The Wellington enterprise. [volume] (Wellington, Ohio) 1867-188?, 1884-03-12

BVuCJ1 uOW SdpdOiO olN hSiOiS hOmoh
had been and really how this nation
is indebted to her for many results of
which it boasts, but forgets to give pro-
per credit.
In all the great celebrations and ami.
versaries of national character, citizens,
Statesmen and soldiers have lauded with
tireless relish the praises of the Prilgrim
fathers, the greatness and goodness of pa
triotic men, but have utterly failed TO give
proper recognition to the services ofequal-
ly praisworthy Pilgrim mothers and capa-
BILE brilliant women who as wives, moth
ers and daughters of distinguished and
foremost men have instigated, invented,
planned and often executed work that en-.
tered into the structure of the Nations
greatness and success, but were as un-
heard OF in maxim up the reports as the
deputies, subs, and clerks who do the
work in the various departments of bust
ness, and are not known outside their Of
fees.
Miss Couzins gaveE authorities for her
statements, which we cannot here repro
duce, but many of them were new to the
average reader of history. The national
flag was designed by woman, Mrs. Bet
sey Ross, Of Philadelphia, and the name
United States of America, as we'll as its
seal, originated with her, being embroid-
cred on the first banner, which was made
of the most costly and beautiful materials,
and finished in an exquisite manner by
this lady distinguished for her artistic
skill in her decorative work in continental
times.
Miss Couzins has pleasant voice and
is ready speaker. 1t is, however, mis-
take for any woman to damage her cause
by railing bitterly against so near relative
to women as men happen to be; and to de-
nounce them SO sweepIngly as 10 convey
the impression that they are bad lotand
all and altogether incapable or indisposed
to do her justice anywhere.
There are mean and ignorant, and tyr
ranical men, just as there are vain, selfish
and silly women. The best of men may
not be perfect just as the most lovely and
sensible of women, have their weak points,
but to imply that either sex is altogether
selfish and unworthy, is spelling the case
at once.
The gentlemen of Miss Couzins audi
ence listened TO her arraignment of men
with more amused good nature than the la
dies would have done with the same kind of
a lecture reversed, and duplicating them
We never like to see good cause
wounded in the house of its friends"
And it seemed as though Miss Couzins
had gone out of her way to work up the
case of her client, Miss Carroll, and gave
large part of her audience an address that
savored too much of a scolding.
Miss Carroll Of Maryland, may have a
strong case for all we know, but we would
never have sued fifteen years to anybody
for any kind of recognition or claim, but
would have kept our selfrespect and put
in our time in pensioning ourself, and
been Independent of Congress. And we
have just as much sympathy with this
woman's claims upon the government as
we have for many of the trumped up mala-
dies that are used as excuses by ex-sold-
iers never known to be wounded or iniur-
ed in service, until years after, when in
the natural course of events chronic all
ments appear, that make monthly
ipend from the government substani
tial convenience worth trying for, and so
the Pension Bureau is flooded with
claims, the unworthy damaging the chan.
ces Of the justitiable claimants.