Church
could not teach otherwise than a. 0odA law war
| rants hin and - The guidance Of prayer Heads
him. The honest service Of our God b to- rsason-
able TO be mistaken by those who love him, and
trust that Lsynan No. l may, In calm review Of
his article and the memories Of the bishops ad-
dress, be convinced Of an error. Us .pN
L - AZ Il LAHMAH No. Z =
HOW MRS. DAHLGREN ADVOCATES
|, -,l' WOMAN SUFFRAGE. -
70 the Editor ~ he National Reps5Ileas: a. q. -
SIR: Mrs. Dahlgrsn's wise and eloquent rsviev
Of the erusading temperance women wholly dis
proves her position that women are un1it for pub
lie lIfe for she has handled her complicated topic
with skin, clearness and Judgment hardly sp-
preached by any public man who has attempted
to deal with it. Theoretically this lady IL one Of
the best allies Of the woman suffrage movement,
for BY tho selfpossession whersvKh sAs comes
before the public without sacrtncinS her dignity
OF injurng her selfrespect she clearly shows that
. woman may do % With propriety. But while
she commands our respect, II 10 proper to say that
| she totally misapprehends the position Of the
woman suHraGista No doubt Miss Anthony
broke the Law when she voted. ISha however, did
not taks that view OF the law, aad was advised
that she was legally entitled to vote by abs and
eminent counsel. But she did no wrong: for no
disfranchi.ed persons ara under any moral obligs-
tion to obey law which they ars forbidden voice
in uaking. The position held BY the woman sui.
fragsts Is simply that practical experiences has
shown that disiranehised persons commonly fail
to obtain justice from Government or from other
cassss This fact II IL that gave rise to the idea
Of suffrage, that has forced successive extensions
Of saGrags In most civilised countries, and viii
yet compel additional extensions. a5 IT { y
Mre. Dahlgren might have taken much higher
and stronger ground than the claim that, rs the
liquor dealer Is licensed and taxed by the law he
must be protected by It. Instead Of pleading for
his rights az . citizen she might have pleaded for
his rights as man. There is no more warrant
for attempting to suppress the liquor trade by
any sort Of coercion than for attempting to sup
prets the trade in the grain whence the whi,ky
comes, and no better chance Of success. The H.
quor dealer has right TO sell his goods to those
who wieh TO buy, and persecuting him with oppres
sive laws OF misplaced pray ermeetinssv win make
things worse in the end. s-- ID 80 -. f,-r
Mrs. Dahlgren also appears to misApprehend
the nature Of the commune, which, according to
events observed in both Paris and New York, con-
sists Of the same element that made up the plebs
in imperial -Roms-stusdy, aly igaorsmusss and
rufhans, unwilling to work and demanding thst
the State shall feed them; that the State shall
eophscate other peoples property for that pur.
pose. a ~ "A ~
She further-liks most disfranchised psrssns-
seems to partake Of that idolstry which d sappng
the strength Of our people and destroying the
American manhood-un01e reverence for an
thority. Law il an idol which our countrymen
have substituted for king. Government 10
merely . machine, constituted to protect person
and property from invasioa By criminals; but
when the lax itself invsdes eur liberty-when the
constituted guardian OF our rights becomes their
violator-it becomes itself the greatest criminal,
and We submit to its power just a. We do to other
criminal force, because and when We must, not
because We should. -a ,tf
"Our laws are eubservient Of natural right let
rs legislate anew, /" says Mrs.. Dahlgren. Anoble
sentiment! and far worthier its distinguished
author than previous utterances, in which she has
Disciplined for herself and her sex any share In
legislation. We may perhaps be pardoned, In
view Of the ability she has displayed, II We main
tain that no new Legislation VIII be what It might
or should be TIL 1t has been participated in by
Mrs. Dahlgren.
The true remedy for intemperance Is woman
suffrage. With women at the polls liquor would
be banishsd; men given TO liquor would be far less
popular; and with women fully protected in earn
ing Independent Ivings in single life men inclined
to drink would have much less opportunity TO
marry and transmit fhsir dangerous disposition to
another generation.
J.K HAMILTON WILCOX.
STILL ANOTHER REPLY TO MRS. DAHL.
GREN.
70 the Editor Of the Hatioaal Repsbliedn:
SIR: I would like to ask Mrs. NJ. Vinton Dahl
gren IL It 10 quite fair to give to the public an
gument, the sole attempt Of which 10 to censurs
the earnest sections OF her sisters who are trying
to wipe out the greatest curse on earth, and IN
her eagerness to criticiss our method to utterly
fall or forget to show ~ better way, except, -
she says; - true temperance movement must b
slaw-abiding.'" This would DO II the laws were
right. lsnot the rum-selief "lawsbiding when
he procures license and sells under the protsc-
ton Of the law; and when hs takes the last cent
Of his poor, besottsd victim, and sends him home
to big Vif end children who are starving for food.
and famIshing fQr hls lore and protsetionf He,
the licensed rum-seller, Il still @law-abiding."
But Mrs, p. s.yswe must "eddrsse ths anec-
tions." Instances have been Known where LIE hAs
been saved BY addressing the anections" Of the
lion and the tiger; but BY the hyens and the rum
seller, nsvsri She also reeommends prayer 70
God to enanye the corrupt heart" Does the LADY
really believe that prayer 70 God would ever
change the sum-seiiers love OF gold to love Of
bis fellow-nenf perhaps she has never prayed
with the whole strength Of WEES OF mothsr's
asonffed soul that 600 would strengthen the poor,
weak resolutions OF ueun OF thus burning dam
Ing appetite, Wnicn MAD ven nien oevoured that
once strong love Oh we ana cnioren-ena 70 nave
this prayer Unanswered, except oy the hisslngs Of
"ths serpent IN the bowl was she svsr led to BE-
ievs that 600 hao u INST her prayer, ~