Ellsworth American. [volume] (Ellsworth, Me.) 1855-current, 1874-02-12

ness, good nature, mercy, forbearance and
forgiveness.
And all this comes as the natural penal
ty for violating a physiological law; the
direct result of the female eultivating the
male qualities. In reply to the assertion
1--WE are surprised to find an American citi-
zen ciiiiag 10 admit that the foundation of
our republican government was laid by
brute force" will say that 1t seems TO
me that the facts in the case obliye one TO
admit II. America said ''all men are born
free and equal" England said '.well what
of it," America said taxation without
representation is tyranny" England re-
piled well let's see You help yourself"
This was the substance of the whole con-
trover>y. aud nothing less than seven
Years of brute force could persuade Eng
land TO acknowledge what was to every
intelligent American mind self-evident
truth. Women could appreciate and
enunciate these truths as well as men but
what men accomplished by force in seven
years women would have failed to accom-
plish by moral suasion in seven centurirs
Again the South said ave will rccedc :"
but the Government said lyon shall not. ="
Did il not require brute force to enforce the
supreme law Of The land? The very
word government means force and every
executive officer in the country. from the
president down TO the constable, is figure
representing force; and what are sheriff,
and policemen for but to execute the law
with force:
Women may become legislators. but
they can not become executors. They
may make Laws bat they can not enforce
them. ami every one knows that this i the
hardest part of government. Aud every
one can soc the extreme FOLLY OF one sex
mabin. iaw aud lelyin. lis enforcement
ia the other sex. . majority of which per
hap> j. opposed jo it. And the assertion
that votes are asa exact index OF military
power j virtually true; for though every
voter IS not able to do military duty still
there would be a, many disqualified Tor
military service in one party n in the
other. but there would not he a, many
women in one party n, the other Tor on
many issues women would vote With one
party almost universally.
hulin reply % the declaration tina,
taxation without representation 8, ~
rauny,~ will say that taxing America tor
the sole bench: Of EaglauI j., one ihiu :
aud taxing the property Of town FOR the
direct bcncf, OF the owner, OF that prop
cry :, a very different thing.
lrvmsu are notiaXel. Il j. only their
property tAat Is taxed at the same rate
that maa'- pefy i.taN- and any ar
-umcut that will prove that woma "a
should vote because She la, hundred
dollar. 10 protect, vii. prove that If ,he Ia,
, two hundred dollars to protect she should
have TWO VOTES. Blu, the American quail
iitI;ion Gor ,oaug j., manhood. not proper
Is.
But j. there any consistency in clamor-
IuE that woman should vote To protect her
property. when the same law which cu-
franchises her will also cutrauchi,- hun
drrl- OF women who have not I've dollar +,
ia She world ami who have no more idea OF
Tie proper amount to appropriate for the
support ofpaurcr, or roads or many other
important matters than child four Years
Old:
The declaration that government, de-
rive their just power from the con.en; OF
thc governed one OF those sli,tcriug
.cacralitir> which pass in the American,
marked FOR much more than they are real
. Is worth.
That a people a, 4 unit have I right TO
Say how they VIII be ruled. auI who shall
rule them. aud what laws shall be made or
repealed i. evident; but tina, every indiyId-
ual snail give his consent 20 the laws that
. shah govern him Is absurd. There never
MAS . Government and probably never
viii De one ia which one firth OF the num-
. Der governed ever gave their consent To
+ the lAW. that govern them. Aliens. mi =
. uur>. ab>cute,, and those voting in the
minority would constitute an oycrwhclm-
/ iu- majority la any election.
And the declaration that ''all men are
. created equal" | think has no bearing on
7 this question. Ofconrse women j. man,
+ equal. God created her to be- his compan-
+ ion aud 81 course did not maze her infer
+ Tor 20 lIm; but docs it follow from ihi,
/ that either sex Ia, any right with which
. the other sex ha> 40 right TO med1ic: |
thina not. Aud now let u clndid!y an.
( >wer the question. j. there any cons i-tency
in the doctriue that women cannot trust
men TO vote Tor them:
They can trust men to provide homes
and furnish all the comforts OF life for
them.
They can tru-; them to be their hu--
I bands. their companions for life, ana the
. fathers OF their children, but they can no,
tra,t them to vote for them. l. thi- con
>.eu,: L. l.. GEINpIE.