The weekly democratic statesman. [volume] (Austin, Tex.) 1871-1883, 1874-06-11
THE BALLoT ZOE womEN.


Let pot orr readers start at the announce
ment, or turn away in disgust 1t is the
duty of the press to pursue and oppose
every position and attempt to violate the
laws of God and man; for they are framed
in wisdom and are the bulwarks of society
and good government Human laws may
be and often are defective and need correc-
tion, but the laws of God cannot be i'm
proved upon. AS knowledge increases and
science solves the hidden mysteries of ma
cure, it is ascertained and acknowledged
that man has only advanced to the thresh-
old of the great truths which underlie his
moral and physical structure; that, as he
gropes ;iis way along and catches glimpses
of the harmony of all creation, he
becomes convinced that the laws of
God, as revealed in the Scriptures,
are truly so wise and benefcent
that they are worthy of being placed in the
most conspicuous positions, of being writ
ten in letters of blazing light SO that man
may know how to live to the greatest age in
the enjoyment of health, strength and
wealth, blest with vigorous and clear in
tellect, and having all of his faculties in the
mnat nerfect state of preservation. prepared
to enjoy the pleasures of this life whether
they pertain to the qualification of the body
or mind.
But the modern dreamers and disciples
of innovation discard these laws and scout
the idea that they shall be bound by them.
Like certain set who held prominent po-
sition in Athens when Paul saw the in
scription to the unknown God, they are
continually seeking out something new,
some sensation which will attract the
public attention and create awhirl of ex-
citement and gossip. Like the.,abolitionists
before the war, who said that they would
not read the Bible because it tolerated
slavery. Pulled up with concelt and swell
ing with great admiration for themselves
there is.some hope that they may bring about
their own political destruction as the frog
IN the fable which, in the hope of gaining
the proportions of an OK, swelled and
swelled and then burst. So these deluded
dreamers may, in their haste to oyerturn so
ciety and bring on political pandemonium,
carry their fanaticalide to such an extent
as to reveal their true purposes, and fall
pierced by the arrows of truth. So long
as woman suffrage was discussed and CON
fined to the conventions of strong minded
women, there was but little danger to bt
apprehended from their efforts; but wher
we see that this ism has entered the halls o.
Congress and is being advocated by Sena
tors and Representatives, then it becomes &
question for the press to discuss in all it
bearings and influences. During the dis
cussion Of the bin to establish the TerritOr,
of Pembina on the twenty-eighth ult. il
the United States Senate, ''Mr. Sargen
moved to amend the bill so that the righi
to vote or hold Office in the Territory should
not be restricted on account Of race, colo
or sexl He said be believed the amend
ment was not only justified, but required
by the organic law Of the United States
Numerous petitions had been presented il
Congress for this right to females, and TIT
only notice taken of them was to repOr
them adversely. In the other house th'
Republican party was, to certain extent
pledged to extend suffrage to females in thl
territories.
Our readers viii at once come to tn
conclusion that such an amendment wa
promptly voted down in SO augusttD bod.
IS the United States Senate. Let US see i
only the small men Of the Radical part.
were in favor Of and voted for the amend
ment. The second msn to advocate it wa
no less q parsonage than Morton OF Indiana
the great leader and central fgure Of Radi
calisua in the North; the man Who has tn
brains Of the partys who made t&hat i
is the man above all Others who destroyed
the popularity Of Greeley; broke down thl
opposition 70 Grant and had him elected b,
an overwhelming vote. Morton said he ''wa
in favor Of the amendment upon what b
regarded as the fundamental principles o
our government. The Declaration Of Inde
pendcnco said eli men are created free an.
equal. The word men didnot mean males
il meant the whole human family. III
+ women Of this country had never give
, their consent to this governments with
n ia the theory Of the Declaratioi
Of Independence. The Old conm1'
law argument VAS that the husbanl
took caro Of ths interests q Die wife; n
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