Crawfordsville Weekly Journal, Crawfordsville, Montgomery County, 11 November 1869 — Page 6

THE COMING WOMAN.

Mrs. C. S. McDONALD, Editor.

THE

MAN.

If he wears a good coal, Lift him up, lilt him up Though lie be but a bloat.

Lift him up. If he's not common nense, And boasts fo vv pence,

Lift him up.

If his face shows no shame, Lift him up, lift him up Though crime is his name.

Lift him up. Though disgrace be his tport. Let your daughters him court-

Lift liim up. -i' WOMAN. If woman once errs,

Kick her down, kick her down. If misfortune is hers. Kick her down. Though her tears flow like raiii. And sihe ne'er smiles again.

Kick her down.

If a man breaks her heart. Kick her down, kick her down. Redouble the smart-

Kick her down. And if in low condition. On, on to perdkiou—

Kick her down.

A ST. LOUIS lawyer, we wish we knew his name, has discovered that women already have the right to vote, and that the agitation of Avoman suffrage is behind the times. He claims that it is conferred upon them by the Fourteenth Amendment, and his argument in brief is: 1st, that the amendment provides that "no State shall by law abridge the privileges and immunities of its citizens2d, that women are, of course, citizens: 3rd, that the elective franchise is a privilege or immunity and 4th, that, therefore, no State can deny the right of a woman to exercise the privilege

THE New York papers have contained several notices to the effect that Miss Mary Hovev, of Crawfordsville, Ind., has accepted the Professorship of Horticulture in a Kansas College. Miss Hovey has been elected to one of the Professorships in the Kansas Agricultural College, and is to have charge of the department for the education of the ladies and misses.

THE ORIGIN OF THE RIGHT OF SUFFRAGE. The following able arguments from the pen of Mr. Kennedy were read at LaFavette at the Congressional District Convention yesterday

Being unable, owing to previous business engagements, to attend the Woman Suffrage Convention at L.iFayette on the 10th inst., I beg leave to contribute to the discussion then and there to take place, the following paper on, The Origin of the Eight of Suffrage: ::.

administration of such government, Icreatwl

the former are acting the part of ty

rants towards the latter. If in any given community consisting of one thousand men, five hundred conspire to make and administer the laws, and exclude the other live hundred from all participation in public affairs, no true friend of free government would hesitate to denounce their conduct as unwarranted, because in direct conflict with the idea that the whole people who are governed constitute the source of all legitimate power.

adult people

spired to make and administer

And yet have not lens than one half very. Ihc lact that the master is the

of the country

con-{kind

laws

for all, and to withhold from the majorit)T all right to participate in the business of the Nation? Is it any the less tyrannical that the greater part of those excluded are of the feminine gender How can it be made to appear that a certain prin ciple of government is tyrannous when applied to men, and not tyrannous when applied to women I insist that those who oppose woman

suffrage shall answer this question. To put the question in another shape If one half the adult males of a given state or community have not as much right to exclude the other half from the ballot box as the whole have to exclude the women who constitute half the state or community, will somebody please tell us why If it is said women are not as wise as men. I answer—without admitting the allegation—that it would be easy to divide the male portion of the State into two classes in such a way that one class would be much wiser than the other. But would this give the one class the right to govern the other without their consent If so, then the wisest man has a right to make laws for all the rest of mankind, Republicanism is a delusion and the Declaration of Independence a lie. 1 am not arguing in favor of the necessity of woman suffrage as a means of increasing woman's worldly enjoyment, but only in favor of her right to vote

when she demands it. Whether I, as an individual, am allowed to vote or not is practically of small consequence directly, to either me or the public—general results would likely be the same either wa}* so far as elections are concerned. The -princijtle involved is the thing I am concerned about. A right principle once firmly established in the minds of the people is everything, and, when a just principle is invaded, or its legitimate application denied, everything depending on that principle is in danger. When the principle that all governments derive their just powers from the consent of the governed is invaded by denying the elective franchise to women, my rights and everybody's rights are endangered thereby. If one person may be arbitrarily disfranchised, so may another. The disfranchisement of one leads, or may lead, to the disfranchisement of more. The falsa principle upon which women are denied the ballot may lead to the disfranchisement of men, and the complete overthrow of our grand idea of self-government.

It is sometimes said by men in high positions and men of conceded wisdom, that voting is only a civil privilege and not a natural right. But such men seem to have lost sight of the origin of human government. Man had the right to choose others to represent him in any matter whatever before human governments were formed. His right of suffrage ante-dates all civil institutions. It is only by virtue of man's God-given right to choose or make a government for himself, that a Republic or Democratic form of government can exist. It is the worst kind of nonsense to say that a government which owes its existence to man's right to form a government for himself is the origin of the right of suffrage. It is making the creature confer rights on the creator. It is making the thing

The aphorism in the Declaration of Independence, that "Governments derive their just powers from the consent of the governed," perhaps needs some amplification to render it entirely free from misconstruction, and intelligible to the masses. Mr. Jefferson of course did not mean that individuals could not be justly punished for violations of law without first obtaining their consent. "What he meant was that when any class of persons conspire, or agree among themselves to form a government and exclude another class from all. ,. .. created superior to the power that participation in the formation and|

1 1

In

itherc is

*7 community where

^Wished law, all stand

upon an equality as to rights. If a

government is proposed, one has as much right as another to say what kind it shall be—the women as much as the men. If any portion of the people so situated conspire to exclude others from an equal voice in the formation and administration of the government, tliev conspire to reduce a portion of the race to slavery..For, whoever is forced into subjection to the will of others is forced into sla

does not alter the principle,

He may become cruel and unrelent

ing. as all histoiy proves too many masters have done. There is no assurance of justice except the absolute equality of all adult persons who are subject to the law, male and feina^ alike. Let one rule govern all, and none can justly complain, the government will rest on a solid foundation, and

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commotion can ever

destroy it. P. S. KENNEDY.

CKAWFORDSVILLE, NOV. 8,1869.

CEA W FORDS VILLE 0 UEN AL: NOVEMBER 11, 1869.

DAY COOPS.

OKANI' Orrail^G' ©F~

Fall and Winter Goods,

At the "Stone Front."

G. M. CRAWFORD

.Respectfully announces to the public that ,»vh:i lias now in stock :i

Splendid Assortment of Fall and

Winter Dry Goods,

Among which will be found :i beautiful variety ol

Plain and Fgnred Lusters,

FRENCH MERINO AND

Empress Olotli,

Also, Cassimeres. Water woofs. Ladies' Cloths, Jeans and Flannels also, a large stock of Fall and Winter

SHAWLS AND NOTIONS,

HOSIERY, GLOVES AND

DOMESTIC GOODS,

Boots, Shoes, Hats, Caps,

Which will be sold at the lowest cash price. One priccfor all. sepoO C. M. CRAWFORD.

REAL ESTATE ACENCY.

W. P. BRITTON'S

REAL ESTATE AGENCY,

CRAWFORDSVILLE, IND.

HAYING

taken out a commission as

Notary Public, I expect, in addition to the practice of law and the collection of government claims, to do business as a Conveyance and Real Estate .'/-gent. Persons, therefore, having Deeds, Mortgages or other Legal Instruments to execute or wishing to rent, sell or buy, town property, or farms, are respectfully invited to give me a call.

I have now in my hands, for sale on reasonable terms, a large amount of property consisting vacant, town lots, improved town lots, improved farms and Western lands. 1 can sell vacant lots in Hughes' Addition to the city of Crawfordsvilleat prices ranging from"$150 to 350 each, and give a liberal credit, when desired, 'o purchasers on three-fourths of the purchase money.

This addition is situated near the'College Grove, in one of the most desirable locations of the city and the lots are ottered upon such reasonable terms that any person may secure, for himself a home.

Can sell three and onc-halfacres of ground in the south part of the city, with a new frame house on it, just finished at a cost of I $1,600. A good situation. Price $2,400. I

Can sell a desirable house and lot on Walnut street. House story and a half, of six rooms: cellar, cistern, stable, out-houses, schrubbery. fruits, etc. Price §2,000.

Can sell house and lot, situated within less than a square of the Court House, for $1)00.

Can sell a valuable house and lot near the business part of the ci ty. House has five rooms and hall, dry cellar, wood house, etc. Splendid cistern and stable on the lot] Also, a tine variety of large and small fruits, beside shade and ornament:! 1 trees. Price $2,100.

Can sell an improved lot near the College. New house of three rooms, good well, etc. Some beautiful forest, trees on the lot. Price

Can sell a splendid stock farm of 220 acres, seven miles south of town: 100 acres in cultivation, balance well set in blue grass. Kunning water, good buildings and line timber. Price $G0 per acre.

Can sell a very desirable improved corner lot 120x 140 feet: new cottage house, live rooms, good cellar, splendid well, out houses, shade trees and line fruit. Price, S2,00().

Can sell 1150acres of good land within 2% miles of the city on the line of the East and West railroad SO acres in a good state'of cultivation and SO acres of splendid timber three dwelling houses on the land. Price £47 00 per acre. A bargain.

The above is only a small portion of the property in mv hands for sale. Persons desiring to invest in any kind of Real Estate will, 1 think, find it to their interes to call and sec me before purchasing elsewhere.

W. P. BRITTON, ATT'Y.

Office 2d Floor Washington Hall, Crav fordsville Iiuliaua. auir. 26, lyr.

PLAM1NC JYIILL,

Crawfordsville P1 a 11 Mill and Sash Factory.

Wo have recently put in operation a complete set of NEW MA 011 IN EH for the manufacturing of ......... ....

Ifcoors.

&iasls.

Blinds.

Flooring.

Call at our

«StI*«

Together with all kinds of Planing and Lumber used for Buildimr Purposes", Fencing, Pickets, &c., all of whic we will agree to furnish in as good order and at as rcasonaole prices as anv establishment in the country. .....

I) Tt T.7 13 E

Always on hand, for sale either dressed or in the rough. (^•Particular attention given to parties who furnish their own lumber to be worked.

MILL ON DRY BRANCH, GREENCASTLE liOAD, South-West part of Crawfordsville,

where Doors, Sash, Blinds. Mouldings, Dressed Lumber. &v., will be kept for sale, and all orders received and promptly attended to.

Canine, Boots & Co.

II. M. CAXINE is agent for Greenleaf's Patent SHAFTING arid HANGINGS. augfiyl

LIFE INSURANCE.

HOME

Life Insurance Company.

MUTUAL.

258 Broadway, New York. Assets $2,000,000. Assured members..10,000.

ITS PRINCIPLES:

STABILITY, MUTUALITY and FIDELITY

Advantages of tlie Home:

A first-class organization. A Mutual Company. All net profits go to the assured.

Dividends declared and paid annually. It has declared and paid dividend* every year since its organization.

All its policies are non-forfeitable—i. e., its members will in all eases get all the insurance they pay for.

No Restrictions as to reidence or travel. One-third of the premium a permanent loan: and this privilege is not confined to parties whose annual premiums exceed $40 or $50, but is extended alike to all its mem bers.

It makes a very liberal discount from its I table rates to all ministers of the Gospel. OFFICERS: "Walter S. Griffith, President.

T. II. Frothinghani, Treasurer. George E. Ripley, Secretary. William J. Coffin, Actuary.

|J. FARRMD TUTTLE,

Agent for Western Indiana. E2T Pamphlets and all desired infoima tion will he sent by mail on request. nov2Gvl -Ml

EMPIRE SEWING MACHINE. VLEI & APPLEG iTE,

AGENTS FOE THE

Empire Sewing Machine,

CRAWFORDSVILLE.

This Machine received the First Premium at the Great Fair of the American Institute, in New York, October 20, 1807, and Highest Premium for

Best Manufacturing Machine,

At the Paris Exposition, July,

IT

has a straight needie, perpendicular! action, makes the Lock or Shuttle Stitch.-! which will neither lip nor ravel, and is alike on both sides performs perfect sewing on every description of material, with cotton, linen or silk thread, from "the coarsest to the finest number. It herns. fells, binds, braids, tucks, quilts, plait

and S. As a famUv ic&icK

it has no superior. "sepOtf

BRICK.

MACHINE BRICK

AT

REDUCED PRICES.

YAKD ON YOl'NTSVIl/LE BOAB,

WEST OF THE COLLEGE.

Agents: S. M. HOUSTON. JAMES GRAHAM.

CLOTHES WRINGER.

$ ®PHELPS

AGENTS

conTLANOT

Buy the NOVELTY WRINGER, or at least take it on trial with any or ail others, and keen the IJE.-jT.

N. P» PHELPS & CO..

Gen. IT Cortl.uidt St., N.Y. nov4nrJ

SPECTACLES.

IMPROVED

Pantascopic Spectacle!),

THE BEST IS USE.

COMBINING

advantages, mechanical

and philosophical, to be found in no others offered in the "West These Celebrated Spectacles, now so generally used and approved, are the most perfect assistance to defective vision now before the public. The Lenses are ground in accordance with the philosophy of nature. Their perfectly polished surfaces, purity and transparency of material, and exact spherical figure, admirably adapt them to the organ of sight, rendering them perfectly natural to the eye, and producing a clear and distinct image of the object as in the natural healthy sight, avoiding the glimmering, wavering dizziness of the head, and other unpleasant sensations often experienced in the use of ordinary glasses, and enabling the wearer to prosecute minute and critical eve-labor, either by day or candle-light, with case, comfort and satisfaction. CHEAP JOHN, may6tf Agent.

MARBLE WORK.

Phoenix Marble Works.

QINCE, Pha?nix-like. we have arisen lit— O erally from the ashes, we have moved the remnant of our stock to the east side of Washington street, next to Miller's new buiiding, north of the court house, where we have now a niceassortment of

Grave-Yard Work.

Crawfordsville, Dec. 30,1868.

&c.

Such as Monuments, Tablets, Slabs which we will sell cheap. J[2f*As the late fire did us much damage, we must work hard and sell cheap, to make monev to meet our liabilities.

I. F. WADE & SON. N.B.—If any of our friends want to give us a little "material aid" on account of our loss, they can do so by if they owe us, call and pay if tliev want any work in our line, either Grave-Yardor Building W

rkf

give us a call. We will do you NICE WORK at LOW PRICES, and be much obliged. BUILDING WORK done to order.

500,000 Bushels ofWheat,

u'J

200,000 Bushels of Rye,

200,000 Bushels of Oats,

For which we will pay the

highest market price in cash.

You can And one of us at the

Richardson House, or at 31.

Price's office from this day on.

Drop in and see us before sell­

ing elsewhere.

S. BORN, BR0- & Co.

Crawfordsville, Aug. 2. 69tf

JEWELRY.

X. IV.

VanSiekle.

At Fullen wider & Bro.%

1,1

for

h'*8,11,1

JEWELRY aod NOTIONS.

caul sek

ism,

A.** lie »3ers Cir««U BfutgadiUJ. sep&tf