Show A lee ref iff mormon on womans comans Wo mans rights eights EDITOR NEWS woman you know is 13 an intensely interesting subject with all mankind this must be an old bachelor bachel orlo excuse for presuming to write anything thing on such a subject of which above arif all ali al others he might be supposed I 1 to be ignorant but my ray mind was drawn to it by reading the remarks of horace greeley that great champion of I 1 comans womans TV omans omana rigl rights which being interpreted according to the general acceptation of the term means petticoat government 2 now though I 1 am compelled to diner differ from the renowned horace in many things yet I 1 can conscientiously say I 1 am as earnest an advocate of womans comans rights asheim as he is thedia the difference between us is as a to what those rights bre are are and how they are to be obtained he would increase her rights by multiplying her already too numerous duties by upon i her not merely the cares of a family but the he i responsibility of governing states and nations I 1 not only the anxieties of domestic but those I 1 of public life in short he would usher in a new system elucidated by the genius of the I 1 i nineteenth century in which mrs caudle would figure conspicuously and women wear the breeches transact the business do all the mens dirty work such as pulling president making drinking swearing fighting dueling etc while kle the submissive meek and pliable husband stays at home nurses the children washes clothes wrings dish cloths claths 1 etc etcy and patiently awaits the return of his be better t ter tet half while as he rocks the cradle he glances anxiously around to see if everything is in order for her reception and as he dishes up her supper listens with meek and gentle demeanor to her words of approbation and basks in the sunshine of her favor admirable glorious system worthy of the great mind that conceived it this though it may appear an exaggerated picture or burlesque is in reality what the modern system of womans comans rights as explained b by its it great e a t a postles apostles would lead to what night right f befi pu re minded woman would wish to see such an order of society no no mr greeley you know that these are not the ra nights rights M ats of woman you know they would not add to her happiness and it is but a trans transparent ari subterfuge too flimsy not to be seen tiro b by y all but a few even of their own sex what are womans homans rights one of the first and greatest is the right to a husband whom she can esteem and love and the right to choose that husband the right to children in whom her affections can center and a home over which she is the presiding genius and of which she is the life and attraction these are all the rights which are necessary to make woman contented useful and happy and the duties and responsibilities connected with them are as much as any woman can or ought to bear but says horace we wish to extend the sphere of her influence there are many women who give evidence of talent of as high order as that possessed by some of the most distinguished men must she hide her light under a bushel certainly not but there is no necessity for extending the sphere of her influence she already pc possesses s more influence than man has or 0 r ever can have despite his boast of being lord of creation womans comans responsibilities are already beav heavy elou enough h let her endeavor faithfully to discharge disc discharge targe Karge gem kem mem before she seeks for more and the more she understands them the less will she desire them to be increased woman has in her hands the future not merely of individuals but of states of nations and of worlds the mind of the child in her hand is plastic as wax she may mold it as she wills the future lero hero hero or statesman is subject to her will ready at her bidding he must receive his first impressions from her deachin teachings s and it is she who must plant in his mind those principles which will govern him in after life she can not evade this responsibility lity it is oneff one of the immutable unchangeable laws of jehovah and it is one of her rights as well as duties to such principles into his mind as will fit him for a life of usefulness and honor she must train him up for either a god or a devil Is her soul inspired with the pure thrilling poetic breathings brea things of nature with a high sense of all that is beautiful and good with lofty and holy thoughts which she wishes to give to the world let her write them not merelynn mer elyon perishable eri erl shabie tablet sif sit hm human in invention bui let ier eer her also wr write lieh a living orkin in the hearts of her v hach shall shail redound to her honor while ellegor life ilfe or thought or being lasts last rast or immortality endures 39 the mind of the child is as a blank sheet of paper on it she must write something let it not be stained by that which is impure or untruthful it is to women we are indebted for most of the good the world has experienced from their illustrious sons and it is to women under god that we must look for the renovation and elevation of the human race may the daughters of zion appreciate their privileges and responsibilities and faithfully discharge them SIRIUS |