The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1890-05-16
The Emancipation Of Woman.

Marietta N. Bones writes to the 81. Paul
Pioneer Press, inclosing copy of the resolutions
OF the woman's National Liberal Union and .
letter from Robert G. Insersoii. as follows:
Dear Kadam: Accept thanks for your letter
of the 25th OF March. indorsing the resolutions
passed by the woman's National Liberal Union.
at washington. d. C. l agree most heartily
with the first resolution-that il Is essential to
the life of the republic that the purely civil
character Of the government be maintained. l
also agree with the second resolution. l
am perfectly satisfied that II they ever succeed
in getting God into the constitution, there win
be no room left for the folks. So the fourth res
olution meets with my approval. l am hardly
sure that am for all OF the ffth. do want 70
see power centralized to that extent, in the gen.
erai government. that II eau protect all the citi-
zens OF the republic. and protect them in what
ever state they may happen TO be. The sixth IL
undoubtedly right No one should be paid for
guessing In the public schools. Teachers
Z should be called teachers, because they teach
what they know, and what some other person
can learn. The seventh 10 q self-evident prop
osition. Tho eighth Is absolutely trle.s The
church has taught to women only the slave
virtues. Women have always been crawling on
the floor of the sanctuary, eating the dust of the
temple, and il gave me the greatest pleasure to
know that few women, at least, had outgrow n
the priest slavery. l have said great
many times, and / say again, that
the parasite OF woman Is the
priest so the ninth resolution contains good,
wholesome truth. Every church Is the enemy
Of liberty always has been and always win be
as long AZ il is orthodox. Woman has been the
slave of the church, and not only the slave Of
the church. but the supporter OF the church
the caryasides beneath the altar are women
So the tenth resolution Is historically true
Nothing can he moro absurd than the fall Of
man through the temptation of woman: moth.
ing mere idiotic than the doctrine OF the atone
ment. and nothing more absurd or immoral
than the idea that an innocent man can suffer
for the guilty and In that way make the guilty
innocent The eleventh resolution il all right.
and Is exactly 10 the point. Nothing ia right or
wrong by reason of declaration A thing In
right or wrong according to ito consequences,
as these consequences c1i st in the nature Of
things Right and wrong do not depend upon
authority. We ascertain them by experience
but they exist independently of all authority
in the nature OF things yoar last resolution il
good. but like the word happiness better.
l seek happiness, come whence IL may. / deem
nothing 50 beautiful As happiness. No religion
can excel happiness. But the last quosstiou
from I.ucretia Mott; Truth Tor authority NOT
authority for truth" IL splendid All can
SAY, MY dear madam. Is that wish you And
Your Liberal union the greatest possible success.
We never shall have a great sefseration of men
anti there has been a generation of great
women. when babes SIT in the LAP cf philos
ophy there VIII be hope Tor the world"