, 1874-06-11

,,nquoBtlonablo that ttose who Oppose tic claim
OF woman to tho ballot arc tho opponents Of tho
gssap uHfs psno Gf s na Sa tho natural
mont Is socuro Thia ii the simple, nakod' ind
decisive lasup. Tho imprognablo ground Of light Oh.
which tho Aboitionists trilmphod III tho n'!autu.
client d groand o1 which tho frontis Of unlySreal
enfranol!laomont III tho right OF woman a,l tho
duty of mail. and, until this PROPOSE
tlon Is .,s. auceoaaiully mot all sao iast,os
granted to her, juat Oh II used to DO said tho
negro would abuBe Ills Freedom 1t olnanoipatod.
1t la said slo IL unfit for the ballot, just Ms 1t
II Is said tlat tho ballot in tho hands Of wonla,,
will destroy tho family md ''nphcnve tho wiloio
nocial HyHlom." Just an It used to 10 prophosicd
tliat emancipation would broed bloody insurrao-
past, these Wrotc1od attempts to oscapo tho roal
question nro unworthy Of notice. Conservation
nwayH believes the heayens will fall whom iuHtico
trimphs. II always Ignores tho lessons Of OK
for thch'g,or education Of woman, for enlarging
tho hi'lloro OF hor activity and usefulness, ana
thus tosting hor rolatlvo capacity for work, and
Tor totorminE our laws In respect to hor personal
tnry. Ii fofgots thai n,ssilor tho law Of social
evolution stiil further progroas In tho shmo 1i-
roctlon y inevitable, And that consequences aro
,,:nt, he"t dnp9Hod , Of by wisely accepting
friction that always comes from stupid and ro-
DulioliB opposition.
1t forYntH that 10 conBc1ucncoa OF woman
suffrage contd we'll bo noro dreadful tlnn tIln
political eyi!H which tu-day aro napping the very
llfa II our institutions, mud ca.lsing sober mon
everywhere to doubt tito auccocs Of our groat
experiment. and tint thoBo OWLS have rearbctl
tllclr fearful illumination un1or Our lops!dod Do
1nucracy and 0ne'cye1 civilization, 1t forre,a
tho grand loason Of the Anti-Slayory triumph,
that nothing IL no safe w to stand by ho poclara-
tlon Of Independence md tho Hhcred,.eBs Of ,,,,-
inan rights, aud TINT We cannot fail i'll following
We lno1orable logic OF ovonts which has launched
tho nation on its provilential mission Of popl-
lar government, aud will not allow it any stop
backward in its grand career. 10 decline tho
eerrlce OF good cauBo on account OF imagined
but II consequences arc to bo weighed in tlo
ba!nnco aud made tho rule OF action, 1 decidedly
choose to accept tho principle Of do
moeracy in its complete length and breadth.
that OF property. race, Or aox.
PARTY DEsroTIssl.
Allow me to refer to ono further lesson Of tho
Anti-Slayery conflict and that Is the duty of ro-
nouncing tile authority Of political parties when
they coase to stand for living principle, and
Aro bnndod togethor for Elero power or plumber.
This Lesson is invaluable. Btrange rs it may ap-
pear, the emancipation OF men from such a
bondage is one Of the lardest tasks in tho whole
held Of reform. Tic AboIitionists have shown
n,nrn;icet rca,,lta Whan t;,ou hoaat, t!.n;s Wsts
eraud work ths country was divided, as Il IL to-.
day, into two hostile camps. Tho questions in
uaftors Of administratiye nplicy' villa o,, tia
portontous aud ovorshalowing question Of Blav-
cry both oBpoused tho side Of tho oppressor,
As tho issues which divided them gradually fadod
away and ceased to be the pivots ot controversy.
| lowing nothing i'll dispute but tho BpoiB Of
| Office, their devotion to navory wa1od stronger
| aud stronger, whlo party discipline was kept
force Of haDit and the mon,orY of npas
| onnifirtn. Arainat anch nnrtv
doyil-worsbtn tho Abo]itionjsts wacod sar. T5 Thc5y
docinrofl thc,r nolitrnl iu1ioncnIenra md oaiio{
| III ti,asc orcnrizatinna In tho namo ~ In,"a,,;
fx IN j.hnn rhs noi;t;ca' nart;as ~ anI aa1a t!a
churches Of tho land wera niike hra,,toi M tl,s
halwnrka OF njayorv. and in return thnHo ;cono.
uIaats oncountored n tnrront of rancorons mar.
seldon beon oauaod nri never n,rnnssad m. Na r.,
the auuals Of narty warfare. But thoy ware m. ~
| Jnuntod. .l'hn Aboi;tion;sta Win h91,nyoJ in
political action orva,,izod 4 narty. Tiny mani. H.
mated candidates, Thoir following was erccod-
iugly small. but az tley wero e1,re t],ov wero
| rIght thoy never Ionhtel m to the final rosnIt
Ihay worn thomaeiTen Ya,t;s.,s Int ,ho;r n"r.,
| was tho servant Of their oauso md not Tia
| master of their own uborty. Whom the fnmn,,.
largs acccssio1,s to their n,ImhurH they d;us liz.
bai,ed toir little orcaniZation. surrandnro,, itp
name, aud fell into line with tho FREQ Soil move
| meut. They wore the soul Of this new combina.
ton. hut they did not idoizo It. Thoy did nnn
confound # with ti,o % croat ~ end for Ha the
attainment Of which they en1ployod Il
| gimply N a means. To thonp 4 vas
onIy m,ls.ztan" of n1o,rnss T. wus wac
! the forarnnner of lorcer m5,omaut w,,ir,' T1
[ tboy confidently prejicted. md 1riton' thara.
! fore, tic subsoouont ronea1 NJ the S1saour;
ro,tr;cfinn nren,red st,l ,rootar rnnitituJa. ~
rally Under tha ha1,nor Of iirecdom theso Ahoi. H.
t1o,,lsta ware randy to fot, tha norty ,a.,ao n,
wIicj1 thev Ind huttIod fnr vnnya a,,.i ra"rra
themselves in Atiil moro fornidablo combiun.
t;on ,1ntler tLa name Of tho Hnnnb1icsn nortv
And thoy were ita snIrit md ts l;fa s'rt p tho,s
neyer wore its siayos, 1 ''' 1''' D0' 'A'''
In peace. aud aftoryarda in war, trov atoo1
by ts an md strenuthouei its ,,nns in nj t,,o
rrnni nonn1rea wF,ich aeldad Toal 1,nrv ~, - 'u 10
Career; but they never surrendered lie rirht ot
criticis}ur it's action or condou1nn. its rnntaHoa
neyor factiorsiy. md thess difyoroneoa niwovs
ontod In t],e final advance Of to nartv to tho,r
| position. Thny rerarded tho Hannbjjcan '1or. ors