, 1883-12-08

=. sIe ieniale Suffrage act, seeu1s with III
Cue reference to the opinion Of ;ts friend.
70 merit protest. Cndszxisd by vision.
.. the promised political millsrium, some AZ
ies-s s.s Inclined to the cold, hard logi, Of
;-ets, snd feel ncsed 10 cry halt in ,,;.
'"1sase advance Backwards. A ,.a,ens..
N the last issue OF the Chronicle. espno. h.
PERMITTED to 90 unchaliengei. As;1. f,on
| tie q-estioa Of the ins.inc,ive aversion oo,,
mon to American manhood, to al u.ov-.
a!enss OF this kind, there are few sob,, 70
hec'ions which. ike the ghost in Ii. NAV ..
Hamlet, VIII not down" al OR bidainr
Two inexorable facts must be met. Enst
the mental unftness OF women Tor the n-ir.
lleges CT the suffrage. Second the physcal
inability Of women for the duties enta,Ied
by the ballot. By mental upStposs :,
meant the inability to judge With cold Judi.
eiods lmpartia!ity an impartiality thai de
mscds Justice though the heavens fall. Who
that has noticed the unnecessary sympathy
wasted by women upon the most hardened
Criminals. wretehes vi the Frank James
type, brutes ike Foster. the car hook mur.
derer, can question this! Bear Ia mind, it
is not asserted that women nave mere faults
than men; the scribe does not 50 far forget
himself. 1t Is only contended, that they
have mental peculiarities rendering them
un tit for this hard school.
By physical inability, is meant the iasbii
ity 70 perform those duties that the fa;rest
ImpartialIty demands, Of whoever takes up
the bslio., and, through its use, attempts to
lay down law to his fellow mau. He seems
poor student of history, who has no. learn
ell from the records OF past ages, that ell
human law is founded upon ply sicsi force.
The ability to back up on the field OF car.
mage the viii Of a government is the only
thing that has ever enforced respect among
the nations Of men. Evea landed Justice
seems fairly to demand tina. whoever assists
By vote in swayins the destiny OF tine NJ.
ton, whoever assists IN bringing about \
state of aH,irs the. n-ces-itates war. now
ever just, shall back up, il necessary. on the
field Of blood, the word he spoke 1t the
polls. This thought OF human law being
founded upon paysical force, i, not pleas
ant oae, for christian mgn especially but
TACT ia ,nerorstle And cold blooaed. Even
the great moral reforms taat have swept the
earth like cyclones were necessarily supple
me1.ed by war. Il cane not 10 5sIng
peace on earth, but sg0.d - said He Of
Nazareth, ana history has b2cksd up His
word. Sunk III oblivion to day, woaid be
Lu,aers Reformation, save for the thirty
years war IN Germany, the deadly struggle
ii the devoted uollanders in throwing of
the Spanish yoke, and the sublime march ID
victory .; the indomitab!e Old 1uritans OF
Cr0mEeil The scribe was tr'fie amused
at the tribute to military vaior paid almost
unconsciousiy by the traess poet AmeFic,
has yet produced, tfihGte that the gentle
Qcaker education OF the Barefoot boy
seerned hardly To warrant. Cal ye co~s:d.
! in who stood ankle deep in Lu'z MS blood,
ia Tie brave Gns,avus!'
am perfectly aware Of the pi.itu! beg
;!ng OF shs whole question BY the advocates
Of female Suffrage, assuming tie whole
ground in controversy, asserting with ail the
confidence II eO..yiction that there Is hott-
ing TO fear, tina. the influence CT women VIII
of course be always eyrrted on the eide q
peace, restrairin. the CORY Inciinclicu5 OF
lnsr, e:c.. eye, al ,iGyssr7s. Ehis 'nly 40
Tor children, possibly for marines, hut The
I1Iter memories O. fearful struggle twenty
year, since. when some os rs OLD moss back
ai fossils faced tie horrid front OF ETIm-
v;.ssed war, have not entirely faded, and
p.rdonable skepticIsm fingers yet. Ask
anl old campaigner OF the lace war WHO
were the most inplscable rebels he ever met,
and ge, the inyariable answer, women
every time" Read Personal rccollect'ons
of the War" by Gen. ssrother, Of NrShi''
opa If the few "faitbless among the faith
ful. -" what he says Of wonan's influence IN
the critical time o. secession, ~ favor Ol Inc
rebel war. Rad of the social pressure
bro,sht to bear on every able bodied young
man in thai country to force hlm INTO the
-.bsI army. OF the Establishments, the
social ostracism, every artifce known u
female ingenuity. TO bring about state OF
affairs. Gea. Strother declares 10 have been
absolutely uncomfortable, lfor m'n even are
waskl and he tells us that, like sheep to tue
slaughter. thousands OF brave young men,
whose better Judgement warned IN Vain'
we're driven into the rebei ranks. peer tel
lows who, to-day, I'LL unknown and uh-
tsllored graves. No, no. Halt IS the
e,orh ATTIC word demanded to-day. Let only
that class r.e tie ballot whom God las
given the stamina - back up the nations
mandate fnr this IS the fair demand OF her
cs the b.iadiolded eyes ard even scales.
Many good rnea hesitate TO speak, fearing
Misunderstanding fearing the irlpu'a'ioh
Of lack OF respect 'or tao gentle sex "ou'
who know, the hearts Of MS creatures Is
pc,t deceived by loud protestatlone. " heh
has lovely woman appealed in her helpful
ness TO true manhood, hat
-. thousand swords have she1:hiess st'is'
Ana n..... .ha. quarrel all tisir OWE
Ncr the Chronicles statement "ihe uou
ryan m.n.u i.hoiien right, etc.
.ppesl to the scriptures. to the re'otd'
os ,hc only native % who God evsT gave hy
,,;rsc. command, gal4r form. CT govern
MAJ. No strained Interpretation CT sIngi"
,.s..ze will do here. We wau- no political
io,.-iensin. Straight, square and hone''
r;rs rs f.. record where God ever gave
equal political privileges to H.a anu W.
rin. .L,.hsni
..Ani tbs dss.re shall De TO my ha'oHn. >
and he shall rule over thee
C, behind the returGa Il yoa car.
ORIy BELESIP,
Strnr.
r-srs,ate exc=pt Maryland, Coanec'icu''