The Republican journal. [volume] (Belfast, Me.) 1829-current, 1874-12-24
Judge Diokerson's Dissenting Views.

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W.afatL aIc demand the eXt hSton 3AV HUI. pe't ~
non 2f y; oppoHuHtiCs. The ability "t woman 10
Is one OF the most important factors ia modern CIVIL
: llzation; wise craftsmanship and enlightened jUris
prudence alike seek enlag the cope OF such in
strumenaties without regard to ract, color sex OF
: previous condition Of seryitude eit.er If or
ser.
BY ancient usage women regarded as Inferior
beings, and treated as the servants slaves Of
married women were subject to personal chastise
r uent from their husbands without any adequate
right OF redress the church denied all women the
right OF speech in the sanctuary; and even the com
mon law gave the husband the wife's personal prep
erty upon marriage, aat alSc that which should sub
sequentIy taii to her during covertUrc; her legal
identity became merged in her husband, so that in
fact her person. property earnings and children be-
longed to him The husband and wife were one, and
the husband the Eyen at the present time
there Is but oue State Ia the Union in which the wife
: living with her husband has equal right 20 their
children with him. But, thanks TO an advancing
civilization, by usage or law some Of these relics IT
| y less enlightened 4se have been swept away, And
women in . fan greater and more just degree have
come TO be esteemed rs the peers Of men in 10th
| conacitv and rir T5 deny to women the right L.
hold ot ce upon the ground Of usage would be TO set
b0rk thr el6ct of tjIup md .nh.ftne reaction for
| nropress
7,is however +, nor ,nrrel,, a quest on uf usage
but of con- stitntion4i riaLt II - svcusInu of one.
haif Of tIt neole Of the S1ste from nTtrjTatop in
tbn soini trotn ~ ~. ~, ~, rh. Gn,,iItunt half
however long continued, nctt her implies COuiers
+he .igh+ 10 9.nf1rce sIr, msaoc origi-
natng in coufraTentfnr nj The rontitntinn does not
hacII. oIigatnrv by tIt Is n tiIIc He con-
" no} & o5 t.e ncsti ~ wi and
| noijttraI ripiI+s
The statitns relatir,, to Iustcps f the Peace f,r
! me mos mart refcs 10 tnrtf vov, ers duties ami
Jurisdiction Whoever legally hold, that office, b.
it a man or wUmau i, entitled to exercise tie juii--
dction and powers and to dlschurpe Tie duties ap
| pertaining thereto.
| The disability ot women 70 hold ofhcf. if any there
is arises from some express provision Ut tie cor
sttution or some necessary iinIiculion il.ytfrop
| The constitution does not in term, create such dis
ability. does ii by Implication. No adverse ir.-
plicatiou in this respect arises from t us, tu Tue