than men? They have proved themselves capable of everything which is done by men. It is wrong to exclude one-half of mankind from the several vocations of life. They have the right to choose their occupation, e. g., to be physicians and lawyers." Again: "They can require the suffrage as their guarantee of just and equal consideration." And again: "In the medieval centuries women induced the Northern conquerors to adopt Christian religion, because it favors women more than heathenism. Courage and military virtues were then exercised by knights from the desire to be admired by women. So arose the spirit of chivalry; of courage, gentleness, generosity against the defenseless man, and submission and worship directed toward women.” much for Stuart Mill.

So

OF LOUIS BUCHNER.-Louis Buchner, author of the celebrated work, "Matter and Force," wrote in his book "Position of Man in Nature:" "The subjection of women is still a remnant of the barbarous ages, when man being stronger than she forced her even to pull the plow, meanwhile lying himself idle upon the bear's skin." And again: "Some physicians affirm that women's brain is smaller than that of a man." But Buchner, who is himself a physician, answers them that the female body is also smaller and more refined than that of man.

OF WENDELL PHILIPPS.-The authors referred to are, the one an Englishman, the other a German. Let me quote now from Americans. Wendell Philipps, perhaps the greatest American orator, says in a speech: "Taxation and representation must be co-extensive. No single principle of liberty has been enunciated since 1688 until now, that does not cover the claim of woman; in the preamble of the Constitution is no distiction of the sex made. Open to women the studio of the artist,

the practice of the lawyer, all indoor trades of society; take some for design, counters, public libraries, and registries, merchants, accounts, surgeons-let woman choose her vocation herself, let her follow God and nature, not the law of man.'

OF THE BOSTON INVESTIGATOR: The Boston Investigator argues in this way: "An over-cautious old lady once said to her venturesome boy John: 'John, don't you ever go into the water until you have learned how to swim.' So with many of those people, who, refusing the ballot to woman, give her no encouragement that she will ever be prepared for it; for if she must wait until every objection to her voting is removed, we fear it will never come. We don't like that doctrine. The only question to be asked of any reform is simply this: Is it right?. IS IT RIGHT? IS IT RIGHT? If it is, then support it, first, last and always, and die rather than to give it up, for it is far more glorious to fall in maintaining the right than to triumph in the wrong."

OF COL. ROBERT INGERSOLL.-Col. Robert Ingersoll, in his great speech on "Human Rights," delivered in Cincinatti during the Convention of the National Liberal League, said: "We demand next that woman be put upon an equality with man. Why not? Why shouldn't men be decent enough in the management of the politics of the country for women to mingle with them? It is an outrage that anyone should live in this country for sixty or seventy years, and be forced to obey the laws, without having any voice in making them. Let us give woman the opportunity to care for herself, since men are not decent enough to care for her."

OF THE NATIONAL WOMAN SUFFRAGE ASSOCIATION.-Last, but not least, are the arguments of Amer

can ladies, proffered in the woman's rights question. Thousands of them have advocated them. Suffice it that I report only the remarkable words of Elizabeth Cady Stanton, President of the National Woman Suffrage Association, of Susan Anthony, Vice President, and of Joslyn Gage, chairman of the executive committee, contained in their appeal to Congress, namely: "The 40,000 votes for Woman Suffrage in Michigan, the 9,070 votes in Kansas, the 6,666 votes in Colorado, the large votes in many State Legislatures, th right to vote on school questions already granted to women in Kansas, New Hampshire, Massachusetts, Minnesota, Colorado, Oregon, the recent passage in the Legislature of Minnesota of a resolution asking Congress to submit a Sixteenth Amendment¡ providing for Woman Suffrage, the general suffrage already secured to women in Wyoming and Utah, these and countless other advance tests throughout the country, have developed the fact that the most worthy and intelligent among men are in favor of equal rights for woman."

CONCLUSION.

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Would not mankind be all the better were in every respect free? Certainly. will not suffer more from husbands. mental faculties for the service of mankind will then be doubled. The consciousness a woman would have, that she had the same rights as man, would expand immensely her faculties, and improve her moral sentiment. Mothers will then have a greater influence over their sons, loved maidens over their lovers, forwarding so the progress of civilization. Wives and mothers

would then be much happier, for freedom ennobles nations, men and women. Therefore, fellow citizens, deliver, by all means, woman from her legal thraldom.

We have abolished the slavery of the black man, let us also abolish the bondage of woman!.

A MISALLIANCE.

Translated from "Don Quixote," of M. Cervantes.

It was not long ago that in Europe marriages between the noble castes and the common people were unlawful and prohibited; and even now-a-days noblemen dislike such misalliances, and sometimes disdain their wives who are of low extraction. Many disasters have resulted from such marriage laws. Fr. Schiller has depicted them in his play "Cabal and Love" which is one of the best tragedies in the German language. Let us hear what Crevantes, the best author in the Spanish language, has to say on this head. He gives the following narrative in his celebrated work "Adventures of Don Quixote de la Mancha."

Don Fernando, son of a Spanish duke, loved the daughter of a rich farmer in the country, who was a vassal of his father. The name of the daughter was Dorothea. She was pretty, sensible and honest. Her superior qualities captivated Don Fernando to so great an extent that he resolved to promise to marry her, because to do otherwise was to solicit the impossible. After having received his solemn promise of marriage, she yielded to his importunity. But after having enjoyed her, his desires subsided, his eagerness cooled, he left Dorothea, and accompanied his friend Cardenio to the residence of his father. The deceived maiden ashamed of her lapse left her parents, and hid herself in the wilderness of the Sierra Morena. When Don Fernando stayed with Cardenio, he saw Lucinda, to whom his friend was betrothed. He fell in love with her also, betrayed Cardeniɔ, and solicited the parents of

Lucinda for her hand. They consented, because Fernando was the son of a duke; but Lucinda refused to obey them, and absconded to a convent. Cardenio, distracted by the loss of his bride, also retired to the Sierra Morena. There both, Cardenio, and Dorothea, were met by Don Quixote and his friends (a parson. and a barber,) and the whole company resolved to go to the residence of Don Quixote, and on the road they stayed, during night, in a side-way-inn. Now, gentle reader, permit me to introduce to you Cervantes who will continue this remarkable story in his own words. (Don Quixote, 1st part, 36th ch.)

Meanwhile, the inn-keeper, who was standing at the door of the inn, said: "There comes a nice troop of guests; if they stop here, we shall have much joy.” "What people are they?" asked Cardenio. The innkeeper replied: "Four men on horseback, a la gineta,* with lancets and targets, all with black veils, and with them a woman comes, on a side.saddle, dressed in white, and her face likewise covered, and two other lads on foot." "Are they very near?" asked the parson. "So near," answered the inn-keeper, "that they already arrive." When Dorothea heard this, she covered her face, Cardenio entered the chamber of Don Quixote and hardly had they done so, when ali, mentioned by the inn-keeper, entered the inn: and when the four horsemen (who appeared to be gentlemen) had alighted, they went to assist the lady to dismount; and one of them, taking her in his arms, placed her on a chair which was at the entry of the chamber where Cardenio had retreated. During the whole time neitner she nor the men had taken off their veils, or spoken a word,

* A mode of riding with short stirrups.