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Title: Woodhull & Claflin's Weekly., vol. 04, no. 21 (April 6, 1872)
Author: Woodhull, Victoria C. (Victoria Claflin), 1838-1927, Cook, Tennessee Claflin, Lady, 1845-1942
Publisher: Victoria C. Woodhull and Tennie C. Claflin
Date: 1872-04-06
Place published: New York (N.Y.)
Text: PROGRESS 2 FREE TI-IOUG.I:IT 2 UNSTRAMMELED ,;InIVErSl BNAAKING THE WA Y FOR _FU1*Ur:E GENERATIONS. 44 JOHN J. cisco & son, A BANKERS, Trio. 50? Wall Street, New York. Gold and Currency received on deposit, subject to check at sight. , Interest allowed on Currency Accounts at the rate of Four per Cent. per annum, credited at the end of each month. I ALL CHECKS DRAWN ON US PASS THROUGII THE CLEARING—HOUSE, AND ARE RECEIVED ON DEPOSIT BY ALL THE CITY BANKS. Certiﬁcates of Deposit issued, payable on demand, bearing Four per Cent. interest. Loans negotiated. . Orders promptly executedfor the Purchase and Saleof Governments, Gold, Stocks and Bonds on commission. ‘ Collections made on all parts or the ‘United States and Canadas. 86-tf , THE LOANERS’ BANK OF THE CITY OF NEW ‘YORK (ORGANIZED "UNDER STATE onARTER,) “ Continental Life ” Building, "32 "NASSAE S’1_‘Rl'23E’l“, NEW YORK. CAPITAL. . .. ............................. .. $500,000 Subject to increase to . . . ....
Show morePROGRESS 2 FREE TI-IOUG.I:IT 2 UNSTRAMMELED ,;InIVErSl BNAAKING THE WA Y FOR _FU1*Ur:E GENERATIONS. 44 JOHN J. cisco & son, A BANKERS, Trio. 50? Wall Street, New York. Gold and Currency received on deposit, subject to check at sight. , Interest allowed on Currency Accounts at the rate of Four per Cent. per annum, credited at the end of each month. I ALL CHECKS DRAWN ON US PASS THROUGII THE CLEARING—HOUSE, AND ARE RECEIVED ON DEPOSIT BY ALL THE CITY BANKS. Certiﬁcates of Deposit issued, payable on demand, bearing Four per Cent. interest. Loans negotiated. . Orders promptly executedfor the Purchase and Saleof Governments, Gold, Stocks and Bonds on commission. ‘ Collections made on all parts or the ‘United States and Canadas. 86-tf , THE LOANERS’ BANK OF THE CITY OF NEW ‘YORK (ORGANIZED "UNDER STATE onARTER,) “ Continental Life ” Building, "32 "NASSAE S’1_‘Rl'23E’l“, NEW YORK. CAPITAL. . .. ............................. .. $500,000 Subject to increase to . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . l,00,000 This Bank negotiates LoANs, makes COLLEC- TIONS, advances on SECURITIES, and receives DEPOSITS. ‘ Accounts 0:’ Bankers, Manufacturers and Merchants will receive special attention. W FIVE" PER CENT. INTEREST paid on CURRENT BALANCES, and liberal facilities offered to our CUSTOMERS; DORE RUSSELL, President. A. F‘. 'WILLMAnTH, Vice-President. HARVEY FISK. OFTICE OF do HATCH. aANKnns,. » A1\"D DEALERS IN GOVERNMItlN’I‘ SECURITIES, No. 5 Nassau srnnnr, N. Y., A. S. HATCH. Opposite U". :8. Sub-Treasury.‘ We receive the accounts of Banks, Bank- ers, Corporations and others, subject to check at sight, and allow interest on balances. We make special arrangements for interest on deposits of speciﬁc sums for ﬁxed periods. ‘We mahe collections on all points in the United States and Canada, and issue Certiﬁ- cates ofDcposit available in all parts of the Union. We buy and sell, at current rates, all classes of Government Securities, and the Bonds oi the Central Paciﬁc Railroad Company; also, *'Go1d and Silver Coin and Gold Coupons. “We buy and sell, at the Stock Exchange, miscellaneous Stocks and Bonds, on commis- sion, for cash. Communications and inquiries by mail or ielcgraph, will receiye careful attention. , FISK a HATCH. 89,-tr , Vol. 4.——No. 2l.——Whole No. 99. RAILROAD IRON, FOR SALE BY S. W HOPKINS & 00., "751 BROADWAY. CALDWELL & 00.. BANKERS, 27 Wall St... New York. Order for Purchase and Sale bf United States Securities, Stocks, Bonds and Ameri- can Gold promptly executed at the usual commission. Collections promptly made in all parts ; of the United. States and Canada. @ Interest, 4 per cent., allowed on de- posits, subject to sight draft. 78 to 103. NATIONAL SAVINGS BANK. THE FREEDMAN’S SAVINGS‘ AND TRUSVI‘ ' COMPANY. (Chartered by the Government or the United States.) DEPOSITS OVER $3,000,000. 185 BLEECKER STREET, NEW YORK. SIX PER CENT. interest commences Oﬂrst of ’/each month. Four per cent. allowed from date of each deposit for full number of days, not less than thirty, on sums of $50 and upward, withdrawn before January. DEPOSIT CERTIFICATES, as safe as Registered Bonds, and promptly available in any part of the United States, issued, payable on demand, with in lierest due. Accounts strictly piivateand conﬁdential. Deposits payable on demand, with interest due. Interest onlzccounts of certiﬁcates paid by check to depositors residing out of the city if desired. Send for Circular. Open daily from 9 A. M. to 5 P. M., and MONDAYS and SATURDAYS from 9 A. M. to 8 r. M. JOHN J. ZUILLE, Cashier. NEW YORK SAVINGS BANK, Eighth AVBL. ear. ‘Fourteenth St. SIX ran CENT. INTEREST allowed on all sums from $5_ to $5,000. Deposits made on or bet'ore.August 1 will draw interest from August 1. ‘ Assets, ,473,303 05.‘ Surplus, 200,272 95.‘ LOCKWOOD & co.. B A N K E R S , A No. 94 Broadway, TRANSACT * A GENERAL .BANKINo, BUSINESS, Including the purchase and sale on commission 01 GOVERNMENT AND RAILWAY BONDS, STOCKS AND OTKEB SECURITIES. NEW YORK, I APRIL 6,1872. 0. J. OSBORN. ADDISON CAMMAOK. OSBORN & CAMMACK, B A. N K E R S, ' No. 34 BROAD STREET. STOCKS, STATE BONDS, GOLD AND FEDERAL SECURITIES, bought and sold on Commission. Rail Road CHARLES W. IIASSLER, N0. 7 WALL STREET, New York. 62-113 Banhhr House. urhhhhr hhhwh &G0, 32 Wall Street, N. Y. Whether you wish to Buy or Sell . write to Circular Notes and Letters of Credit for travelers; also Commercial Credits issued available throughout the world. ' Bills of Exchange on the Imperial Bank of London, National Bank_ of Scotland, Provincial Bank of Ire- land, and all their branches. Telegraphic Transfers of money on Europe.,_ San V Francisco and the West Indies. Deposit accounts received in either\Currency or Coin, subject to check at sight, which pass through the Clearing House as if drawn upon any city bank; interest allowed on all daily balances; Certiﬁcates oi ‘ Deposit issued bearing interest at current rate; Notes and Drafts collected. State, City and Railroad Loans negotiated. CLEVVS, HABICHT & CC., 11 Old Broad _St., London. BANKING AN-o FINANCML. The St. Joseph and Denver City Ra.i1ro:u‘i C0rnpa.ny’s FIRST DIORTGAGE BONDS ' Are being absorbed by an increasing demand. for them. Secured as they are by aﬁrst mortgage on the Road, Land Grrant, Franchise, and Equipments, combined in one mortgage, they command at once a ready market. A Liberal Sinking Ifund provided in the Mortgage Deed must advance the price upon the closing of the loan. Principal and interest payable in GOLD. Inter- est at eigtht (8) per cent per annum. Payable, semi- annually, free of ta.x.O Principal in thirty years. De- -nominations, $1,000, $500 and,$100 Conponsor Regis- tered. Price 97 1-2 and accrued interest, in currency, from February 15, 1872. ’ V Maps,‘ Circulars, ‘Documents, and information fur- nished. ‘ Trustees, Farmers’ Loan and Trust Company of New York. - V Can now be had througﬂ the principal Banks and Bankers throughout the country, and from the under- signed who unhesitatingly recommend them. TANNER 3: oo., Bankers, 98 N0. 11 Wall street, New York. U PRICE TEN CENTS. ~ MAXWELL &‘ co, Bankers and Brokers, No. 11 BROAD STREET, NEW Yomz. sAM’I. BARTON. nanny ALLEN? BARTON a ALLEN, BfANl(E?R$ MED B-RBKERS, * A No. 40BROAD STREET. St.ocks,»Bonds and Gold bought and sold on com- mission _ /A FIRST-CLASS NEW YORK SEBURETY ATA Low PRICE. 0 The Undersigned offerfor sale the First Mortgage Seven Per Cent. Gold Bonds of the Syracuse and Che— nango Valley Railroad, at 95 and accrued interest.’ This road runs from the City of Syracuse to Smitl1’s Valley, where it unites with the New York Midland Railroad, thus connecting that city by 8. direct line of road with the metropolis. ‘ A Its length‘. is 42 miles, its cost about $40,000 per mile, and it is mortgaged for less than $12,000 per’ mile; the balance of the funds required for its con- struction having been raised by subscription to the capital stock. ’ ‘ ‘ The road approaches completion. It traverses a populous and fertile district of_ the State, which in- sures it a paying business, and it is under the con- trol of gentlemen or high character and ability. Its bonds possess all the requisites of an inviting invest- ment. They are amply secured by arnortgagefor less ‘ than one-third the value of the property. They pay seven per cent. gold interest, and are offered ﬁve per « cent. below par. The undersigned conﬁdently recom- mend them to all class of investors. daemon OPDYKE & co., 'No. 25 NASSAU STREET. than thrhmhh 2. cu BANKERS, No. 11 Nassau Street... issue CIRCULAR NOTES and LETTERS OF CREDIT for .TRTAVELERS in EUROPE, and available in all the ERINCIBAL CITIES, also for use in the UNITED STATES, WEST INDIES. Also, TELEGRAPHIC TRANSFERS,to LONDON, PARIS and CALIFORNIA. G. EBBINGHOUBEN. G. A. WIDMAYEB. J. BAUMAN. SA HE S MARVIN & cons , p T ABLE THE BEST.. 265 BROADWAT. 2 ‘WOODHULL & CLAFLIN’S WEEKLY, April 6, 1872. .. ,5 THE uswiuiscovsnr SOLUTION & GDLLPDUND ELIXIR FIRST AN NL_ OLUIO ever mde in one mixture of ALL THE TWELVE valuable active principals of the Well known curative agent, . _ PINE TREE TAR, UNEQUALED in Coughs, Colds, Catarrh, Asthma, Bronchitis, and consumption. CUBES ‘VVITI-IOUT FAIL Arecent cold in three to six hours; and al 0, by its VITALISING, PURIFYIN G and ST - MULATING effects upon the general system, is remarkably eﬂicacious in all DISEASES OF THE BLOOD. including Scrofula and Eruptions of the skin, Dyspepsia, Diseases of the Liver and Kidneys, Heart Disease, and General Debility. ONE TRlALLsGONVlNC'E'S! “Volatile Stiliitiom of Tar For INHALATION, without application of HEAT. A remarkably VALUABLE‘discovery, as the whole apparatus can be carried in the vest pocket, readv at any time for themost effectual and positively curative use in All Diseases of the NOSE, THROAT and LUNGS. . THE COMPOUND Tar and Mandrake Pill; for use inconnection with the ELIXIR -TAR, 3'3 a combination of the TWO most valuable ALTERATIVE Medicines known in the Pro- fession, and renders this Pill Without exception the very best ever oﬁered. Th SOLUTION and COMPOUND ELIXIR of is without doubt the Best reed nown 11 cases of EHDLERE ANDWYELLDW FEVER. It is a Speciﬁc for such diseases, and should be x kept in the household of every family, especially during those months in which CHULERR ANDY YELLOW FEVER are liable to prevail. A small quantity taken ‘daily will prevent contracting these terrible iseaas. Solution and Compoiind Elixir, $1.00 per Bottle Volatile Solution for Inhalation, $5.00 per Box Tar and Mandrake Pills, 50cts per box. Send for Circular of POSITIVE CURES . to your Druggist, or to’ L. F. HYDE &. co., SOLE PROPRIETOBS, 110 E. 22d St., New York. ﬁ Sold by all Druggists. 88. ti’. DESIRABLE ’ HOME , SECURITIES. The First Mortgage 7 Per Cent. Gold Bonds ‘WALLKELE. VALLEY RAILWAY COMPANY ARE OFFERED FOR SALE AT 90 AND ACCRUED INTEREST I:lB‘TYCURRENCY, MEAD & CLARK, Financial Agents, N0. 141 BROADWAY, AND, ERASILLS F. MEAD, BANKER, Cor. Twenty-ﬁfth Street and Third Avenue. By ‘exchangin U. S. Bonds’ for the Bonds of the WALLKILL VA LEY RAILWAY COMPANY, you inc"reasc your Income over 40 Per cent., and your Principal about 25 ‘Per Cent., and get a security EQUALLY safe. Tun LAW or I MARRIAGE, AN :exHAUsTIvE ‘ARGUMENT B AGAINST MARRIAGE LEGISLATION, o.‘ e...IAMEs, Author of “Manual of-' Transcendental Philosophy.” For Sale by the Author, post paid, for 25c. " Address Alma, Wis. 75 “ THE BLEELS ” NOISELESS, LINK-MOTION, LOCK"-'sTITo‘H »~..~.w:so\\\ ‘,*‘«¥‘ Sewing WMachine Challenges the world in perfection of work, strength and beauty of stitch, durability of xonstruction and rapidity of motion. Call and examine. Send for eirculan. Agents wanted. ‘~ MANUFACTURED BY BLEES sswise stresses on, 623 Bnonnwnu, new York. JUST ISSUED ! The Most Elegant Book of the Season. -ENTITLED Poems of Progress. BY LIZZIE DOTEN. Author of p “ POEMS FROIVI THE INNER LIFE,” Which have been read and admired by thousands in Europe and America. In the new book will be found all the new and bean- tiful inspirational poems GIVEN BY MISQ DOTEN Since the publication of the previous volume. The new volume has a SPLENDID STEEL ENGIRAVING Of the talented authoress. EVERY SPIRITUALIST I EVERY FREE-'l.‘HINKlllRl EVERY REFORMZERI Should haveacopy of this new addition to poetic literature. NO LIBRARY IS COMPLETE WITHOUT IT. Orders should be forwarded at once. PRICE-551 50, postage 20 cents. Full Gilt, $2 00. Will. WHITE &. 00., Publishers, 158 Washington St., Boston, Mass. Trade Supplied on Liberal Terms. LEO MILLER, A OF NEW YORK, Will present to the public - THE,WOMAN QUESTION IN A NEW LIGHT. U JECT' S B . “WOMAN, AND HER RELATIONS TO TEMPER- ANCE AND OTHER REFORMS." Senator Wilson, of Massachusetts, in a letter to Gen. Jordan, of Pennsylvania, says: _ “‘ I had the pleasure of canyassing with Lee Miller, Esq., in New‘Jersey, and I most cordially recommend him to our friends in your State as a gentleman of rare talent and character and a most effective and elo- quent speaker.” CHARLES I-I. FOSTER, TEST MEDIUM. 16 East Twelfth street, N. Y. CHIBKERENE 8!. SNS’ PIANO-FORTES. The Best * Pianos at the Lowest A Prices, And upon the most favorable terms of payment. We Invite ‘ the attention of persons intending to purchase Pianos to. our New Illustrated Catalogue, giving full description of Styles and Prices, and the terms on which We sell to those desiring to make EASY MONTHLY PAYMENTS. ' snnn FORA CATALOGUE. ' CHICKERING & sons, NO. 11 EAST FOURTEENTH ST., NEW YORK. I MRS. M. D. TRACY, CITY EMPLOYMENT BUREAU GENERAL BUSINESS EXCHANGE, 517 WASHINGTON S'l 7 MUTUAL BENEFIT SAVINGS BANK, SUN BUILDING, , _/166 Nassau ‘street, New York. DIVIDEND. —A semi-an-nual dividendat therate of six per cent. per annum, on all sums of $5 and up- ward which have been on deposit for one or more months next previous to July 1, will be paid on and after J ulygl, 1871. V INTER_EST'not called for will remain as principal, and draw interest from July 1. - . BANK OPEN daily from 10 to 3; also Mondayand Saturday evenings, from 4% to 6);’; o’clock. Interest commences on the 1st of every month following the deposit. . - . CHARLES K. GRAHAM, President, G. H. Bnuumcr. Secretary. P A“? an “ii A@ LADIES’ PROTECTOR. NO ‘MORE COLD FEET-—NO MORE DEFORMED LIMBS. 7 nus. DANIELS takes pleasure in offering the above articles to. ladies, with the assurance that they will give satisfaction. The trade supplied at a discount. , No. 63 Clarendon Street, BOSTON. OR ‘ MRS. C. A. GAYNOR, _ 824 Broadway, New York. svrunu & 00., (Successors to D. Marley,) No. 557 BROADWAY, NEW YORK, Dealers in MODERN AND ANTIQUE Furniture, Bronzes, CHINA, ARTICLES OF VERTU. Established 1826. A BEAUTIFUL ‘SET OF TEETH, With plumpers to set out the cheeks and restore the face to its natural appearance. Movable plumpers adjusted to old sets, weighted Lower Sets, filings Gold, Amalgam, Bone, etc. TEETH EXTRACTED WITHOUT PAIN. With Nitrous Oxide Gas. No extra charge when others are inserted. SPLENDIU SETS, 310 to $20. L. BER-NHARD, No. 216 Sixth Avenue, Between Fourteenth and Fifteenth streets east side 1 WM. DIBBLEE, “ LADIES’ HAIR DRESSER, 854 Broadway ‘ Ins simovnn mom HIS sronn To run FIRST FLOOR, where he will continue to conduct his business in al its branches TWENTY-FIVE PER CENT. CHEAPER ltlhan heretofore, in consequence of the diﬂ"ere-nce in is rent. CHATELAINE BRAID8, LADIES’ AND GENTLE3/LEN’S WIGS, and everything appertaining to the business will be, kept on’ hand and made to order. DIBBLEEANIA for stimulating, J APONICA. for soothing and the MAGIC TAR SALVTE for promoting the growth of the hair, constantly on hand. Consultation on diseases of the scalp, Mondays, Wednesdays and Fridays, from 9 A. M. to 3 P. M. Also, his celebrated HARABA znm, or FLESH BEAUTIFIER, the only pure and harm- less preparation ever made for the complexion. No lady should. ever be without it. Can be obtained only at WM. DIBBLEE’S, 854 Broadway, up-stairs. 0 MRS. H. 1?. M.+nn-.owN9s Postoﬂice address, till February, will be 132 Wood- land avenue, Cleveland, Ohio. ‘ IN PRESS. The Life, speeches, Labor-s and Essays on , WILLIAM H. SYLVIS, Late President of the Iron-Moulders’ International Union ; and also of the National Labor Union. BY HIS BRO'l‘HER—JA.MES C. SYLVI8, Of Sunbury, Pa. ’ / “We must show them that when a just monetary s stem has been established there will no onger exist a necessity for. Trades’ Unions.” —WM. H. SYLVIS. ‘ ._rHILADnLPHIA: , CLAXTON, REMSEN'&,,HAFCE‘ELFINGER, I A_ BOSTON. ‘- 819 and 821 Market street. ' '8 :*""h»_ srccxmc surrosrss _ A . The Road to Power. ' SEXUAL SCIENCE. Physical and Mental Regeneration; ..“§vil“£‘§?.1i’E£’§t£%.‘2,?g§Za “S51; ’§;.D§.§' an-.1.Z2‘°f.§“§Z men. Price 50 cents. Address F. ., , Wellsville, Mo. Mercantile and Statistical Agency. No. 111- NASSAU STREET, NEW YORK. ’ Recently Published. REFERENCE BOOK of the Jewelers, Watch and Clock Makers, Music, Musical Instruments, Piano United States. Price, $15. REFERENCE BOOK AND DIRECTORY of Paper Manufacturers and Dealers, with size and capacity of Machinery and kind of power used in the mills; also, Book and Job Printers and Newspaper, Maga- zine und Book Publishers, in the United States. Price, $30. . BOOK OF REFERENCE AND DIREC-T TORY of the Hardware, Cutlery and ‘ frsug Trade, in the United States. For 7 . ' BOOK OF REFERENCE AND DIREC- TORY of the Plumbers, Gas and Water Price $15 Companies, and En ine Builders, in ’ ‘ the United States. or 1872. BOOK OF REFERENCE AND DIREC- I TORY of the China, Glass, Lamp, Crockery and House Furnishing Deal- ers, in the U. S. For 1872. J Will be (but in aFew Days. BOOK OF REFERENCE AND DIRECTORY of the Machinists, iron and Brass Founders, Engine Builders, Boiler Makers, Consumers of Steel, Manufacturers and Dealers in all kinds of Machinery in the U. S. For 1872. Price, $20. . In Preparation for the Press and Ivill Shortly be Published. BOOK OF REFERENCE AND DIRECTORY of the Booksellers, Stationers, Publishers, News and Periodical Dealers ; also, Druggists and Fancy Goods Stores, where Books or Stationery are sold, in the U. S. For 1872. Price $15. ‘The followixng are in Course of Compil- , ation. , ' REFERENCE BOOK AND DIRECTORY of the Im- porters, Wholesale and Retail Dealers in Dry Goods, , Notions, Fancy Goods, etc., in the United States. REFERENCE BOOK AND DIRECTORY of the Architects, Marble Dealers and Workers, Carpen- ters, Builders and Masons, in the United States. J. ARTHURS MURPHY G: (31)., Publishers, 11-1 Nassau Street, N ew York. Full reports given regarding the commercial standing of any parties in the above businesses. W. HULL, PSYCHOMETRIC AND CLAIRVOY- ANT PHYSICIAN, will diagnose disease and give prescriptions from a lock of hair or photograph, the patient being required to give name, age, residence, &c. A better dlagonosis will be given by giving him the leading symptoms, but skeptics are not required to do so. Watch the papers for his address, or direct to Hobart, Ind., and wait till the letters can be forwarded to him. Terms, $3. Money refunded when he fails to Pet en rapport with the patient. . LAURA DE FORCE "GORDON, Of California, Will make engagements to lecture upon the follow- ing subjects : I. “ Our Next Great Political Problem.” II. “ Idle Women and WorkiDgmen.” III. “ A Political Crisis.” Terms made known on application. Address, WAS}-IINGTON, D. C. M DR. 0. s. WEEKS, D E N T I S T, No. 412 FOURTH AVE., Between Twenty-eighth and Twenty-ninth streets, NE W YORK TEETH EXTRACTED WITHOUT PAIN, By the use of Chemically pure Nitrous Oxide or Laugh- ing Gas. Dr. W. has used it several years, extracting teeth for thousands with complete success, and with no bad effects in any instance. All operations pertaining to Dentistry performed in the most careful and thorough manner, atﬂreasonable price. 93 REAL ESTATE EXCHANGE. ‘ANDREW J. access 4:. co., NO. 472 C STREET, N. W., WASHINGTON, D. C. @ REAL EsTATE bought and sold on Commission. MONEY LOANED and INVESTMENTS judiciously made; and Accounts, Notes and other Claims promptly col- lected. ANDREW J. Roenns, , Attorney and Counselor at Law. LIBERAL BOOK STORE. E. LUKENS. FRANK MACE, Real Estate Agent. WARREN CHASE .& Co., 614 N. FIFTH STREET. s-r. Louis‘, Mo. Liberal and Spiritual Books and Papers PARLOR GAMES, VOLTAIC SOLES. PI-IREN OL0'GICAL BOOKS, 850.‘ R. L. MOORE. @ Comprising a complete assortment of all Books published and advertised by Wm. White & Co., J. P. Mendum, S. S. Jones, and other Liberal publishers, with all Liberal Papers, &c. » Dr. H. Storer’s Nutritive Compound. Dr. Spence’s Positive and Negative Powders. WOODHULL, CLAFLIN & CO., Bankers and Brokers, No. 44 BROAD STREET, New York. and Organ Dealers and Manufacturers, etc., in the- ‘ . 75 >1 ‘xi ‘l 5 April 6,’ l872. wooDHULL & CLAFLINS WEEKLY." i 3 The Books and Speches of Victoria,C. Woodhull and Tennie C. Claﬂin will hereafter be furnished, postage paid, at the fol- lowing liberal prices : "I‘l;1eu-111'-‘r'i11ciples of Government, by Victoria. C. Wood- Constitutional Equality, by Tennie C. Claﬂin ; .< Woman Suﬁraoe uaranteed by the Constitution, speech by Victoria Woodhull ; The Great Social Problem of Labor and Capital, speech by Victoria C. Woodhull ;, The Principles of Finance, speech by Victoria C. Wood- hull ; » $2 00 1 50 Practical View of Political Equality, speech by Tennie C. Claﬂin ; Majority and Minority Report of the Judiciary Commit- tee on the Woodhull Memorial ; I ‘ The Principles of Social Freedom; Carpenter and Cartter Reviewed——-A Speech before the Suffrage Convention at Washington ; ‘ Each per copy ; ' 10 per l00 ; / 5 00 -—-—-——<>-cw-«>-—-— POST OFFICE NOTICE. The mails for Europe! during the week ending Saturday, April 6, 1872, will close at this office on Wednesday at 11% A... M., on Thursday at 11 A. 'M., and on Saturday at 11 A. M. P. H. Joxns, Postmaster. ---———<o-o—4>-—-——-—- MRS. A. M. MIDDLEBROOK. ’ Recently we gave our readers some account of this talented lady whom we are able to count among our most respected friends. «She is open to engagements to -speak upon any subject of general interest—religious, political or social—any— where in the States east of the Mississippi River. Terms, $75 and expenses. _ We take pleasure in recommending her to our friends, as one of the most proﬁtable as well as entertaining speakers in the field. Her address is box 778 Biidgeport, Conn. --—--4»-0-6--—— WOMAN’S RIGHTS. [New York Herald, March 22.] A large meeting was held last night in the Turner’ Hall, in Fourth street, for the purpose of formin a German Woman’s Rights Association. The meeting was acgldressed by Mrs. Ma- thilde Wendel, Dr. Augusta Lilenthal, and Mme. Clara Nev- mann. At the conclusion of these addresses, there was a very lively (lemme. ---——¢-o-+—————— THE INTERNATIONAL. It ought to be known that this association is not secret-—it does not aspire to the honor of being a conspiracy. Its meet- ings are held in public; they are open to all comers, though only members are permitted to speak (unless by special invitation), and none but members are allowed to vote. The several sections in this city and vicinity meet as follows: Section 1 (German).-—Sunday, 8 P. M., at the Tenth Ward Hotel, corner of Broome and Forsytli streets. Section .2 (French)-—Suuday, 9:30 A. ‘M., at No. 100 Prince street. Section 6 (German)-—Meets in 66 and 68 Fourth street, in the N. Y. Turn I-Ialle, every Thursday evening at 8 o’cLocx. Section 8 (German).—Sunday, 3 P. M., at No. 53 Union avenue, Williamsburgh, L. 1. Section 9 (American).——-Wednesday, 8 P. M., at No 35 East Twenty-s eventh street. Section 10 (French)-—Meets every Thursday at the N. W. corner of Fortieth street and Park avenue, at 8 P. M. Section 11 (Germa‘n).—Thursday, 8 P. M., West Thirty- ninth street, between Eighth and Ninth avenues, at Hessel’s. Section 12 (American)-The second and fourth Sunday in each month, 8 P. M., at No. 15 E. 38th street. Section 13 (German).-Every Friday, at 805 Third avenue. Section 22 (French).-The second and fourth Friday in each month, 8 P. M., at Constant’s, 88 Grand street. Section 35 (English).——Meets every Friday evening ’at Myers’, 129 Spring street, at 8 o’clock. ---—-—<>—o-<x»——-——- INTEENATIONAL WORKINGMEN’S ASSOCIATION. All persons desiring to become members of, or to form sections, and trades unions orsocieties wishing to afliliate with the In- ternational Workingmen’s Association, can procure all the necessary information and documents by addressing the regu- lar oﬂicers of the Federal Council of North America, as fol- lows : A English Corresponding Secretary, John T. Elliot, 208 Fifth ‘ street,‘ New York. u German Corresponding Secretary, Edward Grosse, 214 Mad- ison street, New York. ‘ French Corresponding Secretary, 13. Laugrand, 335 Fourth avenue, New York. r Spanish worresponding Secretary, Majin J aner, 112 Lexing- ton avenue, Brookl . - Italian '2 Corres ondini Secretary, Antonio‘ Brumi, G21/';.East Twelfth street, ew Yor ternatglonal Association of Workingmcn. THE INTERNATIONAL iH.ERALD. ‘ We are indebted to our friend G. E. Harris, of London, for the first number of the new journal, the International Herald. ‘I’ At last the Internationals have an organ in England, from which their principles and propositions may be authorita- tively obtained. We scarcely need say that we are most grati- ﬁed by the examination of this number. It promises to be an able and earnest advocate of those all-sided principles which alone can have any claim to universal application. , We gladly copy the following from its columns, which from the first to‘ the last page are ﬁlled with words of wisdom : INTERNATIONAL wonK1NGMm~:’s ASSOCIATION. The General Council of the International Workingmen’s Association held its usual weekly meeting on Tuesday, Feb- ruary 20, at the Council Rooms, 256, High Holborn, W.‘C., Citizen Longuet (late member of the Commune of Paris), in the chair. A report was received from the Federal Council of North America, from which it appeared the progress of the associa- tion in the States had been. very great indeed. There are now forty-one sections in active operation. The Federal Council had drafted a set of rules, of which :1 copy was enclosedto be submitted. to the General Council for .:.j>proval. The Federal Council had been invited by the Stair Builders’ and Joiners’ Union to urge upon the Government the importance of estab- lishing a Labor Commission, as proposed in Congress by Mr. Hoar. The matter had been referred to the sections, along with a suggestion, that a member of the International should be appointed upon the Commission. Section 15 of New Orleans had projected an International Agricultural Colony to give help and comfort to emigrants arriving in that locality. In Philadelphia the sections proposed to establish an organ to be called the Labor (7ha.mpion. While in Baltimore the aid of the G-uciblc had been given to the association, the editor,- Mr. A. B. Davis, having joined the Baltimore sections. An- other paper was also to be issued for the first time on the 18th of March, which day was to be celebrated by a grand banquet, under the auspices of the French Citizens. One French sec- tion. laida proposition before the Federal Council, asking that the 18th of March should be declared a regular International holiday. In trade matters there was not much to report. Work had been reasonably plenty during the winter, and disputes had been few. The operative plasterers of New York were only working eight hours a day, and it appeared to be the general impression that a demand for the eight hours would be made in the coming session in Congress. “The National Labor Party” were to meet at the beginning of the present month at Columbus to nominate candidates for the presidency and vice-presidency. Citizen Jung proposed “That a committee be appointed to arrange a meeting to celebrate the revolution of the 18th of March.” It was the ﬁrst success of the workmen, and showed that the workingclasses were thoroughly qualiﬁed to govern themselves. Citizen Bournet seconded the motion, and Citizen Boon supported it. It was carried unanimously, and it was decided that all bodies of worlcing men should be invited to co-operate with the committee to carry out the object in view. The C_ouncil then took into consideration the outrage com- mitted upon Citizen Outine in Switzerland, and, after a short, discussion, unanimously adopted the following declaration, which was ordered to be inserted in all the organs of the asso- ciation : ‘ Declanrailion of the Geneml Council of the Izziemavtional lVor7c- i.n.g7n.en’s Association. The Swiss‘ authorities have thought proper, upon a simple reclamation of the Russian Foreign office, sent in violation of t 1e Federal Constitution direct to a magistrate at Iverdun, to search the house of Citizen Outine at Geneva under the infam- ous pretext that he might be implicated in the forgery of Rus- sian paper money——a scandalous affair, in which, wonderful to say, the Russian State Councilor, Kamensky, charged to prosecute the forgers, figures at the same time as their ring- leader. They seized the papers of Outine. and exposed all his Russian, German, and English correspondence to the scrutiny of a Russian translator, whose very name they refuse to give. Citizen Outine, up to December, 1871, was editor of the Inter- national organ, L’Egal'ite, and consequently his correspondence was for the greater part of the "time International, and provided‘ with the stamps of its different committees. Had itgnot been for the interference of his legal adviser, Citizen Amberng, to whom the council tenders its best thanks, Outine’s papers and himself wouldhave been handed over to the Russian govern- ment, with which Switzerland has not even a treaty of extra- dition. The Russian government, met at home by a daily growing opposition, has taken advantage of the sham conspiracies of men like Netchayeﬁ‘, who did not belong to the International, to prosecute opponents at home under the pretext of being Internationals. Now it takes another step in advance. Sup- ported by its faithful vassal, Prussia, it commences an inter- ventionin the internal concerns of Western nations by calling upon their magistrates to hunt down in its service the Inter- national. It opens its campaign in a Republic, and the Repub- lican authorities hastened to make themselves the humble ser- vants of Russia. The General Council consider it sufficient to denounce the designs of the Russian Cabinet, and the sub- serving of its Western helpmates to the workinen of all nations. ‘-——-+4-4-——-~ THE ALARM IN EUROPE. The following signiﬁcant circular, proposing a combination of all the European governments to suppress the International, was issued by the Spanish Minister of State to all Spanish rep- resentatives in foreign countries : THE INTERNATIONAL. PROPOSED COMBINATION OF EUROPEAN GOVERNIVIENTS TO SUPPRESS IT-—I’MPORTAN’I‘ CIRCULAR FROM THE SPANISH MINISTER ~01" . STATE TO ALL FOREIGN COUNTRIES. The Spanish Minister of State, Senator De Blas, has address- ed the following circular to the Spanish representatives in foreign countries, England included, on the Internationals: YOUR EXCELLENOY,—~—-A grave debate occurred in the Spanish ' Congress during the last Legislature, which was one of the most important ever sustained in any legislative assembly. Its object was to- deﬁne, from the political, and, consequently, eminently practical, point of view the real condition of the In- The powerful and ‘ tained in a few yearsj, invite the serious attention of all who _ The latter 1s . are interested in the preservation of social order. menaced in its very foundations by the Internationals, which break up all ‘the traditions of humanity, erases from thought I the very name of God, of the life of the family, and of inherit- ance, which also erases that of nations from the civilized world, and aspires to increase the prosperity of the working classes on the basis of equality. It was, therefore, necessary to examine and decide how far we could tolerate, even under the most liberal of political institutions, the existence of an association which commenced by declaring itself the enemy of every po- government-. . . We submit to the Congress the question whether the respect due to liberty and to the rights conﬁrmed by the Spanish Democratic Constitution should ‘be extended to its abusive ex- ercise, permitting those to avail themselves of it who struggle‘ to destroy it, or whether, to defend this very liberty, properly understood, we ought to sally to the encounter of — the disturb- ing and revolutionary tendencies of the International, declar- ing it inimical to the security of tne State, and therefore in- cluded in the prohibitions of article 10 of the Constitution.‘ created everywhere, this long and brilliant discussion, sustain- ed so loftily by our principal orators. It is, therefore, unneces- Government of his Majesty have looked upon the question. They obtained by a solemn vote in the Parliament 3. declara- tion favorable to their intentions. the Government respecting the International. » The circular’ of my colleague, the Minister of the Home .,Department, to the authorities of the provinces will have made known to you the‘ conduct they decided to pursue. ‘ The Government, resting on the declarations of the repre- sentatives of the country who have passed judgment on the International, and voted it outside of the constitution and lia- ble under the penal code, are resolved to repress all its mani- quire it, to submit to the Cortes a project of law dissolving the said association in conformity with the constitution. The Government do not direct themselves to you to-day through me with any other object than to explain to you ~ their ideas, already well known, respecting the International, and the rules by which you ought to guide your conduct in this question. they have other views. Knowing that you are entirely identi- mission conﬁded to you, you will contribute efﬁcaciously, in your relations with the government to which you are accredit- ed, to procure that the measures necessary to arrive at a satis- facto result may be taken by common accord. This accord is required by the very nature of the association, for its character of universality is. exactly that which makes it the more dan- gerous. It will not suffice that one Government alone shall take re- specting it separately the most severe dispositions, neither will it suffice that its sectionsshould be made to disappear from one single nation by means of its laws, nor by the co-opera» tion and individual initiative (the importance of which, never- theless, cannot be overrated) of all classes. interested in the conservation of society. There will always remain some fan- atical adherents, who, on the ﬁrst favorable occasion, will serve as the nucleus for its prompt reorganization, toward which the General Council will powerfully aid with the extra- ordinary publicity the newspaper press affordsin our days, and the rapidity of communication between all civilized peo- ple. The Commune of Paris is an eloquent example of this. A large part, and perhaps not the least inﬂuential, of those who directed the events there was composed of foreigners who were not resident in France at the fall of the Empire.‘ To put down the evil it is necessary that all governments labor at once to the same end. All are equally interested nay, the others are even more interested than Spain, where the International. has not taken such profound root and does not count such a great number of adherents as in other -nations of the two continents. The administration of each nation permits it to adopt legislative disposition, which, however different they may be, will be equally efficacious to preserve them from the cataclysm of a social revolution. - The imminence and gravity of the danger are powerful mo- tivesto induce statesmen to devote their serious attention to this object. This was claimed of themlast year by the circular of the minister of Foreign Affairs of the French Republic. That nation has just passed through a terrible crisis. It is possible that the severe blow inflicted on the agitators of Paris after the victories secured by the troops of Versailles has an ill-founded conﬁdence in the other governments of Europe. Nevertheless, the organs of the International, aud the declara- tions of its friends in the clubs, and even in State Parliaments, quickly proved that the defeat suffered was considered by them as a merely transitory contretemps; and so far from con-_ demning the horrors of the Commune of Paris, they proclaimed with pride their share in the responsibility, and manifested ing to extend the sphere of their action with more perserve- rance than ever. ' It is therefore to be hoped that, in view of the gravity of the circumstances, every State will benevolentlyand sympatheti- cally lend its aid to the work of defense against the Interna- tional. This will be all the more easy if one of the great powers undertakes to sketch the basis of a common agreement and of a universal and simultaneous action. It is also to be desired that the nations who have not yet ‘ concluded a treaty of extradition with Spain should enter into a special agreement as to whatever relates to the Inter- national. You will please let me know whether the Minister of ' For- eign Affairs is disposed to take these suggestions into consider- ation, and I beg you to read this dispatch to him and leave 9. copy with him. . ‘ “Convinced of the zeal of your Excellency in the service of the State, I am sure you will avail yourself of the good rela- tions which exist between the Government of of his Majesty, to obtain the most prompt and efﬁcacious sup- port the latter needs abroad, in respect to» the measures it judges prudent to adopt. = » “Bommcro DE BLAS, “Minister of State (Foreign Affairs}. “MADRID, February, 1872;” ' — The Chronopher is the name of an instrument which supplies all England with the correct time. communication with the Greenwich Observatory and with six- teen of the principle cities of the kingdom, and precisely at ten A.M., the hour is ﬂashed, not only to these stations, but to every formidable organization, and the rapid development it has at- post-office. in the country, so that all the timelis regulated» to the twentieth part of a second. sary for me to remind you of the point of view under which the ’ As regards the interior administration of the nation 7 ﬁed with them, they hope that in the discharge :of the high, . themselves disposed to reproduce those horrors anew, by work-. and that It is in direct. liticale school, and incompatible with all existing forms of ‘ You will doubtless have followed, with the same interest that it ' From this preface you will have no doubts as to the ideas of ' festations and all its other ostensible acts which might alter‘ the public peace; and are also resolved, if circumstances re-’ ’ 3 “Receive the expression of my deepest’ consideration, etc. ,. . 6. woo:oHULL at CLAFLIN’S WEEKLY. April 6, 18.72. . PUT THEM ON THE" RECORD. The time will come when the Internationals will want to know the past record of the various papers. For this purpose we enter up the Commercial Advertiser“, ﬁrst ‘extracting its per- sonalities, out of which some people will ﬁnd it impossible to rise until the thin mask to their-own‘ social vileness is rent asunder and they stand revealed. in their true light. SUNDAY PROCESSIONS—-A SIGNIFICANT CONTRAST. T 0 the Editor of the Oommercial Adve'rl7'.se1".' Some months ago an affair occurred in this city which will not, soon be forgotten. ’Several classes or combinations of persons, who assumed the name of “Internationals,” ‘combined to commemorate the murder of the Archbishop of Paris by the “Communists,” who also destroyed the Column Vendome,‘ burned the Palace of the Tuileries, and committed almost every other conceivable atrocity. These “ Internationals” were composed of Inﬁdels, Agrarians, and others not less dis- creditably notorious. For the proposed demonstration the admirers of French Communism determined to desecrate the Sabbath. No other day was good enough for their bad pur- poses. At such a revolting exhibition on the Sabbath day, all good citizens protested. But the police authorities not only refused to prohibit the procession, but adopted a resolution promising the “Internationals” their protection. Sunday last, the 17th, was the anniversary of St. Patrick. This day is everywhere celebrated as a festive and religious anniversary by Irishmen and Catholics. In view of its occur- rence this year on Sunday, Archbishop McCloskey, in consul- tation with neighboring Bishops and Priests, advised that the anniversary of their patron saint should be commemorated not on Sunday, the 17th, but on Monday, the 18th day of March. This truly Christian suggestion of the Prelates and Priesthood was universally and cheerfully acted upon. , We had therefore, on Monday last, an imposing, impressive and orderly demonstration from all the patriotic, religious, . mechanical,’ temperance, civic and festive Hibernian societies fand associations of the City. The conduct; therefore, of our Irish fellow-citizens 111 “remembering the Sabbath day’? stands out in creditable relief against the dark shadow which inﬁdels and agrarians cast upon the city. W. THE INTERNATIONAL IN CHICAGO, ILLINOIS. CHICAGO, March 19, 1872. I-/.[EsnAMns WOODHULL At CLAFLIN :~The Chicago sections 1 of the International held their first public meeting here on Sunday the 17th, in the Globe Theatre. There were between four and ﬁve hundred persons present, and among them sprinkled here and there were a few ladies. The whole appear- ance was very good, they being all well dressed and well be- haved. Pendant from one of the gallery boxes was a red flag with a white fringe border on which was inscribed, “Work- ingmen of all Nations, be United. ” The meeting was addressed by a number of speakers, but as I have never studied any but my native language I could only report the English speakers. They were two in number. Under the circumstances the best I could do was to secure the names of the other speakers. The meeting was called to order about 3 o’clock,'by Mr. Zimpel, who assumed the chair. The first speaker was Mr. Carl Klings ; he spoke in German at considerable length. Mr. Egan then addressed the meeting in Swedish. Mr. Trainer was the next speaker; by his accent I took him to be a German. He spoke in English. He said the International had not alone to work against the press and capital, but against the working- ‘ men themselves ; he said they did not seem to comprehend what the principles of the International were, and would not always co-operate for their own interests. take a good while to instruct the people to the principles of the society, but that they would in the end succeed. He said opposition was good in the main, as it kept them from making many mistakes. He exhorted them to continue in their good work of the emancipation of theworking classes, and that they would have the satisfaction of knowing that their children if not themselves, would be the happier for it. Mr. Crouse next spoke in German; after him came Mr. Thomas Watson, who spoke somewhat as follows: “ We hear a great deal of talk about freedom and brotherly love, ruzd «quality, but it is a much easier thing to preach than practice. VVe live in an age of freedom in a certain. sense, it is true; but there are forms of slavery far worse than that from which the black slaves of the South have been freed. There are thousands of white slaves who spend their whole lives in making money to put into the pockets of the few, and when they get old are no better off than they were in their youth. How long is this state of things to continue? If workinginen wished to have a change for the better, they should adopt the principles of the International Workingmen’s Association. You all know very well that there has always been a natural antagonism be- tween /capital and labor, and the object of this society is to re- lease the laborer from the bondage imposed on him by capital, and to obtain for him his true freedom in every sense of the word; and any society that seeks to effect this purpose should be supported. So, therefore, I call on you all as men and fellow beings to take hold of this good ork and try and make the world somewhat better than it is at present.” Mr. Watson is an eloquent speaker, with an earnestness that carries conviction with it. After several other addresses the meeting adjourned. ' . The above is but a short synopsis of some of the remarks made by the gentlemen. They were greeted with frequent showers of applause which showed that the sympathies of the audience were enlisted. ’ O, by the way, Mr. ‘Watson is a staunch Spiritualist and a leader of the Chicago Progressive Lyceum (Spiritualist). I suppose if they follow out the philosophy of Hudson Tuttle and some others, the Lyceum will proceed to hold a confer- ence and excommunicate Watson for daring, as a Spiritualist, or harmonial philosopher, to believe and adopt anything out- side of the fact that the “ini:ercommunion of the two worlds is i_rres_istible,” or that “ man, is an immortal, spirit retaining identity and individuality after separation from the physical form and possessing the power to communicate with earth.” To be sure, as,Tuttle says, there isa “ dependent philosophy of spirit life,” but of course no one must make any practical application of their deductions from that philosophy. More Anon. OUR JACK. HUMAN WELL—BEING. ART. IV—l\/IARRIAGE. V The word marry is tracable to the Arabic, where it is de- rived from more which signiﬁes masculine and brave. v Masculineiis derived from master, and master is a modiﬁca- tion of mater, to indicate a male who subjects and holds in possession and control, a human mater or female. He thought it would * compound of fee and male, to indicate a mater who is held as. a fee, or in fee simple by a hunian male. 11171. is the root or both male and mater. The written or printed letters of our language were invented by ancient learned men called Hierophants, as elements of a secret symbolic language. They are picture signs to represent ideas and were called hierogliﬁcs, because invented by Hiero- hants. P These letters or hierogliﬁc picturesare composed of certain geometric elements or ﬁgures that have natural signiiications that served as the anological basis of the secret symbolism of a written secret language that ﬁnally became the basis of a general language. The original words of this hierophantic language were composed of these hierogliﬁc characters or ﬁgures, according to their symbolic signiﬁcance, as known by the learned hiero- phants and secreted from the common people. The simplicity and beauty of this language has been mostly destroyed by the many modiﬁcations accomplished by those ignorant of the original signiﬁcations of letters, and thus, ideas, letters and words have been confounded and confused. In mater and male, M signiﬁes unity of source; A, unity of power; L, ability to beget; T, ability to conceive; E, pro- liﬁcation; and R, to give birth. Ma signiﬁes one of the human species; Mal, one of the be- getting gender; Mat, one of the conceptive gender; Male, one who has the power to prolificate by impregnation; Mate, one who has the power to proliﬁcate by gestation; and Mater, one who has given birth to fruit. trol. Brave is also an original word, and could be analysed in the same manner, if roomiwould allow. ’ Originally, brave was the crest or cap of a wave of the sea. when raging over shoal, shore rock or cragz \ According to Webster, brave in quality signiﬁes big, bold, vigorous, strong, furious, daring, and fearless ; as a thing, a hatchel; ora daring, turbulent, insolent, overbearing, aggres- sive male man; and as an action, to stand out, to swell, to en- counter arrogantly, torake or hatchel, and to act deﬁantly or menacingly. ’ The original and proper signiﬁcance of marry was to take, subject, and hold in possession a human mater (or female) by husbandry as a chattel ; for tillage and use ; and marriage is a combination of husband-mastery, and chattel wifery. Wife is a compound of wave and waif ; wave signiﬁes to push or drive along and cast about, and waif signiﬁes that which is driven along or cast about. Waive 'is a human mater, deprived of protection by relin- quishment; and legally deﬁned, a wife is a woman put beyond the protection of law by the coverture of a husband. All the words that belong to the marriage vocabulary give similar indications of its nature. The word court is a cher- ished sample, derived from the Arabic lcaura which signiﬁes to gather, cut and bind, as in harvesting grain with a sickle. Court has the sense of cutting off and separating by enclos- ing and shutting in; and hence a tight high fence is called a court, and a yard thus enclosed is called a court—yard; also in judicial use court has a like sense. As the anticedent of mar- riage it signiﬁes a cutting off from society and binding to self for selﬁsh purposes. .\, . Primitive, pure, unalloyed marriage was polygamic and this was the ﬁrst possibility of human society. Monogamy is marriage modiﬁed by the male aspiration for, and the masculine idea of individual rights; and is an attempt at maleine or masculine suitage. _ As polygamic marriage was the perfect pattern and the only possible pivotal of all individual despotisms; so monogamic marriage is the perfect pattern and the only pivot of any poli- tical or republicanised despotism. Harlotry is a necessary accompaniement of monagamic marriage and "political despotisms. In it woman would realize more of the suitage idea than she does in marriage of either sort; and this is it immoral, damning feature, immoral and damning ‘because it endangers marriage and with it all des- potisms whether pure or mixed. To prevent the speedy extinction of marriage and all despot- theharlot in every possible way, shutting her out from the society of other women, rendering her an outlaw and heaping on her all possible odiurn and foul Kepitaphs; and to secure a supply for demands in that direction it was necessary to shut her out from all other industries so far as was possible; and these are the secrets of prostitution so-called. Well did the Nazarene say that in Heaven there is neither marrying or giving in marriage and that the publicans and harlots were nearer the heaven than the scribes and pharisees. To-day marriage is the only real bar to genuine Republican- ism, and individual suitage is the only passport to it. Marriage has served. well its uses, rob it not of its name or character, but in all things give to it credit where credit is due, and a parting blessing for the good it has done, rather than kicks and cuffs for the good it has not done or could not do. T. FOWLER. -~——.—-<a»o~4>———-—- “ MIND YOUR OWN BUSINESS.” The older I grow the more I am convinced that thddvirtue and sense of this old, old maxim is not appreciated, and cer- tainly not acted upon, or many of the ills of life, with the falsities and lies, might, could and would be avoided. There are many whose affairs in ‘life are so entangled, that to admit of a justification of their own cases, without committing the affairs of others, is simply impossible. We have no right to do this, and to avoid it, lies are often resorted. to. I don’t jus- tify the lying, but I do say the age we live in, while it depre- cates the system of lying, really fosters it. When people be- come educated to the dignity and humanity of minding their own business and letting other people’s alone, much of the hy- pocrisy and lying will cease, and 0, who can countjtheisum of human suffering and agony that will be spared to human hearts by every one simply minding their own business. The above is peculiarly applicable at the present time, when we want to unite mankind in harmony. Our earthly affairs have not been conducted on a system warranted to throw the life pages of all open to the gaze of the curious, and this fact ought to be dwelt upon and remembered by those who are active in reform. Were all known of life as it is to-day, the suffering, the untold agony of human hearts, would far outweigh the offense done, and how much of this misery is borne by per- sons who are guiltless, God only knows. Justice, truth and humanity demand n_ow, more than ever, that the above golden rule should be considered. Mother is a corruption of the word mater, and female is a March 11, 1872. The S in master, indicates subjection, possession and con- isms balanced thereon, it was, and is yet necessary to persecute‘ "oonn§r:sroNnn::uon. [Our correspondence column admits every shade of opinion ; allthat we} require "is that the language shall be that, current in calm, unfettered so- cial or philosophical discussion. It is often suggested that certain sub- jects should be excluded from public journals. We think that nothing‘ should be excluded that is of public interest. Not the facts but the style to determine the propriety of the discussion. ' i We are in no wise to be held answerable for the opinions expressed by correspondents. N.‘B.—It is particularly requested that no communication shall exceed one column. The more concise the more ‘acceptable. Communications containing really valuable matter are often excluded on account of length.) SP1 RI T UAJZIS TI 0.’ BLACK QUAKERS. We have been permitted to make another extract irom an unpublished woitli of travels in Central Africa. ' On the north branch of the Gonii river in a secluded country we found a colony of Quakers or friends. They were a very isolated people. having little intercourse with the tribes around them. They used the plain language and never resorted to arms, being non-resistants. In their government they had very admirable police arrangements. The force was composed of strong athletic men and women, who used no weapons but acted the part of care-takers of the insane. These people be- lieved that any one who violated the rights of others or com- mitted anycrime was of unsound mind and to a certain ex- tent insane, and it was considered to be a duty to restrain these until they gave evidence of restoration to health. They denied that there was any right to punish any one, the law carrying its penalties with it, and the compunction of conscience being greater where human authority did not interfere and attempt to punish. . They claimed the right and the power to restrain any per- son when they acted in a manner that was injurious to them,- selves or to others. They used just sufficient restraint to pre- vent this, and in doing this they were always very careful to avoid any appearance of vindictive feelings or punishment to- wards those 0:11 whom it was used. , Their police arrangement worked so quietly that one would scarcely know of its existence ; great care takento avoid any public manifestations, under the belief that they were not beneﬁcial to society, and they kept all such things sacredly quiet, and persons were often 1'estrained for a time and came forth without its being known to any except those who have kindly cared for them. ' In their dealings with one another they were strictly honest, preferring each other in all things. Their mode of worship was like that of the friends in civilized count ries. They came ‘together every day in a social manner, and rat in silent nieditation until some one, either man, or woman, or child, was moved to speak. There wasa The remarks of the young children even were often very feel- ing and. impre isive. Their meetings closed with social greet- ings, converse? ion and gymnastic exercises. They claimed to be influenced directly by the holy spirit. Their religious views were very plain and simple, always avoiding unpleasant controversies. There was a-general feel- ingfof love, and forbearance prevailed. the universe and the Holy Spirit which they believe was sent by God to conifort them and enlighten them in their everyday duties. They carried their religion into all departments of life, and had no observances of days and times; believing all days to be alike holy they did. not set apart one day in seven as is done by most religious denominations. They considered oaths as an abomination, and held that every person was sacredly bound to speak the truth at all times and under all circumstances, and hence, had no idea of going through any form to make a person, under special con- ditions, tell the truth; for, said they, this would be an admis- sion that they might tell falsehoods all the rest of the time. They were exceedingly plain and exemplary in regard to their dress, while all were left free. The rule generally adopted was economy, utility‘ and cornfort. There was no rigid rule con- ﬁning any one to a particular form or color; each one was left to follow their taste and inclinations. There was great deal of freedom and sociability among them; living pure lives, their intercourse was free and without any suspicion, and hence they were a very happy people. In- dividual conscience was respected always as the real standard, and each one was left free to act according to their highest and bestimpressions and the dictates of their consciences, with no other restraint than those we have referred to in re- gard to the rights of others and injury to themselves. Their form of government very simple. Each individual being a law unto themselves. }There was very little need of any external laws. Their education was universal, and by com- mon consent all children were sent to school, the boys and -girls together, and they were taught such braiiches of know- ledge as were calculated to strengthen'a_nd develop their minds, while the physical was also properly attended to. This spirit of equality, oasecl upon capacity, was carried out in all depart- .ments, and woman stood side by side with man, a participant in all things a.r-cording to capacity. No arbitrary standard of equality was professed, but the divine equality of right measur- ed by capacity alone, was the standard universally accepted. Though they were a simple minded people, they were not devoid of artistic taste in their houses and in the laying out and cultivation of their gardens. The country, being a very fertile one, produced. spontaneous- ly almost every thing that was needed for their subsistence. Yet. unlike most persons who live in such countries, they were an industrious people, having an inmate sense of the necessity of working in natural things in order to de- velop their own powers. There were no very wealthy persons, and no poor. ’ They were not allowed to hold any more land than they could properly cultivate, and their habits were such that avarice was» not at all fostered in any one, and any manifestation of it was considered. an evidence of unsound- ness of mind and a subject for moral restraint first. and if it did not stop with this, the restraint was carried further. The purity ofptheir lives, the freedom of their intercourse,‘ and the happy relations they sustained to each other in their never witnessed in any other country. A - - We asked some of them why they did not mingle with other tribes; they remarked that they had not found any other people who were willing to live as they dld, and therefore, it seemed best to them to keep thdir community isolated, and the tribes around had not yet attained to a position to comprehend and live out the principles which they felt called upon to manifem in their lives, to the world. Their idea Was——that they were Amsrorrn. ' who settled in that countrymany years ago. solemn dignii y about their meetings, which was felt by all} hey believed in one God, the great ceiitral ruling poweiaof families and a community, -presented features which we had‘ descendents of two families of very good men-and women," . 7‘-.—<;:-cc-:.:: -I . . I April 6, 1872. TRUE MORALITY. Laronrn, Ind. . . Mns. WooDnULi.—J)em* Sister :—The sympathies of my -woman nature have been so awakened in reading the number of your journal dated August, that I feel deeply impressed to write you. Calm reﬂection bids me yield to the impression for several reasons. 1st. My circumstances and conditions in life at present are such that I need the sympathy and encour- agement of a true, brave woman like yourself‘. 2d. I feel it my duty to give a word of cheer to “ the woman who dwres.” Yes, "dares to be true to the individuality of noble vwomomhood! in- stead of a slave to the tyrant St. Custom. I, too, like yourself, have suffered persecution and ridicule because I am a friend and a sister to the father of my children, from whom, for the deepest and most conscientious motives I divorced myself as a wife. Dr. J. K. Bailey and myself determined to heroically prove the truth, that because two persons cannot live harmoniously in ‘ a conjugal relation, is no reason they may not in a fraternal one; _therefore my home is his home; where I teach. my children to love and respect their father. He tries ' to do his duty by his children; while at the same time he is to me a friend and brother. entertaining for me the highest and purest respect; thus I consider that my ceurse toward him is but si_mple justice, and when I read your truthful Words that a similar act of your life, you considered one of the most noble, I burst into tears of joy. Oh I thank God, said I, I am not all alone, there is one true sister stands for me. I will not ask you, who have so many important duties to perform to use your precious time in reading a recital of the trials I have braved——of the loneliness I have suffered; all I ask is one word of sympathy and encouragement. Do not thimk me weak if I say thatthe opposition at times is almost more than I can endure. Do you wonder when I say that Spiritualists here tell me it will not do for them to give me any prominent position in their society or lyceum, while I persist in the course above mentioned E‘ I reply that I am willing~to work in the most humble posi- tion in the lyceum or society; I know that others cannot place me in high a position as I have placed myself when I as.«:m't.er.l the individuality of my true w0ma—nh.ood. My spiritual friends answer: “we know your principle is right, but we are afraid our cause will be injured. ” I reply “ true Spiritiialisni cannot be injured, but spirits of freedom, love and light will let no organization long succcedlwhile the mem- bers sacrifice individual freedom for the sake of respectability of society. There are faithful, earnest, pure, blessed souls here, who are noble, perscvering workers in our cause; each is fulﬁlling his and her mission in the cause of truth. The peace of mind within my bosom bids me to never blame but ever praise; to never curse but ever bless; to never revenge but ever forgive; thus living out the Christ principle in my every day life. But I can never yield my God-given rights to freedom and equality for the sake of respectability or popularity. _ p The Puritan's voice arose upon Plymouth rock in thanksgiv- ing for the land of Columbia where all men and women could worship God accorsling to the dictates of conscience. The God I vforsliip the divinity within soul, and within that di- virsity dwells the sacred virtue of my womanhood, which virtue can alone be maintained in the light of Purity’s freedom and freedoms purity. The day of woman's equality is dawning upon the world,but that it may beam in the perfection of its glorious light, a few ‘ rave women must stem the tide of popular custom, slander, and persecution, and unﬂinchingly assert the self-hood of women! Angels attend thee, my sister. Truly has our noble Frances Brown named thee “ The new prophetess of the world." Stand for the right! though falsehood rail And proud. lips coldly sneer, A poisoned arrow cannot wound A conscience pure and clear. Stand for the right! and with clean hands Exalt the truth on high I 'I‘houl’t ﬁnd warm sympathizing hearts Among the passers by. ' Those who have seen, and thought, and felt, Yet could not boldly dare ‘ The battle’s brunt—but by thy side Will every danger share. I Stand for the right! proclaim it loud, ‘!‘houl’t find an answering tone In honest hearts, and thou no more Be doomed to stand alone. ' Truly, thy sister and co—laborer, SADA BAILEY. \ . PERSONS AND PRINCIPLES. BY H. M. BROWN. E. V. Wilson has interviewed Emma Hardinge Britten. She assures him that a progressive war is to be inaugurated “under the direction and advice of spiritual intelligences.” For this new angel. movement let us give thanks. I am ready to hail \‘.'ith hosannas, any word, work, or worker, that will in any way give life, light or strength to souls adrift. I ready to push with the new party, or to stand aside with the rejected. I trust that none of us poor associationists, will ever attempt to throw back the stones and tufts of that have well nigh brought us to the ground. And if in the course of human events, it so happen that a member of the new association in any way departs from old paths, let us not violate the princi- ples of our faith by crying “ stand. aside,”, or “ unclean.” It is Wise to remember “ God moves in a mysterious way, His won- ders to perform.” Mrs. Hardinge_.Britten has a vast amount of will, zeal, and energy; with these powers she may work wonders, I remember years ago the work she begun in behalf of “fallen women.” - » Her faith, hope and charity, convinced us all of her divine calling, May she not, by angel aid, help those who are trying hard not to fall? The weak, blind, ignorant, need open eyes, strong hands, true hearts. We hope the needed helpers will join Mrs. Britten .in. her enterprise. and that the new institution will be broad enough to take in all castes, classes and creeds; deep enough to reach the foundations of hell; high enough to take in the throes of the church. The American Association arrived at something of this sort. butl am sorry to say, we have as yet done but little of the needed work. The main work on Educatirm.al institutions has advanced very slowly. But we may, in our way,’ do something yet worthy the name we ‘hear. I I Woodhull, and of course friendly to the social and political. it , But while I rejoice in the prospect of a movement that pro- mises the collecting and holding those who ignore our work, I am deeply pained by the threats and stabs at reputations. It ill-becomes us, who have struggled against wind and tide—- who have been charged. with all manner of evil doings~when fairnames have been blackened by friends at home, and by ; foes abroad, to defame woman, especially one who has come up through great tribulation ; whose robes have been whitened by sorrow-tears ; a woman who like ~.-some others, has passed» through the furnace of domestic affliction ;a womanwho has craved, again and again, the sweet shelter of the grave. I mean -Victoria Woodhull, and if she is all_ that her traducers claim that she is, is it for us Spiritualists to damn without mercy a woman -who is struggling for a foothold upon Grod’s green earth? ' Suppose I do not endorse Mrs. Woodhull’s faith ;what of it? She may not ‘accept my hobbies, but she has no right, human or divine, to throw foul water upon the robes I wear, nor I upon’ hers? , I Dr. Bailey, Mrs. Hardinge, E.’ V. Wilson and Hudson Tuttle, are all med.iums,_ all, very likely, commissioned by high Heaven to feed the famishing world. Why may they not go their way, do the work given into their hands to do, and not stop to weigh, measure, judge, and condemn another worker. claiming, like themselves, to be angel-sent to do a cer- tain other work. K In this personal contest we are overlooking principles that are as vital as heart’s blood. The Lam-worthier-than-thou spirit, is not in harmony with angel teachings. Let us all, henceforth and evermore, cease denouncing person, and begin the battle for principle. ?—+»o-9-————— THE ABSENT. BY BI;-EH01’ A. BEALS. r How oft, as the day is deepening. My thoughts reach outxvard to thee, Like summer-air, tenderly sweetening The landscape of Nature and sea. How oft dear memories come nestling Like baby-eyes brimming with love, When my heart with sorrow is wrestling, To lead me peacefully above. How often, in 1ove’s sweet re-union, Do our spirits mingle the same, Like ﬂowers that blend in communion Beneath the baptism of rain. How oft, when tired and weary With the labor of every day, Do I come from the archway dreary, And reach for thy spirit away. How sadly the shadows are falling Around my spirit to-night, While over its waves I am calling _ For thy presence of sweetest delight. How sacred the picture I’m painting; A Its colors the rainbow outvie. ’ Tis strength to my spirit when fainting, To feel thy spirit is nigh. -~—————+o-o~—‘-— “ WOODHULL & CLAFLIN’S WEEKLY.” [From the American Spiritualist,] In the midst of a press which panders to mere popularity, it is remarkable as it is refreshing and righteous, to find one influence and extensive in circulation, consistently devoted to the advancing interests of humanity. There is no discounting its courage, its independence or its adherence to the fundamen- tal principles which underlie all political, social and religious’ progress. As a public journal, it is distinctive, original and radical~—sui gencris. I The wondrous power of generalization and profound insight which characterize the writings of Mrs. Woodhull. are well complemented by the subtle discrimination, keen perception and analytical acumen of Col. Blood, and the vivacity, fresh.- ness and pequency of Tennie (jf. Claﬂin, which added to their valuable corps of independent contributors, gives the journal a position which commands the respectful favor of thousands of readers, despite their professions of opposition to its partic- ular views. ., Let everybody take the Weekly and thus enrich themselves by a variety of radical ‘thought, argument and conclusion, to be found to an equal extent no where else. ’ ._.T_..._.h...-._ A valued friend and faithful co-worker in Missouri writes: “ The WEEKLY is rapidly becoming the most inﬂuential paper in the country. It makes an impression wherever it falls. I wish I could ﬁnd language to express my gratitude for the noble work that is being done for humanity. Conservative bigots may denounce you (as they do me in this community), but I know you are right, and lcnozoiug this, whenever I have an opportunity I speak not only of you but also of the princi- ples you advocate. And it is with great satisfaction that I see most of my friends joining with me, and I trust that this list of subscribers, is only the beginning of what I shall send you. The opposition here has been bitter, especially among some who claim to be-Spiritualists. The R. P. .Iou:r'n.al has helped them a great deal. Several weeks ago I sent a letter to the Jomvuzl which has not been answere“d yet, if it is not soon, I shall send you 2; copy. Itis with great satisfaction that I count scarcely nothing of Spiritualism, warm friends of Mrs. journal, like unto Woodhull and 0laﬂin’s Wbelclg/, powerful in. inany of my friends who still belong to the church, and lmo‘.v' woonn:ULL a CLAFLIN’S WEEKLY. A A p I *5 POLITICAL. LEGAL VICTORY roa 'WOl\/IEN. [Daily News, March 22.] , SPRINGFIELD, Ill., March 22. A Woman’s Rights bill was finally passed in the house, yes- terday, by a vote of 96 to 43, after first being defeated by'86 to 33. A It provides that no person shall be precluded from ' any occupation, profession or employment, except military, on account of sex, provided that the act\shall not be construed to affect eligibility to oﬁice ; but ‘nothing in the act shall be con- strued to require females to work on the streets or roads or to serve on juries. ‘ THE BEGINNING OF THE END. We clip the following editorial leader from the New Haven Evening Union, the official organ of the Labor party, edited by Alex. T1-oup, one of the very ablest of the recognized lead- ers of that party. Its meaning is unmistakeable. We see in it the keynote to the approaching dissolution of the bargain and sale into which the Columbus convention degenerated. The Labor party has been sold out for the last time. It will be found that a few political tricksters cannot command the votes‘ of the honest masses. We wait patiently for the ap- proaching denouement which will. open the way for the labor 7 movement to be officially represented in the assembling of the people in convention in this city, in May, to inaugurate the party of Human Rightsfirrespective of any distinctions which have heretofore been maintained in politics and government; spam: our DAVIS AND PARKER. One month ago yesterday, the \Labor Reformers adopted a platform of principles, and nominated Judge David Davis, of Illinois, for President, and Gov. Joel Parker, of New Jersey, for Vice President. The delegates who presented their names to the convention, stated that they knew them to be in favor of the principles proclaimed in the platform, but could not say positively in reference to their accepting the nominations, although they believed they would. The members of the con- I vention, after the nomination of Judge Davis, were so anxious for a reply that the Chairman was instructed to telegraph him forthwith, requesting an immediate answer. The reply ‘came, that “The Chief Magistracy of the Republic should neither be sought nor declined by an American citizen.” This seemed to be perfectly satis- factory. After the nomination of Governor Joel Parker for Vice—President, a committee consisting of Messrs. Groom, of New York, Cameron of Illinois, Puett of Indiana, Chamberlin of Massachusetts, and Day of New York, were appointed to wait upon the candidates, present them the platform and ten- . der them the nominations. Now we are informed that Messrs. Groom. Puett and Cameron have been to Washington, have had an interview with Judge Davis, and that he accepts both the nomination and the platform, and it’s “all right.” Well, it may be "‘ all right” to these gentlemen, and we are pleased to hear that it is so, but the workingmen desire it direct from the nominees. We then asked, “ Did youtender the nomina- vention, and receive his answer?” To this question we are answered that it has not been formally presented, that they only called on/’ the Judge informally ; but it’s “ all right." The duty of this Committee is plain, viz.: to present the plat- form and tender the nominations to these gentlemen, and pub- lish their repliesto the world. The Labor Reformers of this State protest against any further delay ; time enough has been granted the candidates to consideiﬁgthe matter in all its bearings, .If they believe in the principles and are ready to adopt them, why hesitate? if they do not it is time the workingmen should know it. But there is a motive in this delay, and that is to- trim their sails for the nominations of the Liberal Republicans and Democrats, and that to our mind is the obstacle in the way of immediate acceptance. Now we have no objection what- ever to the candidates receiving any and every nomination, provided they stand squarely on the Labor platform. It is not men that we are after but principle. We have been led to look upon Davis and Parker as the representatives of the principles embodied in the Labor platform, and the ﬁnancial measures proposed therein have been repudiated by both parties, and the leaders of the Liberal Republican, movement, such as Sumner, Trumbull and Schurz, are among the strongest ad- vocates in Congress for a specie currency, and a return to specie payments. , But we have yet to learnfrom these gentle-, men how they propose to return to specie payments. Against this monetary system are arrayed both the old parties and the Liberal Republicans also, and they are willing to concede everything else, but will not surrender their present hold without a fearful stiuggle. On this point we are very anxious to hear from Messrs.'Davis and Parker, and we desire to hear before the assembling the Cincinnati . Convention. The question of the Labor j Beformers desire to ask Messrs. Davis and Parker is this : “‘ Do you accept the Labor nomination and platform, and will you run whether you receive any nomination or‘ not '3" Nothing short of an aﬁirinative answer to this will satisfy the Labor Reformers of this State. If there is anything in the platform inconsistent with their v_icws,»i*'let them name it, so as there may be a complete understanding between the work- ingmen and their nominees. One of the committee said to the editor of this paper, “I should like to have you go down to Washington and see Davis ; I feel satisﬁed he would con- vince you that all is right. Well, "we don’t dispute ‘~ it, but that would only satisfy one person, while the foregoing ques- tion being propounded, and if answered affirmatively would satisfy all. Now, we do not wish to be understood as acting with any undue haste, or asking for anything that is unreason- able ; but that we are actuated solely by what we believed to be right. We are at a loss to see how Judge Davis and Joel Parker can accept the ﬁnancial plank of the Labor platform, and ex- pect the nomination of the Liberal Republican Convention when the leaders of that movement have fought our monetary system at any and every opportunity. We are aware that noth- ing has been said derogatory about the candidates by the parti- san press, but the ﬁnancial plank has been attacked and de- nounced by evcry organ of the bondholders and National Banks from Maine to California and from the Lakes to the.Gulf, with- -out distinction of party. ' . Supposing the committee should by their procrastination and delay wait until after the Cincinnati Convention’, to pre- sent the nomination and platform of the Labor Party, and Davis «and Parker should be endorsed by the Cincinnati Con- vention on a different platform. What then? What platform would they adopt, and towhich party would they owe alle- principles sh? is promulgating." gian.-ce‘? We care nothing for Davis and Parker, save as the tion and platform to Judge Davis, as requested by the Con- ‘ and they are as well able to answer now as one month hence. ‘ .,€ _ is .. 5. 6 wooonum. a .,.oL.A.rL1N7s ,W‘E,EKLY. , , pl April 6, i_s72. f T \ representatives of the principles the Labor Party are advoca- ting- If they honestly believe in those principles and desire to further them by the use" of’ their names they can do it now as well as a week or a month . hence. An intimate friend of Gov. Parker writes us that the Governor endorses the platform anywhere and everywhere, but he has received no official call‘ from the Committee as yet. We call upon the Committee to immediately present to the candidates a copy of the platform, and tender them the nominations, and publish their replies. We likewise call upon every delegate to the Columbus Con- vention to immediately write to Mr. Groom, inquiring why this delay, and call upon him to either carry out the will of the Convention, or resign, and have some one else appointed, , who will perform the work. It is time that the Labor Reform- ers knew from their nominees directly (not second-handed) whether they accepted their nominations, and would stand upon the platform. A THE WORLD FOR CENTRALIZATION OF LEGISLA- TION This Democratic beacon light is in danger of ﬂoating from its moorings in the small but snug harbor of State sovereignty A . and -rights, where it has so long been fastened, and of seeking r safety from the social storms and tempests which ragetherein, in the more capacious. harbor of national unity. _ It has just occurred to the l/Vorld what a blessing it might V be if there were a National Divorce law, common to all the States and Territories. This view of the question is one which — we have labored assiduously to show, notonly as regards mar- riage and divorce, but of all other social questions, involved in common law or criminal jurisprudence. We have hopes, even of the World, since it has dawned upon its sight; which is so carefully guarded about by conservatism and time-hon- ored customs and screens, that a common divorce law would do away, with a deal of legal prostitution and designing prac- tices to obtain divorces, that it will also, in time, surrender its other equally -restricted views of legislation, and look for harmony, security and prosperity in one general system of laws for the whole country, to be enacted by the Congress of the United States. This would virtually abolish the State Legislatures and Legislative bribery, and at the same time the venal attaches to immense monied-nionopolies, which a large part of them are at present. The “World says: More tinkering at Albany with the laws, notwith- standing the failure of previous attempts. The divorce laws of the various States of the Union are little creditable to their legislators. Unfortunately, many as are the advantages of the .Federal system it has its drawbacks, and here is one of them. Be the laws, say of New York, ever so stringent upon the subject of divorce, dissatisﬁed persons can go to reside in Connecticut, or New Jersey, or Pennsylvania, or any State which afford them more immunities from. molestation in severing the bonds of conjugal life. Indeed men can do business in New York and reside in other States, thus having an almost complete bar ’ against "the more stringent laws. In consequence all manner of “ dodges” are tried to evade just laws. Divorces are ob- tained in States where neither party to them has resided, and our system is made a complete mockery. It will be necessary at the earliest practicable moment to put a stop to such pro- ceedings by the enactment of the most stringent penal pro- visions against those who directly or indirectly procure such divorces, as well as by the uniﬁcation of the legal provisions ‘upon that subject. The best attainable law upon marriage and divorce ought to be made general throughout the Union. Uniﬁcation in law is what we want, not degradation. We ‘ want a most perfect system of laws for the whole country, to be everywhere administered by servants elected by the people among whom they are to ofﬁciate. And while the laws shall have but one supreme centre of supervisory control, they shall see to it that every person is protected in the full and free use of the right to life, libertyand to the pursuits of happiness. Such laws formed by a Congress, elected by the votes of all citizens, and approved by the same, through the medium of the referendum would secure a permenancy which is unknown to this and all other representative governments. mend to the ‘World a further relaxation of its limits to sovereignty. %% MIS OELLANEO Us. (Continued. ) EMMANUELO , iNEWS FROM THE NORTH POLE. {CHAPTER THE rmsr. . “ This is as strange a maze as e’cr men trod; And there is in this business more than nature Was ever conduct of; some oracle 'Must rectify our knowledge.” -—SHAKESPEARE, supplied by J. M. THE NARRATIVE OF IVAN KQRNIKOFF, OF RUSSIA; YACOB 1’ETROLA- vsxr, A POLISH JEW; ADRIAN omcovron, A IIUNGARIAN; AND WALTER GEDDES, or GREAT BRITAIN; CONCLUDING wrrrr THEIR , SAJFE ARRIVAL A1‘ EMMANUELO. In the interior of Asiatic Russia many events take place, which are not noted by the press of Europe. Furthermore, it may be said, sometimes transactions of considerable magni- tude,,and known to the secret police, are not recorded in the Russian newspapers. In that country it is deemed unnecessary - to trouble the people with details of incipient revolts and ab- ortive revolutions. When such. attempts can be put down without exciting the public, it is considered wise to cover them with oblivion. It is therefore not to be expected that the ris- A — ingv planned by Petrolavski, in the city of Tobolsk in 1871, will be found mentioned in the history of modern Russia. But it * tookvplace nevertheless, and for it, we, the subscribers, in com- -mon withvtwenty-three other conspirators, were condemned to A "labor in the mines of Niska, near the town of Novaskoi, for the remainder of our lives. Having far more important matters to speak of, we will not . disturb the reader (if this manuscript ever ﬁnds one) with the hardships we underwent the first year of our captivity. Our good conduct and attention attracted the notice of the head . goaler or master miner, and he promoted us to do the work, -principally sledding, outside the mines. . sent on short excursions to fetch provisions and other neces- After a time we were , . We com-' saries to the village of Nicolaiev, which is on the Olensk river, and lies south of the town of the same name; the latter being situated in latitude 73° North, or about six degrees within the Arctic Circle. We had long determined to take‘ the first chance that offered for our escape, but it was three long weary years before an opportunity occurred. At length, however, we found one. Some extensive repairs were needed for the shafts of the mine, and we were dispatched to bring the timber from Nicolaiev. We carried our provisions with us to last us the trip, the common black bread used in the mines. We were not allowed ﬁre-arms, but sometimes managed to trap game where we put up for the nightfthis was all the ﬂesh food we got. We caught a rabbitocoasionally, and did not turn our back upon a fox. Having arrived at Nicolaisv, we set about excecuting our plan. It was simple enough; viz: to seize, in the dusk of the evening, the likeliest ﬁshing smack we _could ﬁnd and trust ourselves to the mercy of the river. This was our intention, but when we came to put it in prac- tice we found the craft were all so well guarded by dogs, that it was quite impossible to execute it. Geddes then proposed that we should trust ourselves to a raft, and not tempt the dogs, lest their barking should bring the ﬁshermen upon us. No sooner said than done; the raft was made of three squared logs of pine timber, strongly bound together with the strips of hide we commonly carried in our sleds. Then bringing our bread in“ the leather bags in which we kept it, we placed it on board, launched our raft, and were soon ﬂoating down the Olensk. The current of the river must havebeen running ‘at least six knots, yet it seemed an age before we passed out of sight of the village. Although we could. not secure a boat, we had obtained two oars, which we borrowed from the host of , the Red Cross, the inn where our horses were put up. We had not been six hours on our journey, and it was just begin- ning to get grey, when on turning a reach in their-iver, we came upon a sloop which was moored off a cottage of rather superior pretensions. We ‘steered the raft for it, intending to have a ﬁght for it if it was guarded. But there was no one on board, though we found preparations had been made for along cruise. We soon exchanged craft, hauled up the anchor, and setting the mainsail, went merrily on our way. — When we were at Nicolaiev, we had noticed a small paddle wheel steamer lying there, which plied between that village and Olensk. She did not make more than trips a year, and we knew it was about her time to start now, seeing that it was late in the fall, being near the end of September, although the weather had been singularly open. We naturally felt afraid of her overhauling us on the -river, especially when we were on the raft. Even now we doubted whether we should escape. “We were rightin so doing, for about noon We heard her pass on her way to Olensk. Fortunately for us, there was a heavy fog on the river, so dense that we could not see even her chimney. Had it not been for that circumstance, we should doubtless have been recognized by our prison dresses, and re- captured. We made the town of Olensk the following day about noon, but we stood off from it and reconnoitred until dusk, for we knew our escape from Nicolaiev would be reported by the steamer, which we alongside the wharf. Amongst the craft we noticed a schooner anchored out in mid stream, appa- rently ready for sea. From her size, we estimated there would not be more men than we could manage on board of her, so we thought it best to attempt her capture. Our design was to run down the coast to the mouth of the Lena River, scuttle the schooner, and make for the first village we could find. We also expected to ﬁnd some seamen’s clothes in her, which would enable us to disguise ourselves, so that we should not be recog- nized as government prisoners. As soon as it was dark we put our plan into operation. There was a light in her cabin, and in it we found a man and a boy, both asleep. We very quickly captured them, and then set to work to heave anchor. Geddes, who was an experienced mariner, found some charts in a locker in the cabin, and told us we had to run down about} seven degrees of.east longitude before we should arrive at our proposed destination. But, a degree of longitude in that latitude is only about twenty-five miles, he thought, if -we had luck, we could do it in two days. Happily for us, we found the schooner was laden with rye flour and bears hams, so that we should not want for provisions. There were also achest of clothes, such as worn by Russian. sailors; one complete fur suit, which we judged belonged to the captain,‘ as it had been worn; and plenty of good bear skins. When we arrived at the headland on the eastern side of the mouth of the river, we set adrift in our little craft, the man and boy we had captured, feeling, that by the time they again reached Olensk, we should be too far away to be pursued. Immediately after they left us, the wind veered round southerly, and it commenced to blow a gale. We close reefed the mainsail, but soon found that the only chance we had was to run before it. The first day we managed. to hold our course N. N. E., and fell in with land, which we took J20 be the Island of Koselnoi, but the gale in- creasing and the wind falling off southerly, we were compelled to scud before it. due north. 7 During the next twenty-four hours we fell in withice. The wind increased in violence and beat down the sea; except a very slight roll, there was no mo- tion iu our little vessel, she seemed to be pinned down to her work, but we could judge the terriﬁc speed at which we were going, by listening to the suction of the water at her’ sides. To add to the horrors of our situation, at this crisis, the day‘ , light began to fail us, for we were entering the regions of the long nights of the pole. Although we felt we were advancing on destruction, and could hear the icebergs grinding, crashing, and toppling around us, the ga e compelled us to go forward. It became also intensely cold. Fortunately, we had an abund- ance of fuel, and kept a good ﬁre, and lamps constantly light- ed in the cabin ; while on deck, the man at the wheel was re- lieved every hour. In the glimmer of light we had at noon of the ﬁfth day, we discovered ourselves drifting through a vast ﬁssure, about ﬁfty fathoms wide, lying between the ice moun- tains that girdle the North Pole. It was evident that this had been made quite recently, for the ice formations on either side exactly corresponded. Here, except the sound of the gale, no other noise was heard. The wind itself wasour pilot, for the helm was frozen. According to our judgment we were about forty-eight hours in this fearful ﬁssure. After that the wind began sensibly to abate. Now another danger beset us, for as the wind fell, the ﬁeld ice began. to form. The sch 101161" was already cumbcred with it, and consequently made slow way. At the same time the narrow passage in which we were, apps-ai'e(l to be closing up. This movement of the mountain giants really helped us, for it prevented the formation of ﬁeld ice_._ x,vl_iic11 would have effectu- ally destroyed us. Alth.ough the wind yet high, we seemed to crawl along on our journey. We were hours passing a point, and had almost began to give up in despair, when the moon, which for six Inonths is the sun of the Pole, rising in silver glory before us, exposed to our view, not six lengths ahead of us, the open. sea. f It was many hours, however, before we reached. it. When we did, we began also to notice. a sensible diminution of the cold. Although we gradually gained in speed, making .-any we had previously seen. probably two knots an hour, we felt there was a current against us. Before the moon set, Geddes called our attention to the fact that the ice on the rigging was commencing to melt, and on examining the bows of the vessel we noticed large icicles falling of into the sea. Hearing a noise like the reverberations of distant thunder, in our wake, we looked be- hind us and beheld the reclosing of the ﬁssure by which we had entered. We knew it proceeded from thence from wit- nessing the commotion of the crests of the icebergs, some of which we judged to have been eight hundred feet high. The view before us was one of superhuman brilliancy. The icewall appeared to us like a city of glass ﬁlled with a thousand cathedrals. Here and there might be seen. plateaus of snow, of billions of tons in weight, yet so light’ and feathery in appearancethat they looked like down beds for antediluvian giants. Although we knew that we were shut out forever from the world we had known, the escape from imminent present dangers made us welcome the future with delight. We felt it _,,to be impossible that a place so grand and so magniﬁcent should not have an island within it suitable for the home of man. , At the same time feeling full of gratitude for our esca? e we returned our common thanks, irrespective of our creed; and held on our course rejoicing. / We had not proceeded far before there arose before us an appearance like a luminous silver mist rising on the horizon. The northern lights were around us, occasionally shooting forth from every point of the compass, their sparkling spires of light almost to the zenith, and anon spreading out into in- numerable ramiﬁcations of supernatural delicacy. But the halo in our front was steady, increasing in volume and bril- liancy as we advanced towards it. We soon began to perceive that it did not rise from the line of the horizon, but rather above it, and that beneath it there was certainly the land. In a few hours we were close in shore, but could perceive nothing but rocks before us, which appeared to be almost, if not quite, perpendicular. Seeing that it wasimpossibleto make a land- ing, we coasted along by them for some distance. hoping to ﬁnd an inlet or harbor where we could anchor. We were not successful in our search; but-, on rounding a bluff headland, a boat, or from its size it would probably be more proper to term it a ship, shot out between us. The vessel appeared to be of‘ a different construction from Her breath was disproportioned to her length, and her bows did not appear to rise more than three or four feet above the water line. She had two masts, standing parallel, and placed about one-third of her length from her prow. From these depended two large sails with yards and booms in shape like those of the mainsails of sloops. The wind being favorable, both these’ were spread, and she bore down upon us with singular velocity. Immediately on her perceiving us, two lights of great brilliancy were lit on her bows, which made every object around her distinctly visible. On board of our schooner the shadows were as clear and well- deﬁned as those cast under a mid-day sun. As she came near- er to us we noted that, in the after part of the vessel, the cabins were built upon the deck, for lights in some were cc- casionally visible. It was not long before we werehailed by an old man with a beard, who came to the fore part of the vessel, and at the same time, a flag was displayed, on which was painted in bright colors a serpent wining round a cross. To our great joy, Yacob Petrolavski understood the bail, which he told us was Hebrew; and, being a scholar, answered it in the same language.“ Very soon others came before the light, where we could see them distinctly, and joined the man who had hailed us. Petrolavski kept up a conversation» /with the Captain (for so we took him to be), and translated for us what was said. The purport was that we were yet four hours’ sail from J oppa the nearest port. Furthermore, that the same was not a natural but an artiﬁcial port, having been made by bevelling the rocks some six feet below the water line at low tide; that they would pilot us to it, and that we should be there before the rising of the moon. In addition to this we were informed that the name of the vessel was “The Dorcas,” and that she was ap- pointed by government to render aid and assistance to any craft that might be in need of stores or help of any kind what- ever. As near as we could- judge, she appeared to be about one hundred feet in length, whilst her breadth of beam was at least thirty feet. She had for a ﬁgure head a graceful female, crowned with flowers, with its arms stretched forth and its hands open, though in the act of distribut_ion. The feet of the same almost touched the water over which it seemed to glide in majestic beauty. In color, it was dark,’ apparently of bronze, relieved here and there with gold edging, producing a pleasing effect. A line of a similar color terminating with a gold band (the former being about a foot and the latter not whilst under these, arranged perpendicularly amidships, and then gradually falling off to the shape of the bow and the stern, were a series of lines of various bright colors too numerous to specify. On her coming nearer, we could perceive that the men on board of her were mostly dressed in tunics, which reached a little below the knee, though some there were who wore long mantles nearly touching the ground. They had on their feet sandals, fastened round their ancles with strips of leather or cloth. The features of many of them were decidedly l of the Jewish type, but their countenances were open, and quite devoid of that eager and cunning look which sometimes distinguishes the children of Israel among us. It is unnecessary here to specify any further in regard to the people of Emmanuelo, into whose pleasant land we were happy years ; and amongst whom we desire our ashes to repose. Full descriptions of the island and its inhabitants, of their history, their laws, their manners and. their customs, will be found in their proper places in the enclosed document. In this case, to anticipate matters would be to disarrange them, which would not be proﬁtable. It is enough here to state, that, in a short space of time, we made the port of Joppa, and were most kindly entertained, and all our wants attended to by the inhabitants thereof. The next chapter will be devoted to a condensed account of the History of Ennnanuelo. [10 BE CONTINUED] . —————~—-:>—e—<x>-——-—- The legislature of California has presented to Congress reso- lutions against Chinese labor, and requests a revision of our treaty regulations so as effectually to exclude it in future. As the United States Senate has placed itself upon record against the naturalization of John Chinaman, in spite of the terms of the treaty, it will be worth watching on this occasion. you earnest republicans and synipathizers with liberty, Messrs. Nye of Nevada, Morton of Indiana, Williams of Oregon, and “W:ilson. of l\Lla.ssachusettes. the American world is waiting, in painful suspense to see you again “Jump Jim Crow.” If the United States Senate right in d_ecreeing John Chinaman’s exclusion from tho. beneﬁt of xm.t'uralimLtio.o_, the legislature of California justified in demanding his exclusion. from the country. We want no re-establishment here ofpoltical slav.e1’y by the special friends of the negro. more than four inches in width) marked the form of the vessel, ' then about to enter: with whom we have since assed man ‘ » 3’ Come, ' .~ x~.r ;’ :21, ‘ ~ , -,:.._l_.. -..:-n.,_, : ,. __;_i,; ‘r\..\-v_: Mnxm. - .. ,4 . :~;—;J:.z. ‘A . / ‘ 35;-cv_n;..‘ -_ -.,;_;_;nr:,,-,:,.-A-._.. , A-;L_.-. LL-..;:.=~.--=. -J \- April 6, 1872. WQQDHULL & cLArLiN?s wEEi§Lr. pi - r e E7 -4 OUR EUROPEAN CORRESPONDENCE. NAPLES, March 2, 1872. DEAR Mas. Wooi>HULL,—-I have just returned from a visit to the Annunziati, the foundling hospital of Naples. ~ . After a long drive we entered a large court-yard and saw what seemed a ﬁne palace. Admitted by the porter we were passed on to a person of a little higher grade, who came from a side room ﬁlled with huge volumes in which clerks were .writin ; a moment waiting and then we followed him up three long ghts of stairs into another office, ﬁlled with day books, ledgers, journals and a half dozen clerks, all men, bythe way. Here the General Superintendant received us graciously, ex- pressed much pleasure at having an American and English lady to visit them, and himself guided us to the chief matron, 3. Sister of Mercy. A large noble looking woman with a face full of motherly affection and a voice as soft and cooing as ‘a dove’s. ’ . ‘ In this room were several ladies and some children. After a little conversation with her, a bell summoned two Sisters from an inner apartment. ‘ Like the mother, these women had the expression of persons entirely satisﬁed with their work; to one of these sisters we were transferred for guidance over the house. Passing out of the matron’s office we entered the ﬁrst dor- mitory where were ranged ﬁfteen cribs, each hung with white spotted muslin and covered with white spreads. In each of these little beds nestled two,sometimes three bd7n.bz'no, all under one month in age. Behind each crib stood the bed for the nurse who had charge of the infants. These women all looked in good healthand perfectly competent to ﬁll the place of mothers to the little outcasts. They are always examined before being received as nurses, and if there is any taint apparent, are rejected. Avwoman with .a cough would fail an appointment. as nurse to the children of the Madonna, no matter what other qualiﬁcation she might . possess; for Neapolitans think consumption contagious, ‘and are so particular about it that they new paint, paper, and fur- nish a room where a consumptive dies, while for small pox they would hardly fumigate an apartment. On entering the next room we observed over the door a pic- ture of the Madonna and that our guide made reverence to it, and turning we observed there was one over the door we had passed. These are the children of the holy mother, said our guide,‘they all come to her, and are forever hers. Here were twenty cribs, with the same furnishings, and the same arrange- ments for the nurses, and in each crib three children, except- ing one or two where death had made a vacancy. It was curious to see the way the little heads nestled togeth- er. but what ‘a chorus of weak cries, and oh! the din of baby talk among the nurses. Another room had forty cribs all filled or at least having one or more occupants. There were but few among all these infants over six months old; inquiring the reason of this we learned that large num- bers were adopted by ladies who make vows to the Madonna to do this service for her.- If they have been prosperous, or saved from any danger or sufl'ering, they offer her their vows and adopt one of her children, which is often regarded with more fondness than the children of the house. Returning to the first nursery we found one of the ladies we had seen in the mothers’ rooiii, nursing and caressing a baby which she doubtless carried away with her. Others were there upon the same errand. I inquired of the chief matron if inf-anticide was a common crimein Naples. She did not seem to comprehend my ques- tion; accordingly I asked the physician, and his reply was it was very rare so far as his observation went. An intelligent physician with an extensive practice outside, in reply to the same question, said it is more common than the doctor at the Annunziafi supposes; nevertheless it is rare when compared with English and American cities; it is a vice of their higher civilization. If the wholesale slaughter of the innocents is a necessity of our civilization, it seems questionable whether it is Wise to attain to such remarkable altitudes. I inquired the rate of mortality among the infants, and was told by both superintendent and physician, that it rarely ex- ceeded twenty—f'ive per cent. This low rate they attributed to the children’s being nourished at the breast, and not fed as in the Romagnia, with cows’ milk. He might also have added, the cleanliness and the excellent ventilation as sanitary meas- ures. The rooms are very high, and the doors and windows were all open to admit air and the loving warmth of the sun. Occasionally we saw a nurse with a baby all unrolled from its swadling clothes, stretching itself in the genial warmth, cooing and enlarging its animal life in the freest way. This was usually on the wide open balcony which ran completely round the inner court. It is a marvel how the human system can adapt itself to bandages in which these children are swathed. , Leaving the narrow floors we were shown the amusement rooms, which occupy the Whole of one side of the court. The first room was a magniﬁcent hall at least twenty feet high with handsome marble pillars, frescoed walls, and ceiling colored, tiled floors and pictures on the wall. Here several ‘quiet, tidy looking young women were promenading and chatting with perfect freedom. The next hall was floored with red tile, had no ornaments, and here younger girls were at plav. From here we enter the chapel, where werea few good pictures and a Madonna most elegantly dressed, the work of the girls of the school! A royal purple velvet wrought with gold in a rich heavy, and tasteful pattern. . As we came out of the chapel a bell rang and they went into dinner, not with a rush, nor yet with a drilled air as in most institutions; they acted as freely as children in a home. The Salon was furnished with marble top tables, and simple forms to sit upon. Before each girl was placed a blue and white covered turreen ﬁlled with macaroni, cooked with toma- toes, which they ate Ct la Neapolitan with their ﬁngers. A The dinner over we were taken to the school rooms. It was the work hour; in the ﬁrst room‘ were the little girls, and, as I observed, those with weak eyes; there they were knitting most industriously. In the next room was glove sewing, artiﬁcial flower working and embroidery. A hunch back girl seemed much delighted that I noticed, and praised her exquisite ﬂowers. In the next room embroidery and lace making of the most beautiful kinds. One girl told me she had been six months at vsiork on a parasol cover ; she designed her pattern for it. Another was making a black lace ﬁounce nearly halfa yard deep ; she also designed her own pattern. We then went into the room where they study drawing, and twice a week have a master to give them lessons. Some of the patterns were very beautiful. I asked if these girls never left the institution. They are never sent away, was the reply. They sometimes marry when they have a little dowery, which has been saved for them. We could not send away the Holy Mothers" children. Going out on the ter- race we sawvseveral old women with gentle, childish faces, and found tliatthey were really the lVIadonna’s children. that had grown old in the only home they ever knew, and amid the only love they had ever had. What becomes of the boys, I asked‘. Oh, those that are / not taken out on the vows are sent’ to another institution of the -z Mothers’, where they are educated. What think you for?--for nothing other than the arm'y——which at this moment is march- ing to the sound of music beneath my balcony. Three or four timesa day the troops pass, and as I look at them I think for this then you were rescued in infancy now to be food for‘. powder. ’ I can not tell you who was the founder of this institution or h.ow endowed. The attendants did not know, they seemed satisﬁed to accept the now, and let the past go; They declined the money offered and only accepted our thanks; hence I judge it must be very rich, for it is the only place where money has not seemed the very ﬁrst thought and desire. A few days since I met Madame Louvier who has written some very able letters to American papers. She says - in one I am not a Communist, I do not know any of them, but I like to see justice done, and they, the Communists, have been shamefully misunderstood by Americans. Sheis a brave, noble woman and will do her part toward‘ making our people under- stand that the Communists fought a brave battle for the right to self-government, the right to hold their municipal elections, in short, the right to freedom. ' She says during their government good order prevailed, and the most perfect ‘justice. No monopolies of provisions were allowed; but, she continues, the most horrible atrocities were perpetrated by the beseigers. . The ﬁfty—two day’s seige is unequalled in history for its bar- barities, buirthe outrages upon humanity when they entered the city as far exceeds the horrors of St. Bartholomew’s day, as that did all past horrors. » Slowly but surely the truth will work its way, and this sham. government will fall as others have done before. The syco- phantic old man at its head may/live‘ to see his schemes fail even yet. The elections of the provinces are a warning to him. I had talked an hour with Madam, and in our sympathies had drawn very near each other when I asked her if, the Com- munists would have given woman suffrage. This opened that question in which I found her well posted. Soon after I handed her the history of the movement; glancing at it she said, are you the author? Oh! I have known you for years, and now such a hand shaking and cordial greeting one does not often have. But I am spinning out my letter too long. Adieu. P. w. I). ~———-—+~o+—-—-~—— STRAY SHOTS. The New York Sun reports that "‘a judge in St. Louis has appeared on the bench in a black gown,” and subsequently condemns the aristocratic innovation on our Republican sim- plicity.‘ St. Louis has already infamously distinguished her- self in copying European snobbery, by sanctioning prostitution by law. The fashion of unsexing her judges by frocking them is only another step in the same direction. “THE ANNIVERSARY or THE COMMUNE.~——PARIS, March 18. To-day being the anniversary of the uprising of the Commune, it is feared that demonstrations attended with disorder may be made in this city, to celebrate the event, and the government has taken precautions for the suppression of all disturbances.” Notwithstanding the long ten months fusilade at Sartory, the Parisian Communists are not all killed yet. When they triumph, and they most assuredly will in the near future, let us hope, that, notwithstanding the horrible butcheries they have suffered, they will remember the dying advice of their great leader Rossel, and forgive their malignant and ignorant enemies. Senor De Blas, the Spanish Minister of State, has addressed a circular to the governments of Europe proposing to them to combine their efforts to crush the Internationals. Well, Austria has tried that game scientiﬁcally from the commence- ment, and all the other great Eiiropeaiiipowers spasmodically —but the International shines on. As to the effort on the part of Senor De Blas it will prove to be merely a modern illustra- tion of Don Quixote attacking the wind-‘mills, and will result for him, in a similar discomﬁture. The great Austrian states- man, Count Buest, is wiser than the Don, for, when questioned on the subject of the Internationals by a Herald correspondent, we are informed “he switched off the track, evidently not in- tending to reveal any thing upon this point.” “PRINTERS DEMANDING FULL PAY non WOMEN PRINTERS.——— The Syracuse Courier of the 5th says: The male printers in the establishment of Masters", Lee & Stone, struck yesterday against the employment of female compositors at low wages upon the Northern Christian Advocate, lately removed from Auburn. The men disclaim any hostility on their part toward the female compositors, as printers are too gallant to oppress the weaker sex; on the contrary, they only ask that where fe- males are employed they should receive a fair price for their work.” , The above is taken from the Daily .’l’im—es, of Scranton, Pa; The Knights of St. Crispinlhave twice defended successfully the Daughters of St. Crispin against unjust discriminations-. When the typo’s understand their best interests they will do likewise. The WEEKLY pays it women compositors the same as men receive. “At Lexington,Mich., a week or two since, Mr. Wideman, the township treasurer, visited the house of Mr. William Stoner, in Davisville, for the purpose of collecting tax on a dog. He was deemed, however, an interloper by the ladies of the domicile and treated accordingly. They took the pre- caution to lock the door ﬁrst, to prevent his escape with the goods, and then proceeded to belabor him, one with a good sized hickory club, another with an ax, and another with a kettle of hot water ready, as they said, to scald the hog as soon as the others had killed him. The climate was altogether too warm for his comfort and he was only too glad to escape with a whole skin. A reinforcement visited the place the next day, and the tables were turned and the belligerent females were compelled to pay the tax, and the costs and expenses incurred. They state in extenuation of their conduct, that they had been advised that the tax was illegal, and that they had a right to take extreme measures in the protection of their property from a levy. ” ‘ ' ‘ If the dog belonged. to the women, accoi-ding to thefathers, they would be right, for, “taxation without representation is Music AND THE DRAMA. Nilsson’s season of opera at the Academy of Music has at last come to a close, and will be recorded as one of the most pronounced ﬁnancial successes this country has ever seen. Thanks to the good management of the brothers Strakosch, backed up by the powerful aid of Dr. Doremus, the fashion- able world of this city early pronounced her a success, and‘ other cities promptly endorsed that opinion. No lady of fash- ion considered it proper to absent herself from these perform- _ ances, and the Academy has nightly presented an array of elegant toilets such as is rarely seen within its walls. That she has been entirely an artistic success we are not prepared to admit, but her winning ways, the extremely artistic manner in which she has used her fast waning organ and her prompt- ness in crushing out anything approaching rivalry on the part of those of her company who were fairly entitled to share her honors, have kept her the attraction of the season. Next week the house will beoccupied by the Parepa-Rosa grand combination for the production of Italian Opera. Par- epa-Rosa, Adelaide Phillipps, Santley and Wachtel will form a quartette such as has rarely, if ever, been equalled in the world. Four rich, full, fresh voices! none of the thin, French organs are here, and no one of them can overpower the rest, has heretofore been unfamiliar. The Church Music Association are busily engaged in rehears- ing for their closing concert of the season, under the direc- tion of Dr. James Peck, Beethoven’s Mass in D, the most dim- in this country. ~ We fear Dr. Peck has undertaken too much in attempting the production of this work by a society only a three years old. An entire season of practice would hardly master its enormous difficulties. If persistentwork on the part of the conductor can accomplish it, however, we may look f'or satisfactory results; we cannot butregret that no more satisfactory soprano has been selected than the lady who is now rehearsing for the part. The graceful and attractive music of Mendelssohn’s unﬁnished opera of “Loreley,” will also be given. ' ' The remarkable enterprise of Mr. J as. Steele Mackaye, at the St. James Theatre, will come to a close with the present week. During the season he has produced two new pieces, one being much that was uninteresting and extravagant, and the other a society play abounding in the mostadvanced doctrines of free love. “Marriage” was well placed upon the stage and Miss Griswold made many really ﬁne points as the heroine. It is rumored that Mr. Mackaye’s friends propose building him a theatre, but we hardly anticipate its accomplishment. The friends of Mrs. John Wood have visited Niblo's in some- what diminished‘ numbers during the week to witness the‘well- worn burlesque of “ Pocahontas,” the production of. “Poll and Partner Joe” having beenunavoidably deferred until next week. Mrs. Wood has been quite ill, but has bravely gone through her part with all the vim of perfect health. At Booth’s Theatre, Miss Carlotta Le Clercq commenced an engagement on Monday evening, appearing as “ Rosalind ” in “ As You Like It.” ‘Ne are inclined to pronounce her the best actress, in her line, in the country, and she is worthy of liberal patronage, which she will doubtless receive. ‘We shall speak more fully of her in a future issue. Mr. Daly has revived “Frou—Frou” for a week, with Miss Agngs Ethel in her original character, at that most’ delight- fully fashionable little theatre, the Fifth avenue. It is to be followed by the production of Mr. Daly’s new piece, adapted from the French, entitled “Article 47.”; The attractions presented by Mr. Jackson and his associates f'or last Sunday evening’s concert _at the Grand Opera House drew an immense audience. The Ninth Regiment Band, Capoul and M’lle Duval were worthy of the ovation, and the entertainment was a thoroughly enjoyablehone. At the Grand Opera House Mr. Cole is being liberally re- warded for his lavish expenditure in the production of the new spectacle of “Lalla Rookh” It is pronounced gorgeous in the extreme. More anon. A ' “The Veteran” will not be withdrawn until some indeﬁnite period in the future. ' At Bryant’s Opera House a new burlesque on “Julius Caesar” is having a successful run in combination with the usual variety of song and dance. ~—-—-—<p—o-+--—-——— THE UNIVERSAL Boox l\/IAnx.——This ingenious device, as its name indicates, is universal in its application and use, and for the purpose designed,‘ is at once unique, novel andcomplete. See advertisement. \ WHERE TO DINE. WEEKLY, “Where shall I dine when ‘down town?’ ” we re- ply, emphatically, at Kurtz’s, 60 Broadway. We have never heard any of the objections to. “ Kurtz ” that come to our ears about other prominent places. Everything that is required to satisfy the cravings of the “ inner man” is served up by Kurtz tyranny.'! The New York News is the reporter of the above in the best style, while special attention is given to “dinner item; ; .'il:iE}§JAILLEUEt q 3 parties,” to whom extra inducements are offered! but the house will be ﬁlled with a quantity of tone to which it cult vocal work ever written. 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Advertisers bills will be collected from the oﬁice of the paper, and must in all cases, bear the signature of WOODHULL, CLAFLIN & Co. Specimen copies sent free. News-dealers supplied by the American News Company, No. 121 Nassau street, New Ybrk. ‘ - A All communications, business or editorial, must be addressed Woodhull dz Cla.fiiII’s Weekly’, 44. BROAD STREET, NEW Yonx CITY. JOHN W. METZLER, Superintendent of Advertising. ‘-‘:2.-r. VIVGTQRIA G. W90BHdl.§..A?€E TENNEE S. Ql.A'FLlit, EDITORS AND PROPRIETORS. THE TWENTY—FOURTH ANNEVERSARY OF MODERN . SPIRITUALISM. .. X We had prepared copy for the announcement of the coming Anniversary, and supposed, until too late to remedy the defect, that the paper of last Saturday contained it. We sincerely regret this oversight, and herewith make such reparation as lies in our power at this late moment. . The twenty-fourth Anniversary of Modern Spiritualism will be celebrated at Apollo Hall, Sunday afternoon, March 31st, 1872, at two o’clook. Margaret Fox Kane, one of the original / “ Fox Sisters” Will be present, and doubtless, the Spirit VVorld will give a manifestation through her, of the raps which star- tled the public a quarter of a century ago, and‘ ushered in the Spiritual Dispensation. ' I The following eminent Speakers will be present and deliver short addresses: Hon. J. W. Edmonds, Dr. T. Hallock, Victoria C. Woodhull, 0. Fannie Allyn, AIInai;M. Middlebrook, Nettie C. Maynard, Warren L. Barlow, "A. A,.“W‘nee]_ocl;, F1~ed_ L. H. Willis and Thomas Gales Forster. Music and singing by the Society’s choir. Tickets twenty-ﬁve cents.‘ ‘John J. Tyler, President; Dr. 0. R. Gross, Secretary. . Q G g . BOARD OF TRUSTEES. The following are the newly elected “Board of Trustees” of the New York Spiritualist Society, holding meetings at Apollo Hall: John Tyler, John Keyser, Dr. Andrews, VV. S. Barnard, Dr. 0. R. Gross,rJ. A. Cozeno, F. M. Clark, J. H. Newton, E. S. Creamer. At a meeting of the Board of Trustees, the fol- owing committee on Anniversary was appointed: W. S. BARN-‘ BIRD, D3. 0. R. Gnoss, E. S. CIIEAMER, J. A, CozENo. .....-.,;,_.~,s:;,.. THE MAY CONVENTION. Every day the evidence, that the convention ' called for the 9th and 10th of May, by representatives of the various reforms, to meet in ' Steinway Hall, is to be a spontaneous up- rising of the people, increases in volume, interest and en- thusiasm. Already many prominent men and -women who have never taken part, even in the suﬁrage movement, are coming forward favoring the f‘oI'mation of a new party, which shall meet the demands of all really reformatory movements ; while an active workis going forward looking to the complete transfer of an already organized movement to the support of the new one. Many names of prominent persons engaged in this are withheld until the work is complete, when a thunder- bolt will be let loose which will open the eyes of the people who at least affect to believe, that the Republican. party is se- curely ﬁxed upon the country. From all parts of the country—from Maine to California~ from Minnesota to Louisiana—come inquiries as to how repre- sentation can be had in the Convention. These inquiries were called out by the simple announcement in these columns that there was to be a Convention broad enough to include all Human Rights. They are answered bygthe calls themselves-—by People are sick of present political con- ditions and are ready to bolt en mccssc from them, and embrace that which, at least, promises freedom, equality and justice to all people, and which will permit of favoritism to none, either as individuals or as combinations of individuals. Then let the whole country ring with the coming doom, and viduals, send on names to be added to either of the two ' PEOPLE’S CONVENTION. The undersigned citizens of the United States, responding to the invitation of the National Woman Suffrage Association propose to hold 3. Convention .at Steinway Hall, in the city of New York the 9th and 10th of May. ‘We believe the time has come for the formation of a new political party whose principles shall meet the issues of the hour, and represent equal rights for all. g V _ As women of the country are to take part for the ﬁrst time in political action, we propose that the initiative steps in the Convention shall be taken by them, that their opinions and methods may be fairly set forth, and considered by the repre- sentatives from many reform movements now ready for united action; such as the Internationals, and other Labor Reformers,—the friends of peace, temperance, and education, and by all those who believe that the time has come to carry the principles of true morality and religion into the State House, the Court and the market place. This Convention will declare the platform of the People’s Party, and consider the nominationpof candidates for President and Vice-President of the United States, who shall be the best possible exponents of political and industrial reform. The Republican party, in destroying slavery, accomplished its entire mission. In denying that “ citizen” means political equality, it has been false to its own deﬁnition of Republican Government; and in fostering land, railroad and money mo- nopolies, it is building up a commercial feudalism dangerous to the liberty of the people. . The Democratic party, false to its name and mission, died in the attempt to sustain slavery, and is buried beyond all hope of resurrection. 3 Even that portion of the Labor party which met recently at Columbus, proved its‘ incapacity to frame a national plat- form to meet the demands of the hour. , C We therefore invite all citizens, who believe in the idea of self-government; who demand an honest administration; the reform of political and social abuses; the emancipation of labor, and the enfranchisement of woman, to join with us and inaugurate a political revolution, which shall secure jus- tice, liberty and equality to every citizen of the United States. « ELIZABETH V CADY STANTON. ISABELLA B. HOOKER. SUSAN B. ANTHONY. MATILDA JOSLYN GAGE. You are respectfully requested to authorize, at your earliest convenience, the use of your name to the above call, address- ing your reply yes! or no! to Mrs. Isabella. B. Hooker, 10 Hubbard st., New Haven, Conn. 7 ~—————~—+—o-¢—————— THE PARTY OF THE’ PEOPLE TO SECURE AND MAINTAIN HUMAN RIGHTS,’TO BE INAUGU- RATED IN THE U. S., IN MAY, 1872. We, the undersigned citizens ofthe United States, believing the time has come for,,_the formation of an entirely new party whose principles shall meet the vital issues of the hour purpose to hold a Convention in the city of New York, on the 9th and 10th of May, 1872, for the purpose of constructing a plat- form and considering nominations for President and Vice- President—-the ﬁrst so broad as to include every human-right, and the last, the best possible exponents ofevery branch of reform. Some of the reasons, which render this step necessary, are as follows : We charge on the present Government, that in so far as it has not secured freedom, maintained equality and adminis- tered justice to each citizen, it has proven a failure; and since it exists without the consent of the governed, therefore, that it is not a republican government. , We charge it with being a political despotism, inasmuch as the minority have usurped the whole political power, and by its unscrupulous use prevent the majority from participation in the government, nevertheless compelling them to contribute to its maintenance and holding them amenable to the laws, which condition was described by its ‘founders as absolute bondage. ~ I We charge it with being a ﬁnancial and military des- potism; using usurped power to coerce the people. We charge it with using and abusing millions of citizens who, by the cunningly devised legislation of the privileged classes, are condemned to lives of continuous servitude and, want, being always half fed and half clothed, and often half sheltered. We charge it with gross and wicked neglect of its children‘, permitting them to be reared to lives of ignorance, vice and crime; as a result of which it now has more 9 than ﬁve and a half millions of citizens over ten years of age who can neither read nor write. ' We charge it with having degenerated from its once high estate into a mere conspiracycf office-holders, money-lenders, land-grabbers rings and lobbies, against the mechanic, the farmer and the laborer, by which the former yearly rob the latter of all they produce. And ﬁnally we indict it as a whole, as unworthy of longer toleration, since rivers of human blood,‘ and centuries ofhuman toil, are too costly prices to be demanded ofa people who have already paid the price of freedom; nevertheless, such was the price demanded and paid for a slavery, which, in point of human vvretchedness, was comparitively as nothing to that which still exists, ‘to abolish which it promises to demand still more blood and greater servitude and toil. In view of these conditions, which are a reproach upon our civ- “ calls "’ which appear in another column. , ilization, all persons residing within the United States, regard April 6," 1872. less of race, sex, nationality or previous condition; and espe- _ cially Labor, Land, Peace and Temperance reformers, and Internationals and Woman Suffragists-—including all the various Suffrage Associations—~as well as all others who believe the time has come when the principles of eternal justice and human equity should be carried into our halls of legislation, our courts and market-places, instead of longer insisting that they shall exist merely as indeﬁnite, negative and purpose- less theories—as matters of. faith, separate from works, are earnestly invited to respond to this call and, through properly constituted delegations to join with us, and in concert with the National Woman Suffrage Association‘to help us to in- augurate the great and good work of refoﬁnation. This reformation, properly begun, will expand into a. p_(- litical revolution which ‘shall sweep over the country and purify it of demagogism, oﬂicial corruption and party despot- ism; after which the reign of all the people may be possible through a truly republican government which shall not only recognize but guarantee equal political and social rights to all men and women, and which shall secure equal opportu- nities for education to all children. Victoria C. Woodhull. . . .N. Y. Horace Dresser . . . . . . . . .N. Y. Horace H. Day . . . . . . . .N. Y. Marie Howland . . . . . . ..N. J. Anna M. Middlebrook. . . CL. A. G. VV. Carter . . . . . . . .Ohio. L. E. De Wolf . . . . . . . . . . .Ills. Addie L. Ballou . . . . . . . . .In_d. Ellen Dickinson . . . . . . . .N. J. Hon. ‘H.’ C. Dibble . . . . . . . .La. Theodore H. Banks. . . . .N. Y. M. A. Towns’d Hoardley, Mass. Mary J. Holmes . . . . . . .Tenn. R. W. Hume . . . . . . . . . . ..N. Y. Ira B. Davis . . . . . . . . . . . .N. Y. Martha P. Jacobs . . . . . . .Mass. Laura Cuppy Smith . . . . . .Cal. John M. Spear . . . . . . . . . . .Cal. E. H. Heywood . . . . . . . .Mass. E. Hope Whipple . . . . ..Ohio. Ellen Goodell Smith. . . . . .Pa. J. K. Ingalls . . . . . . . . . . . .N. Y. Hon. J. D. Reymert. .. . .N. Y. C. Fannie Allen . . . . . . . ..D. . Marilla M. Ricker . . . . . . .N. H. John Brown Smith . . . . . ..Pa. NorE:—You are earnestly requested to unite in this move- ment and authorize the use of your name to support the above call; and also to secure and forward the names of as many other suitable persons as it may be posssble for you to obtain, and return the same at the earliest practicable mo-‘ ment, too : VICTORIA C. WooDnULL. 44. Broad street, New York City. ———~—-¢»—cr-9--———— WHAT DOES SPIRITUALISM MEAN? Of late years we have cherished the hope that the world had at last evolved something-that would never admit of restric- tion; something that would grow and expand until all the needs of humanity should be encompassed by it; until every principle of justice, every truth of philosophy, and every demonstration of science should be formulated within the circle of its all-embracing theory and practice. A This is what we had predicted for Spiritualism. But we are now surprised into a revision of our premises; a re-analysis of the causes from which we expected such results to flow; and are compelled to inquire if indeed Spiritualism do mean all that; or is it to repeat the oft-told tale of Sectarianism? From the nature of the foundation upon which Spiritualism is built it ought not to be sectarian-; indeed, Spiritualism, in the broad sense of universal intercommunication between the inhabitants of the material and spiritual spheres, cannot be sectarian since it presumes upon‘ communion between persons of every possible shade of difference in intellect, morals and culture. Then who shall say what shall constitute a Spirit- ualist? And if this cannot be done, whence the cry raised as to what belief and practices shall be permitted for the elect? And who have been deputed as the conservators of the faith ‘.9 It seems to us that there isga deep meaning in the fact that Spirit communion is no respecter of persons. If the facts upon which it is built recognize no distinction among persons, how can the faith growing out of it be made sectarian‘? And if it. cannot be made sectarian, are Sectarians Sprititualists? And ifnot, are those who are attempting to hedge it, anything more than Sectarians? Spiritualism is universal. Sectarian- ism is limitation; and this is the difference. Now, what is the logic of this? If Spiritualism is a univer- sal religion, does it not naturally and unavoidably lead to the conclusion that it is also humanitarian? Universality is humanitarian; and humanitarianism includes all the needs of humanity. And what are human needs? First, they are material. The needs of the ﬂesh, out of which all others grow, must be provided for, in order that the intellectual and moral nature may have sustenance. In order to make any practical use ‘of Spiritualism its logical deductions must be outwrought in‘ every day life. _ - One of the very first things upon which the welfare of hu- manityidepends, is its proper organization. Organization of humanity is its government. If government then be imperfect; if indeed it be despotic, it necessarily follows that Spiritual- ism, in beginning at the foundation of society to evolve it to better conditions, should ﬁrst endeavor to correct govern- mental abuses. Moreover, if governments, under which Spir- itualism has burst forth, are falsely organized, are built upon principles which are n_ot humanitarian, then should its whole efforts be directed to the construction of a better one to take the place of the-old. How then can those who are entitled to the name of Spiritualist L, as believers in the religion of human- ity, say they have nothing to do with government as such? Should not the principles of religion enter into the construc- tion of the government? Should it not be such as-to permit and protect human rights? Should it be not builded upon jus- tice and equity; and are they not elements of Spiritualism as a religion? , We should consider ourselves very bad Spiritualists if, be- cause the government permitted us to usurp the rights Of others, as our present government does aportion of their nat- , I I. .1’ r April .6, 1872. woo1)HULL (SE OLAFLIN’S WEEKLY. A , 9 ural rights, we should usurp them and at the same time make loud professions of devotion to human welfare. I This is a serious question, one which the true hu- manitarian cannot evade. It is useless for any to say that they may be consistent humanitarians and at the same time eschew their duty and rights as citizens. Nor will it do for them to profess that they are devoted to humanity, and at the same time co-operate with a political party which con‘- spires ‘ for the interests of the few against the interests of the great majority of the people. They cannot say, and be con- sistent, that they believe woman,- as a constituent part of society and acknowledgedcitizens of the Government, can .be deprived of her rights as such and at the same time sup- port the party which enforces that despotism. Far be it from us to desire or attempt to compel any person to act politically, against the Republican party. But we have the right to ex- -‘ pose the inconsistency of those who profess one thing, and live in action something quite different. It is no better to pro- fess justice and equality and live their opposites, than it is to make a long face of serving God of a Sunday, and live to the devil all the week. And if we, as Spiritualists, make‘no more ' consistent application of our professions than do your Presby- terian brethren, what better are we than they; what does our Spiritua1ism—ourreligion—proﬁt us more than theirs? We, therefore, conceive it to be our duty to urge upon Spir- itualists the work of reorganizing our Government so that it shall be administered upon the principles of strict human justice. Nor shall people hinder us by crying out that we want to sectarianize politics. VVc have never before found Spiritualists who were willing to admit that Spiritualism was a sectarian religion, or that they were sectarians. But some have tlioughtlessly, we think, announced that they are sec- tarians and that Spiritualism is, like all other isms, sectarian. But it remains to be seen whether the great mass of Spirit- ualists will permit such an imputation to be permanently fas- tened upon them, and whether they will remain contentedly and unconcernedly watching the gross abuses that have grown up under our Government and never raise their hands to stop their practice. We believe that Spiritualists, as a body, have a care as to what sort of a government exists. We believe that they in- terpret Spiritualism to mean the religion of humanity, and that in caring for humanity they cannot remain indifferent specta- tors to their enslavement, be it of whatever subtleness it may, even if it be that which was spoken of by the Apostle and “servant of Groc,” James, when he said “Behold the hire of the laborers who have reaped down your fields, Which is of you kept back by fraud.” This same kind of fraud is practiced upon the laborers everywhere in this country, and shall Spiri tualists stand by and let it continue? Nor shall the cry that we wish to make use of Spiritualists’ to accomplish our own selﬁsh purposes deter us from the work we are assigned to do. It matters not to us, except that we pity those who entertain the sentiment, if some do maintain the proposition that we labor for self, instead of for humanity. Vile have this knowledge, however, that if we do by false pre- tenses so labor, that they who assert it, can by no possibility be so well informed of our motives as to be warranted in the assertion. They do not know whether they speak falsely or truly. They should comfort themselves, however, in this, that if what they assert be true our efforts will come to naught. It so occurs that We care but little for more personalities. Whatever people may assert of us personally we endeavor to leave out of the question; but we are ever ready to defend the principles we advocate, or to acknowledge our errors when we ﬁnd them. Hence we would say to our personal enemies cease - your personal denunciations and question our principles. And in this particular matter of political action, into which we urge upon Spiritualists to enter, the principles of justice and human rights would be better jsubserved than by sticking to the Democratic and Republican parties. Let them remem- her that the question is not, whether we are urging this move- ment for person-all ends or for purely humanitarian motives; but whether the movement is right or wrong? If it be wrong in itself there could be no possible excuse for Spiritualists to forward it by their support; but if it be right of itself, there can be no excuse for opposing it, even if we are its advocates. In the last instance it is those who would oppose it that would , be acting from personalmotives; they would oppose it because a particular person is its advocate. And we earnestly recom- mend that Spiritualists consider this distinction, which ‘per- haps may not have occurred to them previously. -—--—o-e+—-.-—~ WHAT IS IT ALL ABOUT? The National Labor Reformers seem to be criminally slow in notifying “ the object of their choice” of the results of’ the Columbus Convention. It is questionable whether they have not even now laid themselves open to a couple of actions for damages for “breach of promise.” But why need they fear to declare their intentions ? Has not "‘ ye dark Judge of the Supreme Court, asserted in a letter, that he deems it a duty to refuse no honorable offer; and, as for “Ye Governor of ye Jerseys,” did not he lately half signify his acquiesence to the Pacolet of the New York Herald, in such beautiful language, that the question of the latter, and the answer of the former can only be expressed in poetry thus: ' “Why don’t you marry then, my pretty maid? Nobody asked me (the Governor) said.” _ But really this dilatoriousness in the National Labor Reformers is no laughing matter. If they have no respect for the feelings of Judge Davis and Gov. Parker, they ought to , have some for the people. They are certainly not justified in keeping‘ “hundreds” of . our citizens in cruel suspense, hang- ing like Mahometfs coﬂin, between heaven and earth. TPIE REASONAND THE DIFFERENCE. We need only refer to the fact to have it clearly understood by our readers, that the Religio-PhilosopltlcalJournal has been our most determined and bitter opponent, because we have dared, as President of the American Association, to advise to urge, Spiritualists to form a political party based upon the principles of justice andequality, in fact to give the politi- cal ‘professions of the Journal an opportunity for exercise. Ever since our message to Spiritua1ists,_week after week it has contained some unkind reference to us. But we arewnow rejoiced to ﬁnd it, if not acknowledging its errors in so many words, advocating governmental questions with quite as much force and profundity as we were ever guilty of doing. We may have been wrong, since we occu- ‘pied the position referred to; to issue a message, and to urge Spiritualists to act justly, politically; but it may be right for the Jourinal to do the same thing, simply as a journal. We don’t pretend to be competent to decide this question, and will leave it entirely.to Brother Jones. We are only too glad to perceive that the same cause We entertain with so much earnestness, ﬁnds in the Journal so able and faithful an advo- cate. Brother Jones does not oppose the advocacy of govern- mental, political questions. Though he opposes our being permitted to advocate them, we are happy to know that it is the person and not the principle which is the cause of it. So after all we work in harmony, since if the principle can suc- ceed, we shall be glad, even to be excused from advocating it and permitted to retire to the ranks from which we were, to ourselves, so unexpectedly called. Does any one doubt what we have said? Let us go to the Journal and let it speak for itself. Surely we have a right to its words to sustain our hopeful position. In its issue of March 9 is an editorial under the caption of “ What governments ought to do for children.” We confess to having been surprised at seeing such a subject presented, since we had been led to the belief that all interference with governmental or political "questions was entirely out of place for a Spiritual paper like the Journal so deeply engaged in searching after God. Not that we thought the Journal had no regard for children, but that it could think government could possibly have any thing to do with them was an entire surprise. No body questions that children ought to have the very best education and care, but that the Journal, a re- ligious paper, could advocate it and at the same time say that Spiritualists as such should not meddle withepolitical ques- tions, was what we were anxious to learn the explanation of. It went on to explain: . * “Government owes a duty to every soul that is born under its fostering care; to see that each is trained from early 73-nfuncy in that line of development that shall make it a useful member of society.” ’ Precisely what we have urged upon every proper occasion But we ‘have not only urged theproposition as an abstract right——but, and this is where we differ from the Journal, we have shown how to accomplish the desired result. We have urged Spiritualists to concentrate their entire vote in such a way as to elect persons to make such laws as will provide just what the Journal says the government ought to do. But we are attempt‘ ing to sectarianize politics when we urge Spiritualists‘ to take the political action. that will secure it! Or does the Journal hold that it is the province of Spiritualists to teach and not to practice? For our part weihave always held that preaching, without practicing, was inexceeding bad taste, since it opens the door to a charge of hypocrisy. ,Our government does not care for the education of children. The Journal says it ought to do so and stops there. We not only say it ought to do so, but‘also urge Spiritualists to make it a duty of the government to do so. Which is the more consistent? But if we were agreeably surprised by the presentation so forcibly, of what government ought to do, we were confounded at this, its further proposition: “ The moral aspect of the sub- ject never presents itself to their teachers’ consideration. In- deed their moral faculties have never been awakened upon the subject. Such faculties in them are absolutely obtuse. * * * Indeed, they have been robbed of the very life element that would develop them." Indeed, then the mo7'al‘facultz'es, as well as the intellectual, should be the subject of education ! so says the Joumal, and it becomes highly suggestive, if not instructive. It is but a step from this to include religion. In fact, as between mor- ality and religion, it is generally considered there is but little difference. But what shall a government he considered that neglects the intellectual and moral culture of its children? Let the Jour- nal answer. “ Is it not obvious that a government that would thus neg- lect the highest duty that can devolve upon it, by providing for, rearing and developing the best men and women it is capable of, to take the place of those who so rapidly pass away, is recreant to its highest interests, and void of that wisdom which should guide it for the greatest good of all.” And it continues to say when the government shall not neg- lect its “highest interests" that it will be‘ the ushering in of the millennial age. And still farther, ‘q‘Modern Spiritualism is being ushered into the world to quicken thought, to rouse men and women to action.” . But as it progresses it becomes still more explicit and deﬁnes Spiritualism. itself thusz‘ * " The difference betweenSpiritualism and religion is this‘:—— Spiritualism presents science, philosophy and action, as a remedy for all social as well as temporal evils. Religion pre- sents blind adherence to church dogmas.” And yet in another column of the self-same paper it takes the American Association to task in the most bitter language for proposing the very action, which it says, Spiritualisrn was ushered into the world to bring about. It certainly follows according to the Journal, if it makes any professions to consist- 7 ency, that the American Association are Religionists, instead of Spiritualists. Thus, we learn, after several weeks of fruit» less searchgwhat the Journals course means. We are not Spirit- ualists, and as sectarian religionists,we have no right to urge, or take political action, since, if we were Spiritualists; we might according to the Journal do so. And we ask every pro“ fessing Spiritualist to note this position and argument of the Journal, and not be frightened from political action because sectarian religionists professing to be Spzriticalisls, are advocatin g «. it without the right to do so. This, from the Journal may also’ explain what Emma Hardinge Britten meant when she spoke of the necessity of calling a convention to see who’ are, and who I are not Spiritualists, and what they may, and may not believe and advocate. — I But the issue of the Journal of the 23d instant still further enlightens us about politics and government. Under a caption A “ Governments are instituted for the welfare of the people ” it proceeds to inform us what governments are, as follows: “Hence, when we speak of a government we mean the people who live under speciﬁc laws and legislative enactments, im- posed by COMMON coNs1«:Nr." Again, this is just what,_we have claimed. We said in our speech of last May that women have no government, and called upon them to come forward next May if they were not taken into the present government he V fore. and inaugurate a government for themselves, with the hope thatjthey would make onegso much better than the present one, that many men would desert from the less, to the more perfect. And, as if to clinch, past escape, the previous declaration of the objects of Spiritualism, the Journal again declares: “The mission of Spiritualism is to enlighten the people, to induce thought, to arouse action, to break down partition Walls that divide men from one another, and‘ to unite in every great and good work. It has no warfare against individuals(? 1’ Z’) anywhere, but its warfare is against institutions everywhere which tend to caste in society, or negatively allow ignorance to ea3tsl.” We could not possibly demand a broader platform for Spir- itualism; and as we said before, we are glad, indeed, to know that the Jou1"n.ul agrees with us so perfectly as to what Spirit, ualism is; and as to what Spiritualists should do; in fact, so glad that we readily overlook the various ill-tempered things it has been surprised into saying about us and against what it advocates so warmly and powerfully in its calmer moments, When reason, instead of prejudice, has the mastery. ' The mission of . Spiritualism is “warfare against institutions everywhere, which tend to caste in society, or which negatively allow ignorance to exist.” The very broadest interpretation of the most radical political action we have ever advocated was not a whit in advance of this that the Journal advocates. But we also hold that Spiritualists do not perform their highest. duty if they do not carry on this “ warfare,” when by not do- i . ing so they “negatively allow ignorance to exist.” We com- mend a review of the situation to the Journal; and to Spirit- ualists, the careful, calm and serious consideration of this duty urged upon them by so ably conducted a journal as the Religio-Philosophical. ‘ - . ’ ———+-0-+————— PIOUS MANIA. WHO Is RESPONSIBLE ?—Through the preaching of an insane orthodox ranter, who espoused the doctrine of Christian per- fection, as attainable in this life, multitudes of people in Illi- nois have caught the frenzy, and have been conducting them- selves in such a disorderly way that the police and friends have been compelled to break the “spell” by legal interfer- ‘ ence. We‘ have here in this city the “ Sons and Daughters of . God,” who are only another stripe of this mania. These de- mented creatures claim not the perfection of humanity; but the perfection of God. Sin is not sin to them. No matter what actthey commit, it brings no consciousness of guilt. The Doctrine of Christian perfection, as held by the Arme- nians, and the doctrine of election as held by the Presbyte- rians, are substantially the same, notwithstanding the hair- splitting, and head-splitting of the disputants. Periodically . this doctrine breaks out like an epidemic-~much after the fashion of small—pox and cholera, and about as fatal, though it attacks the higher domain of mind. The presumption and insanity of these miserable dupes is manifest in their profanity, violation of the laws of health, and entire freedom from a nice moral discrimination. A We believe there is a branch of the Methodist church in A this city which, we are told, is increasing wonderfully under the auspices of this higher perfection. Now we wish to know who is responsible for all this erratic ’ conduct--—this wild delusion, this foolish conceit, thispious mania? People are rendered unﬁt for the duties and respon- sibilities of life thereby, and somebody should be held‘ re- sponsible. We think the Spiritualists are the guilty parties, and pray our pious friends not to wrest from us the honor of causing all-the wrongs in the universe. --——+-9-o-——- MAINE FIRST; MASSACHUSETTS NEXT. The ‘proposition to submit to the people an amendment to the State Constitutions of these States striking out the word “ male,” has been defeated. If in these States, where it would naturally be expected that the most. favorable sentiments re- garding the equality of women and their ﬁtness for participa- tion in government would exist, the Legislatures will not sub- mit the question to the male citizens who have possessed them- selves of the ruling power,'what can we expect of such States as Pennsylvania and Kentucky? In the ﬁrst-mentioned States the question was lost by a con- siderable vote. Had it been passed by this Legislature, the men would have voted it down by as large, if not a larger majority p10 . the past year, and had their efforts been directed upon the * could obtain ten thousand petitioners, our request would be bitement ended. I York Tribune: " course in’ exposing general order irregularities, has suddenly . found more pressing work.‘ Yesterday he spent in trying to "atit.= - _ general order business for a payment of thirty per cent. of the K litical inﬂuence. ' _ partvon-and after this date, in monthly payments- as theigocds April 6, I872. woonHULL & CLAFLIN’S wnnxtr. than the white men of NewYork voted down the ‘State proposition to enfranchise negroes, since woman’s equality is even more unpopular with men than negro equality was with white men- It is nothing short of sheer madness to attempt to hide this hostility on the part of our male Governors, to w0man’s obtain- ing the use and 'power‘of the ballot, and they who ﬂatter the aspirants for freedom from political despotism by the specious promises that the fact is otherwise than it really is, are damag- ing the cause. _ Tlad there been unity among all woman suffragists during key to the position-Congi'ess-—it had been gained this session. In spite of all the opposition to this method ﬁfty thousand names have been enrolled asking Congress to pass a Declaratory Act. But knowing that thereis division among women them- selves, no action has thus far been taken. Had our ‘opponent-s done what they say they could have done-—obtained twice as many more names, Congress would scarcely have dared to ignore their united voices. One hundred and ﬁfty thousand petitioners would have been such a demonstration as is un- known in govermental affairs. Last winter we were told if we granted. We answered-by ﬁve times as many and are refused. Such is the justice that men dispense. And woman will not fail‘ to note it down in their memories for future reference. We did not intend to speak upon this phase of the question, but to present the proceedings in the Massachusetts legislature preceding the vote which defeated the question of submission in that State. _ UNUSUAL scnnn IN THE MASSACHUSETTS HOUSE or REPRESENTA- TIVES——A. SINGULAR PRAYER BY THE CHAPLAIN-—woMAN's RIGHTS [From the Boston Herald] For some time past remarks have been common among the members of the House of Representatives that the prayers offer- ed by the Chaplain, Rev. ‘N. H. Cudworth, were not in good taste, as in many instances he alluded in unmistakable terms to particular matters of legislation in the order of the day, and which, of course, had not been disposed of. Yesterday, on the niweniﬁg‘ of the session of the House, he offered the following prayer: “ The earth is thine, O Lord, and the fullness thereof, the world and they that dwell therein; and now another of the world’s great questions presses into this chamber for an an- swer, What can we do for women? and clamor answers “ Let her vote.” Clamor answers again, “ Don’t let her vote, ” Clamor thunders, clamor whines, clamor prays, clamor jeers. Shall we hear the jeer of clamor? God forbid! If there be any stain of a right withheld from bright, blessed beings, those who as mothers, wives, sisters, daughters, companions and friends, make up so much of the happiness of the Common- wealth homes, give us Wisdom clear enough to see and will strong enough to expuuge that stain from the records of our otherwise prosperous State.” ' , As soon as the chaplain had ﬁnished Mr. Kimball of Boston, inquired of the speaker whether it was in order for a person not a member of the House to speak on questions which were before the House, and the speaker said it was not in order. Mr. Newell of Boston asked whether the ruling of the chair applied to the prayer of the Chaplain to God, when the speaker replied that it applied to no person.’ Mr. Porter of Revere then asked whether it was in order for a member to raise a point of order when the question was before the House, but the speaker declined to rule on abstract questions. Mr. Cogswell of Yarmouth said that some of the prayers he had heard in the House by the chaplain were in a tone of levity unbecoming the solemnity of the service, and he did not question the propriety of any member of the House to interfere and criticise. . Mr. Porter of Revere said he thought the attack on the chaplain was cowardly, as the rebuke might have been given in private—the member from Boston who made it not having the moral courage to make it directly. Mr. Sears of Barnstable had heard the prayer of the day, and as it was a clear instruction to the House how to vote on the woman suffrage question, he should vote against it. The speaker here stopped the debate by stating that he had been in doubt as to whether the resolve was in order or not, but an examination convinced him that it wasjnot in order, and he so ruled. Mr. Loring took an appeal from this decision, but his own vote was the only one in favor of the appeal, and so the ex- ---——'—«>—o-¢——-—— HENRY C. BOWEN. It will be remembered by our readers that immediately after the May Convention of last year this honest, pious, devout and holy Christian editor of the religio-commercial, Independ- ent came out in an attack upon us, which for infamous vil- lainy, and canting hypocrisy was scarcely ever equalled. It will also-be remembered when we challenged him to nfake his assertions good, he slunk away like a dirty cur dog in silence, which he has maintained to this day, excepting an occasional slur ﬂung at us. . I - But there is a compensation in and for all things. Every act brings its just reward, be that for good performed or for evil. And this quintessence of perfection, with all his godli- ness, is not, exempted from the common law. Hear the New VGENERAL onnnn TRADING. Mr. Bowen, who lately set up as a judge on the Trib2me’s rub the general order ﬁlth off his own garments; and this morning we give him’ all the space he asks for thewash. At best. it is unsavory work; and, such as it is, he has ill luck I We publishedr documents, over his own signature, showing him to have been concerned in farming out the East River gross receipts to himself and his associates, in return for po- “ Squire and Johnson, parties of the ﬁrst part, and Henry 0. Bowen, E. E. ‘ Bowen and Frederick Lambert, parties of the second. part, do hereby agree that the parties of the ﬁrst part shall pay to the parties of the second part, or their heirs and assigns, thirty per cent. on the storage of all general" order or unclaimed goods sent to the store ‘of the parties of the ﬁrst ._ her to this desperate defence, even as Rob Boy, the great who resort to the device of blackmailing have, by base treat- 1ment of the other sex, had all the love of their natures con- go out, so long as the direction of general order or unclaimed goods is subject to the control of said parties of the second part. And said parties of the second part do agree that the parties of the ﬁrst part shall continue in undisturbed receipt of said unclaimed goods during the time above speciﬁed.” The first name signed to this agreement was that of Henry C. Bowen-; and he wrote besides an individual letter, now in our possession, giving his individual “consent and sanction to the‘ arrangement,” and proffering assurance that he had made it right with the Collector. Well: Mr. Bowen admits it all; but claims that he did it solely for his associates, ——l?rovi- deuce having about that timeshown him that he must devote his own talents to a religious newspaper _;——and enters besides the plea-in-bar that, anyway, the thirty per cent. amounted to but a beggarly sum. lWe need go no further. Doubtless, Mr. Bowen’s successors have improved on his methods‘ and are able to make more out of the plum ; but he admits himself the ﬁrst of the Leets. He exacted thirty per cent. from the com- merce on the East Biver, which went to General Order stores, giving in return nothing whatever but political inﬂuence. He says he didn’t get the money himself. Mr. Johnson, with whom the bargain was made, thinks he got his share of it. That is their affair, and is of no consequence to the public. It only remains to note that ex—Collector Barney ﬂatly repud- iates M1. Bowen’s professed authority to make any bargain about the matter at all. This, if accepted, would seem ‘to the carnal mind to reduce the whole transaction to the level of a conﬁdence game. But we do not care to pursue it. Mr. Bow- en appears to have some pretty lively issues of fact on his hands, with ex-Collector Barney, and with “party of the se- cond part” Johnson. He has two newspapers, which he’ is welcome to devote to the discussion. Our purpose is attained in satisfying the public that he is not the person to undertake impugning anything The T rilmne has said or may say on the subject of General Order. Comments are superﬂuous. shows how the thing was done. —————«>4-<>————-- MAGNIFICENT BEATS vs. MAGNIFICENT The late Custom House expose HUSSIES. An article entitled “ Magniﬁcent I-Iussies,” appeared in Sun- day’s World, of the 9th of March. It was inspired, no doubt, by the late attempt of Miss Couch to secure a permanent liv- ing out of a parson, by so-called false pretences (1?) even as the parson gets a living out of ‘his congregation by a no less wicked hypocrisy. No scolding is so ﬁerce as that of the guilty who would cover up their crimes by vociferate abuselof those of others. This article in the World is a wholly one- sided piece of manly invective in which the female who avenges the oppressions of her sex upon man, by what is called blackmailing, is given over to public detestation with utter forgetfulness of the intolerable wrongs which compel Scottish blackmailer, was urged ' to this resort as his only method of sustaining himself against his enemies. Self-defence is the ﬁrst law of Nature, and when men of the highest social positon, claiming to be gentlemen, deliberately rob women by false pretences, why are not they as much deserving punishment as the unfortunate wretches who attack them in‘ turn by such methods as desperation suggests ? My woman’s nature is ﬁred with indignation at the utter in-' justice of these wholly male statements, and since men (as ed- itorials and communications in nearly all the papers have demonstrated) are howling unmercifully against those of my sex who have recourse to this only method of righting them- selves, I must needs take up the pen to state the whole truth of the°case, and show that men, having ﬁrst impelled women to prostitution, then try to cheat them out of their hard-earned living, and so drive them to pight themselves as they may. You know what Byron says about a woman’s rage when to the detestation I feel for the villainy which tries to shield itself by raising an outcry against the natural defence of its victim. I ' A It is ﬁrst to be stated that we live in an entirely male civili- zation, in which for the most part all women who are not greatly favored by fortune, have to use the coarse but express- ive phrase of the sailor, no more chance than "‘a cat in hell without claws.” We have male laws, male legislation, male judges, and male public opinion, in which no judgment is too severe for the woman who rebels against these male ordinances, and no leniency too light for the male who wrongs a woman. If you tread upon a worm it will turn; and these women verted into hate. Magniﬁcent hussies afe then but the oppo- site pole of magniﬁcent beats, as thieves are the protest by nature's law of compensation against the unequal distribution of property. Blackmailing, as it is called, is a natural conse- quence of “beats,” a judgment which men have taught women to execute. As long as man is only a cunning animal, and ex- ercises no other faculty in his intercourse with such women as he dares to outrage, can it be expected that they will not meet cunning with cunning, and fraud with fraud. If the laws will not protect women, they must protect themselves by the same crude justice that invented the blackmail system of the Scot- tish borders. If the term “ beat” is a technicality not familiar to such of my readers as have not come in contact with this animal that preys upon women, let me explain it. It isan individual who adopts everydevise to cheat women out of those favors which so many of them are forced to sellas their only means of main- tenance. ’ ' A Beats are to be found in every grade of society, but more es-’ pecially in its most showy and outwardly reputable and re- spectable ranks. There are clergymen beats, single and mar- ried men beats, brokers, bankers, lawyers, etc. , A beat may be described as a man with a hooked nose, some depth of eyelid, uncovered, indicating acquisitiveness, little conscientiousness, small generosity and large amativeness. . The juvenile “beats” are the most handsomely dressed. men in the city, live at the wronged. I am in just such a frenzy and shall give full vent . ' prostitution. principal hotels, \have at box at the opera, drive fast horses and are obliged to pay for all their pleasures, except those enjoyed at the expense of women whom they are able to deceive. V A ‘ Adandilﬁed lad of this type I have now in my -mind’s eye, who, as he pursues his beat system bare-facedly, and boasts of the number of ‘women whom he has so gulled, deserves to be im- mortalized in your paper. A His father is a man of great reputed wealth. A more graceless and dishonorable Scamp than the son, never put foot into ladiesboudoir, or kissed the check of a blushing damsel who thought herself loved and dreamed of a future in which she would be tenderly cared for. This youthful Minotaur is always superbly attired. Every devise of the tailor is exhausted upon‘ his person. His throat is en- veloped by the most exquisite of neckties. His feet, neat and tidy, are encased in the most delicate of chaussures, his little hands squeezed into the most elegant of gloves. He is a good looking boy, and at ﬁrst sight, as he dawns on one’s vision attired like Beau Brummel, and opening his voluptuous- ly red lips, expressly to display some dazzling white teeth, and utter with an alluring simper some of the few French phrases of which he is master, one is impelled to exclaim, Oh! git il est beau. , The unknown woman would imagine that goodness beamed from his large blue eyes, but I would tell her that the eyes of this boy, and all other eyes that may be like his, indicate voracity, greediness and selﬁshness. Noteghim as he takes off his hat; that front head instead of towering, Shakes- perean like, is like that ofa snake, ﬁat and receding, showing him destitute of all breath of nature, without either generosity or veneration—in fine, that he was cut by nature for a “beat.” He has been known to treat his cynthians of the minute to an occasional supper, but even in this his habitual “beat” nature protrudes itself, for not only does he “beat” his mis- tress, but any susceptible male friend to whom he will declaim of the beautiful woman he possesses “all for love.” The curiosity of his companion is excited who accepts an invitation to call with him and look upon his godesses. We will go to supper he proposes, for which of course the friend is made to pay. He is fond of writing brief billet doux, and knows all the petit soius of the daughter, but he never has any money and travels entirely on his dainty little ﬁgure. “Pa,” he says, “ has cut him short.” Many women have been captivated by the acts and address of this juvenile rake, and have listened to his beguilements, _till ﬁnding themselves deceived, used and abandoned, they have appealed to pa, stating their amour with the son, and begging for some assistance. Pa is surprised; asks his son, “What does this signify?” “O, nothing, pa i only an attempt at blackmail.” Women goaded to desperation by cruelty such as this, and on the verge of starvation, adopt this method of obtaining money. If these unfortunates merit such condign punish- ment, as according to the newspapers, should be meted out to them, what sufficient retribution can thhre be inflicted upon the real authors of the evil, unless they should be made to un- dergo the fate of-Abelard, and be deprived ofthe powers they have used so vilely. , Let every “beat” who has been blackmailed remember how many more times by his cheating of women he has deserved a repetition of this treatment. I know a man of wealth in this city, a wholesale dealer in an article, of which he ‘is said to enjoy a monopoly. He is, I am told, a deacon of the church, and a man of family. He has one name to the church and the business world, but with women with whom he associates privately, he passes under an incognito. He is an ignorant fellow, and fond of that bawdy talk, which is pure obscenity, without any relief of wit or hu- mor. A young girl, with whom I am acquainted, being absolutely forced by necessity to obtain money at any cost, made up her mind to go to an assignation-house. Never having been to such a place before, she requested me to go with her. As I believe that all places should be known to the wise, I did not hesitate to accompany her. She was there in- troduced to Schank, who, after treating us to wine, retired with my companion. This rich and pious deacon gave to this ne- cessitous girl, to her terrible disappointment, but half the price usual in the house. She complained to me, and but for my remonstran ce he would not have given the balance, which he afterwards did. ’ Away with the nonsence about personalities I ' This attempt to cover up the crimes of individuals against defenceless women is criminal. Generalstatements are of no avail. The mask must be stripped from the visages of these hypocrites and night prowlers, who are raising in the newspapers the cry of blackmail to cover up their own scoundrelisms, that women may not be able to say to them effectively, so as to touch that fear of the world’s opinion, which is their only conscience and restraint, “Let him, who is without sin among you, throw the ﬁrst stone.” Indeed, I say to my sex, “Have you been deceived, maltreated, abandoned, or to comprise it all in one word-— beat, write out your experience, state the plain truth, give names and incidents with all possible particularity. Send these statements to WOODHULL & CLArLIN’s WEEKLY that they may be published and sent broadcast over the land ; that like Cain whenever one of these men go, his infamy may follow him, or that the publicity of his crime may incite him to re- trieve his dishonor, or deter others from like acts.” ' Let me give you another instance of this sconndrelism in high places, which, when I think of it, ﬁlls me with rage and horror. A friend, dear to my heart, was forced by adverse cir- cumstances and immediate necessities to a life of degradation, taking refuge from the terrors of starvation in the shame of This is her ﬁrst night’s experience : One of the wealthiest men of Wall street called, with a friend. My friend was not in a ﬁt sanitary condition to accept the particular at- tention of either of these harpies, but they indulged largely in wine and kept her for several hours at the piano, entertain- ing them, as she’ is an accomplished singer and performer. For the use and amusement of these two men,’ two other women were sent for. As the small hours of the night were approaching, my poor friend, desperate and sad, imbibed too much, and lost all self-possession. In this humor they com- pelled her to divest herself of all her garments and stand be- fore them entirely nude. They paid the woman for the wine, but my friend received nothing. 0, Victoria, I weep as I think of wemaAn’s servitude and man’s brutality ! More in my next. Quit Wno KEOWIS6 sf, let: M, H. ,i ii if, 5; ll] ;. . i. I is ll -9 &:<~ 1. - forms of life. April 6, 1872. woovm-L .& .0L.AFL1N’S WEEKLY I 11 THE nrrnos or SEXUAL EQUALITY. A LECTURE, BY T-ENNIE _C..GLA.FLIN, All the Academy of Music, Friday Evening Ma1'ch 29,,1872. . . 3 . . . If societytwere to become aware of the existence of an insidious ' plague in-incipient form, making ready to sweep over the world and istill its subtle poison into the atmosphere, from which the u people generally would unconsciously imbibe it, and which, thoug not alarmingly fatal in its immediate consequences, would, nevertheless, . gradually and surely sap humanity’s great fountain ofhealth, would it not -be consistent to suppose that every possible effort would be put forth to analyze its causes, its modes of operation and its effects, and to stop it early in its career? But should the doctors of divinity, of law anc of me icine, and the professors of respectability, together with all the reverend and honorable mistresses of the land, cry out against it and denounce the investigation, would it be right for those who should be engaged in it to stop short in their efforts because of such opposi- tion, and should they quietly step aside and permit it to pass. un- noticed in its destructive course? And should some bold spirit more daring than the rest, caring more for the welfare of the multitude. than for its approval, irresistibly rush to the front and proclaim the impend- - ing evil, would she not be justiﬁed in so doing, even in the very faces — of the opposition? Yes 1 Everybody except the opposers would con- sider it the highest possible duty that an individual could perform—— the highest possible duty for the few who should understand the threatening monster——persistently to continue her efforts against any and all opposition, until she should compel the people to listen and learn the real character of the impending danger. Now, just such a condition as this actually exists in our very midst to-day ; and yet scarcely any- body seems to be aware of its existence, while the few who do really suspect it, are deterred from entering upon its investigation, by the terrible persecutions and denunciations which are heaped upon, and hurled at, the individuals who are bold enough to stand out and defy” the self-assumed coiiservators of the moral health of society, who, dagger in hand, are ever ready to strike as well as to defame. And it is the more terrible that this disease to which I referis arbitrarily, and without a single good reason, assigned to the realm of I morality, and held to be a lack of morals, to be cured by preaching, rather than a lack of physical health, to be cured by a complete under- standing of the laws which govern physical life. ’ . - But those who so blindly attempt to controvert the laws of nature, do not stop to consider that a genuine morality cannot have root in, and existence upon, a diseased physique. A truly moral condition must spring from a condition of genuine physical health. We hold this to be inevitable, since morals are the outgrowth of physical struc- ture. As well might we expect perfect fruit from a decaying tree as to’ expect pure morality from a diseased physical structure. It is possible that a low moral condition may accompany a high degree of physical health; but the converse does not follow, although there may be seeming exceptions to the rule. ‘ One of the very first and most important of all considerations for humanity, then, is physical health. With that as a foundation, all other things are possible; without that as a foundation, all other things are improbable. But how obstinately do all classes of teachers ignore this self-evident truth. Not one of them devotes even a thought to the subject. True, our physicians with their vile stuffs profess to, and in some instances th-ink they do, cure disease. But I can assure them they have never yet cured any disease. They may have modiﬁed its symptoms, even have caused the effects to cease, but the causes are always left untouched; since next to nothing is known of causes. VVith physics it is the same as it is in all other departments. People are intent in dealing with present effects, never seeming to care if the cause continue. Indeed it sometimes appears as if they do not want the removal of causes; since if they were to be removed then their effects would cease, and numberless professors, like.Othello, would ﬁnd ‘ their occupation gone. In other words, we are generally content when we ﬁnd a branch, bearing bad fruit to cut it from the body. of the tree, leaving it to produce similar branches, rather than to dig it up by the root, and absolutely destroy the capacity to produce. Human life is not different in absolute existence from the other The same general laws govern its manifestations, though in a higher stage of development. And when we seek toidiscover the . laws which govern it we must proceed by the same rules of analysis and deduction as when we discover laws in otherforms of life.g But up to this time the practice has been entirely different, and now, when it is proposed to subject human life to a common form of investigation, a terrific tumult is raised, and almost the whole world raises its hands and its voices in holy horror at the proposed sacrilege. . Natural laws are recognized in everything else ; but the very highest department of life is forcibly divorced from all control of natural law, and left to the mercy of the arbitrary impositions of a standard called moral, but which is really. the result of the very conditions it isframed to heal. - If there are unfortunate conditions existing, which none deny, it is .. not because people have failed to live up to the public standard of morals ; but because they have failed to live after the requirements of the natural laws ;_ have failed to follow conditions in the direc- tion of higher attainment. Wlienever these laws are ignored, in the attempt to conform to the other sort, then thelegitimate results follow; I and they are always against the highest good of the subject. , The primal error that is made by society, and it isone that almost - everybody makes, is inattempting to compel all sorts of people, to con- form to the same rules of life——a thing which.is not only impossible in itself, but which everybody knows is impossible. It is an absolute law, everywhere in the universe, that every condition. has its own con- trolling laws; and it is impossible to compel the law of one sort of conditions to apply to conditions of an entirely differentcharacter. It I would be _considered the height of absurdity to saypbecause some . 95 individuals are dyspeptic, hence every individual should subsist on‘ Graham‘ ﬂour. But that would be no more absurd. than "are nearly all the rules laid down for the government of society in its most fundamental relations.‘ Finding certain effects existing in its body, society attempts to compel underlying principles to conform to them. -Now that is all wrong, and nothing but misfortune can possibly flow from it. _ The only true mode is to discover the principles and laws which underlie all things, and then to formulate rules of government in conformity to , them, in utterdisregard of whatever may have been or whatever is. I have said there is a terrible disease being engendered in society, which all “the powers that be” are exerting their utmost efforts to con- ceal, and to prevent inquiry being made about it." Those who presume, even to hint,.that our sexual rules and regulations are not perfect, and their results’ are not sound, are at once branded as revolutionists, who ‘ desire to demoralize society by their immoral teachings, or who desire tp excuse their own lives by advocating rules of conduct conforming to them. It seems to be wholly ignored that the same kind of effects which exist in society now, have always existed. rDiscords and incom- patibilities have always accompanied the,,relations of the sexes, and always will until the laws that govern them are discovered and applied. But until they are discovered people must be left free to investigate, else no proper cure can be expected. Suppose experiments upon rail—roading had been prohibited by the laws which apply to the stage coach and the draft horse, would we now have been [able to travel across this continent in six days? In all these minor conditions of life,‘everything is left free and open. But the very moment we step intothe relations of life itself, the very name of freedom to investigate is expunged from its language. Now, I hold that this is all wrong. I hold that the same rules which we apply to the conditions of life should also be applied to life itself. And I assert, in the broadest and most positive terms possible, that ourentire social system, which is the foundation of all life, is top- pling with decay and rottenness, because we are not consistent and wise in regard to its administration. There is to be a complete revolu- tion in it, and not so much as one stone shall be left standing upon another that shall not be thrown down. But instead of examining the principles upon which the new struc- ture shall and must be built, I will first analyze the various parts of the present system, or dissect the old carcase preparatory to its entire destruction, which mustbe accomplished before the new and true one can be erected in the place where now the old one rears its frowning head. - ’ ' - The ﬁrst thing that we encounter when we examine the present social system, and which is its chief corner-stone, ismarriage, or the union of the sexes. At the outset the question arises as to what mar- riage is. Is it a natural condition or an artiﬁcial production? Is it governed by natural or by artiﬁcial laws? Does it exist in the com- mon order of the universe, or did mankind invent it in order that they might have its use? ~ Now, in this l.ies the whole question, since, if it exist naturally, it must be governed by natural laws,-with which men ought not to in- terfere. must be formulated from the laws throughwhich it was produced. That is to say, if marriage is a natural condition, which would exist ‘whether there were any artiﬁcial laws or not, then, since it exists and there are laws, the laws which govern it should be such as to har- monize with those which govern it in its_natural condition. But if marriage is an artiﬁcial production, invented to serve specific purposes, as the watch is invented to mark time, then the laws by which it should be governed should be those which will best produce the pur- poses for which it was invented. Now, is marriage an invention or is it a natural condition existing in , the common order of things? It is scarcely necessary that I should say it is not in any sense of the word an invention made by man. Hence. it follows that the same laws which would govern it in its purely natural state, or in its primitive condition, must be carried into its higher conditions and rule them. To illustrate: If a tree ora plant ” or a ﬂower be found growing wild, in a purely natural state, which, on account of its beauty. or its use, it is desirable should be transplanted to’ superior, or to cultivated conditions, the laws by whichit is found existing must accompany it into its higher relations. It cannot be transplanted to them and be subjected to entirely different laws of growth, since it°has certain laws of its own which cannot be set aside, and still retain the capacities which ﬁrst recommended it to favor. A water-lily cannot be transplanted and made to flourish beside the rose- bush. It musthave its natural relations, from which to draw its natu- ral aliment _ I " - So it is with marriage. Man found the principle of marriage exist- ing in men. and women before there were any rules of societyg In transplanting it into civilized society the same laws which governed its manifestations should have accompanied it. It will not ﬂourish and bear natural fruit unless the laws of its natural existence are main- tained. - I . - , . But, laying aside this part of the subject, let us inquire into the objects to be attained by marriage. But ﬁrst let us analyze the results that are. attained. The ﬁrst grand attempt is to induce two persons, opposite in sex, to think so much of each other that they feel willing, in order to accomplish a present wish, to promise to love each other tilldeath do them art. At the very introduction to the happy state, they are compelle to give a solemn pledge that they will perform something which there can be no human. means of determining in advance, whether they can or cannot redeem. The only value a prom- ise or a contract has, is the ability which is involved to fulﬁll it. That is all the value any ecuniary contract ever had. It is all the value any contract has. I‘ two people contract to perform something they do. not know they can perform, but which they must enter upon before ‘ - their ability to perform it can be tested, I say theyare merely experi- But if it is an artiﬁcial product, why then its governing rules I 12 if - v . "WOODHULL oL.m.iv=s WEEKLY. menting; and any rule that shall attempt to say; that experiments, even if unsuccessful, shall stand in force as the rule of life, to depart from which is moral death, is a curse upon society. In.all' other departments of life the most complete‘ experiments are made and tests are applied ‘before the adoption of a new theory. i But in this, the most important of them all, people are required to shut their eyes, or be blindfolded, and walk straight in, in the most complete and bliss- ful. ignorance of what the results are to be; but experience teaches us that neither the bliss nor -the ignorance lasts a great while. Rapid enlightenment and sudden dissipation of dreamy visions are- the general rule. I believe that a large proportion of married people will agree- with me that, as compared to what they anticipated, marriage is a stupendous failure—a gigantic fraud. But they don’t realize this until the blow is struck——until the deed is done»-from which, twist it as they may, there is no escape. Some rebel, and a. life-long contest follows; but the general result is, that the situation, bad as it may be, is accepted as incurable, and the most there is to be made of a bad bargain is made. The common resultiis the utterwaste of all that is really grand and noble in life, sacriﬁced to satisfy a custom which the self- ‘ styled conservators of morality impose upon society. And the reason this sacriﬁce-is made is because the moral courage to do differently is (lacking. It is ostracisni to do differently. ‘The important crisis passed, the ﬁrst incident of importance by which they are overtaken is, that the wife unexpectedly ﬁnds herself. in a strange condition, and wonders. what the symptoms mean. Satisﬁed at length that something is wrong, the ‘services of a Madam Restell, if the parties have the means to obtain emf-7'ee to her august presence, are secured, and the situation is usually successfully relieved, in a scientiﬁc manner. But lacking the open sesame to this aristocratic relief, second, third and fourth rate resorts, according to cost, are put in demand. And when the information, means and courage to do either of these are lacking, then washes, teas, tonics and various sorts of appliances known to the initiated, are resorted to, either of which, if successful, inevitably induces a long list of complaints and weaknesses, the prevalence of which to-day is a standing reproach upon, and a permanent indictment against, American women. Thus, in the very ﬁrst year of their new departuige experi- ments, the health of the wife is thoroughly ruined, and in a manner which prevents its ever being regained. And not only her health, but her beauty, as well of temper as of form and feature. The next circumstance that usually turns up, when all resorts fail, is, wives ﬁnd themselves with babies on their hands. How they came by them they are usually only aclittle less ignorant of than of the care to which theyare entitled. These are things too unimportant in their character to have been a subject of consideration in education. In fact, -so immodest as to have been utterly precluded from thought. And when natural curiosity may have incited children to obtain, by stealth, some information, when discovered by their parents they were probably ﬂogged, or at least severely reprimanded, for their tendencies to im- morality. . . ' Now, my second indictment against marriage is, that it compels women to become mothers against their wish and will, and to maintain sexual relations with men for whom their love is not suﬁiciently deep \to always make them happy at the prospect of reproducing themselves in children. I assert it as my earnest and well-established conviction that no woman should ever hold sexual relations with. any man from , the possible consequences of which she might desire to escape. But this raises a relative question as to what shall take the place of present marriage customs, since, so long as women depend upon the fact of theirysex for support, marriage of some sort seems indispensable. And itis altogether too true that a very large proportion of the relations between the sexes are contracted almost solely with the idea of support. Scarcely any woman deems it dishonorable to assert that she mar- ried for a home, or that if it were not for support she would not remain with her husband; but the same woman will denounce a poor unfor- tunate, who cannotobtain a husband, because she sustains sexual rela- tions, for the same purposes, with a man to whom she is not legally married. ' It is, without doubt, the most unfortunate condition to which women are subject, that, as a general rule, they are compelled to rely upon their sex to gain favor with men. Nothing else which-r-women may _ possess is any recommendation with men. The only stock a woman. has -in which to deal is her person. She must sell that to a man for life, or to men indiscriminately, in order to obtain the means of living. ~ ' But a great change must come. The total order of society must be reversed. It must be reconstructed so as to make women equally , independent with men. Women must be educated as men are-—to ' self-support; and the idea that they are onlyborn and grown to be- 'come'the sexual slaves of some man, or a number of men, must be forever banished from the thoughts of women and from the thoughts of men that they can be so. ~ If women, when they arrive at their majority, are like men capable of self-maintenance, marriage or sexual relations would only be entered upon from motives other than making them a means of support. They will not surrender their freedom except for love, which should be the motive of all sexual relations. And I say that any relations which are sustained for any other motive than love are prostitution, since it is a use of human powers, not indicated by the laws which govern ‘them—in which they are made to subserve other purposes than those for which by nature they are intended. Nature never intended that woman should sell her soul, by prostituting her body, ‘to maintain the wants of soul and body. I . * I It is to be inferred from this that I do not believe that enacted law can ever sanction marriage unless it first receive the sanction of natu- ral law. Hence, I hold that all sexual unions which are maintained‘ that would dissolve did the law not prevent it, are little, if any, better than downright and open promiscuity. In fact, their effects may Often be even more deleterious. I ' - , y I often, hear it remarked that the general health of woman is deter- :2 iorating fromwhat it once was. I believe it to be true. I know, from a large experience, that not one woman in ten is perfectlyhealthful sexually. Now, what is the meaning of all this? There m.ust be a cause somewhere—sorne general cause——since the same effects exist upon ever hand. And they are sufficiently alarming to justify the most searc ing analysis, and to make proper the most plain speech. A long practice in female complaints entitles me to speakgauthoii ’ tatively. And I unhesitatingly assert that I never knew a woman suffer- ing from “ weaknesses ” who was perfectly content——who was happy and suitably married. And I never knew a perfectly healthy woman who was unhappily mated. Men and women unite their lives because they ' are sexually opposites; The diiference in sex is the foundation of all . ; union, and it is simple folly to attempt to ignore the logic of that fact, since I do not care how much, to all external appearances, men and women may be married, if they are not really united in the foundation ‘upon which the marriage is predicated, then disease will mostsurely follow a continuation of the relation. In perfect sexual unity only can perfect marriage exist, and the issue may be dodged for all the reasons it ispossible. to invent, to this at last will we all have to come. And you all know I am telling you the truth, though perhaps you have not got the courage to admit it, even to yourselves. ‘ But it is full time that the question be discussed, since it is that one upon which the health of the coming generation depends. And if I am denounced, as I am, for compelling attention to it, I shall have the satisfaction, as I do, of knowing I perform a duty, though it be a most thankless one. ' . . But I am asked, why has not this condition been discovered before, and why should different results follow from sexual relations now than formerly, when most women were as healthy as most men were? The explanation is very simple, butvvery complete. It was not till very recently—~say within a score of years——that a thought of sexual free» dom dawned within. the hearts of women. They knew nothing—~ thought nothing———but absolute obedience to their husbands. At length a light began to dawn upon their souls, which taught them that they were individuals, and as such, entitled to rights. VVitli that lesson rebellion began. Up to that time they had not felt their condition of slavery. But, beginning to feel it, it spread through their whole being, and though they still yielded obedience to the conditions, an involuntary revolution began, which has culminated in the present dreadful results. I am safe in saying that at least one—half of all mar- ried women are to-day in open revolt against the conditions imposed on them by the marriage state, by which they are compelled to submit to sexual commerce against their own desires. And do’ you think such things can exist and not engender discord-—iiot produce disease? Do’ you imagine that the penalty of violated law can he escaped? ‘And it must not be concluded that women only are sufferers. Men . ~ also pay the penalty of all attempts to interfere with the modes of nature. Thousands are now suffering this penalty,‘woiidering from what it came. They do not know that unreciprocated sexuality destroys itself in time. Neither do they realize, when they seek promiscuity——when they support the fashionable houses of prostitu- tion—~that they are selling all their future for the merest pretense of present change. Verily does nature compensate to the utmost farthing for all bad uses made of her bountiful and beauteous provisions. She knows no such incoiisequent thing as forgiveness of violated law, or remission of incurred penalty. Her demand is measure for measure; and it is always honored. Her account is never closed, except upon the ﬁnal rendition of what belongs to herself And here and now I impeach that class of so-called public servants who aﬁix M. D. to their names-—-‘-first, for their persistent silence upon this subjectgand, if they object to this, secondly, for their ignorance and want of capacity, since, uneducated in book physiology as I am, and girl as I was, one of the very ﬁrst facts that attracted my attention, connected with the class of diseases resulting from sexual abuses, was this one of which I speak. Certainly, older, wiser and more learned heads must have learnedfhore than I did. -But never a word do they let drop giving a suspicion that there is such a thing as unfortunate results, which legitimately flow to women from our present 'marriage system, and to men, from its attendant fact of prostitution. Therefore it is that those to whom we have conﬁded the most important circum- stances of our lives, for safety, have proved wholly recreant to their trust. A very learned and wise physician, to whom I once suggested these facts, explained them to me thus: He said, “ Our whole system of practice is wrongly based, because it is the direct interest of the physi- cian that sickness shall prevail, since the people pay the doctors for treatment, not for health; and since their income is in direct propor- tion to the amount of sickness for which the people require treatment; while the people, instead of paying most, for the best health, pay best, for the most sickness.” A nation whom we denominate “heathen” are wiser than we in this regard, since they contract by the year for treatment, which makes it the direct interest of the physician to preserve them in the best pos- sible health; and not only this, but to study into and discover the causes of disease, for which, under our present system,‘ there is no direct inducement. Now, I am prepared to make a further, a more unfortunate and still more sweeping indictment, which not only involves all men, but, indi- rectly and negatively, all women. Men are presuming despots, while women are morally their willing slaves. Don’t wince under the terms used, until I show you their force, and then you may take them directly home. In the ﬁrst place, men have had the making of all the laws by which we are controlled, while women have ever simply acquiesced in them. These few. words maintain the whole indictment. ' But what are the details? Women ﬁnd every avenue for distinc- tion shut in their faces by these laws, with Which they have nothing to do but yield obedience. There is no distinction for women except to marry.’ This is so deﬁniteand so unexceptionable that if you ask one ‘ax /' _April,6,,18l7.2. i —A‘7v‘ Ki.’ 1 ‘E -i -‘;’:<-.- 7 ‘~t'.":;-Ts:-'7 T April 6, 1872. WOODHULL & cLAFL1N>s WEEKLY.- I v . it .13 hundred misses in their teens for what they are preparing, ninety-nine will answer “for marriagel ” And everything that can be done to assist them to “ make their market,” and to obtain the very highest market price, or the best man, measured by his wealth, is done. VVhat difference in principle is there between this and the old system of ex msure in market and actual. sale to the highest cash bidder? We s iould not boast so much of our civilization, as being superior to that of Asia, untii we analyze it carefully, to see if there really is, after all‘, any very great difference. , I ’And i.t does not alter the case‘ at all whether the men are pros- titutes, or whether they are what it is required that women shall be, only there is a common saying that a “fast ” man stands the best chance with women. While I am not prepared to assert this is the rule, rather than the exception, this I do assert: that it is commonly accepted that a reformed male prostitute makes the best husband. And I am not certain but there are good reasons for it,-‘since if a man have gone through all the hollowness and falsity of promiscuity with women of the town, he must be able to appreciate the purity and sacredness of ‘ genuine love and perfect marriage. a And I say that in the order of things it is a foul libel upon nature to assume if a man be “ a fallen man,” that he can never rise out of that condition. But I also assert, if it is a libel upon nature to assume that of man, it is a still more infamous libel to assert it of woman. If reformed rakes make the best husbands, so also will reformed prostitutes make the best wives, and for the same reason. i But you never hear a man called a prostitute, nor see him banished from society, for illegal sexual relations with women; therefore I de- mand that the word prostitute, as applied to women, shall be banished from our vocabulary. , Suppose that the beautiful women who ﬁll houses of fashionable resort, to the frequenters of which you do not hesitate to marr your daughters, had the same opportunities to marry yoursons, 0 you. think that foul word would long be hurled upon them? I tell you nayl A,foul—-an infamous—-—despotisIn exists, by which women are made to bear the sins, not only of themselves, but also of men, and that, too, for the very things forced upon them by men. And I propose to descend into the lowest depth to which my sex have been hurled, and rescue the words so daubed and damned by which they have been branded, and place them where the world shall be compelled to give them equal justice, without regard to their appli- cation to sex. It shall no longer stand recorded that a woman, follow- ing the instincts of her nature and the dictation of her soul, shall be consigned to everlasting infamy, while he who stands by her side, equally partaking, shall pass to other conquests honored and respected. Virtue in woman must mean the same thing that it means in man. The tune has already been too much extended in which the same words have diiferent and sometimes contradictory meanings, as used by, and applied to, different people, and especially to different sexes. That tnese different meanings and applications exist, reveals a whole history of untold woe——a whole philosophy of unknown truth. They tell us just where the world stands in absolute development. These two uses of the word virtue tell a sad tale for woman. The word was originally derived from the Latin ctr, meaning manliness. In the crude, ancient times womanliness was left out of the question. It was the warlike quality of physical strength which was denominated virtue. But in this age——more cultured intellectually and more reﬁned spirit- ually——virtue, as applied to men, has a higher signiﬁcance, and means moral goodness. But it is still conﬁned to a narrow and insulting specialty when applied to women.. It has no relation, in her case, ex- cept to one thing———her sexual nature. _Apart from that nature, a woman may be all that is noble, generous and- good——may even be a pattern of religious inspiration, devotion and emotion, and she is not virtuous, and never can become so; but if she is sound in that special regard, if she come up to the standard that way, or if she succeed in making» people believe she comes up to it, she may be a perfect virago, a thief even, a ﬁendish hag, but she is perfectly virtuous——she is to be priz‘-ed above rubies. ” All this is simply diabolism. It is a degrading, insulting mockery to deﬁne woman’s virtue in this way, or in any way different from inansvirtue. But women seem to accept this disparaging discrimina- tion, enforced by an organized social despotism, with but little reluc- tance, since ‘upon the -faintest intimation of 'l7)YL])7?0]QTt6Zf:9/ women shrink with a terrible dread and in the most abject horror. But while we can never render the terms “libertine ” and “ rake ” as opprobrious as men have made “strumpet 7’ and “ whore,” let us resort to the opposite tac- tics and take the sting out of these words by shrinking from no impu- tation to which we may for a time be subjected, by living our highest r and best life. We are now enslaved by the mere fear of an epithet, and ’ust so long as the world can throw any vile term at us, before, whic we cower, it will maintain its enslavement. But we must not permit it to be understood that it is free love alone that woman m.ust grow strong enough to defy, but every other term intended to degrade. I do not intend that she shall or shall not - be what these. words are supposed to convey ; but merely that she shall let the world know that it is simply none of its business what she is i.n this regard, and that woman’s Virtue must hereafter mean something very diﬁerent-——in short, that it means just what makes a man virtuous and good. i “ But there are other general words which need to be discarded from the lan uage before inequalities can disappear. And to none do I ob- ject, as aving a contemptible inference, more strongly than to Seduc- tion. Women are always the poor and despised objects of seduction. Men are strong and powerful; they are never seduced. ’Wome11 are ' weak and submissive. They always fall. Now, I say that is an infamous lie. I sa that it is oftener the man who is seduced than it is the woman. And}: in these later days, I am .free to confess that woman’s chief employment, afterarriving at adult age, is to seduce men into marriage. It is the natural and even the legitimate course for women under our present system of society. They have nothing else to do. - — ' _ First, they must contrive to entrap some man into marriage.‘ And it is really amusing to take an inventory of the various appliances of — which use is made. From the top of the head to the bottom of the. , heel there is nothing perceptible. but artiﬁcial contrivances to add to their natural charms, or to hide their natural deformities. No person may be able to determine how much of the bump paraded upon the I head of the woman he thinks of marrying is natural, or how much false; he does not know whether the ﬂush upon her cheek is that of health or the result. of rouge; hedoes not know whether that beauti- fully developed bust is the graceful proportions of nature or the result of the ingenious contrivances so well known to the initiated ; and, after descending below the chest, all hope, even for supposition, is lost in the most unfathomable complexity of artiﬁcialties; even the leg, if by any incident it be revealed to sight before the legal right to closer analysis is obtained, he is equally at fault about, since does he not re- member how faultless were those of Black Crook memory; and how preposterous to imagine that such perfection of the superior, could accompany such unsightly presentation of inferior, extremities aswere there made to belong to one and the same individual. But all of these possibilities have become a necessary part of almost every lady’s wardrobe ; in fact, so general that fashionable women may well be said to be ahuge bundle of false pretenses If a law which it i was found -necessary to put in force in the Seventeenth Century in England were to be resumed to—day, it would cause an immense change in female appearances. It was as ‘follows: “ All women, of whatever age, rank, profession or degree, whether virgins, wives or widows, that shall, from and after this Act, impose upon, seduce and betray into matrimony any of his Majesty’s male subjects, by scents, . paints, cometics, washes, artiﬁcial teeth, false hair, Spanish wool, iron ., stays, hoops,ihigh-heeled shoes or bolstered hips, shall incur the penalty of the laws in force against witchcraft, sorcery and the like, and that the marriage, upon conviction, shall stand null and void.” , You see these tricks are no new things by which women"attempt to seduce men, They are only at present becoming a little more fashion- able and a great deal more necessary than they have been since the men were compelled to enact that law to protect themselves against their too outrageous deceptions. Gravely ask yourselves the question: How many marriages are constantly contracted by the use of these and similar means, and then say, if you can, that women’s chief employ- ' ment is not seduction. . , - I know of a recent case of a young lady, a very fashionable and a very virtuous lady of nineteen,,who not only seduced a man of seventy- two into marriage by various artiﬁcial means, but she compelled him to settle one hundred thousand dollars upon her before she would permit the ceremony. - i , Now, I say that the poor prostitute, suffering for bread and naked for ‘clothes, who sells herself to some man for a few hours to obtain the few dollars with which to procure them, and thus sustain her life; or the young maiden involuntarily yielding herself up to him to whom her young heart goes out in purity, is an angel compared to this woman who sold herself during her natural life to the man she detested, for one hundred thousand dollars. If the ﬁrst, is a case of simple prostitution, the last is a deed against which every true woma.n’s soul will revolt. But such is the forceof public opinion that, while the ﬁrst would be kicked from the door-step of the last, and the second turned from her father’s home, being a sister of the last, the last is a worshiped belle of New York——a virtuous woman. My friends, do you think the world will be permitted much longer to enforce such customs? Again I tell you, nayl The times are ripe for social revolution. So long as God shall give me strength I will ' never shut my mouth ; no, not until that revolution is precipitated. I-know a poor distracted girl, scarcely out of her teens, who has an aged mother, an inﬁrm father, and three small children dependent upon her. She works at her trade in New York, earning six dollars per week. It costs her double that sum to provide for her dependents ; the other six she earns by selling herself to a married man of high standing for one night every week. And that man would let her starve before he would give her a single dollar, unless she thus remained the slave to his passion, which she loathes with the utmost abhorrence, for she loves another, and he desires to marry her ; but this church- going Christian tells her if she attempt to do that, he will expose her to him. In a time of the most- extreme need this delicate, reﬁned, sensitive and pure-souled girl, to save her from being turned out of this man’s house into the streets with her family, to beg or to starve, because she could not pay his rent, siibmitted to his only alternative. And, my friends, there are "thousands of similar cases all over the world. It is said of Christ that he gave his life to save mankind, and.he is revered for having done it. ~-Wliat. do you think should be the reward for this poor woman, for giving what to her is more than life that the lives of those she loves may be saved? Let - me say to you, my friends, there are many Christs to-day giving their lives for others, in more ways than we have been in the habit of thinking; but, neverthe- less, they are‘Christs and are giving their lives. A I ' - I But to return to seduction. It is and ought to be mutual. In its last analysis it is simply sexual charm———the delight which one sex feels in the presence of the other when love draws them together. No love is without seductive power. It is, indeed, the very essence of love, and in this regard woman is the grand seductive force; but they are taught by a school of sharp practice, which men have instituted for them, to I throw the blame upon men. _ But society itself is-directly responsible for the crime which attaches to seduction, since it should permit no girl to develop into, woman- hood ignorant of anything that pertains to the sexual relations. « The . restriction‘ in regard to education in these, the most important factsof life, is truly astonishing, and what is called seduction will continue until this ignorance is banished by a common-sense system of the most 14 I i I w‘ooni=u‘iLL at cLArL1N>s WEEKLY. « April 6, 1872. careful andﬁninute education. Do you. suppose, with a full ‘knowledge ’ of all the possibilities of sexual intercourse, that any woman could ever beseduced? Then let us learn, that as in all other things so also is it in this, thatsafety and security lie only in its perfect understanding. Have this, and seduction will be forever banished,‘since women will be equally responsible with men. - I Illegitimacy, is another aopprobrious term, coined and fastened upon another class of innocent victims to public opinion. If a woman bear a child outside of legality, that child is illegitimate—is a bastard. Now I ask, in the name of all consistency, why should a person born into this world Without consenting thereto be held responsible forthe manner of that coming ? It is not enough that the mother is eternally damned, but her child must also bear the stain of shame. It matters not what marks of great promise the child may possess ; he may be a perfect specimen of young humanity in form, features, mind and soul; he may be the most intelligent, have the quickestiperception, the keenest understand- ing, the profoundest comparison, and the most comprehensive, intellec- - tual grasp of all his mates, and yet after all he is only a bastard at last. While he may be surrounded by sickly, puling, partially idiotic and -half-made-up children of legali.ty, and they will "taunt him with his shame. i ‘ I say out upon such morality! Shame is no name for such infernalism; and I also say that the woman who is blessed in being the mother of a noble specimen of humanity-——I do not care whether married orpnotehas wisely and purely performed her chiefest mission of motherhood, to which she is commissioned by God himself.‘ And I further assert it as my ﬁrm and well-grounded belief that the woman 2 who bears halfimade-up children, even if it be in marriage, is guilty of illegitimacy, since illegitimacy ‘in the sight of Heaven and Nature is in‘ having imperfect children. A11d right here I must ask your attention to a very pertinent fact connected with this matter. Did any of you ever". see an illegitimate who was nota superior child? I am free to confess I never did. And there is a reason for it too, and one that has a whole world of meaning in’ it. All illegitimate children are conceived under the fullest inspi- ration of love——under the most perfect natural marriage possible be- tween the sexes. The fruit of such marriages cannot be otherwise than perfect, because all the conditions that determine perfection are resent, and their laws obeyed. You see, my friends, healthy and oeautiful-souled children are not begotten of legality. They result from conditions which are in harmony with nature; in other words, children are natural, instead of legal, productions. I will now make an assertion, in which I defy refutation. iAn unhealthy child, either in body, mind or heart, was never born of a perfectly natural marriage. And to this I will add another with still I more positiveness: A healthy child, in body, mind and heart, was never born when all the conditions of natural union were not present, though it were conﬁrmed by all the legality which the law, and all the sanctiﬁcationiwhich the church could confer. Now, what is the lesson of all these facts; or do they mean nothing to humanity, struggling along as it is between life, and death-——more dead than alive, and all disease and misery! It has a lesson, and one ‘ I which society will not be much longer able to reject, though it now shuts its eyes, ears and hearts against it. The entire practices of mar-‘ riage will be changed—indeed reversed. Instead of endeavoring to bind two people together all their lives, whether they are married by nature or not, the first and great object will be to make only such marriages legal as first are natural; and, secondly, such as remain so. You may scout this idea, but those of you who shall live for twenty I’ years please remember what I say. I I have said that all the avenues for /the exercise of woman’s ambi- tion, except through marriage, are closed. If one is brave and stron enough to breast the barriers and force her way into channels occupied by men almost to the complete exclusion of women, she must submit to constant insult and contumely. In my common, everyday pursuits I am called by them to visit men at their business places. After I am gone, notes are frequently sent after me, requesting’, when in future I have business, to conduct it by writing. ,At one time I lost five thousand dollars because I could not visit a ﬁrm ‘with whom I was doing some business, because the wife of one of the partners committed the extreme and unfrequentv folly of remaining a whole afternoon at his office, he not daring to admit me while she was there. That same man seeks every possible opportunity to press his disgusting sexual beastliness upon women, and makes his brags of the number of different women with whom he has consorted. 7 ' Not long since I entered the oﬁce of a prominent and wealthy ﬁrm in Nassau street, New York, upon a purely business matter. True, I had been there not unfrequently before, but had not taken so outspoken a position upon social mattersas of late. After completing my busi- ness, and being about to depart, the ‘head of the ﬁrm said: “ Tennie, see here, I don’t want you to come here so much ; it will be remarked upon in the street.” Just as though’/I was such a suspicious character, as to invite unpleasant comment ; and as though my visits must mean something wrong, against which these immaculate men stood in fear. As I turned to leave,/there appeared a woman bearing a tray of lunch for the bankers. I asked, 5.‘ Does this woman come here every day ? ” “Yes," was the reply. “Why don’t you make the same rule for her that you require me to follow? Are not you in danger from her, and from those who daily mop your ﬂoor and dust your office? Why do you have one_ rule for'me and another for these women?” You see the real objection to me, was, that I was attempting to stand upon an ' equality with them, to transact business, while these other women were . their slaves to wipe up their vile tobacco puddles. I let that ﬁrm understand that I understood the matter, you may depend. - And why do these men employ women about their oﬁices instead of men? I will tell you. They can obtain the same services from them" for one-half‘ the price they would be obliged to, ay men. There. is "no: single kind of labor that is performed by bot women and men for O O which menido not receive much the higher"rate of pay. Even at type-I setting, where the work must be the same, men receive forty-ﬁve, while women are compelled to accept forty cents, per thousand ems. The best . women cooks get twenty dollars per month, at most twenty-ﬁve. ‘ Men readily command one hundred, and simply because they are men, with go superior ﬁtness over women‘ as to capacity. A tailoress gets seventy- ve cents for making a coat while a man’s price is three and a half .dollars. Women obtain from three to six dollars per week as sales- women; men from ten to twenty-five, and women are the acknowl- edged superiors ofrnen in this industry. But there is great competition for temporary employment to bridge over the time in which they expectto be able to seduce men into supporting them as wives, and to thus obtain a livelihood, rather‘ than by continuing to labor. What would become of the world if men pursued the same policy that women pursue? Why, there would be no such thing as perfection in any ranch of industry. All labor would be regarded as a temporary con- ‘ dition, pending the sole aim and end of all life, to be married out of all service to society. And to such unproﬁtable usages do the present social institutions legitimately tend. I tell you, my friends, you have no idea to what a woman who -attempts to conquer position in business must submit and endure it with patiepce. ,1 have been in Broad street more than two years. I have seen hun reds of men on the verge of ruin saved. by their male friends, who always rally to their relief. But I have quite a different and a sad statement to make. I have yet to ﬁnd men who will stand by women in a business extremity. They will render no assistance to women, unless they are repaid as only women" can repay them. So it is that women have a fearful task before them——-one which it will _be impossible for them to conquer, unless they ﬁrst conque- political power unless they ﬁrst acquire the power of the ballot. And it is for this reason that this cause is so persistently advocated by my sjster, Xictopi: C. d.lV_Vootdhull, tliopgh she £1218 pever spolggn pp frepllyiof 1 snee sin ese irec ions as . ave spo en c you. c ave a a strong hope of being able to prevail upon the General Government to grant us our plain constitutional right as citizens, knowing if we gave - the full reasons why we put in ourclaim for it, that it would be refused. But men already see, if women acquire political power, that they, instead of men, will rule. And this is the secret of the opposi- tion to woman’s suffrage. Not long since I was conversing with a prominent man upon these ‘things, to whom I remarked, “When women conquer their freedom, and stand upon an equality with men in all things, they will ﬁnd their ﬁelds of operation somewhat restricted upon those in which they now roam almost ad Zibitum. Woman will then choose the man upon whom she can bestow her favors.” “ Yes,” he replied, “we know that, and it is the reason why we don’t intend you shall get your freedom.” « We shall now appeal to the women themselves, who are so apathetic, that I sometimes almost despair of their ever becoming conscious, of the deep andhumiliating degradation in which they slumber. Why, without knowing it, they are the .most complete slaves, living for nothing in the world but to minister to men’s brutality and lust, and to bear children when they can’t escape them. Analyze the situation carefully, and without bias, and no man or woman will deny what I say. , In conclusion, permit me to observe that women, before they can attain to their true and best relation in the family of man, must secure freedom for themselves, and after that, equality will come, when they will be competent to match men in all departments of life, and never be dependent upon them. And when equality shall be fully ushered in, justice, the sum of all that is desirable for humanity, will gradually appear, with her blinded eyes and truly balanced scales, keeping guard over all, raised into relations which in perfection may be put in com- parison with those in which the angels dwell. Then, indeed, will men and women dwell together in unity, and see constantly spjdnging up in their midst beautiful, angelic, God-like children, who, being conceived in joy, gestated in hope, and born to consummate both joyand ho e by fullest fruition, shall regenerate the world, since “the seed of tie woman shall bruise the serpent’s head,” and thereby ‘the last enemy, which is death, shall be conquered. ' :2 MISCELLANEOUS COMMUNITIES. Icanmn COMMUNITY—Queen City, Adams County, Iowa. EBENEZER COMMUNITY-——-Ebenezel‘ Colony, Iowa. RAPPITE COMMUNITY—Ec0n0my, near Pittsburg. SWEEDXSH COMMUNITY-—SWeediSh Colony, Bishop Hill, Illinois. ' I Snownnncnn COMM‘UNI’1‘Y—SI1OWbe1‘gel' Colony, Snow Hill, Pennsylvania. ' ' Zoonrrn COMMUNITY—ZO0I‘ite’s Ford, Ohio. ONEIDA AND BRANCH COMMUNITIES. ONEIDA CoMMUzm:Y—Lenox, Madison County, New York. , WILLOW PLACE CoMMUNrrv—Branch of O. 0., Madi- son County, New York. WALLINGFORD CoMMUNI'mz——Branch of O. C. Waning- ford, Connecticut. , I Address Oneida. Circula, Oneida, New York. __.______,__..___.__. CosMoPoi.n‘A1~z Conrnnmzon meets every Sunday at 2:30 P. M., in the nicely ﬁtted up and spacious hall, southwest corner of Bleecker street and the Bowery. Seats free, a collection being taken up to defray-eiv penses of hall and advertising. Council of Conference every Wednesday evening, at the house of Ira. B. Davis, ' 35 East Twenty-seventh street, near Fourth avenue. Tun NEW Yon}: LIBERAL.C'L'UB meets every Friday evening at 8 o'clock, ‘for the discussion of Scientiﬁc and other interesting subjects. Good speaking and entertaining discussions may always be expected. _.A__._.._____....__ Wnnrznvsn you visit the Parker ‘House, Tremont House, Revere House or American House in Boston, or the‘ Fifth Avenue‘H‘otel, the Grand Central,‘ the*St. Nicholas‘ or $.t-=,-I.aI..nes. ;H..01:,.e1 .i.r..z. New ..York.. ssﬁ .for, the Hnlford Leicestershire Table Sauce, for at all ﬁrsfnclass hotels guests will be furnished with this most superior article. A THE CELTIC WEEKLY.—ThlS new literary journal has been received by the press and the people with 3 warmth of‘ welcome which indicates its worth and merit. From a host of press notices we select the fol- lowing: “ ‘The Celtic Weekly’ is the taking title of a. new paper, starting in a. new path, with the well grounded hope of securing a class of readers which no other like publication has yet reached. In size and style it is sim- ilar to the ‘ Ledger.’ Its columns fare filled with a va- riety of entertaining matter~—storiea and pooms~—in which the Celtic element appears, but does not over- shadow all else; notes on literature, art, etc.; wood cuts embellish the ,-pages, and we doubt not the new paper will ﬁnd numerous admirers. It is published by M. J. O’Leary.& Co., and mailed to subscribers for . $2.50 a year.”—New York Evening Mail. “THE CELTIC VVEELLY.-——The ﬁrst number of a new illustrated romantic and patriotic story paper, entitled ‘ The Celtic Weekly,’ has been reoeieved. It contains eight pages of ﬁve broad columns each, and is replete with spirited and irreproachable tales of fiction, which ' are admirably illustrated, sketches, bits of humor, his- tory, wit and wisdom, and records of pleaing and mar- vellous adventure are also given. John Locke is the editor, M. J. O’Leary & 00., New York, are the proprie- tors. Among the authors are John Locke,‘ Dr. Waters, Dennis Holland, Dr. Julius Rodenberg;,.Mrs. D. Madi- gan: (nee Callanan), Marie O’Farrell,and, ‘others. The subscription price is $2.50 a year, andlthe price per number is six cents.”——Brooklyn Eagle. The paper is for sale by all newsdealers throughout the United State sand Canadas. Mail subscribers ad- dress M. J. Q’Leary & 'Co., ".9. 0. Box 5,074, New York City. Agents wanted in every town in the Union. Lil»- eral terms given. _._._.___.._.___ A book for the times. ~ Thaﬂlergy ‘a Source of “Dan. I ge,r.to the American Republ.i'c.‘7'. Sold by uubsczipﬂou only. Agents wanted. Address W. F. Jamloson, 10 North Jeﬁerson street, Chicago, In. Ap.r;i1. 6;, 1872. I woonsutt & CLAFLIN’S w‘EEi§:i.r,,, 15 ‘E . BILLIARD TABLES. The game of billiards has become one of the perma- nent institutions of the world. Perhaps no game com- bines so many of the requisites of amusement, exercise, and intellectual discipline as does this. It has none of the objections urged against many other sorts of amuse- ment. Even the religious people who abjure cards play billiards. One of the necessities of a good game of bil- liards is a-good table. No matter how excellent a player a person may be, he will play a poor game upon a poor table. It may seem almost superﬂuous to call attention to the fact, since it is so well known; nevertheless, we may re-echo the general sentiment when we say to our readers, if you want to purchase a billiard table, be ure and buy one of the PHELAN 8: COLLANDER manu- ' acture, and it will net disappoint you. _.______.__._ Flowers are one of the few things in life that bring us unmixed pleasure. They are the most innocent tribute, of courtesy or affection, as acceptable in the day of feasting as in the house of mourning, Florists are thus in a sense public benefactors. Hodgson, at No. 403 Fifth avenue, from among the palaces takes us away to the sights and odors of the country with his rustic work, his gnarled boughs, and curiously crooked seats, ' his fragrant ﬂowers and beautifully assorted boquets. — Of all the ornaments now devised for beautifying gentlemen’s grounds, there are none_ that can surpass rustic work, either in grandeur, beauty, utility or dura- bility. It may be introduced almost anywhere if the surroundings are in the least rural; in many cases it can be placed where nothing else could be, often times converting an eyesore into a place of great beauty, and yet ornamental and useful. As it is, there are few that have either the taste or good judgment for the judicious arrangement of the materials out of which the best rustic is made. To make or design rustic objects, the maker or designer must exercise good judgment as to the best place for his object—whether it is a house. bridge, vase, basket, or any of the many objects that may be formed of rustic work—for if the object is in a bad position, be the object ever so good, it looses half the effect, or even becomes an eyesore. There must be something rural in the locality, something in tone with the object. "Perfect taste is requiredfor the form of any object, although in anything rustic the form will be much modiﬁed ; yet there must be an original design to give meaning and grace to the object. In all cases, unless working with straight material, nature must be followed as nearly as possible, avoiding right angles or anything that looks formal; every piece should look as if joined by nature. This not only gives beauty but stability to the work. To all this must be combined the skill of the builder, to give strength, ﬁnish and neatness to the whole work. Many people think that as a matter of course carpenters min build rustic, but there are few if any that can give that natural rusticity so necessary to it. Itlis a trade by itself, and requires men with a natural taste and inventive genius. Some men work at it for years and cannot do it creditably. There is nothing that may not be made in rustic work, from a dwelling house to a cage, a bridge to a card basket. Many of the vases are ﬁlled with plants and look very handsome, with ivy half hiding’ the wood- work, and ﬁne ﬂowering plants capping the whole and making it a thing complete in itself. There are also many fine baskets ﬁlled. Certainly nothing could be more ornamental or better in a window than one of these. But these things to be appreciated must be seen; for large constructions, we would advise any one ' to visit the grounds of Mr. Hoey. at Long Branch, or Peter B. King, Esq., on the Pallisades overlooking the Hudson, or General Ward's estate. Dr. Amos Jo'll1r1so11’s DELICIOUS AMERICAN TOOTH PO WDER.——Parties using dentifrice are aware that most of the drug stores are ﬁlled with all sorts of crude preparations for the teeth, made by adventurers, merely to make money. Dr. J (1hnson’s powder was made for his patrons, regardless of expense, and forced into the market by druggists. It is the only article that has stood for 25 years the test of science and experience, being the cream of all preparations for the teeth and a perfect luxury. As a delightful mouth cleanser and teeth prescrver, for children and adults. it has no equal. It is used by, and has the recommendation of, eminent Chemists, who will not lend their names to any other p‘reparation.——To those who need Artificial Teeth the Writer would say, that his artiﬁcial teeth are all that art and ingenuity can accomplish in respect of appear- ~ ance, mastication, and restoration of the contour of the face. Public speakers, especially, who wish to avoid the disagreeable hissing sound of artiﬁcial teeth, will ﬁnd this a perfect triumph over all other methods, while they are decidedly the most healthy and cleanly known to the public. DE. A. JOHNSON :—-Dear Sir : Your American Tooth Powder is superior to everything of the kind that I have everus cd or examined, and it is decidedly the ﬁnest article for the toilet I have‘ seen. Yours, ' J. J. CROOKE, Chemist. , P1-ice—25 and 50 cent bottle; Large bottles contain- ing double the quantity, 75 cents. DR. AMOS JOHNSON, 111 East Twelfth st., near Fourth ave. THE .G-OLDEN AGE, A NEW WEEKLY JOURNAL EDITED BY THEODORE TILTON, Donated to the Free Disc-ussion of all Living _ Questions in Church, State, Sooiety,_Lz’te7'a- lure, Art and llfoml Reform. PUBL§h{ED E‘VER.Y WEDNESDAY IN NEW YORK. Price Three Dollars a Year, Cash in Advance Mn. TILTON, having retired from Tim INDEPENDENT and THE Buooxmru DAILY UNION, will hereafter devote his Whole Editorial labors to THE GOLDEN Aer. Persons Wishing to subscribe will please send their names, with themoney, immediately, to THEODORE TILTON , P, 0. Box 2.848. NEW YORK UITY. Purchasing Agency. MRS. EMILY V. BATTEY, FASI-IION EDITRESS AND P UR CHASING? AGENT or P OMER 0 rs DEMO ORAT, Will receive orders from country ladies desiring to purchase goods in New York, attend to the same and forward by express, or other conveyance, to ALL PARTS OF THE UNITED STATES, Without making any extra charge for the same; care- fully purchasing at the lowest prices for those who- may send their orders. She will also give advice and information about styles, fashions and prices of goods, even if those writing do not wish to purchase, when a stamp is inclosed to pay return postage. Address, _ Mr s. V. Em1lyBattey, Fashion Ed. Pome1'oy’s Democrat, P. 0. B02: 5217, NEW YORK CITY. N. B.~—MONEY sent by mail should be in the form of ' a check or post-oﬂlce order for all sums ver one dollar. Among many other well-known ﬁrms in New York, Mrs. BATTEY refers‘, by permission, to James H. Mccreery & 00., Morris Altman, and the proprie- tors of the HOME JOURNAL and of WOODEULL & CLAF'LIN’S WEEKLY. 94 Mrs. Laura Guppy Smith. This lady, who has spent six years in California, re- ceiving the highest encomiums from the press of the _ Paciﬁc coast, cannot fail to please Associations de sir mg an earnest, eloquent and entertaining lecture. , SHUBJECTS : I.~—Woman in the Home, the Church and the State. II.——One of the World‘s Needs. III.—The Religion of the Future. IV —The Social Problem Reviewed. ’ NOTICES OF THE PRESS. To those who have not heard ‘this lady lecture, we would say, go by all means if you would desire to hear an earnest, well-spoken discourse, with an un- broken ﬂow of well-pronounced, grammatical Eng- lish. We have our own ideas about woman’s mission and how far she unsexes herself when she ventures to lecture men, yet spite of our prejudice we were car- ried away by her wordslast evening at Maguire‘s Opera House.—San Francisco News Letter. This lady pronounced a remarkable address last night at the Hall opposite the Academy of Music. Remarkable because of the extreme beauty of lan- guage and opulence of‘ fancy, and interesting on ac- count of its tender and grateful sentin1ent.—TILe Pally American Flag. San Francisco. She never hesitated an instant for a word, and she has always the most appropriate. Her voice is sweet and melodious, her enunciation pure and distinct, her attitude and gestures very graceful indeed.-—,;S’acm- mento Uowespondent Santa Clam Argus. Mrs. Laura Cuppy Smith gave an interesting and instructive lecture last night to a large assemblage at Maguire’s Opera House, which it’ delivered by some peripatetic male peclagogue with a large reputation, at a dollar per head admission, would have received . unbounded eulogiums from the press.——San Fran- cisco .E'9camz'ner. Laura Cuppy Smith, one of the best educated and most talented lady lecturers we have ever listened to. —San Francisco Figaro. Mrs. Cuppy Smith possesses great talent as a speaker, and, standing; before her audience in her simple, yet elegant attire, with aspirétnelle face,which seems to index the emotions of her mind, commands the attention and respect of~ all her hearers.-Stm Francisco Morning Call. Maguire"s Opera House never contained a greater throng than convened to listen to an erudite lecture on Rarlicalism, by Laura Cuppy Smith, last evening. -—_/Illa Oali_fo7~n.ia, San Francisco. Mrs. Laura Cuppy Smith has proven herself to be a lady of rare culture added to great natural eloquence. To say that she ran '59 among the first of all who have addressed an Omaha audieme, whether male or fe- male, is but doing he); justice.——Wm. L. PEABODY, Chairman Relief Comfffittee Y. M. 0. Association.- Oma/za Republican. Walking majestically through the splendid gardens of literature and philosophy, culling, as she went rap- idly on, the richest gems of inspired genius ; riveting the profound attention of all her charmed hearers. Such women you seldom meet. Her praises are on the tongues of all the peopl,e.—()maha '.1'7"lbmw. She is a ﬂuent speaker, using elegant language, and with far more than ordinary argumentative pow- ers.—- Omaha Herald She ‘s an educated, reﬁned lady, and one of the best lectui s we ever heard.— Omaha Republican. Address LAURA CUPPY SMITH, 44 Broad street, N. Y. JAOURNEYMEN PRRNTERS’ C0-OPERATIVE ASSOCIATION, No. 30 Beekman Street, NEAR WILLIAM, NEW YORK. 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Principal _ Depot, _ ,o1rr LEE, N. .J. . Oﬁice, 38% ‘ Bleecker street._ Sold by druggists generally. 98’ , APOLLO IIALL. S'i1‘1!l1i d ‘any L e c tu re'i8'" . BY _‘ THOMAS ‘ GALES i Fonsrnié-J TRANCE SPEAKER, _ EVERY S.UN1?,A1’. MORNING ti EVENING ' _ half-past. 10A. M., and half-past 7 r. M., Duringthe year,-,1 commencing‘ February 4, _1872, at %pollo Hall, corner Broadway and Twenty-913111? StI‘e6'§. I, e ’ W York. JOHN LKEYSER, Treasurer. I WOODHULL & CLAFLIN’S WEEKLY. \ April 6, ;asr2. .,. .- Vinelggar Bitters are not a vile Fancy Drink, made of oor Rum, VVhisl;ey, Proof Spirits and Refuse Liquors, doctored, spiced, and sweetened to please the taste, called “Tonics,” “Appetizers,” “Restorers,” &c., that lead the tippler on to drunkenness and ruin, but are a true Medicine, made from the native roots and herbs ofCalifornia, ﬂee from allAlcoholic Stimulants. They are the Great Blood Puriﬁer and a Life-giving Principle, a Perfect Renovator and Iiivigorator of the System, carrying off all poisonous matter and restoring the blood to a healthy condition, enriching it, refreshing and invigorating both mind and body. They are easy of administration, prompt in their action, certain in their re.:»i‘i_lts, safe and reliable in all forms otﬁiisease. . 0 Person can take these itters accord- ing to directions, and remain long unwell, provided their bones are not destroyed by mineral poison or other n}eans, and the vital organs wasted beyond the point 0 repair. I) spe sin or IlN1i"‘(:Sli0ll. Headache Pain in thyei Shoiilders, Coiighs,’Tiglitness of the Chest, Diz- ziness. Sour Eructatious of the Stomach, Bad Taste in .the Mouth, Bilious Attacks, Palpitation of the Heart, Inﬂammation of the Lungs, Pain in the regions of the Kidneys, and a hundred other painful symptoms, are the ofispriiigs of Dyspepsia. In these complaints it has no equal, and one bottle will prove a better guar- iantee of its merits than a lengthy advertisement. For Female Colnpluints, in young or old, married or single, at the dawn of womanhood. or the turn of life, these Tonic Bitters display so decided an inglluence that 21 marked improvement is soon percep- ti e. For Inﬂanrimatory and Chronic Rheu- mntism and Gout, Dyspepsia or Indigestion, Bilioiis, Remittent and Intermittent Fevers, Diseases of the Blood, Liver, Kidneys and Bladder, these Bitters have been most successful. -Sucli Diseases are caused by Vitiated Blood, which is generally produced by derange- ment of the Digestive Organs. They are a Gentle Purgutive as xvell as II. Tonic, possessing also the peculiar merit of acting as a powerful agent in relieving Congestion or Inﬂam- mation of the Liver and Visceral Organs, and in Bilious Diseases. , For Skin Diseases, Eruptions, Tetter, Salt- Rheum, Blotches, Spots, Pimples, Pustules, Boils, Car- buncles, Ring-worms, Scald-Head, Sore Eyes, Ery- sipelas, Itch, Scnrfs, Discolorations of the Skin, Humors and Diseases of the Skin, of whatever name or nature, are literally dug up and carried out of the system in a short time by the use of these Bitters. One bottle in such cases will convince the most incredulous of their curative effects. Cleanse the Vitiated Blood whenever you find its impurities bursting through the skin in Pimples, Eruptions, or Sores‘; cleanse it when you find it ob- st-riicted and sluggish in the veins; cleanse it when it is foul; your feelings will tell you when. Keep the blood pure, and the health of the system will follow. Grateful thousands proclaim VINEGAR BIT- TERS the most wonderful Invigoraiit that ever sustained the sinking system. Pin, Tape, and other Worms, lurking in the system of so many thousands, are etfectually de- stroyed and removed. Says a distinguished physiol- ogist: There is scarcely an individual upon the face ofthe _ earth whose body is exempt from the presence of worms. It is not upon the healthy elements of the body that worms exist, but upon the diseased humors and slimy deposits that breed these living monsters of disease.’ N0 system of Medicine, no vermifiiges, no anthelrnin— itics, will free the system from worms like these Bit- ters. Mechanical Diseases. Persons engaged in Paints and Minerals, such as Plumbers, Type-setters, Gold—beaters, and Miners, as they advance in life, will be subject to paralysis of the Bowels. To guard against this take a dose of'W.-u.i<i~:iz’s VINEGAR Bi'rTERs once or twice a week, as :1 Preventive. Bilious, Reixiitteilt, and Interxnittcnt Revers, which are so prevalent in the valleys of our reat rivers throughout the United States, especially nose of the—Mississippi, Ohio, Missouri, Illinois, Ten- nessee, Cumberland, Arkansas, Red, Colorado, Brazos, Rio Grande, Pearl, Alabama, Mobile, Savannah, Roan- oke, James, and many others, with their vast tributa- ries, throughout our entire country during the Summer and Autumn, and remarkably so during seasons of unusual heat and dryness, are invariably accompanied by extensive derangements of the stomach and liver, and other abdominalviscera. There are always more or less obstructions of the liver, a weakness and irritable state of~t1ie stomach, and great torpor of the bowels, being clogged up with vitiated accnniulations. In their treat- merit, a purgative, exerting a powerful influence upon these various organs, is essentially necessary. Tli,ere is. no cathartic for the purpose equal to DR. J. WALKEi<’s VINEGAR BITTERS, as they will speedily remove the dark-colored viscid matter with which the bowels are loaded, at the same time stimulating the secretions of the liver, and generally restoring the healthy functions of the digestive organs. . _ Sorofula, or King’s Evil, White Swellings, Ulcers, Erysipelas, Swelled Neck, Goiter, Scrofulous Inﬂammations, Indolent Inﬂammations, Mercurial Af- fections, Old Sores, Eruptions of the Skin, Sore Eyes, etc.,etc. In these, as in all other constitutional Dis- eases, WALi<Eia’s VINEGAR BITTERS have shown their great curative powers in the most obstinate and intract- able cases. ‘ Dr. Walker’s Californiin. Vinegar Bitters act on all these cases in a similar manner. By purifying the Blood they remove the cause, and by resolving away the effects of the inﬂammation (the tubercular deposits) the affected parts receive health, and a permanent cure . is effected. The properties of DR. W.Ai.icEE’s VINEGAR BITTERS are Aperient, Diaplioretic and Carminative, Nutritious, Laxative, Diuretic, Sedative, Counter-Irri- tant, Sudoritic, Alterative, and Anti-Bilious. Fortify the body against disease by puri- fyin all its ﬂuids with VINEGAR BITTERS. No epi demic can take hold of a system thus forearmed. ’Ihe liver, the stomach, the bowels, the kidneys, and the nerves are rendered disease-proof by this great invig- orant. Directions.—-Take of the Bitters on going to bed . at night from a half to one and one-halfwine-glassfull. Eat -good nourishing food, such as beef steak, mutton chop, venison, roast beef, and vegetables, and take out-door exercise. They aye composed of purely Vegeti able ingredients, and contain no spirit. — LWALKER, Prop’r. R. H. 1VIcDON_AI.D& CO», Druggists and Gen. Agts., San Francisco, Cal.. and cor. of Washington and Charlton Stsu N EW York- «SOLD BY ALL DRUGGISTS AND DEALERS. Assets. over 4.’ H 0 M E . irsummct coiiirim, No. 135 Broadway. Branch Oiﬁce. . No. 586 Sixth Avenue. I ﬂapital . .i.D$2.50a in This Company h-aving provided for all its Chicago Losses, without borrowings dollar or disturbing a single Bond and Mortgage, invites the attention of the public to the following Certiﬁcate of Hon. George Miller, Superintendent of the Insurance Depart- ment of the State of New York, that the Capital has been restored to the full amount of Two and One-half Millions" of Dollars. CHAS. J. MARTIN, Pres. J. H. WASHBURN, Sec. INSURANCE DAPARTMENT, } ALBANY, N. Y., »Dec. 27, 1871. Having on the 10th day of November, 1871, made a requisition, directing the officers of the Home In- surance Company, of New York, to require the Stock- holders of said Company to pay up the sum of One Million Five Hundred Thousand Dollars deﬁciency then existing in the Capital of said Company, and upon due examination made, it appearing that the said amount of One Million Five Hundred Thousand Dollars has been duly subscribed and fully paid in, in cash, I hereby certify that the capital of Said Compa- ny has been fully restored to its original amount of Two Million Five Hundred Thousand Dollars.\ In testimony whereof, I have hereunto Set my*haiid and affixed my oiﬂcial seal on the day and year above written. GEORGE W. MILLER, Superintendent. 8 PER CT. coLD First Mortgage Sllllllllgfllllll Bﬂllli, (COUPON AND REGISTERED,) INTEREST PAYABLE QUARTERLY, FREE OF T Government Tax, ISSUE LIMITED TO $16,300 PR. ll/IILE, OF THE LOGANSPORT, ~ ERAWFGRBSVZLLE AND Southwestern Railway, OF ENDIANA. Price 92 1-32 and Accrued Interest. This road, 92 miles in length, 70 of which are in ac- tiial operation, runs southwesterly from Logansport to Rockville, passing centrally through ﬁve of the wealthiest and most productive counties of Indiana, hitherto without railway facilities, and penetrating for twelve miles at its Southern term-inus the cele- brated Block Coal Fields of Parke county. It affords the shortest existing outlet to Chicago. Toledo, De- troit, Fort Wayne, Logansport and all other interme- diate points for the Block Coal (now in such large de- mand), Lumber, Cattle, Grain and other surplus pro- ducts of this rich agricultural and mineral Section of the State. For the present we oﬁ‘er a limited number of these First Mortgage Bonds at 92%; and accrued interest, in currency, or will exchange them for U. S. Bonds‘ or other max-ketable securities at the rates of the day. At the above price these Bonds yield to the investor 60 per cent. more income than the Bonds ‘of the United States, and we unhesitatingly recommend them to all classes of investors as oﬁering the most ample security and liberal re-turns. Further and full particulars,’ with pamphlets and maps, furnished by us on application. JONES’ dc SCHUYLER, ' No. 12 Pine Street, FINANCIAL AGENTS or 'I‘H1ll,-_COMPANY. rniicis D ciiai. DESKS AND crricr. ‘ TUEEITUE.E,i No. 113 BROADWAY, Late of 81 Cedar Street, i NE WV YORK. ' an EA KIMBALL, M. D., 257 WEST FIFTEENTH STREET, Near Eighth avenue. Oﬂiee Hours from 1 to 8 P. M. Electrical and Magnetic Treatment given when de ‘ sired. H. B. cI..a.r'LIN 84 co, DRY GOODS, _G£iEtPE'1t*S, _ HOSIERY AND WHITE GOODS, LACES AND EMBROIDERIES, YANKEE MOTIONS, FLANNELS AND BOOTS AND SHOES, CHURCH, WORTH AND WEST BROADWAY, NEW YORK. F. H. BEEBEE, D No. 78 Broadway, BROKER IN STOCKS, GOLD AN BONDS. ‘ “(PER BENT. AND ALL hits. The‘; Connecticut Valley Railroad First Mortgage Bonds, FREE OF ALL TAXES in Connecticut; free of income tax ever where. Interest payable January and July in New ork. Road running; stock paid up larger than mortgage ; road already employed to its utmost capacity. . ' For Sale at moderate discount, by ALLEN, STEPHENS & 00., Bankers, No. 12 Pine street, New York. operators upon Sewing Machines, Why will you Suffer from back-ache and side-ache, ’ when by using DR. SAPP‘S WALKING MOTION TREADLE, The whole trouble may be overcome? Price $5. LADD & C0., 791 Broadway. THE BALTIMORE & OHIO R. R. IS an Air-Line Route from Baltimore and Washington to Cincinnati, and is the only line running Pullman“S Palace Day and Sleeping Cars throu2:h from Washing- ton and Baltimore to Cincinnati without change. Louisville in 29,39 hours. Passengers by the Baltimore and Ohio Railroad have choice of routes, either via Columbus or Parkersburg., From Cincinna.ti,.take~the Louisville and Cincinnati Short Line Railroad. Avoidall dangerous ferry transfers by crossing the great Ohio River Suspension Bridge, and reach Louis- ville hours in advance of all other lines. Save many miles in going to Nashville, Memphis, Chattanooga, Atlanta, Savannah, Mobile and New Orleans. The only line running four daily trains from Clin- cinnati to Louisville. . Silver Palace Sleeping Coaches at night, and splen- did Smoking Cars, with revolving arm chairs, on day trains Remember! lower fare by no other route. To Secure the advantages _oﬂ‘ered by this reat through route of Quick Time’, Short Distance and ow Fare, ask for tickets, and be Sure they read, via,Louis- ville and Cincinnati Short Line R. R. Get your ticketS—No. 87 Washington street, Boston; No. 229 Broadway, oiﬁce New Jersey R. R. foot. of Cor-tlandt street, New York; Continental ﬁotel, 828 Chestnut street, 44 South Fifth Street, and at the depot corner Broad and Prime Streets, Philadelphia; S, E, corner Baltimore and Calvert streets, or at Czmiden Station, Baltimore; 485 Pennsylvania avenue, Wash- pigtt1<1)n,ED. 0.; and at all the principal railroad Cﬁices Ii e a . SAM. GILL, ‘ General Supt. Louisville, Ky. .HENRi’ STEEEE, Gen. Ticket Aggent, Louisville, Ky. SIDNE B. JONES Gen. Pass. Agent, Louisville, Ky. nu, BLAEK 565 8: 667 BROADWAY, N. Y, ARE OPENING THEIE NEW IXNVOICES IMPOETED WATCHES c H A I N S. AGENTS FOR The Waltham Watch IN BEST VARIETIES. ?s..etNE:.fiNc’ i+ioi:iSE , _ 03‘ i:o‘iiNTaE DE.oT.ii'EES, ‘ NEW ‘roan, I / Ml Want. S’I”‘Rl£a}§3’l‘. Four per cent. interest allowed. on all deposits. Collections made everywhere. Orders for Gold, Government and other securities executed. The Highest Cash Prices nu) FOR . , OLD NEWSPAPERS OF EVERY DESCRIPTION; ' OLD ‘PAMPEILETS of’ every kind; OLD BLANK-BOOKS AND LEDGERS that are wmtten full; « and all kinds of WASTE PAPER from Bankers, Insurance Companies, Brokers, Patent;-Medb cine Depots Prlnlillig-Om.C6S Bookbind- ers, Public and rivate Libraries, Hotels, Steamboats Railroad Companies, and ess ‘Offices, &c. JOHN C. STOCKWELL, . , 25 Ann street, N. Y. €38-I20. TIFFANY& co, TUNIUN SQUARE. SECOND FLOOR NOW OPEN.’ Bronze, Majolica ROYAL WORCESTER AND OTHER FINE PORCELAIN. London Cut arid Engzraved Glass. FSESEREEK éltilitlilﬁ DINING Eco S 23 New Street and co Rromelvvsaiy . , 76 maiden Lane and 1 mriervry St. Mr. Knrtz invites to his cool and comfortably tut nished dining apa.rtinentS_ the downtown public, as- euring them that they will always ﬁnd there the choicest viiands, Served in the most elegant Style, the most carefully Selected brands of wines and liquors, as well as the most prompt attention by accomplished 6'1-79 " Wﬂltcbii. MRS. S. H. BLANCHARD, Clairvcyant Physician, Business and Test lVI_edium._, . 55 MECHANIC STREET, WORCESTER, - ,- - TURKO RUSSIAN EA HE ladies are informed by ‘MES. HYACYNTHE ROB-' , INSON that she entirely rebuilt and reﬁtted and opened the Baths No. 112 E. Twenty-seventh street, near Fourth avenue, for ladies only, thus avoiding the inconvenience and unpleasantness attending those baths which are not exclusively for ladies. These baths include all the most, recent improvements, and con-‘ sist of the Hot Air Turkish Bath, Vapor Russian Bath, Cold Plunge Bath, Shower ’ Baths and Douches, Mani- pulating, shampooing and Dressing Rooms. Mrs. Robinson having had several. years experience in con- ducting the Ladies’ Department of the large baths in this city, assures those ladies who may visit these that they, will ﬁnd every arrangement calculated for the most luxurious and healthful enjoyment. Physicians Sending their Patients to these Baths for the cure of Colds, R eumatism, Neuralgia, Dyspepsia, Nervous and Loch S’ Complaints, may be assured of having them well treated according to the most; recent modes. Single Bath, $1 ; Six Tickets. $5 ; Fifteen Tickets, $10. m Open daily, from 11 A. M. to 4 P. M. D R. H. S L A D (C1airvoyant,) J. S I M MON st, 210 West ‘Forty-third street, N: Y. .51 MASS, E. OFFICE HOURS FROM 9 A. M. TO 9- P. M" ~ NOT C OPEN saaiugamv. '
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Notes: Original digital object name: wcl_1872-04-06_04_21
Geography: New York (N.Y.)
Subjects: Women -- Suffrage, Women -- United States
Identifier: wcl_1872-04-06_04_21
Is part of: Woodhull and Claflin Collection, Communal Societies Collection, Hamilton College Library Digital Collections

Title: Woodhull & Claflin's Weekly., vol. 04, no. 22 (April 27, 1872)
Author: Woodhull, Victoria C. (Victoria Claflin), 1838-1927, Cook, Tennessee Claflin, Lady, 1845-1943
Publisher: Victoria C. Woodhull and Tennie C. Claflin
Date: 1872-04-27
Place published: New York (N.Y.)
Text: I -In n PROGRESS! FREE THOUGHT! UNTRAMMELED LIVESE BELAKING THE WA Y EOE FUTURE GENERATIONS. 222-; Vol: 4.-—No. 22:-Whole No.102. NEW YORK, APRIL 27,1872. PRICE TEN CENTS. xi - AUGUST BELMONT & Co., BANKERS, 4 50 "Wall Street. Issue Letters of Credit to Travelers, available in all parts of the world, through the v ' MESSRS. DE ROTHSCHILD and their correspondents. c. J. osnonn. ADDISON CAMMACK. OSBORN & CAMMACK, . BAN KE RS, No. 34 BROAD STREET. SECURITIES, bought and sold on Commission, Rail Whether you wish to Buy or Sell Write to ' Also, make telegraphic transfers of money on GHARLES W_ HASSLER, California, Europe and Havana. AN UNDOUBTED Security, KN ‘W E PAYING 60 PER CENT. MORE INCOME THAN G 0 VERNMENT B ozvps, AND NO. 7 WALL STREET, New York. 62-113 Banking H0188 [If HENRY GLEWS 8:00., \ 32 Wall Street, N. Y. Circular Notes and Letters of Credit for travelers; also Commercial Credits issued available throughout ‘the World. »\ Bills of Exchange on the Imp...
Show moreI -In n PROGRESS! FREE THOUGHT! UNTRAMMELED LIVESE BELAKING THE WA Y EOE FUTURE GENERATIONS. 222-; Vol: 4.-—No. 22:-Whole No.102. NEW YORK, APRIL 27,1872. PRICE TEN CENTS. xi - AUGUST BELMONT & Co., BANKERS, 4 50 "Wall Street. Issue Letters of Credit to Travelers, available in all parts of the world, through the v ' MESSRS. DE ROTHSCHILD and their correspondents. c. J. osnonn. ADDISON CAMMACK. OSBORN & CAMMACK, . BAN KE RS, No. 34 BROAD STREET. SECURITIES, bought and sold on Commission, Rail Whether you wish to Buy or Sell Write to ' Also, make telegraphic transfers of money on GHARLES W_ HASSLER, California, Europe and Havana. AN UNDOUBTED Security, KN ‘W E PAYING 60 PER CENT. MORE INCOME THAN G 0 VERNMENT B ozvps, AND NO. 7 WALL STREET, New York. 62-113 Banking H0188 [If HENRY GLEWS 8:00., \ 32 Wall Street, N. Y. Circular Notes and Letters of Credit for travelers; also Commercial Credits issued available throughout ‘the World. »\ Bills of Exchange on the Imperial Bank of London, National Bank of Scotland, Provincial Bank of Ire- land, and all their branches. Telegraphic Transfers of money on Europe, San Francisco and the West Indies. « Deposit accounts received in either Currency or Coin, subject to check at sight, which pass through 9 1-2 DB1‘ Cent 01']. the II1V9St1’n3I1t- the Clearing House as if drawn upon any city bank; FIRST MORTGAGE SINKING FUND GOLD BONDS OF THE luganspnrt, Brawionlsville and Surth-Western Railway of Indiana. THEY BEAR 8 per Cent. G-old. INTEREST PAYABLE QUARTERLY IN MEW YORK, 1 FREE OF GOVERNMENT TAX. AND ARE COUPON AND REGISTERED. -‘ The issue is limited to $16,300 per mile, in denomi- nations of $1,000, $500 and $100. This Road, 92 miles long, aﬂords the shortest existing outlet to Chicago, Toledo, Detroit, Fort Wayne, Logans- port, and intermediate points for the celebrated Block and Bituminous Goal of Parke County, as, also, for the large surplus products of the rich agricultural and min- V eral sections of the State which it traverses. For the present we are offering these Bondsat 95 and accrued interest in currency, or will exchange them for Government B_onds, or othermarketable securities, at p the rates of the day. Further and full particulars, with pamphlets and maps furnished by us on personal or written applica- tion. JONES & SOHUY LER, ' No. 12 PINE s',r., NEW YORK. AGENTS on THE cornenur. interest allowed on all daily balances; Certiﬁcates of Deposit issued bearing interest at current rate; Notes and Drafts collected. State, City and Railroad Loans negotiated. CLEWS, HABICHT & CC., 11 010 Broad St.,.London. BANKING AND FINANCIAL. 1 The St. Joseph and Denver City Railroad Company’s F‘IRS'1‘ MORTGAGE BONDS Arc being absorbed by an increasing demand for them. Secured as they are by a first mortgage on the Road, Land Grant, Franchise, and Equipments, combined in one mortgage, they command at once a ready market. A Liberal Sinking Fund provided in the Mortgage Deed must advance the price upon the closing of the loan. Principal and interest payable in GOLD. Inter- est at eigtht (8) percent per annum. Payable, semi- annually, free of tax. Principal in thirty years. Do- nominations, $1,000, $500 and $100 Coupons or Regis- tered. Price 97 1-2 and accrued interest, in currency, from February 15, 1872. Maps, Circulars, Documents, and information fur- nished. ’ Trustees, Farmers’ Loan and Trust Company of New York. Can now be had through the principal-Banks and Bankers throughout the country, and from the under. signed who unhesitatingly recommend them. ‘TANNER 8: Co., Bankers, 98 - No. 11 Wall street, New York. STOCKS, STATE BONDS, GOLD AND FEDERAL RAILROAD IRON, FOR ‘SALE BY S. W HOPKINS & 00., 221 BROADWAY. CALDWELL 5.100.. BANKERS, 27 Wall St... New York. Order for Purchase and Sale of United States Securities, Stocks, Bonds and Ameri- can Gold promptly executed at the usual commission. Collections promptly made in all parts I of the United States and Canada. @' Interest, 4 per cent., allowed on de- posits, subject to sight draft. 78 to 103. - NATIONAL SAVINGS BANK. TI:IE 1«‘REr:DMAN~s SAVINGS AND TRUST COMPANY. (Chartered by the Government oi the United States.) DEPOSITS OVER $,000,000., 185 BLEECKER STREET, NEW YORK. SIX PER CENT. interest commences ﬂrst of each month. Four per cent. allowed from date of each deposit for full number of days, not less than thirty, on sums of $50 and upward, withdrawn before ‘January. DEPOSIT CERTIFICATES, as safe as Registered Bonds, and promptly available in any partof the United States, issued, payable on demand, with in terest due. Accounts strictly private and conﬁdential. Deposits payable on demand, with interest due. Interest on accounts of certiﬁcates paid by check to depositors residing out of the city if desired. Send for Circular. Open daily from 9.A. M. to 5 P. M., and MONDAYS and,SA'l‘URDAYS from 9 A. M. to 8 r. M. SAFES MARVIN &. cons ARE THE BEST. 265 BROADWAY. sAM’L BARTON. HENRY ALLEN BARTON ALLEN, BANKER-S Mm Bnoxrsns, No. 40 BROAD STREET. Stocks, Bonds and Gold bought and sold on com- mission. . it _ Subject to increase JOHN J. cisco & sou, BANKERS, No.59 Wall Street, New York. Gold and Currency received on deposit, subject to check at sight. , Interest allowed on Currency Accounts at the rate of’Four per Cent. per annum, credited at the end oi each month. ’ ALL CHECKS DRAWNDN US PASS THROUGH THE CLEARING—HO‘USE, AND‘ ARE RECEIVED ON DEPOSIT BY ALL THE CITY BANKS. I - Certiﬁcates of Deposit issued, payable on demand. bearing Four per Cent. interest. ’ Loans negotiated. . Orders promptly executed for the Purchase. and Sale of Governments, Cold, Stocks and Bonds on commission. 1 .~ ' Collections made on all parts 01 the ‘United States and Canadas. .. 6418 THE LOANERS’ BANK on THE crrr vos NEW. YORK. (ORGANIZED ‘UNDER STATE CHA.ETER,) “ Continental Life ” Building, -22 NASSAU STREET, NEW YORK. cA1>lrAL....: .......................... $500,003 1,430,000 This Bank negotiates LOANS. makes COLLEC- TIONS, advances on SECURITIES, and receives DEPOSITS. ‘ Accounts of Bankers, lvianuiactnrers and Merchants will receive special attention. @. FIVE PER CENT. 1N’l‘EREST paid on CURRENT BALANCES, and liberal facilities offered to our CUSTOMERS. DORR RUSSELL, President. A. F. WILLMAR*rH, Vice-President. HARVEY FISK. OFFICE OF FISK & HATCH. Bannnas A. S. HA'I‘C‘H. . AND nmnsas IN GOVERNMENT sncunrrxns. No. 5 Nassau s-rnnnr, N. Y., Opposite U‘. S. Sub-Treasury. I We receive the accdunts oi Banks, Banks ers, Corporations and others, subject to check at sight, and allow interest on balances. We make special arrangements for interest I on deposits of speciﬁc sums for ﬁxed periods. We malae collections on all points in the United States and Canada, and issue Certiﬁ- cates of Deposit available in all parts of the Union. ‘ We buy and sell, at current rates, all classes oi Government Securities, and the Bonds of the Central Paciﬁc Railroad Company; also, Gold and Silver Coin and Gold Coupons. We buy and sell, at the Stock Exchange, miscellaneous: Stocks and Bonds, on commis- sion, for cash. ~ , . Communications and inquiries by mail or te1egraph,'vvill receive attention. ’ men &} IEIATCBZ... sw ._ _,,/-»-»’-‘*"’ "“*‘“*-~—_ ....,-«-3 ___,__._,_A ‘ 5‘ ‘sac:-h.w_A__ ‘ 2 WO‘ODHULL & CLAFLIN’S WEEKLY. April 27, 18‘72. mTHE‘NEW’D'lSCOVERY In Chemical and Medical Science. 1)rfi5E. 17*. GAV..IN’s SGLUTIUN 3z‘UUlVl1PUUNB ELIXIR rmsr AND ONLY soLU ION ever mae in one mixture of ALL '1‘ E TWELVE valuable active principals of the Well known ‘curative agent, , PINE TREE TAR, UNEQUALED in Coughs, Colds, Catarrh, Asthma, Bronchitis, and consumption. CURES WITHOUT FAIL A recent cold in three to six hours; and also, by its VITALISING, PURIFYING and STI- MULATING eﬁ’e;ets upon the general system, is remarkably eﬁinacious in ’ DHSEASES 0]? THE BLOOD. including Scroiula and Eruptions of the skin, Dyspepsia, Diseases of the Liver and Kidneys, Heart Disease, and General Debility. -ONE TRIAL CONVINGESX ALE A ‘Volatile soiiiion of Tar For INHALATION, without application of ' HEAT. A remarkably VALUABLE discovery, as the whole apparatus can be carried in the vest pocket, readv at any time for the most effectual and positively curative use in All Diseases of the NOSE, THROAT and GS. THE COMPOUND Tar and Mandrake Pill. for use in connection with the ELIXIR TAR, is a combination of the TWO most valuable ALTERATIVE Medicines known in the Pro- fession, and renders this Pill without exception the very best ever offered. . The SOLUTION and COMPOUND ELIXIR of is thout doubt te Best remedy known in cases of ‘ Eiiﬁiﬁsi AND YELLOW FEVER. It is a Specific for such diseases, and should be kept in the household of every family, especially during‘ those months in which CHQLERA AND YELLOW FEVER are liable to prevail. A small quantity taken _1ly will prevent contracting these terriblﬁ diseases. Solution and Compound Elixir, $1.00 per Bottle Volatile Solution for Inhalation, $5.00 per Box Tar and Mandrake Pills, 50cts per box. Send for Circularof POSITIVE CURES to your Druggist, or to r.. P‘. HYDE an 00., sonn PROPRIETOBS, 110 E. 22d St., New York. 3 Sold by all Druggists. 88. ‘M. MRS. s. H. BLAN CHARD, Ciairvcyant Physician, Business and Test Medium, 55 MECHANIC STREET, woncnsrrnn, - - - MASS. THE GOLDEN AGE, KNEW WEEKLY JOURNAL EDITED Dar THEODORE TILTON, Donated to the Free Discussion of all Living Quesﬁmw on 071/waft, State, Society, Litera- -mm, Art and li/Ifcrcrl Reform. PUBLISHED EVERY WEDNEBBAYI . EN NEW ‘YORK. Price Three Dollars a Year, Cash in Advance ’ Mn. Tmron, having ret1‘—1*_-cdfrom Tim INDEPENDENT and THE BROOKLYN Dun? UNION, will hereafter devote his whole. Editorial labors to THE GOLDEN Ann. _ . ' Persons wishing to subscribe will please send. their names, with the money, immediately, to runononn Timon P. 0. Box 2,848, NEW YORK azwr. i“)R.i&{. SLADE, p Clairvoyant,) J. SIMMONS, 210 West Forty-third street, N. Y. ormca nouns FROM 9 A. M. TO ,9, P. M L ,,N0’I‘ ornn psaruunar. 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We take pleasure in recommending her to our friends, as one of the most proﬁtable as well as entertaining speakers in the ﬁeld. Her address is box 778 Bridgeport, Conn. ————-———<>—o-+—————— THE INTERNATION\‘AL. It ought to be known that this association is not secret——it does not aspire to the honor of being a conspiracy. Its meet- ings are held in public; they are open to all comers,‘ though only members are permitted to speak (unless by special invitation), and none but members are allowed to vote. The several sections in this city and vicinity meet as follows: Section 1 (German).—Sunday, 8 P. M., at the Tenth Ward Hotel, corner of Broome and Forsyth streets. ' Section 2 (French)-Sunday, 9:30 A. M., at No. 100 Prince street. Section 6 (German).—Meets in 66 and 68 Fourth street, in the N. Y. Turn Halle, every Thursday evening at 8 o’oLoox. Section 7 (Irish)-First and third Sundays at 3 p. m., at 26 Delaney street. ' Section 8 (German).-—Sunday, 3 P. M., at No. 53 Union avenue, Williamsburgh, L. I‘. Section 9 (American).--Wednesday, 8 P. M., at No 35 East Twenty-seventh street. Section 10 (French).-—Meets every Thursday at the N. W. corner of Fortieth street and Park avenue, at 8 P. M. Section 11 (German)-—Thursday, 8 P. M., West Thirty- ‘ninth street, between Eighth and Ninth avenues, at Hessel’s. A [Section 12 (American) will not meet again until the mem- bers receive a special notice] Section 13 (German).—Every Friday, at 805 Third avenue. Section 22 (French):-The second and fourth Friday in each month, 8 P. M., at Constant’s, 68 Grand street. Section 35 (English).——Meets every Friday evening at Myers’, 129 Spring street, at 8 o’clock. ' ——~—-—+-o-+-———-- INTERNATIONAL WORKINGMEN’S ASSOCIATION. All persons desiring to become members of, or to form. sections, and_ trades unions or societies wishing to aﬁiliate with the In- ternational Workingmen’s Association, can procure all the necessary information and documents by addressing the regu- lar oﬂicers of the Federal Council of North America, as fol- lows : I . 7 English Corresponding Secretary, John T. Elliot, 208 Fifth street, New York. German Corresponding Secretary, Edward Grosse, 214: Mad- ison street, New York. , _ French Corresponding Secretary, B. Laugrand, 335 Fourth avenue, New,York§ Spanish.Corresponding Secretary, Majin Janer, 112 Lexing- tonavenue, Brooklyn. _ ' 8 Italian. Corresponding Secretary, Antonie 621 East T.}'?.?!¥¢%¥st.#?é*»§ Nev‘ Yak. $2 00. I THE INTERNATIONAL AND POLITICAL ACTION. To those remarkably wise persons. among the Internationals in this country who declare that Internationalism does not contemplate political action, and that the General Council in London discountenances it, we commend for their careful con- sideration, the following extracts from a report of a meeting of the General Council, copied from the International Herald, of London, the official organ of the association: _ /The General Council of the International‘ WorkingInen’s Association held its usual weekly meeting on Tuesday evening, March 5, at the temporary offices, 23 Rathbone place, Oxford street, Citizen Longuet in the chair. , Citizen Engels reported that he had receiveda letter from Italy which gave a very gratifying account of the work being done in that country. The real workmen were thoroughly in favor of the principles of the International as explained in the conference resolutions. The dbctrine preached by the middle- classleaders, that the working class should abstain from poli- tics, found no favor whatever. ‘ The Council then proceeded to discuss a manifesto which had been drawn, up, explanatory of the divisions which had taken place in Switzerland. It was a vigorous defence of the policy of the Association, and showed most conclusively that the doctrine “that the working class ought to abstain from politics,” was both absurd and dangerous. ’ It was adopted unanimously, and as the matter related to a difficulty which had occurred amongst the members speak- ing French, it was ordered to be printed in that language. —————<o-9--————— THE INTERNATIONAL SOCIETY—ITS ORIGIN AND AIMS. [From the International Herald, London, Eng.] . Thoughtful men among the working classes must have al- ways felt that their position in society was an unnatural one, that always producing and never owning, was the result of some violation of the laws of equity and nature, and therefore such men must always have felt a desire to obtain the power of opposing successfully the system by which they were de- frauded. The first successful attempt at International combination proceeded from a small number of German workmen in Lon- don, who had been expelled from France in 1839 for taking part in an emcnte at Paris. At that time there were a number of German workingmen’s societies in France and Switzerland in constant communication with each other, whose chief aim was the propagation of communistic theories. They were cosmo- politans, as a matter of course. The little’ group that had gathered in London founded a branch Society in February, 1840, called the German Arbeiter Buildings Verein. The spokesmen of that society were on friendly terms with the English Socialist, the Chartists, and the London French Dem- ocratic Society. Out of that freindship sprang the Society of the Fraternal Democrats, of which Julian Harney was the cor-_ responding secretary. The Fraternal Democrats, were in cor- respondence with a number of Democratic societies in Bel- gium, of which the German Workingmen’s Society of Brussels was one. . In November, 1847, a German Communist Conference was held in London, at "which Dr. Karl Marx, then residing at Brussells, was present. At that conference the old commun- istic theories were thrown overboard, and a manifesto of the the Communist party, drawn up by Karl Marx and Frederick Engels, substituted. In that manifesto it was stated:- “The Communists are no particular party in contradistinc- tion from other workingmen’s parties. They have no interest separate from the interests of the whole proletariat, and set up no particular principles according to which they intend to model the proletarian movement. They distinguish themselves, on the one hand, from other workingmen’s parties by defend- ing the common interests, which are independent of national- ity, of the whole class in the various national struggles; on the other hand, by representing the interests of the common move- ment at the diiferent stages of development through which the struggle between the wages laborers and the capitalists has to pass. The immediate aim of the Communists is the same as that of other proletarian‘ parties——the overthrow of the rule of the capitalists by the acquisition of political power. The practical measures suggested as applicable in the most advanced countries were: 1. The abolition of private property in land. 2. ‘The centralization of the means of transport in the hands of the State by means of a National Bank. ‘ 3. National Workshops. 4:. The reclamation and improvement of land on a common’ lan. — . P 5. The gratuituous education of all the children. Let us brieﬂy consider the merits of each of these proposi- tions. There does not appear to be any thing visionany about them, for they seem solid, substantial ﬁnd practicable. The abolition of private property in land should require no defence, for there can be no argument brought forward in favor of private land-owning that cannot,-be used just as fairly in sup- port of the right of man-owning. Land-owning is neither more or less than slave-owning, for whether the monopolist holds the land or the man by force, he can dictate the terms upon which the man shall live. The raw material—the ele- ments—can never be justly claimed as exclusive private proper- ty; there can be no just charge made for any thing but labor or the results of labor, and the earth is not the result of any man’s labor; it never was any man’s property to give, buy, or sell,’ and there is no title deed in existence purporting to give to any individual the exclusive ownership of any portion of the earth, which is any thing more than the legal sanction of a lie! ‘ That the money of a nation should be national money surely needs no more proving than that the law of a nation should be a national law. With the land and the money of a nation in the hands of a privileged few, is it not inevitable that the many must suffer, that they must endure all the imposts which the monopolists may dare to put upon them? The bankers, discounters, Jew millionaires, and all the other huge gamblers and speculators would always have the laborer begging for the sovereign, but would never have the sovereign soliciting em- ployment, and thus it is that they would have the laborers many and the sovereigns few. The industrialists have been perpetually swindled out of more than half their earnings by suc rivileged rogues as those who have made the Times and the 05181‘ great dailies their exclusive organs. It is time the honest and industrious merchants and manufacturers of Eng- land and other civilized countries studied for themselves the evils caused by private banking and a limited gold currency, and also the effectof making all money national money, its se- curity being the whole reali-zed“-wealth’ of the nation. The false doctrines of Adam Smith have been iterated and reiterated by the Times and. its ‘ﬁunkeys, merely because it 4 served their puispose. “Even the Bank of England’ is neither more nor less than a huge gambling house which has failed three times-——once having suspended specie payment for about twenty years. The whole system is a fraud on the industrial community, and the wires are pulled by the same men who ‘in- spire the Times and its servile imitators to call the successful swindle respectable. . We certainly have as much right and as much reason to de- mand that railways and canals’ shall be ‘National property as we‘ have to consent to the National or Municipal ownership, con- trol or management of the Post Office, ‘Sewers, Telegraph, Army, or Navy, all of which are communistic institutions. The third proposition will as surely be adopted as will those already remarked upon. A true government should be neither more nor less than the co-operation of the people for mutual beneﬁt- But government nearly always has been the control of the industrious and peaceful’ many by the lazy and unsrcu- A pulous few. They have combined, we have plodded along, suffering all things. ‘When the working classes have talked of combining in self-defence against the already combined fraud- ulent classes, a howl of horror has been raised by the rogues and_their organs and they have talked of intimidation, revolu- tion, and bloodshed ! -This grasping and “ selﬁsh clique has organized the people for war, for mutual destruction, but will ‘ hear of no National organization for National production. Are the Industrialists of Europe satisﬁed with governments that ignore the useful trades, arts, and sciences, and cherish‘ and support only the institutions for war, superstition, and legal plundering—such as we have recently seenin the -Tichborne?" case. I The fourth proposition should not require any defence for its wisdom is palpable. Co-operation of National effort ‘and means must be applied to many other undertakings than the mere conveyance of letters. Those who cannot see the wis- dom of this proposition are unable to comprehend the bene- ﬁts derived from having a National Post Office. _\ The gratuitous education of all the children (aa in the United States) would be the cheapest and best way of educating them; so far as school instructiomis concerned. We cannot imagine what sane objection can be made to this proposition and there-J fore will not dwell upon it unnecessarily; I ‘ The small band of workmen proceeded to get their mani- festo printed in several languages. At the same time the Fraternal Democrats made preparations to hold a public in- ' ternational Congress at ‘Brussels in the following year, to which the Democracy of Europe was to be invited, but the revolution of February prevented both these designs. After the downfall of the revolution an attempt was made to bring about an international alliance among the exiled revolutionists, but it came to nothing. Few were content to enter upon a weary propagandist campaign, and,';-"laboring under the stigma of a defeat, they had no followers, ‘nor was there any prospect for present operations. A new generation of workmen was re»- quired to undertake the task, and when it was undertaken it was done unpremeditatedly. . Having set their unions in order as well as they could, so as to be prepared for future contingencies, they began to direct their efforts to politics. g In 1860 a Trade Unionist, Manhood Suffrage, and Vote—by-Ballot Association was established, with the motto, “ united we conquer,” of which Gr. Odger was Chairman, and T. G. Facey, Secretary. Several successful meetings had been held before the Ameri- can war broke out. ‘ I The Italian war, the American war, the Mexican expedition, the Schleswig-Holstein affair, and the Polish insurrection were events eminently ‘calculated to draw the attention of the work- ing classes to foreign politics and diplomatic intrigues. The new band of pioneers had ample work on hand during the American war, and before the fate of the Union was ﬁnall de- cided they had to enter upon an agitation in favor of P0 and, for which purpose they co-operated with the National League for the independence of Poland. But all these things together never engendered the idea of seriously setting to work to‘ es- tablish an International Democratic Society. -—————-<>—‘o-+~————— « HUMAN WELL—BEING. ART. VII—AN APPEAL T0 WOMAN. Man by virtue of his superior compulsory ability, did actual- ize marriage, polygamic and rnonogamic, and on them he, has bui1t_all sorts of despotism, individual and political, and by his efforts mainly society has arisen from chaos to its present de- gree of development, and little more can he now do but move in a circle and repeat in his revolutions societary arrangements that have existed in the past, and but little more can ‘he do till you have performed that which is assigned by your nature to ou. . firs organic developments rendered him dominantly compul- sory in ability. From him you differ, and that difference ren- ders you dominantly compensative in ability. He has more ability to compel and you m.ore to serve. He has accomplished what you had not the power to do, and you can accomplish what he has not the power for. , He has arranged society in the structural form, after the pat- tern of the stellar compacts and their rocky fragments, and it is now for you to arrange it in organic form after the patterns of the plant world. You could not have structuralized it, and he cannot organize it. For this you alone are specially ﬁtted. A poet has said, “Let dogs delight to bark and bite, for ’tis their nature too ;” and so let men delight in their despotic con- flicts for ’tis their nature too, and you should delight in repub- lics for thatuis your nature. To accomplish genuine republics it is necessary to substitute , suitage for marriage, and this requires cburage and devotion to human rights and well-being._ . The suﬂerings through which man’s societary arrangements have passed yon, should have endowed you with these qualities before now. I» In the course of human events man has arrived to the height of his ability, and is about to descend in the revolutionary, and war with all its horrors is now imminent. ~ It is_ not in man’s agressive nature to stop in a maddened rev- olutionary descent till he is at the bottom "of the circle, drunk with blood and desolation; but on recovering from the stupor of desolation, he is ever ready again to ascend in the circle of progress to the summit of his capability. ~ From the revolution now impending you can divert‘ him if you act without delay, by the substitution of better things. This power slumbers in you; will you awake it to use or let it slumber on while we are whirled to destruction? You have only to substitute suitage for marriage, and » genu- ine republics are as inevitable as day and night; and then pol- itical revolutions, with war and carnage, will forever become impossible; and despotism, individual and political, will for- ever cease from the earth. — ' Now is the day, and the necessities of the toiling multitude of men is your opportunity. ' Improve it while you may, for soon it will pass from you. . Organize industrial suitage groups by the election of repre- 4 ~ in - WOODHULL ca oLAFLn\rs WEEKLY. b April 27, 11872.“ sentative leaders and the new foundation is laid on which the genuine, universal republic can be built. Industrial familism will be the sequence of these groups, and these groups can or- ganizetheir families into productive unions by the election of representatives to a board of production; the boards of pro- duction can organize theproductive unionspinto commercial unions by the election of representatives to a congress of ex- change, and these congresses of exchange can organize the commercial unions into a universal union by the election of representatives to a general tribunal, and thus will be com- pleted the organization of the universal genuine industrial re ublic. , y » y ‘ n this republic money and all monetary currencies will be superseded by bills of credit to be used as evidence of service performed. » In this way the monetary power, with all the monopolies based thereon, will be destroyed; all supplies for war or idle- ness will be cut off, and this will render war impossible and compel idlers of all sorts to live by industry. The Internationals and other laboring men have masculine compulsory natures the same a.s their employers, and hence they seek political rather than industrial arrangements, and , remain hireling chattels instead of becoming industrially free. Also, they remain the servants of their oppressors furnishing them with supplies for war or idleness, and while depending on their masters for supplies, they are rushing blindly the road to war, where they will ﬁnd desolation instead of plenty. ~ Is this wise generalship? it ‘maybe valiant, but not wise; and wisdom is the better part of valor. ' Sisters, the right generalship must come from you; you can secure such societary arrangements as shall deprive the enemy of supplies so effectually that war and idleness shall be render- ed impossible. The supplies already in store are held and controlled mostly by the monetary arrangements, and therefore, if you render these arrangements useless, you not onlycut oif further sup- plies, but you also render useless nearly all that is now held in r}_eserve;,all that partakes of the nature of money. Awake, sisters, to this. ‘your opportunity, act well your part, and all wise brothers will serve with you devotedly till a blood- less victory is ours. - -----0-0-<3»-———— COMllIIUNISM——THE WAY IT WORKED AND WHAT IT LED TC. * ARTICLE VII. Some facts are more strange than fiction, more philosophical than philosophy, more romantic than romance, and more conservative than conservation. THE MODEL SCHOOLS. I must not omit to describe the model schools, sustained by Mr. McClure. They were conducted by the pestallozian teachers before mentioned. ' One was conducted in one wing of the large town hall. There was a partition separating this from the centre portion, where was when my attention was arrested by a few words that I overheard addressed to a class of boys by Mr. Darusmont, a French gentleman, the conductor of this school. The thoughts presented to the public were so new, so sublime, and the language so charming, that I stood fascinated.» I could not go about the business I went there for ; but after having listened to the whole discourse, I resolved (though several years a married man) to beg of Mr. Darusmont the privilege of coming and sitting with his boys and listening to his teachings. I knocked at his door-—he came—I "made known my purpose~his handsome countenance lighted up and his eyes moistened with an evidently benevolent emotion, and taking my hand within both of his, he drew me within the door and gave me a welcome with a charming cordiality, in word, tone and gesture truly French. VVe immediately be- came fast friends. The next day I took my seat with the boys, and for the ﬁrst time in my life, I saw the true mission of education ! No gen- eralization that I can give will convey an adequate idea of the teachings of ‘WILLIAM PHIQUEPAL DARUSMONT, so careful was he to -put forth the exact truth, and to see that it was thoroughly understood—so minutely analytical; so profoundly philosophical in the smallest particular-—such nice DISCRHHNATIONS where common eyes see no difference, but the want of which so often proves disastrous through life ! Withall this minuteness his discourse was not tiresome; and though addressed entirely to the intellect, the effect upon the feelings was like that of a masterly musical composition; which, by judicious changes of key and occasional digressions from the main theme, and then by natural and easy returns to it, with slight variations of expression, carries us, unconscious- ly wherever the author chooses. , I was speechless with admiration-reverence—-love ! When the sitting was over and the boys, gone to their work, we had a long conversation (if that may be called conversation in which I could only listen). In this and subsequent interviews I learned that he had, early", in life, resolved to devote himself to what he considered education should be. That he had been several years a friend and coadjutor of Pestal-lozzi. It seemed that one great idea with him was to draw out into ex- ercise the self-sustaining faculties and thus qualify pupils to meet any contingencies of after life; and with this view he had experimented with himself in order to find out the extent of human capacities. He had learned several branches of mechan- ismwmade a piano-forte from the raw materials, had gone, all through the details ‘of cooking food, washing and mending =olothes, as well as as cutting out and making them, and his pupils -were now doing all these kinds of work for themselvos. Hehad remodeled the modes of almost every branch of civ- -ilization.» He was the inventor of the instrument now used in Iimany of the schools, viz, . a frame with ten rods in it with ten ‘bails on each for the better teaching of arithmatic; and he it the “ ’Arithmometer.” In teaching geometry, instead rzof depending on words and lines, he had cubes, cones and nevery geometrical idea in wood, hanging up about the school- room or otherwise in plain sight. In teaching geography, each pupil had a little globe which he held in this hand to refer to. Hehaclspent four years in some of the hospitals in Paris to qualify himself to speak intelligently upon anatomy and dis- eases, and he discoursed to us on these subjects using a pig for illustrations, as the animal nearest resembling the human structure. I also understood, (not from him) that he was a most thorough musical scholar, and an exquisite performer. He had also digested a system of universal phonography, rep- resenting all the elements of all languages. In short, he seemed, like Lord Bacon, to have taken for his life-long" pursuit, the study and promulgation of all useful knowledge, by the shortest and most thorough modes that could be devised; with the great leading idea that “ there is nothing ‘too large or too smatl for the greatest to engage in,vwh.ich has a tendency to mitigate the pains, or promote the enjoyments of the humblest. ” Since his death, I have learned that he belonged to the French nobility: but no hint of the kind ever escaped him in our interviews. With all his wonderful acquirements, his un- affected-modesty was strikingly conspicuous. PRINCETON, Mass. --~——¢»o+——-————— A QUERY. J. WARREN. Is E. H. H., who writes upon. social equality in the London Intemational Herald, the organ of the Internationals of Europe, an International, and if so, why do not Karl Marx and his confederates, who rule the “General Council," suspend the section to which he belongs, because of the advocacy of issues, which are in direct opposition to the doctrines of the Inter- national? We await a response. Will somebody please inform us, since we don’t believe in partiality among Internationals, even if they are foreign instead of American ,and not in the way of F- Sorge. ’ ~ S0 OIAL SCIENCE. AN ACT TO REGULATE THE “SOCIAL EVIL.” We present our readers with a preliminary draft of a billfor the suppression of the social evil, to be presented to the New York Legislature at its next session, supported by a half milli- on of the peopleyof New York State, ina monster petition. We owe it to Mrs. Churchill of Sacramento, to say that this bill is mainly copied from one which was drafted by a committee of women of that state and introduced into the lagislature by her. . The People of the State of New York. represented in Senate and Assembly, do enact as follows: SECTION 1. The Chiefs of Police of the different cities of this 2 State are hereby required to make as full and complete a re- 3 cord of the names of men who visit houses of ’ ill fame or as- 4 signation, and men of known reputation for visiting lewd wo- 5 men as possible, and to furnish such record to the Board of 6 Health, and, from time to time, to furnish such additional 7 and supplemental records as shall show fully the facts 8 herein required. This record shall show the name of the 9 house or houses visited by these men; it shall also show 10 the occupation of said men, together with such other par- 11 ticulars as may be of statistical or sanitary interest; such 12 record shall be kept in the Health Office, but shall be 13 opened to the inspection of members of the Board of 14 Health only, the Health Ofﬁcers, the Board of Police Com- 15 missioners and members of the Board of Supervisors. The 16 Board of Health shall be composed of equal numbers of 17 each sex, all of whom shall be over thirty=ﬁve years of age. SEC. 2. The Board of Police Commissioners, upon re- 2 quest of the Board of Health, -shall have the power to arrest 3 or cause to be arrested, within any locality in this State, 4 any person who shall inform, directly or by in- 5 sinuation any person or persons, whether male 6 or female, that he has had sexual intercourse 7 with any particular female, and notice shall be served 8 upon him or her by the Board of Health, and he or she shall 9 be deemed guilty of a misdemeanor, and and shall, on ‘ 10 conviction, be ﬁned not less than two thousand dollars, or 11 less than three years imprisonment nor more than ﬁve. SEC. 3. Any man occupying a private room or rooms in any 2 tenement house or building, jointly with a woman as his 3 his mistress, shall be required to pay ten dollars a month 4 for hospital dues and one dollar a. week for examination 5 fees, and shall be held in law bound for the support of such 6 woman and her children until released by the action of the 7 Court of, Common Pleas. SEC. 4. Accepted. [I-Iolland’-s Bill] SEC. 5. No man or boy shall intimate to a woman upon the street or in the cars, public’ thoroughfares of any kind, that he has sensual design upon her person. Any man violating this section shall be deemed guilty of misdemeanor, and on conviction shall be ﬁned not less than ten dollars, nor more than ﬁfty, or imprisonment. . SEC. 7. The Board of Health is hereby authorized to erect, purchase or rent suitable buildings to be used as a hospital and house of industry for the exclusive care, med- ical treatment and industrial employment of diseased men, when it ‘shallibe deemed unsafe for their families to be ex- posed to such disease. Such person or persons shall be en- titled to medical treatment and attendance as provided by this ordinance. 4 SEC. 8. For the future support and maintenance of said 2 hospital and house of industry, for the payment of its 3 debts, the advancement of its interests and the humane 4 and reformatory objects contemplated by its establishment, 5 each male whose name is found upon the register shall pay 6 the sum of ten dollars per month as hospital dues, which 7 moneys thus coming into the hands of the Board of Health 8 by virtue of this ordinance, shall be paid into the City OO<IG>O1i<F~C».'3ND O30"(tF*C\'Jl.\'> 9 Treasury at least once a week, and the Clerk of the Board 10 of Health shall take triplicate receipts therfor, one ‘of 11 which shall be deposited with the Controller, and one with 13 Health, to draw his warrant on the City Treasury, from ‘ 14 time to time, for such amount of money as may be neces- 15 sary for the support of their joint hospitals. 1 [The rest of section 8, of Holland’s Bill, is accepted.) SEC. 9. Is accepted» (of I-Iollandls Bill). SEC. 10. Each division shall be under the supervision of 2 two physicians——-a man and woman-both regular.g1‘adu- 3 ates of some medical school and in good standing, and 4 shall be appointed by the Board of Health, and be known 5 as the “Medical Examiners.” SEQ. 11. Each Medical examiner shall visit, once in each week, and as much oftener as the Board of Health shall direct, all men who are in the habit of attending houses of ill-fame, houses of assignation or houses of prostitution. In order that their families may be protected from disease, they shall submit to examination, and if found affected by disease the physician may order such to be removed to the hospital or house of industry, and no man shall further associate 9 with his family until discharged,’and the Medical Examiners 10 shall have full power to order the removal or cause the ar- 11 rest and commitment to the hospital any man who shall 12 refuse to enter the house of industry within twelve hours 13 when ordered to do so, or when properly committed by the 14 Medical Examiners, shall be deemed guilty of misdemeanor, 15 and shall, on conviction, be ﬁned notless than twenty dol- 16 lars nor more than one hundred dollars for each offence, or 17 imprisonment. ' ' SEO. 12. No keeper of ahouse of prostitution, ill-fame or 2 house of assignation, or room or rooms, shall permit any 3 male, who has been declared by a Medical Examiner to be 4 afflicted with disease and a proper subject for hospital treat- 5 ment, to remain in her house for one hour without notify- 6 ing the Chief of Police of such facts; and any owner, 7 keeper or person in charge of any house of ill-fame, or 8 house of assignation, or room or rooms, who shall violate 9 the provisions of this section shall be deemed guilty of a 10 misdemeanor, and on conviction shall be ﬁned not less than 11 ten dollars nor more than ﬁfty dollars for each offence, or 12 imprisonment. . SEC. 13. No male who is in the habit of visiting houses 2 of ill-fame, or prostitution, or assignation houses, or room, 3 or rooms, shall exhibit or have in his possession, for the 4 purpose of deceiving women, any ticket or examination 5 card, issued by the Medical Examiner, other than his own 6 ticket or examination card, issued for the current week, in 7 his own name, as it appears registered on the record at the 8 Health Office; and any male in the habit of visiting bad 9 houses, violating the, provisions of this Section shall be 10 deemed guilty of misdemeanor, and on conviction shall be 11 ﬁned not less than twenty dollars nor more than ﬁfty dol 12 lars for each offense, or imprisonment. SEC. 14. No owner or keeper, or person in charge of an 2 house of assignation, or house of ill-fame shall permit any 3 male to visit her house unless said male can show ﬁrst his_ 4 ticket of registration, and that the Board of Health have 5 pronounced said male in health. If any male shall violate 6 the provisions of this Section he shall be deemed guilty of 7 misdemeanor, and on conviction shall be ﬁned not less than 8 ten dollars nor more than two thousand dollars for each of- 9 fense, or imprisonment. SEC. 15. It shall be the duty of each medical examiner 2 to treat all cases of disease found to exist in the malesﬂliving 3 in his district, when solicited to do so, and when not prop- 4 erly requiring hospital treatmentgbut he shall not under any 5 circumstances receive any pay o1‘em0111mentSp for I'ende1'- 62 ing such service, except his regular monthly salary. He 7' shall not under any circumstances employ a substitute, or 8 delegate any of the powers vested in him by this ordinance, . 9 except it be to the lady Examin gr. Each Medical ‘Examin- 10 er shall make a full and detailed report in writing, once a 11 week to the Board of Health of his or her action in each 12 case, and the condition of the person under his or her 13 charge, and of the house occupied by them. SEC. 16. Each Medical Examiner shall give at least three 2 days verbal notice to the males who keep mistresses in room 3 or rooms, of the day at which he or she will be present to 4 receive the weekly, or {monthly dues herein provided for, 5 and to grant certiﬁcates of exalnination, and any male who 6 keeps a mistress, or is'in the habit of visiting any house or 7 room or rooms of ill-fame, obstructing or hindering, or 8 preventing the Medical Examiner, whether male or female, 9 from discharging his or her duty—the duties of the oﬁﬁce- 10 shall be deemed guilty of misdemeanor, and ﬁned not less 11 than twenty dollars for each offense, or more than ﬁve thou- 12 sand dollars, or imprisonment. SEC. 17-. No male who is known to visit bad houses shall 2 leave his place of abode and move where there are other 3 houses of ill-fame, to live within the city of New York 4 until such person shall have ﬁrst obtained permission to do 5 so from the Chief of Police, and no permit to change resi- dence shall be granted unless the applicant ﬁrst produce C3C>-1GsCJ'l}~F-0310 C’: 8 permission to change residence; and unless his card shall 9 show him to be in goodihealth, no permit to change resi- 10 dence shall be granted. 2 ' SEC. 18. Each malejwho has in hischarge a mistress, or 2 who frequents houses of ill-fame, assignation or bawdy 4 complete information to the ‘Board of Police Commissioners '5 in Section 1 of this ordinance, and also of any changejthat 12 the Auditor, and the last to be retained by the Board of . . _ 7 his examination card for the current week in which he asks « 3 houses, shall be, and is hereby required to‘ give full and»; 1‘ April 27, 1872. A ‘ ( ﬁg. WOODHULL & CLAFLINS WEEKLY. c I I ‘ 5 6 may take place in the ownership of a mistress, or the pos- 7 session of room or rooms used for the'purpose of prostitu-Q ,8 tion, and any male refusing to give the information required 9 in Section 1 of this ordinance, will be deemed guilty of a 110 misdemeanor, and on conviction shall be ﬁned not less than 11 ﬁfty dollars nor more than two thousand dollars, or impris- 12 onment. SEC." 19. Any owner or keeper of a house kept for the 2 accommodation of males, who shall allow any male such 3 favor without an examination card from a duly authorized 4 Medical Examiner for the current week, shall be deemed 5 ‘guilty of a misdemeanor, and on conviction shall be ﬁned 6 -not less thanlﬁfty dollars nor more than two thousand dol- *7 lars for each offense, or imprisonment. V in SEC. 20. The Boardof Health shall have full authority to 2 employ all inmates committed to the Hospital and House of 3 Industry at such work or labor as they may be able to per- 4 form, and the amount received for such shall be collected 5 and paid into the city treasury, and placed to the credit of 6 the Hospital or House of Industry: and any male desiring 7 to reform may remain an inmate of the House of Industry, 8 and there shall be secured for him the services of a minis- 9 ter of any persuasion he may desire for a sufficient length 10 of time for him to repent, and for this purpose proper aid 11 and assistance shall be afforded by the Board of Health 12 and Board of Police Commissioners. SEC. 21. No name of any registered male shall be erased 2 from the records except by order of the Board of Health 3 and Board of Police Commissioners. SEC. 22. No woman, let her occupation be what it may, 2 and her weakness or love of man be what it may, shall be 3 designated, in any statute, or legal proceeding, or published 4 report, by the low, vulgar. and obscene names of prosti- 5 tute, bawd or.courtesan, inasmuch as this practice is cruel, 6 unjust and degrading to a class of persons following a legiti- 7 mate and indispensible calling; a calling or profession V 8 which we are about to protect and regulate as best wemay 9 with our present form of class legislation. As we do 10 not read of the founder of our modern religion making such "11 partial distinction, to the degradation and shame of a par- 12 ticular class, we cannot conceive why our modern legisla- 13 tors should presume to sit in judgment, and apply odious 14 epithets, instead of forgiveness and blessings. LETTER FROM ALBERT BRISBANE, DEFINING so- CIAL soIENoE. , , No. 1. FRIEND G—-—--: I answer your letter, in which you speak of Socrxn SCIENCE, and in relation to which you remark as fol- lows: “ My chief objection to the phrase Social Science is that it is so vague and indeﬁnite that I never know what is meant by it. I have not even a distinct notion of what you, yourself, mean by it.” ’ - »- In answer, I will endeavor to explain clearly what, I think, is to be understood by SocIAL SCIENCE, and its scope and function. I ‘ But some preliminary explanations are necessary. First, I must deﬁne the meaning of the term Society. As Social Sci- ence is the science of society, we must know what Society is, if we would obtain’a clear conception of the branch of knowl- edge which treats of it. Society is a WHOLE, composed of a system of laws and institu- tions under which a large body of human beings, forming a _ State or Nation, lives. Such a body of beings is a collective Soul, of which the 'l1tCll'Uld?.(.Cll souls are the members. The terms —Social System ; Social Order ; Social Organization; Social Organism, are used synonymously with Society. Now, the Whole of a system of laws and institutions, forming a Society, is the external organism under which a collective Soul lives, operates and acts, and becomes one great associated Being. A social system or organism is as necessary to a col- lective Soul as our little physical organisms or bodies are to our individual souls. ‘ The system of Industry, for example, with its appliances for producing wealth; with its methods of exchanging, and its laws and customs for dividing and distributing it, is the agent by which men create wealth or the means of existence. The sys- tem of Industry is, then, the organ of production of a collective‘ Soul; it is, so to say, its collective Hands. Without such an organ, a State or Nation could not produce what it required for its support. We see this illustrated by our Indians on the Western prairies. They have no regularly constituted system of Labor or Industry, with its tools, implements, machinery, processes,etc. They live consequently in poverty; they are like an individual man who should be without hands, i. e., the means of working and producing. ‘The Institutions which regulate the development and action ~ of the social or moral Sentiments in man, such as love, ambi- tion and others, are the external organs through which these sentiments manifest themselves externally, and give rise to the social ties and relations which human beings form with each other. They are the collective Heart. Government, or "he system of Political Institutions, is the I external organ by which the collective interests and relations of men are regulated. Without a Government, it would be im- possible for a large body of beings to co-operate as a whole and politically. It is the collective Head. , ‘These examples suffice to show that the Institutions of Society are the external organsthrough which individual souls act and co-operate as an associated Whole. Without institu- tions, combined in a social organization, a State orvNation would be impossible. L Humanity passes through imperfect, preparatory and transi- tional Societies to arrive ﬁnally at a scientiﬁc and normal Society——at one relatively perfect. It passesthrough these im- perfect social states as the globe passed through incomplete and imperfect geological stages to arrive at its present condi- tion with humanity upon; or as the human being passes throughthe embryonic phase in the mother’s womb. and the infantile phase to become afully developed man or woman. When the normal and scientiﬁcally organized Society shall be established on the earth, all Humanity will become associated, and will live voluntarily under it. Humanity’ will then possess its true social Organism, its collective Body, by means of, and through which it will fulﬁll its social functions or destinies on the earth, and will as a consequence of the normal development of its moral and mental Forces, -rise to a life of elevation and happiness. We now understand what is meant by the term, Society, the Social system,or the Social Order. It is a whole of Institu- tions, laws, ordinances and customs under which a collective Soul lives; it is the external Body of such a soul, the parts or institutions of which are its organs. 1 I will now point out further how Humanity has in the past elaborated the different systems of Society which it has estab- lished on the earth--the order it has followed in the elaboration, and how, ﬁnally, it is to arrive at a scientiﬁcally organized So- ciety, fully adapted to its nature, and capable of securing the full and normal development of all its spiritual Forces, that“is, its sentiments, faculties, etc. We must have an idea of the 0oncrete,—of Society and its de- velopment, before we can have an idea of the Abstmct——of the Science. Men saw what plants and animals were before they created the sciences of botany and zoology, but they do not really know at the present day what Society is, and the conditions of its progressive development or elaboration. They look upon it as something abstract and intangible which groWs,——Which develops itself without the intervention of human reason. Humanity began its social life and career on the earth with- out any of the elements of Society,—without industry, social and political institutions, religion, or the arts and sciences, and without past experiments and experience to guide it. ‘It had a two-fold work to perform: 1. To create the elements of Society; that is, to invent, de- vise and discover the germs of industry, the arts, sciences, etc. 2. To organize them; that is, to combine, co-ordinate and arrange them in the whole, which is called Society. For example, Humanity had to invent the primary‘ imple- ’ ments and processes of industry before it could attempt any constitution or organization of the industrial branch of society_ It had to devise laws and some principle of authority before it could establish Governments. When once the elements of society, or some of them are ela- borated, the work of combining and arranging, that is, of organizing them, can begin. The great work of socialelaboration and organization began, when men, abandoning a hunting and wandering life, settled in ﬁxed habitations and communities. This ﬁrst took place, I think, in the valley of the Nile, some 8,000 years, perphaps, B. C. It is possible that a stable community was formed by the oldest of the Aryan races in Northern Asia, at about the same period, indications of which are vaguely preserved in the Zoroastrian traditions, and in the primitive language from which the later Aryan languages, the Sanskrit, Greek, Latin, Teutonic and others have been derived. Since the foundation of the Egyptian society on the Nile, a succession of societies have been elaborated and established, culminating in our modern ‘civilization. These constitute the progressive societies of the world, and form the great current of progressive history. The outlying societies, or those at the circumference of the continents, such as the Chinese, Japanese, and even the Hindoo, have been stagnant, and have exercised very little inﬂuence on the progressive history of mankind. Two branches of the human race have elaborated the histori- cal societies, and accomplished the great work of social pro- gress wnich has taken place in the past. These two branches are the Semiticand the Aryan, as they are now generally called. ‘ The Semitic race includes as branches the Chaldean, Assy- rian, Phoenician, Hebrew and Carthaginian. The Egyptian should, I think, be included as a branch, as it is, in its mental constitution, in unity with it. \ _ The Aryan race ‘includes as its branches the Median, Per- sian, Greek, Latin, Teutonic, Celtic and Slavonic. Also, the Brahminical, united with the native Indian races, which it con- quered. We have now an idea of the actors in the great drama of history—-of the two branches of the human family, which haveaccomplished the great work of social evolution. I will indicate brieﬂy the order which has reigned in the succesion of the historical Societies. 1. The Egyptian. This Society was evolved by a peaceful race, animated by the family and religious sentiments. _Its seat was the Valley of the. Nile. There it formed the ﬁrst stable and regular community. Living on a soil, annually overﬂowed, very fertile and easily cultivated, free from forests and rank grasses, it was led to engage in the work" of agricul- ture, which in turn led it gradually to the elaboration of the other elements of society--government, religion, the arts and sciences—all, however, in rude outline. The foundation of this ﬁrst society, or as I will call it, Civilization, took place, Ithink, at,least 8,000 B. C. The Semitic. This Society was developed and founded by the original Semitic race in the basins of the Tigreb and Euphrates. Itselaboration was begun by the Chaldean branch ' of the race near the Persian Gulf; the germs were do doubt. received from Egypt. This Civilization spread northward up the two rivers, and resulted in the creation of the Babylonian and Assyrian Societies. Branches of the Semitic Civilization were the Phoenician, Jewish and Carthygenian. Its origin goes back some 4,000 B. C. \ ~ 3. The l|Iedo—Persicm, or ﬁrst Aryan. civili.zation-the ﬁrstlun-» less there was an earlier stable Aryan community, which was disruptured and of which the Medo-Persian was fragments con- solidated anew. (I do not speak of the Hindoo civilization, founded by a branch of the Aryans which migrated into India. It conquered the native population, established castes, and be- came historically stagnant, exercising too little influence on the current of progressive history to take a . place in it.) The seat of the thirdlcivilization was Media and Persia to the the North and East of the Tigris and Euphrates. Its rise may be traced back some 2,500 years B. C. Tradition speaks of the conquest of Babylon 2,200 years B. C. by the Modes. 4. The Greek and Itomam. This society was elaborated and established on the shores and the islands of the Mediterranean sea by the Greek and Latin races. It was the ﬁrst social state in which Reason, emancipating itself from the control of Re- ligion, framed independenly laws and institutions, and evolv- ed art and science in a natural manner. The Greek civiliza- tion was the initiation of Humanity into a higher and truer cracies took the place of absolute monarchies; civil liberty of despotism; philosophy of mythology; poetry of religious ri- tuals. Its rise dates back to a period coeval with the Mede- Persian, although it was consolidated somewhat later. 5. The Teutonic, or the 0at7z.olico—.Feudal of the middle ages. The elaboration of the social elements an.d the organization which distinguish this ﬁfth Civilization, were the work of’. the Teutonic races, aided by the Celtic and Slavonic in subordina- tion. Our modern Civilization is the continuation of it, but at the same time, a transition from it,»-characterized by two features: 1. The disruption of its religious, political and industrial systems; and 2. The creation of the physical sciences and new elements of Industry. and the development of Free inquiry and personal liberty, —-preparing the way for a modern nationsare n.ow-rapidly tending. Our, modern Civil- ization is, however, in its fundamental features the Catholico-' Feudal or Medieval. Its morals, system of property, much of its authority, its religion or what there is of it, its views of human nature, human destiny, and the Deity are, with {snore modiﬁcations in details and forms,’ of Medieval origin. - "are Catholico-Feudal. In the creation of the ﬁfth Civil:izati,>n, the light-haired and blue-eyed Ayran race appeared for the ﬁrst time on the scene of history as elaborator and organizer. The Greek and Roman Civilization was the work of the dark-haired Aryans. The former is stronger in sentiment; the latter in ﬁre and vivaci‘-* =of the intellect. ’.'i‘l.1:=; seat of the Teutonic Society is the continent of Europe, from which it has spread to the Western hemisphere, giving rise to the Societies on the two continents 0'. America. The most advanced is that of the United States, wliich is destined to do a great work for -the Civilization to another has, in the (past, been accompanied by great dcstructions, as was for example, the passage from the Greek and Roman to the Teutonic: but from all appearances, the transition from our modern civilization to a higher one will be constructive. Ours will not go to pieces as did the Roman. Modern Society has accumulated such knowledge and such'in- dustrial power that it will effect without disruption a new social construction. The revolutions now taking §)l.‘(.‘.(‘, and the reform agitations are the precursors of the impending transformation. A general revolution in Europe might deter- mine the initiation of it. Such in outline is the order of succession that has reigned in the different distinct elaborations of social elements, and in the experiments which have been made in their organiza- tion from the Egyptian to our modern Civilization. The ﬁve great systems of Society which have been established are so many successive strata in the great social Evolution in which Humanity has been and is still engaged, analogous to the suc- cessivc strata which are found in the geologiml development of our globe. Humanity has been at work devnlv pi 1-g a social world, as Nature or the earth forces were, diiring the geologi- cal ages, at work creating a physical world; or as the vital principle in the embryonic germ in the mother’s womb develops a physical organism, which is the human body. It is the faculties, sentiments, instincts, passions of the collective Soul (Humanity), acting ecctemally, which evolve a social Or ganism,' as the same Faculties in the individual soul, acting internally, evolve a physical organism. As the embryo heralds the coming man; as the incomplete and imperfect geological states heralded the ﬁnal advent of a complete globe with an intelligent Humanity upon it, so the incomplete .and imperfect Societies of the past and present herald the ad- vent of a completed and (relatively) perfect social Organism, under the institutions of which Humanity will accomplish its destiny, establish the reign of ’ social harmony and unity, on the earth, and enter into association with the laws and order of the Cosmos. ~ _ ' I have touched on thisvast subject of Social Evolution in order to present clearly to the mind the idea ofa successive social elaboration, and experiments in Organization, effected by Humanity on a unitary plan, for organic instinct has guided it in the direction it has taken through history. The ﬁrst branch of Social Science treats of this Evolution; it is the theory of it, commonly called the Philosophy of History. We must have an idea of the Evolution to comprehend the possibility of a theory, and to undertake its discovery. -. {To BE CON'.[‘INUED.] social life; it was the beginning of real social progress. Demo- new social Construction,—a new order of society, to which , future social progress of mankind. The transition from one *4 J I‘! It I rcwoommrr & cLAEL1N’s wEExLr. ‘April 27, 1872. ‘V THE woEs or WOMAN, AS EXHIBITED IN THE GLEAN- INGS or A EAY IN THE NEW YORK PAPERS. [N. Y. Standard, April 12th.] A MALPEACTICE oAsE IN CQURT——THE NOTORIOUS MADAME VoN Busxmx IN LUDLow STREET JA1L—-AN ACTION To RECOVER $10,000 DAMAGES. " ~ “ Mary Von Buskirk has been sued for $10,000 by Mary Mc- Ginn, in the Court of.Common Pleas, for what, if the plaintiffs story be true", is something more than malpractice. Mary McGi.Im charges that having been led astray by a Dr. Palmer, his sister, after endeavoring in vain to get her to consent to an operation, got her, by a trick, into Madame Von Buskirk’s house, and that there the Madame, by force, compelled her to submit to two attempts to produce an abortion, which failed, but made her very ill. On affidavits setting forth these facts the defendant was arrested, her bail being ﬁxed at $5,000. In de- fault of bail she was locked up last Saturday in Ludlow street "ail. J Yesterday she applied to Judge Loew for her release, or a great reduction of bail. She claims that she never saw the girl until about two weeks ago; that then the girl came in de- manding $2,000, threatening a suit if she did not comply, and that on her refusal the arrest was made. In this she is sup- ported by the afﬁdavit of her son. She also produces the ' record of the ﬁliation proceeding brought by the plaintiff against Dr. Palmer before Justice Ledwith to show that she then charged the attempted operation on another person. She further says that she is so poor that she cannot procure the bail named. , _ The plaintiff denies that she ever stated that the attempt was made by any but the defendant in this case, and Mr. Mott, her attorney, explained her visit to the defendant in this way. The order of arrest was issued to the sheriff in December last, but the Sheriff reported that it was impossible for any man unknown to the inmates of the house to gain admission. As a matter of strategy, he had got .the plaintiff to go there, the sheriff’s officer and himself following as soon as the door was opened. Both deny that any such conversation as Madame Von Buskirk states took place, and all deny that her son was present at it. The Court took the papers.” We forbear to comment on this as yet unadjudicated case. It is simply presented as part of the record of the miseries of the present condition of woman. i Annnsr or SEVEN “ MA.DAMs.”-—In- consequence of a com- plaint made before Justice Dowling of residents in the neigh- borhood of certain houses of ill.-fame, Detective Fields and a posse of police made a raid on the houses Nos. 400, 4.04, 410, 412, 414 and 418 Canal. street, and all the female inmates, number- ing twenty, were arrested and brought before the justice yester- dayfmorning, who discharged the girls with a caution and committed the proprietors for trial. Their names are Mary Havenich, Mary Schmidt,Mary Brown, Augusta Meyers, Louisa Leon, Teresa Meyers and Louisa Baker.—New Yorlc Stcmdcml, ' April A . 1 Except where “waiter girls” were in the -question, did any one ever hear of a police raid on the rum shops of New York ? ' If ‘ women only kept liquor saloons how soon would they be at- But this question is partially answered by the New I tacked. A York Stcw',!April 12: “ The police have again cleaned out a number of disorderly houses,’ with the women attached. It’s a singular commentary ' on the age in which we live, that these poor, abandoned women are periodically disgraced and humbled, while the men who herd with them, and live upon their shame, are never touched. This common sense view of the subject is commended to the notice of partial one-eyed justice, who spares male prosti- tiytutes, and sticks down those only who arecruelly and shame- _ lessly deprived of legal and political ‘power to protect them- selves. A FOEGIVING I‘IUSBAND.—A runaway wife recently arrived at . Waterbury,’ 'Conn., in company with a traveling fraud, who called himself “ Dr. Dorwin.” She had not .left the cars, how- ,_ ever, before she suddenly and unexpectedly met her husband, who had traced the pair from New Haven. The sequel is thus told by the Springﬁeld Republican: ‘Upon facing her the true husband meekly said, “Mary is this you ?” 'A11d, Mary replied, “Pop, is that you?” and ex- pressed great, surprise at seeing him; “ Pop” forgave his err- ing ‘wife on ‘the spot and bore her back to New Haven, while ’ “‘ Dr. Dorwin,” who turns out to be Frank Hedges, a Hartford .. sport, and an old lover of the woman, was taken back to Bridgeport to settle his bills. The poet says “(To err is human, to forgive divine 1” l I is questionable whether the husband will ﬁnd that doc- Aptriirie applied in his case. On the contrary, it is fair to predict ‘ both the husband and wife will find the “seeming;Chris- I, tians” among their acquaintances the very last to forgive and ' forget the escapade. People are so good now, they not only hate the sin but the sinner also. , A WAIE-—A SAD SEQ,UEL.———II1 the Times last Sunday, was a paragraph headed “A Waif,” snd recording the fact that a female infant of tender age had been found on the doorsteps of house No. 44 Brimmer street. The item attracted the atten- tion of State Constables Tewksbury and Tobey, and from cer- tain circumstances known to them, they felt convinced that they knew the parents of the abandoned. child. Officer Tewks- bury accordingly this morning visited a house in Spring street, _where he called for one of the inmates, a married woman named Maria Grfﬁin, who has been lodging in the house with her husband, a cabinet-maker, in business at No. 60 Albany street. \ ” / _ Mr. Tobey, on being confronted with the woman, at once accused her of being the mother of the deserted child, and af- , ter a few words she admitted that such was the fact, and then made a clean breast of the matter. Her story, in eﬁect, was ' that her husband hated the young one worse than-“pizen,” and although the full volume of a mother’s love for her off- , spring is bubbling up in her maternal bosom, yet she was compelled by Griﬁﬁn to rid herself and him of the infant. Acting under his orders, therefore she took the little one, a ﬁne healthy child, born on the 29th of February, and wrapp- ing it in an old red shawl, she deposited it as aforesaid on the , steps of Mrs. Eliotls house in Brimmer street, where it was found and taken thence to the Chardon Street Home. When- her sad story was ﬁnished Mr. Tewksbury took her into custody and conveyed her to the Municipal Court, where a complaint \ for assault was made out, and on that she was arranged and pleaded guilty. . The officers were desirous of having her put on probation, but His Honor thought the matter should be more fully inves- tigated, and accordingly held her in $2,000 for examination next Tuesday. ' . When picked up last Saturday night the child was destitute of clothing, with the exception of the old shawl, and would un- doubtedly have perished had it not have been found so soon. A The mother is only sixteen years of age, and, notwithstanding the husband is in businessfor himself, she is also very poorly off in the matter of wearing apparel, so much so, that Officer Tewksbury was compelled, through pity, to procure for her use a heavy shawl. She seemed to be particularly pleased at the prospect of getting her child again, and taking in all, the case presents a truly pitable scene from life in the metropolis. ——Boston Times; The above is a volume of horrors which needs no comment. The poor child only sixteen years of age, has chosen her pro_ tector, and can only secure herself for a time, from his infernal power over her, by aiding to secure his imprisonment for the crime, which, probably, he compelled her to commit, viz, the ab- andonment of the infant. There is no other resource for her except in defying the power which, if the above statement be correct, has placed her for life in the clutches of ademon. ’ Many who will not heed THE WEEKLY, will listen to the fol- lowing, which is taken from the [New York “ Daily Witness,” April 12.} A WARNING. ——It appears from the Sun of April 9, 1872, that Lookup Evans has been released from prison in Sing Sing, to which he was sentenced last May for three years and six months. The cause of his release is thus stated: “He was convicted of a crime unknown in law ."’ With equal truth, it might be added, unknown even in Sodom. At the time when Evans was convicted, his case created a great sensation. Sev- eral letters were published, asa selection, from several bushels like them, from all parts of the country, found in his office. One especially seemed to go beyond the others in depravity. The substance of it was this: If you send me stuff at a cheap rate, with which I can murder my unboin infant, I ‘will en- deavor to procure you customers. This sort’ of crime is shown by statistics, which were read at a convention of physicians held in Massachusetts, a short time ago, to be widespread. The average number of children in the New England States is three children to two families. At this rate of decrease, the Yankee nation will have vanished from the earth in the fourth generation. Four produces three; three produces two; two produces one; and the one probably will merge into some other ‘nationality. To reﬂecting minds, especially Christian men and women, this state of affairs is totally abhorrent; to think that a nation should vanish from the earth by its own wickedness, seems something new. Surely it must rejoice the ﬁends of hell to see criminals convicted of such crimes, as this, set free with full opportunities to continue their hellish trade. If the devil himself controlled the seats of justice in New York, he could not do his infernal work better than setting free such crimi- nals as this. We must not infer, however, that the United States will be depopulatad. ’ The Irish and Germans are pouring in by thousands every day. The Irish World, of April 6, claims that there are 13,000,000 of Irish, and their descendants in this country, and the Chinese emigration has set in on the California coast. There is one great danger, however. It is this: that God’s patience may become exhausted, and long before the fourth generation He may pour out his judgments, and make a much speedier end. Such things have happened before, and may happen again. ' CAUTION. This sad state of affairs may well be deplored, but, bad asit is, it is probably not so bad as it will be, for the evil is not stationary but increasing. Child or foetus——murder is a national crime, if what “Caution,” says be correct, and it is believed so to be. In the near future, when woman helps to make and administer the laws, let us trust that she will ﬁnd a way to remedy this evil. With this we close our record of 5 a day‘s “Miseries of Women ” as culled from the daily papers of New York. TIRALLEU/B. ~————~—-—-O-Q-6-————-—-——— STRAY SHOTS. ICHABOD.-—-In the beginning of -this century, the great Napoleon, although then at war with Great Britain, transmit- ted the gold medal of the Academy of Science to Sir Humphrey Davy the inventor of the safety lamp, «declaring that science did not recognize national limitation. A telegram of the 9th instant informs us that “ the jury of painters of the annual exhibition have rejected two pictures sent in by Gustave Courbet, the communist, on the ground that the artist has disqualiﬁed him- self from competition with honorable men.” , Francis the First notiﬁed his countrymen of the defeat of Pavia in the memorable words, “ Towi est perdu, mats l’hon- new !’’—The Thiers gang do not seem to have saved even their self-respect. Poor France ! THE HAMMER AND THE PLoUGH.-For the first time in the history of Great Brittain the ill-paid agricultural laborers "of England, have struck work in the county of W2).i'wickshire' This is a happy omen. When the soil-tillers and the mechanics unite on a just and equal basis, and they can unite on none oth- er, the sons of toil will be ready to sound the onset for battle. A Mr. ‘Wheeler, of New York, has introduced into the House Lof Representatives a bill providing that none but male citizens over twenty-one years of age shall be permitted to vote in Utah, prohibting officers of election from placing any marks on bal- lots passing through their hands, and providing forpa 1'egistr_y of votes in that Territory. This measure is intended to limit the power of the Mormons, who, under the pretence of woman suffrage, now march their numerous wives to the ballot-laox, to express the will of Brigham Young. -«New York bun, Z-‘.=_'pl”ll 9th. ' The sapient cry has been, that, because all women do not wish to vote, legislators are justified in robbing those of the ballot who desire to use it. This bill will destroy that illusion. Those who advocate may look for some notoriety. It is too late. in the day to ‘stereotype the ‘political slavery of woman in‘ this republic, and those who attempt to do so‘ will 9enjésy':;;n im- .1. mortality of infamy. Trot out the heroes who are afraid of their mothers, wives and sisters in the political arena. Show up your candidates for the Haynau medal—-Mr. ’Wheeler. Thomas Moore tells us in one of his famous melodies that a beautiful lady, decked with gold and jewels, walked unharmed through ancient Ireland. The papers have stated that if Mrs. Woodhull hires a hall ‘in “modern Ireland” she will not be permitted to speak her mind scathless. It may berso, but at present let us regard it as an unwarranted libel against the fair fame of the men and women of that country. The Woman’s Journal gives a touching incident as an exam- ple of feminine devotion. “A Cincinnati womanrecentl bail- ed her husband out of the station-house, to which he ha been consigned for drunkenness, with the proceeds of her hair, which was exceedingly long and beautiful.” “ Feminine devotion” eh !—It is easy to see that a man wrote that notice; had a woman indited it she would have given it a very different title. ' “ LAWYERS IN GrowNs.-—Speaking,of the proposition of the St. Louis bar, that the lawyers there should resume black gowns in the courts, a bright little lady said: ‘It seems to me that neither men nor women are satisﬁed with the role God has given them. The men want to put on the women's petticoats and the women want to put on the men’s pantaloons.’ Mr. E. S. Thomas, in his ‘ Reminiscences,’ tells an anecdote of Judge Burke, of Charleston, South Carolina, and his gown, which placed that eccentric bachelor in rather an awkward position. For convenience sake, the Judge kept his gown in a closet in the hall of a house occupied by a maiden lady named Von Rhine, who resided near the Court House. He was in the habit of stepping in on his way to court, seizing his robe, and put- ting it on as he entered the hall of justice. One day, being in great haste, he darted into the closet, seized the ﬁrst black garment that met his eye, hurried into court, and ascended the bench, making vain efforts to adjust it. Presently his arms came through—not ﬂowing sleeves, but two pocket holes, and holding up his hands in amazement, he exclaimed with the utmost gravity, while the Court was convulsed with laughter, ‘ Before God, I have got on Von Rhine’s petticoat.’ ” The above extract is taken from the Daily Witness of the 11th instant, and the outside world will please to remember that the appeal to the Deity in the last sentence is not taking a certain name in vain, or how could it have got into the Witness, “ darn it. ” ~ OUR VVORKINGWOMEN~—LECTURE AT Coornn INSTITUTE BY MRS. JANE S. GrRIFF1‘N—A SORROWFUL STORY or WEoNc.--1\Irs. Jane S. Grrilﬁn, the Irish elocutionist, delivered a lecture at the Cooper Institute, last evening,‘ a lecture entitled “Our Work- ingwomen—their wants and their wages—their woes and their wrongs,” before a large and appreciative audience. General McAndras, the celebrated French-Irish general, presided, and introduced the lecturer, who commenced by saying that Nature had imposed uponwoman the task of training and nursing the slaves and masters of the world, and yet how few of these mothers, said the lecturer, have been allowed a voice in the framing of the laws which have ruled or misruled their sex for centuries. Man made the laws that gave him the right of being master, and woman had toobey them. She then referred to the dependency of woman on man, and said that many of the hardships whichthe former had to undergo could be remedied by according towoman theright of female. suﬂrage. Mrs. Griffin dwelt at great length on the several kinds of labor for which women are poorly paid, particularizing capmaking and shiritmaking. She concluded by saying that the terrible and continued warring with life, and warring for it, have made many females in the ﬁts of madness end their lives bya lamen- table suicide.—N. Y. Star 10th inst. Those women who have carefully studied the question of “ Woman’s wrongs,” assert thus, “ Female prostitution is mainly traceable to starvation;” and the real reason why un- chastity is rated as a greater crime in woman than it is in man, is because it is commonly very mu.ch more costly in its conse- quences. TIEALIEEUR. “ TO THE FUTURE LOOKS TRUE NOBILITY.” Why should we weep, and from the lightof day Hide our dispairing faces in the dust? Or idly sit with folded hands and mourn The vanished glory of departed dreams- The end of our ambitions and of hope, The toppling down of the bright goal of years-— The dark prostration of the aims of life, The things for which we waited, toiled and yearned, Starved, and in silence suffered cruel wrong Trod down the roses blossoming next our hearts, In striving for the garlands out of reach, That hid a hell of thorns beneath their mask Of blushing buds, and raptures of perfume ? Why should we weep? some happier hand than ours, In the far future, waiting silently Beyond the rosy glimmer of the dawn, Shall gatherup the broken strands anew, Of bafﬂed projects and defeated aims, And weave them into bright victorious wreaths Of fame and fortune, for all coming years, Immortal as the use andineed they crown. (Signed) ._ The above inspiring lines were given to us, through the medlumship of Mrs. Emma Powell, at a public circle. May they bless others of like necessity, as they have encouraged us. Fraternallv Yours, W. D. REIOHNEB. HELEN Wmsmm-7. PHILADELEHIA, Dec. 7th, 1871. , - ————‘—-——+4-<s»-—-———- FLASHES FROM TELEGRAEHIC PENS. “"I have been treading along the ﬂowery banks of a loneriyer where the shady woodlands were ﬁlled with the sweet song- sters, making melody to their souls’ idols, and the grassy slopes were covered with nature’s wildest and sweetest ﬂowers, but it was only, as it were, in a dream that I have stood beside the lirnpid waters, looking down into their mirror depths to be- hold beside my own face none other than your own. It is useless now to sing of the wild happiness that thrilled ‘my soul, for the dream is chased away by the stern reality of waking, and I am not- only glad that I have dreamed‘ the dream, but I am all the better for it; for I only looked upon it as a dream from which I should sooner or later’ awakeni and "ﬁnd 0 gm “-6..-.<‘_ 7-4:<n4%~ -.,_...3.-,.'-...xx.-.,,.\ -goodness of nature’s children.“ Isa ‘ I gilt so keenly my inferiority——(of' course Iwould wish to look * athirst for your teachings, but it is right that our paths should Ariel 27.1872» ald‘¥~ .wooDHULL & 'C5%[jAFLIN’S "IWEEKLY . :7 myself more self-relying, and more fully impressed wi? the 4 * >; :v. u G_" . ECHOES TO THE 'ABovE. _ I had several very reasonable reasons, dear friend “Ac,” for mg nay .to that pleading question from your lips-—-or pen. up to him who should occupy, the highest niche in love’s celes- tial temple), but I feltthat when you came to know me better; when my faults and failings fwerejbrought out by the little cares and trials that hour by hour unfold our truepnature, our ‘inner self, the gloss and glitter worn off, (that love colors with a butterﬂydown), when you found that ’my weak, unculti- vated, undeveloped brain could not comprehend your pet theories, you would tire of my poor company, you could seethat you had “ stooped to conquer,” and, when you raised up to your full height, (and I acknowledge you are a peer) then, I thought," your heart would hunger again and I could not feed your unsatiated soul 1 O, I value very highly the pearl you laid at my feet. I feel exalted, as it were, by this condescension (you hardly realized it as such, but it was). My heart thanks and blesses you. I have been led along a silvery stream by you, I noted all the beauties that were scat- tered on its shore, and prize the lessons that ramble taught me, and how glad I’d be to take more lessons. My soul is diverge since you cannot accept of friendship which cannot ripen into love. I feel assured that now you can plainly see that the rich philosophies so dear, so real to you-—food to your searching soul, are as “Greek” to me——you ought to realize that true congeniality springs from equal capacities to compre- hend, from a oneness of soul—all others are fancied, not real; and, too soon, alas I the blank truth comes. COMET, ~——~———-9-Q4-——————— [CONTINUED. ] EMMANUELO ; OR, NEWS FROM THE NORTH POLE. CHAPTER THE THIRD.‘ “ The honored Gods Keep Rome in safety; and our chairs ofjustice Supplied with worths men; plant love amongus; Throng our large temples with the shows of peace, .And not our streets with war.” _ COBIOLAIIUS. THE NUMBERING OF THE PEOPLE IN THE TWELFTH CENTURY, AND I THE EXCUSE MADE FOR 50 DOING-——THE BUILDING OF HIEROS0" LYDLL, OR NEVV JERUSALEM——THE MISERABLE CONDITION OF THE IVIASSES FROIVI THE THIRTEENTH TO THE SEVENTEENTH CEN- runv. A Historians estimate the population of Emmanuelo, at the end of the seventh century at about four millions, and state that it was almost equally distributed in the four large settle- ments then existing. This, however, is only a supposition on their part, for, not until the twelfth century was there a cen- sus. Remembering the punishment that was visited upon King David for numbering the people, the authorities previ- ously did not dare to follow his example. At that time, after the four great divisions had made their returns, the population of the island was found to be nearly fourteen millions. The excuse made for their census-taking was as follows : It had long been the desire of many worthy men to form some central bond of union, in which they could all join, and which, they fondly hoped, would again bring back the good old days of the past. They called a convention of the representa- tives of the different sections for this purpose. Remembering their origin, it was proposed by them to unite in building a central city to be called, Hiercsolyma, or “New Jerusalem,” in which work they could all unite, and where, once again, they could occasionally meet together in brotherly love. A site was found ﬁt for its iocation (having some of the natural features of ancient Jerusalem) upon which they decided it should be built. In order to perform the necessary work, it was requisite to assess the four different communities on the island in their proper number of laborers, and this could not correctly be per- formed without taking the census of their populations. For nearly a century they agreed, and worked steadily in the build- i.ng up and beautifying of the Central City, but after that time divisions came upon them, owing to the knowledge they ob- tained of their various powers by such enumeration of their peoples, and for the three following cycles, or from the thir- teenth to the end of the sixteenth century, the history of Emmanuelo is a history of bloodshed, rapine, and misery. This period is often referred to by the natives, and is termed by them the “dark days,” or the “times of sorrow.” So bit, terly did the wars rage amongst them that, on taking the last census, on or about A. D. 1620, the population was found not to have increased during the past three centuries. But this special curse of the Deity was probably not to be attributed to the wars alone, but also to the lasciviousness and bestiality which pervaded all ranks of society at that melancholy era, of which a writer of the time thus discourses: “It is impossible to conceive anything more horrible than the condition of the far larger part of the people of the island ofEmmanuelo at this period. In some cases all the males of a community were trained to slay their brethren. The skill of the men of science, the arts of the mechanics and the labors of the agriculturists were wasted, and worse than wasted, in wars. The workers were oppressed by grievous land and money laws which invested the latter with unlimited powers to eat up the substance of pro- ducers. , Nor was this all, for life itself was attacked by the M-ganization of a shameless system of distribution which rewarded those who committed frauds" upon the community, and paid them for poisoning the articles in which they dealt. Under the operation of the laws above-mentioned, men were rewarded in an inverse ratio to the work they performed. The most useful and necessary of all toilers, the tiller of the soil, was paid the least; and the man who supplied the food of the people in some cases was a serf or a slave, and in all cases could hardly obtain a sufficient share of the labor of his own hand.s wherewith to sustain life. Orders to live upon the toil of others were readily issued by all the governments on the island in countless quantities. And the least expression of dis- sent on the part of distressed workers was sternly repressed by the armed hirelings of the rulers. Governed by a false political economy which sacriﬁced the producers, the wealth of the communities became concentrated in the hands of a very few individuals, who were rendered in- ordinately rich, the masses in consequence becoming pauper- ized and brutalized. Through the channels of luxury and misery crime ﬂooded the island. In the cities and towns large numbers of the population were selected from the ranks of laborers, armed with bludgeons and other weapons, and sent forth to dragoon the people into the paths of virtue. Not were imprisonedin the course of a year for crimes of various kinds. But, notwithstanding the stringency of the laws and the ﬁerceness with which they were executed, , they could*nei- ther subdue nor materially affect the evils threatening to dis- rupt society. This sad condition of things only endured a short time, for the ministers of the law soonbecame degen- erated, and their attacks upon criminals soon dwindled into mere raids upon the lowest, poorest, and most wretched classes of the vicious, whilst high-handed villains, who com- mitted crimes similar to those for which the former were punished, went unwhipped of justice. . To the wise it soon became manifest that brute force alone would be powerless to prevent confusion and anarchy. I p . But perhaps the distinguishing characteristic of these terri- ble times was in the fearful social condition of the age. The meanest commercial paper was inﬁnitely more honored in the observance than the bond of matrimony. Maternity was shunned. Foeticide and infanticide became common. Prizes were offered for manuscripts to instruct the people on the best methods of proceeding in order to insure the prevention, of in- crease. Heads of families dreaded the future; the mora1oma- laria was around them, and they felt it to be impossible that their little ones would escape the pestilence. Amongst the poor, brutality between the sexes began to exhibit itself; among the wealthy, enervated by luxury and dehumanized by obscene sensuality, the men and women of which that idle class was composed might be set down as enemies. The comforts of home were neglected, the sacred fortresses of connubial and parental affection were attacked, and withthem the true strong- holds of the morality and virtue yet remaining on the island were crumbling into ruins.” p Although by their skill and industry, underthe severe money stimulous which was brought to bear upon them, the workers of the community had succeeded in increasing ﬁve hundred fold the products of the island, they derived no beneﬁts there- from. Sterner and longer labors were required of them after every improvement they made. In the cities their lives were sacriﬁced by the governments, in countless numbers, with impunity; in the country they were reduced to serfdom and‘ slavery. With the ruling class “money” was all in all, and ‘ ‘ man ” was nowhere. shops, in the courts of law and in the halls of science; where the merchants congregated and where the people met to wor-_‘ ship, justice and right were overthrown and fraud and wrong were triumphant.” V ' ; But there is a silver lining to every cloud. From the same history we gather the fact, that, even in the latest and darkest‘ period of the “ Time of Sorrow,” charity, justice, and right- eousness were not unrepresented in Emmanuelc. Iteformers began to appear in every department, and reforms, social and physical, of the condition of women,'of temperance, of land, money, distribution, and labor, were projected and discussed.’ At ﬁrst their efforts appeared to be vain, and, secure in their pride of power, the rulers treated them with contempt; but gradually they began to appear to the latter to be more im- portant, and worthy of attention and repression. But, in the meantime, the masses on the island began to move. The toil-' ers called to each other out of the dceps. Throughout Em-, manuelo, the storm for years had been slowly and steadily gathering; and in the impure and fetid atmosphere the low rolling of the popular thunders began to reverberate around the island. But the action of the people in this crisis is re—j served for the next chapter. ———-—-¢-—oa-———————- PHENOMENAL. OITR LATE FELLOW TOWNSMAN, l\IR. BIOSES RRONNER, SEEN O1\'E OF OUR CITIZENS IN NEW YORK,‘AT THE ROOIJS OF DR.‘ ‘ HENRY SLAIDE. I feel an obligation to make an exact statement of facts asl seen by me when in the city of New York some three weeks since, at the rooms of the spiritual medium, Henry Slade. Though exposed by the reporter of that bright luminary, the New York Sun, some time previous to the facts which I will now relate, with a friend I visited the medium in the day time, and each one of us received a communication through what is called the slate manifestation. -To be more explicit, Dr. Slade gave me a slate, also a small bit of pencil, which was placed on the slate. I placed the slate under the table and pressed it upward against the table leaf——the small bit -of pencil being between the slate and the leaf. Slade’s hands in the meantime were on top of the table and he did not touch the slate. One long since dead gave me V a com- munication in writing. The friend with me also received a communication from his wife while he held the slate beneath the leaf of the table. Satisﬁed with the results of our meeting in the day time, we left. In the evening I visited the rooms of the Dr. the second time, for the purpose of seeing spirit faces. Dr. Slade gave me every facility for close scrutiny, and that which took place should forever silence those who have time to expose Mr. Slade——at least with every man and woman laying claims to common honesty, and who will not ignore the testimony of their own senses. Every part of the room I ex- amined, moved every article of furniture, and I know that there was not a wire, neither any paste—board faces, as stated by one Mrs. Case. I had the management of preparing the room for the manifestations. The same table used for the Slade manifestations was used in the evening. Let me state that the room was not dark. It was lighted with gas, and I could see to read. At Moravia, Mrs. Andrews retires into what is called a cabinet. Mr. Slade sits at the table. I took a piece of black cloth, about a yard long and three—fourths of a yard in width, and suspended it in the center of the room by a narrow tape. The position in which I placed it enabled me to see under, over, and both sides of the cloth. Out of the center of the cloth was a piece removed about sixteen inches square. The fact. I sat down at the table with Dr. Slade, took hold of both his hands and very soon something about the size of my hand appeared at the opening. -Dr. Slade, very much excited, released his hands from mine, and tore away the curtain with this remark, “ See if any one is behind the counter.” I knew no one was there ; for I took the pre- caution to lock the only door in the room when I ex- amined it. For the second time we took our seats at the table as before. Soon a full sized face appeared and. as soon vanished. A second time the face appeared at the opening \ in the cloth, andI recognized it at once as Mr. Moses Bronner, unfrequently fully a tenth. part of the citizens in such places 1 late a merchant of the city of Rochester. Being well acquaint- Everywhere, in the ships and in the i f monstration. ; scribe the nature of the soul; its mysterious connection with j the body; or in what with him, I know I was not mistaken. I even saw a mole on his face. The face vanished, and then a third time made its ap- pearance. This time, to be more positive, I asked, if he was notsuch a one, and he shook his head. I asked “ Are you Moses Brenner ?’_’ and bending the head forward three times I was satisﬁed, and will take my oath to-day in any court that thefacts as stated are true. In conclusion, let me say that who- ever says I was deceived, and that Dr. Slade used trickery~— wires, pasteboard faces, or had-theassistance of others-—they doiwhat the boy did when he» lied. M. G. Rochester Empress, April 9. MIDNIGHT MUSINGS. BY WASHINGTON IRVING. [The following selection from Irving, written over ﬁfty years ago, evinces much of the spirit that pervaded his character and writings at that time, and which, no doubt, has had its share in promoting and spreading” the Spiritual leaven of the present age. His conceptions and appreciations of the beauties of the Spiritual philosophy, stamp him as one of a high order of_,Spiritualists.] I am now alone in my chamber The family have long since retired. I have heard their footsteps die away, and the doors ‘ clap to after them. The murmur of voices and the peal of re- mote laughterfgno longer reach the ear. The clock from the church, in which so many of the former inhabitants of this house lie buried, has chimed the awful hour of midnight. I have sat by the window and mused upon the dusky land- scape, watching the lights disappearing one by one from the dis- tant villageg and the moon rising in her. silent majesty, and leading up all the silver pomp of heaven. As I have gazed up- on these quiet graves and shadowy‘ lawns, silvered over and imperfectly lighted by dewy moonshine, my mind has been crowded by “ thick coming fancies” concerning those spiritual beings which - . " ' ‘ “ -—-———— Walk the earth Unseen both when we wake and when we sleep.” Are there, indeed, such beings ‘P Is this space between us and the Diety ﬁlled up by innumerable orders of spiritual beings, forming the same gradations between the human soul and di- vine perfection, that we see prevailing from humanity down to the meanest insect? It is a sublime and beautiful doctrine in- culcatcd by the early fathers, that there are guardian angels ap- pointed to watch over cities and nations, to take care of good men, and to guard and guide the steps of helpless infancy. Even the doctrine of departed spirits returning to visit the scenes and beings, which were dear to them during the bodies’ ‘ existence, though it has been debased by the absurd supersti- tions of the vulgar, in itself is awfully solemn and sublime. However lightly it may be ridiculed, yet, the attention invol- untarily yielded to it whenever it is» made the subject of serious discussion, and its prevalence in all ages and countries, even among newly discovered nations that have had no previous in- terchange of thought with other parts of the world, prove it to be one of those mysterious and instinctive beliefs, to which, if left to ‘ourselves, we should naturally incline. In spiteof all the pride of reason and philosophy, a vague doubt will still lurk in the mind, and perhaps will neverbe eradicated, as it is a matter that does not admit of positive de- Who yet has been able to comprehend and de- part of the frame it is situated ? We know merely that it does exist; but whence it came, and enter- ed into us, and how it operates, are all matters of mere specu- lation, and contradictory theories. If, then, we are thus ignor- ant of this spiritual essence, even while it forms a part of our- selves, and is continually present to our consciousness, how can we pretend to ascertain or deny its power and operations, when released from its ﬂeshy prison—house ? » Everything connected with ou.r spiritual nature is full of doubt and difﬁculty. “ We are fearfully and wonderfully made,” we are surrounded by mysteries, and we are mysteries even to ourselves. It is more the manner in which this super- tition has been degraded, than its intrinsic absurdity, that has brought it into‘ contempt. Raise it above the frivolous pur- poses to which it has been applied, strip it of the gloom and horror with which it has been enveloped, and there is none, in the whole circle of visionary creeds, that could more delight- fully elevate imagination, or more tenderly affect the heart. It would become a sovereign comfort at the bed of death, soothing the bitter tear wrung from us by the agony of mortal separa- tion. ~ What could be more consoling than the idea, that the souls of those we once loved were permitted to return and watch over our welfare ?~—that ‘affectionate and guardian spirits sat by our pillows when we slept, keeping a vigil over our most helpless hours ?—that beauty and innocence, which had lan- guished into the tomb, yet smiled unseen around us, revealing themselves in those blest dreams wherein we live over again the hours of past endearments? A belief of this kind would, I should think, be a new incentive to virtue, rendering us cir- cumspect, even in our most secret moments, from the idea that those weonce loved and honored were invisible witnesses of all our actions. - It would take away, too, from the loneliness and destitution which we are apt to feel more and ‘ more as we get on in our pilgrimage through the wilderness of this world, andiﬁnd. that those who set forward with us lovingly and <-‘heerily on the journey, have one by one dropped away from our side. ‘Place the superstition in this light, and I confess I should like to ‘be a believer in it. —I see nothing in it that is incompatable with the tender and merciful nature of our religion, or revolting to the wishes and affections of the heart. There are departed beings that I have loved as I never again shall love in this world; that have loved me as I never again shall be loved. If such beings do even retain in their ‘blessed spheres the attachments which they felt on earth; if they take an interest in the poor concerns of transient morality, and are permitted to hold communion with those whom they have loved on earth, I feel as if now, at this deep hour of night, in this silence and solitude, I could receive their visitations with . the most solemn but unalloyed delight. . -——-~«-o-o—+——-———— . Eleven millions of us, are there ? How are our publications supported? Have we a sound, solid quarterly review? I Have we an able monthly? Nothing of the kind. When reading the quarterlies and monthlies of the “liberal ” denominations, and reflecting that we have nothing corresponding, a blush tinges our check. How long is this want—this condition of things to remain? Is that indefatigable worker, Emma Hard- inge Britten, expecting to bring out the Western Star ? There is a soul-demand for such a periodical. Every Spir- itualist journal, we are sure, would hail its appearance de- light. Whats the prospect? .4 __, 3 . I I v WOODHULL & CLAFLIN’S WEEKLY. April 27,. 1872. TERMS OF SUBSCRIPTION. PAYABLE IN ADVANCE‘. one copy for one year - - - - - ‘- - - $3 00— One copy for six months - - ” - - - - - \ 1 50 Single copies - - - - - - - - - - 10 FOREIGN SUBSCRIPTION. on: BE MADE ro mun Aomror or run AMERICAN mews COMPANY, LONDON, ENGLAND. $4 00 2 00 One copy for one year - - - - - - - one copy for six months - - - - - -‘ - , RATES OF ADVERTISING. Per line (according to location) - - From $1 00 to 2 50 Time, column and page advertisements by special contract. Special place in advertising columns caxnnotbe permanently given. Advertiser’s bills will be collected from the oﬁlce of the paper, and must in all cases, bear the signature of WoonHtrLL, CLAFLIN 82 Co. Specimen copies sent free. News-dealers supplied. by the American News Company, No. 121 Nassau street, New York. ’ All communications. business or editorial, must be addressed W oodlrull & Cla.ﬂi11’st W‘ eekly, ' I 44 BROAD Srnnnr, NEW Your CITY. JOHN W. METZLER, Superintendent of Advertising. WGTGREA 3. Wﬂﬂliﬂit Add TEtihllEl3. 5l.A'l-"LEN, r EDITORS AND PROPRIETORS. BORN INTO SPIRIT LIFE. On Sunday, April 6th, as the shades of evening were gath- ering, our former husband and later friend and brother, Can- ning H. Woodhull, escaped, after a weeks painful struggle, from. his conﬁnement in’. material form, to the "freedom ,of Spirit Life. This transition, though somewhat sudden. was not wholly unanticipated, either by him or us. Certain unhappy habits of life, with peculiarities of constitution, placed a not indeﬁnite tenure upon the extension of his physical life. Some ten years ago he remarked: “ I cannot expect to live longer than till I875.” This prophecy was shortened by only three years, expiring in 1872 instead. ’ ’ There are various circumstances connected with his life, and , "ours, some of which, having been snatched from us by the public, sometimes in an unmerciful manner, and at others by duplicity and treachery, have placed us in an unfavorable light in the judgment of those who have had no means of justifying their opinions by personal acquaintance. To such, we now have no recriminations to offer, nor any unkind words to ‘say. We leave themall to their consciences and their God, simply remarking that he has taken a departure, called hence by the uncontrollable powers of nature, which they would have had us hasten by leaving him, -at the expense of our own sense of right, to abandon himself to his unfortunate habits. It will scarcely be maintained by any, that all people are l ushered into physical being, equally endowed with the germs of greatness and goodness, or their opposites. In other words, people are born to be what they are There are those who are possessed of peculiarities, which they can never overcome. Even conﬁrmed habits either for good or for ill are not always merely acquired; but usually grow out of inherent tendencies. _Some people are constitutionally drunkards; while others, though "as fully accustomed to drink, never become drunkards. In either case, there is neither merit or dismerit, since both are alike the result of circumstances and causes beyond indi- vidual control; and the former is only to be remedied. by a better understanding of the laws of life and generation, and its application in general experience. It is in this sense that we regard the life of the deceased who has just left us. Our acquaintance with him began while yet we were quite young and very unpleasantly situated. Eleven years of unremitting, wifely devotion, tried by every possible species of Worldly temptation, an_d testiﬁcd to by him upon every occasion, terminated a condition which became unen- durable. When he found us inexorable in the determination to separate from him, he made no objection. He permitted us o depart in peace, and never from that day did he either upbraid or complain of us; but on the contrary often wondered that we had not left him before. And we know that he, though he felt the change severely, was just enough to rejoice in knowing that the changed conditions opened a wider ﬁeld of usefulness and happiness to us, and in all our movements none were more gratiﬁed at our success, or more regretful for our seeming defeats than he. But with the cessation of our marital rela- tion there were others that coul.d not be so easily. sundered as this had been. We had our children,‘ for whom he had as warm 2:. love as his nature’ could know. It was not in our heart to banish him entirely from them. Besides we owed him personally a duty, higher than that which any law can formulate or enforce. It was impossible for us to be indiffer- ent to the needs and necessities of him to wb.om we had given. so many years of our life, and though the world demanded that we should abandon him to all the exigencies of his unfortunate weakness, we thank Heaven that we had the cour- age. to brave its judgments and to perform that which was no more our duty than it was our pleasure to perform. He has always had a home with us whenever he has desired to occupy it. I We must confess, however, that _ this condition was one which, for a long time, we shrank from letting the public know, and it became the rod in the hands of unscrupulous per- sons, held in terror over our heads to compel us to do their bid- ding, and most cruelly and unrelentlessly did they make use of it. At length patience and forbearance ceased to be a virtue with us. The sequence has been heralded world-wide and used against usin every possible shape, until, in the minds of those who have had no means of correcting their judgment, we are held as little better than veritable demons. We trust the vin- dictiveness of the authors of all this, now that the stumbling- block is removed from their way, will cease, and the desperate energy they have devoted to effect our condemnation will be transferred to a nobler purpose. But they found a ﬁtting close to their career of insatiable vengeance, in endeavoring to convey to the public the impres- sion that he whom we had sheltered and protected in deﬁance of public opinion, during his life had been foully dealt with by us, in his leaving of it. This cruelty was almost more than we could philosophically accept. It seemed to us that with death, such bitterness ought to have ceased. It did not however; but care was taken that the alleged suspicious circumstances of his decease should be telegraphed all over the world, so that in the next mornings papers, it would at least be intimated that, “one of Mrs. Woodhull-’s husbands” had died suddenly, and the coroner was investigating the matter. The refutation of this infamous insinuation will never reach one half the people, who with avidity drank down the ﬁrst news with a “ didn’t I tell you so." Even some of the city editors had the malignity and malicious- ness to state in the columns of their papers what the tele- graph had conveyed to all the world beside. There is not an editor in this city; there ought not to be one in the country, who does not know the circumstances regarding Dr. Wood- hull’s presence in our house. -But notwithstanding this, there were some who could fall so far from their manhood as to re- sort to deliberate and malicious falsiﬁcation for the sole pur- pose of embittering the public mind. We trust that all such will be satisﬁed with the part they played and feel no com- punctions of conscience when they shall meet us hereafter. It must not be inferred, however, that there were no good traits of character represented by the deceased. In spite of all his unfortunate habits, he was one of the most skillful physicians we ever knew. His presence in our family was a source of great satisfaction in this regard. He was ever ready at a mo- ment’s notice, day or night, to attend to the ailments of any who required his services, and no clear- er nor better testimony of the deep regard, aye‘ love, he had for our present husband, could be had than the care bestowed upon him during several violent attacks of sick- ness, and no better assurance of thorough trust and coﬁdence on his part than that he would permit no other physician to prescribe for him. These two people were not rivals. They were brothers; and in spite of all the attempts made to make them enemies, they remained friends to the last, he who is still with us, watching over the death-bed of him who has gone, with all the sleepless anxiety that danger imparts to those who love. But Dr. Woodhull was one who desired no responsibility, not even of his children; he wanted aplace of rest, and so far as we could, we relieved him from the ﬁrst and ministered to the last. We would not say we do not care for the good opinion of the world. But we must be permitted to first desire the good opinion of ourselves, and to endeavor to secure it. If that gain, that of the ?world, none can appreciate it more than we do. If in securing our own approval we gain the condemna- tion of the world, we are consoled by the knowledge that our conscience which God gave us for a monitor does not also con- demn us.’ We only regret that we awoke to this realization so late as we did. We know we previously failed in many duties to the departed, because we feared to do right. But they were deeds of_ omission. instead of commission, for which we know he will, from his spirit home, regard us leniently and forgiv- ingly. Of this we feel assured, since the last act performed for him by his mortal body was to smile upon us as if in per- fect satisfaction and thankfulness that he was permitted to endure the struggles of physical death and spiritual birth in the presence of his only remaining friends on earth. TO OUR READERS. We have received several communications upon the subject of the change in the price of the WEEKLY. A year ago we re- duced the price from four to two dollars per year, and from ten to ﬁve cents per single copy. We did this to induce an ex- tended circulation during the--year in which the question as to whether woman has any political status, was to be discussed in Congress. The deliberate determination on the part of Congress, expressed before the question was well before them, precluded all hope of success in urging the matter upon them. If women have rights Congress could not afford to acknowldge them on the eve of a Presidential campaign, since to do so might defeat their nicely arranged political schemes. All of this time we have issued the WEEEL3: at an expense greater than the price which we have received for it, and we nowradvancethc price as published. . Those who find fault at the disproportion between the yearly and per copy price, should remember that in the first instance we receive the entire sum, while in the second, several inteimcdiate persons must make their proﬁt, so that we really receive less for those sold through the News Company than we do for those sent to sub- scribers. This is the misfortune of our systems of trade, and not our fault. While the price of the paper was ﬁve cents, scarcely any newsmen outside of the city would trouble them- selves to keep it on account of the smallness of the proﬁt to them. The result has justiﬁed the change, since the demand through the News Company is very rapidly increasing from all over the country. —————--+-9-¢—j— THE MAY CONVENTION. Every day we are in receipt of numerous evidences from all parts of the country that the time has really come when a new political departure must be taken, because it is demanded by the people who have awakened to the fact that our present Government is in the hands of those who are mere politicians, and who conduct it to their own interests, in utter disregard of every principle of human rights and of political economy. Not a single movement is put on foot by the leaders of either party, which has.any object other than party success. They would not accord a clear’ political right to anybody if they thought it would endanger any of their pet schemes. Expe- diency is their sole rule, .;and no people’s freedom is safe in such hands; and no governmental system is perfect which will‘ admit of such perversion from the true objects of a just govern- ment. At this emergency, when the more enlighted part of the people begin to see the tendency of our politics, it is meet that they should assemble together’ and consider what action is necessary to counteract it. And each person, man and woman, who feels the importance of the occasion should sacrifice something of personal convenience to forward the movement. A They should remember that it is not enough that they desire action; they must take action. . This is no already organized political body with thousands of dollars at its back to insure its success. It is purely a people’s cause stripped of all politicians and all schemes, seeking only the good and the rights of the people,—-seeking to inaugurate in government the principles of a common humanity. We commend the action of the Woman Suffrage Committee of California, published in another column to the consideration of every body of reformers in the country. They realize that they have nothing to hope for, from either of the present par- ties, and that the onlv way to wrench anything from them is to assume a deﬁant, aggressive position, as in the formation of a New Political Party, having positive principles for its basis. Then delay not a single day, but organize, and send duly authorized persons to represent you in the coming convention, which promises to be fraught with the most momentous events of any gathering of the people since the Declaration of Inc e- pendence. It should in reality be the repetition, in stronger terms if possible, of the principles then enunciated, and the consideration of the means that will best secure their incorpo- ration into,a governmental system. No honest person will for a moment pretend that our gov- ernment exists by the consent of the governed. The Decla- ration of Indcpenpence says that all just governments. do so exist. It follows, tried by that instrument, that ours is not a just government. Be it the work of the coming convention to declare that such a government must be inaugurated. and to begin the practical work in such a manner as shall give the present usurpers to understand. that it is in dead earnest; and our word for it, ;the present. self-constituted governors will come down from their lofty positions and acknowledge that, after all, it may be possible that women have a political status and political rights, which even they ought to respect. ‘ Those who intend to be present at the Convention should make "early application for tickets as Delegates, and such as de- sire to speak upon any department of the great question of governmental reform should indicate the subject and the time they desire to occupy, so that the Committee of Arrangements ' may be able to make all necessary preparation to prevent con- fusion, and to expedite the legitimate business of the Conven- tion. It is intended to have each State represented by its proper quota of‘ delegates according to our present political System. A It is also_]_arrangecl that the ﬁrst day~-the 9th-——shall be de- voted entirely to the Woman Suifragists, giving women the opportunity to put forth their methods of proposed action to secure the end all have in view, while the 10th and 11th will be occupied in the organization and work of the party of Hu- man Rights. C We have hundreds of letters containing thousands of names from all parts of the country, which express the utmost conﬁ- dence, and the most unbounded enthusiasm over the prospect that is to loom up from this grand and glorious coiggregation of the people, who for once, come together under the inﬂu- ence of no political tricksters and traders, and under the dicta. of no party power. Such will be the May Convention ; and well may those who have kept us from our birth-rights trem- ble, for their days of power are numbered. ———~—-o-o—+-—-— The Universal Peace Union will hold its sixth annual meet- ing at one of the rooms of the Cooper Institute, on Wednes- day, May 8, at 11*-o'clock A. M., and 3 and 8 o’clock r. M.’ The Second Annual Convention of THE AMERICAN LABOR. REFORM LEAGUE, will be held in New York City, Sunday and Monday, May 5th and 6th, in Cooper Institute: Room N o. 18, Sunday the 5th, day and evening; in Room No. 24, Monday 6th, afternoon and evening. John Orvis, Victoria C. Woohull, J. K. Ingalls, E. H. Heyward, Miss Kate Stanton, Mrs. E. L. Daniels, T. H. Bouks Miss J eunie Collins, Geo. B. Drury, Albert Brisbone, William I-lauson, and other speakers are expected. ' \ .\ ‘3v‘-_=<- ' H 1 l :3 r/‘*1. ‘ . '-34'-"*3 *3" ;. D 3%.‘. . 1:8‘ »x-,--.::::. g , A , ;._._. T; , ,. , April 27, ’ 1872. WOODHULL & cLAFLIN’s WEEKLY. , A . , 9 ' - PEOPLE’S CONVENTION. The undersigned citizens of the United Statemresponding to the invitation of the National Woman Suffrage Association propose to hold a Convention at Steinway Hall, in the city of New York the '9th an 10th of May. We believe the time s come“ for the formation of a new political party whose principles shall meet the issues of the ‘ hour, and represent equal rights for all. I As women of the country are to take part for the ﬁrst time in political action, we propose that the initiative steps in the Convention shall be taken by them, that their opinions and methods may be fairly set forth, and considered by the repre- sentatives from many reform movements now ready for united action; such as the Internationals, and other Labor Reformers,——the friends of peace, temperance, and education, and by all those who believe that the time has come to carry the principles of true morality and religion into the State House, the Court and the market place. This Convention will declare the platform of the People’s ' Party, and consider the nomination of candidates for President and Vice-President of the United States, who shall be the best possible exponents of political andindustrial reform. _ The Republican party, in destroying slavery, accomplished its _entire mission. In denying that “ citizen” means political equality, it has been false to its own deﬁnition of Republican Government; and in fostering land, railroad and money mo- nopolies, it is building up a _commercial feudalism dangerous ' to the liberty of the people. The Democratic party, false to its name and mission, died in the attempt to sustain slavery, and is buried beyond all _ hope of resurrection. Even that portion of the Labor party which met recently at Columbus, proved its incapacity to frame a national plat- form to meet the demands of the hour. We therefore invite all citizens, who believe in the idea of self—gcvernment; who demand an honest administration; the reform of political and social abuses; the emancipation of labor, and the enfranchisement of woman, to. join with us and inaugurate a political revolution, which shall secure jus- tice, liberty and equality to every citizen of the United States. , ‘ ELIZABETH CADY STANTON. ISABELLA B. HOOKER. A SUSAN B. ANTHONY. MATILDA J OSLYN GAGE. You are respectfully requested to authorize, at your earliest convenience, the use of your name to the above call, address- ing our reply yes! or no! to Mrs. Isabella. B. Hooker, 10 Hub. ard st., New Haven, Conn. THE PARTY OF THE PEOPLE TO SECURE AND MAINTAIN HUMAN RIGHTS, ‘TO BE INAUGU- RATED IN THE U. S., IN MAY, 1872. Weﬁthe undersigned citizens of the United States, believing the time has come for the formation of an entirely new party whose principles shall meet the vital issues of the hour purpose to hold a Convention in the city of New York, on the 9th and 10th of May, 1872, for the purpose of constructing a plat- form and considering nominations for President and Vice- President——the first so broad as to include every human right, and the last, the best possible‘ exponents of every branch of reform. V Some of the reasons, which render this step necessary, are as follows : * We charge on the present Government, that in so far as it has not secured freedom, maintained equality and adminis- tered justice to each citizen, it has proven a failure; and since‘ it exists without the consent of the governed, therefore, that it is not a republican government. ‘We charge it with being a political despotism, inasmuch as the minority have usurped the whole political power, and by its unscrupulous use prevent the majority from participation in the government, nevertheless compelling them to contribute to its maintenance and holding them amenable to the laws, which condition was described by its founders as absolute bondage. We charge it with being a ﬁnancial and military‘ des- potism; using usurped power to coerce the people. . We charge it with using and abusing millions of citizens who, by the cunningly devised legislation of the privileged classes, are condemned to lives of continuous servitude and want, being always half fed and half clothed, and often half sheltered. We charge it with gross and wicked neglect of its children, permitting them to be reared to lives of ignorance, vice and crime; as a result of which it now has more than ﬁve and a half millions of citizens over ten years of age who can neither read nor write. - We charge it with having degenerated from its once high estate into a mere conspiracy of oﬁice-holders, money-lenders, land-grabbers rings and lobbies, against the mechanic, the farmer and the laborer, by which the former yearly rob thn latter of all they produce. And ﬁnally we indict" it as a whole, as unworthy of longer toleration, since riversof human blood, and centuries of human toil, are too costly prices to be demanded of a people who have ‘already paid the price of freedom; nevertheless, such was the price demanded and paid for a slavery, which, in point of human wretchedness, was comparitively as nothing to that which still exists, to abolish which it promises to demand still more blood and greater servitude and toil. In view of these conditions, which are a reproach upon our civ- ilization, all persons residing within the United States, regard- less of race, sex, nationality or previous condition; and espe- cially Labor, Land, Peace and Temperance reformers, and Internationals and Woman Suffragists—including all the various Suffrage Associations——as well as all others who believe the time has come when the principles of eternal justice and‘ human equity should be carried into our halls of legislation, our courts and market-places, instead of longer insisting that ‘ they shall exist merely as indefinite, negative and purpose- less theories—as matters of faith, separate from works, are earnestly invited to respond to this call and, through properly constituted delegations to join with us, and in concert with the National Woman Suffrage Association to help us to in- augurate the great and good work of reformation. This reformation, properly begun, will expand into a pc- litical revolution which shall sweep over the country .and purify it of demagogism, oﬂicial corruption and party despot- ism; after which the reign of all the people may‘ be possible through a truly republican government which shall not only recognize but guarantee equal political and social rights to all men and women, and which shall secure equal opportu- nities for education to all children. ‘ Victoria 0. Woodhull, New York ‘City. Horace H. Day, New York City. Anna M. Middlebrook, Bridgeport, Conn. L. E. De Wolf, Chicago, Ills. Ellen Dickinson, Vineland, New Jersey. ”‘ Theodore H. Banks, New York City. Mary.J. Holmes, Memphis, Tenn. Ira B. Davis, New York City. Laura Cuppy Smith, Cal. E. H. Heywood, Princeton, Mass. Ellen Goodell Smith, Philadelphia, Penn. Hon. J . D. Reymert, New York’City. Marilla M. Ricker, Dover, N. HI. Horace Dresser, New York City. Marie Howland, Hammonton, N. J. A. G. W. Carter, Cincinnati, Ohio. Addie L. Ballou, Terre Haute, Ind. Hon. H. C. Dibble, New Orleans, Louisiana. M. S. Townsend Hoadley, Lynn, Mass. R. W. Hume, .,New York City. Martha P. Jacobs, Worcester, Mass. John M. Spear, San Francisco, Cal. E. Hope Whipple, Clyde, Ohio. John Brown Smith, Philadelphia, Penn. Col. Henry Beeny, New York City. Elvira Hull, Vineland, N. J. Dan’l ‘W. Hull, Hobart, Ind. ‘E. G. Granville, Baltimore, Md. Jonathan Watson, Titusville, Pa. 2 Mrs. S. H. Blanchard, Worcester, Mass. Newman Weeks, Rutland, Vt. . John Beeson, Chapinville, Conn. Mrs. B. W. Briggs, Rochester, N. Y. George R. Allen, New York City. J. H. W. Toohey, Providence, R. I. Belva A. Lockwood, Washington, D. (3. Jonathan Koons, Taylors Hill, Ill. ’ W. F. Jamieson, Chicago, Ill. Dyer D. Lum, Portland, Me. Thomas W. Organ, Yellow Springs, Ohio. Mary A. Leland, New York City. B. Franklin Clark, Brooklyn, N. Y. Dr. E. P. Gazzam, New York City. William West, New York City. Hon. C. C. Cowley, Boston, Mass. L. K. Coonley, Vineland, N. J. Moses Hull, Vineland, N. J. Hon. John M. Howard, New Orleans, La. Prof. E. Whipple, Clyde, Ohio. Harvey Lyman, Springﬁeld, Mass. L. Bush, Jamestown, Tenn. Mrs. J. H. Severance, Milwaukee, Wis. T. Millot, New York City. Cornie H. Maynard, Buffalo, N. Y. B. S. Brown, Buffalo, N. Y. S. J. Holley, Buffalo, N. Y. Harriet B. Benton, New York City. Frances Kingman, New London, Conn. Hannah J. Hunt, Delta, Ohio. Fred. S. Cabot, New York City. T. C. Leland, New York City. S. T. Fowler, Brooklyn, N. Y. . John Orvis, Boston, Mass. Carrie Lewis, Cleveland, Ohio. Jane S. Grifﬁn, New York City. Michael Scanlon, New York City. Joshua Rose, New York City. Louise B. Flanders, Malone, N. Y. Jane M. Wilson, Brooklyn, N. Y. John Little, New York City. J. T. Elliott, New York City. Thomas Haskell, West Gloucester, Mass. Mrs. A. E. Mossop, Sturgis, Mich. D. B. Marks, Hallsport, N. J. J. H. Severance, Milwaukee, Wis. Josiah Warren, Princeton, Mass. Jane Case, Oswego, N. Y. Frances Rose McKinley, New York City. Danvers Doubleday, New York City: Dr. J. H. Hill, Knightstown, Ind. Geo. R. Case, Norwich, Conn. Alfred A. Smith, Council Bluffs, Iowa. Lucy Coleman, Syracuse, N. Y. Mrs. Dr. Raymond, Syracuse, N. Y. Mrs. George, Syracuse, N. Y. Mr. S. D, Fobes, Syracuse, N. Y. Mrs. C. B. Forbes, Syracuse, N. Y. A. Orvis, Rochester, N. Y. Dr. A. G. Wolf, Mystic River, Ct. Emily B. Rood, Fredonia, N. Y. Nathaniel Randall, M. D., Woodstock, Vt. Thomas Marston, Philadelphia, Pa. Otis F. Porter, Bridgport, Ct. Seward Mitchel, Coonville, Me. Thos. J. Schoﬁeld, Nephi City, Utah. ' D. C. Coleman, Philadelphia, Pa. , Daniel Wood, Lebanon, Me. C. S. Middlebrook, Bridgport, Ct. Nettie M. Pease, Chicago, Ill. Angela T. Heywood, Princeton, Mass. John Hepburn, Milwaukee, Wis. W. H. Dibble, Middleton, Ct. Ellen M. Child, Philadelphia, Pa. Wm. H. Wescott, Philadelphia, Pa. Mary J. Thorne, Philadelphia, Pa. Alfred H. Love, Philadelphia, Pa. C. B. Rogers. Philadelphia, Pa. J. H. Rhodes, M. D., Philadelphia, Pa. Frank Crocker, New York City. Anna Kimball, Parker, New York City. . NOTE.——-—All who wish to unite in this great movement and who, in good faith, approve this call, will address in writing, with full name, to either of the above——who will immediately verify and forward to the undersigned for the Committee of arrangements in New York. ' _ Tickets of Admittance to the Convention prepared for each Delegate, will be ready‘ by the 8th of May—-and to avoid con- fusion, no person will be admitted to the floor of the Conven- tion without such tickets. Vrcroam C. Woonnunn, 44 Broad street, New York. Or, B. Fmnxnm CLARK, Sec’y Com., , 55 Liberty street, New York. NEW Yonx, March 30, 1872. --——-—o-——-——~ We yield from our crowded columns space for a few of the names of delegates received, and not yet published. Before the assembling of the convention we hope to print an extra containing the names and residences of all the author- ized delegates: » ‘ Jane B. Archibald, Washington, D. C. » Mrs. _M. E. Otis, Damariscotta, Maine. Jennie Leys, Boston, Mass. J. W. Stuart, Broadhead, Wis. Chauncey Barnes, Athens, Ohio. Sarah J. Swasey, Noank, Conn. Oliver Gamage, Damariscotta. Mary S. Latham, Noank, Conn. Mrs. Adeline G. Priest, Damariscotta. Marcus Swasey, Noank, Conn. Mrs. Geo. Pratt, East Granville, Vt." Joseph P. Smith, Clayville.N. Y. David Mills, Hammonton, N. J. E. J. Woolley, Hammonton, N. J. Charles Gamage, D-amariscotta. Holloway Latham, Noank, Conn. v ‘ Phebe Cross, New Lenox, Ill. ~ Mrs. E. P. Woolley, Hammonton, N. J. M. B, Randall, Hammonton, N. J. Wm. E. Coleman, Richmond, Va. V Elizabeth Valeria Ingram, Boston, Mass. Mrs. Angeline T. Gamage, Damariscotta. 3,: 4 H. S. Donne, Pottsville, Penn. John M. Sterling, Kiantone, N. Y. Abram T. Gamage, Damariscotta. Henry T. Child, M. D., Philadel hia, Penn. Mrs. E: A. Burrill, Port Jervis, Y. i ‘ Cecelia Morey, l/Vest Winﬁeld, N. Y. C. L. James, Alma, VVisconsin. Larrabee, Boston, Mass. Amy Post, Rochester, N. Y. Mrs. L. G. Waterhouse, Sacramento, Cal. Mrs. E. E. Gibbs, Sacramento, Cal. D. E. Gamage, Damariscotta. ., S. L, 0. Allen, South Newbury, Ohio. David Cocks, Pleasantville, N. Y. Elizabeth G. Wise, St. Joseph, Mo. Geo. M. Taber, Springﬁeld, Ohio. Milo A. Townsend. Beaver Falls,‘ Penn. J. Raymond Talmadge, Calumet Harbor, Wis. Joseph Wharf, Damariscotta. I J. H. Ford, Geneva, Wis. O. L. Sutleff, Wooster, Ohio. Thomas Richmond,‘ Hancock, Vt. James S. Gamage, Damariseotta. Mary C. Hebard, Rochester, N. Y. Chas. W. Hebard, Rochester, N. Y. Mary C. Wight, Rochester, N. Y. A. L. Gamage, Damariscotta. Mrs. Georgie W. Gamage, Damariscotta. E. B. Foote, M. D., New York city._ Fisher M. Clark, New York city. John M. Kelso, San Francisco, Cal. C. Fannie Allyn, Stoneham, Mass. T. M. Ewing, Cardington, Ohio. Elizabeth Ewing, Cardington, Ohio. J osian Buxton, Minooka Ill. Charles Woodcock, Minooka, Ill. Richard Woodcock, Minooka, Ill. Miss M. A. Woodcock, Minooka, Ill. Miss J . Woodcock, Minooka, Ill. ”Miss E. Woodcock, Minooka, Ill. Solomon M. J ewett, Rutland, Vt. William Hanson, Elmira, N. Y. G. W Madox, Ellsworth, Me.‘ J. K. Ingalls, Yates County, N. Y. D. Tarbell, E. Granville, Vt. Lydia A. Schoﬁeld, Philaclelphi, Pa. D. Hicks, Senora, Georgia. E. G. Curtis, California. John Southard, Pontiac, Mich. Eloise O. Randall, Hammonton, -N. J .. 0. Mills, I-Iammonton. N. J. Chauncy Paul, Vineland, N. J. D. M. Allen, South Newbury, Ohio. Minerva L. Green, South Newburv, Chio. ___.__.._..._¢_.__..._...__ ‘ CooNvIL_LE, Maine, April 4, 1872. The undersigned, citizens of Coonville and vicinity, being in sympathy with the Peoples Convention which is to assemble in New York, May 9, and 10, cheerfully append our names to the call.’ , ‘ Seward Mitchell, Coonville, Maine. William S. Flanders, Coonville, Maine. Mary J . Morrill, Coonville, Maine. 7 Hiram F. Magoon, Coonville, Maine. Frances A..Flanders, Coonville, Maine. E. T. Pierce, Coonville, Maine. Eunice P. Smith, Coonville, Maine. Emily F. Tilton, Coonville, Maine. Stephen Andrews, Coonville, Maine. D. D. Flynt, Dexter, Maine, Charles Coockett, Dexter, Maine. Martin Smith, Dexter, Maine. As an illustration of the uprising of the people, we subjoin one of the multitude of communications we are receiving every da . ‘ y “ BUFFALO, April 10, 1872. “Mus. WOODHULL2 I send you the following names, all of this city, and employed in the book department of the Courier establishment: - ‘Geo. F. Kittridge, Buffalo,‘ N. Y. Edwin A. Teall, Buffalo, N. Y. Thomas Evans, Buffalo, N. Y. Ed. F. Blackmond, Buffalo, N. Y. J . Lewis Schrader, Buifalo, N. Y. Louis L. Bender, Buffalo, N. Y. Harry Smart, Buifalo. N. Y. Robt. D. VVhitney, Buffalo, N. Y. M. McDonough, Buﬁalo, N. Y. Charles Hauaden, Buffalo, N. Y. , _W. H. Overocker, Buffalo‘, N, Y. I F. Todd, Buffalo, N. Y. Geo. N. Bauer, Buffalo, N. Y. Mort. D. Kenyon, Buffalo, N. Y. Benj. T. Shewbrook, Buifalo, N. Y. M Geo. W. Irwin, Buffalo, N; Y. Wm. T. Bailey, Buffalo, N. Y. ‘Wm. McK. Gatchell, Buffalo, N. Y. C. H. Plumley, Buffalo, N. Y. / This is only a straw but it shows you the way the wind blows. ' GEO. F. Kxrmrnen. POLITICAL ACTION. We must confess to not a little surprise—we may almost say to considerable amazem/ent-that there are so many, apparent- ly reasonable people, who, forone reason or another, object to taking political action to cure the various illsfrom which we suﬁer. And we also confess at being almost at a loss to know what argument to oppose to them, since we can see no room for argument against such action. To attempt to argue that political action should not be taken to accomplish certain re- sults, seems to us like arguing that the sun ought not to shine, since one is no less obvious to us as impossible of accomplish- ment than the other. The sun must shine. Better organiza-' ‘ tion of society mustfollow the enactment of better laws. Are . not these clear propositions ? The people tell us they are not satisﬁed with their condition; that they suffer from various grievances, and they are deprived of their rights; that they are robbed of the results of their la- bor; that certain. classes are privileged; in short, that free- dom, equality and justice do not exist. , Now all of these results follow/as the legitimate consequence ofexisting laws. It cannot be expected that the results will change unless the laws producing them are first changed. So long as present laws are enforced, so long will present results follow. As an illustration of the utter folly and fallacy of the position against political action, the Trades Unions deprecate political action, but they ask for an eight hour law. Some- body must enact it before they can have it. Enacting laws is the work of Legislatures. O Legislatures are bodies elected by the people. All elections are political action. 0 Now, what would be the common sense view, as to what the. 75,000 trades unionists of this city should do to secure an eight hour law? Why, clearly to elect representatives to the General Assembly who would pass such a law, -which they could easily do if they would discard the most absurd and preposterous of all possible propositions—that the ills from which labor suffers are not political ills to be cured by political action. Nor is the case any less clear in any any other regard than it is in the case of the eight hour law. Some of the Internation- als, object to political action, saying their question is a ques- tion of bread and butter and not of politics. Let us say to you : Friends, so long as your political masters can keep you in that anomolous condition, so long will you have the question of bread and butter to discuss. Never was there so transpar- ent a trick—-so pretentious a fraud. It is telling you and mak- ing you believe that the sun does not shine, when you stand in its light and heait. V The reason you have a bread and butter question is because you do not enjoy the full results of your labor; because a large portion of that which you produce is unjustly and unequitably taken from you. And mark you, it is all done through legal means. Are you required to pay an exhorbitant price for nearly everything that you purchase to maintain life? It is because the law permits a privileged few to levy a tax upon you, that they may continue in certain pursuits, which in and of themselves are not self-supporting; and that your industry may be taxed to maintain the government and thus, by so far, exempt accumulated wealth from taxation. Are you always compelled to labor in production, never possessing .what you produce, but seeing it continually aggregated in the hands of those who do not produce at all? It is because the law permits and assists them to monopolize wealth and money, and then to rent you the first and loan you the last, at enor- mous rent and interest rates—in one instance compelling you to pay tribute for the use of that which is just as much yours as it is theirs by whom you are held subject; and in the other, taxing you for the use of what should belong to all the people, who should have the beneﬁt of what you pay, that individuals may in a somewhat different manner. rule you as despotically and as severely as though you were their slaves; and because the law has granted invaluable franchises to corpora- tors, in the use of which they have grown to immense power and to enormous capital stock, upon which they are protected in paying outrageously large dividends of proﬁts, to obtain which they are permitted to levy direct taxes upon every. mile you travel, by these means; upon every barrel of ﬂour, pound of, meat and gallon of molasses you eat. Now all these things ' are the results of law, and until the laws are changed, the "pres- ent condition " will not merely continue, but will continually grow worse. And they who tell you differently are your ene- mies. ' J , 9 There is but one method of relief, and that isfor every labor- er to at once -determine that he will never cast. another vote for any person who is not pledged to the support of laws that shall‘ . entirely change our present unequal, unjust, tyrannical-politi- cal systems, and that shall compel equity and justice to all peo- ple, making it utterly impossible. for one class of persons to not only exist from the toil of another class, but to steal from them everything which their toil produces. Let it never again be said that the ills from which the laborer suffers are not to be remedied by political action, since in no other possible way. can they be remedied. So long as the laboring classes fail to organize as a single body, politically, just so long will the cap. ital classes prey upon them.’ ' —-—<'>—e+-—-—————- _ The second quarterly convention of the New Jersey. State '''Association of Spiritualists and Friends of Progress, will be,‘ held’ in Jersey City, on Wednesday, May 8, commencing at 10 o’clock, a.m., holding three sessions. v A, cordial invitation . is extended to all interested in-the great reforms of theday,‘ especially those designing to attend the Peoples Reform Con- vention in New York, May 9 *and 10. Name and place of hall, and names of speakers willbe given next week, and bills posted in Jersey City at the proper time. , ’ .» _ ; . . . ELLEN DICKINSON, .Sec’y.; ; V'1‘NELA1*_TI>,‘.N.’J.,, April 10. V _ z .10 N <9» CLAN-IN’S i RESULTS or SPIRITUALISM. BY THE NEW YORK " 'rIMns.” The 31st of March was celebrated at Apollo Hall as the 24th anniversary of Spiritualism. ‘ This the Times calls a‘ convention. On that occasion was present a congregation of people com- posed chieﬂy of persons over forty years of age, and which for intelligence was not equalled by any similar audience in this city on that day, Sunday, March 31, 1872. We further state that the improvised poems of Mrs. Fanny Allyn, were marvel- lous nianifestations of intellectual power, whether proceeding from herself, or through her from higher intelligences. No preacher, however learned, dare attemptsuch an ordeal as that endured by this lady on that occasion. ' Such an audience-——such performances, and the honest faith of such people, the New York Times ridicules in low, vulgar slang, wholly unbecoming a public journal. We have men- tioned only one speaker. But we may say that all the speak- ers, Dr. Halleck, Mr. Partridge, Mrs. Woodhull, Mr. Forster, Mr. Wheelock, of THE AMERICAN SPIRITUALIST, acquitted themselves well for the occasion, which was not a convention, but only a social anniversary’ of the advent of modern Spiritualism. ' These annual conventions, says the Times, show “miserable paucity of results.” “The Spiritualists, although bound to- ‘ gether by the loosest of all possible ties-—a common belief in the possibility of communicating with the dead, practically form a sect which is said to number its adherents by millions. Among these are found persons of the highest character.” “ And yet this union of high cltamcters with zonscmpulous ener- gy has accomplished nothing.” All this failure “in spite of its assumed super-natural origin.” “ The smallest Presby- terian sect can point to greater results than the millions of ardent believers in Spiritualism.” “Were Spiritualism what it claims to be, a revelation superceding christianity, it should have accomplished more. Its chief work has been in disuniting families and increasing insanity. Such were not the conse- quences of the introduction of christianity, nor even of the religion of Budda and Mohammed, though false in theology and comparatively pure in morals.” Such a conglomeration of falzkhood, misrepresentation, igno- rance, presumption, contradiction and sophistry, will be diffi- cult to ﬁnd any where in the English language. We present these quotations as a sample of the mental and moral character of the newspaper press generally exhibited in their cowardly, dishonest and fruitless efforts to stay the tide of rev- olution inaugurated specially twenty-four years ago by the spirit-world, through the instrumentality of unlettered children’, and now numbering millions of believers supefior in theologi- cal love to the learned clergy themselves, and much more to the dupes of their blind dogmatisms. This new theological departure, has penetrated the light and heavy literature; the pulpit and the press; song and story‘;-scientific and other so- cieties, in face of the most unreasonable, unjust, and at times violent opposition. It has done} more to enlighten, liberalize, and liberate the common mind. than any similar movement ever did in ten times the time. It has compelled7the discus- sion of its assumptions by pulpit and press; and is at last com- pelling respectable treatment from the-best mind in the world, including the respectable portion of the secular press. Now for facts: Spiritualists teach that there is nothing super- natural in these things, and therefore that there never was anything supernatural in similar facts, at any time in the world’s history. They do not believe in‘ the supernatural. God is natural. and all below God must be natural. Jesus declared that he came not to bring peace, but a sword—- to kindle a ﬁre; to set families at loggerheads; and called upon his followers to forsake’ all relations, and all earthly wealth, and break up all family ties for the sake of him and his Gospel. , M It is thus shown that the Times is as ignorant of the teach- ings of Jesus and their effects, as it is ignorant of the science and results of modern Spiritualism. ‘To ‘write dogmatically about that which you do=not know, is as dishonest as falsehood‘ or theft. We will not insult our readers by pursuing-these miserable pretenders—ignorant, malicious libellers both of Jesus and modern spiritual manifestations. We ];;a,ve.',gjVen- enough to show the mental and'mo_ral»calibre of our.ene,mies.' We have not misrepresented the Times in the smallest degree. It is high time that Spiritualists-should ceaseto patronize this class of papers.- We havearight to demand fairness and decency at» the-hands of,__;these_ creatures, who, .by accident, have acquired‘ the ‘place and power to denounce things beyond the grasp of theirfeeble intellects, Withiimpunity. ooornn UNION REPUBLICAN MEETING. ' NOT IN THE PROGRAMME. The Cincinnati» departure political party politicians, held —a grand pow-wow at:-Cooper'*Union, ‘on.Friday night, at which . Trumbull, “eschurz, and Greeley let off the usual quantity of clap-trap, by which the multitude are seduced or’ psycholo-' _ Kticians and demand that the government-shall be run in the in- gized into the support"of caucus candidates cut and dried to order. ; ‘Thousands went a'way",-and thousands‘ remained’ out- side hoping for something "to turn up‘ thatwould -entertain -them. A few rockets,-and a’ poor-‘band of music had»*been='-pro-/ ivided for thertdelectationi of r thevunfortunate» sovereignsiwho were unable to behold or hear the oracles of the “ Sorehead Republicans.” ' I The crowd swayed‘ to and ‘fro ’for_the‘b'wan,t_oﬁsomethirig bet- ter, until a stranger gaueq,rhg;;,mseu;’;g to April 27, 1872. order, and announced “ The Star Spangled Banner,” by John Hutchinson, the sweetest singer of America. After the song Mr. J. B. Wolff, who is known to our, readers as the author of a series of articles on the “Indian Question,” and who has made a special study of all; the great questions now before the ‘people, took the stand and called on any person who was willing and able to address the meeting, to come for- ward. No. one appeared, and he announced that he would talk to them a few minutes. But few persons in the crowd had ever seen or heard of Mr. Wolfﬁand there was some dis- position to be noisy" and funny, at the start. But the swaying mass soon realized that he was master of the situation and thoroughly understood what he was about; fully as well, if not better than the speaker’s inside the hall. . Mr. W. commenced by stating that the politicians-—-editors- and thieves, and in these, the civilization of the nineteenth century, are on trial. , The politicians and editors are twin brothers. Between them the nation is brought to the verge of ruin; they are be- coming conscious of the imminence of the danger, and are making frantic efforts to divert public attention and thus hold the reins of power a iittle longer; and the great questionis, are the politicians and editors, who have brought us into this condition, ﬁt to be trusted to restore the Government to a healthy state? The hearty N0 that rang through the crowd, showed that the speaker had gained their ears and got down into their sympathies. The speaker then proceeded to state that there were several questions eminently national, demanding solution: Finances, Commerce and the Indian muddle, with someothers. That these questions had been in the hands of the Republicans for ten years, and remained without solution. He then proceeded to charge that the causes of our troubles is found in the igno- rance and dishonesty of public men; that the men inside the House—-meaning the speakers and their compeers at Washing- ton—were wholly incompetent to draft a bill exhaustive of any of the great National questions, and capable of practical execu- tion; that they knew how to squander the public lands, char- ter railroads, grant subsidies, and fatten on public plunder, but how to do the work really needed they knew not, as was seen in the proof that it was not done. Mr. W. said on the ﬁnancial question that the specie basis humbug had been exploded every ten years for half a century—— that specie never had been a safe basis—that we had a paper currency for ten years without specie—that we never had so good a currency as this, and all that was needed to complete it was to make it receivable for all public dues, and greenbacks would immediately appreciate to gold, and Wall street gold gambling would stop in the fraction of a second. Whereupon the crowd came down with applause. The speaker said that Greeley,“ in the New York Tribune, had been hounding and howling on specie payments for years, and was very igno- rant of the Question of Finances; that any man who knew the history of banking and currency in this country, understood the question of ﬁnances, and still demanded specie payments, was a ﬁnancial blockhead, whether politician, editor or bank- er. The purpose and use of specie under the old system, was as a redeeming equivalent for paper. Under our present sys- tem, incomplete as it is, with bonds as a basis of security, there was no need of specie payments, except in the improba- ble event of the failure of the nation to maintain its faith, as expressed in those bonds. The redemption of the notes being placed beyond a peradventure, perfect conﬁdence is established, and there exists no longer any necessity for an equivalent for redemption. Specie is not demanded for common. use, and only becomes important under the old system as a guarantee. The present system guarantees absolutely dollar for dollar, and ten per cent. over; while under the old system, one dollar in gold coined from three to twenty in paper, while its power of re- sumption was only dollar for dollar. Mr. W. thenproceeded to charge that Boutwell had lost by mismanagement $1,000,000,000; that 75,000,000 of that was in a single district, and could be proved; that he had offered --‘numerous editors and Congressmen the proofs-—thata large part of the money used in paying the national debt had been .stolen from honest creditors. of the Government, that small honest claims could not be-collected while large, dishonest ones were collected. He declared himself ready to make good his ' allegations if the opportunitywere given. He argued that if the Custom House of New York, an integral part of Bout- well’s department, and under his direct supervision, were cor- rupt, the strong presumption was that the Treasury itself was corrupt; they were both run by politicians and in the interest of party. “ _ On the Tariff Question Mr. W. saidithat there are three par- A ties to this controversy : The Free Traders, who are merchants, and- station themselves in all the avenues of commerce, and manufactures, who deal more directly with the producers; and t the producers themselves. The matter .in dispute was,-which j of the two former should steal all the latter produced. . If Mr.“ Greely understood the subject of protection, he would “insist on protection from manufacturers as well as free-traders —again the crowd saw the point and applauded. He exhorted the wealth-producing classes to ignore the dictation of ‘poli- terest of itheqwholepeople, for just as long as it is run in the ‘‘interest— and -‘for the beneﬁt of -party the same evils will exist. people have a, right to demand that excessive wealth shall be impossible to the few against the many; thatirestrictions shall be placed in the ambitious and unprincipled greed of speculators and non-producers, and that thus the common blessings of life’ may be equalized. AWhen Mr. Wolf stopped, three vociferous ‘cheers. -were giyen, ‘and the multitude de- V \ ‘e -'31’. “‘ tr’. , :.-‘;:_::._- :::c~;.z=:r .l - , I \ ,:.7JZ£I:_.3‘::::‘;§‘._‘ . .:‘::.—’.~_ , ' manded that he should proceed. "to correct the system--only change the men. April 27, 1872. 7 WOODHULL pa cLAFL1N>s WEEKLY. e 11 It was evident that he had lifted them above the cesspool of party politics, and that they were now heartily in sympathy with the speaker. - The reading of the regular speeches as produced ‘in the morning papers, shows a wonderful coincidence in the declara- tions made on the outside that the speakers were unable to grapple with the great problems challenging solution. Schurz, Trumbull and Greely, were rapid and superﬁcial; transient and ineﬂicient. They utterly failed to attempt a remedy for the main evils. They had only transient remedies for constitutional de- fects. Their chief remedy is a change of rulers. The assump- tion on their partithat they are wiser and better that the ‘ ‘ Ins” is no guarantee that when the tables turn that, we shall be any better off. The evil lies in the system, and they do not propose The men who new claim the places have had ample opportunity to deal with the permanent questions of the nation, and have utterly failed. Theyhave not even produced a decent system for the protection and collection of the revenues; and they are not willing that any one else shall, or that any person shall have compensation, though he save millions to the treasury. A more total evasion of the fundamental questions of the hour could not well be imagined. No single permanent im- portant measure or method was propounded or discussed. And yet these are the men who propose to lead us to the Land 1 of Promise, where there shall be capacity and integrity in public men. We regret that Mr. W. did not have an opportunity to stand side by side with those leaders on the platform, that the pub- lic might be allowed to contrast between mere theory and practice-—and solid practical measures for the solution of our troubles. As yet politicians hold the press, the sword, and the purse ; hence such speeches as that made outside fail to get publicity. Of course we do not complain of any omission in this case, as their was no opportunity. But we know full well that neither of the old factions or fragments of factions wish to hear the whole truth. WHAT DOES IT MEAN? The religious pulpit and press are much elated over the late revival in the West, which has its chief seat in Lawrence, Kansas. " A wonderful work of regeneration is claimed; but they are careful to omit mention of a similar phrenzy in Illinois, which is the same in essence, though only carried a degree farther, resulting in insanity, and legal suppression. The Independent indulges in a lengthy discussion and prog- nostication, the result of which is that a reaction will come— i that there will be more reason and less excitement; some will cool down, others will fall away, and things will gravitate back to the old nets, and run on in the old fashion. Neverthe—‘ less, the Independent cannot see anything but the power of God in these ﬂuctuating ebulitions of religious fervor. The humble instrument’ of this (wonderful revolution, is “ neither orator nor master of men;’’ he has only a deep con- viction that he has the truth. This and no more. He talks of their relations to God, and immediately the streets, stores, counting-houses, banks, saloons and brothels, are vocal with discussion of “repentance,” and “What must I do to be saved?” By hundreds they stand up and publicly pledge themselves to the service of God during their whole lives. Gambling shops close—-grog shops are deserted——the police have no work; a wonderful change is wrought as by magic. ‘What has done it? That’s the question? The Independent replies: “ Whenever the thoughts of men are turned toward God; the truths of the Bible, the sinfulness of men-—the need of a Savior, are proclaimed, and the attention of the community is fastened upon them, then a powerful reformation in public morals begins. Neither are such movements dependent at all ;,upon the agency of any individual.” “ The same thing,” says this reckless paper, is going on in hundreds of other towns besides . Lawrence, Kansas, but fails to name one. This profound philosopher says that this revival. commenced A with a particular individual, and was not dependent on that individual. Now, every well informed person knows that from the days of Wesley, Whitﬁeld, Summerﬁeld, and Peter'Boehler, revivals have been principally conﬁned to particular individuals and particular efforts by those individuals. The Independent calls on philosophers and social scientists to show some inﬂuence by which all those mighty works can be done before it will attend to criticisms, or give up the religion of Jesus Christ. The logic of this is, if it has any, that unless some other suﬁicient cause can be assigned, we must accept the theory that it is done by the religion of Jesus Christ. This may satisfy the writers and readers of religious literature; but it will hardly meet the requirements of philosophers, logicians, and people of common sense. The method of referring mysterious phenomena to special providence ‘ and divine inﬂuence in the absence of any rational explanation, is by no means modern. It is a peculiarity of all people, all ages, all religions, all .igno- ‘ rance, all pious charlatans. Suppose we are unable to show any other cause, does it follow as a necessity that the Inde- pendent, and the sects generally are correct in their assign- ment? And yet this is the sophistry by which they gull and enslave the poor demented creatures who are ignorant of the causes of their own mad phrenzies and saltations‘ after the manner of James Crow. ‘E’ During the religious mania among the Presbyterians, some , thirty years ago, in Pennsylvania, Ohio, Virginia and Ken- tucky, known as the falling exercises, children of four and ﬁve ‘ years of age caught the contagion; went _through all the phases of experience, corresponding to old and hardened sin- ners; they repented, wept, prayed, received the gift of the.- great price. It Holy Ghost, the witness of the spirit, joy unspeakable and full of glory; professed and were accepted and published in the‘ papers as having obtained the pearl of is no uncommon thing among the Methodists during their extraordinary ‘revival efforts to catch children eight and ten years of age, who are subjected to the same ordeal-—grinding into the kingdom as the vilest wretch in the crowdwchildren who have never of- fended God, nor injured man. Children, gentle, mild, kind, tender, sensitive, truthful, naturally good. And it is this very class of children, who are affected by this mania. Nothing but the absurd doctrine‘ of total depravity and inherited guilt, could at all justify the conviction and conversion of ‘babes and sucklings, on the same conditions and in the same’ manner as old and hardened sinners. And yet all this has been accept- ed by these divinely appointed venders, pedlers of the super- stitions of all the ages. . I With brazen front they demand that we shall show some other way or accept their dogmatism. Will the Religious Dogmatizers tell u.s how it is that fright, will be transferred from a single horseito a whole herd, when only only horse sees the danger—-the same of cattle, deer, birds and animals generally? Will they tell how fear will turn the hair gray in an hour or night? How the same cause will will start the kidneys, and the bowels into instant action I How» epilepsy, laughing, crying, St. Vitus’ dance, are all communi- cated by sympathy, or mental causes alone? Will they tell how an individual by the oratorical power of a political speak- er, can be made to trample his own hat to pieces, or throw him- self ﬂatly on the ground, with intense excitement. Can they tell how a whole community can be thrown into such a fwrore of excitement, by a single speech on a common subject, (political) that they neglected their business until noon the next day discussing it? Can they tell how disease is caused and cured by mental inﬂuences alone? Or how a man can be made drunk on water, and sober on whiskey? All these and more are done, and must have a cause, a philosophy, a science. But does it follow that because we cannot define the causes, that we must hold them supernatural, or special divine acts? Their existence and constant recurrence show them natural and not supernatural. The same is true of religious mania—- re- vival excitements. I We know ofa magnetizer who was once a successful revival- ist in the M. E. Church, where these phenomena most abound. Under this man’s inﬂuence, after he left the church, Metho- dists, Presbyterians, Universalists, Inﬁdels and Atheists, would . give forth the genuine religious experiences spontaneously, and to his great annoyance, as their shouting defeated his ex- periments. The pious portions of these subjects declared pub- licly that their sensations and experiences were precisely analogous to those they had under church inﬂuences. This same man had the power to destroy the appetite for tobacco, whiskey and profanity, in those who came under his inﬂuence. He also cured ﬁts and other diseases in the same way. We say, therefore, to the Independent, Christian Radical, and all the pedlers of theological superstition, that you must explain our phenomena, in some other way, philosophically, logically, scientiﬁcally, or we shall insist that your religious mania is not the fruits of the religion of Jesus Christ, Chrishna or Buddha; but simple and solely the legitimate fruits of what we term animal magnetism. If these theological chuckleheads will pay some attention to the phenomena of animal magnetism and modern Spiritualism, they will ﬁnd another solution for the wonderful periodical epi- demics of moral transformation of whole communities, through particular individuals who have nothing to do with theicauses which produce them, they will ascertain that no special di- vine aﬁlatus is at all necessary—- that they occur substantially in cases where neither God, devil, damnation are thought of 01' named. A SPECK OF PIOUS WAR. E. C. Green, Centralia, Penn., teacher, was assassinated by three men, in his school room, in the morning. These men are supposed to be Catholics, incensed by Mr. Green’s free- dom of speech in regard to that sect. The wounded man will die; the murderers are unknown. Whereupon Harper indulges in three columns of bitter invective, inﬂammatory ap- peals and imperative demands for rigorous inquiry, most de- cided punishment, in "order that the popular (Protestant) in- dignation may be satisﬁed. “ The assassins of Centralia, the Protestant families ﬂying from persecution, the triumph and exaltation of the instiga- tors, the martyred teacher, must arouse the nationito decided action.” Now if all this mean anything, it is that the Catho- lics are to be put down by law, if possible; by force if neces- sary. ’Put this with the attempt, the willingness of Protest- ants to put God in the Constitution, and we have a prophecy of the coming conflict. “ No other religious sect assaults teacher’s as at Hunter’s Point, or leaves them bleeding and dying, as at Centralia.” Though not written by the editor, the statement is endorsed by silence, and a failure to contradict. Eugene Lawrence is very ignorant or a very wilful liar. The Protestant sects have always persecuted each other, and have murdered thousands for the same cause that provoked the murder of Greene. A mere diiference of opinion. To-day they are trying to get possession of the Government, and should they succeed, a ban will be put on religious freedom. The whole power of the nation is called into requisition to suppress Mormonism, at the instance of the Protestant sects, .--with Rev. Newman as thegchampion. We In the absence ofpower, ridicule, sarcasm, denunciation are the weapons used exhaustively by these champions of religious toleration and freedom. ‘ » It is only ‘a few years since the Presbyterian demanded eter- nal damnation on all who did not believe in infant damnation. Now to our comprehension eternal damnation is a little worse than physical murder. The God of the Protestants is as cruel as the.God of the Catholics. It is not the inherent superiority of the sects that makes them more tolerant, but the outside pressure from the natural growth and fuller comprehension of individual rights and liberty. The persecuting, intolerant spirit is as much in one as the ‘other. Without considering the truth or falsity of Modern Spiritu- alism, we would ask if the last twenty-four years of persecu- tion, prosecution and ostracism of every kind has not been equal to their opportunity and power? Harpens Weekly is a full conﬁrmation of all this. It appeals directly to religious prejudices of the entire Protestant element, while the same element is demanding a sectarian clause in the Constitution, that shall exclude from office all independent thinkers--non communicants. _ We, too, demand that the perpetrators of this ioutrageshall be brought to justice); but we can see no reason for appealing to the whole nation, until at least the authorities of Pennsyl- vania have been exhausted, and open rebellion to the govern- ment is declared. No good can come of such wanton disre- gard of the principles which must prevail here if -wenwould prevent a bloody religious frenzy which will end in an exter- minating religious crusade. . What we need is perfect liberty; perfect toleration. Free- dom ofthought, speech and action, the birth right of every rational soul. The sects in the absence of facts and proofs of their respective systems should be allowed to abuse each other at pleasure. \ " The party abused is not bound to stand ‘and take it. They can walk away—avoid the abusers. They all say religion is a matter of faith, that it is not and cannot be demonstrated. None of'them pretend to show God or Christ, or the Holy Spirit. None of them have any proofs of immortality, any demonstration of the correctness of their creeds or means of grace; in the absence of these they should be allowed to fret and fume; to rant and abuse, to traduce and damn to their souls delight; as it don’t amount to much anyhow I Catholics and Protestants have had a blessed time at this business of abusing, slandering and trying to murder Spirit- ualists morally; and the time may not be distant when free- thinkers will be compelled to step in and prevent these meek and lowly followers of the Lamb from cutting each others throats, as they often have done about differences on subjects _ which neither understand. All these violent manifestations are the legitimate fruits of the priest—cr-aft that subordinates the people to a blind faith in an unfathomable mystery, and that teaches that God will damn a soul eternally for the sin of unbelief. As ye sow, so shall ye also reap. V 31et’BUsH STREET, SAN Frmncrsco, l . April 2, 1872. f DEAR Mus. STANTON: At the request of our mutual friend, Mrs. Elizabeth T. Schenck, President of the State Central Woman Suffrage Committee of California, I forward you the enclosed communication for publication if you shall think it useful put to such use. ‘ The committee held a meeting at my rooms yesterday and appointed the following delegates to attend the convention: Mrs. Judge Wallis, of Mayﬁeld, Mrs. O. Fuller, Mrs. C. H. Spear and Miss Jennie Phelps, all of San Francisco. Some, if not all, of these ladies will ‘doubtless attend that meeting, which we see takes place on the 9th and 10th of May. _ With kindest regards and best wishes, believe me, very t1-u1y, . C. H SPEAR. Mus. ELIZABETH CADY STANTON. THE COMMUNICATION. . The State Central Woman Suffrage Committee of California desire to express their hearty approval of the proposed measure to hold at an early day a convention of the friends of progress, including the woman suffragists, to form. a new political party, to be called the People’s Party, of all parts of the United States. I i In common with others in the states and territories ofthe nation, the friends of universal suffrage in California have looked to the Democrats and Republicans for justice. At our last state election both of these parties studiously avoided all reference to our disfranchised position, and to our legal disa- bilities in state and nation, so that up to this hour we see nothing to hope for from either of the dominant political par- ties; and it is deeply to be regretted that the National: Labor Party could altogether reject our claim to equal rights in labor and the franchise. The late action of the National Legisla- ture in reference to our numerously signed petitions asking to be acknowledged as citizens under the Fourteenth and'Fif- teenth Amendments to the Constitution of the United States, I has cut off all hope of obtaining justice from that quarter. Old and faithfully tried methods of action upon the political parties, and upon state legislatures having failed,‘ this '_ Com- mittee see no better way of obtaining redress for the injustice done women than to call a National Convention to consider -the present aspect of our cause, (which we believe lies at. the. foot of all societary reform) and to organize, as Mrs. Stanton has wisely and seasonably suggested, a Peoples Party, which, nom- inating a President, will recognize wo1nen’s just claim to"all the rights now held by men. A V This committee have already put in nomination for the pre- sidency Hon. Geo. W. Julian, but they have felt it _to be just to inform him and other friends of impartial suffrage,‘ th‘at’his nomination’ was subject to the decision of the N'ational’Women’s Convention. The committee are not tenacious in respect tovthe particular person, and have reason to believe that the-P.e_ople’-s Party will select the best. « _ q But, should either of the great parties now existing nominate a candidate known to be friondly to our just claim, we would encourage all woman suifragists to unite their strength, ,.ti-me, talents and means to promote his election, whether ‘that. -nom1- nee be a Republican or a Democrat. ’ . . 12 . WOODHULL & OLAFLINS WEEKLY. . VICTORIA‘ C. WOODHULL, FREE LOVE, SPIRITUAL- ISM, AND SEVERAL OTHER THINGS. BY s. B. M’oRAcxnN. Undeniably, the age in which we live is one of critical anal- ysis—-analysis of subjects as well as of substances—of systems as well as of creeds--of thoughts and theories~—of persons as well as institutions. It seems indeed a general reckoning day, in which, turn as we may, we are confronted by reﬂex mirrors which compel us to see ourselves as others see us; a time pecu- liarly when the all-seeing eye is opened with special clearness as it is represented by the billion or more of human organisms that inhabit the earth in the visible form, and by the trillions, quadrillions, quintillions, septillions and octillions that inhabit the spiritual spheres—opened to search out and lay bare the hitherto hidden mysteries of the natural world, and the rela- tions of persons to it, to society and to themselves. if the mind of every person in the world could be clairvoyantly illu- minated, that they might perceive at the same instant the acts, the thoughts and the moral status of every other person, there would be some staring, some astonishment, some confusion, and some consternation. The shock would certainly be momentarily painful; the impression would be profound and lasting; let us believe also" that the effect would be wholesome and salutary. ‘We might then discover that what seem to us to be blemishes are really but beauties in disguise; that what appear to be errors, are no errors; and we might come to realize that-— “This world is not so bad a world. As some would like to make it-- Whether good or whether bad, depends On how you take it.” i - By being able also to perceive more clearlyuthe latest impel- ling causes of human action, we would come to look with more charity upon the misfortunes of our fellows. But we do not invoke so complete a mirroring up as we have hinted at. The critical tendency of which we have spoken, comes sufiiciently near to it for our day and age. From it, let us hope, men and ' women may come to understand each other better, and to take a fresher, freeer start in the broad and broadening road of human progress, impelled by more kindly, cordial, and reci- procal feelings and purposes. , Among no class of persons is this critical tendency so sharply prominent, as among Spiritualists. Every person who accepts a position of any prominence among Spiritualists, must recon- cile himself or hersdlf to be subjected to the illuminating power of a thousand Drummond lights ; to be gazed at, looked through, measured, weighed, gauged, picked, plucked, dis- sected, analyzed, distilled, resolved, retortecl, precipitated, shaved, skinned, boiled, skimmed and strained. If, after the process, a residuum remains; it may be safely turned and de- posited among the sacred relicslin the spiritual temple. Our dear friend and sister, Victoria C. VVoodhull, is just now undergoing the interesting process. That she will emerge from the ordeal only the brighter and grander, I verily believe. I refer, of course, to t-he criticisms that have lately been made upon ‘the position by the Spiritual papers and writers. Her lecture on “ Social Freedom” forms the key noteiof the opposition to her. And this will in the future, however it may be regarded in‘ the present, he the brightest jewel in the crown. The system of marriage, as it has existed in the past, con- stitutes the stem upon which the social relations depend. It is therefore the most vital of the social problems. If , attacked, it should be upon well-assured grounds of the justice of the at- tack. But to say that it must not be attacked because of its age and its dependence upon an ancient religious system, is to say what this critical age will not endorse._ Ancient systems are on trial, the marriage system among the rest. ' It cannotplead age, . divine right, nor the right of possession, in bar or abatement. It must face the issue squarely upon the merits. We arraign it as one of the most intolerable of despotisms inherited from the rude ages. We arraign it as the greatest bar to human happi- ness, and the fruitful source of human misery.‘ We arraign it as destructive not only to the happiness, but consequently to the usefulness of thousands, and hundreds of thousands, of the best men and women in the land. We arraign it as not only despotic and destructive of the happiness and usefulness of men and women, but as the fruitful source of fraud, of deceit, of perjury, of inﬁdelity, of insincerity. We arraign it as not only responsible for these evils directly affecting the parties to it, but as the cause of more permanent evils affecting their offspring. Spiritualists and other reformers have hesitated to grasp the problem of the social relations. They have feared it, not be- cause it was not demanded by the merits of the case. but be- cause they have feared the frowns of those who worship the established order of things. . ‘ i The popular heart and pulse beat responsively to the senti- ment of social freedom rationally deﬁned. All that is needed to call out this response is for the sentiment to receive such paternal recognition as to give it respectability. So soon as the nucleus is formed, the particles will adhere to it. Spiritualism as the great uniting force of the party of the future, is in a position to declare itself distinctively" upon this subject. But if it is called upon to so declare itself from policy, it is doubly called upon to so declare itself be- cause it is right. In antagonizing the principles of social freedom to the ex- isting despotism of marriage, it was necessary that the axe should be laid to the root of the tree. Mrs. Woodhull has done it stoutly, effectively, and heroically. All honor to her. She has laid down the abstract principle in its broadest and extremest aspect. There is no evasion, equivocation or reser- vation, or possibility of’ misunderstanding. Yet it does not ﬁouow thatvthe principle thus broadly L stated should be the v :3... rule in all cases or in any case. Mrs. Woodhull herself would not advise that it be followed in all cases or in any case. As in all the relations of men, there is a golden rule which the better instinct -will ordain as the standard. The consorting and cohabitation of men and women is as inseparable from their condition as it is essential to the perpetuation of the race. The relations of men and women in this respect should be“ monogainic. When they assume such relations they should, in some manner, advise society of the fact. This may be done by sending a, crier through the streets to proclaim it, by newspaper publication, by a nup—, tial procession or banquet, by meeting in the church or other place of assembly and announcing it, or by advising their friends in’ some more quiet and nearest way of their intention. In order to guard the rights of persons and of property, the fact should be made a matter of public record. Some formal- ity should be observed in the dissolution of the relation, and this also should be made a matter of record. These would be simply social regulations, and they would be enforced by a wholesome social sentiment in the absence of statute law, They are regulations which are in fact involved in the theory of civil marriage. If left to itself, the civil law would settle the marriage question on a rational basis, and that basis would be similar to what has been indicated. It would leave every person free to form a marital alliance, and equally free to dis- solve it. The civil regulation would be one of convenience merely, and in no degree an oppressive abridgment of personal freedom. ‘But here steps in religious despotism under the lead of priestcraft, and claims the divine right to deﬁne authorita- tively what marriage is. It declares it to be a sacrament which, once solemnized, is indissoluble. It invokes the aid of the civil law to declare ﬁxed what it denies the power of the civil law to unﬁx. The civil law having, in the past cen- turies, surrendered to the bastard divinity all that it demanded, is now endeavoring to break loose from it, and hence, in Great Britain, and in many of the States of the Uni- on, has liberaized its divorce laws, departing neatly from the church rule. The effort to make the two-that is, the civil and cannon law, work together, has produced a strange hotch- potch medley. The civil and the ecclesiastical law are antipe- dal. The civil law is supposed to be the embodiment of common sense and to guarantee personal freedom, and to pro- tect the person in its exercise. The ecclesiastical law is the embodiment of bigotry, and its aim is to abridge personal freedom and to enthrone its self as a despotic power. The conﬁrmation of the two, like any unnatural mating, has pro- duced a monstrosity Among the monstrous features of this hybrid law of marriage is, that which presumes that a boy of eighteen and a girl of sixteen years of age, are capable of ne- gotiating a contract, but that the same persons at the age of forty are incapable of dissolution of the contract. Further than this, every application for the dissolution of such a con- tract must be upon complaint of one party only, and this com- plaint must contain an express averment under oath that it is not by the private «consent or conclusion of the "other party; and no decree can:»‘be granted except upon such proof‘ as ren- ders the party defendant infamousrin the eye of the law and of society. If those ‘whose marital relations are now happy and proﬁt- able, fear that national regulations on the subject of marriage would disrupt them~if their happiness depends upon the re- straint which an arbitrary law imposes, and not upon mutual love, honor and respect—if they are happier under despotic rule thanthey would be under the rule of freedom—we pity them. If, again, there be those so basely constituted that they can think of nothing higher than a slavish subserviency to lust, and who feel that a statute law is the only barrier be- tween them and the common dogs of the street—-we pity them also. But let us assure both classes that human dignity and self-respect form a much better security against the evil which they fear, than any statute law. We stand in the attitude of reformers, and especially reli- gious reformers. Spiritualism is the very antipode of the old theology. There is scarcely anything that is affirmed of Spir- itualism that the old theology does not deny. That the more odious features of existing marital laws grow out of and are replaced by, and form a strong prop to the old theological system, is of itself a sufficient reason for placing them in the negative column of the issues with which Spiritualism has to deal. Spiritualism should no longer exhaust itself in summer-land dreamings and moonbeam platitudes. These will do where there is nothing more important on hand. But there is a crisis approaching that will demand heavier shot than spiritual butter-cups culled from the mystical summer-land, and stronger breastworks than moonbeams. This very social prob- lem will go forward with _or without Spiritualism. \ The up- heaval of the toiling masses and their demand for a more equal distribution of the proceeds of theirjlabor, will go forward with or without Spiritualism. The demands of women for equality and justice will go forward with or without Spirit- ualism. The demand of the people to be released from the posed, will go forward with or without Spiritualism. The de- mand of the people for national instruction in the practical af- fairs of life, in place of the namby-pamby stuff now furnished by our sectarian schools and churches, will go forward with or without Spiritualism: The demand of the people for that na- tionalamusement and recreation which the church has denied them, will go forward with or without Spiritualism. These are subjects which address themselves practically to the masses. Spiritualism, beautiful as it is in theory, and satisfying as it is to thousands as an ascertained fact, yet fails in these phases merely to address themselves to‘ the masses. The several‘ absurd restraints of custom and fashion which society has im- - April 27, 1872. forms of manifestation which we have enunciated with others, constitute thevfermentive and revolutionaryforces of the time, and which are not only destined , to shake Christendom to its center, ‘but rend it from base to dome. If Spiritualism comes marshaling them on, it will be accepted by the masses as the divine bride of a heaven-appointed marriage, because it is the proper mission of Spiritualism -to stand as the spiritual coun- terpart of the more material forces that are converging to form the new dispensation. But if it fail to take this position. it will be lost sight of in the fearful struggle that is upon us, and some unnatural form of religious belief, some superstitious faith, arise as the Spiritual elemen.t in the reconstructed social state; because some form of religion is as essential to the social state as is the spirit or soul to the person. Human history is marked by epochs. As the developing stages of the earth are marked by geological strata, so analog- ously does the scene of human history lay in strata. As vari- ous forces combine to form- a single zeological stratum, so do various forces combine to form historic epochs. The forces that enter into the formation of physical strata require the cementing power of some single great agency to give them def- initive form. So the moral forces that enter into the forma- tion of historical strata that crystalize around some personality. The persons who hold the more prominent representative posi- tions in historic periods are neither gods nor angels in any special sense, although it is quite the custom to deify them. They live by eating and breathing, like other persons, and it is diﬁicult to discover any essential difference between them and other persons. Their position may be due to a fortunate combination of circumstances, which some would call acci- dent, or it may be due to a ﬁne mental and temperamental balance. Whatever it may be, two conditions are essential to the evolutions of marked periods either in the physical or moral world. These are, first, the elemental forces necessary to constitute them, and second, the combining force requisite to bring them together. We have enumerated some of the moral forces which we believe are to enter into the formation of the new historic era. At present, Mrs. Woodhull seems to hold the central position around which these forces may crys- talize. She is the best representative of aggressive ideas on the continent. It is no argument against her to say that she is a woman. Divinity chooses its agents where it will, and so long as they are true to their mission it is not for us to chal- lenge the wisdom that ordained them to their work. Nor is it any argument against her to say that she was comparatively unknown until within the past few months. Those who are prominent in the early steps of a movement, seldom carry it to fruition. As if in mockery of vain ambition, the generals who carry a campaign to a successful close, many times spring from the ranks, while veteran commanders are left without an occu- pation. ' ' . Unlike many other reformers, Mrs. Woodhull does not ally herself with a select parlor coterie and seek to move the world by a pretentious display of carpet benevolence. Having suf- feredherself, she knows something of the suffering of the mil- lions of human kind. There is no great charm between her and them, nor would she have one. ‘‘ She appeals to the masses. She sympathizes with their sufferings and their wants. If the prescribed prayers in the Book fail to save them, she com- mends them to the great laboratory of nature for a savior. She would save mankind by appealing to the lowly upon their own plane of existence, and not by denouncing hell ﬁre upon them because they do not wear broadcloth and sit in satin pews. In parliamentary history, Burke was known as the great Com- moner in the British lower House, and Stevens in the Ameri- can Congress. So may_Mrs. Woodhull be aptly styled the great Commoner in the reformatory upheavel of to-day, as contrasted with the select but well-meaning few who fancy that fine clothes and ﬁne speech are the only certain passports to Heaven. ~ DETROIT, March 1. -—--9-9-9--———— FREE MONEY. Why is it not practicable, so far as government is concerned? That is, give the people the use of money as needed, to the« dedt of the United'States, by issuing notes receivable for all dues to government, to anyone who would take them and de- posit a government bond bearing 1 per cent. interest per an- num, as secutity; make a free banking law, in other words, based on 1 per cent. government bonds, and as fast as these demand notes are issued, withdraw the national bank circula- tion, unless they (the banks) agree to take the‘ l. per cent. bonds in place of the 6 per cent. as their market value Let these bonds be converible at the option of the holder also, without allowance of interest for the current year, so that the greatest possible use may be had of the currency. Of course capital will oppose this, but when the ‘banks cannot help themselves, they will succumb, and take this law as freely as they did the other, if they were refused the right to do busi- ness under national law~—except on these condition. ONE or REE PEOPLE. _.__...._..._.____._'_. The three following extracts are from the Sunday Mercury of 7 March 31,~—bar comments. JEFFERSON MARKET roman COURT. Miss Mary Cunningham, of No. 1 Congress place, brought a charge of bastardy, against William Murphy, of No. 53 Laight street. Miss Cunningham is a very good-looking young woman, with plump, rosy cheeks. Col. Charles S. Spencer appeared for her, and Abe Hummel, Esq. for William. Miss Cunning- ham stated that last November Mr. Murphy seduced her, under promise of marriage, in a saloon. She stated her age at ﬁf- teen. The further hearing of the case was adjourned. Mary is ﬁfteen years old, and socially ostracised forever. If William is convicted, he will be ﬁned only, that is all. There’s A even-handed justice. Woe for us, women being the chief exe- cutors of the unequal law. ~ I 73$-:-‘A&.:“r+=_'."f A '~:-‘‘ ~ ~ I U v “1 April. 27, 1872. TO JOSEPHINE ON HER SIXTEENTHO BIRTHDAY, Josey, just sixteen years ago to day, Thy pure being first saw the light. The hour I do remember well when first I looked Upon thy ruddy face, and did questions Earnest to thy being put-— ~ “ Would you grow up to womanhood, to cheer, Or chill, that querying heart, then at that Interesting moment, sought acquaintance, And so much strove to awaken some chord, Vibrating with your future : Making it To echo some token of Josey there, The herald of succeeding weal, or W0; Of sorrows like untimely frosts, to sere, And blight the proudest hopes your noble heart Might cherish; or of vivifying sunshine, That should margin your path with gems so bright, 80 full of life, so like excess in joy, That you would never feel regret.” But nay; You have lived with ups and downs like others, Joyous and sad: betimes a snatch of both Together. But still your faithful being Hath grasped the steady helm of noble thought, And garnered up a consciousness of wealth, In true womanly virtue, with a fund Of pure girlish manners, that need not blush, Where angels could with satisfactionsmile! Treasures of more weight than glitt’ring diamonds, For where diamonds can never shine, manners Have their just value; as always at par, The circulating medium of the good. You would feel at home where simple justice Held the scale in balance. But in circles All artiﬁcial, the price in manners Is agreed upon; and like weight in coin, Must the smallest deﬁciency make up In studied stiffened nice exactitude; As forever swayed by incantations, Of pimps, and bawds, who like insatiate elves Do rule the social exchequer. Not so Wherein a gentle truthful nature reigns, And doth in hurried satisfaction live Through all our being; as gentle sunlight Awakens the early ﬂower, to blend It artless sweets most lavishly with life . Unswerved by rule exact, or grudging price; But is its own true almoner. And from Its large unstinting fullness, prompts the rule, Or makes the price, unawed by threats, nor won By smiles. Of law in being, this is all; For sovereign rights belong to sovereign souls. Thus manners leap unbidden from the heart, Where generous greatness holds the empire, As vegetation from the earth doth spring, When acorns can be chiseled out by tools; Then true politeness may be taught in schools; We feel awkward, constrained, and out of ﬁx, Where education moulds and fashions man. Be then your future, as simple, artless, ’ And unaffected as your past, and ybu May smile, while others weep. Their rule is man’s, Your’s the congenial sweets of gentle worth. Few are willing to pay the price of ease In life. It costs too much to disregard The obliging nods, and requisitions ' Of sham society: and not to bow When it doth bid. If we would have true peace This is the price. For, who counts us, it is To swell their own importance, never ours, As ancient Romans made of their pris’ners Of war, trophies, and chained. them to their care To grace their train, while fools stood to applaud. For only when sweetly independent Are all harmoniously whole ; nor happy, Save in the ratio of this completeness. Of the true heart live always then. the pet; Nor e’en for once seek other rules in life. In this proportion only, are ﬂowers Beautiful and sweet; just as they consult The pleasures of organic qualities , Purely their own. So throughout vast being, Each atom individualized, has rights And loves, with which to interfere is rude, And in the end moulds a sad deformity. Too much presumption has thus spoiled the world. For life, artiﬁcially lived, is false To all the wants of necessary being; Wasting all our energies to achieve Unnecessary ends; which though we gain, Are anything but that we bargain for; Like wrecks near shore, the sport of winds, we live Just in sight of satisﬁed existence; Still at tormenting distance from the boon We see. For solid, and constant pleasure, Court the approving smiles of Josephine. E. W., PA. On Sunday afternoon and evening Miss Middlebrook spoke to very large audiences. In the evening every seat was occu- pied and quite a large number of persons were compelled to stand during the whole discourse. Miss M. is a ready and ﬂuent speaker, uses choice and expressive language and conveys her ideas in a very clear and connected manner. She has a ﬁnely modulated voice, and with appropriate gestures and en- ergy attracts and holds the attention of her audience, even al- though they may disagree with her views and positions, The drift of her remarks in the evening were to show that the past has failed to demonstrate the fact of immortality, and that modern spiritualism is the developing of that truth. Miss M. has spoken four Sundays in the country. She now returns to her home in. Connecticut. —Ith.z'ca Journal. __._____,_,__L . The plea of insanity is taken by the courts of England for no more than it is worth. In a moment of extreme passion the Rev. ‘Mr. Watson, a man of unquestionable ability; but of singular temperament, killed his wife. He was engaged in writing a book at the time, and at 2 o’clock in the morning his wife entered his room and requested him to go to bed. He was enraged at the interruption, and in one fatal moment accomplished the dreadful deed. It would not be difficult for an American lawyer tolﬁx a very ﬁne plea of insanity in be- half of Mr. Watson, particularly as his actions after the mur- der were nearly 9. voluntary confession of murder. He has been tried, however, convicted, and sentenced to be hanged.——— Wwnan’s Journal, - . ‘ ‘ - I DRIVEN TO SUICIDE. TERRIBLE FATE OF A RUINED GIRL-—-HER, SHAME EFFECTED BY A LEADING PHYSICIAN OF SYRACUiSE—-HIS FLIGHT, FEARING VEN-_- G-EANCE FROM A BROTHER OF THE VICTII‘/I——THE BODY EXPECTED AT SYRACUSE TO--DAY. ' I [Correspondence N. Y. Standard] SYRACUSE, March 27. —Yesterday Mr. Jay Eastman returned to Syracuse, bringing news of the death of a beautiful and ac- complished young lady, named Frances P. Tyler, who put an end to her existence at Detroit, by taking ‘strychnine. A letter was also found on her bureau, written with lead pencil, evident- ly just before taking the poison. We give it below: DETROIT, March 24, 1872. DEAR BROTHER; I believe I wrote you first at Adrian, but what I wrote I could not tell. I think I said I would go out to Aunt Mayes. I remember Dick got my trunk checked through to Quincy. I know I thought I never could go to either of my aunts when I got down to the depot. It seems like a dream ever since I left Sates, and even before. Don’t, know how I came to get my baggage checked here, but it is here, and me with it. My God! it seems to me I shall go mad when I think of my ruined character. There is no one knows anything about it except those who have had the same trouble. Henry, I _hope you will forgive me for doing as I have done, but I thought I would go to work here. I cannot go among my friends. If you could know just how I feel, you would not blame me. I brought this on myself and do not deserve the sympathy of my friends. I see that I have disgraced you, and all connected with me. FRANK , She also left,a note to Mr. Love, the clerk at the hotel, re- questing him to send the following dispatch to her brother, Henry A. Tyler, Goldwater, Michigan; ‘ MARCH 24, 1872. BROTHER HENRY: Here I am at the Franklin House. Come, for I am very sick. Your sister, FRANK. Some time last Summer a physician named Whedon, suc- ceeded, it is alleged, under the sacred promise of marraige, 111 seducing the poor girl. She pressed him to fulﬁll his engage- ment to her again and again, but the villian put her away with various excuses. Finally in October last, when concealment was no longer possible, she again besought the doctor, to save her honor. She affirmed that he proposed the crime of abor- tion. Bewildered and still having conﬁdence that he would be true to her, she acceded, and the fatal drugs were taken. A long and serious illness followed. Her friends sought the phy- sician and say, that he confessed everything and promised he would marry Frances as soon as she recovered. She rose from her bed, that had almost proved her couch of death, only to ﬁnd. HER DESTROYER wsnnnn TO ANOTHER, _ Married and returned to this city, the physician has been practising up to a day or two since. _ The friends of the family in the meantime brought suit against him for seduction under promise of marriage. and the case was before our courts. ' REMAINS TO BE BROUGHT TO SYRACUSE. The remains of Miss Tyler were expected to arrive in this . city last night. The body will be accompanied by her brother Henry. REPORTED FLIGHT on THE PHYSICIAN. Yesterday it was reported that the physician had ﬂed, fearing that the vengeance of the brother of the deeply wronged victim would be visited upon his head. Patients went to hlS office in Clinton street, but were informed that he was not at home. --——————¢-o~o—~—————~ A VERY PRETTY QUARREL AS IT STANDS. A Kilkenny cat affair, let us be thankful, is the present con- . test between the Administrationists and the Anti-Administra- tionists. The nomination of Grant at Philadelphia is as cer- tain as any future event can be. His election, as at the last pres- idential campaign of the Republican party, is almost equally certain. Exactly what will be done at Cincinnati is not so lit- erally certain, but the result‘? a fatal loss to the Republican party of its saving spirit, is as clear as day light. The Democratic party is already confessedly dead. By the coming election it will be buried as a body; but after death will come the resurrection of the spirit. The best elements, those who belong to it because they suppose it. to be the party of the people, will go «where they belong, that 1S with the New Liberty Party, the party of Universal Liberty, based on Inte- gal Justice, and inspired by Inﬁnite Love. . 1 Those who now belong to the Republican party because they believe it to have been practically, the party of Human Rights, as against State privileges and limitations, and legalized op- pressions, will leave it and rally to the standard of the new party. For the Republican party cannot survive a victory, either of the Grant men or of the liberals. The present cam- paign will end its career whatever may be the result of the election. Whichever way will be equally fatal. It has done all the good it ever will. M But the best result for the ultimate success of the right, is the election of Grant, and fortunately the one most likely to occur. The new party should not take the ﬁeld until its time has come, when it will achieve so overwhelming a triumph as to silence all factions opposition. We are not yet ready; the people are not yet sufficiently united; they do not know their strength, they have not decided unanimously what they will do with their power. . , They are beginning to see that political power is only useful as a short out to industrial and social reorganization. To do the grand work which lies before them, the inspiration and aid of woman is indispensable. In the campaign of 1876 women will take part, and the party of All-Freedom-for-All will sweep evervthing before it. Then the Commonwealthiwill be really born. F. S. C. LOUISVILLE, I{Y., March 30,I1872. Editors Woodhull Qmd Olaﬂ'in’s Weekly, New York City. MESDAMES: Please insert the following in your paper: The Young People’s Spiritual Association of Louisville, Ky., are a complete organization, working under constltlltloll and by-laws, equally as systematic as any organized lodge; all the business done according, to parliamentary law. Meetings every Thursday evening. A large number of ladies and gen- tlemen join each meeting. This association employs the lec- tm-er_s_(commenejng April 1), Moses Hull addresses us. du- ring‘April. We are desirous of corresponding with first class talent to address us for one year commencing May 1, 1872. I Address NANNIE DINGIVIAN, Corresponding Secretary, 283 East'Chestnut street. 3., . WOODHULL can CLAFLIN’S "WEEKLY. O . it 13 From the American Spiritualist. :2 ANNIVERSARY POEM. BY J. 0. SMITH. Time marches on; we hear her velvet tread ‘In evening twilight and in morning red. ' Her yearly task our dear old planet spins, Hisjourney never ends, and ne’er begins. Still all along her pathway there appears Mile-stones and land-marks of the ﬂeeting years—— Great wars that devastate our ﬁelds with blood; Days natal of great lives, ordained of God. Great ﬂoods and fires that ﬁll the heart with dread, Days when the wise are numbered with the dead. Thus great events are kept in memory green, And the broad past is from the present seen. When ﬁrst the lightning on its cable steed Flashed through the brine, its messages of speed, l ‘ How the heart glowed ;! and how the ready pen Of verse and prose joined in a wild amen. Yet when the wires that couple earth with sky, Twenty-four years ago, were stretched on high, We heard no chantings loud, no comely praise, We saw no victors’ wreaths, no poets’ lays; But from the press, the pulpit and the stage, In spiteful jest or wild vehement rage, All eemed intent to strangle at its birth, Thisl ast, this greatest child vouchsafed to earth. Still down the cable came the words of cheer. ' . Let hem run on, man’s destiny is clear, The church and forum may combine to kill; Pilate and Herod join their might and skill, Yet o’er the future never day shall rise, In which man may not converse‘ with the skies.” There’s news from heaven, from yonder gorgeous spheres, . Form after form in radiant light appears. Down the broad gulf-stream of eternal day, On love’s dear mission do they wend their way. They come in kindness, human souls to win From paths of ignorance, from lives of sin. They come our darkened spirits to illume, " And demonstrate a life beyond the tomb. Be ours the care-, theircounsels to attend, And practice all the virtues they commend. In God the Father, man the son, to live, And free as we receive, so freely give. No sacraﬁcial altar do we raise, ‘No special priest’ to pray, or bless or praise, But in all things, of earth, or sky, or air, We chant our praises and we breatheour prayer. In sylvan shades which naiture kindly spreads, From garish noon-day beams to shield our heads; in feathered sougsters, warbling notes of love: In gaudy insects, flitting through the grove, Inbounteous light, the green enameled sod, In ﬂowers that yield their fragrance up to God ;' .. In rolling rivers, bearing treasures blest, Mountains, whose heads in purest azure rest; Great seas and oceans: and the sedgy lakes, And pools all hidden ’neath the shady brakes; Clouds that career along the vaulted sky, And stars that twinkle from their dome on high. Day, with its glories in profusion shed, Night, with its solemn silence overspread; All things that live; all things that fade and die, ' All things that creep, all things that walk or ﬂy ; All that hath been, and all that e’er shall be, In form or thought, in earth or air, or sea: These are our priests; our altar stone the soul; Truth, our companion, happiness, our goal, Then welcome, messages from worlds of light, Ye tend to guide our erring steps aright; Ye teach the language in which God has gravel: On all things known a prophecy of Heaven. These telegraphic wires that pierce the skies, Down which dispatches glide, up which they rise, \ This cable grand, that stretches from the earth To every‘spirit of terrestial birth, This is the master-work that crowns our age, Whether of angels bright, or mortal sage, The telescope that shows a perfect whole ; Natiii-e and God, the body and the souL Then let the bigot wag his senseless tongue; Let fools deride in jest and ribald song ; Let priests who preach for bread and pray for hire, Or curse for spite, to everlasting ﬁre ; Let them press on, the oldfamiliar chase. Truth to impale, and science to disgrace. With heads erect and hearts serene and strong, And thoughts turned sunward, let us move along. Not blow for blow, but love for buffets give, And teach these teachers how a man should live. 2 Whoe’er consorts with Heaven’s undying truth, And nought besides, has everlasting youth. Then up, my fellows, yonder mountain’s head 3' Is tinged with heralds of the morning red; " Truth all divine, in robes of purest white, Is rising to dispel the gloom of night. Welcome, great truth l Thy willing subjects now, With bosoms bared, renewed allegiance vow. Thy steps we’ll follow: and thy, regal smile, All tears shall wipe; all sorrows‘ shall beguile. Soon may the relics ofbarbarian lore Torment, like spectral images, no more; Truth’s heavenly light o’er all the ruin fall The ivied column and the crumbling wall; 9 And every soul whose life in God began, Live the great prayer—the prayer to be a man; Not cramped by creeds, by sectaries restrained, But healthful, normal man, as Heaven ordained. ' WASHINGTON, March 31, 1872. ———'——+0-0-———-—-— ERRATA. DEAR WEEKLY: ’I thank you for publishing my letter last week on the “ Social Question,” but regret very much that the printer should have used the word slightest. authority, instead of highestauthority, as written in the letter. A ’ Yours truly, SEWABZD M1Tcn_r*.Lz.. CooNv1LLE, Me., April 8, 1872. ' 14 WOODHULL & CLA.F_LIN_’.S WEEKLY.‘ April 27, 1872. *- ll/IUSIO AND THE DRAMA. The Parepa. Rosa Italian Opera Combination, at the Academy of Music, has proved even a more overwhehn- ing success than we had anticipated. Notwithstand- ing the high price of tickets the house. has been cramm- ed at evervuperformance, and the “Hugenots,” “Don Giovanni,” “Trovatore,”_ and “ Rigoletto,” have been performed in a highly artistic and satisfactory manner. Parepa has seemed to gain new ﬁre from the host of talent by which she is surrounded, and Santley, with his superb voice and fine acting, has become the reign- ing favorite. V The late public rehersals of the Church'Music Associa‘ tion have agreeably disappointed musical connoiseurs, for the society has shown unmistakable evidence of its ability to master that most diﬂicult of choral composi- tion, Beethoven’s Mass in D. They are, of course, far short of perfection, but it is reasonable to suppose by the time the concert. takes place, they will be able to render this work in a style somewhat worthy its illustri- ous composer, and also reflect credit on their talented conductor, Dr. James Pech. With the present week the engagement of Miss Le Clercq at Booth’s Theatre will' cease. Her support dur- ing the latter part of it was more satisfactory than at first. The members of the company seeming to be cast with more regard to their several abilities in her recent productions, than in “As you Like it.” “A Sheep in Wolf’s Clothing”was very creditably performedthrough- out. It is a charming domestic drama, and Miss Le Clercq’s part of “ Anne Car-ew” is well drawn, and was most exquisitely performed by that lady. Her imper- sonation‘, throughout was as nearly faultless as could well be imagined. The sugene in which she drowns her child to protect her husband and immediately after, in the midst of her despair at being obliged to do so, is able to clasp the little one in her arms and assure her of her motherly love, was simply superb. Miss Le Clerccfsxplay of featureswas both wonderful and artistic. Miss Gertie Norwood is specially entitled to -mention for the manner in which she played the character of ‘ ‘ Anne’s” daughter. Although only a child in appear- ance and years, her performance might well put to shame many mature artists. Mr. John Wilson was also acceptable as "John Carew,” displaying rather more ability than usual. The character of “Juliana” in the “Honeymoon” is thoroughly familiar to all theatre goers, but init.Miss Le Clercq loses nothing by the natural comparisons that are made between her rendi- tion of the role, and that of the various artists who have enacted it in years gone by. It was full of sparkle, albeit‘ her surroundings were not of a particularly jovial character. The piece was not, ‘however, b/adly performed, Miss Bella Pateman acting “Volante” nicely, and the rest of the company appearing to rather more than their usual advantage. We shall part with Miss Le Clercq with sincere regret, and look forward to her promised reappearance at Mr. Fechter’s new theatre with pleasure. Next week Mr. Booth will appear upon the boards and draw the inevitable crowds which follow the announcement of his name. He will open with “ Sir Edwin Mortimer” in the “ Iron Chest,” and will shortly after produce “ Richard Third,” which has been many months in preparation, and will form another series of magniﬁcent scenic productions for which he has made his theatre famed. “ Poll and Partner Joe” (Burnaud’s best burlesque— according to the papers) has been produced at Niblo’s. That Burnaud may never write another burlesque shall be our prayerfrom this time forth, forever. What must his other efforts have been? Fit entertainment for the seriousof serious families! We patiently listened. to it and mu‘s_t‘confess we have not the remotest idea what the author intended. Burlesqucs are expected to be wofully devoid of plot and common sense, and it seems as if Mr. Burnaud. knowing this, had attempted to out-Herod Herod. There was really nothing to laugh about, except the piquancy of Mrs.’ Wood and Jennie Lee, andgthe humorous antics of Harry Cox. Of course there were many ill assorted but elegant toilets, fair singing and scenery, but, taken as a whole, dullness was the prevailing character. Mr.,Anson who has done some good things since his arrival in this country, entirely failed to produce any mirth as “ Black Brandon,” and Mr. Young had very little opportunity. Harry Cox, however, was really excellent as “ Dame Tiller,” and Miss Jennie Lee, one of the prettiest and jolliest little ladies to be found anywhere, looked even prettier and jollier than usual, as “ Harry Hallyard,” especially when decked in the full regimentals of an admiral. Mrs. John Wood looked, acted and dressed her, part to perfection, and her singing of “His heart was true to Poll,” was one of those inimitable perform. Iances that is seldom met with on the burlesque stage. The present is Mrs. Wood’s last week, and she will he succeeded by a thorough dramatic sensation, entitled “ Black Friday,” in which various persons who came prominently before the public at that time, will be portrayed to the life. Dan Bryant’s Opera House is ﬁlled nightly with the best people in the city, and “ Julius the Sneezer,”' the new burlesque, has proved a decided hit. It is one of the best pieces of the kind we have ever seen, and those who desire a hearty laugh should not fail to witness it. The friends of Mme. De Lesdernier gave -her a com- plimentary beneﬁt on Friday evening the 12th inst., at a private residence on Fourteenth street. A large number of ladies and gentlemen were present. Mme. De Lesdernier favored the assembly with some drama- tic readings, in which she displayed more than the average ability, some of the comic pieces being par. ticularly well done, especially Tom Hood's “Lost Heir,” -and a “ Widow Bedott” paper, both in character, she .wa’s ably assisted by Mrs. Knox, who has 3, contralto voiceof wonderful power, and who sang with great taste “Hannah at the window binding shoes,” and “ Fait111\—:an.d-’Hope." Several other amateurs assisted, ,and“the' whole -affair was very enjoyable. HOW ARE YOU, DEMOCRATIC REFORM- « ERS ? - [Correspondence of Morning Herald, St. Joseph, Mo.] - A woman of good common sense, possessed of courage and believing in human rights and the indi- viduality of her sex, registered her name as an Ameri- can citizen and an elector in the Third Ward on the 18th ult., and on the opening of the polls on the 2nd inst., offered her ballot to theinspectors or judges of election of said Third‘ Ward, and was challenged by Mr. Evans, the so-called Democratic member of the Board, and owihg to the weaknes of one of the Republican judges the ballot was rejected. . The Democrats claim to be in favor of progress and reform, but their works and votes have always, without an exception, been opposed to them. They fought against the colored man of Africa and his descendants, and if they had not been defeated by the bravery, per- severence and better sense of the Republicans, would still have held him in slavery and ignorance. And now, as they cannot vent their meanness and spleen any longer upon the colored man, they turn it upon the white women of the land, the mothers, wives and sisters of the gallant men of the United States, and deny them their God‘-given rights at the polls. This decision places the white woman below the African, the “ Heathen Chinee” and the Fejee Islander. But thanks to the spirit of reform, the stand still or go back rule of the modern Democracies is shivering on its last legs, and will soon be toppled over into the slough of oblivion, never to be resurrected. Yours, P. V. WISE. ST. J osnrn, M0,, April 3, 1872. ,~ BEHIND THE SCENES. In a recent lecture in the Elm Place Church, Brook- lyn, Eugene A. Puller is reported to have showed as follows 2 ’ ’ DRAMA or POLITICS. was ﬁrst taken up, and its actors examined with a keen and penetrating criticism that excited frequent applause as portrait after portrait of well known politicians were placed before the audience. The mercantile world next engaged attention, and the speaker sketches the social position of our merchant princes, whose splendid palaces and magniﬁcent equipages ornamented the city, and whose benefactions were chronicled and characters held up for imitation by a success adoring press. The public looked on the actor as he appeared with admir- ing wonder, but could they look behind the scenes they could see that this gigantic fortune was created by a vast monopoly, crushing down the weaker rivals. They would see that this BELAUDED PHILANTHROPIST was an unrelenting creditor from whom his debtors need expect neither mercy nor sympathy; that to his clerk he was a severe taskmaster; that while with os- tentatious liberality he signed checks for thousands of dollars for the heathen in a distant land, or for the sufferers by some gigantic conﬂagration, he ground the faces of his employes; that while building up costly ediﬁces for the accommodation of indigent women, his own ill paid shop girls were struggling with poverty andthe: temptations to vice that accompany it in the heart of a vast city. The world only looks on the actors as they appear on the stage, and it sees with envy the daring speculator who by dint of lobbying charters and adroit manipulations, obtain control of some great rail road interest; but if it could look behind the scenes it would see that those so-called FIRST-CLASS CITIZENS. are really first-class” frauds, and heartless traders in human agony. They ﬁll up six days with rapacious gambling, and on the seventh, they are found placidly singing hymns in church. Sometimes they assume the role of the philanthropist, building churches and founding theological seminaries: but behind the scenes they are rapacious sharks, whose path is marked with human blood. We should have less of censure and contempt for the man who lives out his real life in ' sconn ron DISGUISE, and steals openly and lives in unmasked immorality, hiding nothing but his benefactions, than for the mean, cowardly, sneaking wretch who plunders under the mantle of religion. The lecturer then took up the de- ceptions of social life, and kept his hearers in prolong- ed merrimentjby his inimitable delineation of the petty deceits so common among the various rank of society . NEW BOOKS. MUSIC AND MORALS, BY THE Rnv. H. R. Howns, M. A., WITH ILLUSTRATIONS AND DIAGRAMS. New York: Harper is Brothers, 1872. Mr. Howe is undoubtedly a gentleman who has much love for and considerable knowledge of music. Naturally like other men of similar tastes and like knowledge he is a theorist in music. He has invented a method perfectly satisfactory to himself of explaining why it is that certain musicalrphrases are pathetic and certain others gay. Moreover he thinks he has discover- ed precisely the true theory upon which emotion of all sorts can be translatedfinto music. This theory, which is certainly an original and ingenious one, he sets forth at great length, and with diagrams so extremely scien- tiﬁc in appearance, that they go far toward convincing the credulous reader of the truth of the theory which they illustrate. The only fault which can be found with this theory is the slight one that it has no founda- tion whatever, except in the fancy of the author. It is injurious and interesting: but it is practically of no _ value whatever. The greater part of the book is occupied with musi- cal gossip; with criticisms of famous musicians, and their works. If Mr. Howe does not tell us anything particularly new about Beethoven and Rosini: or discover any fresh topics for remark in the “seventh symphony,” or “William Tell,” he still talks intelligently and with an enthusiasm that shall attract to his book the affec- tionate attention of all lovers of music. It is diﬂicult for an amateur musician to write upon musical topics . without exhibiting a tendency to gush, and without falling into abysses of Vse1_1,t,1m°nt91_‘ Platitudg, It 13 only just to Mr. Howe to say that he has successfully avoiden these faults and that while his book is not‘ a valuable text-book, it is an exceptionally brilliant essay, it is always readable andnearly always sensible. TWENTY Yams AGO; on, THE Sromr on AN Enomsn GmL’s Anvnncrunn IN PARIS DURING THE TROUBLOUS TIMES or 1851. Edited by the author of John Halifax. New York: Harper & Brothers, 1872. This is the third‘ volume of the series entitled “Books for girls,” written and edited by Mrs. Cruik and now published by the Harpers. It describes, in the language of a young English girl, with the convic- tion and proper instincts of her class, the scenes of the coup d’ etat in Paris. It is of some value as a history, which, by the bye, it doesnot purport to be, but it is undoubtedly interesting as a story. The author does not seem to have been an exceptionably clean girl, and she certrinly was not tinctured with liberal opinions. Still her ingenious simplicity givés a certain charm to her narration, and from its actual merits or faults as a» story, and there is no doubt that it will meet with a large circle of appreciative readers. CncIL’s Tnxsr. A Novnn. By the author of Carlyon’s Year, Lost Sir Marsingbird, etc. New- York: Harper & Brothers, 1872. ' The author of this novel is a clear literary hack, who knowing that there is a demand] for sensational novels and supplies this demand with a serene disregard of the plainest principles of art. He constructs his plot suﬂiciently well, though his instincts are preposterous and he tells his story with vivacity and considerable force, although the story itself deﬁes all the laws of probability. “ Cecil’s Tryst” is a fair spicimen of his workmanship. The plot is coherent and artistically put together, but the difficulty with it is that the main incident upon which it turns is not only improbable, but very nearly impossible. The undoubted skill of the writer as a narrator makes the book an entertaining one, but there is no attempt whatever at character drawing. The dramatic personals are one and all pup- pets,moved by the hand of the author and they are utter- ly devoid of all, but the most superﬁcial resemblance to to the ﬂesh and blood people of actual life. “ Cecil Tryst,” like other novels from the same hand which preceded it, will be widely read and quickly for- gotten. It has the one merit of being interesting, but in nearly all other respects it is a cheap piece of poor workmanship. The Messrs. Harpers are now issuing a new edition ofDickens’ novels, which for general reading is decid- edly the best edition in the market.‘ The type is large and clear, the paper of good quality, and the illustra- tions numerous and of universal merit. The ﬁrst vol: ume containing “Oliver Twist,” has lately been publish- ed, and will soon be followed by “ Martin Chuzzlewit.” The volumes can be had either in paper or cloth covers, and in the latter form are sufficiently ornamented for any library. I The price of this work is lower than that of any other edition of equal merit, and will proba- bly be the favorite edition with the majority of readers. “THE CANCELLED WILL,” is a story of American life, tracing the career of a beautiful young girl, who is left in ignorance of her family, though carefully prepared to ﬁght the battle of life, when the time comes in which she comprehends that on her ,own efforts must depend the future, she pants to make a brillian success in society. The story shows what means are used to this end, what experiences she passes through, how strange her parentage is revealed to her, and the use she makes of that revelation. There are many characters, all well sustained, who; are thrown into relations toward each other of the most thrilling character; and few readers will be found willing to skip a page of this charming delineation of home life. Sydney Smith says a novel “ is only meant to please: it must do that or it does nothing.” Judged by that test, “The Cancelled Wil ” deserves a high place, for it absorbs the interest of the reader, from the ﬁrst page to the last. In imaginative power, management of plot, and delineation of the various passions and in- terests which move its characters, this novel will prove to be abrilliant success. « It is issued in a large duodecimo volume, and sold by all booksellers at the low price of $1.75 in cloth, or $1.50 in paper cover; or copies will be sent by mail, to any place, post-paid, by the publishers, on receipt of the price of the work in a letter to them. Published in uniform, elegant and durable style by T. B. Petersen & Brothers, No. 306 Chestnut street, Philadelphia, Pa. A BILLIARD TABLES. V: The game of billiards has become one of the perma- *nent institutions of the world. Perhaps no game com- bines so many of the requisites of amusement, exercise, and intellectual discipline as does this. ‘ It has none of the objections urged against many other sorts of amuse- ment. Even the religious people who abjure cards play billiards. One of the necessities of a good game of bil- liards is a good table. No matter how excellent a player a person may be, he will play a poor game upon a poor table. It may seem almost superﬂuous to call attention to the fact, since it is so well known; nevertheless, we may re-echo the general sentiment when we say to our readers, if you want to purchase a billiard table, be ure and buyone of the PHELAN & COLLANDER manu- acture, and it will not disappoint you. " ——¢———-—: . Flowers are one of the few things in life that bring us unmixed pleasure. They are the most innocent tribute of courtesy or affection, as acceptable in the day of feasting as in the house of mourning, Florists are thus in a sense public benefactors. Hodgson, at No. 403 Fifth avenue, from among the palaces takes us away to the sights and odors of the country with his rusticwork, his gnarled boughs, and curiously crooked seats, his fragrant ﬂowers and beautifully assorted boquets. ' I ' Of all the ornaments now devised for beautifying gentlemen’s grounds, there are none that can surpass rustic work, either in grandeur, beauty, utility or dura- bility. It may be introduced-almost‘ anywhere, if the ' surroundings are in the least in manycases can be p1aced;_who_r_e nothing else could‘, be, often times. converting an eyesore into a place of great beauty, and A yet ornamental and useful. As it is, there are few that have either the taste or good judgment for the judicious arrangement of the materials out of which the best rustic is made. To make or design rustic objects, I the maker or designer must exercise good judgment as to ' the best‘ place for his object—whether it is a house. bridge, vase, basket, or any of the many objects that may be formed of rustic work——for if the object is in a bad position, be the object ever so good, it looses half the effect, or even becomes an eyesore. There must be something rural in the locality, something in tone with the\object. Perfect taste is required for the form of any object, although in anything rustic the form willbe much modiﬁed; yet there must be an original design to give meaning and grace to the object. In all cases, unless working with straight material, nature must be followed as nearly as possible, avoiding right angles or anything that looks formal; every piece should look as if joined-by nature. ‘This not only gives beauty but stability to the work. To all this must be combined the skill of the builder, to give strength, ﬁnish and neatness to the whole work. Many people think that as a matter of course carpenters can build rustic, but there are few if any that can give that natural rusticity so necessary to it. It is a trade by itself, and requires men with a natural taste and inventive genius. Some men work at it for years and cannot do it creditably. There is nothing that may not be made in rustic work, from a dwelling house to a cage, a bridge to a ‘card basket. Many of the vases are ﬁlled with plants and look very handsome, with ivy half hiding the wood- work, and ﬁne ﬂowering plants capping the whole and making it a thing complete in itself. There are also ‘many fine baskets ﬁlled. Certainly nothing could be more ornamental or better in a window than one of these. But these things to be appreciated must be seen; for large constructions, we would advise any one to visit the grounds of Mr. Hoey. at Long Branch, or Peter B. King, Esq., on the Pallisades overlooking the Hudson, or General Ward’s estate. _.__.__..______ THE standard relish universally adopted by the best judges, is the Halford Leicestershire Table Sauce. You can obtain this ﬁne article of any first-class grocer for only ﬁfty cents per pint bottle. ‘ ' ___..___..______ “ ‘The Celtic Weekly’ is the taking title of _a new paper, starting in a new path, with the well grounded hope of securing a class of readers which no other like publication has yet reached. In size and style it is sim- ilar to the ‘Ledger.’ Its columns are ﬁlled with a va- riety of entertaining matter—storiea and poems—in which the Celtic element appears, but does not over- shadow all else ; notes on literature, art, etc.; wood cuts embellish thepages, and we doubt not the new paper will ﬁnd numerous admirers. It is published by M. J. O’Leary R: 00., and mailed to subscribers for $2.50 a year/’——New York Evening Mail. THE “ Pioneer” of March 27, is by all odds the bright- est issue its publisher has sent out in a long time. Its leader is capital and the editorial generally good We suspect the new contributor, Mrs. Hanks, must have acted as editor. herpen and are sure we recognize it in the article re- ferred to. The selections are good also. Two ﬁne articles from Mrs. Shepard’s series on the relation of capital and labor, appearing on the ﬁrst page: and our friend J. B. W. (Wolff), has a fearless and logical argu- ment in favor of Mrs. Laura D. Fair We congratulate Mrs..Pett Stevens on having soable an assistant as Mrs. Hanks. MRS. C‘. A. DeLa.FOLIE’S Clairvoyant Remedies, FOR THE CURE OF Caltaarrh, Throat Disease, Morbid. Liver, and all Blood Impurities. ' Sent to any part of the country on receipt of two dollars, with stamps. All letters of inquiry must contain four postage stamps to warrant an answer. Mrs. DeLaFolie will examine and prescribe for gen- eral diseases at her residence, Fort Lee, New Jersey. Steamers leave the foot of Spring street for Fort Lee at 10 A. M., and 2 and 4: P. M., every day. Distance, about ten miles, apleasant sail up the beautiful Hudson. All communications addressed to Fort Lee, New Jersey, or 382 Rleeker Street,; New York city, till May 1. MRS. DELAFOLIE, Eclectic Physician. Dr. Ammi Brown, D E N T I S T. '>25"WEST TWENTY-SEVENTH STREET. Dr. Amos Johnson’s DELICIOUS AMERICAN TOOTH POWDER.—Barti-es using dentifrice are aware that most of the drug stores are ﬁlled with all sorts of crude preparations for the teeth, made by adventurers, merely to make money. Dr. J ohnson’s powder was made for his patrons, regardless of expense, and forced into the market by druggists. It is the only article that has stood for 25 years the test of science and experience, being the cream of all preparations-for the teeth and a perfect luxury. As a delightful mouth cleanser and teeth preserver, for children and adults, it has no equal. It is used by, and has the recommendation of, eminent Chemists, who will not lend their names to any other preparation.-—To those who need Artiﬁcial Teeth the writer would say, that his artiﬁcial teeth are all that art and ingenuity can accomplish in respect of appear- ance, mastication, and restoration of the contour of the face. Public speakers, especially, who wish to avoid the disagreeable hissing sound of artiﬁcial teeth, will ﬁnd this a perfect triumph over all other methods, while they are- decidedly the most healthy and cleanly known to the public. Dn. A. Jomvsou :-—Dca.r Sir 2 Your American Tooth artiolefor the toilet I have seen. Yours, J. J. Cnooxn, Chemist. Price-25 and 50 cent bottles. Large bottles contain- ing double the quantity-, 75 cents. » ‘ V - v _, :. 1 - - DR. AMOS J OHNSQN, ‘ 111Eas_t Twelfth st., near Fourth _avo'.‘ > We are acquainted with the usages of ' Powder is superior to everything _of the kind that I have, ever used or examined, and it is decidedly the finest.’ 1 \ 15 A.p{I'.ﬂ" 27;‘; 1672. FOR LIVERPOOL, . (VIA QUEENs'roN), CARRYING THE U. S. MAILS. THE LIVERPOOL AND "GREAT WESTERN STEAM COMPANY will dispatch one of their ﬁx-st-class, full power, iron screw steamships From Pier No. 4:6, N. R. Every Wednesday, as follows : MANHATTAN, Capt. J. B PRICE, fApril 10, at 2:30 P. M. WISCONSIN, Capt. T. W. FREEMAN, April 17, at 1 :00 }?.M. NEVADA, capl! Eoxsym, . - April '24,'at 2:30 A. M. WYOMING, Capt. WHINERAY, - May, 1, at 1:00 )2. M. MINFESOTA, Capt. IVIORGAN, - - May 8, at 3:00‘ P. M. IDAHO, Capt.:PnIoE - - - - - May 15, at 11:30 A.M. Cabin passage $30, old. ‘ _ Stcerageﬁassage (O ceV29 Broadway), $30, currency. Fchjgtreig t or cabin" passage, apply. to ' 101 WILLIAMS-&‘ GUOIN, ‘No. as wan Street; ONLY»-DIRECT Ll'N"E2TO FRANCE,” THE GENERAL TRANSLATIC COMPANY'S . MAIL s'rEAMs<HJ:ss BETWEEN NEW YORK-AND HAVRE, CALLING AT BREST, V . The_;.splendi__d vessels ’of"this favorite route for*‘the«' Continent sail From Pier—No. 50 N orth River,‘ ‘*3 f9.1.19W§.; ST. LAURENT, LEMARIE ' - - - - Sa’tu1f(1‘a,yVAp1'-il 20 WASHINGTON,'ROUSSAN, - - - Saturday, May 4 VILLE DE PARIS. SURMUNc_r,. - - ,- Saturday, May 18 PERBEIRE. D3333," -_ -, - -_ '-_ Saturday, June 1 Price of passage in gold (inoludin wine), to Brest orknavre, F1rst,Cabin. 55125; Second abin $75. , Excursion gtipckets atﬂreduced rates. ‘ Americantravelers going or returning from the Con- tinent of Europe, by taking the steamers on this line, avoid both transit by English railway andthe discom- forts of crossing the Channel, besides saving time, trouble and expense. 101 GEORGE MACKENZIE, ’AGE_NT, 58 Broadway. Safe and Profitable, ‘ THE CMHRA SOUTHERN FIRST MORTGAGE SINKING FUND,THIRTY YEARS ? per cent. Gold Bonds. AT 90.anol Accrued interest. The Road runsfrom Buffalo to the Detroit River, and is the Eastern link in the new V Air Line from BUFFALO to CHICAGO, and has been under construction for about two years past by rail_road men who have seen the necessity for a Steel Rail, Low Grade Short Route between the great railroad systems which diverge from CHIC!-‘:90, Tl.EBOAND BUFFALO. Among the builders of the road, by whose cash sub- scriptions 200 miles (out of 290) have ah'eady been grad. ed, bridged, and made ready for the superstructure, a large part of the steel rails bought, all of the materials for the stations and apart of the equipment purchased, . are ; MILTON COURTEIGHT, JOHH F. TRACY. DAVID DOWS, WM. L. SCOTT, ‘HENRY FARHAM, R, A. FORSYTH, HENRY H. PORTER, JOHN M. BURKE, M. L. SYKES. Ja., B. F. ALLEN, all Directors either in the Chicago and Northwest or in the Chicago, Rock Island -and Paciﬁc ; gGEO. OPDYKE, of the Midland Road ;JOHN B. ALLEN, SIDNEY DILLON, DANIEL DREW, J. S. CASEMENT, J. & J. CASEY, O. S. CHAP- MAN, JQHN ROSS, DAVID STEWART, and F. H. WINSTON. The road will be 33 Miles Shorter than any Other Road. either built or in contemplation between Buffalo and Chicago, and will also shorten the distance between Toledo and Buffalo 23 miles. ‘ ' THE MAXIMUM GRADE on the entire line does not exceed fifteen feet to the :mi'le——and Ninety-six per cent. of the road is. STRAIGHT.§ The roadwill be completed and in running order on or before December 21st ofthis vear. The principal and interest of the bonds are payable either in New York, London or Frankfort. . We conﬁdently recommend the bonds to all classes of investors. ' LEONARD, suntan a F0$TERi, No. 10 WALL STEET. REAL ESTATEEXCHANGE. _ANDR.EW J. ROGERS &.Co., No. 472 o STREET, N. WL, whsnnvotrron, D. o. ‘ 3 REAL ESTATE bought an.d‘sold,on'Commission. IMOIIEYLOANED and INvEsrMENfrs gudiciously made- p,nkE.mA1..coounts; ‘ Notes and other.’ Ola ms ‘promptly col- ee .. . p , ..,f‘ y p AN1>nnw‘J.‘Roon‘ns,‘ ‘_ _ T _ FRANK Macs, Attorney and Counselerlat Real Estate Agent. A .53; A PARKER, MEDICAL‘ ELECTRICIAN; menus-wirn ESPECIAL suoonss ALL NERVOUS DISORDERS, As Paralysis, St. Vitus’ Dance, &c. A thorough and complete diagnosis made of each case ; also proprietor and sole manufacturer of the best Compound Extract of Buchu and Juniper in the market. Distilled by im- proved apparatus; strictly pure. Especially adapted for ~Chro'n'ic Affections of the Kidneys of the most diffi- cult oharacter. , _ ﬁw Principal office No. 162 West Forty-sixth street, at junction of » Broadway and Seventh avenue. Com- munications. by mail promptly attended to. Hours- 10 A. M. to ’8 1'>."M. 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WOODHULL, CLAFLIN & 00., Bankers and Brokers, N’-0.144 BROAD STREET, New York. I MRiS.*M. D. TRACY, QITY EMPLOYMENT BUREAU, BUSINESS I EXCI_IA_NGE, C so WASHINGTON so ‘at H B,95?’1‘ON- W.OOD1I+I.U=LL . E oLA:B‘1.IN’S WEEKLY. THE MAGNETIC HEALING lNSTiTb"TE \ S No.‘ 1 1 8 West Twenty-third St. NEW YORK CITY. L This Institute organized upon the combined‘ prin- ' clplu of c ~ CLAIRVO YANUE,-— MA._GNETIS.M, and v MEDICINE Makes a specialty of in these diseases, which by the medical faculty, are usually considered incurable.-' Among these-may be mentioned PARAL rs1s. SC.RB_01?’U‘LA, R1-IEUM.-1 TISM, ~ D YSPEPSIA, EPILEPSY, GHOREA, NEURAL 01.4, CHRONIC DZARRHLEA, Diseases 91} the Liver, Spleen and Kid- neys, and especially BRIGH'I"S D-ZISEASE, AND All BESEASES PEEULIAR T0 WCMEN. In this last class of complaints some of the most ex- traordinary discoveries have recently been made, which surmount the diﬁiculties that have heretofore stood in the way of their cure. That terrible foe to human life, CANCER, is also conquered by a very simple, but recently dis- covered remedy, which by chemical action upon the diseased fungus causes it to separate from the sur- rounding parts and to slough off, leaving behind only a healing sore. The peculiar advantage which the practice at this in- stitution possesses over all others is, that in addition to all the scientific knowledge of Medical Therapeutics and Remedial Agents, which the faculty have, it also has the unerring means of diagnosing diseases through CLAIRVOYANCE, as well as the scientiﬁc administration of ANIMAL AND SPIRITUAL MAGNETISM in all their various forms. The Best Clairvoyants and lliagnetic Operators are Always Emiploycd. This combination of remedial means can safely be relied upon to cure every disease that has not already destroyed some vital internal organ. No matter how often, the. patient affected in chronic form, may have failed in obtaining relief he should not despair, but seek it from this. the only institution where all the, various methods of cure can be combined. In addition to the cure of disease, clairvoyant con- sultations upon all kinds of business can also be ob- tained. A The very best of reference given to all who desire it, both as to disease‘ and consultations. ’ Reception hours from 9 A." M. to 9 P.‘ M. " Invalids who cannot‘ visit the ‘Institute in person can apply by letter. ‘ ' ' . 3 Medicine sent to all partscf the world. A All letters. s_hou1d.be.ad_dre_ssed. ; . , MAGNETIC ;HEALING‘ INSTITUTE, 118 West Twenty-third street," New York" City. Purchasing Agency. MRS; Eavzm..vi v. EATTEY, FASHION EDITRESS...‘ - AND PURCHASING AGENT 01+‘ PQMERQYS DEMOCRAT, ' Will receive orders from country ladies ‘desiring to purchase goods in New York, attend to the‘: same: «and forward by express, or other conveyance, to ’ ALL PARTS OF THE UNITED ‘STATES, Without making any extra charge for the same; care- fully purchasing at the lowest prices for those who may send their orders. She will also give adviceandg information about styles, fashions and prices of goodep even; if those writing do not wish to purchase,-when ta‘ stamp is inclosed to pay return postage. ‘ V ‘ Address, _ Mr s. V. Em_1lyBattey, Fashion Ed. Pome-royfs Democrat, P. 0. Box 5217, NE,W YORK C'.ZT_Y. N. B.——-MONEY sent by mail should be in the form of a check or post-oiiice order for all sums Ver one dollar. ‘ Among many other well-known ﬁrms in New York,_ Mrs. BATTEY refers, by permission, to James H;. Mccreery & 430., Morris Altman, and the,p1'oprie— tors of the . HOME JOURNAL and of WOODHULL &_ CLAFLIN’S WEEKLY. 94 ' Mrs. Laura Guppy Smith. A This lady, who has spent six years in Calii'ornia,-rc-- ceiving the highest encom,-iums from the press of the Paciﬁc coast, cannot fail to please Associations cle sir ing an earnest, eloquent and entertaining lecture. SUBJECTS : I.~—Won1an in the Home, the Church and the State. II.-—One of the World’s Needs. ’ HI.—The Religion of the Future. IV --The Social Problem Reviewed. NOTICES OF THE PRESS. To those who have not heard this lady lecture, we would say, go by ‘all means if you would, desire to — hear an earnest, -well-spoken cliscourse,.—with an un-.— broken ﬂow of well-pronounced, grammatical Eng-V lish. We have our own ideas about woInan’s mission ' and how far she unsexes herself when sheventures to lecture men, yet spite of our prejudice we were car-" ried away by her words _:last, evenin ,at.Maguire’s Opera House.-—;S’rm Franczsco News ‘Le tar. . ’ This lady pronounced a remarkable address last- night at the Hall opposite the Academy ‘of »Music_—. Remarkable because, of the ‘ extreme beauty of lan- guage and opulence of fancy, and interesting7'Z on ac- c unt of its tender and grateful sentiment.-—-T e Daily merican Flag, Sam. Francisco. ’ ‘She never hesitated an instant for a word, and she has always the most appropriate.‘ Her voice is sweet and melodious. her enuncration pure anddistinct, her attitude and gestures very graceful" indeed.--;S’ac¢"a-g ' memo Correspondent Santa (Jlam Argos,‘ V ‘Mrs. Laura Cuppy Smith gave an interesting and instructive lecture last night to a large_assemblag_e.at. Maguire’s Opera House,’ which if delivered by some peripatetic male pedagoguejvvith a large reputation , at a dollar per head admission, would have received unbounded eulogiums from the press.——Scm ,F7“cm:- ci.9coExamtner. ‘ ‘ Laura Cuppy Smith,.onc of the best educated and most talented lady lecturers we have ever listened=to'.‘ —San Francisco Figaro. ’ VMrs., Cuppy Smith possesses great talent as a’ speaker, and, standing before her audience in her" simple, yet elegant attire, with aspirttuelle facenvhich‘ seems to index the emotions of her mind, commands. the attention and respect. of all her hearers.’-—-)S’om., Francisco M0¢m1n_(/ Oall. . ‘ 'Maguire’s Opera Housenever contained a greater throng than convened to listen to an erudite lecture on Radicahsm, by Laura Guppy Smith, last evening. —-"Alta. 0al2:form'.a,;S’anI1’ranctsc0. » v -- Mrs. Laura Cuppy Smith has proven herself -to be a lady of rare culture, added to great natura‘1?el—oquen'ce.i‘ To say that she ranks among the ﬁrst of‘ all who have addressed an Omaha audience, whether-‘male or -'fe-: male, is but doing ner_justice.-——WM. L. PEABo‘Dr,-‘ Chairman Relief Oo1nfli1ttee.'Y. M. C. Association.—- Omaha Repablwan. Walking majestically through the splendid gardens ' of literature and philosophy, culling, asslie’went rap-» idly on, the richestgems ot inspired genius ; riveting’ the profound attention of all her 'charmerl,hea1'e_rs.‘ ‘ Such women you seldom meet.‘ Her‘ praises are‘ on‘ the tongues of all the people —()maira 1'7‘ib'£me. She is a ﬂuent speaker, using elegant language, and with far more than ordinary argumentative pow.- ers.— Omaha. Heralol . ' She is an educated, reﬁned lady, and one of the best lecturers we ever heard.-—0maiLa; Republican; . _ ’ , LAURA CUPPYSMITH, Address 44 Broad street, - N: Y.‘ JOURNiEYlWEff€_ Ps,;m_;Ts';R.s?' C0-OPERATIV E - ASSOCIATION, W No. 30‘jBe_ekn,1‘aI,1 Stl'0(_9IJ,' NEAR, . WILLIAM, NEW YORK. TBLIS ASSOCIATION IS COMPOSED OF PRACTICAL JOURNEYMEN PRINTE/RS1, ’ ‘ ' AND PRESSMEN, ‘ ’ ‘ Representihg every department of the trails. upon having their ordersfﬁlled with , Those who favor us withjwork ‘may ,tlie1'efore_ire£1y,l , NEATNESSSACCURACY AND ‘DISPATCH... Having gt-eatly enla_rgedjour accommodations and TYPE, IMPR'ovED‘ PRESSES and MACHIV‘ , we now possess one of ‘the largest andmost com lets’. g S added all the ‘latest‘ and most fashionable i t‘ ”" t bl‘ li" t'i “th"?'city and"are‘. "e at dj" Ed DéJ$%§§eat‘o1§ alll€Iki:1dI;Z‘oF' MA:GAZINE','pr " PAPER;*‘BOO'Kj and" PAMPJEELET WORK. . ‘JOB: ,PRINTING‘r,executed in ‘the best, style, plain and illuminated,_in;go1d colors, tints and bronaes,_ ‘A V ‘All grades of Fire, Life and Marine Insurance work. Orders by Mail will receive prompt attention WOODHULL & CLAFLIN’S WEEKLY. April 27, 1872. Vinegar Bitters are not a vile Fancy Drink, made of Poor Rum, W'hiskey, Proof Spirits and Refuse Liquors, doctor-ed, spiced, ElT‘iCl sweetened to please the taste, called “Tonics,” “ Appetizers,” “Restorers,” &c., that lead the tippler on to drunkenness and min, but are a true Medicine, made from the native roots and herbs ofCalifornia, free ﬂ'on1 all Alcoholic Stimulants. They are the Great Blood Puriﬁer and a Life-giving Principle, a Perfect Renovator and Invigorator of the System, carrying off all poisonous matter and restoring the blood to a healthy condition, enriching it, refreshing and invigorating both mind and body. They are easy of administration, prompt in their action, certain in their results, safe and reliable in all forms of disease. No Person can take these Bitters accord- ing to directions, and remain long unwell, provided their bones are not destroyed by mineral poison or other means, and the vital organs wasted beyond the point of repair. ‘ Dyspepsia or Indigestion. Headache, Pain ;.r the Shoulders, Coughs, Tiglitness of the Chest, Diz- ziness, Sour Eructations of the Stomach, Bad Taste iii the Mouth, Bilious Attacks, Palpitation of the Heart, Inflammation of the Lungs, Pain in the regions of the Kidneys, and a. hundred other painful symptoms, are the olfsprings of Dyspepsia. In these complaints it has no equal, and one bottle will prove a better guar- antee of its merits than a lengthy advertisement. For Female Complaints, in young or old, married or single, at the dawn of womanhood, or the turn of life, these Tonic Bitters display so decided an -influence that a malked improvement is soon percep- tible. For Inﬂammatory and Chronic Rheu- liuatisrn and Gout, Dyspepsia or Indigestion, Bilious, Remittent and Intermittent Fevers, Diseases of the Blood, Liver, Kidneys and Bladder, these Bitters have been most successful. Such Diseases are caused by Vitiated Blood, which is generally produced by derange- , merit of the Digestive Organs. They are n Gentle Purgative as well as a. Tonic, possessing also the peculiar merit of acting as a powerful agent in relieving Congestion or Inﬂam- rlgation of the Liver and Visceral Organs, and in Bilious iseases. For Skin Diseases, Eruptions, Tetter, Salt- Rheum, Blotches, Spots, Pimples, Pustules, Boils, Car- bnncles, , Ring-worms, Scald-Head, Sore Eyes, Ery- sipelas, Itch, Scurfs, Discolorations of the Skin, Humors and Diseases of the Skin, of whatever name or nature, are literally dug up and carried out of the system in a short time by the use of these Bitters. One bottle in such cases will convince the most incredulous of their curative effects. Cleanse the Vitiated Blood whenever you find its impurities bursting through the skin in Pimples, Eruptions, or Sores; cleanse it when you find it oh- structed and sluggish in the veins : Qleanse it when it is foul; your feelings will tell you when. Keep the blood pure, and the health of the system will follow. Grateful thousands proclaim VINEGAR BIT- TRRS the mostwonderful Invigorant that ever sustained the sinking system. » Pin, Tape, and other Worms, lurking in the system of so many thousands, are eﬂectually de- stroyed and removed. Says a distinguished physiol- ogist: There is scarcely an individual upon the face ofthe earth whose body is exempt from the presence of worms. It is not upon the healthy elements of the body that worms exist, but upon the diseased humors and slimy deposits that breed these living monsters of disease. No system of Medicine, no vermifuges, no anthelmin- itics, will free the system from worms like these Bit- ters. Mechanical Diseases. Persons engaged in Paints and Minerals, such as Plumbers, Type-setters, Gold-heaters, and Miners, as they advance in life, will be subject to paralysis of the Bowels. 'l‘o guard against this take a dose of WAr.icEn’s VINEGAR Brrrexs once or twice a week, as a Preventive. Bilious, ’R.eInittent, and Intermittent Fcvers, which are so prevalent in the valleys of our great rivers throughout the United States, especially those of the Mississippi, Ohio, Missouri, Illinois, Ten- nessee, Cumberland, Arkansas, Red, Colorado, Brazos, Rio Grande, Pearl, Alabama, Mobile, Savannah, Roan- oke, James, and many others, with their vast tributa- ries, throughout our entire country during the Summer and Autumn, and remarkably so during seasons of unusual heat and dryness, are invariably accompanied by extensive derangements of the stomach and liver, and other abdorninalviscera. There are always more or less obstructions of the liver, a weakness and irritable state of the stomach, and great torpor of the clogged up with vitiated accumulations. In their treat- ment, :1 purgative, exerting a powerful influence upon these «various organs, is essentially necessary. There is no cathartic for the purpose equal to DR. 1. WALi<Er<’s VINEGAR Bi'r'rERs, as they will speedily remove the dar-k—colored viscid matter with which the bowels are loaded, at the same time stimulating the secretions of the liver, and generally restoring the healthy functions of the digestive organs. Scrofuln, 01' King’s Evil, White Swellings, Ulcers, Erysipelas, Swelled Neck, Goiter, Scrofulous Inﬂammations, Indolent Inﬂammations, Mercurial Af- fections, Old Sores, Eruptions of the Skin, Sore Eyes, etc., etc. In these, as in all other constitutional Dis- eases, WALKER’s VINEGAR BITTERS have shown their great curative powers in the most obstinate and intract- , able cases. Dr. Walker’s California. Vinegar Bitters act on all these cases in .1 similar manner. By purifying the Blood they remove the cause, and by resolving away the effects of the inﬂammation (the tubercular deposits) the alTected parts receive health, and a permanent cure is effected. . The properties of DR. WALi<r:R’s Vrrmcmz Brrnxs are Aperient, Diaphoretic and Carminative, Nutritious, Laxative, Diuretic, Sedative, Counter-Irri- tant, Sudoriﬁc, Alterative, and Anti-Bilious. Fortify the body against disease By puri- fying all its ﬂuids with VINEGAR BITTERS. No epi demic can take hold of a system thus forearmed. The liver, the stomach, the bowels, the kidneys, and the nerves are rendered disease-proof by this great invig- ‘orant. Directions.—-Take of the Bitters on going to bed at night from a half to one and one-half wine-glassfull. Eat good inourishing food, such as beef steak, mutton chop, venison, roast beef, and vegetables, and take outodoor exercise. They are composed of purely veget- able ingredients, and contain no spirit. J.WALKER, Prop’r. R. H. Mcnonmmna. co., . Druggists and Gen. Agts., San Francisco, Cal., and cor. of Washington and Charlton Sts., New York. SOLD BY ALL DRUGGISTS AND DEALERS. bowels, being " H0 ME . iisutiiitt commit... No. 135 Broadway. Branch Oﬁice. . No. 586 Sixth Avenue. Capital . . . $2,500,0 losers, over 4000,00 This Company) haying provided for all its Chicago Losses, without borrowingadollar or disturbing a single Bond and Mortgage, invites the attention of the public to the following Certiﬁcate of Hon. George W. Miller, Superintendent of the Insurance Depart- ment of the State of New York, that the Capital has been restored to the full amount of Two and One-half Millions of Dollars. . CHAS. ‘J. 1vIAR'1‘I‘N, Pres. J. H. WASHBURN, Soc. INSURANCE DAPARTMENT, } ALBANY, N. Y., Dec. 27, 1871. Having on the 10th day of November, 1871, made 9. requisition, directing the officers of the Home In- surance Company, of New York, to require the Stock- holders of said Company to pay up the sum of One Million Five Hundred Thousand Dollars deﬁciency than existing in the Capital of said Company, and upon ‘due examination made, it appearing that the said amount of One Million Five Hundred Thousand Dollars has been duly subscribed and fully paid in, in cash, I hereby certify that the capital of said Compa- nyphas been fully restored to wits original amount of Two Million Five Hundred Thousand Dollars. In testimony whereof, I have hereunto set my hand and aﬂixed my oﬂicial seal on the day and year above written. GEORGE W. MILLER, (L- S.) Superintendent. Fniiicis D. ciimi. DE SKS AND orrizcn FURNITURE, N0. 113 BROADWAY, Late of 81 Cedar street, I NEW YORK. ANNA KIMBALL, M. D._, 25*: ‘WEST FIFTEENTH STREET, Near Eighth avenue. Oﬂice Hours fr-loin 1 to 8 P. M. ‘M Electrical and Magnetic Treatment given when de sired- H. B. CLAPLIN, & co, DRY GOODS, GARPETS, HOSIERY .. EMBROIDERIES, YANKEE MOTIONS, FLANNELS AND BOOTS AND SHOES, CHURCH, woman AND WEST BROADWAY, A ‘NEW YORK. I . F. H. BEEBEE, No. 78 Broadway,’ BROKER’ IN STOCKS, GOLD AN BONDS.’ in i CEllT.All1l ALL nus. The Connecticut Valley Railroad First Mortgage Bonds,’ FREE OF ALL TAXES in Connecticut; free of income tax everywhere. Interest payable January and July in New York. Road running; stock paid up larger than mortgage ; road already employed to its utmost capacity. For sale at moderate discount, by . ALLEN, STEPHENS & 00., Bankers, No. 12 Pine street, New York. A FIRST-CLACSS NEW YDRK SECURED AT A Low PRICE. The Undersigued oﬂ‘ei—'?(i;—sale the First Mortgage Seven Per Cent. Gold Bonds of the Syracuse and Che- nango Valley Railroad, at 95 and accrued interest. This road runs from the City of Syracuse to Smith’s Valley, where it; unites with the New York Midland Rziilroad, thus connecting that city by a. direct line of road with the metropolis. Its length is 42 miles, its cost about $40,000 per mile, and it is mortgaged for less than $12,000 per mile; the balance of the funds required for its con- struction having been raised by subscription to the capital stock. The road approaches completion. It traverses a populous and fertile district of the State, which in- siues it a paying business, and it is under the con- trol ot‘ gentlemep of high chziraicter and ability. _ Its bonds possess all the reqiiisites of an inviting invest- ment. They are amply secured by :1 mortgage for less than one-third the value of the property. They pay seven per cent. gold interest, and are offered ﬁve per cent. below par. The undersigned conﬁdently recom- mend them to all class of investors. GEORGE OPDYKE & 00., No. 25 NASSAU STREET. snow Your: SAVINGS BANK, Eilmli lll'B.. cur. l'0l1l‘lB6I1lll St. SIX BER cniitr. INTEREST allowed on all sums from $5 to $5 000. Deposits 1:33: sczir or before August 1 will dravti interest from Assets,'$2,473,3o3 05. Surplus, $200,272 95. LOCKWOOD & CO.. BANKERS No. 94 Broadway, TRANSACT A GENERAL BANKING BUSINESS, Including the purchase and sale on commission or ‘GOVERNMENT AND RAILWAY BONDS, STOCK53 AN D OTHER SECURITIES. ; . operators upon Sewing Machines, Why will you suffer from back—9.che and side-ache, when by using DR. SAPP’S WALKING MOTION TREADLE, The Whole trouble may be overcome? Price $5. LADD & 00., 791 Broadway. THE BALTIMORE 85 OHIO R R. Is an Air-Line Route from Baltimore and Washington to Cincinnati, and is the only line running Pullm9.n’s Palace Day and Sleeping Caro through from Washing- ton and Baltimore to Cincinnati Without change. Louisville in 29% hours. choice of routes, either via. Columbus or Parkersburg. From Cincinnati, take the Louisville and Cincinnati Short Line Railroad. Avoid all dangerous ferry transfers by crossing the great Ohio River Suspension Bridge and reach Louis- ville hours in advance of all other lines. Save many miles in croing to Nashville, Memphis, Chattanooga, Atlanta, avannuh, Mobile and New Orleans. The only line running four daily trains from Cin- cinnati to Louisville. Silver Palace Sleeping Coaches at night, and splen- did Smoking Cars, with revolving arm chairs, on day trains Remember! lower fare by no other route. To secure the advantages oﬁered by this «Treat through route of Quick Time, Short Distance and ow Fare, ask for tickets, andibe sure they read, via Louis- ville and Cincinnati Short; Line R. R. Get your tickets—No. 8'! Washington street, Boston; No. 229 Broadway, olﬁce New Jersey R. R., foot; of Cortlandt; street, New York; Continental Hotel, 828 Chestnut street, 44 South Fifth street, and at the depot corner Broad and Prime streets, Philadelphia ' S. E. corner Baltimore and Calvert streets, or at Camden Station, Baltimore; 485 Pennsylvania avenue, Wash- ington D. C. ; and at all the principal railroad Omces in the ‘act. , . SAM. GILL, ‘ General Supt, ouisville, Ky. HENEY STEFFE, Gen. Ticket Agent, Louisville, Ky. SIDNEY? B. ‘JONES Gen. Pass. Agent, Louisville, Ky. nu, smut &. ca, 555 8: 557 BROADWAY, ll.Y., . ARE OPENING THEIR NEW INVOIOES IMPORTED WATCHES ND CHAINS.-- AGENTS FOB. The Waltham watch IN BEST VARIETIES. AND WHITE GOODS, LACES AND Passengers by the Baltimore and Ohio Railrozid have ' BANKING I-IOUSE I M g or ,l{OUN"l‘ZE BRO’I"HERS,, Nuwivonu, ii 14 WALL STREET. Four per cent. interest allowed on all deposits. l Collections made everywhere. , B I Orders for Gold, Government and ogre: securities executed. The Highest Cash Prices ‘ PAID FOR ‘ OLD NEWSBAPERS OF EVERY DESCRITTION; OLD PAMPHLETS of every kind; OLD BLANK-BOOKS LEDGERS that are’ written iull, and all kinds of WASTE PAPER from Bankers, Insurance Companies, Brokers, Patent-Media cine D _, Printing-Offices, Bookbind-" ers, blrc and Private ‘Libraries, Hotels, Steamboats, Railroad Companies, and Express ‘ Oﬂices, &c., JOHN C. STOCKWELL, ’ _ 25 Ann street, N. Y. 68-120. TIFFANY & £00., lumen SQUARE. snoorin FLOOR NOW OPEN. Bronze, Majolica} ROYAL WORCESTER AND OTHER ’ PORCELAIN. London Cut; and(iEna'raved Glass. MAXWELL & co, Bankers and Brokers, No. 11 BROAD STREET, 1 Nxw Yonx. tutu, siiturlit ii iii. BANKERS, N o. 11 Nassau Street, issue CIRCULAR NOTES and LETTERS OF CREDIT for TRAVELERS in EUROPE, and available in all the PRINCIP-AL CITIES, also for use in the UNITED STATES, ' WEST INDIES. Also, TELEGRAPHIC TRANSFERS to LONDON, PARIS and CALIFORNIA. e. A. WIDMAYER. G. EBBINGHOUSEN. J. BAUIIIAN. DESIRABLE HOME SECURITIES.- The First Mortgage 7'PSl' Cent. Gold Bonds or THE wM.Li(ii..i.. ‘VALLEY "RAILWAY couimur ARE OFFERED FOR SALE AT 90 AND A-CCRUED , INTEREST IETYCURRENCY, , ‘ , Nisan & oL.ARK, Financial Agents, i No. - mi . renosnwhr, ’ , ’ AND I EEASWS r. intro, . BANKER, Cor. Twenty-ﬁfth Street and Third Avenue. By exchan ing U. S. Bonds for the Bonds of the WALLKILL ALLEY RAILWAY COMPANY, you C increase your Income over 40 Per cent:., and your Prlncipal about 25 Per Cent., and get 2. security EQUALLY safe. THE LAW OF MARRIAGE, AN . I EXHAUSTIVE ARGUMENT‘ _. AGAINST MARRIAGE LEGISLATION, I >- By C. 3. JAMES, ‘U Author of “Manual of Tmnscendental‘ Philosophy.” For Sale by the Author, post paid, for 25¢. _ A Address *“ ' Aime, "Wis. 75 ’ \
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Geography: New York (N.Y.)
Subjects: Women -- Suffrage, Women -- United States
Identifier: wcl_1872-04-27_04_22
Is part of: Woodhull and Claflin Collection, Communal Societies Collection, Hamilton College Library Digital Collections

Title: Woodhull & Claflin's Weekly., vol. 04, no. 25 (May 4, 1872)
Author: Woodhull, Victoria C. (Victoria Claflin), 1838-1927, Cook, Tennessee Claflin, Lady, 1845-1944
Publisher: Victoria C. Woodhull and Tennie C. Claflin
Date: 1872-05-04
Place published: New York (N.Y.)
Text: x 1-“>RoGrR:Eissz FREE THOUGHT 2 .A.. vol. 4.——No. 25.-—Who1e No.'103_ BREAKING THE WAY FOR FUTURE NEW OYORK, I MAY 4., 1872. A; o. J. osnosn. anmsox CAMMACK. OSBORN & CAMMACK, BANKERS, No. 34 BROAD STREET. STOCKS, STATE BONDS, GOLD AND FEDERAL SECURITIES, bought and sold on Commission. Whether youw1;\;it.s3ht(to Buy or Sell Road Bonds. CHARLES W. HASSLER, No. 7 WALL STREET, ‘ New York. 62-113 c AN UNDOUETED SeCL11"ity, PRYING 6 PER teat. MORE INCOME THAN G 0 VERNMENT BONDS, AND 9 1-2 per Cent on the Investment. FIRST MORTGAGE SIN KING FUND G-OLD BONDS OF THE — Laganspon, Urawfurdsviilei and Southwestern Railway sf Haitians. THEY BEAR 8 per Cent. Gold. INTEREST PAYABLE QUARTERLY IN MEW YORK, FREE OF GOVERNMENT TAX. AND ARE COUPON AND REGISTERED. ' A The issue is limited to $16,300 per mile, in denomi- nations of $1,000, $500 and $100. This Road, 92 miles long, affords the shortest existing outlet to Chicago, Toledo, Detroit, Fort Wayne, Logans- port, and interm...
Show morex 1-“>RoGrR:Eissz FREE THOUGHT 2 .A.. vol. 4.——No. 25.-—Who1e No.'103_ BREAKING THE WAY FOR FUTURE NEW OYORK, I MAY 4., 1872. A; o. J. osnosn. anmsox CAMMACK. OSBORN & CAMMACK, BANKERS, No. 34 BROAD STREET. STOCKS, STATE BONDS, GOLD AND FEDERAL SECURITIES, bought and sold on Commission. Whether youw1;\;it.s3ht(to Buy or Sell Road Bonds. CHARLES W. HASSLER, No. 7 WALL STREET, ‘ New York. 62-113 c AN UNDOUETED SeCL11"ity, PRYING 6 PER teat. MORE INCOME THAN G 0 VERNMENT BONDS, AND 9 1-2 per Cent on the Investment. FIRST MORTGAGE SIN KING FUND G-OLD BONDS OF THE — Laganspon, Urawfurdsviilei and Southwestern Railway sf Haitians. THEY BEAR 8 per Cent. Gold. INTEREST PAYABLE QUARTERLY IN MEW YORK, FREE OF GOVERNMENT TAX. AND ARE COUPON AND REGISTERED. ' A The issue is limited to $16,300 per mile, in denomi- nations of $1,000, $500 and $100. This Road, 92 miles long, affords the shortest existing outlet to Chicago, Toledo, Detroit, Fort Wayne, Logans- port, and intermediate points for the celebrated Block and Bituminous Goal of Parke County,\as, also, for the large surplus products of the rich agricultural and min- eral sections of the State which it traverses. For the present we are offering these Bonds at 95 and accrued interest in currency, or will exchange them for , Government Bonds, or otherfmarketable securities, at the rates of the day. Further and full particulars, with pamphlets and maps furnished by us on personal or written applica- tion. JONES & SCHUYLER, No. 12 PINE ST., NEW YORK. ' FINANCIAL AGENTS OF THE COMPANY. I California, Europe, and Banlinrxﬁouse of H.EllRY GLEWS x. 00., 32 “Tall Street, N. Y. Circular Notes and Letters of Credit for travelers; also Commercial Credits issued available ‘throughout the world. Bills of Exchange on the Imperial Bankiof London, National Bank of Scotland, Provincial Bankl of Ire- land, and all their branches. t Telegraphic Transfers of money on Europe, Sail Francisco and the West Indies. ; Deposit accounts received in either Currency o‘ Coin, subject to check at sight, which pass througlt the Clearing House as if drawn upon any city bank interest allowed on all daily balances; Certiﬁcates ol Deposit issued bearing interest at current rate; Note: and Drafts collected. State, City and Railroad Loans negotiated. CLEWS, ZEIABICHT a 00.", . 11 Old Broad St., London. ANKNC AND FINANCIAL. The St. Joseph and Denver City Railroad Coxnpa.ny’s FIRST MORTGAGE BONDS Are being absorbed by an increasing demand for theml Secured as they are by a first mortgage on the Road, Land Grant, Franchise, and Equipments, combined inl one mortgage, they command at once a ready market.‘ A Liberal Sinking Fund provided in the Mortgage Deed must advance the price upon the closing of the loan. Principal and interest payable in GOLD. Inter-I est at eigtht (8) per cent per annum. Payable, semi- annually, free of tax. Principal in thirty years. De-5- nominations, $1,000, $500 and $100 Coupons or Regis- tered. ' - Price 97 1-2 and accrued interest, in* currency, from February 15, 1872. p A Maps, Circulars, Documents, and information fur» nished. O Trustees, Farmers’ Loan and Trust Company of New‘ York. Can now be had through the principal Banks and Bankers throughout the country, and from the under- signed who unhesitatingly recommend them. TANNER 3:: C0,, Bankers, , 98 No. 11 Wall street, New York. AUGUST‘ BELMONT‘ & Cm, BANKERS, 50 Wall Street. Issue Letters of Credit to Travelers, available in all parts of the World, through the MESSRS. DE ROTHSCHTLD and their correspondents‘, Also, make ‘ telagra hie transfers of money on arms. .» ' 1 . . Safe and Profitable, , THE camel SOUTHERN FIRST MORTGAGE SINKING FUND,THI§_RTY YEARS , ? per cent. Gold Bonds. 90 and Accrued Interest. The Road runs from Buffalo to the Detroit River, and is the Eastern link in the new Air Line from BUFFALO to eaicaso,’ and has been under construction for about two years past by railroad men who have seen the necessity for a Steel Rail, Low Cu'ade,Short Route between the great railroad systems which diverge from GHBAGD, TOLEDD AND BUFFAL. Among the builders of the road, by whose cash sub- scriptions 200 miles (out of 290) have already been grad- ed, bridged, and made ready for the superstructure, & large part of the steel rails‘ bought, all of the materials for the stations and a part of the equipment purchased, are ; MILTON COURTRIGHT, J OHH F. TRACY, DAVID DOWS, WM. L. SCOTT, HENRY FARHAM, R, A. FORSYTH, HENRY ‘H. PORTER, JOHN M. BURKE, M. L. SYKES, J 12., B. F. ALLEN, all Directors eitherin the Chicago and Northwest-or in the Chicago, Roclr Island and Paciﬁc ; §GEO. OPDYKE, of‘ the Midland ‘Road ; JOHN B. ALLEN, SIDNEY DILLON, DANIEL DREW, J. S. CASEMENT, J. & J. CASEY, O. S. CHAP- MAN, JOHN ROSS, DAVID STEWART, and F. H. WINSTON. The road will be 33 Miles Shorter than any Other Road. either built or in contemplation between Buffalo and Chicago, and will also shorten the distance between Toledo and Buffalo 23 miles. THE MAXIMUM GRADE on the entire line does not exceed ﬁfteen feet to the mile-—and Ninety-six per cent. of the road is STRAIGHT; The road will be completed and in running order on or before December 21st ofthis vear. The principal and interest of the bonds are payable either in New York, London or Frankfort. _ We conﬁdently recommend the bonds to all classes of store. LEGNIERE, SHELDSN & FOSTER, No. 10 WALL BTEET. 100tf. RAILROAD IRON, /ron sans Br. s. W’ norinss a co, ‘ii BROADWAY. 94. :-...... ¢........ Per xi-n-ages. abieoe-¢ber We offer for sale‘ 7 of’ the above bonds in block.’ By act of reorganisation of the Company these bonds are convertible site the Eirst _Prefei5z:-ed Shares of the Company, which amounts to only 17,000 shares, and int..0...'the..C0I}s01idated Bonds.Lrsc§nt1y negotiate-<1 ‘at Amsterdam) of millions of dollars, whichgcover the entire line of 230 miles ofgcompleted rosd,‘to- A gether with\all the rolling stock and real property, to the value of more than ‘ten niinidns of dollars. The road crosses the entire. State of Illinois, and connects with the mammoth iron bridges spanning the Missis- sippiat Iieolzuk and ‘Burlington. "r1ia’inc6meor the _ road for thevlyear will net’ ‘s11iiicient‘to"’p‘£:y‘interest on all the bonded indebtedness’. anddividend on the pre- ferred shares. “ ' ‘O A For terms apply-to " 0.101%-1:91Dédséﬁiifsié > 103 p ‘ ‘Corner Wall and William ..EithIl1. Ave. 90?-P0ﬁll66mh,lSii SIX PER.’”cE1ﬁ'T.~ Inrnnssr allowed on all sums from $5156’ ‘$5,000.’ Deposits A9 t‘-- _..:. . .. ,. ifﬁiia, $2,4':s,3o3 05. , ‘ t »Ezua'plul;rF$2ﬁ0.3?8 .95. . ~. ‘it! it made 'on«or- before August 11 will draw interest ﬂan WOODHULL & CLAFLIN’S WEEKLY. — May 4, 1872. V!’ a E-_' ’ £- D’ at Apt 1 ' - _nr~e;_; _ _~' " _ A, valuable active rincipals of the well known __ A P TREE TAR, ..::x.i. , §.<.i;s.0?1:.=i‘:1s.a.sQ..éée’§sa.., ,1 all ,5. CURES WITHOUT FAIL ‘- A recent cold in three to six hours; and also, , by its VITALISING, PURIFYING and S'I‘I- MULATING eﬁects upon the general system, is remarkably eﬂicacious in all DISEASES TH-E BLOOD. including Scroiula an Eruptions of the skin, Dyspepsia, Diseases of the Liver and Kidneys, , Heart Disease, and General Debility. ; ONE TRIAL CGNVENGESE ALS A l‘ . I , 9.‘; 5» _ HEAT. A remarkably VALUABLE discovery, as the whole apparatus can be carried in the Vest pocket, readv at any time for the most effectual‘ and positively curative use in ’All Diseases of the NOSE, THROAT "‘ "" . ‘ -. §1‘.‘‘.‘'.1 is: ,2 . "\-.-l.\1,.).'¢\ .<.‘.=.§lQ;l;}: p : . I Ear and Mandrake Pill. for use in connection with the ELIXIR. TAR, ’ is a combination of the TWO most valuable ALTERATIVE Medicines known in the Pro- fession,3aiidr.neiiders,thissBiHawi,th9??I’$ exception the very-‘us-s’tmes‘t$rEcre&-' *4‘ , The SOLUTION and COMPOUND ELIXIR of . s 3-.v.'-‘ <4 '""s'f’.;%'$‘h39lI.$*’.;£‘lr9.E3’j‘{‘TlZlEi§i3.§‘; 7 ° cases 0? ‘ ‘ £ill.Ed.!l dim VELLGW FEVER. It is a -Speciﬁc for such diseases, and should be kept in the household of every family, especially ..dur1ng t__ho'se months in _which ‘eitssrtsrenttsviiiﬁwairvts are liable to prevail. A small quantity taken daily will prevent contracting these terrible diseases. So1ut_ion_and-Compound Elixir, $1.g(_)_per Bottle * ,Vo1éti1€:S6l1ii.ionifE6ftiE{l5té1a;tiQiti$5}l?0 per Box Tar and Mandrake Pills, 50cts per box. . Send for Circular of POSITIVE CURES to your Druggist, or to ' 4 1.. 1*. H-Y-DE 3; oo., SOLE PROPRIETORS, 110 E. 2241 St., New York, all D1-uggists. « ..,‘ ,3 -oi?’ ,L\.x.'r.=’: :‘:.:_i;L;:;. -« :; .,». ~L'.».« ’ .ii.u .:...u v-2 iviuriz-M::<.'»~‘.u.~" e.'.=‘}‘ l=W=.a‘V:‘:%.:»=+ W‘; W . an 1‘ ..--.: £;(1$,l-}.1.A ii: :~.~._=.=.,~i_§T.i';u.: 113.4 i«_c.:.~:; -;’:'r.('}.l. f-"J :z:'.u;' _:,'é.~'y'-‘:1-vzr';.-x .=2i'>-~:';:‘:7‘E ‘m::+'.:~'~§-‘ »_\-.-§”.»»—. «mi: L"1vL.'L ~ (Chartered by the Government or the Ignited gtates.) ' Darosxrs OVER s3.q@9.99e...c.+. 185 BLEEQKER Sjl‘RE '13, NEW RE. 7 ed first of each .J“‘-'. 3?‘ SIX”'PI1lR}CE‘NT.'11ﬁe1°es month.“ - . .uLia; new '.1«:«n“~.‘t=:;~ _ , Four per cent. allowed from date of each deposit —%r—£ull-nu1nJcer.of.days,_nct.lessLthan..,thirty,.onsums of $50 and upward, withdrawn before January. V Aid . _ —,. comnienc Bonds, and promptlyyavailable in any part of the Ilnited Sta'es_, issued, a ab‘-e » "- ‘ demand with In Accounts :n¢-gyibargé sy meat priw. an conﬁden'tial. " ;s"ii§’des:zgnd.§gv;§t,i3it ' ' due L his 2..e.t.r ; as. ‘JV! ' Interest dizbaccounts ofnbertiiicates palidhffy check to , ' ‘ its resgzirgg o1ry9zr,trstlz;eadty‘-j;,§‘él‘§s§,red. fie . .4 .5233: aroﬂp*eurla11y,.g,¢om main. .5zuz§.rAM-:s,o.=anx1 ' QNDAYS and SATUJRDAYS from 9 A. JCl2il\l.?J.‘. suites TEE was ” \ I Noiisnnnss, LlNK—ld€}TION, LOCK-STITCH __?-_.q’\\.V:.\«\>¢:xos ms $3? \- A Sewing Machine Challenges the World in perfection of work, strength and beauty of stitch, durability, of construction and rapidity of motion. Call and _ examine. Agents Send for V circular. wanted. ~ MANUFACTURED BY Mass saunas sucsass ca, M 623 BROADWAY", New ‘Yeibrk. Join: 3161360 & sou, LANKERS, No. 59 ‘Wall Street, ltlew “York. I Gold and Currency received on deposit, subject to check at sight. Interest allowed on Currency Accounts at the rate. of Four per Cent. per zmnum, credited. at the end 01 each month. ALL CHECKS DRAWN ON US PASS THROUGH THE CLEARING-HOUSE, AND ARE RECEIVED ON DEPOSIT BY ALL THE CITY BANKS. ‘ Certiﬁcates of Deposit issued, payable on demand, bearing Four per Cent. "interest. Loans negotiated. Orders promptly executed for the Purchase and Sale of Governments, Gold, Stocks and Bonds on commission. a ' A Collections made on all parts of »-the United States and Canadas. « ~ - -L ‘ 6-tf8 sAM’r. BARTON. HENRY ALLEN BARTON & ALLEN‘, sasssss Ass secures, No. 40 BROAD STREET. Stocks, Bonds and Gold bought and sold on com- mission ' ti-litltiﬁldt & PIAEC-FCRTES. L The Best Pianos at the {Lowest , Prices, ’ * And upon the most favorable terms of payment. We invite the attention of persons intending to purchase Pianos to our New Illustrated Catalogue. giving full description of Styles and Prices, and the terms on which we sell to those desiring to make EASY MONTHLY PAYMENTS. sum) son A CATALOGUE. CHICKERING & SONS, NO. 11 EAST FOURTEENTH sT., NEW YORK. HARVEY FISK. OFFICE or ‘Fist: & HATCH. BANKERS, AND DEALERS IN GOVERNMENT’ S-ECUP.ITIFlS, No. 5 NASSAU srnnnr, N. Y., A. S. HATCH. r Opposite U. 8.. Sub-Treasury. We receive the accounts of Banks, Bank’-' ers, Corporations and others, subject to check at sight, and allow interest on balances. We make special arrangements for interest on deposits of speciﬁc sums for ﬁxed periods. -We malie collections on all points in the United States and Canada, ‘and issue Certiﬁ- cates of Deposit available in all parts of the Union. - I We buy and sell, at current rates, all classes of Government Securities, and the ‘Bonds oi the Central Paciﬁc Railroad Company; also, Cold and Silver Coin. and Gold Coupons. We buy and sell, at the Stock Exchange, miscellaneous Stocks and Bonds, on commis- sion, for cash. ' Communications and inquiries by mail or telegraph, will receive carefulattention. FISK & HATCH. 89-tf . . PATENT STOCKING SUPPORTER AND LADEES’ rnorncroa. MORE COLD FEE’I‘—NO MORE DEFORMED LIMBS. MRS. DANIELS takes pleasure in offering the above articles to ladies, with the assurance that they will give satisfaction. ‘ The trade supplied at a discount. : , No. Clarendon Sgreet, BOSTON. ’ MRS. C. A. G-AYNOR, CQ4 Broadway, New nYo.~rk. SYPHER & 00., (Succ'essors‘ to D. MarJey,) “ No. 557 BROADWAY’, NEW YORK, - ' Dealers in‘ MODERN AND ANTIQUE Furniture, Bronzes, CHINA, ARTICLES OF VERTU. Established ‘1826. NO OR. A BEAUTIFUL CE‘? OF" “WEETH, With plumpers to set out the cheeks and restore the face to its‘ natural appearance. Movable plumpers adjusted to old sets, weighted Lower Sets, ﬁllings Gold, Amalgam, Bone, etc. ' TEETH EX'PRAC'1‘ED WITHOUT PAIN With Nitrous Oztide Gas. I No extra charge when others are inserted. SPLENDID SETS, $10 to $20. L. BERNHARD, No. 216 Sixth Avenue, Between Fourteenth and Fifteenth streets east side. WM. DIBBLEE, LADIES’ HAIR DRESSER, 854 Broadway HIAS nnmovnn rnom BIS aroma; To THE FIRST FLOOR, where he will continue to conduct his business in al its branches TWENTY—FlVE PER CENT. CHEAPER than heretofore, in consequence of the diﬁerence in his rent. CHA'l‘ELAIN'E BRAEDS, LADIES’ AND G-EN'l'.‘LEMEN’S WIGS, and everything appertaining’ to the business will be kept on hand and made to order. , DIBBLEEANIA for stimulating, JAPONICA for soothing; and the MAGIC TAR SALVE for promoting the growth of the hair, constantly on hand. Consultation on diseases of the scalp, Mondays, Wednesdays and Fridays, from 9 A. M. to 3 P. M. Also, his celebrated HARABA znnv, or FLESH BEAUTIFIER, the only pure and harm- less preparation ever made for the complexion. No "lady should ever be without it. Can be obtained only at WM. DIBBLEE’S, 854 Broadway. up-stairs. MRS. II. F. M. lenowmss ' Postoﬂice address, till February, will be 132 Wood land avenue, Cleveland. Ohio. IN PRESS. The Life, -Speeches, Labors and Essays 013' WILLIAM H. SYLVIS, ‘Late President of the Iron-Moulders’ International Union ; and also of the National Labor Union. ' BY HIS BR_0'l‘HER—~JAZM.'ES C. SYLVIS, Of Sunbury, Pa. “We must show them that when a just monetary system has been established there will no longer exist a. necessity for Trades’ Unions.” I —WM. H. SYLVIS. PHILADELPHIA : CLAXTON, REMSEN & HAFFELFINGER, 819 and 821 M arket street. Lno MILLER, OF NEW YORK, Will present to the public THE wowwl QUESTION IN A mew LIGHT. SUBJECT’ “WOMAN, AND HER RELATIONS T0 TEMPER- . ANCE AND OTHER REFORMS.” Senator Wilson, of Massachusetts, in a letter to Gen. Jordan, of Pennsylvania, says: “ I had the pleasure of canvassing with Leo Miller, Esq., in New Jersey, and I most cordially recommend him to our friends in your State as a gentleman of rare talent and character and a most eﬂ'eotive and elo- quent speaker.” - CHARLES H. POSTER, Tnsr MEDIUM, The Road to Power. SEXUAL somncn. Physical and Mental Regeneration. A Pamphlet of 60 pages, by F. B. Down. Priceless to wives and mothers, and such as are tr;/‘Ina tobe men. Price 50 cents. Address F. B. DO , x ‘ Wellsville, Mo. 3. W. HULL, PSYGHOMETRIG AND CI.AIRVOY- ANT PHYSICIAN, L will diagnose disease and give prescriptions from a lock of hair or photograph, the patient bein requirefd to give name, age, residence, &c. A better iagonosis will be given by giving him the leading symptoms, but ske tics are not required to do so. Watch the papers for his address, or direct to Hobart, Ind., and wait till the letters can be forwarded to him. Terms, $3. Money refunded when he falls to get en rapport with the patient. ' LAURA DE FORCE GORDON, Of California, . Will make engagements to ‘lecture upon the follow- ing subjects : - I. “ Our Next Great Political Problem.” II. “ Idle Women and Workingmen.” III. “ A Political Crisis.” Terms made known on application. Address, - WASHINGTON, D. C. it DEC. s. WEEKS, D E N T I S T, No. 412 FOURTH AVE., Between Twenty-eighth and Twenty-ninth streets, NEW YORK. » TEETH EXTRACTED WITHOUT PAIN, By the use of Chemically pure Nitrous Oxide or Laugh- ing Gas. Dr. W. has used it several years, extracting teeth for thousands with complete success, and with no bad effects in any instance. All operations pertaining to Dentistry performed in the most careful and thorough manner, at reasonable price. 98 LIBERAL BOOK STORE. R. L. MOORE. WARREN CHASE. E. _LUKENS. WARREN CHASE & 00., 614 N. FIFTH STREET, VST? LOUIS, Mo. Liberal and Spiritual Books and Papers PARLOR GAMES, VOLTAICJ, SOLES. PHIEEN OLOG-ICAL BOOKS, (950.- 'w- Comprising a complete assortment of all Books published and advertised by Wm. White & Co., J. P. Mendum, S. S. Jones, and other Liberal publishers, with all Liberal Papers, «be. Dr. H. Stoi-er’s Nutritive Compound. » Dr.\Spence’s Positive and Negative Powders. FREBERIEK KURTZ’S DINING ROOMS 23 New Street and 60 Broadway AND 76 Maiden Lane and 1 Liberty St. Mr. Kurtz invites to h-is:-(:01 and comfortably fur nished dining apartments the down-town public, as- suring them that they will always ﬁnd there the choicest viands, served in the most elegant style, the most carefully selected brands of wines and liquors, as well as the most prompt attention by accomplished W-79 Wiltetﬁ. The Highest Cash Prices PAID ron OLD NEWSPAPERS OF EVERY DESCRI.PTION;_ _ OLD PAMPELETS of every -kind; OLD BLANK-BOOKS AN_D LEDGERS that ,m, written full , and all kinds of WASTE PAPER from Bankers, Insurance Companies, Brokers, Patent-Medi. cine Dipots, Prmting-_Oﬂices Bookbindy ers, ubhc and Private, Libraries, Hotels, Steamboats Railroad mpanies, and lilxpress JO%°e<§J’6§&‘0ClfWELI., ' 25,Ann‘street,‘ 11.2. 58-120. ‘ » MAXWELL at 00., No. 11 BROAD STREET, New YORK. 1’ ' THE LAW‘ OF MARRIAGE, AN EXHAUSTIVE ARGUMENT AGAINST MARRIAGE LEGISLATION, ‘ By C. 8.'JA'MES, _ Author of “Manual of Transcendental Philosophy.” For Sale by the Author, post paid, for 25¢. Address 75 East Twelfth street, AN. 3(- Alma, Wis. Bankers and Brokers, A- wooDHULL &’cLAEL1N’s WEEKLY. A . 13 The Books and Speches of Victoria C. Woodhull and Tennis C: Claﬂin will hereafter be furnished, postage paid, at the fol- . lowing liberal prices : Thhe Principles of Government, by Victoria C. Wood- ull ; Constitutional Equality,‘ by Tennie C. Claﬂin ; 2 '50 Woman Suffrage guaranteed by the Constitution, speech by Victoria C. Woodhull ; The Great Social Problem of Labor and Capital, speech by Victoria C. Woodhull ; The Principles of Finance, speech by Victoria C. Wood- hull ; . Practical View of Political "Equality, speech by Tennie C. Claﬂin ; . Majority and Minority Report of the Judiciary Commit- tee on the Woodhull Memorial ; Carpenter and Cartter Reviewed—-A Speech before the Suffrage Convention at Washington ; Each per copy ; 10 per 100 ; 5 00 The Principles of Social Freedom; 25 The Impending Revolution, 25 ——————-—————¢—O-O—-———-- -5 POST OFFICE NOTICE. The mails for Europe during the week ending Saturday, May 4, 1872, will close at this office on Wednesday at 10 A. M., on Thursday at 11 A. M., and on Saturday at 11 A. M. P. H. J ONES, Postmaster. —————-o—o—o———~——— MRS. A. M. MIDDLEBROOK. Recently we gave our°readers some account of this talented lady whom We are. able to count among our most respected friends. She is open to engagements to speak upon any subject of general interesfr—religious, political or social-—any- where in the States east of the Mississippi River. Terms; $75 and expenses. We take pleasure in recommending her toaour friends, as one of the most proﬁtable as well as entertaining speakers in the ﬁeld. Her address is box 778 Bridgeport, Conn. —-————+—o—+——-—-- THE INTERNATIONAL. It ought to be known that this association is not secret——it does not aspire to the honor of being a conspiracy. Its meet- ings are held in public; they are open to all comers, though ‘only members are permitted to speak (unless by "special invitation), and none but members are allowed to vote. The. several sections in this city and vicinity meet as follows: Section 1 (German).—-Sunday, 8 P. M., at the Tenth Ward Hotel, corner of Broome and Forsyth streets. Section 2 A (French).——Sunday, 9:30 A. M., at No. 100 Prince street. . ' Section 6 (German).——Meets in 66 and 68 Fourth street, in the N. Y. Turn Halle, every Thursday evening at 8 o’cLooK. Section 7 (Irish).—First and third Sundays at 3 p. m., at 26 Delaney street. I 1 Section 8 (German).—Sunday, 3 P. M., at No. 53 Union avenue, Williamsburgh, L. I. ‘ Section 9 (American).——Wednesday, 8 P. M., at No §5 East Twenty-seventh street. Section 10 (French).-—Meets every Thursday at the N. W. corner of Fortiethestreet and Park avenue, at 8 P. M. Section 11 (German).—Thursday, ,8 P. M., West Thirty- ninth street, between Eighth and Ninth avenues, at Hessel’s. [Section 12 (American) will meet Sunday evening, 28th instant, at 35 East 27th street. Section 13 (German).—Every Friday,‘at 805 Third avenue. Section 22 (French).——The second and fourth Friday in each month, 8 P. M., at Constant’s, 68 Grand street. Section 35 (English).—Meets every Friday evening at Myers’, 129 Spring street, at 8 o’elock. ‘ —-—-—————¢-0+-—-— INTERNATIONAL WORKINGMEN’S ASSOCIATION. All persons desiring to become members of, or to form sections, and trades unions or societies wishing to affiliate with the In- ternational Workingmen’s Association, can procure all the necessary information and documents by addressing the regu- lar officers of the Federal Council of North America, as fol- lows :1 q _ 1 English Corresponding Secretary, John T. Elliot, 208 Fifth street, New York. . . German Corresponding Secretary, Edward Grosse, 214 Mad. ison street, New York. a French Corresponding Secretary, B. Laugrand, 335 Fourth avenue, New York. . Spanish Corresponding Secretary, Majin Janer, 112 Lexing- ton avenue, Brooklyn. . Italian Corresponding Secretary, Antonio‘ 621. East Twelfth street,’ New York. ‘ A THE GENERAL COUNCIL; TWO FEDERAL COUNCILS OF THE U. S.;/AND THE‘ TWELFTH SECTION OF THE I. W. A. ‘OF N. A. We had not intended to say anything upon this matter to bring it more prominently before the public, until it should have been made a little more deﬁnite. But we are in receipt of a large number of letters from persons contemplating the for- mation of sections, especially among the Spiritualists of the country, asking the cause of the -suspension of Section 12, which require some sort of explanation. Besides the suspen- sion of the Section was made public by other means than our own, for which we cannot be held responsible; and our duty as journalists demand a treatment of the subject strictly in accordance with the facts involved. _ » The following was published in full in the New York World of April 15: ' ' THE INTERNATIONAL WORKINGMEN’S ASSOCIATION, 33 RATHBONE PLACE, LONDON, W. C. ' I——THE Two FEDERAL COUNCILS. ART 1.-—Considering that Federal Councils are but. instituted in order to secure in every country to the workingmen’s move- ment the power .of union and combination. (Sec. 7, general rules.) That consequently the existence of two rival central councils is an open infraction of the /general rules. The General Council calls upon the two Federal Councils at New York to unite and act as one provisionally, until the meet- ing of the American‘ General Congress. ' ART. 2. ——Considering that the efficiency of the Provisional Federal Council would be impaired if it contained too many members, who have only recently joined the I. W. A. 1 The General Council recommends that such new formed sec- tions as are numerically weak. should combine among them- selves for the appointment of a few common delegates. II—-GENERAL CONGRESS OF THE UNITED STATES FEDERATION. ART. 1.—The General Council recommends the convocation for the 1st of July, _1872, of a general Congress of the delegates of sections and affiliated associations of the United States. ART. 2.—To this Congress will belong the appointment of the Federal Council of the U. S. It may, if convenient, empower the Federal Council thus appointed to add to itself a certain limited number of members. ART. 3.-—The same Congress will have power of determin- ing the by-laws and regulations for the organization of the I. W. A. in. the U. S., but such by-laws and regulations must not contain anything contrary to the general rules and regulations of the association. GSEGTION XII. ART. 2.—Considering that Section No. 12 of New York, has not only passed a resolution, by virtue of which each section possesses the independent right to construe according to its fancy, the proceedings of the several Congresses, and the gen- eral rules and regulations, but has moreover fully acted up to this doctrine, which, if fully adopted would leave nothing of the I. W. A. but its name; That the same section has never ceased to make the I. W. A. a vehicle of issues some of which are foreign, while otbers are directly opposed to the aims and purposes of the I. W. A.; For these reasons the General Council considers it its duty to put in force administrative resolution 6 of the Basle Con- gress, and to declare Sec. 12 suspended till the meeting of the next General Congress which is to take place in September, 1872. ART. 2.—Considering that the I. W. A., according to general rules, is to consist exclusively of workingmen’s societies. (Art.“ 1, 7, and 11 general rules;) That consequently Art. 9 of the general rules to this effect: “Every body who acknowledges and defends the principles of the I. W. A. is eligible to become a member,” although it con- fers upon the active adherents of the International the right either of individual membership, or admission to workingmen’s sections, does in no way legitimate the" formation of sections exclusively or principally composed of members not belonging to the working class; . That for this very reason the General Council was some months ago precluded from recognising a Sclavonia section, composed of students; That according to general rules VI., the general rules are to be adapted to the local circumstances of each county; - That the social condition of the U. S., though in many other respects most favorable to the working class xmovement, peculiarly facilitate the intrusion into the I. W. A. of bogus re- formers, middle class quacks, and trading politicians; For these reasons, the General Council recommends that in ‘future no American section be admitted, of which two thirds at least are not -wages laborers. AET. 3.—The General Council calls the attention of the American Federation to resolution third, of the last Conference relating to a section or sections, or separist bodies pretending to accomplish special missions, distinct from the common aim of the association; viz., to emancipate the man of labor from his economical subjection to the monopolizer of the means"of labor, the which lies at the bottom of servitude in all its forms, of all social misery, mental degradation, and political depend- ence. REMARKS. The above very remarkable emanation of the despotic Will resident in the G. C. at London, England, has been transmit- , ted to this country through communications addressed to the Secretaries of each of the rival Federal Councils here, but the persons whom it most nearly concerns, namely, the members of the 12th Section, have not yet officially received any infor- 'mation either of the commencement or termination of proceed- ings against them, under which it appears that as a. section they have been arraigned, tried, convicted and sentenced with- out a hearing being accorded to them, and even without their knowledge. Comment upon such unwarrantable conduct can scarcely be necessary. It seems to us to be utterly inexcus- able, and that the actors therein ought to be held. to a strict account. 2 Citizens of any country pretending to the possession or en- joyment of the least civil freedom intensely hate and guard against arbitrary arrests and punishments. Nothing is ever permitted to be transactedjudicially in their name upon ewparte testimony beyond the mere service of a notice to the accused to appear and answer the plaintiffs. And meanwhile, the ac- cused is'presumed‘to be innocent. But in "this case all ordi- nary rules governing the administration of civil justice appear to have been reversed. ' , . Not only does, this Council’ (about ‘one-half of the members of which, if we are notgreatly misinformed,. have now no con- stituents, since they have from ‘time to timebeen added to ﬁll vacancies occasioned by retiring members) presume thus to in.- dict one of the most l— active Sections of the I. W. A. in the United States, that one to which, more than any. other agency. (though we say it who perhaps should notsay it), the organization is indebted for the "progress it has made in this country\d11.fring the last year; but acting ex post facto, itdeelares thataction criminal to-day which was yesterday, under its. own Rules and Regulations, not only innocent, but praiseworthy; and it pro- ceeds to inﬂict punishment accordingly. 1‘ Yesterday, any Sec- tion might take the initiative; speech was free anduthe‘ press was free. The way to equality gwas through liberty. To-day nothing must be thought or spoken, or written or printed, and nothing must be done without permission of the power ruling I the deliberations of the G. 0., sitting at No. 33 Rathbone Place,-V London, W. C. M I i A The ﬁrst authorized official edition of the “-Rules” of the I. W. A., distributed in this country, contained the fo1lowing~ ' Article No. 7: T “ The various branches and sections shall, at their places of abode, and as far as their inﬂuence may extend, take the ini- tiative not only in all matters tending to the general progres- sive improvement of public life, but also in the foundation of productive associations and other institutions useful to the working class. The General Council shall encourage them in every possible manner.” ‘ ‘ Now, a large majority of the Sections here were organized under that edition of the rules containing this article. Is it keeping good faith, or is it even common fairness ‘to suspend those Sections which, availing themselves of thelliberty ac- corded thereby, take the initiative in all matters tending‘ to the general progressive improvement of publiclife ?” because ‘ forsooth, a private Conference of delegates held in London’, at which the Sections in the United States were not represented, have since revised the Rules in such a ;manner as to omit the above article. It strikes us that the only just course to pursue .under such circnmstances would be to say to those Sections, “ what you have done was laudable and justiﬁable, but here- after you must do so no more,” instead of depriving them of their International character by an arbitrary decree, of which and the reasons for its proposed issue, they were designedlykept in profound ignorance. ‘ But the reasons assigned for the suspension of section 12 are as destitute of truth as the manner in which. the suspension was accomplished is unjustifiable. Section 12 has passedno resolution in virtue of which each section possesses the inde- pendent right to construeaccording to its fancy the proceed- ings of the several Congresses and the general Rules and Regu lations. A proposition was submitted which might be so con- strued, and after a discussion, which continued through two ‘or three meetings, it was amended so as to provide, that in the ﬁrstlinstance each section must decide for itself, since the Rules required each member to accept and sustain the principles of the I. W. A.,’ but that where there was a difference of opinion an appeal should be taken to the G. C., which should be rec- ognized as the ﬁnal arbiter. Surely there is uothing in this which is objectionable, unless the G. C. desire for membership ‘ in this country no persons but mental as well as physical slaves, which, if it does, it will not find. Here, at least, there is no mental slavery imposed by anybody’s authority. 1 Nor is it true that the “same section has never ceased‘ to _ make the I. W. A. a vehicle of issues, some of which are foreign, while others are directly opposed to the aims and pur- poses of the I. W. A..” Ordinarily, a defendant in a judicial proceeding is entitled to a “‘ bill of particulars.” Where are the A speciﬁcations in this case ? They have not been accorded, be= V cause they cannot be created. Wesay that Section 12 has not made the I. W. A. the vehicle of any other issues than those which are logically and legitimately deducible from the lan- guage in which the proceedings of the several Congresses and ‘ of the G. C., and even of the private Conference held in Lon- don last autumn (above referred to), has been printed." Moreover, we say, that John Hales, General Secretary of I the G. C., in a letter to the Secretary of the Dundee Republican’ Club, (who had written to ascertain the principles of the I. W. A.), published) in the WEEKLY of December 23, 1871, made the I. W. A. the vehicle of precisely the same issues.‘ Were they then, as proposed by him, either foreign or directly‘ opposed to the aims and purposes of the I. W. A. ? If so, why is he retained "as General Secretay? lWhy not suspend him ?‘ 7 Or, are the citizens of the United States to be excepted from the general rule governing the Propaganda of the I. W. A. throughout the world? In this decree of the G. C. its authors ’ ‘ presume to recommend that in future no Americansection be I admitted, of which two thirds at least are not wages slaves. Must they be politically slaves, also ? As well one ‘thing as" the other, for the one condition follows the other as regularly‘ as that the sun rising in the East gives light by day, and setting‘ in the West is succeeded by darkness through the night. It may be said that section 6 of article 2, of the revised Rules, confers an absolute right to suspend any branch until the I meeting of the next Congress, and that the G. C. may act with or without reason, and with or without any notice to the parties ~ concerned. If this were so, the letter of the authority and the 1 spirit and purpose for which it was conferred, should deter- mine its meaning and how it should be exercised. Justice and equity are before and above allmereforms. But this section‘ I of article 2 does not apply to Section ‘12. The case of ’ Section ' 12 falls within the terms of Section '7 of the -same article, which provides that “in case: of ’ diﬂer}-.2 vences arising between societies or branches of the same national ~- 1 :.\_>\ 4 A WOODHULL ta OLAFLINS w 7 -§ group, or between groups of different nationalities,” the G. C. shall decide such differences, subject to an appeal to the next Congress, but no power of, suspension is accorded. The entire interest at issue here has grown, out of diiferences,be- ‘ tween Section 1 and Section 12. The last-named Section would be willing to accept adecision of the G. C. against it, and take an appeal to theCongress, but it has a right to de- nounce its suspension as an act of usurpation and tyranny which the” comparatively free citizens of America will never submit to, either within or without the pale of the I. ‘W. A. And we may be again referred, as we have already been, by F. A. Sorge in the columns of the New York "World for a justi- ﬁcation to the last clause of Article 17 of the Resolutions of the London Conference, in the following words, to wit: The Conference gives-warning that henceforth the General Council will be bound to publicly denounce and disavow all organs of the International which, following the precedents of the Progress and the Solidarite, should discuss in their columns, before the ‘middle-class public, questions exclusively reserved for the-local or federal committees and the general Council, or for the private and administrative sittings of the federal or general congresses. I ' Buththis, too, is inapplicable to the case of Section 12. Woodhull, Claﬁin & Co., publish the WEEKLY, in which they print articles, and papers and documents relating to the W. A., and each member of the ﬁrm belongs to Seption 12; but that Section is not responsiblefor the contents of the WEEKLY, and has no‘ right to interfere with the business of its editors and proprietors.‘ The Section is responsible for the integrity of its own members, certainly, but what is publicly spoken in a public meeting, may be publicly printed in a pub- lic newspaper, without violating the rule. Nor has the G. C. over indicated what the subjects may be that are exclusively reserved for the local or Federal Committees. Finally, Section’ 12 is in no way responsible for the dissolu- tion of the old C. C., or for the existence of two rival Federal Councils. The old Committee expired under the terms of its Constitution ‘on the first of December last. The only legal way to prolong its existence was proposed by the delegate of Section 12; but his proposition, namely, “that the officers of the committee be ofﬁcially authorized to issue a Call upon the different Sections to elect delegates to a new committee to which the old business might be referred" was rejected, and the Committee adjourned sine die. The formation of two rival Federal Councils was the logical result. Wick is regular we cannot say, since it is the province of G. C. to decide; but this we do say, that a large majority of the Sections, andjof the adherents of the I. W.A. in America are rep- r3sented in that Council, of which JOHN T. ELLIOT is the Eng- lish speaking Corresponding Secretary. Moreover, after the dissolution of the Central Committee and on theday the various re-elected delegates were to assemble, a number of delegates, who had previously desired to exclude Section 12, by concerted action met an hour before the usual time for meeting, organized a new Council, and appointed a committee on credentials, which was instructed to report ad- versely to all Sections not comprised of two-thirds wages labor- ers, and Section 12 was not to be admitted upon any terms whatever. When the other delegates arrived they found this extraordinary machinery in full operation. Of course they would not submit to any such despotic rule as that, and assembling at another place, organized a separate Council, which has continued to transact business and to act as propa- gandists with harmony and success. With this branch of the I. W. A. nearly all of the newly formed sections have aﬁilia- ted, while scarcely any have joined what is known as the “‘ Sorge Faction.” This latter Council have utterly ignored the existence ‘of the other branch, and denied its right to ad- mit unrepresented Sections; while the former Council have always kept open a standing invitation to all sections to come 111.. Just one, and but one, sensible suggestion can be found throughout the whole of this extraordinary manifesto of the G. C. It is in the Article where it is stated that the eﬁciency of Councils is impaired by the admission of too many members, and it is recommended that the several sections should com- bine among themselves for the appointment of common delegates. But we doubt if its authors fully appre- ciated the forms of organization to which a faithful application of the principle must lead. It involves the substitution of local self-government in place of the cen- tralization which has hitherto marked the progress of the I. W. A., and which is just now producing consequences that if not speedily obviated, must result in its disruption. We (Ameri- cans) may be supposed to understand our own political status, at least as well as our fellow citizens of other nationalities residing beyond the seas. Our form of government is Muni- cipal, State and National. To become a political power the I. W. A. must conquer possession of the forms of government. To this end the sections must be organized by primary elec- tion districts. As many sections as may be included within a Municipal district must combine to elect a delegate to a mu- nicipal Council. So, likewise, as many sections as may be in- c cluded within an Assembly district must combine to elect a delegate to a State Council. So, also, as many sections as may be included within a Congressional district must combine to -elect ‘a delegate to a National Council. The Municipality first, the State next, and the Nation last. In this manner only a new government may be formed to ‘takelthe place of the ‘old, when the workof that has been ﬁn- ished. ’ Nor would it be necessary to prescribe that two thirds ‘of the members‘ of the sections should be wages laborers. It ‘would be far more reasonable to decree,though even that would , ibeiabvsurd, that two thirds of the members should be their own _..se1f-irupporliingl‘employers. _T,heV intrusion into theI. W. A.pof _.$f “ bogus reformers, middle class quacks and trading .po1iticians,’_’ is mostlyto befeared from that class of citizens who have nothing better to depend upon than the proceeds of wages slavery. _ — A We sincerely hope that all the differences of the I. W. A. may be amicably adjusted, upon the principles of freedom, equality and justice, but it cannot be expected that Americans, with American ideas, either can or will submit to any foreign systems of arbitrary control. And if for following this pecu- liarity of the American people, the General Council in London see fit discard them, they will have to form an Internation- al of their ownto meet American ideas of governmental justice. But to our own mind there can be but one true interpretation or Internationalism, and that seems to us, must be against. Class Legislation, such as is represented in the; resolutions which we have printed. ‘* . ELEMENTS OF ORDER-—W OMAN . [From the International Herald, London, Eng.] CONCERNING SPHERES. “ Wherever there is an ascendant class, a large proportion of the morali- ty of the country emanates from its class interests, and its feelings of class superiority. The morality between Spartans and Helots, between planters and negroes, between princes and subjects, between nobles and roturiers, between MEN AND WOMEN, has been for the most part the crea- tion of these class interests and feelings; and the sentiments thus gener- ated react in turn upon the moral feelings of the members of the ascend- ant class in their relations among themselves.”—-JOHN STUART MILL. In considering the question of spheres, of which politics is one, I purpose, as brieﬂy as I can, to examine whether woman would deteriorate if admitted to the full enjoy- ment of power, < and, also, how far politics is likely to unsex her. It is said that it appears from her mental constitution that she is ordained to be subordinate to man. This argument extended a little further would defeat all hu- man liberty. Slavery could be vindicated and upheld wher- ever it should appear that the master had the superior mental organization. The principle would give the power of govern- ment to a select few, with the best endowed minds, and ex- clude the great mass of the people from any participation in the affairs of the State.’ It would utterly subvert the princi- ples of republicanism. ’I‘he same reasons which operate to es- tablish self-government for the mass of mankind, seem also to establish the right of woman to be represented in the councils of State. I have only to maintain that woman is a rational, moral being, and disposed to obey the law, in order to establish her capacity to vindicate her rights. She must fall below the average moral endow- ments before she can be justly excluded from any moral work which concerns her happiness, or that of the community. Government is a moral institution, in which all nature and enlightened moral beings under its inﬂuence, who have an in- telligent and abiding love of justice, have a right to be actors. But, it is inquired, would not any attempt to place “ weaker” faculties on a par with stronger ones be unsuccessful? I answer, that great success has attended such an experiment in the Republic of the United States of America, where, for more than half a century without any nice discrimination as to the comparative strength of the mental faculties, the Amer- icans have substantially placed all native adult male citizens on a par as to the right of representation under the United States“ Government, ever since its organization. The great mass of the American male citizens throng the polls of their elections, and the general result has been satisfactory to the friends of free government. In Eng- land, too, we are nearing this point of male suffrage, despite the cabalistioghallucination that we have arrived at “house- hold” suffrage. But it is said that man has a better endow- ment than woman of the reasoning faculties, causality, and comparison. I hope I may be pardoned for conceding this to be true, merely for the sake of the argument. It is sufficient for my purpose that woman is conceded to be a rational moral being. But granting to man superior reasoning faculties, these alone will not make him a better legislator than woman ; he must have a better moral endowment also, for legislation is a moral work. But grant him a moral superiority over woman (which is unfounded in fact) then he would be better qualiﬁed for the business of legislation; but so also is one man better qualiﬁed for this work than another, and yet all men are alike eligible to the legislative oiiice. Su pose man on account of these superior endowments would egislate best, that would not exclude women from voting for the legislative body. Allow man to be exclusively eligible to the representative office, the question st-ill returns, by whose votes is he to be chosen ? And. ought not women at least to participate in the exercise of the elective franchise ? . Human rights take their origin in the mental constitution; all men have the same mental attributes, and therefore we must concede to them the_ same rights. Although at the same time we perceive that one man has far more liberal endowments than another, yet we hold that the right does not depend upon the degree, but wholly upon the character of the mental manifestation. The laws have never distinguished between the grades of in- tellectual endowments with a view to the ascertainment of human rights. Sanity is all that the law looks to either in reference to rights or duties. In the social state all sane men of mature age are possessed of equal rights, and the laws de- volve upon them equal responsibilities. He who has the least instinctive attachment to existence has the same right to the protection of life as ‘he who loves it most. The prodigals right of property is as sacred to the law as the miser’s; the small possessions of the poor, as the ample stores of the rich. So that the greatest intellectual endowments confer no more of the rights of human’ than the most ordinary mental capacity~and in the eyes of justice, the rights of the humble are as sacred as those of the great. It is of no importance then to establish woman’s mental inferiority, even if it could be done, with a view to disprove her rights; for, if we concede to her the attributes, we must concede to her also the rights of humanity. The arguments which establish human rights upon a natural foundation, establishthem to be inherent in woman as well as in man. But perhaps all-this will be con- ceded, the argument being not so much against her abstract rights as against her power to vindicate and de_fend them; or in other words, against her participation in civil government. What then is the function of government? It is simply the protection of human rights. For whose beneﬁt it is establish- ed? For the beneﬁt of all who have rights to protect. We hold that government is the mere offspring of rights, which in- stitute it as their means of defence and vindication. Hence. it will be perceived that woman’s rights are as sacred to the law as man’s, and that her concern with governmentis as great and important as his own. If so why is she excluded from acting in reference to that which so im,mediately,,c_oJ3¢€,r11s her’? She, is EEKLY. May 4., 1872-. E, . a rational moral being, endowed with rights. Is she not the very being to guard them? Throughout the sensitive creation does not each being act for himself in assertion and defence ? But of all others is not a rational moral being especially or- dained for self-con ‘ol and self vindication? ~ It is thought t at politics will unsex woman, that she will “ lose her tender little ways and bashful modesties, and the bloom be rubbed off every enjoyment.” This is but the re- vivaleof dn old cry of tyrants, now masquerading as Liberals and Conservatives, that the people are incapable of se1f-govern- ment. As an exhausted receiver deﬁnes the sphere of a rabbit suffocated under it, so imprisoning conditions within which the ages have bound woman limit, her natural» right__to -,li_fe._, While men’s functions and opportunities are of their own choice, women’s are forced on. them by circumstances. Man’s duties and avocation send the soul outward; woman muit stay at home . with her heart. What right has one adult citizen to forcibly determine the status of another? The sphere of ‘a slave is the circle described by his driver’s lash; the sphere of woman free is the realm her heart ﬁlls, the range and height of her faculty. The ability of one marks the present sphere of that one, but leaves all space this side of God to enlarge upon. It is said that woman cannot engage in politics, or other business, be- cause she must marry; but she is coinpelled to unpaid toil of many kinds, besides child-bearing, if married. Will it- require . more effort to go to .- the« town-hall stwice than it does to attend the church ﬁfty-two’ times a, year. * Politics are made merely a matter of business, the ways and means to certain ends. Principle is the what, policy is the how of affairs. The’ Queen of England is con- ceded to be, in the gentler traits, a model to her sex, though she rules an empire which encircles the globe ; will our queen 'ot hearts be less a woman whenrdropping a piece of paper into a box? . » * . Women in Parliament, at salaries of £500. a year, could hardly be more damaged or damaging than as -waiter‘-girls or mistresses of those august legislators. If politics are vicious, it is high time they were cured, for sound “policy always coincides with substantial justice. ” The plea that women will be rudely at-the polls, so_far as it has any weight, only proves that male ruﬁians should be disfranchised; but “this chivalry objec- tion comes about two centuries too late, for 1 the courtesy of men has increased as the freedom ef woman has been accord- ed.” If men are so bad they cannot be trusted to vote with Women, ought they to vote for women? Those accustomed to govern in schools, able to teach more than males can learn, will not consent to be life—long vassals of boys they educate. The mother of nine children, successfully. raised and started in . life; why prefer a whiff of cigar smoke to her, for Legislator, President, or Queen? Government has been made a bloody, barbarous thing, chieﬂy because it ignores ethics of which woman is the clearer and most steadfast exponent. “ For contemplation he and valor formed; For softness she and sweet attractive grace. He for God alone; she for God and him.”- was a poet’s idea, which Paul put‘ in this presuming wayz‘ “Neither was the man created for‘ the woman, but woman for » the man.” It is because we have thus stepped between con- . science and God, severed the moral law of gravitation which binds ﬁnite sovereignties to the creative centre, that our social astronomy is so sadly distracted. If the heavenly bodies are viewed as revolving around the earth, their movements appear chaotic and inexplicable; but when you reckon from the sun as centre, the watch in your pocket may be timed and regulated by their exact and wonderous whirl through space. Whoso ‘makes woman a satellite of himself is behind Copernicus in practical science; if he quotes the Bible let him listen to Jesus, who ap- plauded 3. woman for not attending to house-keeping. If his dinner is uncooked, and his house deserted, it may be a divine voice which beckons her forth, and sordid avarice which bids her stay and grind in the prison—hourse of his selﬁsm. By Whose decree is one immortal being insphered within, and made a martyr to the private interests of another? We have no fears that, dowered with liberty, she will be less feminine, for nothing unwomanly can prevail among Women. More re- spected in a shop or counting-house, than in the kitchen, a girl acquires character and self-control in proportion as her sphere enlarges. The magnetic, » thrilling touch, graceful . form . nd movement, this animated beauty and use, has laws, t dencies, and a career of its own. Superstitions bats may denounce the rising sun as a “reform against nature,” for night is their day; but rose and violet wel- come light, and are adorned in - its redeeming presence. Woman “as God made her ” we wait to see; having already too much of the man made woman. Her artiﬁcial, superin- duced, enervated nature, may disappear, but nature will revive and (prevail. Per Contra, let us brieﬂy review—~ MEN’s RIGHTS. A gentle bachelor fears conscriptions of war may invade his peace if oman vote, and that our rulers may draft for hus- bands. Fatally married the wife controls one-third his prop- erty, while he loses claim to any share in hers. He can deed nothing away without her signature, and has no use of her credit at the shop or ’store, while she can buy heavily on his account, and law compels him to pay the uttermost. With- drawing from his lordship's imperial no highness she may levy perpetual alimony on him for a living, while he must delve to earn it, and count himself lucky to be rid of her at thst. A gay creature, blushing behind her fan, outwits an elegant fop in lavender kids, who thinks all the girls dying to marry him, - ensnares him in an engagment, provokes him to break it, and in damages for breach of promise, carries of the bulk of his fortune. If this be his fate now, who can protect him when the “suppressed sex” are free, and he is obliged to risk his charms in an open market? Armed with jealousy and cunning, in the absence of better weapons of defence, ignorant, frivilous, exacting woman now often drags man down. ; her subjected conviction being fruitful in vices of artiﬁce and power, of unnatural dependence , and imperious self-assertion ; the aggressor, as usual, suffers most. Imbruted mind is the reﬂex result of the exercise of arbitrary power, and those who trample on the weak are the first to cringe to the strong. ‘ None but base nature assume to rule equals, or domi- neer over inferiors. We must count it, therefore, the first and chief of man’s rights to undo, without asking, this injustice to woman; for in so far as he deprives her of vigor and scope does he maim himself. Alas that any man can wish woman perish- ing in luxurious inactivity, wedded to vice or imbecility, im- paled on a needle, or starving in a garret, to be Collteiltedl, Double as many superiors to Elizabeth Browning, Margaret Fuller, Charlotte Bronte and George Sand are buried under our household, sewing shop, fashionable and factory life. England has one Stuart Mill, America one EIDGISOII, but it were unlucky to have two; for why should nature be so, given out as to repeat herself? In requiring woman to be the shadow of man, we mar creative inten- tion, and rob society of the better service intuitive. sense .waits,..to.enter. The value of. self-supporting. independence’ doubtless suggested the of a wit:._f‘A, N treated by menf Which‘ « .-;.- .?_-«—=~:5¢/ i‘ ' —,:.a:a:.x\. ,,.....—,-..~ - ...,,,.,-.v._.,...- .;n__._(.-V ~ - -,l,...,,:l_:-.;..-‘x:-...‘ .:,.Lc; - D ,.;:..e:» - ..-«,. N}-4 -.v. _ ,;_e~,-;.._‘_/.:-;;c:.-:t;.:;;,,g;rs -_-i » /.-—«..;.;:;:-;2»,=;- , -.-/2,. "May 4,;18d72. .3: wooni2IULL & cnirnmrs WEEKLY. , pp p V S A i i_ wifeis a fortune——when she is poor.” As the adjective is said ' to be the greatest enemy of the noun, though agreeing with it in gender, number, and person, so woman is an adjective, an ap ndage, of man; is useless or worse to him, and a mockery to erself, having an inalienable right to be a noun, a person accountable. to inﬁnite intelligence. Since in correcting wrong we enact right, men’s actual inﬂuence will not only be lessened but vastly increased, by abolishing the despotic and irresponsible power they now wield. If authority is natural and beneﬁcent, the votes of a world united cannot overthrow it; if it is usurped, the quicker it falls the better. It was Shakspeare, we believe, who wrote “As You Like It.” Fascinating weakness, “sweet irresponsibil- ity,” ‘becomes a nullity, or hostile, when allegiance is forced, and suggests truths in an old maxim, “as many slaves, so many enemies.” Since we offer a premium to adverse inﬂuence, practical sense and persuasive eloquence are turned a ainst us; “ measures which statesmen have meditated a w ole year may be overturned by a woman in a day,” and often have they conquered a nation by simply making up faces. The victims of -false deference on one hand, and tyran- nical subjection on the other, they win through diplomatic artiﬁce, or by sacriﬁces inconsistent with personal sanctity and social well-being. Impulses, which rightly directed would -overflow in tenderness and reetitude, invigorate, adorn, and ‘bless mankind, now take the sexes to houses of assignation, and the very materials with which perfect society will be construc- '-ted, when the builder arrives, are added fuel to ﬂaming heats «our ignorance kindles. The “social evil,” which despairing qphilanthrophy says “no law can restrain and no power sup- press,” is a vast business system of supply and demand, whose ‘natural causes and retributive results point outcast and out- --casters to the ways of healthful sanity. Not to quote Solomon :ELI1CI Sampson, the reputed wisest and strongest of men, both of whom were conquered by women, why in Europe and [America to-day are men of genius, writers, statesmen, and re- iformers, involved in family feuds, tenants of desolate homes, wanderers from what should be domestic quiet, or indulging "in practices they dare not defend as right? These things can- not be dismissed with a sneer, or religiously atlributed to the Prince of Evil ; for the devil is only unexplained adversity, :and may yet turn out .to be Deity in disguise. " The old theory of natural depravity and vicarious .atonement will no longer serve to darken counsel ‘with words, for the instincts and attractions God made are not iessentially unclean. Conjugal law, which in all ages and na- ‘tions has “ conﬁned women to one man, has never conﬁned :man to one woman.” Virtuous lawgivers who urge war on . Abyssinian savages and Mormon polygamists, should first face domestic problems at home, whose solution will require clearer ‘heads and braver hearts than have yet appeared. . In Utah husbands are responsible for their wivcs——required by law, at least, to provide them bread. In Boston, New York, and in .London men are quite as much married, though in a clandes- ‘ tine and unscrupulous way. Spectacled book-worms may ex- plore traditions of the past, grave divines declairn against laxity of morals, conceited stoics affect to be superior to fasci- nation, but the fact remains that woman, incarnating love, has ruled and will rule man for better or for worse, just in propor- tion as she is assured or denied a right to herself. Not respon- sible to law, because unrecognized by it, she is now driven to secure recognition of her existence by depravity or rebellion. If frivolous or perverse, it is the result of false conditions, for nature has a seriously honest intent in creating a woman as in creating a man. If he makes badness a necessity, and bribes to silence her moral sense, designed to call him to order, why may not the “weaker vessel” plot to upset the stronger ? In my next I propose to introduce to your readers “A Polit- ical Washing Day." E. H, H, CHURCH AND STATE. To those to whom this couplet has been a terror, we com- mend the following wise words of Ambrose Caston Cudden, taken from the International Herald, of London, England: “But my observations and searching inquiries stayed not here. Ifound other things which required an equally vigilant scrutiny, and on the need for this scrutiny, the many per- versions, absurdities and superstitions I discovered “_ The ~Church,” had opened my eyes; and in that other equally art- ful and cunning contrivance called “The State,” I saw before ‘me another monster evil, another self-constituted authority of the self same character and corrupt inﬂuence, ‘as that which I had already abandoned. I found “The State” to bea like (combination of men, who assume and exercise undue tempo- .ral authority and dominion over mankind, and receive proﬁt "by their own made laws. and appropriate to themselves and ‘their minions all the world’s wealth and money, to gratify their thirst for arbitrary power over their fellow men, and to :indulge themselves in ease and affluence, vanity and pride; "while they thereby create and perpetuate poverty, hardships, "misery and degradation to the industrious useful millions, "without themselves doing any useful thing on earth. The two artiﬁcial authorities of Church and State are essen- tially one and the same imposition on the people; they aid and support each other, neither could live without the other. As the union of the soul and body is necessary to constitute human life of a man, so the alliance of the two tyrannies is necessary to make one perfect tyranny over the whole man, corporal and spiritual. This monstrous assumption exercises absolute control over both body and soul, and as far as pos- sible, entire dominion over the industrious wealth-producing nations on the earth. ’ This unholy and unjust authority has been triumphantly wielded throughout all nations called the Christendom for many centuries, especially from the time of Constantine, by church and state, in the name and under the p‘ tenee of true religion and civil government. And the very ame dogmatic tyranny, only somewhat modiﬁed and modernized, is still be- ing exercised. All the laws that have been made by rulers, " churchmen or statesmen, all the wars that have been waged by governments, all the churches, palaces, colleges andprisons that have been built, all the priests, clergy and preachers that have been educated, all the mandates and edicts issued by kings or ministers, all their secret diplomacies, all the discus- sions in parliaments and congresses, and all the imposts theqy exact all the world ever, have been and continue to be mainly for the one object and purpose of upholding this double mon- ster tyranny which has ever stood in the way, blocking up the ath of freedom, and hindering social progress and human appmess.” . Bishop Simpson has recently rendered an ecclesiastical de- . cision which is not so complimentary to the United States Senate as it might be. It seems the appointment of Dr. New- man to the chaplaincy of the Senate, after his pastoral period in Washington. had expired, raised a question of church gov- ernment which’ Bishop Simpson promptly decided by saying that, under the general law of the church, he had the power to appoint chaplains to reformatory in.<~titutio:ns, and he consid- ered the United States Senate to fall» within the scope cf the rules ' THE VOICE OF THE PEOPLE. We have a long and attractive communication from Brother L. H. Carpenter of Battle Creek, which we should be glad to publish, but our limited space forbids it, since nothing can be abstracted from it without destroying its connection and mean- ing. Nevertheless we are made glad of such evidence of our own aged friends, who have lived more than three-score-and ten years and whose years’ have not accustomed them to run in old fashioned ruts of thoughts. I Mnvoorm, GRUNDY Co. Inn. April 15, 1872. i Editors of Woodhull and 0Zaﬁin’s Weekly: I heartily endorse your principles and call for a convention in May. I think it none too soon to look at the deplorable state of the country at large. Three ﬁfths of the working farmers in this vicininty are bankrupt with their families, and all through the selﬁsh villainies of the monopoly. The farmers, as Workers, do all the labor, and the merchants get the golden slice from their tables and homes. If things continue so many months longer, all must eventually loose their homes as they cannot meet the mortgages in time to save them. Go where you wil1—in house or cot, in village or town, in stores or saloons, you hear the self-same story of destitu- tion, despair, etc. ' ' Curses heavy and deep are hurled at the monopolists and boards of trade. A change must come either by revolution or ballot, very soon;"we, or as a people, are damned. Yours for liberty, JOSIAH BUXTON. A LOGICAL VIEW. . MEsnAMEs_WoonHULL & CLAFLINZ In your issue of February 3, I find an article from Maxwell, in which he criticizes Mrs. Woodhull’s paragraph on free love, thinks it ambiguous and faulty because it does not assert the “do as you would be done by” principle; the “moral duty of justice and edquity” between lovers which he thinks should instigate each of them to sacriﬁce his or her own inclinations for the happiness of the other. Now, I understand Mrs. Woodhull to speak of that mutual spirit-blending love, which binds two congenial souls in one, in scripture phrase, “makes of the twain one flesh,” enables them to anticipate each others’ wants, being already in- inclined to supply or relieve them by virtue of that mutua love, thus rendering the sacriﬁce of inclination in so doing impossible. To talk of such sacriﬁce is simply absurd. But, really, which would be the most happifying to George—a kind act performed by Mary, gushing forth, as it were, sponta- neously from the deep fountain of her in-dwelling love; or, prompted by a sense of duty, involving a sacriﬁce of incli- clination? A No, friend Maxwell, it seems to me that to talk of mutual lovers needing a sense of duty to prompt them to acts oi “justice and equity” toward each other, would be like attempt- ing to warm the rays of a tropical sun with the glimmerings of, an iceberg. Where love is wanting a sense of duty may be required to secure “justice and equity,” but where love and wisdom abound, there will, I think, be small need of that sense of that duty. ' Now, it should be the joy of all well-wishers of humanity that we have one paper that can afford to be free. Yours for Progress, B. H. Lewis. “Matilda” writes us from Providence, R. I.: The Spiritu- alists of Providence are apparently awakening to an apprecia- tion of the great truths revealed to them, and to this much of merit may be accredited the teachings of Mrs. F. Kingsman, who has recently ministered here. A woman whose preposes? sing appearance, ﬁne mental endowments, proliﬁc experience, and above all her glowing self-sacriﬁcing zeal for the cause which she has recently espoused cannot fail to place her among the first and most attractive of those who promulgate these divine principles. Her lectures in the place commanded full and attentive audiences; have been marked by a close application of the divine plan to the needs of humanity; and were embodied in lofty and sublime thoughts. These gifts when known will entitle her to the patronage of all societies who would be ediﬁed in matters pertaining to their highest inter- ests and happiness, thus securing the warp and web for weav- ing the golden links of purity and harmony whereby poor humanity may be bound in one common brotherhood. A. H. Clay, of Pottstown, N. Y., writes us as follows: I observed in The Banner of Light, several speeches deliv- ered by yourself, on diﬂerent subjects, in which my own thoughts on the same subject are reﬂected. Therefore, I write as a duty, to let you know that you do not stand alone in the matter. ' H’ I am sure that all the mischief and siiifering in the world has grown out of the idea of worshipping false gods; and it seems to me that all the world should easily see this. To wor- ship one God would displace all dispute in reference to the niattdr; then the foundation on which to build our social structures would be laid, “ good will to all mankind.” I make this broad assertion that the world belongs to God’s children ‘equally-«that no one has a right to enrich himself or herself by selling it out to others; nor have the whole people got this right to do so to make a few rich at the expenseof the many. In nature we see a place for everything, and everything in its place; so God created a place for all His children; but man left his proper place and violated God’s law. We are now paying the penalty. Look at the trains of mischief in the world; gaze upon it as you would upon a Photograph, and see the sin of the world. Then imagine the whole world a united joint stolck company—~a place for each and each in place, need- : ' ' -=v~' ing‘ no money, the I enemy‘ of equality, consequently no one could put another’s accumulated laborin his pocket or safe, and make use of it to enslave. Christ always taught this doc- trine. Our social structure was nearly always uppermostin his thoughts and conversations. Hear him: “Love one ‘ another; ” “ Do as you would have others do to you.” All of which clearly anticipated means that would answerthis end; under this lies the true worship of God. _........__,..._..,_.___... _ Viola E. Archibald, of 'Watseka, writes thus : , Iwish to express my gratitude for your kind response, and highly appreciated generosity, although so unexpected. Though unspoken, my spirit has gone out to you in gentle re~ membrance, and thank offering to the Guiding Band that sur- round and uphold, prompting words of inspiration, giving encouragement to the crushed, saddened heart; strengthand vigor to the laborer, already in the ﬁelds; striking terror to the — heart of the usurper, for he knows his house is built upon the sand, and it cannot long withstand such fearful lashings of the waves below, and the terrii’ic‘thunderbo_lts above. But it , mustfcill, and as was said of old, “ great will be the fall there- of.” I have just been reading your criticism of the Worlds comments upon Laura Fair, I am glad your hand ﬂinched not to grasp tightly the surgeons knife, and scalpel, lay bare, and probe deeply, this foul, loathsome, social excresence. Too many members of the press, stand ready with palliative poultice, and fresh, white bandage, to bind up, and conceal all traces, if may be, of putrefaotion. Ah ! my dear sirs, you have poulticed too long, and though you may try lvigilently to cover all vestige, the noisome odor thereof cannot be band- aged. My soul burned with indignation, to see and feel how freely, man may pour on woman’s defenceless head, the veil of his holy (?) wrath; when perhaps, he himself, is even now liv- ing a life of erratic madness, and his diobolisms threaten him, of his own Cares and Penotes. There is many a woman be~ hind the grates, could tell fearful tales of blasted hopes and lives, ‘enacted under the broad cloak of marriage, or legal ized prostitution. I say let every woman take A the law in her own hands, and whoever approaches her against" her wishes though it be her own husband, shoot him down, as any other beast bereft of de- cency. When man learnshe must respect and regard womans personality; or he will be forced by power of bullet, someoof this crushing woman down to the earth, and then spitting their foul remorse, and offering all manner of indignities afterward, will cease; I fear not until then. She has no suffrage, proper- ty, or legal rights, worthy of notice. Then what other course for self protection has she? I do not advocate mob law, but if indignity and insult is oﬁ‘ered, let them abide the consequen- ces. Let her understand she is nothing but game with 99-100 of mankind, and that no person or power can or will help her if in trouble, and all the stock she takes in the other securities will go down immediately below par. But, with the determina- iion, “ myself shall be my friend,” under all circumstances, she will most efficiently muzzle every low dog's mouth, and create the respect of all worth having. Oh, had I the power of enstaniping upon every one of my sisters consciences in letters of living light the necessity, the stern necessity, of self reliance. ltseems to me the greatest possible revolution now pending is that of opening the spiritual vision of humanity, and its prac- tical application to this earth plane. My most feverent wishes are with you, that you may be enabled to attain the acme of yourhopes, which represents the necessity of 1'7, 000,0ﬂ0 sisters and as many more of the inevitable companion, either for weal or woe. (If there are any thoughts herein contained that you think would beneﬁt any other, you are at ‘liberty to pub~ __ lish, but I would prefer the true name be suppressed, as I do not wish to come before the public in propia personal, until I am free from him whom the law recognizes as my husband, with power to insult when it pleases his own sweet will, and which he has not hesitated to take advantage of. I stole this, that you may understand my encumbered conditic n. -13 Cnnsrnn SQUARE, BOSTON, Mass, January 4, 1872. V > Mas. VICTORIA C. WOODHULLf—My Dear ‘Madam: Last night I was drawn by an irrepressible power to be present at Music Hall, that I might look upon the personal, and hear the living voice of the woman whose energizing thoughts had become revealed to me the first time, but a fewﬂmonths ago. Exultanlly did I listen to every statement, madam, that you made; either in argument or in illustration of your subject, and I followed you with scrutinizing care from the establishment of your premises, through the processes of your analysis, and: your closely compacted arguments, until you reached your inevita- ble conclusions, and I do affirm that for the ﬁrst time assured, ly, have those momentous" principles found a ﬁrst advocate in one who discerns the primal causes, with rare clear-sightedness ' and strong sense, honer-ably enunciates the hideous evils, and presents their cures, and fearlessly discloses the ultimate logi- cal issues dedueible from her principles. I .g The tyrannies,socia1 and governmental, that exist at this mo- ment in every land,lare crushing manhood. out- of men, and keeping women dwarfed andj; helpless, and all the while the Jugernaut of civilization with its multiplying demands ad- vancing inexorably, intensifying the evils ‘of all conditions, and yet tens of thousands seem unable to discern the ,sou.rces._. of their suffering, but believe that the accumulations of mere ma- terial wcalth is the panacea for love that glows on the altar of your own pure heart, and to your uncompromising worship at the shrine of truth, I rendermy homage. .. . . ’ You were listened to last night by an English gentlewoman and Englishman, and no more fervid ,sympathy and; admira-= tion encompassed you than what went out from them. _ I trust that the high intelligences who instruct you, may guide you to QM Q5 _ WOODHU LL _ «St CLAFLIN’S WEEKLY. May 4, 1872. visit England, that you may thereproclaim among the women and-men -of high culture and exalted rank the lofty principles of life that animate -you, and which urge an utterance where- -ever there is suffering and established -tyrannies, that you may there experience how sincere and, genial is the support to un- feigned loyalty, to principle, so unostentatiously, modestly and reverently proclaimed. _ To the unselﬁsh womanly love that glows on the altar of your own pure heart,iand to your uncompromising worship at the shrine of ’.Truth,_I render my homage. Subscribing myself, dear Madam, yours in sincere sym- pathy, E. V. INGRAM. A SAN FRANCISCO, Cal., April 2, 1872. jMRs_. V Vrcronm C. WOODHULLZ Sustained as you are by armies of brave and true women and men, and by the angelic hosts of the ‘spirit world, you need no ‘words of encourage- ment from me, yet I wish you to know that there are thou- sands of progressive spirits throughout this far Western coun- try,'and that nearly all of them with whom I have come in contact, endorse your views upon all the great questions of the day. Many others are with us at heart, but have not the moral courage to declare themselves publicly for fear of ostracisrn in" society" or of injury to their business. As to myself, I wish my thousands of friends in Missouri and elsewhere to know that I have’ enlisted for “ during ‘the war,” in the army of reform, andthat I mean to ﬁght, with voice and pen, andsword if necessary, until injustice and oppression shall be driven from our land. I willnot rest until’ women enjoy all the rights and privileges in our Government enjoyed by men; till the la- boring classes cease to be oppressed by the rich; till full po- litical, religious and social freedom be guaranteed to all. The revolution is begun and ‘must run its course, and woe to those who place themselves in its way, or attempt to arrest its pro- gress. JOHN R. KELSO. ————-o———— Elizabeth Valerie Ingram of 73 Chester square, ‘Boston, Mass, forwards her name that it may be placed on the pro- nunciamento for the enfranchisement of women and the in- auguration of a true liberty in America. A sojourn of nearly three years in the United States has dis- closed to her that the much vauntedliberty in this country is but a mockerv and a lie. She has perceived that from the Senator to the herdsman there but exists a system of multiplied tyranny of the lust of power and the greed of gain, created only by the inexorable limitations of individual conditions; but that true and lasting liberty which rises on a reverence of each man for another, has not yet begun to exist. April 9, 1872. ‘ — FLORENCE, March 28, 1872. Mr Dnln vMns. WOODHULL: A large package of papers from you met me on my arrival here, and were, I assure you, as welcome and as refreshing as cold water to a thirsty soul. Thanks, or as the Italians would say, motto gmzia; it is very pleasant to be kept on rapport with events and people in our own country. . Rapid as is the progress of reconstruction in this old nation newly consolidated, the moral atmosphere seemed stagnation in Naples. In Rome I felt at once the spirit which was breathing upon the people; there I came at once into the sphere of theliberals,;and found it one of enthusiasm akin to that which has always, in all ages, animated the real reformer, that supernatural impulse which never deceives, and ulti- mately triumphs over all obstacles. Immediatelyafter our arrival we learned that Pere Hyacinthe was to speak two evenings from that day at a hall adjoining the Argentine Theater. Hastening to the ticket office we found numbers there on the same errand as ourselves, and with alike want of success. “Impossible, madam, we have issued the very last.” Disappointed, but not hopeless, we took our way to a friend,‘who crushed our hopes at once by saying, “ I am so sorry, but I have only one ticket left, and I have hidden my maid to take me there to-night, even if I am in- sensible.” Here was the spirit; I so love an enthusiasm that ignores suffering for the sakeof truth and right. It was right- fully her place and not mine, and so I‘ yielded to my fate of exclusion as gracefully as I could. Long before the hour the streets were packed with eager, earnest men and a few women. The speech was, as I learned, mild and Christian, setting forththe demands which his party have made, that the church be reformed,5 and the Bible be given freely to all the people. "Gravazza followed an’dI judge from what I saw and heard of his speech,‘ that he is one of the reformers who gives a knock down denunciation, and if he has notg driven every one out of the hearing of his voice, makes his argument to prove his position. I p ‘ On the Friday following this meeting we were in St.’ Peter’s to hear the Vespers. The Pope’s chapel was crowded to suffo- cation, and still the peoplecame. Gradually the tide ﬂowed toward the High Altar. Thinking that the Pope might posssi- bly be going to say High Mass there (we slipped t down , from our holyseat a Prie-dieu where we had rested our tired feet, and shocked numberless_ poor Italians, who felt that to sit thus at our ease was a mortal sin). And passing out into the navewe saw that the Tribune above the High Altar was ablaze with light, and that itiwas already crowded ’ with a solemn, sad-looking audience. The prayers commenced almost immediately after the close of Vespers; the reisponses were deafening, for there were few if any, less than ten thousand people on their knees. It was unendurable, and we made our way out, and back to the great door, where we listened to the strange sound which was like the roar of ' the sea. when a strong wind has wakened its depths; it was all a mystery to us, for we knew that only on Easter and great church festivals were these candles on the Tribune lighted. ~ Inquiring of one who, like ourselves, was a spectator what all this meant, his reply was, that it was sympathy and prayers for the Pope, and a protest against the meeting of Pere Hya- cinthe, and these prayers were to be held for three days. Poor old man, little did he know what was next to come. Two weeks ago Mazzina died in Pisag, the Sunday following it was ‘announced_tha_t the Patriot’s bust would be carried to the‘ Capitol. - The procession was to form at eleven. By half-past nine eager faces and rapid steps were bent toward the Evrio, and soon both sides were thickly hedged with a quiet crowd of spectators. One or two carriages passed up thestreet scatter- ing wreaths of laurel and bay leaves and ﬂowers on the way; At eleven the procession began to pass where we stood on the steps of a church, and where we had been for more than an hour waiting in the hot sun. The artisans were ﬁrst, and all handicrafts were represented; on some of the banners was in- scribed “Mazzina, the working.man’s father.” “Mazzina, the laborers’ friend.” Next came the Liberal Clubpcomposed of men of high birth, and many of wealth, and connected with the new government. Will there be no women among them, was the thoughts which arose in our minds, for;still they came and as yet there are none. The carbonnarie were conspicuous with the yellow ﬂower in the lap button hole on the left side. Next came the Free-thinkers with their white banners and only these digniﬁed words, “ Free'thinkers,” inscribed thereon. They were a noble looking set of men and in their midst half a dozen women dressed in deep black, with bowed heads;' one or two were leaning on the arm of the gentleman with whom they walked, the others like the men were shoulder to shoulder. After these our own ﬂag borne by a young man who will in” the future mark this as a white day in his calendar of his life. . Now comes the car drawn by four white horses with a statue of liberty holding above the head of the bust a wreath of laurel. There was no shouting or hurrahing, but a quiet lift- ing of the hat and the wreaths and ﬂowers previously scattered were thrown upon the car till the black pall was covered. p Behind the car were numerous small banners with the names of other patriots who had died for Italy, and after these were the wives, children and friends of the fallen. The procession had widened like a mighty stream and swept into its ranks many who perhaps did not understand all its deep signiﬁcance. It was not a pageant, there were no military trappings, no martyr, to hide himself in his splendid apartments, and to withhold his blessings on Easter. It pleased him to place Victor Emanuel under the ban, but no misfortune has befallen him, since, on the coutrary, he has prospered and grown into the affections of the people withmarvelous rapidity since those shells were thrown against St. John Lateran. It gave one a strange feeling of pain, and yet of triumph, to see those seams and gashes in the old walls of_ that beautiful church; pain that it had been injured thus, triumph that the bonds of supersti- tion were being broken, and that the Pope was by his own acts, hastening the freedom of thought among the people. There will be no very strong demonstrations while Pius Ninth lives, but no other Pope will ever hold sway in Rome over the consciences and over the lives of the people, ‘as he has done in the past. During Lent every man, woman and child must confess and have their ticket of communion; failing of this, they are liable to be taken from their families and imprisoned. A Catholic lady of high standing, culture and a thorough knowledge of what she afﬁrmed, told me that she had. known a mother taken from her babe and imprisoned for no other of- fence than failing to present her ticket of communion. It is not so very difﬁcult to obtain these if one has money; they may be purchased without confession; but if there are consci- entious scruples about confession and an absence from the im- posed duty, woe to the delinquent; trials, vexations,_ impris- onment and loss of worldly goods are the results. I do not of what I have observed and known is not even hinted at in this letter. Yours, as ever, PAULINE WRIGHT DAVIS. CARDINGTON, Morrow Co., 0., April 14, 1872. The thoughts below were suggested on reading the Religio of the last week. VICTORIA C. WOODHULL,-~Courage, dear sister. Yours is the high prerogative to “contend with wild beasts,” or with ele- ments in humanity more tyrannical than they. Deep down in the human heart the volcanic ﬁres of hell are burning and seething to-day, as they have never before in all the past. Yours is the mission, in part, to uncap the infernal pits that are burning out the very heart strings of humanity. While the smoke and ﬂame of the hitherto pent up conditions ascend in unbroken columns, be not dismayed or in the least thrown off of your balance; for it will not be “forever and forever.” It is but the “breaking up of the foundations of the great deep” of man’s undeveloped conditions, which must have a channel through which to elaborate its morbid, ignited con- ditions. Go on in the majesty of your divine womanhood, and a constellation of bright angels will ever cluster around your person, and impress your mind with words of burning truth nodding plumes, no music, but the beating drum to which they that will call out ‘and burn up the dross of human Wisdom- kept step; to us it seemed the throbbing of the great heart of the nation, and was the most impressive hour I ever passed. The consuming ﬁres that laid waste the commercial bazar of the West are but as the spark compared with the mental ﬁres with which your spirit has to contend. Many are the noble Glancing into the faces of our party I saw their tearful sympa- workers in the form that appreciate your mission in the ranks thy and was rejoiced that we had notileft Rome before this be— Of 3‘ cosmopolitan Spirituality’ and daily there are added to monstration. The procession was one hour in passing. After it was over the hearts of women and of men, their numbers such as will stand ﬁrm to the banner of pro- gress-—equal rights for all, when the time comes that will try “That great day, for I turned to a friend who was in Paris during the siege and which all other days were made,” cannot be far in the future. whose whole heart was in sympathy with this demonstrat on, and said, “Will this be any better understood than was the Commune? Will they recognize this as the fruit of the seed and the mountains sown in the past and "watered with the blood of nations!” “Alas! I fear not,” was her reply ; “for they send people to Then will the faint-hearted, and those who are slow to accept a universal philantrophy~a religion and a government that is cosmopolitan in its char-acter——call upon the rocks to hide them from the presence of the brightness of that coming day. For the sake of the truth you must expect to be misrepresented, villiﬁed, and treated with all manner of supercillious contempt by half see and report whose eyes are not yet unsealed. I have been ﬂedged reformers’ who Stand upon their dignity among the talking with one who said Mazzina was a dangerous man——a disturber of the peace, ambitious and discontented.” If Victor Emanuel’s eyes are unsealed he will read the signs of the times and act for the truth. There is, however, very little hope that he is sufficiently enlightened to establish his throne in justice or sway his scepter in righteousness. He is interested in education, and gives his countenance to every movement in that direction. Our noble countrywoman, Mrs. Emily Merriman, has her work well in hand for the establishment of a college for women. The Government are ready to give her aid, and en- courage her to go forward just as soon as her health will permit. _, - At her house I met Madame Ermina Fua Fusinata, who was called by the Government to ﬁll the chair of Belles-Letters in the new Normal school of Italy. She is a poet of eminence- a strong, earnest, pleasing woman, reﬁned and graceful in manner ; she is, nevertheless, a well-read politician. Listening to the conversation betweeng these two noblewomen, so hope- ful of the future of the Church, so sanguine of success in their plans for the education and development of women, I felt re- buked for my want of faith, for in their success it will be in- deed the removing of mountains, but the promise is “ Accord- ing to your faith it shall be done unto you.” One little story shows what their work is to be. An Italian count said to a lady who was pleading the cause of education : “ I would not marry a lady who could read and write, for shewould then have correspondents and write billet doux and ﬂirt and Waste time reading.” This was said in perfect earnestness, and is an illustration of what the Equal Rights cause has to contend with ; and yet I shall not be surprised any day to hear that true reformers in the past, and thus it will be in the future, un- til the great spiritual, humanitarian work, which you have so boldly inaugurated, is consummated in fruition. ' T. M. EWING. A HEAVY. BLOW AND SORE DISCOURAGEMENT. A So the Utah ﬂourish of trumpets is, after all, a ﬁzzle! What will brother Newman and his henchman do? Even the White House with the Methodist Church to boot, failed to bring the Mormons to time. And then again, brother Newman could not succeed in re-electing to the United States Senate his dear brother Harlan, with francs ad libitum to back him. What are we coming to? A ‘v~ Now my sympathies are keenly aroused for our dear brother, and I venture “ humbly to sojest” that brother Newman, Mc- Kean and Harlan, .together with all the “ irrigation" law specu- lators, headed by Senator Nye, and all the gamblers, black legs, liquor sellers, rufiians and rowdies of Salt Lake City and the mining regions round about march around that city and blow ram’s horns, al la Jericho, whereby an earthquake or some other miraculous agency will so shake up these Mormon repro- bates as to compel the surrender of the said city and all it con- tains to said McKean, Newman, Harlan, Nye and their co- operators aforesaid. That gbeing accomplished, a handsome present from the proceeds to the incumbent of the White House would be in order; after which it would be well to determine the punishment to be administered to those audacious judges of the Supreme Court who have dared to question the legal sagacity of Messrs. Newman and McKean ! V ANTI Pnocusrns. . LAND GRANTS NOT NECESSARY FOR RAILROADS. Those who uphold the right of Congress to give away what belongs neither to members of that body nor (exclusively) to the whole people mm; born, allege that these grants and subsi- dies are necessary in order to open up communications with Government hag 0033-forrod 3 limited Suﬂmgo upon Women of remote districts. Were their position correct, it might be fortunes, of noble birth, etc., but that will be only thh begin- ning of the work, the social, the most important; part of all, still remains untouched. shown that we are paying too dear for our whistle, by creating immensely rich corporations to control legislatures in their in- terest, in order that our population may be scattered a little faster than it otherwise would be; the present extent of the This is holy Week and the ohu1’oho-9 We all 311% here: the scattering, independent of railways, being only necessitated by picture of the Virgin painted by St. Luke, has been uncovered, and tO_d,,y the miserie is to be sung; they are going to make States; which the land grant policy extends to the newer terri— ' up here for the Pope’s haughtiness, for he wills to have no music in the Sixtine Chapel, and will not bless the people, be- cause his temporal power is abridged. It pleases his holiness to shut up the Vatican, and the mosaic Workssond admi'‘’J‘’iSito1‘S 0111)’ by Permission: 311535 VGTY great according to the widely-published advertisements of its agents. , inconvenience to them. It pleases him to be regarded as a that monopoly of land, without cultivation, in the Older tories. And, again, if railroads are so indispensable as re- presented, and private enterprise is so inadequate to their con- struction (I grant neither premise except for the sake of argu- ment) then it would be cheaper for the government to build them than. pay four or ﬁve prices to companies to per- form the service, as has been done in the case of the N. P. R.,,R., I have before mentioned the fact that the Texas Paciﬁc Com- write from prejudice, but from actual knowledge, and the half . sects and isms of the day. Thus, it has been the lot of all’ L-5-aoltzdm an 1JL_l“d 4'6 (‘H-rH::'1:1 U2 ‘:9 S$"U si € 3!‘? ._. m._._......-._-. -.-.n-.~.n_a.>—a'mm1-t 4.-?~0(1O<1n.<! I May./1, 1872.. wooDHULL & cLAELIN’s WEEKLY; c ‘ pany years ago were willing and anxious to build that road very soon after the war, only asking Congress that right of way which it virtually refused, session after session, to grant. But when a land grant was appended, Congress was quite ready to pay a company for doing that which it would not permit them to do for nothing. In other words Congressmen wanted a little greasing, and there are no means to make grease out of a rail- road without a land grant. And now comes the converse of the operation. The “ Great Salt Lake and Colorado River It. Pa,” wanted a land grant; but public sentiment has compelled Congress to shut down, in the main on land grants, generally and particularly, though the House has refused to put the matter in the decisive form of a Constitutional amendment prohibiting such grants. The com- pany above named, however, failing to get a grant, are now, with the two other companies asking and competing for the privilege of building a road connecting the Union with the Texas Company. The Paciﬁc asks only a right of way as the Texas Paciﬁc did years ago. . And now will they be granted this apparently rea- sonable request, or will they be put off until at the close of some session a land grant can be tacked on to another bill and hurried through, promptly receiving the signature of a Presi- dent who signs all such bills, but, lets those intended to secure fair compensation to actual settlers “ go over?” - ‘ ANTI Pnoonusrns. BRENTWOOD, L. I., Sunday 7, Archimedes 84, March 31, 1872. MY DEAR Mas. WOODHULL : I have thought much since the very pleasant but the brief interview I had with you of the document you showed me, the call for a Cosmopolitical Con- vention. In those few moments it was impossible for me to give you any serious judgment in the matter. I could make only the general observation that the body to which I belong takes no direct share in practical politics. But this statement standing by itself is open to very wide misunderstandings. It might be supposed to indicate too low an estimate of the importance of political action proper. or ‘even an indifference to public and social interest. To you, however, I need hardly say that for us Positivists, more than for any one, political, social, and moral interests came ever first and foremost. Our abstinence from direct political action is based on the very opposite of indifference or disdain. We count, in a word, upon exercising a much more power- ful inﬂuence upon political action in the long run than we could possibly attain by any direct participation in it. There lies the whole secret of our policy. No matter who may be President of the United States, there is a higher oﬁce, we say, even than that. It is to that higher office that we directly aspire. , We aim at nothing less in fact than the supreme social func- tion. What then is that? Simply and purely that of public instructor. This is an office, moreover, which is not, to use democratic language, in the gift of the people. It is an office which has to be assumed by him who is competent to ﬁll it. To it applies with peculiar force the maxim: “The tools to him who can use them.” If, as we believe, Auguste Comte really did insti- tute a positive social science and an equally positive moral science, it is certain that man will ultimately have to learn his ideas from those who can teach sciences so manifestly su- preme. It would be so none the less were their teachings ever so much repugnant to our wishes and preconceived preju- dices. Positive knowledge is certain in the end to be recog- niaed as such, were it only by force of the sharpilessons of ex- _ perience. I am very far, however, from asking any one to admit the claims of the positive doctrine to be veritable science without a searching and rigorous investigation, which, moreover, I am quite aware very few are competent to institute, even if they had both time and inclination. But there are some few con- siderations bearing on this subject of political action, which I think will be found easily appreciable. 1. There are many things which can be done quite as effectu- ally by setting to work to. do them as by passing a law to enact that they shall be done. It needs no positive science, only simple common sense, to perceive the sound policy involved in setting to work one’s self to do any good thing that needs to be done, instead of waiting to pass a law‘to make somebody else do it. 2. Some of the worst evils in society depend but in a small degree upon the law. They result from different opinions. Change the opinion and they evils will disappear without altering a single word in any of our laws. 3. Agitat- ing for a change in the law, may often be the easiest way of working a change in opinion. Yes, I grant that, and there- fore I make no opposition at all to any such agitation. In its way it is useful, and is “helping on the grand end. The cases in which this is so are, however, mostly, perhaps, those in which public opinion is in a great degree prepared for the change. The more radical, underlying principles need a calm philosophic teaching rather than mere agitation. Agitation is useful, moreover principally to destroy, Whether institutions or old-time prejudices and errors. Calm meditation is necessary for bntlding up. And a social RECONSTRUCTION is the work really devolving upon the age into which we have been born; a work in which popular agitation, appealing necessarily to passion and prejudice mainly, has no share beyond that of merely clear- ing the ground. 4. There are some things, nay many, that are altogether outside of the province of the civil government. And these are the most important things, too. They are not only outside the province of the civil government, but they are above it. There is nothing whatever to be done in the purely political sphere in regard to to all this large class of important, and supremely important questions,‘ but to force the civil gov- ernment to take its dirty hands off‘ and keep them off. The immense importance of this class of questions can be seen at a glance on enumerating only a few of them: Marriage, the Re- lation of the Sexes, the Regulation of Human Propagation; in a word, all questions of Education, Manners, Morals and Re- ligion. Now this office of Public Inspector is at this day essentially vacant. I speak not here of the pedagogic branch of it; the school teacher is very useful in his way, but it is of his teachers that is just now the question. The vacant office is that which should be ﬁlled, but is not by the pulpit, thelprofessional, aye, and the confessional; by the medical and legal professions; by the poets, artists and savants. Perhaps one of the gratndest ideas of the positive doctrine is, that this office, regarded to-day as many different offices, as we see at a glance by the above enumeration, is in reality only one. Human nature is an Integer; it is a one thing, the sublimest thing in our universe. The culture and development of human nature is a one arl—- the supreme, the sovereign art. ' Again I say that this office is today essentially vacant-this. oﬁice of Public Instructor and Counsellor. The pulpit can- not fulﬁll it, for it is ignorant of man’s physical organization- The medical profession cannot fulﬁll it, for it is ignorant of social and moral science. The artists—including the men of letters —-are prostituting such talent as they have (and the noblest talents are in this day of anarchy sighing inﬁobscurity) in making money. The savants (such as they are) are grub- bing among specialties. \ Ah! but the press! the press is the great public instructor in this age! ‘Angels and ministers of grace defend us! The daily newspaper! Of all the foul and slimy things in our midst that prostitute themselves to power and self, the foulest and the slimiest is this newspaper press ! Lying deliberately, adopting as its very trade the systematic deception of the peo- ple, now in the interests of party, now in the interest of any one that will pay for it, rigidly shutting out all sincere efforts to enlighten the people (popular enlightment being fatal "to its own repas-like supremacy), yet at the same time engrossing nearly all the reading time of nearly the whole of our modern population, the newspaper press has now at last becomeein its ascending period it was of course otherwise—the greatest obstacle to the dissemination of real knowledge among the people that has ever been invented. The Papal Index Expur- gatorius was nothing to it. The only really powerful argument that I know of for the existence of the devil, is the present power and inﬂuence of the daily newspaper ! It were enough to cite the way it has treated yourself, my dear madam. These cowardly assassins behind a mask know, each one of them, that in his foul insinuations he is basely, damnably lying. Not one of ‘ them dares write over his own name the ribaldry safely spewed out there, this cunningest of the inventions of hell-anonymous journalism! ,_ That the charge I thus make is true of the press generally, I call to witness, not merely the daily experience of each one of us, but the distinct admission of one of the greatest lights of regular orthodox journalism, the Nation. This Nation, by the by, does its lying in a manner so much less gross, even so de- corous, that it is all the more mischevous; and it is so much the more culpable for the virtuous airs put on and the severely moral principles in the name of which it assumes its accus- tomed tone of Infallibility. But its evidence against its own craft—whose office it does its best to magnify, in a limited sense even to really elevate—is plainly unimpeachable. In a recent number (14th March, 1872,) it says: “ The phrase ‘newspaper charge’ is now all buta synonym for a downright falsehood, of which no sensible man would take any notice.” And the same article, treating of the recent onslaughts of the New York Times on Insurance. Superintendent Miller, it winds up by remarking that‘ ‘the principal fact revealed” by the investi- gation of the Legislative, Committee into the charges of the Times is that the persons who wrote the articles against Miller are such that, upon their own showing, it would be unsafe upon their anonymous evidence “ to convict a hungry dog of having robbed a larder.” ' No indeedi For a hundred reasons the newspaper press can never fulfil the office in question. I do not discuss here the services that may yet be rendered to the popular cause by ir- regular heterodox papers like your ‘WEEKLY, the Golden Age and some others; but these, although eminent, are only tem- porary and transitional. The office of public instructor, of public and private counsellor, social, legal, medical, moral counsellor, is an offﬁce now vacant, and we intend to take pos- session of it. It is for this that we abstain from direct inter- ference in political action. For the essential fact in regard to this office is that it must of necessity be fulﬁlled by an organ- ized body. Isolat-ed individuals can never adequately fulﬁl it. An isolated individual can give no sufﬁcient guarantee evenvof good faith, to say nothing of competencey. It is having to seek for its instruction and counsel at the hands of isolated individuals, and mercenaries at that; the worst feature of all of our present anarchy, that exposes the popular mass at this day to the pretensions of a thousand impostors, who every now and then make them wade knee-deep in their own blood. Now I could fain enlist the co-operation of your sex, especial- ly of the most advanced of your sex, and your own personal co- operation first and foremost, in this grandest task of the age, the organization of the new body of public constructors, des- tined to replace the present incompetent crowd of priests, par- sons, doctors, lawyers, art-profaners, sham scientific grubbers. The more because the positive doctrine recognizes distinctly that without the co-operation of woman, this body can never be formed, and especially can never. fulﬁl its office. Nay, »more: woman is necessarily its right hand as well as its essen- tial inspirer. Science has to septematizc our conceptions, all the way up from mathematics to morals. But whence do we de- rive the essential substance of our moral conceptions ‘P Whence but from the spontaneous aspiration of woman. Let science ever so perfectly septematize our moral conceptions, its septe— matization is ﬁnally valid only when it shall have been ratiﬁed by your sex, ever constituting as does the moral providence of‘ humanity. It is not true that women must correct her sponta- neous aspirations by the light of science, save in a minor dc» gree; the dominant truth is that speculation must guide itself by the feminine aspiration. Nor is this conception with us any mere sentimentalism. It is the sober conclusion of moral illers. If it were not for making this letter too long, I would like to go on to paint out how even the question of the true relations between labor and capital, which seems on the face of it so fairly to belong to the temporal order, to be a question so en- tirely within the sphere of the civil government, is nevertheless not capable of solution independently of this grand problem of re-organizing on a basis entirely independent of the civil gov- ernment, ‘the supreme function of public instruction. To do this I would have to tear to shreds unmercifully several pet propositions of the Labor Reformers, of the Internationals and of your own Cosmopolitical platform; you know how deep is my sympathy with the International Association. How my heart bounded with enthusiasm at that glorious “ communion of saints” we had at the Casino in Houston street on the day made a red letter day to me by the happiness of my ﬁrst intro- duction to you. It is not a practical error or two in the programme of that association that can hinder or seri- ously mar that sympathy. Still it is humanity that you and I love, not the physical—toiler class separately and exclusively. We love the mechanic for the sake of the man beneath the apron. We feel sympathy with the blackened and hardened hand for the sake of the willing service it renders to our common mistress, and are but anxious that we also may, in our sphere of toil, render a service to Humanity that shall be at least as effective as his. But only the selfish demagogues whose love for the workingmen is nothing but an eager desire to use them as stepping stones to their ‘own power; to be used, of course, as we always see all demagogues usc power, as soon as it is once fairly in their grasp. Who would expect, that the men who have at the cost of great labor attained some positive knowledge should pretend to conform their ideas to the rude guesses of the crowd who know simply that they are oppressed and ill-used, but by the very nature of the case, cannot have any real knowledge of the remedy. It is the true function of the thinker to enlighten the masses, not to flatter either their vanity or their vic_es- , ‘ My sympathy with the International, in spite of all mis- takes, springs not only from its being a fraternization among the _several nationalities but from the demonstrable necessity of the working classes obtaining as such political power; a ne- science itself, which it stands ready to make good against all cav- ' . cessity springing from the selfishness and narrowness of the ’ actual governing classes, constantly‘ stimulated as are-both the selﬁshness and narrowness by the newspapers, and in attaining power the workingmen, taught by experience, and even by re- ﬂection, as we can see already, will modify their (programme, _ as I need not stop to show now, however, fcecaus,-e’I shall .-be constantly returning to the subject in the pages of the'_WEEKi_nz'; almost the only journal in the United States that I can conﬁ- dently rely on never to turn traitor ‘to the cause of free inquiry. v But theworkingmenare necessarily_.an. integral. element in the new educational organization, if only as a background of sup- port and inﬂuence. The social reconstruction, at all events, can be ﬁnally accomplished only by thefree union and~co-opee ration of the three elements: the Thinkers, women and work. ingmen. This is the very center and core of the positive policy. announced by August Comte; and (without being in the slight- est degree comprehended) received by politicians "and newspa- pers with sneers and derision, already giving place, however, to pale fears in the presence of so many unmistakable tokens of a ﬁnal, nay, even approximate realization. But what has -all this to do with the Cosmopolitical Conven- tion? Well, not-hing, perhaps, very directly. It is simply the reason why we positively can take no part in it, notwithstand- ing our profound sympathy with its essential ends. It is not the practical errors in the programme that would keep us away; these will spontaneouslydisappear in time. But the’ other work, really above as well as beyond all directly political action, demands of those who would actively engage in it a personal abstention f'rom the activities proper to the ‘lower sphere. For the most fundamental condition of all in the normal and perfected social order is the entire separation be- tween the educational organization (Church) and the practical or industrial organization (State). To directly superintend practical affairs is one thing; to cultivate the ideal is another and very different thing. No doubt we want to bring the prac- tical chiefs under the inﬂuence of the ideal to the utmost pos- sible extent.' But each order of functions must be free in its own sphere. Material power and wealth, the very things the practical direction deals with, -have no sort of function in the spiritual (educational) sphere, beyound the furnishing of certain material instruments; and indeed mankind has had an V abundant experience of the inevitably corrupting inﬂuence of material power and wealth upon a priesthood, be its doctrines- ever so sublimely pure, and an educational organization cannot help being a priesthood, whether it call itself so or not. Bad- ical Reformers ought, moreover, to be above all superstition about a mere name. Let the sublime Religion of Humanity triumph ever so much over the dead superstitions of the past, we still must not go back to any form of Theocracy. Positiv- ists, at all events, _will protest against it in every shape to the bitter end. _ We have perforce, therefore, to choose in which sphere we will act; in the higher sphere, the spiritual, the educational; or in the lower sphere, the material, the purely political. Those of us who care most for immediate results, which just because immediate cannot possibly be radical, will choose’ the political sphere. Those of us who are more for the ultimate, the Radical, the Ideal, will choose the Spiritual sphere.‘ Very ‘cordially yours, " . HENRY EDGAR. HANNIBAL, Mo., February 5, 1872. Mus. VICTORIA WOODHULL: Through the kindness of one of your patrons I am permitted a perusal of your weekly issue, freighted with the progressive spirit of the age, with which I find myself by nature so much in sympathy as to occasionally (in my humble way) put forth a little canonading from a true radical standpoint. The social problem, however, is to me a‘ little more difficult of solution. If I remember correctly, in your able Steinway Hall effort, you endorsed the sentiment of a complete concentration of affection whereby the union -and blending of the magnetic and harmonizing of the spiritual forces become perfect as the best and only means of obtaining the highest fruition of happiness in the matrimonial relation. Now if this proposition is true, which I believe, would not freedom of the affections tend inevitably to weaken and ulti- mately destroy the union that would otherwise exist, thereby?’ bringing to thousands the disastrous consequences of a total- alienation of all attachment beyond the usual ties of friend- ship’. And again, since the union in perhaps a large majority of instances, is only partial, and the intellectual status of_man- kind at present precludes the possibility of its being otherwise, would not freedom of the affections be sure to produce“ disso- lution in a large majority of instances throughout the land '3. Who of us would be willing to assume the responsibility? Again, asgwe ascend the scale of human improvement and per- fection of character, we can reach, in our imagination, a con- dition whereby our highest ambition and pleasure would con- sist in throwing aside all selﬁshness and unreservedly yield ourselves, souls and body, to the relief ‘of suffering humanity. In this condition only can we see how order and harmony would exist without the restraints of the law, or even the re- straining inﬂuence of individual will power. But do the masses appreciate a sentiment of this kind, or is it possible for ‘ them to appreciate it. Why then cast before them pearls, the_ value of which they know not, or treasures, 5 the diadems of which they will trample under foot. Respectfully yours, - P. There is no difﬁculty in solving the social problem if principles form the basis of qur argumentation. But if we go about it in utter disregard of all fundamental truths, we may strive forever and never attain it. And it is because no deﬁnite prin- ciples are used, that so much confusion does exist among those who discuss the problem. The whole question lies just here : Have individuals the right to determine their love for them- selves, or have others the right to determine it for them? If it is answered that the right exists in the individual, then the problem is solved. If, on the contrary, it is answered. that . it exists in others, outside of i.ndividuals,.then also is the prob- lem solved, since in either case the way is very clear. Butit is. not answered either way by those who question the first an: swer. They -denounce the conclusion as false, as horrid, and as everything that is bad, but they fail to say what their-solution is. Hence we are left in tbe dark as to what they -- propose. 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Will ‘all friends of the new political movement who have the convenience, please inform the Committee of Arrangements as early as possible, how many delegates to the convention they will accommodate during the convention? Address-this oﬁice. THE MAY CONVENTION.’ In response to many inquiries we repeat that the Convention to continue three days, the 9th, 10th and 11th. The 9th will be occupied exclusively by the National Woman Suffrage Asso- ciation, vrhich, since women are for the ﬁrst time to take steps for political action will permit them to take the initiative and to put fc rth the methods by gwhich they propose to meet the issues now before the people for settlement. This is also due to them because it is by their invitation that the other reformatory elements have been inducl cl to come out of their political stupor and to take active measures to accom- plisn their reforms. . On the 10th the Convention will be; merged into the more extended sphere, and continued during the 11th, the suifragists acting in concert with all others for the formation of a new political party. Both" calls clearly set forth this idea, and with the exception that the second, or the call responsive to the ﬁrst, is somewhat more speciﬁc in its language, legitimately mean the same thing. In fact, there is but one call; but there were very many, who, not being active woman suffragists, could not legitimately sign the ﬁrst, and desiring to inform the pub- lic of their proposed action, respond to the invitation of the National Woman Suffrage Association, by making a secondary call themselves stating that they proposed to join with the Suf- fragists. VVe state this thus explicitly, in order that the infer- ence may not be drawn that there is any difference between the several movements which propose to combine into a grand one, and to ﬁght it out upon the line that shall be agreed upon un- til victory shall ensue. * The enemy, always busy, have already started the impression that there is not entire harmony existing between the two calls; ’ that some of the suﬂragists are fearful that the other reform will swallow suffrage, and make them but indiﬁerent allies; but no friend of reform need be told that their movements can _ never hope for success lacking the aid and support of women. Woman suffrage stands, and must continue to stand, at the very head ' of the list of desirable attainments. With it secured, all else would follow, since women are more deeply imbued - with a sense of natural justice and equity than men are. . Associations and bodies of people at a distance, who cannot send delegates to the Convention, can be represented by friends residing here. Such should forward the proper cre- dentialsptoctlieir delegates, or, in case they chose so to do, to the Committee of Arrangements, who will assign them repre- sentation. , h All the principal railroads have assented to the issuing of the usual half-rate tickets to the delegates, and the method by A which this will be done will be announced next week. To forward the duties of the Committee of Arrangements, it is desirable that all delegates intending to be present at the Convention send in their names as early as possible, and those who desire to speak, their subject and the time required.» All Speakers should preparetheir manuscript so that the entire pro- ceedings of the Convention may be correctly published, and WOODHULL & “CLAl?‘LIN’S WEEKLY. ' should not consume time to exceed thirty minutes— ﬁfteen preferable. » v No person will be excluded from the convention on the " 10th and 11th, as it has been intimated. Of course delegates alone will be entitled to vote, a certain part of the hall being set apart for their occupancy The business of the convention will be transacted in its day sessions-—the evening sessions be- ing set apart for set speeches, and an admission charged to the same. - These arrangements do not apply to the proceedings of the ﬁrst day-'-the 9th. ‘S _ We feel constrained to say that the convention is an assured success, which will cause a quaking among the dry-bones of the old political parties, and carry consternation to our gov- ernors who have so long occupied the ofﬁces of trust and ex- cluded us from all participation with them. " Let the people remember that this is to be the renewal o the Declaration of Independence in broader and more do- cisive terms than ever, and that a new epoch in the history of civilization will date from this convention. C —-——-—-¢-o-+-—-—-—- PEOPLE’S CONVENTION. The undersigned citizens of the United States, responding to the invitation of the, National Woman Suffrage Association propose to hold 3. Convention at Steinway Hall, in the city of New York the 9th and 10th of May. We believe the time has come for the formation of a new political party whose principles shall meet the issues of the hour, and represent equal rights for all. _ As women of the country are to take part for the ﬁrst time in political action, we propose that the initiative steps in the Convention shall be taken by them, that their opinions and methods may be fairly set forth, and considered by the repre- sentatives united action; such as the Intcrnatioiials, and other Labor Reformers,—~the friends of peace, temperance, and education, and by all those who believe that the time has come to carry the principles of true morality and religion into the State House, the Court anclthe market place. ’ ‘ This Convention will declare the platform of the Pecplc’s Party, and consider the nomination of candidates for President and Vice-President of the United States, who shall be the best possible exponents of political and industrial reform. The Republican party, in destroying slavery, accomplished its entire mission. In denying that “ citizen” means political equality, it has been false to its own deﬁnition of Republican Government; and in fostering land, railroad and money mo- nopolies, 1t is building up a commercial feudalism. dangerous to the liberty of the people. The Democratic party, false to its name and mission, died in the attempt to sustain slavery, and is buried beyond all hope of resurrection. , Even that portion of the Labor party which met recently at Columbus, proved its incapacity to frame a national plat- form to meet the demands of the hour. , We therefore invite all citizens, who believe in the idea of self-government; who demand an honest administration; the reforiu of political and social abuses; the emancipation of labor, and the enfranchisement of woman, to join with us and inaugurate a political revolution, which shall secure jus- tice, liberty and equality to every citizen of the United States. ‘- ELIZABETH CADY STANTON. ISABELLA BXHOOKER. ' SUSAN B. ANTHONY.‘ MATILDA JosLvN GAGE. Anna W. Spencer, Philadelphta, Penn. You are respectfully requested to authorize, at your earliest convenience, the use of your name to the above call, address- ing your reply yes! or no! to Mrs. Isabella. B. Hooker, 10 Hubbard st.,, New Haven, Conn. THE PARTY OF THE PEOPLE TO SECURE AND MAINTAIN HUMAN RIGHTS, TO BE INAUGU- RATED IN THE U. S., IN MAY, 1872. Wefthe undersigned citizens of the United States, believing the time has come for the formation of an entirely new party whose principles shall meet the vital issues of the hour purpose to hold 3. Convention in the city of New York, on the 9th and 10th of May, 187 2, for the purpose of constructing a plat- form and considering nominations for President and Vice- President——the first so broad as to include every human right, and the last, the best possible exponents of every branch of reform. Some of the reasons, which render this step necessary, are as follows : ' We charge on the present’ Government, that in so far as it has not secured freedom, maintained equality and adminis- tered justice to each citizen, it has proven a failure; and since it exists without the consent of the governed, therefore, that it is not a republican government. - We charge it with being a political despotism, inasmuch as the minority have usurped the whole political power, and by its unscrupulous use prevent the majority from participation in the government, nevertheless compelling them to contribute to its maintenance and holding them amenable to the laws, which condition was described by its founders "as absolute bondage. We charge it with being a ﬁnancial and military des- potism; using usurped power to coerce the people. We charge it with using and abusing millions of citizens who, by the cunningly devised legislation of the privileged classes, are condemned to lives of continuous servitude and want, being always half fed and half clothed, and often half sheltered. We charge it with gross and wicked neglect of its children, permitting them to be reared to lives of ignorance, vice and crime; a result of which it now has more than ﬁve and a halt‘ dnillions of citizens over ten years of age who can neither read nor write. . “ ' We charge it with having degenerated from its once’ high estate into a mere conspiracy of office-holders, money-lenders, land-grabbers rings and. lobbies, against the mechanic, the farmer and the laborer, ‘by which the former yearly rob the ‘latter of all they produce. And ﬁnally we indict it as a whole, as unworthy of longer- toleraﬁon, since rivers of human blood, and centuries of human toil, are too costly prices to be demanded of a people who have already paid the price of freedom; nevertheless, such was the price demanded and paid for a slavery, which, in point of human wretchedncss, was comparitiyely as nothing to that which still exists, to abolish which it promises to demand still more blood and greater servitude and toil. ' In view of these conditions, which are a reproach upon our civ- ilization, allpersons residing within the United States, regard- from many reform movements now ready for ‘ less of race, sex, nationality or previous condition; and espe- cially Labor, Land, Peace and Temperance reformers, and" Internationals and Woman Suﬁ"rag‘ists—-including all the various Suffrage Associations-as well as all others who believe the time has come when the principles of eternal justice and human equity should be carried into our halls of legislation, our courts and market-places, instead of longer insisting that they shall exist merely as indeﬁnite, negative and purpose- less theories—as matters of faith, separate from works, are earnestly invited to respond to this call and, through properly constituted delegations to join with us, and in concert withgthe National Woman Suffrage Association to help us to in- augurate the great and good work of reformation. This reformation, properly begun, will ex and into a pc- litical revolution which shall sweep over the country and purify it of demagogism, oﬁiicial corruption and party despot- ism; after which the reign of all the people may be possible through a truly republican government which shall not only recognize but guarantee equal political and social rights to all men and women, and which shall secure equal opportu- nities for education to all children. Victoria. C. Woodhull, New York City. Horace H. Day, New York City. Anna M. Middlebrook, Bridgeport, Conn. , L. E. De Wolf, Chicago, Ills. Ellen Dickinson, Vineland, New Jersey. Theodore H. Banks, New York City. Mary J. Holmes, Memphis, Tenn. Ira B. Davis, New York City. . Laura Cuppy Smith, Cal. E. H. Heywood, Princeton, Mass. Ellen Goodell Smith, Philadelphia, Penn. Hon. J. D. Reymert,‘ New York City. Marilla M. Ricker, Dover, N. H. Horace Dresser, New York City. Marie Howland, Hammonton, N. J. A. G. VV. Carter, Cincinnati, Ohio. Addie L. Ballou, Terre Haute, Ind. Hon. H. C. Dibble, New Orleans, Louisiana. M. S. Townsend Hoadley, Lynn, Mass. R. W. Hume, New York City. Martha P. Jacobs, Worcester, Mass. John M. Spear, San Francisco, Cal. E. Hope ,Whipple, Clyde,.Ohio. John Brown Smith, Philadelphia, Penn. Col. Henry Beeny, New York City. Elvira Hull, Vineland, N. J. - Dan’l-W. Hull, Hobart, Ind. E. G. Granville, Baltimore, Md. I Jonathan Watson, Titusville, Pa. Mrs. S. H. Blanchard, Worcester, Mass. Newman Weeks, Rutland, Vt. John Beeson, Chapinville, Conn. Mrs. B. W. Briggs, Rochester, N. Y.‘ George R. Allen, New York City. J. H. W. Toohey,‘ Providence, R. I. Belva A. Lockwood, Washington, D. C. Jonathan Koons, Taylors Hill, Ill. W. F. Jamieson, Chicago, Ill. Dyer D. Lum, Portland, Me. Thomas W. Organ, Yellow Springs, Ohio. Mary A. Leland, New York City. B. Franklin Clark, Brooklyn, N. Y. Dr. E. P. Gazzam, New York City. VVil1iam West, New York City. Hon. C. C. Cowley, Boston, Mass. L. K. Coonley, Vineland, N. J. Moses Hull, Vineland, N. J. Hon. John M. Howard, New Orleans, La. Prof. E. Whipple, Clyde, Ohio. Harvey Lyman, Springﬁeld, Mass. L. Bush, Jamestown, Tenn. . Mrs. J. H. Severance, Milwaukee, Wis. T. Millot, New York City. Cornie H. Maynard, Buffalo, N. Y. B. S. Brown, Buffalo, N. Y. S. J. Holley, Buffalo, N. Y. Harriet B. Burton, New York City. Frances Kingman, New London, Conn. Hannah J. Hunt, Delta, Ohio. Fred. S. Cabot, New York City. T. C. Leland, New York City. S. T. Fowler, Brooklyn, N. Y. John Orvis, Boston, Mass. - Carrie Lewis, Cleveland, Ohio. Jane S. Griﬁin, New York City. Michael Scanlon, New York City. Joshua Rose, New York City. Louise B. Flanders, Malone, N. Y. Jane M. Wilson, Brooklyn, N. Y. John Little, ‘New York City. J. T. Elliott, New York City. Thomas Haskell, West Gloucester, Mass. Mrs. A. E. Mossop, Sturgis, Mich. D. B Marks, Hallsport, N. J. . J. H. Severance, Milwaukee, ‘Wis. Josiah Warren. Princeton, Mass. Jane Case, Oswcgo, N. Y. Frances Rose 1VIcKiuley, New York City. Danvers Doubleday, New York City. Dr. J. H. Hill, Knightstown, Ind. Geo. R. Case, Norwich, Conn. Alfred A. Smith, Council Bluffs, Iowa. Lucy Coleman, Syracuse, N. Y. Mrs.‘ Dr. Raymond, Syracuse, N. Y. Mrs. George, Syracuse, N. Y. Mr. S. D, Fobes, Syracuse, N. Y. Mrs. C. B. Forbes, S racuse, N. Y. A. Orvis, Rochester, . Y. Dr. A. G. Wolf, Mystic River, Ct. Emily B. Rood, Fredonia, N. Y. Nathaniel Randall, M. D., Woodstock, ‘Vt. Thomas Marston, Philadelphia, Pa. Otis F. Porter, Bridgport, Ct. Seward Mitchel, Coonville, Me. Thos. J. Schoﬁeld, Nephi City, Utah. D. C. Coleman, Philadelphia, Pa. Daniel Wood, Lebanon, Me. C. S. Middlebrook, Bridgport, Ct. Nettie M. Pease, Chicago, Ill. Angela T. Heywood, Princeton, Mass. John Hepburn, Milwaukee, Wis. W. H. Dibble, Middleton, Ct. Ellen M. Child, Philadelphia, Pa. Wm. H. Wescott, Philadelphia, Pa. Mary J. Thornc, Philadelphia, Pa. Alfred H. Love, Philadelphia, Pa. O. B. Rogers. Philadelphia, Pa. J. H. Rhodes, M- D., Philadelphia, Pa Lavina«A. Dundore, Baltimore, Md. Mercy Clark, Baltimore, Md. 0 Mg... 4, 1872. wooDnULL 3. CLAFLIN’S ‘WEEKLY. p "9 4' ,,Geo. F. Kittridge, Buffalo, N. Y. A Seward Mitchell, Coonville, Maine. William Hanson, Elmira, N. Y. G. W Madox, Ellsworth, Me. J. K. Ingalls, Yates County, N. Y. D. Tarbell, E. Granville, Vt. Lydia A. Schoﬁeld, Philadelphi, Pa. 0. Fannie Allyn, Stoneham, Mass. T. M. Ewing, Cardington, Ohio. E. B. Foote, M. D., New York city. 0. L. Sutleii Wooster, Ohio. C. L. James, Alma, Wisconsin. Milo A. Townsend. Beaver Falls, Penn. Amy Post, Rochester, N. Y. Henry T. Child, M. D., Philadelphia, Penn. John M. Sterling, Kiantone, N. Y. Jennie Leys, Boston, Mass. = - Dr. E. Woodruff, Grand_Rapids, Mich. C. H. Pollok, New York City. Frank Crocker, New York City. Anna Kimball, Parker, New York City. _ ‘ NOTE.——All wh.o wish to unite in this great movement and’ who, in good faith, approve this call, will address in writing, with full name, to either of the above—who will immediately verify and forward to the undersigned for the Committee of arrangements in New York. Tickets of Admittance to the Convention prepared for each Delegate, will be ready by the 8th of May——and to avoid con- fusion, no person will be admitted to the ﬂoor of the Conven- tion without such tickets. VICTORIA C. WOODHULL, ~14; Broad street, New York. Or, B. F1'x‘ANKLIN CLARK, Sec’y Com., 55 Liberty street, New York. NEW Yonx, March 30, 18753.. --___,,.mh,,_ . We yield from our crowded columns space for a few of the names of delegates received, and not yet published. Before the assembling of the convention we hope to print an extra containing the names and residences of all the author- ized delegates: . Jane B. Archibald, Washington, D. C. Mrs. M. E. Otis, Damariscotta, Maine. J. W. Stuart, B1-oadhead, Wis. Edwin A. -Teall, Buffalo, N. Y Thomas Evans, Buffalo, N. Y. Miss E. Woodcock, Minooka, Ill. Solomon M. J ewett, Rutland, Vt. Charles Coockett, ‘Dexter, Maine. Martin Smith, Dexter, Maine. Elizabeth Ewing, Cardington, Ohio. J osian Buxton, Minooka Ill. Charles Woodcock, Minooka, Ill. Richard Woodcock, Minooka, Ill. Miss M. A. Woodcock, Minooka, Ill. Miss J. VVoodcock, Minooka, Ill. Ed. F. Blackmond, Buffalo, N. Y. J. Lewis Schrader, Buffalo, N. Y. Stephen Andrews, Coonville, Maine. D. D. Flynt, Dexter, Maine, Fisher M. Clark, New York city. J ohn'M. Kelso, San Francisco, Cal. Louis L. Bender, Buffalo, N. Y. Thomas Richmond, Hancock, Vt. James S. Gamage, Damariscotta. Mary C. Hebard, Rochester, N. Y. Eunice P. Smith, Coonville, Maine, Emily F. Tilton; Coonville, Maine. Chas. W. Hebard, Rochester, N. Y. Mary C. Wight, Rochester, N. Y. A. L. Gamage, Damariscotta. Mrs. Georgie W. Gram-age, Damariscotta. I Harry Smart, Buffalo. N. Y. Robt. D. Whitney, Buffalo, N. Y. Joseph Wharf, Damariscotta. J. H. Ford, Geneva, Wis. Frances A. Flanders, Coonville, Maine. E. T. Pierce, Coonville, Maine. Geo. M. Taber, Springﬁeld, Ohio. J. Raymond Talmadge, Calumet Harbor, Wis. M. McDonough, Buffalo, N. Y. Charles Hauaden, Buffalo, N. Y. Larrabee, Boston, Mass. Mrs. L. G. W-aterhousc, Sacramento, Cal. Mrs. E. E. Gibbs, Sacramento, Cal. .- D. E. Gamage, Damariscotta. \ Mary J. Morrill, Coonville, 'Maine. Hiram F. Magoon, Coonville, Maine. S. L, 0. Allen, South Newbury, Ohio. David Cocks, Pleasantville, N. Y. Elizabeth G. Wise, St. Joseph, Mo. W. H. Overocker, Buifalo, N, Y. F. Todd, Buffalo, N. Y. Elizabeth Valoria Ingram, Boston, Mass. Mrs. Angeline T. Gamage, Darnariscotta. H. S. Donne, Pottsville, Penn. Geo. N. Bauer, Buffalo, N. Y. Mort. D. Kenyon, Buffalo, N. Y. Abram T. Gamage, Damariscotta. Mrs. E. A. Burrill, Port Jervis, N. Y. Cecelia Morey, West Winﬁeld, N. Y. Mrs. E. P. Woolley, Hammonton, N. J._ M. B, Randall, Hammonton, N. J. Wm. E. Coleman, Richmond, Va. Benj. T. Shewbrook, Buffalo, N. Y. Geo. .W. Irwin, Buffalo, N. Y. ' William S. Flanders, Coonville, Maine. Mrs. Geo. Pratt, East Granville, Vt. Joseph P. Smith. Clayvil1e.N. Y. David Mills, Hammonton, N. J. J. Woolley, Hammonton, N. J. Charles Gamage, Damariscotta. Holloway Latham, Noank, Conn. Phebe Cross, New Lenox. I11- Wm. T. Bailey, Buffalo, N. Y. I I - Wm. McK. Gatchell, Buﬁhlo, N. Y. Willie E. Tracy, Afton, Minn. - George E. Tracy, Afton, Minn. , ‘ James Pecard, Wis. Mary K. Pecard, Wis. Carrie Gade, New York City. John H. Davis, Hyde Park, Penn. Richard lhtrris,‘ W'illian1sburg, L. I. Daniel B. Hulburt, North Amherst, Ohio. Eliza A. C.‘ ‘Hulburt, North Amherst, Ohio. Ruby M. Pepoon, St. Kirtland, Ohio. W. Snow, Lone Rock, Wis. I Lydia D. Wheeler, Neosho, Mo. Mary E. Burton, Neosho, Mo. ‘ Win. Beales, Meney Creek, Minn. Lemuel Parmley, Hammond, La. Wm. Hopkins, Fremont, Ind. J. H. Bemis, Mt. Airy, N. C. Susan VV. Bemis, Mt. Airy, N. C. Myra N. Chase, Afton, Minn. Prof. J. H. Cook, Columbus, Kansas. Frances A. M. Cook, Columbus, Kansas. Nulan M. Chase, Afton, Minn. Leonard Newcomb, Afton, Minn. L. G. Thomas, Lone Rock, Wis. Mrs. L. G. Thomas, Lone Rock, Wi~:.. Mary Laten, Lone‘ Rock, Wis. Abby Newcomb, Afton, Minn. Eliza Newcomb, Afton, Minn. Mrs. W. Snow, Lone Rock, Wis. W. H. Willis, Dixon, Ills. M. A. Willis, Dixon, Ills. Edith Mashier, Afton, Minn. Flora Tracy, Afton, Minn. A. Pepoon, St. Kirtlandf Ohio. _ Rosetta B. Harlow, Cornville, Me. George H. Gardner, N. D., Cornville,, Me. Mary F. Hopkins, Fremont, Ind. E. Hovey, Buffalo, Mo. J. B. Campbell, Springﬁeld, Mass. Jennie Latham, Cornville, Me. George C. Waite, Cornville, Me. James Ormsby, Milwaukee, Wis. Geo. VV. Pryor, Mt. Airy, N. C. Lucett E. Pryor, Mt. Airy, N. C. M. C. Cangar, Battle Creek, Mich. 4;: Susie Rockwell, Battle Creek, Mick. F. L. Willis, M.I)., New York City. Jane M. Willis, New York City. V Ann Lemon Davies, Neosho, Mo. It. Rice, Portage City, Wis. Sophia Rice, Portage City, W’is. Aleda Jones, Cornville, Me. Alden ‘Nhiteman, Cornville, Me. Ellen Msybee, Portage City, VVis.~ Lizzie Scott, Minneapolis, Minn. P. E. Callins, New York City. Mary D. Andrews, Bradford, N. H. M. Milleson, Battle Creek, Mich. P. Brinkerhoif, Battle Creek, Mich. Mary L. Congar, Brttle Creek, Mich. Mrs. M. J. Edison, Watseka‘, Ill. Daniel Edison, Watseka, Ill. A. C. Edison, Watseka, Ill. Mary A. Ross, Cornville, Me. James N. Jones, Cornville, Me. John Woodsum, Newﬁeld, N. J. Capt. E. P. Ely, Newﬁeld, N. J. Thorndike Leonard, Grafton, Mass. Ruth A. Mills, Vineland, N. J. Dr. C. Hawxhurst, Battle Creek,*’ Mich. J. K. Dearth, Battle Creek, Mich. E. Stiles, Battle Creek, Mich. Mrs. A. C. McDonald, New York City. Wm. Rowe, Jersey City, N. J. .51‘. B. S. VValters, Mt. Pleasant, ‘Iowa. H. Angusted White, VVatseka, Ill. Mrs. F. A. Edison, Watseka, Ill. Ira Nevens, Cornville, Me. John Curtis, Cornville, Me. Chauncey Barnes, Athens, Ohio. Sarah J. Swasey, Noank, Conn. Oliver G-amage, Damariscotta. Mary S. Latham, Noank, Conn. Mrs. Adeline G. Priest, Damariscotta. Marcus Swasey, Noank, Conn. C. H. Plumley, Buffalo, N. Y. D. Hicks, Senora, Georgia. E. G. Curtis, California. , John Southard, Pontiac, Mich. Eloise O. Randall, Hammonton, N. J. 0. Mills, Hammonton. N. J. Chauncy Paul, Vineland, N. J. D. M. Allen, South Newbury, Ohio. Minerva L. Green, South Newburv, Ohio. Col. H. Winchester, Lower Lake, Cal. Hannah F. M. Brown, Chicago, Ill. George A. Bacon, Boston, Mass. Nancy Brown, Fella. Iowa. R. Carrall, Titusville, Mo. Mrs. M. E. Wade. Philadelphia, Pa. Mrs. C. M. Shaw, Pella, Iowa. N. M. Strong, Fredericktown. Ohio. H. S. Brown, M. D., Milwaukee, Wis. Mattie J. B. Long, North Amherst, Ohio. Hiram Belden, North Amherst, Ohio. Mrs. Belden, North Amherst, Ohio. T. Hulburt, North'Amherst, Ohio. Nellie Hulburt, North Amherst, Ohio. B. M. Lawrence, M. D., Clinton, N. J. P. R. Lawrence, Clinton, N. J. John Caruthers, Baltimore, Md. James Frist, Baltimore, Md. Helen O. Easley, Baltimore, Md. Clementine Averill, Milford, N. H. Mrs. S. O. Averill, Milford, N. H. ——--—«-e«+—---- ANNA DICKENSON AND “WE, THE PEOPLE.” On the evening of the 19th inst, this distinguishedlecturess spoke in Cooper Institute to a fair audience upon “We, the People.” Horace Greeley presided, introducing the speaker in a few words, which, when compared with recent writings of his as to how he should consider the advent of a daughter of his upon the rostrum, was, to say the least, remarkable; that is, if anything from so wonderfula philosopher can be considered remarkable. Upon the platform was Elizabeth Cady Stanton, Kate Stanton, and Theodore Tilton, well-known woman suf-* fragists, who thus apparently indorsed the objects of the meet- ing, which previously were well understood to be against the. ' nomination of General Grant and in favor of the candidate to benominated ht Cincinnati. The introductory portion of the lecture consisted of a somewhat critical review of the various ills from which the country suffersfwhich she declared to be the result of political indifference on the part of the people. _ She. arg_ued,.and rather conclusively too, that whoever neg- lects to attend to his—(forgetting her)-—pol.itical. duties, for- ,_ ,_,._.__,,..,....... smut, I feits his citizenship. Political duties, she said, are as im- ‘ portant as any performed by the people, and they who neg- ‘ lects them were false not only to their own interests. as indi- viduals, but also to the claims of society upon them. She spoke at length of the extent of ignorance and compara- tive indifference with which education is regarded. Even in A Massachusetts, which has the best system of common schools of any State in the Union, there were thousands of children who never crossed thethreshold of the school-house door last year. On every hand there is pauperism, beggary and crime. “ We, the people,” graduate many of our children in the schools of vice and then punish them for being criminals. She then asked the very pertinent question, “ Who are the government?” and proceeded to answer that “we, the peo- ple,” are in scarcely no sense the governing, power; but that the heads of the vast railroad corporations of the country con- trol all the important legislation. They are constantly de- manding more and more, and Legislatures and Congresses are continually granting it. She discussed the caucus and primary system in vogue as the most corrupt of all possible things, consisting of, on the one side, of greedy office-seekers, and on the other of the ig- norant rabble whose first and last desire is the means of ob- taining their regular rations of whiskey; and altogether drew : a forcible and correct picture of the means through which cor- j ruption creeps iuto all departments of political and govern- , mental action. = Up to this pointwe imagined she might’ be laying a broad »basis for the application 0] remediable principles; for the ad- vocacy of fundamental propositions about governmental re- form. Upon no reforniatory stand had we ever heard a more I favorable or promising introduction for thoroughly radical and ' reformatory propositions. We expected her to proceed and show how these things could be remedied. ‘Having given" a — picture of the effects from which so much wrong and misery I is experienced it was natural that she should explain her methods for‘ curing educational ignorance and indifference; the prevalence of crime and destitution; for abolishing the all- gpowerful railroad corporations, and for destroying the ills which corrupt the fountains of political power. But just here the scene changed. A From the Reformer she descended to the politician. From general principles she shifted to special movements. She overhauledthe present ad- ministration in such a manner as must have induced thought- , less people to imagine that it is responsible for all the terrible condition which she had depicted; and then as she came to I the opposition movement—the Cincinnati Convention——to still ‘ further imagine it is to be sovereign remedy for all. ‘The one term principle and civil service reform are the great 1‘ Panacea which shall heal all diseases of our political systems, . correct all the abuses of which she complained, and banish all the terrible pools of corruption and fraud; since these two, remedies compose the stock in trade of the Greeley-Sumner- ‘ Schurz movement. . And why does the present Administration fear this proposed A Cincinnati Convention? Why does it not abuse and traduce the late labor convention and the woman suffrage conventions? Because, in the first there is strength, and in the remainder, may into the then existing administrations. It had the ele- ments of power; and if but a hundred men and women were present, their action portended coming destruction. But the present administrators had no need to fear the men and women who meet in labor and suffrage conventions. There is nothing but weakness in them. There are no principles at stake and in question, which gives them vitality. There is no danger to be feared from their action—-a highly compliment. ary allusion, we take it, to those whom we have named as be- ing upon the platform. A We waited patiently to hear some word about equal suﬁrage and citizenship, but the subject was carefully avoided, though in an indirect way she several times gently combed the phi}- o‘sopher’s scanty-hair, under" which operation his “sorehead” evidently winced. She said she did not form one of the peo- ple, that she had no political duties. But she diligently neg- lected to say whether she desired to form one of them, or if she desired political rights." Upon these, to us, important points, she was. as non-committal as an experienced male politician. It may be, however, that she is in the same condition that her former teacher in political economy recently announced himself to be in; he did not know the cure for the ills he had I pictured, which, by the‘ way, were very like those she had painted, but certainly, we must confess, more powerful lights and shades and more vivid and life-like character. It seems so strange to us that those who so well comprehend conditions cannot peer through and behind them and realize suits. It cannot be possible that «Anna Dickinson supposes that the vindication of the one-term principle and the adoption of civil-service reform will stop ignorance, crime, railroad monopolies and corrupt caucuses. And yet she presented no other method, andrlcft her audience to draw the conclusion, after having carefully considered the inconsequent connections of her speech, that she really oifered the best remedies she pos- sessed. ' A q « But considerate minds can scarcely fail to conclude that this is a purely politic move. in‘ the interest of a movement which, to say the most, simply proposes to substitute for one set of accomplished politicians who occupy executive offices an- other set not a whit better. The same Congress which has put all this unlawfulvpower into the hands of General Grant, would have "required Charles Sumner to execute the same laws. Gen- eral Grant has not demanded, the enactment of these arbitrary weakness. The old abolition party conventions carried dis— j from What they ﬂow, as well as what would produce opposite re- ‘ 1o WOODHULL at GLAFLI.N’S WEEKLY. May 4, 187.2..- 7 . laws which, as Miss Dickenson avers, are the methods of the soldier rather than the civilian. How is it that Grant is so much more the soldier than the civilian? Did four years of war upset and remodel the long years of his previous civil life ? ’Nobody will pretend it. It, would, however, be doing an in- justice not to say that the effort of Miss Dickinson was a mas-_ terly political speech, more able, convincing and effective, more chaste and elegant in diction, and evinced more compre- hensive intellectual grasp than did either of the male speakers at the recent mass meetings of the Liberal and Administration Republicans held at the same place. We could only wish that her talent could be available to the interests of humanity in a broader sense than is prophesied through the rather limited platform upon which the Cincinnati convention is to stand. In this, inprinciple, insigniﬁcient affair, she sinks all the demands and needs of her sex. She forgets that they are 1 in a still more degraded con- dition than are the negroesfor whom she once pleaded sol’ earnestly and effectively, and ignoring their petitions, she blindly hoists the flag of the party which will -not listen, much less consider, whether women have any political status at all, or the laborer is worthy his hire, leaving the ﬁrst to be the prey of the other sex, and the last to be the prey of privileged class- es—-the railroad land and money monopolist-s. —-—o-o-4»-————— ARE PERSOHALITIES EVER. J USTIFIABLE? i "And why beholdest thou the mote that is in thy brother’s eye, but considerest not the beam that is in thine own eye.” “Woe unto you, scribes, pharisees, hypocrites! for ye devour widows’ houses and for a pretence make long prayer: for ye make clean the out- side of the cup, but within are full of extortion and excess; for ye are like unto whited sepulchres, which indeed appear beautiful without, but Within are full of dead men’s bones and all uncleanness; ye outwardly ap- pear righteous unto men, but within are full of hypocrasy and iniquity; ye serpents, ye generation of vipers, how can ye escape the damnation of hell? ”—St. Matthew xxiii. ‘ - "Moreover, if thy brother (or thy sister) trespass against thee, go tell him his fault.”—-St. Matthew xviii, 15. Without hesitation we answer, yes I and to this aﬁirmation, add: that they are, under certain circumstances, not only justifiable but often a duty, which if 4 neglected or ignored, work either against the general public welfare, or that of the individuals concerned. There are certain principles by which all individual and col- lective action should be governed. These principles, if they are understood at all by the people, are almost altogether ig- nored by them in practical every day life. And where in in- dividual instances there is an attempt made to put them» to practice almost the whole world seems to be in conspiracy to defeat the purpose. Hence it becomes next to an impossi- bility for anybody to fully exemplify in practice the great rule of rights possessed and exercised and rights accorded and re- spected. . ’_ By no means would we have it understood, when we say that personalities are justifiable, that we. mean the adoption of the law, given, as the Bible informs us, by God to Moses “ an eye for an eye, and a tooth for a tooth,” and a mean act for a mean act; nor on the other hand do we, in its literal sense, believe when a person commits an invasion of another‘s right, that the person so intruded upon is bound to offer the opportunity to commit the same offence again. Admitting, if the Bible Christian insist that we shall, that both those laws were given of God, it does not signify that they are always to remain in force; indeed, we are told that the law given of God to Moses, it was found necessary to almost, if not quite, reverse in Christ’s time. Why then, shall it not be deemed possible that even the law’ of Christ may be necesssarily modiﬁed. The Law of Moses was one extreme of the rule of of life; that of Christ was the other extreme. It is fair to presume that the mean between the two extremes will eventually be the law. Moses law was entirely the law of force; Christ’s law was entirely the law of love. The ﬁnal adjustment of the two, the law of wisdom, will be the ultimate or third development of the rule of human intercourse. 7 , We are verging on the age of wisdom. It is already begin- ning to be realized that love is not the highest law of order ; nor the broadest rule of life. The law of force and of love, in their generally accepted sense, is essentially selﬁsh; people rule by force ; it is to carry out some selﬁsh purpose——some personal end; and if by love, it then is for the sake of a selﬁsh gratiﬁcation or purpose, or for some personal motive. Love, especially, is most emphatically selﬁsh in its present form- of acceptance. But when either force or love is made use of for the good of humanity; when from the selﬁsh and the indi- vidual the executive rises into, and merges with the humani- tarian and universal, then wisdom supercedes ; and it is just this step which representatives of advanced humanity are en- deavoring to take to-day. ‘ .1 It was necessary that this analysis should be made, that what we shall say may not be misnnderstood. We might, however, justify it by quite a different method, and one that is in com- mon practice. If a person steal material things, commit aper- sonal assault or trespass upon property rights, the law takes hold of the -case and either restrains or punishes the offender. This, however, is not the legitimate method ;that consists in the community protecting itself against the despotism of indi- viduals who, by their acts, demonstrate that they are liable to trespassupon other people’s rights ; that is if a person, ,by re- peated practices, shows a proclivity to steal, it is not only the right but the duty of society to take measures that will effectu- . ally prevent the further practice of such aproclivity. Now carry this practice into the more reﬁned departments of life ; into the life and character of individuals, as well as to their property and persons, and apply it there, and it would require that people who are continually meddling with what is none of their business, be so dealt with as to .make it impossible that their efforts should be- productive of harm. This is not the law of retaliation, but the law of pro- tection. , ' We have upon the rostrum in the columns of the WEEKLY, and in private conversation everywhere, advocated the rights of social freedom, which people choose to call free love, and since they so choose, we choose to accept it. ‘ If it be any satisfaction to our enemies to call our principles, Free Love doctrines, and us Free Lovers, we assure them we have not the slightest objection. Now, Social Freedom means freedom-in the Social relations, as well for the demon as for the angel; it means that each individual is entitled to determine for him or herself what love shall be, and declares their right to exercise it unrestrained, so long as they a ﬁnd consenting parties; in which practice nobody’s rights are encroached upon. It does not say that one person shall have full license to practice his or her love, or lust if the term better describe it, with or without the consent of the parties, being its object. It not only demands the most per- fect freedom on the one hand, but the most ample protection against tyranny on the other hand; of course this recognizes the rights of the most animal part of mankind to the use of thleir natural ‘powers, by which they: have been entrusted by God, by virtue of their creation; but it ought not to be for- gotten that it also recognizes the same right for the most spir- itually reﬁnd. There is, as everybody knows there is, a regular line of progressive unfoldment in sexuality, from the lowest to the highest. Some there are who knowenothing but passion in the sexual relation, while on the opposite extreme there.are those who are evenly balanced in all the divisions of human lifewin the passional, the intellectual and the moral. Social Freedom recognizes all these various degrees of enfoldment, and while, according to each the legitimate expression of its condition, protects each from being compelled, against its will, to follow the dispotic dictates of any other. But there are a certain class of people who, either in honest ignorance or in downright maliciousness, continually affirm that such a doctrine is an outrage upon virtue, and that we«-ad- vocate it in order to justify our practice of its lowest acknowl- edged degree, and not only that we do it for that purpose, but that we “ are horrid women, who wallow in sensualism.” Now, we have just as good a right to claim that we advocate social freedom for the purpose of justifying the practice of its very highest conditions, and it would be equally as legitimate as the opposite aﬁirmation. » . But what we do mean to say ‘is, that whether it be the lowest, the highest, or the mean between them that our condition rep- resents, it is nobody’s business but our own, and we shall not stoop to explain it either to satisfy » the curiosity of intermeddling hussies, the low vulgarity of the sensualist, nor yet the fastidious virtue of so called respectable society. It is simply none of their business. Our theory accords to each of these classes all the rights and freedom we claim, and they have no authority to demand explanations from us, nor we from them. But, as we have said, certain classes of people—~or we should rather say certain individuals, since there are but few peo- ple of any class who do not. have suﬁicient business of their own to attend to, to forbidgiving attention to the business of other people-we say certain individuals have interpreted free love to mean a low and vulgar form of sensuality, and insist that we are special representatives of it in that form. But mark you, they do not make these charges about us sim- ply as individuals, but as representatives of movements in which we are engaged, and by thus attempting to defame us to defeat the ends sought by the movements. They thus take their intended abuse of us out of the realm of pure personality and lift it into that of a general character, and we wish it to be distinctly understood that it is on this plane that we retort, if indeed we do retort at all, which until now we have refrained from doing. We are engaged, for instance, in the cause of woman suffrage, and we advocate those methods by which we think it will be best advanced. Others, also, engaged in the same cause advo- cate different methods; and instead of stopping to show the su- periority of theirs, over ours, set about abusing us as Free Lov- ers, at the same time declaring that suffrage has no relation to, free love. We ask them: Why, then, do you lug it into the con- troversy? They cannot even go to Albany to inﬂuence the Legislature in favor of s_uﬁ'rage without taking special pains to have it understood that they “ do not belong to that vulgar free love clique at all, in fact, that they have nothing to do with them;” which, by the way, was not required, since from the arguments ‘presented; their hearers must have discovered that, without the allusion to free love. If the arguments they have at hand are not suﬂiciently strong to show the rightful- ness of their methods, they had better stay at home and con- struct others, rather than to drag in “ outside questions” to be used for the sake of the prejudices it is expected they will invoke. And we mean all this for the good of those who practice it. ‘ ~ If these people would present the principles of social free— dom as we present- them, we would thank them for every‘ time they would make use of their power to aid their cause’; but we shall object from this time‘ out, -toitheir taking these words away from their legitimate ‘connection, and using them with their own deﬁnitions, or arguments to forward their plans and to damage ours. Suppose we are all they would have it understood we are, what would they have to do with a truth or a just method‘? A little more judicious consideration, Mesdames, if you please, and -it will not only be niore t becoming, but considerably more safe. You at least, shall" not longer attempt to damage a cause by blackguarding its advocates. « _ A We make no objection to your holding your meetings; we even have and shall again, attend them; but you ought think twice about your own glass houses, before you cast very large stones to damage ours; you may also advocate your methods of procedure, and if we ﬁnd them superior to our own we will gladly adopt them; but you will be wise to not oppose our methods by your vulgar abuse of us personally, You are perfectly free to attend or to’ stay awayfrom our lectures; but it will be a little more prudent for you to modify your vulgarity about us, of which you make use to prevent others from attending.‘ And if by chance we should ever in- nocently call at the residence of any of you who are ashamed to have other visitors know you receive us, we beg you to be honest enough to decline admitting us, and if any of you from anything we have done, that we are revengeful women, we ask you to remember that we have patiently endured all your vile taunts end insinuations and innuendoes for two long years without a retort. Patience sometimes even ceases to be a virtue. We think it has become so in our case. But we should never notice any of your malicious brutality and vulgarity if we did not know that , all your professed sense of shocked modesty and outraged virtue is the most complete sham, the most pretentious fraud. As long as ,we could we credited you with honesty and ignorance, but facts too palpa- ble have come to our knowledge to longer admit excusing you on that ground. We know why you denounce free love; you fear the exposures it would bring... You think by shutting off its growth that your own personalities, which you have such a horror of the world’s knowing, will be exposed to the purify- ing breath of publicity. Hence you desire to stifle our advo- cacy of the principle of social freedom, and to injure our in- fluence wherever, whenever and in every possible way you can. You have put before the public everything in our whole life which could be raked up that was true, and ﬁnding that did not answer, manufactured facts to order ad tiblitum. What say you now to a slight change of programme—-to the presentation to the public of what is known to be true of your own lives. Do not understand us to question the right you had to such practices. By no means. But it is not healthful either to your own or to public morals for you to hypociitically denounce in others what you privately practice or have practiced yourselves. You ought not to be permitted to steal and then go crying "stop thief” to direct attention from your booty and fasten the guilt upon others. When people see this done and do not expose the fraud, they are held to be accomplices with the real thief. Can you make the application of that suggestion? We earnestly desire to be excused from any and all part in everything having even the appearance of personality. But We have no idea that the course pursued so long will now be suddenly changed. But so surely as time rolls on and the attempt to blacken us and thus ‘to interfere with the principles we advocate continue, interpreting our theories to \ suit yourselves, and then holding us up as the exponents of such base interpretation, so surely shall we expose the hypocrisy of your pretentious virtue, by the fullest exposition of the facts of your lives, and if that be what it pleases some to denom- inate revengeful action, then we shall be revengeful. But we disclaim any such motive in advance; and in place of it declare that the sole inducement will be to make it for ever afterward impossible for you to effect any more harm by the practice of your proclivities for interfering with what is none of your busi- ness. —————————¢—o+—~—~— THE VOICE OF THE PEOPLE.———C’ontinueol._ CLEVELAND, Ohio, April 12, 1872. Srsmn WOODHULLZ Having just read in the R. P. Journal, your letter to S. S. Jones, in which you have clearly deﬁned your position in the general sense, and his remarks quite as clearly deﬁning his, I felt as though I could not keep silent, and hope every one who stands with you will, as I do now, send you tokens of respect and appreciation, and more than this, a moral and sympathetic support to aid you to maintain the po- sition and standard you have taken in the work of righting the Wrongs the blaze of spiritual light has shown to exist in our whole social and political structure. Thousands of weary souls, bowed down under a pressure that was crushing earthly existence, because, being compelled to exist and live in conditions not in harmony with their devel- opment-—under laws and conventionalities not suited to their spiritual attainment, under laws and customs made to suit the convenience and immoralities of the rude animal spirit still ruling our whole social and political structure, took a new lease of life; and feel assured, dear sister, they all join in blessing the “ woman who dared” to say, what woman alone could have said, with any effect upon the masses, making questions that were before struggling in by-ways to be heard now taking their place as questions of importance and human interest and spir- itual welfare on the open ﬁeld of public debate. It cannot be otherwise than thus; minds will view your posi- tion and formulate it in perfect keeping with their spiritual attainment, and in doing this, each one is obliged to show his or her locality, and spiritive progressive attainment. Spiritualism thus far, a light that shines into the mental and moral surroundings of humanity, has found millions able to comprehend the situation to that degree, and in their mental vision they were a decided and destinctive departure so far as theories were concerned from their old standards of mankind’s actions here, and their relation to the life beyond, and it is very gratifyng that even so many are thus able theoretically to see the mistakes that we were living under, and have boldly ..- ,~ _-_.=.,-_=.__.._/N. 4. , Q -. ..n.r_,..n.-_. \ “Journal was my favorite. May 4, 1872. WOODHULL at CLAFLlN’S WEEKLY. ..l1 \ stepped out to battle against error in theories, ‘but it cannot be expected for a moment in any gmind except those who refuse to see, that the effect this spiritual "light has brought, will stop and always dwell in the ﬁeld of theoretical action, and the in- troduction of facts to overthrow false religious teachings. Not by any means. « It must push forward, and in the overthrow of false theories it must supplant false, social and political for- mulas upon which our whole social structure is built, with for- mulas that harmonize with the intelligence the new lights give us. » One thing seems plain endugh to become an axiom-—that our whole structure with all its social and political forms, are forms thst were but the deductions that grew out of false theories a- gainst which our spiritual guns have turned; that if the relig- ious theories of the present and past are false, all else must be false; therefore, all those who do not sustain the position you assume that “both church and state are indivisable, are ‘those who are still more or less under the powers of darkness and false theories of the past, not yet fully born out of them. This new departure is to me grand and signiﬁcant, for it means the complete birth out of darkness into a glorious light and right- eous liberty, and must, in the end, overthrow the present false and immense standards, _and in their place erect the temple of human justice and equality, according to individual soul needs. If to do this is a “ New Disgrace,” please count me in its work, and in conclusion will say, what I have frequently said and Wish to spread broadcast over the land, that in our wholesome structure, and all that is built upon it, there is not in a single plank or institution a moral one. It is false and immoral from top to bottom, and from centre to circumference, for it is whol- ly and totally built upon the selﬁsh and wild animal spirit, and all who approve “ this new departure," have still left in their natures the still governing spirit of selﬁsh and immoral ten- dencies. , If the great mass of Spiritualists “reject your theory as per- nicious,” as Bro. Jones says, it only shows their relationships to still false and immoral action, and, as it stands, Spiritual- ists as a mass are are no better than the believers in old theo- logy, because they enter into all the schemes both of trade and political pollution, and have not in them yet enough of the leaven of this new life left to lift them out from immoral to to moral practices. Free lust and free hate are the oifspring and the constant inter- change of society as it stands. Free love, the child of the future, that which is struggling to rule in every department of human interest is the beautiful an- gel of light, which when, free lust and free hate take their de- parture, enters into the soul, and when fully incorporated in the heart of the masses will transform this world of wretchedness, crime and immortality into “the kingdom of heaven” where alone dwells righteousnes and purity. And this is what Spirit- ualism and this new departure means to do; not in beautiful theories unacted; ‘not in poetic words and phrase, to cover over pleasingly vice and corruption, not alone in the comprehen- sion of laws and principles that govern the starry heavens, rocky formations, and the chemistry of nature, but in that grandest of all grandeur, the highest and most sublime depart- ment, the human soul and its relationships to one another, and the universe of life around, in beautiful action, in kind loving impulses, in good deeds, in unselﬁsh’motives. And in the trans- formation, old things built upon false theories must pass away and the new departure and its spirit take their place. F. SKINNER. DEAR VICTORIA AND TENNIE: No excuse is asked for this, I have borne my indignation long enough, and now it bursts and I boil over. Fearing it will take too long for you to do so, I pen a line. Ere I knew the WEEKLY, the Reltgio P. I am sorry to say that I am fast los- ing “my first love.” The Journal is not content with allow- ing the introduction to its columns of low, vulgar correspon- dence, but we are treated editorially in anything buta spiritual manner when reference is made to a certain woman, Victoria C. Woodhull, not ‘+'VVoodhull Claflin Blood,” as our “friend” of the Religio has it, issue of April 6, 1872. Were I to give rein to myself, I should certainly say something in keeping with the spirit of the Journal, and thus depart from one of your (THE WEEKi:Y’s) aims. I am only too sorry that a jour- nal professing to be spiritual, should, by its own election, level itself with the secular press. If any one doubts this, a perusal of the above number of the .Religto-Philosophical Journal and the previous issue, will con- vince them of the justice of my strictures. As it will take a “long time to write or speak that which we are now ignorant of," so it will “be a long time” before the Pioneer of Thought can be understood. Natural or unbiased minds are “ few and far between,” comparatively, and we may not be surprised to ﬁnd even an editor of a Spiritual paper giving plain signs of the non-comprehension of argument in favor of fundamental truths. If Bro. Jones fathers the “arguments” spoken of, I will sayto him, asking his pardon for the reminder, to remem- ber that one can present argument but cannot give under- standing; a mild term, my dear sir, for brains. But if thou wouldst ‘_‘ hang thyself,” continue thy panderings to people’s prejudices. ' Allow me. my dear Mrs. Woodhull, to conclude with an ex- pression of unbounded admiration of your labors in behalf of truth and humanity. Tens of thousands, no doubt, love you, who have not the courage or opportunity to communicate the fact, Gno. HABDCASTLE. Qumox, 111., April, 1872. WOMAN; AND SYMPATHY. - Western-Lyceums would do well if they engaged Mr. W. W. J Broom to lecture on “,Woman’s Power and Works,” and on “The 1 Law of Sympathy, from History and Experience.” He isla speaker who is strongly recommended by Wendell Phillips. The Eastern Press has often praised him. His New York Lec- tures on the “Richardson-McFarland Case” attracted much attention, and were carefully reported by the New York Herald. His present address is, “W. W. BROOM, Rochester Depot, Lonaire Co., Ohio.” We hope committees will secure his ser- vices. . * . 2 .0" “IS SAUL ALSO AMONG THE PROPHETS?” Respecting an extraordinary case of Kleptomania, a recent Tribune editorial has the following : . ’ ~ “ If Civilization had ever brought half the skill and energy to bear upon the making of a man that she has upon a machine, science would have comprehended and known how to to treat this disinherited child of nature.” , » More than this; said “ child of nature” need never have been disinherited at all. But this bringing “ skill and energy upon the making of a man” is just what we call sttrpiculture, and like any other science, the very ﬁrst condition of its exist- ence and success is that freedom of emperiment which the T rtbune so bitterly opposes. The sentence. as it stands, is all we could ask, as far as it goes; but to it might have advantageously been added the following : “Further and better:——Science, unimpeded by church dog- mas, State tinkerings and social censorships, would have so in structed us in the laws ‘of sexual attraction, conception and gestation, that children would be born free from uncontrollable and injurious impulses, and with inherent attractions for the true, the good and the beautiful.” [N. Y. Tribune please copy if it dare] 4Nri—PRoci<.Us'rEs. . BOSTON, March 29,‘ 1872. Mns. VICTORIA C. Wooni=iULL,—Dear Madam: Courtesy compels the above address, while my heart dictates but the ten- derer one, beloved Sister. I can no longer withold the offer of my love and gratitude for the work, great and incom- putable, that you are accomplishing. This comes to you through tears of regret that even yet the world smiles and crowns with thorns those who are bearing crosses for humanity, yet _through these tears, I look up with rejoicing that you so ﬁnely, bravely stand on the Calvary to which the Great Spirit has called you. As little ready for your divine mission as unworthy the great truths you are proclaiming; as ungrateful as ever; as unmind- ful of the voice of God, whose omnipotent excelsior to man is not to be stayed by arrogant earth-cries; as doubtful ever of God’s guidance, the world doubts and denies you as it has all the reformers of the ages; until crowned with success, they are transﬁgured from Nazarene’s unworthy recognition, to very sons and daughters of God; then the world worships. But the inﬁnite Father wills that you work on despite opposi- tion, scorn and neglect; and I know that for you, angel sent as you are, in place of doubt shall come divine trust; in place of calumniation shall come coronation, in place of rejection shall come from the world, glad acclamations of acceptance and the compensation of love universal and abiding for a leader, who, from one of the noblest heights of truth yet reached by human soul under angelic guidance, has so dauntlessly called to the struggling millions to come up higher into a fuller freedom of truth and love. And by all the world’s great need of reform, by the unutterable hope I have within my soul to aid in lifting up the broken lines of earth, in binding up the broken hearts, I bid you “ God speed” on your glorious way, and by this ben- ediction that rises in my heart, you may know the sacred, fer- vent “ God be with you” that comes a benison from Heaven to you from my beloved spirit band. 0 may we all, brothers, sisters, toilers as we are in the white harvest ﬁeld of the spirit, call to each other from whatever height we stand upon, with love and sympathy, and thus cheer and brighten the way to nobler ascents for each other forever. Sincerely Yours, With love and for the truth J ENNIE LEYS. ANSWER. JACKSONVILLE, November 27, 1871. MRS. VICTORIA WOODHULL : I have just ﬁnished reading your abominable lecture on free love, as reported for the Mis- souri Democrat. Were it not for the crowdsof men and women who hear you, and who probably will to some extent be in- ﬂuenced by you, I would not concern myself so seriously about the matter. I would like to know if you believe the Bible? If so, how do you interpret the 32d verse of the 5th chapter of Matthew? and what do you think of the 19th chap- ter, reading from the 3d to the 10th? Another thought that I must suggest to you is the vast re- sponsibility you are taking upon yourself in leading men and women to hell by your actions and inﬂuence. Surely the spirit that prompted such words as those contained. in your lecture is none other than that of the Evil One. You say you speak as one having authority in these matters. Where did you gain such authority? The “ thousands of heart-broken men” who consulted you as a clairvoyant must have been wholly lost to all self respect before they would consult with a woman of your professed principles on the subject most sacred to right-minded persons——their marriage relations. The confes- sions of such men as these must have been could hardly invest you with unimpeachable authority.» ‘ It is women of your stamp who are most inﬂuential in pro- ducing domestic discord-—-women who are educatediand gifted, and who can clothe their foul ideas in respectable dress, until the victims of their arts are thoroughly demoralized and ready to receive the atrocious ideas in all their monstrosity. Now, because I desire your salvation, I entreat you to search the scriptures, and thereby see what is your duty to yourself, humanity, and God, and let this thing of free love, as you call it, but which in reality is nothing more than the lust of the ﬂesh severely alone. It will as certainly lead you to the regions of eternal wretchedness and burning, as it will to misery and contempt here. I send you this word of warning because I feel it to be my duty to rescue you if possi- ble, from the foul pit into which you have descended; If you do not repent, and accept the mercy offered to you, I expect, in the great day of judgment, when the Judge shall say to you, “ depart from me thou worker of iniquity,” to say —Amen! Yours, etc., Mas. SARAH A. HIGGENS. Our good sister Higgens is evidently somewhat in the shadow of ignorance about the social relations. We have forwarded her all the nepessary documents to remove her into the light of knowledge, and hope she will not refuse to be thus transferred. PHILADELPHIA, April, 1872. DEAR TENNIE CLAFLIN2 Your speech is both prudent and powerful. But yet you labor under a mistake, which destroys much of your argument. W Marriages are all ‘natural; for none marry, who, at the time of marriage," do not believe that they either do or may love the other party. ' But ‘many soon ﬁnd out that they made a ‘mis- take and then and not until then marriage becomes unnatural. No law forces such unsuited. mates to remain together; for the law provides divorce. What then keeps such unsuited mates together? Firstly, the cost and the sometimes unreas- onable conditions of the divorce laws. Secondly,‘ public opinion, that spectral despot; and here, Madame, you have the whole cause of the social cancer in a nut shell: Let di- ; voroe be speedy, cheap, and respectable. People shall marry, fected and heavenly love. whenever they please. Do notsay anything again'st'inarryin"g. But if married and they ﬁnd out they cannot love each other, and they do not divorce themselves, then they become morally prostitutes. _ This is the front you wish to make. Strike at the presen t divorce laws and you gain it. A To ﬁght marriage is simply to ﬁght a shadow. If you need legal points against the divorce law to show its absurdity, let me know and I will furnish some. Respectfully, VAN TRONK. ~ “ People shall marry whenever they please.” Add to this the logical sequence that, people shall unmarry whenever they please, and we will quite agree with you. But when almost the whole world constantly carp at us because we claim that mar- riage is not necessarily a union for life, of one manand one woman, we are excusable for saying something ‘against mar- riage as interpreted by them, backed up as they are -by the lexicographers, one and all. Change the deﬁnitions of mar- riage, to comport with the natural relations of the sexes, and we will say nothing against it. But if we should say nothing against marriage, why should we say anything in favor of di- vorce? which is its opposite. If marriage as at present prac- ticed, has nothing fundamentally wrong in it, why must di- vorce be advocated to cure something which does not exist? It seems to us that these matters are such as law has no‘ right- ful control over. “We would say as Pope makes “Eloisa” say to “Abelard”: How oft when pressed to marriage have I said, Curse on all laws, but that which love has made; Love, free as air at sight of human ties Spreads his light wings and in a moment ﬂies. We do not, however, object to a law regulating marriage, any more than we do to a law regulating suffrage; but we do object to a law which virtually prohibits marriage, and for the same reasons that we do to a law which prohibits suffrage, . since both interfere with the right of the people to the pursuit of happiness. It is one thing to protect each individual in the pursuit of happiness; but quite a different thing to prohibit such pursuit, or to say its course shall never change. PHILADELPHIA : 526 North Twenty-ﬁrst street. 4 MY DEAR 'SIsrER : This is the fraternal greeting by which I addressed thee a month ago, asking to be excused for the fa- miliar salutation from an entire stranger. As I learn thee never received that letter, I now take the liberty of again ex- pressing my heartfelt sympathy and interest in the great work of reform in which‘ thee is so nobly laboring, which I could "not have done had I not the assurance of ‘._thy friendly reception last Thursday eve. when introduced to t ‘ ’e by our friend Mrs. Middlebrook. The loving kiss receiv th,_en assured me that my expression of sympathy may not be an}? intrusion. I will quote from my first letter, as that was written under the fresh inspiring gratitude of a full and thaiﬁkfu-l soul for the noble utterances it had just drank in. I said, Ithave just read “ The Principles of Social Freedom,” which thrilled my soul with gratitude for the noble spirit willing to advance such ideas ; and I venture, in an humble way, to give a f‘ God speed” to thy noble mission, and a “grateful reverence” to the dear woman willing to brave the condemnation and scorn of many, yet dauntless in her expressions of the high and holy truths presented to her. It is not a matter of wonder that a large portion of the people are not prepared for such radical inno- vations on the customs of society; but was the world ever pre- pared for any great reform, or appreciated the reformer until some noble spirit, standing at the helm, guides the soul of humanity into the haven of a higher life‘? Though 1800 years have passed since Jesus blessed man- kind through, his mediumistic powers, I doubt if here to-day he would be tolerated any more than others who, like him, are blessing the world by their ministrations. Since thy election as President of the National Association of Spiritualists, I have read all I could of thy teachings. I was delighted with the lecture on “ Children, their rights and privileges,” and thy address to Spiritualists; then when thee spoke in our so;called city of “Brotherly Love,” a few weeks since, how glad was I’ to gaze upon thy face; tho’ not having the privilege of pressing thy hand, my spirit went forth silent- ly to greet those noble utterances for the rights of woman, and after reading “ The principles of social freedom,” I must con- fess my whole soul thrilled with the grandeur and nobility of the truths contained therein, until I wept‘ tears of loving grate- ful tenderness toward the author of them, and of regret that those who so harshly condemn can not see the light from the bright mountain top whereon she must have risen to have con- . ceived such unselﬁsh and heavenly attainments. Though I can not yet accord with all. the views held forth, yet thee pre- sents them in a light worthy of deep thought. Thy deﬁnition of “ free love” is so freighted with divine expressions and sub- lime truths, that I feel they are indeed “words ﬁtly spoken, like apples of gold set in pictures of silver,” and worthy to be treasured in the inner sanctury of every living heart. The world is not yet prepared for their fulﬁlment; but all honor to the Heaven-born courage that will bravely utter such» senti- ments and with language clothed in such purity that its spirit- uality must be felt by all who will listen or read. A . It seems to me this social‘ question needs a great moral cour- age, combined with a deeper purity than any reform the? world has ever known; it is because it concerns every man, woman or child in their highest, holiest and most sacred relations of life, and that a woman should have seen its approach and heralded its coming, is a cause of joy, while for those who condemn and seek to injure she came in the fullness of divine love break forth that holy prayer, “Father .forgive them, for they know not what they do.” ~ '_ ‘ Press forward in every good word and work, dear sister, cheered by the guidance of the dear angels and that beautiful promise given from “ on the heights” by the loving Jesus, “Blessed are ye when men shall revile you and persecute you and say all manner of evil against you falsely for my sake.” Many living. hearts are thanking thee for uplifting the ,veil to the world’s dim vision of “this exalted freedom of love, though it rejects and scorns it now. Falter not. (though thy 1 path is often “ weary and heavy laden” with human denunci- ation), in casting upon the waters of life this picture of per- “Like bread cast upon the waters it will return after many days-” to bless and brighten the lives of humanity. , 1 _ . . __ Excuse my«Quaker style of ‘addressing thee, I use_the plain language it is most natural to me and more expressive. of my feelings. I am a birth—right member ‘of the “ Society of Friends,” but Spiritualism is the religion of my Vconvincment and adoption. .. ., , E . _ I beg pardon for intruding so long a letter upon thee. I will send it by Mrs. Middlebrook, our ‘friend and sister, whom’ I - ing the equivalent. 12] learned to love during the last month. She is a beautiful speaker and noble woman. ’ I With a happy New Year’s greeting, and the hope that the fair, white pa es‘ ‘of the coming year will bear a noble record to heaven 0 the good work accomplished; and with another as- surance of my soul-sympathy ﬂowing toward thee in) every good word and work, I am, fraternally and cordially, thy. - sister in the cause of truth, LYDIA A. SCHOFIELD. Will thee please accept these pictures of our dear Lucretia ' iMott ? They are the earliest and latest taken of her—the ﬁrst about the age of 40—the last only a few months since. Beau.- tiful in youth, and just as beautiful near the golden setting of herearthly life. ‘ Thee ma have her pictures, but I felt that I would like to sendlthee t ese. L. A. S. if rninvns AND noiasnns. MENDOTA, La Salle Co., Ill., March 18,1872. (1.) The products of a person’s labor may be taken from him without his knowledge or consent, without the actor incur- ing the moral turpitude of theft or robbery; as when a full and just equivalent of the product taken, has been left for the own- er, in its stead. ' (2.) The products of a person’s labor may be taken from him with both his knowledge and consent, and yet the actor incur the moral turpitude, both of theft and robbery; as when one party, in the exchange of products, supposes that he is receiving the eqivalent of his product-, while he is not, and the other party knows that he is not; or, as when one par- ty is so situated that he must consent to accept less than the equivalent or do worse, while the other party in exchange knows that he is receiving, of others products, more than he is giving. (3.) The substance of these two propositions may be thus stated——The essential element in the turpitude of robbery or theft consists in taking the products of others, without giv- (4.) Whether the instrumentality used in effecting this, may be a larger brain in the market, or a strong- er arm in theforest, morally the fact is the same. (5.) A man who has in his possession thousands of times more of the pro- duct of others than it is possible for one person to have pro- duced, must of necessity have what he has not a righe to, if proposition No. 3 be true: provided that the act may be per- mitted by the government for a limited time, as for one life- time, as a bonus or premium to promote some publin good, af- ter which it should revert to the public. The remcdy. Impose a tax of from one to eighty per cent. on incomes. How appropriated. First,—Pa-y the national debt; Second,- With this income tax, and a direct tax, purchase all the land individually owned ‘within the United States, at a full and just valuation; excepting homesteads of perhaps ten or twenty acres; taking perhaps ﬁfty years to ﬁnish the work. “Free soil.” To carry out theseﬁand other ideas, it is proposed to organize another political party. JAMES A_DAIIt. P ‘POLITICAL. .23., wonx roayﬁnn CINCINNATI REFORMERS. PRACTICAL SUGGEST IONS FROM A PRACTICAL MAN. GENTLEMEN2 As a citizen, J therefore a sovereign, I have a personal interest in all movements which make or mar the common weal. My rights are equal to those of any other citi- zen, and no more—-in or out of office, in or out of your Con- vention. Inasmuch as your action must affect me as an in- tegral part of the nation, and as you are not a legal body with power to enact organic law, or statute; and, therefore, bind me without my consent, and as you exclude me by the terms of your Call, I address you and the country from my standpoint of citizen and student of the present status and tendency of my country. Five sets of national candidates are now in process of in- cubation-—-have an embryonic existense—may be actualized. This is proof of great differences of opinion on national topics V -Wide-spread dissatisfaction with men and measures-—of a disintegrating process, dangerous to the civil and social com- pact; it is now confusion; it may be revolution and chaos. Other conﬁicting elements further complicate the functions «of government, and increase the peril. It will not do (to cry Peace! Peacell when there is only antagonism and conflict; the very conditions and causes of insurrection and convulsion. Your responsibilities are in the leaders of these divisions (of opinion-and especially on that branch now disintegrat- ing the dominant party, adding to the confusion, and propos- ing to construct a new party of reform and progress on the same basis, and out of the materials of the old ‘party. I will not, at this point, impeach your motives, self-consti- tuted leaders as you are, having assumed your position without consulting the people. But a blind virtuous impulse is no guar- antee of a scientific thesis of government, or practical methods of administration. The demand of the hour, is : What do you propose to do now—do you propose to’ do——and what guaran- ee do you propose to give more than your illustrious prede- cessors have given, and which ever have been ropes of sand? Your call was a blunder, and shows lack of ﬁtness for your self-imposed responsibilities; that you do not appreciate the situation, or you wilfully suppress it. That call should have been general, and without any speciﬁc declaration of prin- ciples. The situation demands a convention of the people—- ‘ a committee of the whole on the slate of the Union. Your call is-essentially partizan; usurps the prerogatives of the conven- tion, and contains nothing new except Civil Service Reform—- which you propose to carry out with a slight variation from the Grant party, which anticipated your movement in its annun- ciation. . g ; All other questions were left just as they were. If you mean reform you will take the measures necessary to reform, among which you may ﬁnd the following: I 1. No slate, prepared beforehand, should be tolerated in the convention one moment. 2. The convention should announce a thesis and a method. 3. It should compel the candidates to give a thesis and method. , , p _ . 4:. It should. give the country the best. materials, regardless 7 WOODHULL & CLAFLINS wnnKLv.. of antecedents, services, claims, availability, position or any other consideration, except that of supreme statesmanship. To accomplish these essential and important objects each person who allows his or her name to be used by the conven- tion, should be required to go before the convention with a thesis and method anterior to any declaration by the conven- tion. \This will give the convention not only an opportunity to judge the men, but to construct a platform; and it will give to the country the means of judging both the convention and the candidates. , 2. The candidates should be pledged not only‘to “civil ser- _ vice,” but all other reforms, so as to reduce the expenses to the minimum and increase the beneﬁts to the maximum. You owe this to yourselves, and to the country. We are entitled to the best men whether in the hovel or a palace. The place to begin f.‘ civil service reform” is in your own convention. The people will then have reason to hope it will be carried into the Government. But if you ignore your own doctrine, our hopes are blasted. This is what I fear you will do. Conventions construct platforms, which mean anything or nothing, and then make availibility the condition of standing to them. The animus of this movement is to beat Grant. The argu- ment_is “ Civil Service Reform,” a shade,of— difference, all other questions istand as they were. That personal ambition and pique enter largely into the contest is apparent. The press and leaders give us nothing new on theold issues. Finance, tariff, free-trade, land reform suffrage, class legislation, labor and capital, revenue and taxes. The eternal Indian muddle stands as monuments of incompetency in politicians. They do not even know of the most important movement of all the ages, gracluafeel zfcws the regulator of production, accumulation and distribution, on equitable principles, which will stride like a giant throughout the land, crushing out all opposition. In my ofﬁce are 3000 names to the petition in asingle lVo-rd in the in the City of New York, (W'ar.d 17). _ The men who lead this movement have had charge of the questions for years, and up to this time have exhibted no symp- toms of a high order of statesmenhip, have given no proofs that they understand the great questions demanding solution,or that they are entitled to hold the reigns of government, any more than those whom they would expel. They are the same men who selected Grant, for availability, and now propose to select another man for availability to beat Grant. They acted on false principles then, they propose to act on the same principles now ; “ Civil Service” is a veil of gauze covering up alike their intentions and defects. They were, mistaken before—they may be now. Is there not a necessity then for such rules as I have adduced? “ Are these leaders willing to retire to private life? Having failed to guide the ship of State safely, is this a reason why they should insist on holding the helm longer? How many of them are not seeking office? How many of them will lay down their purse-onal ambition on the altar ‘of their country? How many who would not make gigantic efforts to sit enthroned on the necks of the people? The average politician is of average morality. A change from one man to another of the same class, will be no guaran- tee of improvement. It cannot make Statesmen 0111. of politi- cians, honest men out of political kleptomaniacs. Let the true Reformers in all conventions organize and in- sist on applying civil service reform to the Presidential candi- dates who are to execute this new role, and to all other candi- dates for popular suffrage. Administer the medicine at home. J. B. Wonrr, 510 Pearl street, New York. ?—o-ow-——— _A SIGN on THE TIMES. From the New York hlerald of Sunday, the 21st inst., we copy one of the most remarkable indications that have as yet appeared in the political horizon. The article itself is a most powerful argument in favor of the movement in which we are engaged, but it is not more remarkable than the fact that it should have a place in the New York Herald, which apparently is so earnest an advocate of the re-election of General Grant: HENRY VVABD Bnnonnn FOR PREsIDnNr—-A NEW RELIGIO- POLITICAL PARTY TO BE FORMED IN NEW YORK———I‘IENRY WARD Bnncnnn Pnorosnn AS ITS CANDIDATE FOR THE PRESI- DENCY or run UNITED STATES. To the Editor of the Herald : _ It has been announced and it is now generally understood among the more radical and progressive classes throughout the United State that a National Convention of the various bodies, organizations and movements which represent the revolution- ary spirit of the country, as relates to political, social, relig- ious, and educational reforms, is to held in Steinway Hall, in the city of New York, the 9th and 10th of May proximo. The object for which the Convention has been called is a purely political one, namely, to form a coalition, if possible, of all those classes of citizens everywhere that are devoted more to, the principles of justice, of truth, of freedom and equal rights than to the success either of the Republican or ‘the Democratic parties; and in case the Convention shall agree upon a deﬁnite course of po itical action to be pursued, to nominate candidates for President and Vice President of . the United States for the next Presidential term. The Convention referred to is expected to be composed. of representatives . of the following organizations, viz. :—The National Labor Party, the International Workingmcn’s Associ- ation, the Woman Suffrage party, the Temperance party, the Peace party, the Spiritualists, the Liberal or non-Evangelical Christians, the Free Religionists, the Free Thinkers, the Free Lovers, the Land Reformers, the Socialists, Communists, Pos- itivists, Harmonialists, etc. Now, the question arises, “How or upon What theory is it expected that a convention represent- ing such a variety, if not a diversity of ideas, will so far fra- ternize, fuse and consolidate as to come to an understanding thatfwill be satisfactory to the different elements composing it, . promote the ideas they respectively represent, and secure the eayim-est undivided support of all the elements thus repre- Q May 4, 1872. sented in the present political campaign? How is such a con- vention to agree upon candidates who would represent so many gefprms or movements? Who will the candidates probably e :3 - - Each class of voters represented in the convention may be supposed to have its favorite exponents, its great champions, leading spirits and ideal representatives of what it conceives to be the important issue of the times, and whom it would ‘prefer to have as the Chief Magistrate. For instance, the labor party has already nominated Judge Davis, of Illinois, as its choice, and it may be unwilling to drop him and go for a coalition can- didate. Then there are the Internationals, with their favorite, whoever he may be—may be Wendell Phillips. Next, the W0- man suffrage party may clamor to have Mrs. Elizabeth Cady Stanton or Theodore Tilton or Victoria C. Woodhull nominat- ed. The temperance party may urge the nomination of George Francis Train or some other temperance champion. The Spiritualists may want Andrew Jackson Davis or Robert Dale Owen, and the other factions, likewise, may each have their champion and leader, to be nominated if they can. Here, then, is a probability of a very wide difference of honest opinion coming together, and an opportunity for disagreements, schisms, confusion, and defeat of the objects in view, unless the wisest counsels are allowed to govern, and a spirit of con- cession and of mutual support and dependence prevail in the sessions of the Convention. The individuals above named are known to the public as the exponents as the special phase of radical thought and reform. If any of them should be nomi- nated at the New York Convention, it is, to say the least, doubtful whether they would receive the undivid- ed support of the different factions or bodies to be represented in the Convention. Indeed, it is not improbable that the nomination of any of them might result in some of the parties to the convention entirely withholding their allegiance and support to the nominee and the new party, and thus endanger the success of the whole movement. It seems to be plain that some sort of compro- mise will have to be effected before a candidate can be se- lected who would stand any chance of election or of receiving the whole vote of all the classes holding the convention. Now, the course which L1. wise policy would indicate in such a state i of things as the one most likely to meet the exigencies of all classes, would be not to press the nomination of any person for the Presidency who is notoriously identiﬁed with, or the recog- nized champion of any special phase of reform, for the reason that such persons, however good and competent they may be, are generally unpopular, distasteful and obnoxious to the pop- ular mind. The convention should select a candidate who is friendly and tolerant, or at least not unfriendly and intolerant, to the various ideas animating the new party, and one, if pos- sible, who is well and favorably known to the public, and to whom, if elected, the people would look up to with conﬁdence and respect. As fulﬁlling these requirements in an eminent degree-—greater, perhaps, than could be found in any other in- dividual-may be named ' ‘ , MR. HENRY ‘VAR-D BEECIIEE, OF NEW YORK. Mr. Beecher’s character, abilities and fame are world wide, and would in themselves be a tower of strength to any party that would choose him for their candidate. His history and antecedents are known to everybody. His inﬂuence is already felt over the civilized world. His ‘sermons, lectures and speeches have been more widely and generally read the. past twenty years than the utterances of almost any contempora- neous publicteacher- Furthermore, Mr. Beecher is a liberal- ist, in his views and teachings. Some would consider‘ him very radical. He, for instance, has from his own Plymouth pulpit endorsed the Internationals and eulogized the Paris Communists: he has admttted the main points of Spiritual- isin; he has surrendered the infallibility of the Scriptures, or dogma of plenary inspiration; he repudiates the doctrine of eternal punishment; he favors woman suffrage and the equality of the sexes; he is the patron of temperance, peace, toleration, progress. In a word, Mr. Beecher is a man of reasonable ideas, honest and frank, possessing a mind open to the convic- tions of reason and truth and the intuitions of his soul. Of his devotional nature it is quite unnecessary to speak. Taking this view of the New York Convention and Mr. Beecher, it is questionable whether there is a person in the United States who combines in himself so many of the ele- ments of success as a candidate for the Presidency as Mr. Beecher, and who would at the same time represent to an equal extent the radical and progressive character of the proposed new party. Perhaps the strongest opposition to the nomina- tion of Mr. Beecher would come from the anti-ecclesiastical class, for the reason that he is a Christian minister, and that his church proclivities might bias his judgment in favor of co- clesiastical laws and measures to the detriment of the cause of justice, freedom and religious liberty. But it will be well for this class to remember (and the writer of this is of “that class himself) that Mr. Beecher is not a narrow-minded bigot in re- ligion and morals, but reasonobly liberal and moderate in his views, and, furthermore, that no anti-Christian or inﬁdel can- didate would, ‘if nominated,‘secure one-half the support from the people of the United States which Mr. Beecher would. If the New York Convention nominates a man or woman for President who is the representative of some “one idea, ” unpopular, incomprehensible and distasteful to the people at large, the result may be the signal defeat of such candidate and party, and the cause which will be made to sustain the shock will be injured, perhaps, r-e- tarded for years, instead of promoted. In the estimation of many people there is a certain degree of odium, of unpopulari- ty, alacking of respectability, which attaches for instance, to the agitation of woman’s rights, spiritualism, skepticism, free love, sexology, etc. The several reforms are now making rapid progress in revolutionizing public opinion; but, should the de- votees of these reforms run a candidate for the White House solely on these issues, there is no probability it would meet with anyihing but defeat, and the cause, as well as the candi- dates, would be madethe butt of partisan abuse, calumny, mis- representation, ridicule and reproach. These reforms are too young and yet too tender to endure the giant kicks and bruises they would inevitably get in a contest with the brute forces of political warfare during the “excitement of a Presidential cam- paign. What utility or wisdom wouldthere be in running the gauntlet of popular condemnation when nothing can be gained, but much may be lost? On the contrary should Mr. Beecher receive the nomination of the New York Convention, that gentleman wouldstand a . fair chance for election next November. The only point of difficulty about the matter will be whether the new party could frame a platform of principles which Mr. Beecher could con- scientiously accept and stand upon. Unless the proposed new party make some such compromise and such a nomination as is herein indicated, the chances of the new party for political power would seem to be a forlorn hope., Can the several fac- tions which the new party is to embrace make the necessary concessions, sacriﬁces and compromises, which the success of the movement and the necessities of the case demand? Can ,Mr.. Beecher reciprocate inv like manner, and accommodate May 4, ’ 1872. WOODHULL & oLArL1N?s WEEKLY. is himself to the exigencies of die times and the progressive spirit of the party that, possibly may thus choose him as the candidate or the Presidency of the United States? Can the proposed new political coalition place upon their ticket the name of any man of equal strength and popularity which would in the least degree represent the principles and spirit of the party? . What other person could the new party begin to elect in the present cam- paign? Would Mr. Beecher, even if defeated as the candidate of i the new party, suffer any loss, either politically, socially, or morally, by accepting such a nomination? Would not he, and the new party also, be strengthened, consolidated, and made more powerful for the future, even should such a nomination fail of election next fall? The writer of this frankly admits that Mr. Beecher is not his ﬁrstchoice. He could name sev- eralpersons whom he would prefer should occupy the Presi- dential chair; but he knows very well they would stand but a very poor chance for ‘election, even if nominated by the Con- vention. As long as we cannot at present elevate to the Presi- dency the persons who would be our ﬁrst choice. let us de the best we can in that direction. None of the existing political parties in the United States can nominate a candidate who would answer the make-up of the proposed coalition near so well as does Mr. Beecher, and if he be not the beau ideal of the new party, he is much nearer to it than any Democratic or Republican candidate will be. If the New York‘ Convention nominate ‘Mr. Beecher‘ it would, at any rate, be taking a step in the right direction, and with it a fair prospect of a popular campaign and ﬁnal success. Both the Democratic and Repub- lican parties are in a state of rapid decomposition and dissolu- tion. Let the live, progressive, but at present despondent, members of those parties unite with the new national party to be formedat the New York Convention next month and nomi- nate a popular, progressive man like Mr. Beecher for Presi- dent, and the next 4th of March he will be inaugurated Presi- dent of the United States. F. B. Bnoounm, N. Y., April 17, 1872. i WOMEN ON THE. TOWN. In looking over the ﬁles of the Banner of Light, in a number of date 27th February, 1869, we ﬁnd an article under the above caption, which seems so apropos in the present that we repro- duce it here. Especially do we commend to the consideration of our readers the paragraph in which the Banner prefers that better term, at once broad and comprehensive—Human Rights: “Abandoned women ”—that’s the phrase in common par- lance. Abandoned of whom? Not of God; for owning, lov- ing all, “ his mercy endureth forever; ” not of Jesus, for from that pure, affectional soul there still comes the gentle words, “ neither do’ I condemn thee——go and sin no more; ” not of the angels, for there continues to be “joy in heaven,” when, through angelic pleadings and intercedings, an erring one is brought to repentance; not of the spirits of the “ just made perfect,” for they delight to minister to the least and lowest for redemptive purposes ; not of philanthropists, or reformers, of the good’ or the true. Abandoned of whom? If by any- body, by those passional men instrumental in their temporary ruin, and such of their sister sex as, from a vivid consciousness of being themselves human, with a taking tendency to the weakness of yielded temptation, put on the extraneous airs ofa purity too exalted to touch or snatch from further degradation a sister, once pure as the crystal snow, and still God’s child, bearing the divine image. These pretensions, not J esusonian, are thoroughly Shakspearean——“ If thou hast no virtue, assmne to have it." In the sight of God, angels, heavenly hosts, and constella- tions of philanthropists on earth quite unknown to fame, there are no abandoned women, no abandoned men, for God, heaven, sympathy, mercy, love and redemptive efforts are over and around all. Under the oily crust of city life there lies half-concealed a huge, hideous vice, that often those who are too delicate to talk about, are not to delicate to practice. It is frequently termed the “social cancer.” With venomous roots pushing out and down in every direction, it is the destroyer of inward peace, the enemy of happy households, and fatal to the mental and . spiritual growth of the soul. Saying nothing of Brooklyn and adjoining cities, New York alone has, at least, twelve thousand of those styled “abandoned women.” The actual census of 1858 gave the number then as seven thousand eight hundred and ﬁfty. The increase of pop- ulation, with the demoralizing inﬂuences of the war, have nu- merically greatly increased this ghastly army. mony proves that more than one half of these frail women are under twenty years of age. After fully yielding themselves to bodily trade and traﬂic, their average life is less than four years. Wines and champagnes, midnight revelry, and poi- soned rum, with back-brain" indulgencies, reduce the earthly of fresh beautiful girlhood to loathsome masses of disease, to be hidden away quietly, tearlessly in paupers’,graves. Besides these twelve thousand public fallen ones, it is esti- mated there are thirty thousand who are either kept as “ mis- tresses,” or frequenters of houses of assignation. VVere the full names of these published in the city dailies, as they are kept in the souls memory-chamber, and read by angels, it would produce a most fearful social earthquake. Dazzling be- hind marble halls and imposing brown fronts, are the glitter- ing fruits of sin, as under silks, Parisian laces and “ Grecian bends” are aching, cankering hearts, and souls too, stung with keenest remorse. Great social crimes abound most in populous cities, under sanctimonious pretences to. piety and respectability. Fifth avenue, Fourteenth, and even Bond street. were shocked, a few years since, from reading in the New York morning papers of a licentious husband, rich in this world’s goods, being con- ducted by a friend to a house of infamy and there ﬁnding his own wife awaiting her paramour. Each, till then, had sup- posed the other faithful. The facts touching these cancerous crimes are apparent. Enough of “statistics. Causes and remedies are the subjects that most interest living thoughtful men. With the more pos- itive and guiltier sex, it is generally animal indulgence and violent outbreaks of passion, rooted in ante-natal perversions, often intensiﬁed by rich diet, tobacco, liquors and other stim- ulants. Relative to the other sex. in a majority of cases, the primal causes are ante-natal tendencies, pyschological suscepti- bilities and stern life. necessities. Not choice, but "poverty, love of costly dress, temptations to indolence, harsh treatment of parents, sensual grossness of husbands, and the ._w_iles and false promises of seducers—these are the more immediate and prominent causes. _ _ ’ Full one-third of the women wandering in towns and cities, under the gaslight, are driven into the streets and dens of pol- lution from pressure of poverty and extreme want. Think of it 1 Woman, with the original seal of innocence and sweetness upon her countenance, compelled to choose between starvation and prostitution , _ V Credible testi- . Society——another name for gilded sham—'-and even women in the higher walks of life, of whom we are heartily ashamed, will, while smilng upon, Waltzing and ﬂirting with the libertine full fed and gay, turn sneeringly away or mercilessly trample ‘(upon the starved victim of his lust. To the fallen sister their. language virtually is: “I am holier than thou!" Heaven save us from a pharisaic self-righteous- ness! “None is good (absolutely good),” said Jesus, “but one; that is God. A boasting, satisﬁed, selﬁsh, do-nothing purity will ﬁnd itself outside the walls of the city celestial long after negative, erring women have, though ﬁery trials and severest discipline, been permittted to pass into those upper lﬁngdoms of God to put. on robes of beauty. Sainted sisters, ye who are safe from terribie temptations, because moving in circles above penury, and walking in the sunlight of noble souls, be sparing of the stones you hurl at those who fell, through miserable Wages, psychological inﬂuences, and a fashionable world’s crushing coldness 1 - (Efforts of Magdalen Societies, in this country, have done something; but the “Midnight Meetings of London have done more for this class in England. A living writer tells us that— ~ A ' . “ To one of these meetings an afflicted mother sent her own V daguereotype, in hopes that her erring daughter would recog- nize the face, and be won by its mute pleadings to a better ’life.' The picture was passed around in several meetings, un- ‘til at last it met the eye for‘ which it was intended, and the guilty girl burst into tears, and set off for the Ehoine of her childhood. ” ’ The evil is patent. “Where and what the remedy? Central- ized into a sentence,‘ it is this: The independence of woman! Make her, or help her to make herself, socially, maritally, po- litically and ﬁnancially independent, and you have laid the axe at the root of this deadly upas tree. Systematized, the method ‘will bear this general statement: A full recognition of woman’s primal equality with man.’ Ignoring such specials as “wo1nan’s rights,” “man’s rights,” “freedmen’s rights,” “Indians rights,” “ Chinamen’s rights,” “ children’s rights,” we perfer that better term, at once broad and comprehensive, HUMAN RIGHTS ! As related to. woman, they may be classiﬁed in this wise: I. The right ‘to vote, hold office, and select that life vocation best adapted to hear glowing genius. II. The justice and moral necessity of paying her the same wages paid to men for the same amount of labor a'ccom- plished. III. The exercise of the same privileges that are granted to men in such civic advances as look to friendship, courtship, love and the marraige relation. IV. The creation of such a high public sentiment as shall gladly guarantee equal rights to all, with no rivalry save that which would strive to build up, beautify and bless the most souls. ' The constituents of our social ediﬁce should not be cemented by the force of interest, habit or circumstance, but by virtue, integrity, purity, justice, sympathy and love—the mightiest principles ih the universe of God. Society constituted of in- dividuals, should look after the highest interests of each mem- ber, remembering that whatever beneﬁtsfeven the least, bene- ﬁts a world-wide humanity. . Theorists must make their reform-theories practical. “ VVhat have you done?” is the question the angels ask. To gossip, tea-party fashion, about these “unfortunate women upon the town,” amonnts to nothing. Up and do something! To talk about their condition deploringly, to pray for them devotedly, to think of them tenderly, to shun them in the streets grace- fully, to speak of them sister-ly, is talk——cheap talk! nothing more. Away with this silver-tongued hypocrisy! Do some- thing! Redeem them! and the blessings of the angel world shall be yours. ~————-—o—o—+—-—————- STRAY SHOTS. The authoritative mandate has at last beenjpromulgated, and trailing dresses on the street are declared positively vulgar, while those that just touch are-not the thing at all. All the spring costumes sent over from Paris are made short enough to clear the ground. Take a reef in your skirts, demoiselles. On Sunday, the 14th inst., the Bostoniaiis were engaged in establishing an “unquestionable basis for a Christian educa- tion in our common schools.” VVell, when all the Christians in our community have agreed upon such a basis, the people will doubtless act upon it ; but not till then.’ As a matter of precaution, when the various members of the churches meet together, the police ought to be well represented, or there will be some tall skirmishing. ‘ “And what is life ?—A little strife, Where victories are vain, Where those who conquer do not win, Nor those receive who gain.” Workers should remember that the present money system dates back only three centuries. National debts and paper money (their consequence) not more than two centuries. One of our contributors, has discussed the question of the legaliza- 1 tion of usury, which ﬁrst took place in Christian Europe in the sixteenth century. We cut the following notice of his lecture from the Long Island City Press of the 20th instant: LECTURE BY Prior. R. W. HUME.——That able exponent of In- ternationalism, Prof. R. W. Hume, delivered a lecture on “Usury, or Interest on Money,” at Smithsonian Hall, last Tuesday evening. There was a fair attendance, and all who came were well repaid. The Professor is, probably, the ablest and most logical speaker in the city, and one of the ablest in the State, clear and concise in his arguments and a deep thinker. His lectures are well worth listening to, whatever may be the subject chosen by him to speak on. His ideas are contrary to ours on many subjects, and are termed imprac- ticable theories, yet his manner of handling any subject makes it interesting. We should be glad to give the lecture entire in The Press, but the crowded state of our columns forbid any- thing more than this brief mention of the speaker and the subject. May we be favored with more such ‘lectures and rejoinders. 1A MARBLE-HEARTED MAN.-—In'a leader headed “Daniel E. V Sickles,” published in the N. Y. World, of the 20th inst., may be found the following interesting and charitable item: . “‘ We have repeatedly and deliberately called Sickles an ac- quitted murderer——a man who shot the alleged seducer of his wife, and afterwards excited the loathing and disgust of gen- tlemenand men of honor by creeping back to the bed which Christian I he had killed another man for .deﬁling—-cohabiting a ain with the dishonest wife whose shame he had publishedto t e world, and prgved in a court of justice, as a means of, saving his neck from the gallows; etc. ——-——etc.” I - If this doctrine be correct, and it is the inevitable. , result of the present servile ecclesiastical and legal position of woman,‘ for her there is no door to be left open for repentance. If General Sickles and his wife agreed to forgive and forget the past, what right has any third party to interfere in the matter? If it was an affair between two men, would any one ofﬁciously dare so to act? But it was a. difference between a man and a woman, and, in that case, the latter is commonly held as fair game to be attacked by the world. Except she ac- cepts in silence and humility the absolute slavery A of A her . pres- ent position, woman has norights which man feels bound to respect. ——&.-.—$-——.-——-———. THE CHRISTIAN RADICAL—'CHRISTIAN PARTY AND ' CHRISTIAN JUSTICE. The Oliristian Radical, published in New York and Pitts- burg edited by DanielASchindler ( a slight modiﬁcation of swin- dler) and J. K Fania (not Peter) both professed followers of the Lamb, pretends to be both Olwistian and Radical. ‘ Iii doctrine it contends for purity of heart. In Christian experience it insists - on the direct, clear “ultimate science" of the testimony of the A spirit of God (Holy Ghost), that we are his children by special‘. regeneration as well as natural generation. Its columns‘ abound in declarations against vices of all kinds, and insist‘ that the eyes shall not look upon’ evil, the tongue speak of it,. nor the hands handle it. It even goes so far as to declare that whiskey traﬁic is a less evil than obscene pictures and books. After all this pretension one would suppose that it must n6t= descend to falsehood for the purpose of calumniating and‘. otherwise injuring even a woman; that this Holy Ghost science of salvation, derived from Jesus, whose companions were pub- licans and sinners, and harlots, and who declared that such should reach heaven before the Pharasees, would have taught. these self appointed Vicegerents of the meek and lowly Saviour, that truthfulness is an essential element in Radical Christianity, that charity is another, and justice should crown: all Christian graces; but it is all a mistake. After carefully reading, and finding myself fully justiﬁed in the foregoing description, I turn to page 8, of April 11, and" ﬁnd these words : “ .Mr. Woodhull, ONE of the husbands of‘lVic- toria'VVoodhull is dead. Col. (Blood still prevents Mrs. Wood hull from being a widow.” ,_ . This proposition asserts—First, that Mr. Woodhull was, until his decease, the husband of Victoria Woodhull; Secondly,- that Col. Blood was at the same time, the husband of Mrs. W.,' and still retainsthat relation; Thirdly, that Mrs sustained marital relations to both these men at the same time: id est., that she was a bigamist, until the death of Mr. Woodhull. Now then, it is not true that Mrs. Woodhull was the wife of- Mr. Woodhull at the time of his death, nor at any time since she was divorced from him, any more than if they had never been joined in legal wedlock. If the Christian Radical meant that she was his mistress, it should have so said, and been prepared with the proofs. The law joins and the law separates—Jesus himself justified divorces~——Moses, before him, allowed the man to send out his- wife penniless with his own written bill of divorce; no court‘ trial-iio defence from the woman; he went further,_he allowed’. the woman to divorce herself, under certain circumstances. A divorced man is not the husband of the woman from whom. he is divorced. In the face of this, these Christian ministers, , for the sake of pandering to the populur clamor, declare th 2:- ;lNoodhull was, at the time of his death, the husband. of Victoria VVoodhull, from whom he had been legally separat- : ed, and assert by inference that as such husband, he had en- joyed marital rights, and that thus Mrs. W. was living with two husbands at the same time. All the facts of this case have been sufficiently presented’ time and again-—her defence and explanation—clear, full and complete, showing a magnanimity beyond that of common mortals, are familiar to the whole reading public. Among the greatest and most heinous wrongs I have ever witnessed is that of attempting to convert a virtue of highest degree into a vice of" the lowest degree, solely for the purpose of suppressing the truth—-the particular truth essential to curing the evils of our present social system. L , Suppose it all true, would not the practice of Jesus have saved these impostors from entering into this dirty work by falsiﬁying the facts? Jesus did not reprove the woman with. ‘ many husbands, nor for the one with whom she was l.iving;nor‘ yet the woman taken in adultery. He only said: “neither do I. condemn thee, go and sin no more.” Here was no misconstruction, perversion, or abuse——not a. word of the kind. And yet these Christian men who pretend"- to be guided by the Spirit of God in obeying the teachings of ' Jesus do not hesitate to make charges which they cannot sub- stantiate, and traduce the virtue of charity, reckoned by that old fogy Paul as the greatest of all gifts and graces-above faith and hope, the ﬁrst of which is a condition of salvation. How these Christian men and the readers of the Christians Radical can reconcile such conduct with even common moral-~ ity, omitting the higher Christian graces, is a logical problem: I shall not undertake to solve. A sin against the truth.—-a sins. against the truth for the perversion and suppression: of the‘- truth, is an offence second to no other. Stealing is respectable‘ business compared with falsehood and slander. It is not much wonder that the morals. of the community deteriorate under such ministrations. 0 Christian Charity ! 0 Christian] Ministers \!‘ 0- Tempomesl ,0 Mares! .. Jom~1B. Wor.ri_i,,_ in ‘_ * both these questions is simple. — ing for the mission. 14 I I I W-IOODAHULL & GLAFLIN’S WEEKLY. No wRoNGs,' No oRIMEs. All crimes are but the effects of wrong producing causes, either from organization, education or situation. Mr. G. F. Train,’ in a recent article of your WEEKLY, says, “ that the crime of infanticide is greatly .on the increase and should be stopped, or the Anglo Saxon race will be superseded by the Irish and Germans.” - - . The cause should ﬁrst be removed which is forced maternity, the sin against the Holy Ghost, if there be such, and is the, 1c_af.use. of ‘nine-tenths of all the evil and inharmony of earth 1 e. M_en_have too long.put all the burden and responsibility of child bearing upon the mothers, not even allowing them to say Whether they were prepared to assume the duties and pains of maternity or -not; claiming her’ entire obedience to them as a marital right even to the expense of the health and happiness of both mother and offspring. ‘ _ Few are the men who will forego a selﬁsh gratiﬁcation for the sake of the one they have sworn to love and protect (2?) I have listened to bitter complaints from this source, enough to convince me that the fabled hell is often to be found in the bed-chambers of legal prostitution. I The very ﬁrst right of woman is the right to herself? This is inalienable and can never be surrendered without a wrong be- ing done, and which often extends its direful effects to the third and fourth generation; and the ﬁrst step toward a regen- eration, or rather a right generation, is to make pure love the bond of union between the parents, that children may be born with the love forces in their natures instead of that of hatred and vicious propensities. ~ ’ Women must inaugurate this reform, for men do not make laws that shall abridge their privileges or to aid much in moral progress. 1 . Men have, in a great measure, left virtue and social respect- . ability to the women to take care of, as they had little incli- nation or ability to -resist temptation or to support a moral code bearing equally upon themselves. But as woman’s na- ture is more spiritual and stands nearer the divine life, so is she more capable of living virtuously andcchaste.‘ Pure love never seeks to inquire its object. and if lust usurps its place, then love soon dies out and leaves the heart an empty shrine. When I hear people cry out against free love, I know that they are ignorant of its nature and power. For with all the laws and ceremonies that man has ever invented to bind this transient God, he has utterly failed to chain him for an hour if the subtle law of soul union did not hold his roving pinions. Human laws, at best, are but as the outer covering and pro- tection of that inner law of love, which operates upon the magnetic currents of life in a manner as unaccountable ‘to him who feels its power as to those who so often stand ready to con- demn. May the time soon come when this divine principle, which has so many times been cruciﬁed, shall be resurrected to a higher life and wear no more its crown of thorns. ' LUNA HUTOHISON. OwENs VALLEY, Cal., July 3, 1871. -————-o-0‘-+~——: MESDAMES EDITORS.——YO11I' correspondent “F.” in your last issue asks whether I duly considered the subject of Foreign Missions before writing my communication of February 27. To this inquiry I can truly reply in the aﬁirmative. It causes have been to me a subject of much prayer and reﬂection for many years, and the thought to which utterance was given in the article on which he comments, was not the offspring of the moment, but the result of a deep rooted conviction. “ F” asks “ how the contributions of money by the advanced or ritualistic churches will prevent the teaching of the doctrines which are now taught among the heathen by the missionaries who are now there?” Or would we “ have the advanced or ritualistic churches-send out their own men?" The answer to The contributions of the ad- vanced churches would, I admit, as matters now are, do but little to propagate Catholicism, but were the facts to be known that they were contributors to the foreign cause the result would soon be visible. At present the missionary work abroad is entirely in the hands of the Evangelical party, and Evangeli- cal men are sent out almost exclusively. Those holding ad- vanced views feel a delicacv in accepting a support from the present society on the same ground that they would refuse a stipend from the Evangelical Education Society while prepar- Although the objection in the former has not the weight that it has in the latter case. Now if the Catho- lic school did their part in sending the gospel to foreign parts, how many young men are there who instead of settling down in country parishes or accepting assistant’s posi- ‘tionsin our city churches, would go out into that broader vineyard——the heathen world? As for following up and noting out the teachings of the present missionaries, there is no use to ‘make this a special object any more than in our large cities; but we feel ‘assured that the Catholic cause must triumph wherever it goes; it matters not whether heathanism, Protest- antism, or both combined, be its opponent. To repeat what was said before, why should we delay to plant the church in all her purity, till Protestants have obtained a ﬁrm footing? Why not take advantage of the opportunity, and by establish- ing the church, win the heathen from his idols’; to her altar, without allowing him to come in contact with the chilling in- ﬂuences of Protestantism. ‘ I Inthe case supposed, “of one of the faithful having the sum of ﬁfty thousand dollars or more which he wishes to give for the support and extension of the church,” “F.” reasons without data. He says: “If we may judge from the past, such a sumof money would gain for the church but a very few persons in Africa or in China.” “If we may judge from the past,” but what right, have we to‘ do this. How can the progress made heretofore be compared with that which would be made were Catholic missionaries in the. ﬁeld? This is what has never -been tried, and we know not what, would be the V result; but if we may judge from what has taken place in both England and America since the introduction of “ ritualism” and. the progress which has been the result of’ that movement here; we can prophecy an ' issue far, different from what has been yet witnessed. Again, we have the promise, “cast thy bread upon the waters, for thou shalt ﬁnd it after many days.” ’ Now, granting that fifty thousand dollars would at present do but little to advance the cause of Christ in Africa or in China, are we at liberty to argue that this state of things will continue forever? A foundation must, be laid (and of course out of sight) before any superstructure can be raised, and the sooner the foundation is completed so much earlier will the fruit of our expenditures become visible; and it is yet to be seen, whether in the long run, a given sum of money will not - yield as bountiful a return in heathen as in Christian lands. The plan advocated by “F” is assuredly not that com- manded by Christ and carried out by the Apostles—“ Go ye into all the world and preach the gospel to every creature”-— and how was the injunction obeyed? Before the dawn of the second. century. “Christ, and him cruciﬁed,” had been ‘preaéhed’ to wellnigh every people of the then known world. Churches were established in nearly every principal city; the seed was planted and the apostle passed on to another district. According to “ F’s ” idea, no effort should have been made to evangelize the world until Christianity had obtained entire sway in Palestine; all the energy and zeal of the faithful should have been concentrated there, and when all were con- verted there, but not till then, might. the gospel have been preached beyond its borders. This, may be earthly wisdom, but surely it is not heavenly. ' “Notwithstanding our missionaries have been so long in Africa and in China, if they should be withdrawn, it is ._to be feared that the missions would entirely fail,” if this is so, it is one of the strongest reasons why we should continue to sustain them; looking at it from a ﬁnancial point of view, the great sums which have been expended on these ﬁelds have made the way for other, and it may be more successful efforts, and it is to our interest to support them until able to sustain them- selves, for it we allow them to go down, all the expense, both of men and money which has already been met, will be lost, and the same thing have to be gone over in the future when the time comes we can afford the means, energy and zeal to take them the gospel. A In regard to the progress Christianity has made in heathen lands, many things have to be taken into account before branding it as a failure. Missionaries have to contend with prejudices of the very bitterest kind, and against obstacles the most formidable, but does the progress of the church in Amer- ica, this Christian land, so far exceed that in the foreign ﬁeld, that the latter should be abandoned? Compare the statistics (my ﬁgures are from the church almanac of 1872,‘and the Spirit of Missions, and are open to correction). The whole number of clergy in the American church is 2,900, of these twenty—seven are foreign missionaries, leaving 2,873 in the the United States, the population of which is 39,555,983. The whole number engaged in teaching the heathen, including clergy, both foreign and native, catechists, teachers and ladies amount to 61. The heathen population of the world is 924,000,000. Looking at these ﬁgures,- has the pro- portionate progress been such that we should cease to aid for- eign missions ? _ Once more. The American branch of the church Catholic has solemnly declared itself to be a missionary body, and every member of it to be of a missionary society. Is then the advanced party being a part of the entire whole, justiﬁed in refusing to bear its share of the common burden ? . Figures show that home contributions haye never suffered by liberality to the foreign cause, but, have rather been increased. In helping others we help ourselves. Call missions “sentiment,” or what you will, it has the command of CHRIST on which to rely, and the example of Apostles and martyrs to follow. Under such guidance, and in such footsteps can it be wrong? W. P. March 9, 1872. BUFFALO, N. Y., April 1, 1872. TENNIE C. CLAELIN—-Dear friend of humanity: Why should not a stranger send thee fraternal greetlngs? Why not offer thee the right hand of fellowship? ‘Why not send thee earnest, soul felt congratulations, bidding thee Godspeed in thy noble work, and asking of thee to be brave, andgstrong, and patient? Thou also, with thy sister, art a “sewer of seed,” and grandly hast thou entered thy ﬁeld of labor. Bravely hast thou scattered truths, germs, and in abundance. Through the coming years, shall humanity reap the harvest. Thy truthful, plain-spoken words, will reach many a crushed spirit, comfort many a suffering soul. and heal many a broken heart, who blessing thee for thy noble championship,_ will take courage to‘ battle for themselves. What matters scorn and contempt, ridicule and abuse, so thou win at the last? Truly hast thou made a grand begin- ning. Angels, loving spirits, the dear ones gone before thee, shall attend upon thy steps, and help thee to future victories. God bless thee. * HORACE M. RICHARDS. The Universal Peace Union will hold its sixth annual meet- ing at one of the rooms of the Cooper Institute, on Wednes- . day, May 8, at 11 o’clock A. M., and 3 and 8 o’clock P. M. ——————————-9——-——E— The Second Annual Convention of THE AMERICAN LABOR REEORM LEAGUE, will be held in New York City, Sunday and Monday, May 5th and 6th, in Cooper Institute: Room No. 18, Sunday the 5th, day and evening; in Room No. 24, Monday 6th, afternoon and evening. John Orvis, Mrs. Victoria C. Woohull, J. K. Ingalls, E. H. Heyward, Miss Kate Stanton, Mrs. E. L. Daniels, T. H. Banks Miss Jeunie Collins, Geo. B. Drury, Albert Brisbone, William Hanson, and [other speakers are expected. The third annual meeting of the “American Anti-Usury Society” will be held in Hall 24: Cooper Institute, on Monday, May 6, at 10 o’clock A. M. MRs. FRANK oRooKER.' Subjects :——1st. SCRAPS. 2d. (To BE ANNOUNCED.) There are many new lecturers in the ﬁeld, though but few, we think, that can equal this lady; young, brilliant and witty, a ﬁne conversationalist, she is a “ rara avis ” both on and off the platform. A woman of impassioned strength and force of mind, of great intellectual culture and ability. A star of the ﬁrst mag- nitudb.,—E"ee Press. Very seldom do I meet with a voice so full and c1ear—with such distinct and perfect articulation. It is a rare and excep- tional one.—J. T. Leonard, Boston, Mass. In general get-up and style, Mrs. Crocker equals if not ex- cels the “ best dressed woman ” now on the platform. Her lecture is a literary treat. ——F‘I'cmIclm News. A woman of great wit and‘ brilliant talent; has brains and knows how to use them. —-Daily News. A power which we have been compelled to acknowledge in private life, in public, with all her fervid eloquence, wit and brilliancy, she cannot fail of soon ranking all others now in ., the ﬁeld.——Free Democrat. \ Terms, 3550. _ ‘ A THE NEW HIBERNICON. This Panoramic View of Ireland on exhibition at the St. James Theatre, Twenty Eighth street near Broadway, is one of the most entertaining amusements in the city. It comprises views of the most celebrated historical cities and ‘scenes in the Emerald Isle. These are interspersed with sundry character- istic songs and dances by “Barney,” the Guide, and his lady- love, “ Nora," who, with the French Dancing Master, make up an evenings entertainment, which is quite a. relief to the com- mon -place performance of theatres in general, and nightly recei-vest the rapturous applause, of " crowded houses. The second-quarterly convention of the New Jersey State Association of Spiritualistsand Friends of Progress, will be . held in Jersey City, on Wednesday, May 8, commencing at 10 'o’clock, a.m., holding three sessions. especially those designing to attend the People’s Reform Con- vention in New York, May 9 and 10. The convention will be held in Union Hall, corner of Grove and 4th streets. \ Speakers to be in attendance—Mrs. Susie A. Willis, Horace Dresser, L. L. D., H. T. Child, M, D., Victoria 0. Woodhull, Grover C. Stewart, A. A. Wheelock, L. K. Coonley, M. D., and we expect Cephas B. Lynn. Order of exercises on pro-' gramme. L. K. COONLEY, Pres. ELLEN DICKINSON, Sec’y. . VINELAND, N. J ., April 10. . INDIANA STATE ASSOCIATION OF SPIRITUALISTS. To the/Spimtualists of Indiana, Greeting : We hereby announce to the friends of Spiritualism in Indi- ana and elsewhere, that the Sixth Annual Convention of the “Indiana State Association of Spiritualists,” will be held in Westerﬁel_d’s Hall, in the city of Anderson, Madison county, Indiana,‘ commencing Friday, May 24, 1872, at 10% ‘o’clock A. M., and continue in session over Sunday. Each local Liberal 1 Society and Children’s Progressive Lyceum in the State will be entitled to three delegates and one additional delegate for each ten members over twenty, and each county where no so- ciety exists will be entitled to three delegates. All friends of the cause are cordially invited to attend. Everything possible will be done to make the convention both pleasant and proﬁtable. We are authorized to announce that the Hon. Robert Dale Owen, and other good speakers will be in attendance and take part in the convention. Anderson is a thriving place, situated thirty—four miles north-east from Indianapolis, on the Bellefontaine railroad, and has an active society of Spiritualists and a Children’s Pro- gressive Lyceum in successful operation. Speakers at the con- vention will be entertained free, and board procured for others at a low rate. By order of the, Board of Trustees. (Attest.) J . R. BUELL, Secretary of Indiana State Association of Spiritualists. INDIANAPOLIS, Ind, April, 1872 ‘ ———-—+—o+~—~—-—- LECTUREES CO-OPERATIVE UNION. AN INIPORTANT MOVEMENT-—-N0 MORE MONOPOLY OF BUREAUS AND _ or BRAINS. ' The necessity and utility to speakers and societies, of some more equitable method to meet the demands of the rostrum, as an educator, is too apparent to need discussion. It is pro- posed to form one or more Co-operative Unions of Lecturers, for the mutual beneﬁt of themselves and the public they serve. The following objects are sought to be attained: _ 1. Systematic, practical education on all the great political, social and moral subjects now under consideration. 2. To furnish a good article at a reasonable price, and thus place the beneﬁts of this source of pleasure and proﬁtable in- struction within the reach of the poor. 8. To equalize the compensation» of those engaged in a. com- mon work. ' 4. To provide a contingent or insurance fund for the beneﬁt ' of those who may need extra help in cases of sickness or ‘mis- fortune. 5. To provide in cases of necessity the data necessary to the exhaustive study of the subjects to be discussed, so as to offer in every case the most practical solution of the question under consideration. To this maybe added such other measures as may be deemed useful and necessary to the accomplishment of the organization. The purpose and plan have already received the approval of a number of the most efficient thinkers and workers. The mere statement of what we propose is all the argument necessary. Correspondence, and suggestions are solicited from lecturers and societies, that we may have the wisdom of all from which to perfect our organization. We are ready now [to supply lectures on Graduated tax, the great equalizer of surplus products, and solution of the capital and ' labor controversy, Finances—Tariff and Free Trade; Criminal I jurisprudence, including prisons, prisoners, capital punishment —Penal sanctions to law, and their true basis. Suffrage, Land re- form, Wages, Social science, Moral science, Medical lectures. The scientiﬁc cause and cure of Asiatic cholera, The purposes, functions, powers, and methods of government including the referendum (ﬁnal approval of the people) witha feasible plan of actualizing, etc., etc, As soon as organized, we propose to ar- range, correlated subjects into courses,adapted to particular tal- ents of speakers, and let these courses as far us practicable fol- low each other, so as to diversify, and systematlze the work. No 3550 bonus will be required of lecturers; and no per cent. will be demanded to enrich one at the expense of the many. Our purpose is to equalize compensation, and equiva- lents between the speakers and the public. » All the members of this union must be competent to give satisfaction—to render an equivalent for the compensation. The subject and its proper presentation is of more impor- tance than the agent. The union should guarantee compe- tency in-every lecturer, and therefore must use care in selec- tion. 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LOCKWOODA &: co., B A N K E R S , No. 94 Broadway, - TRANSACT A GENERAL BANKING BUSINESS, Including the purchase and sale on commission 01 GOVERNMENT AND RAILWAY BONDS,‘ STOCKS AND OTHER SECURITIES. -_ PROFESSOR LISTER, Astrologer‘, Has arrived in ‘the city from Boston, and can be con- sulted at his residence 74 LEXINGTON AVENUE Between 25th and zstlutreets, New York. FRANK MAou, j eyrand Counselor at Law. ‘ Real Estate Agent. 10Ot£._ - in application WOODHULL 3; CLAFLINS WEEKLY. MAGNETIC HEALING INSTi'l7iI“i‘E No. 1 18 West Twenty-third St. NEW YORK CITY. This Institute organized upon the combined prin- cipliesof ‘ - CLAIR V0 YANUE, MA GNETISM, and MEDICINE g. n Makes a specialty of all those diseases, which by the medical faculty, are usually considered incurable. Among these may be mentioned PARAL rsls, SCRR OFULA, REE UMA TISM, D YSPEPSIA, EPILEPS Y, OHOREA, NEURALGIA, ‘ ‘CHRONIC DIARRHCEA, Diseases 01} the Liver, Spleen and Kid- neys, and especially BRIGI{'.I"S DISEASE, AND ALL DISEASES PEGULIIIR TU WIIMEN. In this last class of complaints some of the -most ex-V traordinary discoveries have recently been made, which surmount the diﬁlculties that have heretofore stood in the way of their cu/re. That terrible foe to human life,‘ CANCER, is also conquered by a very simple, but recently dis- covered remedy, which by chemical action upon the diseased fungus causes it to separate from the sur-. rounding parts and to slough off, leaving behind only a healing sore. The peculiar advantage which the practice at this in- stitution possesses over all others is, that in addition to all the scientiﬁc knowledge of Medical Therapeutics and Remedial Agents, which the faculty have, it also has the unerring means of diagnosing diseases through CLAIRVOYANCE, as well as the scientiﬁc administration of ANIMAL AND SPIRITUAL MAGNETISM in all their various forms. The Best Clair-‘voyants and Magnetic Operators are Always Employed. This combination of remedial means can safely be relied upon to cure every disease that has not already destroyed some vital internal organ. No matter how often, the patient affected in chronic form, may have failed in obtaining relief he should‘ not despair, but seek it from this, the only institution where all the various methods of cure can be combined. In addition to the cure of disease, clairvoyant con- sultations upon all kinds of business can also be ob- tained. , The very best of reference given to all who desire it, ’ both as to disease and consultations. Reception hours from 9 A. M. to 9 P. M. . Invalids who cannot visit the Institute in personpan apply by letter. A Medicine sent to all parts of the world. All letters should be.‘ addressed, - I MAGNETIC HEALING INSTITUTE, 118 West Twentyithird street,‘New York City. Purchasing Agency. MRS. EMILY iv- BATTEY, FASHION .EDI'I‘7RESS‘ AND - PURCHASING AGENT or POMERI-dY’S DEMO ORAT, Willireceive orders from country ladies desiring to purchase goods in_ New York, ‘attend to the same and forward by express, or other conveyance, to ' ALL’ PARTS on THE UNITED STATES, Without making anyiextra charge for the same; care- fully purchasing at the lowest prices for those who ‘may send their orders. She will also give advice and ‘information about styles, fashions and prices of goods, even if those writing do not wish to. purchase, when a stamp is inclosed to pay return postage. Address, _ Mrs. V. EmllyBattey, Fash'ion Ed. Pomeroyis Democrat, ’ P. 0. Box 5217, NEWAYORK CITY. N. B.——MONEY sent by mail should be in the form of a check or post-oﬂice order for all sums yer one dollar. . , . Among many other well-known ﬁrms in New York, Mrs. BATTEY refers, by permission, to James H. Mccreery 8: 00., Morris Altman, and the proprie- tors of the HOME JOUBNAI. and of. WOODHULL $2 CLAFLIN’S WEEKLY. . 94 -Mrs. Laura Guppy Smith. This -lady, who has spent six years in California, re- ceiving the highest encomiums from the press of the ‘ Paciﬁc coast, cannot fail to please Associations de sir lng an earnest, eloquent and entertaining lecture. SUBJECTS : _ I.—Woman in the Home, the Church and the State-. II.—0ne of the World’s Needs. 7 - III.—The Religion of the Future. IV ——-The Social Problem Reviewed. Norions 5137-Fun runes. To those who have not heard this lady lecture, we would say, go by all means if you would. desire‘ to hear an earnest, well-spoken discourse, with an un broken ﬂow of well-pronounced, grammatical Eng- lish. We have our own ideas about woman’s mission and how far she unsexcs herself when she ventures to lecture men, yet spite of our prejudice we were car- ried away by her words last evening at Maguirels Opera House.—/S’0m Francisco News Letter. This lady pronounced a remarkable address last night at the Hall opposite the Academy ‘ of Music. Remarkable because of the extreme beauty of lan- guage and opulence of fancy, and interestin ‘on ac- count of its tender and grateful sentiment.—— e Daily American Flag, San Francisco. * She never hesitated an instant for a word, and she has always the most appropriate. Hervoice is sweet and melodious, her enunciation pure and distinct, her attitude and gestures very graceful indeed.—;5’cw7'a- memo Uorrespondent Santa’ Clam Argus. Mrs. Laura Cuppy Smith gave an interesting and instructive lecture last night to a lar _e assemblage at Ma.guire’s Opera. House, which if de lvered by some peripatetic male .ped_agogue_with a large reputation at-a dollar per head admission‘, would have receive unbounded eulogiums from the pi-ess..—lS’an Wan- cisco Examiner. Laura Cuppy Smith, one of the best educated and most talented lady lecturers we have ever listened to. —-San Francisco Figaro. Mrs. Ciippy Smith pa ssesses great talent, as a speaker, and, standing before her ‘audience in her simple, yet elegant attire,,witll aspirituelle face,which seems to index the emotions of her mind, commands the attention and respect of ‘all h‘er‘hearers.—S¢m Francisco Morning Call. Maguirds Opera Housenever contained agreater throng than convened to listen to an erudite ecture on Radicalism, by Laura Cuppy Smith,-last evening. —Alta C'alij‘omta, San Fmncisco. . Mrs. Laura Ouppy Smith has proven herself to be a lady of rare culture, added to great natural eloquence‘. To say that she ranks among theﬁrst of allvwho have addressed an Omaha audienc e, whether male or fe- male, is but doing her Justice.—WM. L. PEABODY, Chairman Relief Ccmiﬁittee Y. M. C. Associati'on.—- Omaha Republican. * ‘ Walking majestically through the splendid gardens of literature and philosophy, culling,‘ as she went rap- idly on, the richest gems of inspired genius ; riveting the profound attention of all her charmed’ hearers. Such womeil you seldom meet. Her praises are on the tongues of all the people ——0maha Zvtbum. She is a ﬂuent speaker,‘ using elegant language, and with far more than ordinary argumentative pow- ers.—- Omaha Herald. She is an educated, reﬁned lady, and one of the best lecturers we ever hearcl.—0maILa Republican. . Address LAURA curler SMITH ‘ 44 Broad street, N. ’Y. . . counuevasss PRINTERS’ ‘G0-OPERATIYE AssocIArloN, ‘No. 30 Beekinan Street, NEAR WILLIAM, NEW YORK. rule ASSOCIATION IS COMPOSED‘ENTIRELY OF PRACTICAL J OURNEYMEN PRINTERS _ ' AND PRESSMEN, . V _ Representing every department of the travé-le. upon having their orders ﬁlled-with Those who favor us with work may therefore rely .NEA'rNEss, ACCURACY AND DISPATCH. Havin greatly enlaifged our accommodations and added al the latest and mostfashionable sty es of TYPE, IMPROVED PRESSES and_,MACHINERY_, wenow poss_e_ss_on_e of the largest.snd most complete printing establishments in the city, and are prepared to compete for all kinds of MAGAZINE, NEWS. PAPER, BOOK and’ PAMPHLET WORK. ' JOB PRINTING executed in the best style, plain and illuminated, in gold colors, tints and bronzes. . All grades of Fire, Life“ and Marine Insurance work. Orders by Mail will i'e0eiYe prompt attention WOODHULL & CLAFLINS IWEEKLY. 2 May 4,, 18‘72. - Vinegar Bitters are not a vile Fancy Drink, made of Poor Ruin, VVhiskey, Proof Spirits and Refuse Liquors, doctored, spiced, and s\veetened to please the taste, called “Tonics,” “ Appetizers,” “Restorers,” &c., that lead the tippler on to drunkenness and ruin, but are a true Medicine, macle They are the Great Blood Puriﬁer and a Life-giving Principle, a Perfect Renovator and Invigorator of the System, carrying off all poisonous matter and restoring the blood to a healthy condition, enriching it, refreshing and invigorating both mind and body. They are easy of administration, prompt in their action, certain in their results, safe and reliable in all forms of disease. No Person can take these Bitters accord- ing to directions, and remain long unwell, provided their bones are not destroyed by mineral poison or other means, and the vital organs wasted beyond the point of repair. Dyspepsia or Indigestion. Headache, Pain ‘:.i the Shoulders, Coughs, Tightness of the Chest, Diz- ziness, Sour Eructations of the Stomach, Bad Taste in the Mouth, Bilious Attacks, Palpitation of the Heart, Inﬂammation of the Lungs, Pain in the regions of the Kidneys, and a hundred other painful symptoms, are the ofisprings of Dyspepsia. In these complaints it has no equal, and one bottle will prove a better guar- antee of its merits than a lengthy advertisement. For Female Complaints, in young or old, married or single, at the dawn of womanhood, or the turn of life, these Tonic Bitters display so decided an influence that a inaiked improvement is soon percep- tible. For Inﬂammatory and Chronic Rheu- matism and Gout, Dyspepsia or Indi estion, Bilious, Remittent and Intermittent Fevers, iseases of the Blood, Liver, Kidneys and Bladder, these Bitters have been most successful. Such.Diseases are caused by Vitiated Blood, which is generally produced by derange- ment of the Digestive Organs. They are a Gentle Purgative as well its a. Tonic, possessing also the peculiar merit of acting as a powerful agent in relieving Congestion or Inﬂam- mation of the Liver and Visceral Organs, and in Bilious Diseases. For Skin Diseases, Eruptions, Tetter, Salt- .Rheum, Blotches, Spots, Pimples, Pustules, Boils, Car- buncles, Ring-worms, Scald-Head, Sore Eyes, Ery- sipelas, Itch, Scurfs, Discolorations of the Skin, Humors and Diseases of the Skin, of whatever name or nature, are literally dug up‘ and carried out of the system in a short time by the use of these Bitters. One bottle in such cases will convince the most incredulous of their curative effects. Cleanse the Vitiated Blood whenever you find its impurities bursting throngli the skin in Pimples, Eruptions, or Sores; cleanse it when you find it oh- structed and sluggish in the veins ; cleanse it when it is foul; your feelings will tell you when. Keep the blood pure, and the health of the system will follow. Grateful thonsruuls proclaim VINKGAR BIT- TERS the most wonderful Invigorant that ever sustained the sinkin system. Pin, ape, and other VVorms, lurking in the system of so many thousands, are effectually de- stroyed and removed. Says a distinguished physiol-’ ogist: There is scarcely an individual upon the face efthe earth whose body is exempt from the presence of worms. It is not upon the healthy elements of the body that worms exist, but upon the diseased hiiinors and slimy deposits that breed these living monsters of disease. No system of Medicine, no vermifuges, no anthelmin— itics, will free the system from worms like these Bit- ters. -‘ Mechanical Diseases. Persons engaged in Paints and Minerals, such as Plumbers, 'l‘ype—setters, Gold—beaters, and Miners, as they advance in life, will be subject to paral sis of the Bowels. To guard against this take a dose 0 \V.-u.i<i:R's VINEGAR BITTERS once or twice a week, as a Preventive. Bilions, Ileinittent, and Intermittent Fevers, which are so prevalent in the valleys of our great rivers throughout the United States, especially those of the Mississippi, Ohio, Missouri, Illinois, Ten- nessee, Cumberland, Arkansas, Red, Colorado, Brazos, — Rio Grande, Pearl, Alabama, Mobile, Savannah, l_{'oan- oke, James, and many others, with their vast tributa- ries. throughout our entire country during the Summer and Autumn, and remarkably so during seasons of unusual heat and dryness, are invariably accompanied by extensive derangeinents of the stomach and liver, and other abdominal viscera. There are always more or less obstructions of the liver, a weakness and irritable state of the stomach, and great torpor of the bowels, being clogged up with vitiated accumulations. In their treat- ment, a -purgative, exerting a powerful influence upon these various organs, is essentially necessary. There is no cathartic for the purpose equal to DR. J. WALxizR’s VINEGAR BITTERS, as they will speedily remove the dark-colored viscid matter with which the bowels are loaded, at the same time stimulating the secretions of the liver, and generally restoring the healthy functions of the dip estive organs. Scro Illa, or I{in;;’s Evil, Vvhite Swellings, Ulcers, Erysipelas, Swelled Neck, Goiter, Scrofulous Inﬂainmations, Indolent Inﬂaminations, Mercurial Af- fections, Old Sores, Eruptions of the Skin, Sore Eyes, etc.,etc. In these, as in ali other constitutional Dis- eases, \VAi.i<im’s VINEGAR BITTERS have shown their great curative powers in the most obstinate and intract- able cases. ' Dr. Walker’s Cn.lif_o1-nio. Vinegar Bitters act on all these cases in a similar manner. By purifying the Blood they remove the cause,‘ and by resolving away the effects of the inﬂammation (the tubercular deposits) the affected parts receive health, and a permanent cure is eﬂected. The properties of DR. WAi.i<i:R’s Vi_Ni:(_;AR BITTERS are Aperient, Diaphoretic and Carminative, Nutritious, Laxative, Diuretic, Seclative, Counter-lrrk tant, Sudoriﬁc, Alterative, and Anti-Bilious. _ Fortify the body against disease by puri- f ‘rig all its ﬂuids with VINEGAR BITTERS. No epi dyelmic can take hold of a system thus forearmed. The liver, the stomach, the bowels, the kidneys, and the nerves are rendered disease-proof by this great invig- orant. i Directions.——Take of the Bitters on going to bed at night from a half to one and one-half wine-glassfull. Eat good nourishing food such as beef steak, mutton chop,‘ venison, roast bee and vegetables, and take , out-door exercise. They are composed ot'\purelyveget.- able ingredients, and contain no spirit. J.WALKER, Prop’r. R. H. llIcDON_AI.D& C0-, Druggists and Gen. Agts.‘, San 1‘ WIHCISCO. C81-» - . and cor. of Washington and Charlton Sts., New York. SOLD BY ALL DRUGGISTS AND DEALERS. from the native roots * ‘ and herbs ofCalifoi-nia, free from allAlcoholic Stimulants. H o M E -lNiSURlNCE C/ONILPANY, No. 135 Broadway. Branch Oflice. . .No. 586 Sixth Avenue. ...«._..—....... ll,€l0.0,0 Assets, over single Bond and Mortgdge, invites the attention of the public to the following Certiﬁcate of Hon. George W. Miller, Superintendent of the Insurance Depart- ment of the State of New York, »that- the‘Capital has 1 been restored to the full amount of Two and One-half Millions of Dollars. CHAS. J. MARTIN, Pres. J. H. \VASHBURN, Sec. " INSURANCE DAPARTMENT. l ALBANY, N. Y., Dec. 27, 1871. f‘ Having on the 10th day of November, 1871, made a requisition, directing the oﬂlcers ot‘. the Home In- surance Company, of New York, to require the Stock- holders of said Company to pay’ up the sum of One Million Five Hundred Thousand Dollars deﬁciency then existing in the Capital of said Company, ‘and upon due examination made, it appearing that the said amount of One Million Five Hundred Thousand Dollars has been duly subscribed and fully paid in, in cash, I hereby certify that the capital of said Compa- ny has been fully restored to its original amount of Two Million Five Hundred Thousand Dollars. L In testimony whereof, I have hereunto set. my hand and aﬂlxed my oﬂicial seal on the day a11d,year above written. GEORGE W. IVIILLER, Siipel-intendent. A FIRST-CLASS NEW YORK SEl.‘.URlTl’,p AT A LOW PRICE. The Undersigned oﬁ‘e$—sale the First Mortgage Seven Per Cent. Gold Bonds of the Syracuse and Cho- nango Valley Railroad, at 95 -and accrued interest. This road runs from the City of Syracuse to Smith’s Valley, where it unites with the New York Midland Railroad, thus connecting that city by a direct line of road with the metropolis. Its length is 42 miles, its cost about $40,000 per mile, and it is mortgaged for less than $12,000 per (L. S.) capital stock. populous and fertile district; of the State, which in- trol of gentlemen of high charactei‘ and ability. Its bonds possess all the requisites of an inviting invest- ment. They are amply secured by amortgage for less than one-third the value of the property. They pay seven per cent. gold interest, and are offered ﬁve per cent. below par. The undersigned conﬁdently recom- mend them to all class of investors. GEORGE OPDYKE & 00., No. 25 NASSAU STREET. THE LOANERS’ BANK OF THE CITY OF NEW YORK (ORGANIZED UNDER STATE CHARTER,) “ Continental Life '9 Building, 22 NASSAU STREET, NEW YORK. CAP; PAL . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . ............. . . $500,000 Subject to increase to”. ..... . . . ........... .5 . l,00,006 ' Q ‘ This Bank negotiates LOANS. makes COLLEC- TIONS, advances on SECURITIES, and receives DEPOSITS. . Accounts of Bankers, Manufacturers and Merchants will receive special attention. W‘ FIVE PER CENT. INTEREST paid on CURRENT BALANCES, and liberal facilities offered to our CUSTOMERS. . DORR RUSSELL, /President. A. F_. Winnugyfn, Vicev,-Pr,e_si_dent. This Company having provided for all its Chicagoi Losses, Without borrowing a. dollar or» disturbing ii.‘ capital . . . $2,5au,0cc 09 mile; the balance of the funds required for its con- , struction having been raised by subscription to. the L The road approaches completion. It tinverses a‘ sures it a paying business, and ’it is under the con- ' FENCES CLARK, ESKS Ann OFFICE ruunirunu, I No. 113.0 BROADWAY, Late of 81 Cedar street, i ANNA rtiiueaim, iu. n.0, V 257 WEST FIFTEENTH ‘STREET, L / Near Eighth avenue. « » Omce‘ Ilours from 1 to 8« P. IVI. ‘ Electrical and Magnetic Treatment given when do _ I sired. " Mrs. Ainna-. Kimbal, Clairvoyant and Test Mediuini. 437 Fourth Avenue, between 29th and 30th Streets. Private seances, $2 and $3, Public do. Tuesday evenings, $1. Receptions Tuesday evenings, Free. F. H. BEEBEE, I No. 78,BroadWay, BROKER IN STOCKS, GOLD AN BONDS. lllil R CENT. AND ALL TAXES. The Connecticut Valley Railroad First lilortgage Bonds, FREE OF ALL TAXES in Connecticut; free of income tax everywhere. lntei'es_t payable January and July in New York. Road running; stock paid up larger than mortgage ; road already employed to its utmost capacity. For sale at moderate discount, by ALLEN, STEPHENS Jr 00., Bankers, No. 12 Pine street, New York. operators upon Sewing‘ lilacliines, Why will you suifer from back-ache and slde-ache, , when by using DR. SAPP’S W'ALKING— MOTION TREADLE, The whole trouble may be overcome? Price $5. .. LADD 8: CO., 791 Broadw2:.y. TI-[E BALTIMORE & OHIO R. R. Is an Air-Line Route from Baltimore and Washington to Cincinnati, and is the only line running Piillm2.n’s Palace Day and Sleeping Cars l3llI‘Oll.,2’lI from Washing- ‘ ton and Baltimore to Cincinnati without change. Louisville in 29,171; hours. I ' Passengers by the Baltimore and Ohio Railroad have choice of routes, either via Columbus or Perkersburg. _ From Cincinnati, take the Louisville and Cincinnati Short Line Rziilroa. . - . Avoid all dangerous ferry transfers by crossing the great Ohio River Suspension Bridge, and reach Louis- ville hours in advance of all other lines. Save. many miles in . oing to Nashville, Memphis, Chattanooga, Atlanta, avaninih, Mobile and New Orleans. The only line ruiiniug {our daily trains from Cin- cinnati to Louisville. Silver Palace ‘Sleeping Coaches at night, and splen- did Smoking Cars, with revolving arm chairs, on day trains Remember! lower fare by no other route. To secure the advuiitag-es otlered by this great through route of Quick Time, Short Distance and Low Fare, ask for tickets, and be sure they read, via Louis- ville nnd Cincinnati Short Line R. R. Get your tickcts-No. 87 Washington street, Boston; No. 229 Broadway, otlice New Jersey R, foot of Cortlaudt. street, New York; Continental Hotel, 828 Chestnut street, 44 South Fifth street, and at the depot corner Broad and Prime streets,‘ Philadelphia - S. E. corner Baltimore and Calvert streets, or at Cainden Station, Baltimore; 485 Pennsylvania avenue, Wash- ington D. C. ; and at all the principal i‘aili'oarl Ofﬁuce in the mat. , SAl\vl. GILL, General Supt, Louisville, Ky. EENR ' E .F . Gen. 'l.‘icket; Agent, Loufsviiie, Ky. SIDNEY B. JONES - Gen. Pass. Agent, Louisville, Ky. CALDWELL L 00., BANKERS, * 2”?’ wan ,St., New York. Order for Purchase and Sale of United States Securities», Stocks, Bonds and Ameri- can Gold promptly executed at the usual commission. , Collections promptly made in all parts of the United States and Canaan. @ Interest, 4 per cent., allowed on de- pposits,)-subjectv to. sight draft: ~ : 1 78 to 103. NE W YORK. Boston Scandal and Sensation ,. ?%2if'.i>- Razor MAY10. suns: “iTiRl.lfTl'i issriaiiiééiairiiiii rieiieii." THE THE CURIOUS LIFE OF / AN; D PH. “ The Mini With Two Sou1s."’» ’ Born of a curious woman l Read it and see What a. mother can do in spite of “legal” husbands. "HIS ARREST AND IMPRISONMENT for the singu- lar “ olfence ” of teaching woman how to get the upper hand of men, and keep it. He declares woman alone ' has the right of rule; and boldly avows his purpose to so prost the world in the mysteries of Power in the future as in the past, as to bring her to the front-—t0 stay there! A REVELATION OF THE ROSICRUCIAN SECRETS. —-The order based, for 2,000 years, on the superiority of the ,ma.t,i:ix,,,,to gthc Ling-"um, ,Woman to Meg- netics to Electrics; Puwer (female) to Force (male). Their magniﬁcent theory of Love. The Oath! "i"heir lnitifatiopniy I i5E3trangeL"l‘lieory-Very! '1‘iie’Lovie ctwe. His Birth, Bleed-Royal, Adventures, Secret of his Powernhis Glory ’ and Their Shaina. ‘~ PERPETUAL YOUTH —- Strange Prolongatioru of Human Life; PART I- The bright side. What the Peoplesay. PART II. The ordeal. The accusation. His arrest. His prison experience. Behind the ‘bars. He loses all he has made in a life—ti1iie. PART III, The free-love charge and, trial. The. Wit- ness. Curious testimony. Speeches of the Prosecut- ing Attorney against Randolph, and Seldeirs the FREE LOVE CHAMPION. " 3 A Caution to llIaso11‘s,iO(itil Fellows other Secret Societies. (See Psurt 3.) Randolph’s Defei1ce,aind_ address to the Jury. ' HE i‘r‘l!‘ii(ESl’L MEAN BREAST or THE wiieir nsiiiis. These three masterlyﬂefforts are undoubtedly’ the strongest and ablest ever delivered for and against FREE LOVE. 1 . . The niystei-ies and miseries, of love. Talk -about novels and romances! Why theyare tame nothings beside this man’s life and career. It’ reads like '9. ro- mance. The strange oaths of the Rosicrucians regard- ing all females. Extraordinary comparison between Agapismand Free-Love. The Rosecross init.ia.t;'iou,—the officiating gii-ls——and what they do. ‘-Doctor" BAY play.” What was said concerning Rai1dolph’s book about Love and Women, Aifection, the Sexes, Attrac- tions, Vampyrisin, Infatuations, Friendship, Passion, Beauty, Heart, Soul, Lost Love, Dead Atfection, and its resurrective law, True and False Marriage. > One ofthe ﬁrst writers. in the country, when asked. his opinion of tne MSS. from which it was printed, ‘ex- claimed: “ All I can say to the people of America is: If a. man can love 800 ladies, then ' ' Sound the hewgagl Blow the fuzzyguzy 4 i Let the clambrake rage and roar I ' Strike the Ding-dong! Beat the rack-ackeyil‘ Shoot the rigger-ragger offl—but pshaw! Buy tide Bookl , PRICE ONLY EIFTI CENTS. -POSTAGE TEN CENT-Si, and that will tell the whole strange st'oi‘y.”, Soiti NOTICE.~—As it is published solely for the beneﬁt- of the victim, it will not be Wholesaled except in hundreds.‘ ._‘ , ,_ _ Orders should be sent at once, and will be filled in rotation. .Subscribers will have the privilege of ‘secur inT the “ Golden Secret” at $1. ' ' Synopsis of all‘Ra.n_dolph’s worksgseut on receipt of postage stamp. V ’ ‘ ' ‘ * Agentsand canvassers wanted everywhere.- Addiiess, xa.i::m;istis,;¢o.; V ' 1. » [99 Count Street:1Bos.toii.. 1so5.::«.a;iZ':3;ia2.-~. GREAT ‘FREE LOVE _ 'TRlALl ' The Contested alien Segcrel.” ’ The Verdict. Startling Disclcciiresl '1 and his “ BUG” theory. “When the band begins to .
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Notes: Original digital object name: wcl_1872-05-04_04_25
Geography: New York (N.Y.)
Subjects: Women -- Suffrage, Women -- United States
Identifier: wcl_1872-05-04_04_25
Is part of: Woodhull and Claflin Collection, Communal Societies Collection, Hamilton College Library Digital Collections

Title: Woodhull & Claflin's Weekly., vol. 04, no. 26 (May 11, 1872)
Author: Woodhull, Victoria C. (Victoria Claflin), 1838-1927, Cook, Tennessee Claflin, Lady, 1845-1945
Publisher: Victoria C. Woodhull and Tennie C. Claflin
Date: 1872-05-11
Place published: New York (N.Y.)
Text: , ,5..- ‘ _j-‘.49 - J. .... ., _,t=.._.A-«A.-_.._,_-.2...-.-_.. : I , PROGRESS 2 FREE THOUG BREAKING THE WAY FOR I-IT i UNTRAMMELis3DLIvEsz , UTURE GENERATIONS. I Vol. 4.-«No. 26.——Wh0le No. 104. NEW YORK, MAY 11, 1872. at PRICE TEN cunts. .. Q TOLEDO, PEORIA AND Warsaw Railway Second Mortgage Convertible '7‘ Per Cent. Currency Bonds. Interest Warrants Payn able October c3: April. Principal 1886. We oifer for sale $100,000 of the above bonds in block. By act of reorganization of the Company these bonds are convertible into the First Preferred Shares of the Company, which amounts to only 17,000 shares, and into the Consolidated Bonds (recently negotiated at Amsterdam) of six millions of dollars, which cover the entire line, of 230 miles of completed road, to- gether with all the rolling stock and real property, to the value of more than ten millions of dollars. The road crosses the entire State of Illinois, and connects with the mammoth iron bridges spanning the Missis- sippi at...
Show more, ,5..- ‘ _j-‘.49 - J. .... ., _,t=.._.A-«A.-_.._,_-.2...-.-_.. : I , PROGRESS 2 FREE THOUG BREAKING THE WAY FOR I-IT i UNTRAMMELis3DLIvEsz , UTURE GENERATIONS. I Vol. 4.-«No. 26.——Wh0le No. 104. NEW YORK, MAY 11, 1872. at PRICE TEN cunts. .. Q TOLEDO, PEORIA AND Warsaw Railway Second Mortgage Convertible '7‘ Per Cent. Currency Bonds. Interest Warrants Payn able October c3: April. Principal 1886. We oifer for sale $100,000 of the above bonds in block. By act of reorganization of the Company these bonds are convertible into the First Preferred Shares of the Company, which amounts to only 17,000 shares, and into the Consolidated Bonds (recently negotiated at Amsterdam) of six millions of dollars, which cover the entire line, of 230 miles of completed road, to- gether with all the rolling stock and real property, to the value of more than ten millions of dollars. The road crosses the entire State of Illinois, and connects with the mammoth iron bridges spanning the Missis- sippi at Keokuk and Burlington. The‘ income of the road for the year will net sufficient to pay interest on all the bonded indebtedness and dividend on the pre- ferred shares. For terms apply to Clark, Dodge & Co., 103 Corner Wall and William Streets. NEW YORK sAvINc—s BANK, Eoiihih Are. our. Fourteenth SI. six rnn CENT. INTEREST allowed on all sums from $5 to $5,000. Deposits made on or before August 1 will draw interest from I ugust 1. , Assets, $2,473,303 05. Surplus, $200,272 95. X Safe and Profitable, CANADA SOUTHERN FIRST MORTGAGE SINKING FUND,THIRTY YEARS 7 per cent. Gold Bonds. AT 90 and Accrued Interest. A‘ The Road runs from Buffalo to the Detroit River, and is the Eastern link in the new Air Line from sorrALo to CHICAGO, and has been under construction for about two years past by railroad men who have seen the necessity for a Steel Rail. Low Gracie Short Route between the great railroad systems which diverge from CHIGAGQ, TOLEDO AND BUFFALO.‘ Among the builders of the road, by whose cash sub- scriptions 200 miles (out of 290) have already been grad- ed, bridged, and made ready for the superstructure, a. large part of the steel rails bought, all of the materials for the stations and a part of the equipment purchased, are ; MILTON COlJ'R'I‘RIGHT, J OHH F. TRACY, DAVID DOWS, WM. L. SCOTT, HENRY FARI-IAM, R, A. FORSYTH, HENRY II. PORTER, JOHN M. BURKE, M. L. SYKES. JR., B. F. ALLEN, all Directors'either in the Chicago and Northwest or in the Chicago, Rock Island and Paciﬁc ; §GEO. OPDYKE, of the Midland Road ;JOHN B. ALLEN, SIDNEY DILLON, DANIEL DREW, J. S. CASEMENT, J. 8: J. CASEY, O. S. CHAP- MAN, JOHN ROSS, DAVID STEWART, and F. H. WINSTON. The road will be 33 Miles Shorter than any Other Road. either built or in contemplation between Buffalo and Chicago, and will also shorten the distance between Toledo and Buffalo 23 miles. THE MAXIMUM GRADE on the entire line does not exceed ﬁfteen feet to the mile——and Ninety-six per cent. of the road is STRAIGHT; The road will be completed and in running order on or before December 21st ofthis vear. The principal and interest of the bonds are payable either in New York, London or Frankfort. ‘ We conﬁdently recommend the bonds to all classes of stors. ’ LEONARD, SHELDON & FGSTER, N0. 10 WALL STEET. l00tf. ‘ ' RAILROAD IRON, non SALE BY . s. W HOPKINS & 00., 71 BROADWAY. Baniini House of HENRY GLEWS 8:00., 32 “fall Street, N. Y. Circular Notes and Letters of Credit for travelers; also Commercial Credits issued available throughout the world. ’ Bills of Exchange on the Imperial Bank of London, National Bank of Scotland, Provincial Bank of Ire- land, and all their branches. Telegraphic Transfers of money on Europe, San Francisco and the West Indies. Deposit accounts received in either Currency or Coin, subject to check at sight, which pass through the Clearing House as if drawn upon any city ,ba.nk;‘ interestollowed on all daily balances; Certiﬁcates of Deposit issued bearing interest at current rate; Notes and Drafts collected. State, City and Railroad Loans negotiated. CLEWS, HABICHT & CC., 11 Old Broad St., London. BANKING AND FINANCIAL. 9 The St... Joseph and Denver City Railroad » Company’s FIRST MORTGAGE BONDS Are being absorbed by an increasing demand for them. Secured as they are by a first mortgage on the Road, Land Grant, Franchise, and Equipments, combined in one mortgage, they command at once a ready market. A Liberal Sinking Fund provided in the Mortgage Deed must advance the priceupoul the closing of the loan. Principal and interest payable in GOLD. Inter- est at eigtht (8) per cent per anuum. Payable, semi- annually, free of tax. Principal in thirty years. De- nominations, $1,000, $500 and $100 Coupons or Regis- tered. . Price 97 1-2 and accrued interest, in currency, from February 15, 1872. ’ Maps, Circulars, Documents, and information fur- nished. Trustees, Farmers’ Loan and Trust Company of New York. Can now be had through the principal Banks and Bankers throughout the country, and from the under- signed who unhesitatingly recommend them. TANNER & 00., Bankers, 98 No. 11 Wall street, New York. AUGUST BELMONT & C0., ' BANKERS, 50 Wall Street. Issue Letters of Credit to Travelers, available in all parts of the world, through the MESSRS. DE ROTHSCHILD and their eorrespondents.‘_ Also, make telegraphic transfers of money ‘on Callfornia, Europe and Havana. Anmson OAMMACK. OSBORN & CAMMACK, 0. J’. OSBORN. BAN KB} R S, - No. 34 BROAD STREET. STOCKS, STATE BONDS, GOLD AND FEDERAL SECURITIES. bought and sold on Commission. Rail Road Bonds. ~,. Whether you wish to Buy or Sell write to CHARLES W. IIASSLER, N0. '7 WALL STREET, New York. 62-113 AN UNDOUBTED Security, 0 PAYING so PER cm. MORE INCOME THAN 0 0 VERNMENTB ONDS, AND 9 1-2 per Cent on the Investment. FIRST MORTGAGE SINKING FUND GOLD BONDS OF THE Lganspon, Brawiordsville and South-Iilestejrngﬂailwayoi Indiana. THEY BEAR 8 per Cent. Gold. INTEREST PAYABLE QUARTERLY IN ll/IEW YORK, FREE OF GOVERNMENT TAX.‘ AND ARE, COUPON AND REGISTERED. ’ p The issue is limited to $16,300, per mile, in denomi- nations of $1,000, $500 and $100. This Road, 92 miles long, a.ﬂ‘ords the shortest existing outlet to Chicago, Toledo, Detroit, Fort Wayne, Logans- » port, and intermediate points for the celebrated Block and Bituminous Goal of Parke County, as, also, for the large surplus products of the rich agricultural and min- eral sectious of the State which it traverses. ‘ For the present we are oﬂering thesehlionds at 95 and accrued interest in currency, or will exchange them for Government Bonds, or otherjmarketable securities, at the rates of the day. Further and full particulars, with pamphlets and maps furnished by us on personal or written applica- tion. Joivns as SCHUYLER", No. 12 PINE sT., NEW YORK. FINANCIAL AGENTS or run conrnnr. 2 WOODHULL .& CLAFLlN’S WEEKLY. May 11, 1872. f Tll’E“lNEW‘D'iS“COVERY. \ In ‘Chemical and Medical Science. .1 \* ‘ ' - \\\\\\\\\\\~ sit! "a :3““““"” “““\\\\i\ — /I}. \t"x\ A7,. I ‘ I » ‘ 137-.“‘% GA Vlzvas SOLUTION X: UUMPUUND ELIXIR M or .— I 1. _ _, FRST AND NLY UTION ever mace ‘ 4 in one mixture of ALL THE TIYELVE valuable active principals of the well known curative agent, _, PINE TREE TAR, UNEQUALED in fCoughs, Colds, Catarrh, Asthma, Bronchitis, and consumption. , CUEES VVITI-IOUT FAIL Arecent cold in three to six hours; and also, by its VITALISING, PURIFYTENG and STI- MULATIN G effects upon the general system, is remarkably eﬂicacious in all DISEASES OF THE BLOOD. - ‘including Scrofula. and Eruptions of the skin, Dyspepsia, Diseases of the Liver and Kidneys, Heart Disease, and General Debility. ONE TRIAL CONVINCESI ’ ALs A Volatile .So11ition of Tar For INHALATION, without application of HEAT. A remarkably VALUABLE discovery, _ as the whole apparatus can be carried in the vest pocket, readv at any time for the most effectual and positively curative use in , All Diseases of the NOSE, THROA and LUNGS. THE COMPOUND Tar and Mandrake Pill. for use in connection with the ELIXIR TAR, is a combination of the W0 most valuable ALTERATIVE Medicines known in the Pro- fession, and renders this Pill without exception the very best ever offered. -Th ‘SOL TION and COMPOUND ELIXIR of is without dou the es emedy now ‘ cases of EEIOLERH AND VELLGW FEVER. It is a Speciﬁc for such diseases, and should be kept in the household of every family, especially during those months in which SHQLERA All YELLGW FEVER are liable to prevail. A small quantity taken ~ gaily Will prevent contracting these terrible iseases. Solution and Compound Elixir, $1.00 per Bottle Volatile Solution for Inhalation, $5.00 per Box Tar and Mandrake Pills, 50cts per box. Send for Circular of POSITIVE CURES to your Druggist, or to - 1.. F. HYDE 8:: co., SOLE PROPIRIETORS, 110 CE.” 22d St., _.New York. E“ Sold by all Druggists. . tf. SAFES. EIAEVINSS boss I AEEITHE BEST. . 265 BROADWAY. NATIONAL SAVINGS‘ BANK. THE I<‘REEDMAN"'S SAVINGS AND TRUST COMPANY. (Cliartered by the Government of the United States.) DEPOSITS OVER $3,000,000. 185 BLEECKER STREET, NEW YORK. SIX PER CENT. interest commences first of each , month. Four per cent. allowed from date of each deposit for full number of days, not less than thirty, on sums of $50 and upward, withdrawn before January. DEPOSIT CERTIFICATES, as safe as Registered Bonds, and promptly available in any part of the ‘United States, issued, payable on "demand, with in terest due. ‘ Accounts strictly private and conﬁdential. Deposits payable on demand, with interest due. Interest on accounts of certiﬁcates paid by check to ~ . depositors residing out of the city if desired. ‘ Sand for Circular. ‘A Open daily from 9jA. M.‘t0.5 P. M., and MONDAYS and SATURDAYS from 9 A. M. to 8 P. M. ~- V .' .. JOHN J. ZUILLE, Cashier. 5 “THE BLEES NOISELESKS, " LINK—MO’I‘lON, L-OCK-S'l‘I'.l‘ClI \?\\ ‘ma Sewing Challenges‘ the world in perfection of work, strength I and beauty ofstitch, durability or aonstruction and rapidity of motion. Call and examine. Send for circular. wanted. 3 MANUFACTURED BY SIEES Stwlild hidtlliltli $9., use n'IroAD‘IvAE, New York. » am I. cisco dz: Sou, BANICERS, No. 59 ‘Wall Street, New York. Gold and Currency received on deposit, subject to check at sight. Interest allowed on Currency Accounts at the rate of Four per Cent. per annum, credited at the end of each month. ALL CHECKS DRAWN ON US PASS THROUGH THE CLEARING—HOUSE, AND ARE RECEIVED ’ON DEPOSIT BY ALL THE CITY BANKS. Certiﬁcates of Deposit issued, payable on demand, bearing Four per Cent. interest. Loans negotiated. Orders promptly executed for the Purchase and Sale of Governments, Gold, Stocks and Bonds on commission. Collections made on all parts oi the United States and Canadas. 6~ti8 sAM’L BARTON. HENRY ALLEN BARTON & ALLEN, » BANKERS Mid SEEKERS, No. 40 BROAD STREET. Stcicks, Bonds and Gold bought and sold on com- E 01). Eiatllitlit a we PIANO-FORTES. The Best Pianos at the Lowest Prices, And upon the most favorable terms of payment. We invite the attention of persons intending to purchase Pianos to our New Illustrated Catalogue, giving full description of Styles and Prices, and the terms on which we sell to those desiring to make EASY MONTHLY PAYMENTS. SEND FOR A CATALOGUE. CHICKERING as SONS, No. 11 EAST FOURTEENTH S’l‘., NEW YORK. HARVEY FISK. A. 8. HATCH. OFFICE OF FISK &; HATCH. BANKER& , AND DEALERS IN GOVERNMENT SECURITIES, No. 5 NASSAU STREET, N. Y., Opposite U. S. Sutb-Treasury. We receive the accounts of Banks, Bank- ers, Corporations and others, subject to check at Sight, and allow interest on balances. We make special arrangements for interest on deposits of speciﬁc sums for ﬁxed periods. ‘We make collections on all points in the United States and Canada, and issue Certiﬁ~ catcs of Deposit available in all parts of the Union. ‘ ‘ ‘ We buy and sell, at current rates, all classes of Government Securities, and the Bonds oi the Central Paciﬁc Railroad Company; also, Gold and Silver Coin and Gold Coupons. We buy and sell, at the Stock Exchange, miscellaneous Stocks and Bonds, on commis- sion, for cash. V Communications and inquiries by mail or telegraph, will receive careful attention. FISK & HATCH. ecu Agents, PATENT STDSEING Scrrcnrss _ AND LADIES’ rsorncron. NO MORE COLD FEET—~NO MORE “ DEFORMED LIMBS: MRS. DANIELS takes pleasure ,-in offeri-ng the above articles to ladies, with the assurance that they will give satisfaction. . ’ The trade supplied ata.,discount.. I U - No. 63 Clarendon Street L V V __ \ BOSTON. MRS. C. A. GAYNOR, S24. Broailway, New York. SYPHIER & co, (Successors to D. Mai-lcy,) No. 557 BIIOADWAY, NEW YORK, Dealers in I MODERNANI) ANTIQUE Furniture, Bronzes, CHINA, ARTICLES OF VERTU. Established 1826. OR A BEAUTIFUL SET OF TEETH, With plumper-s to set out the cheeks and restore the face to its natural appearance. Movable plumpcrs adjusted to old sets, weighted Lower Sets, ﬁllings Gold, Amalgam, Bone,’ etc. ‘ TEETH EXTRACTED WITHOUT PAIN With Nitrous Oxide Gas. No extra charge when others are inserted. SPLENDID SETS, $10 to $20. L. BERNHARD, No. 216 Sixth Avenue, Between Fourteenth and Fifteenth streets east side. W M. DIBBLEE, LADIES’ HAIR DRESSER, : ‘ 854 Broadway ‘ HAS REMOVED mom ms s-ronu To run , FIRST FLOOR, where he will continue to conduct his business in al its branches TWENTY-FIV E PER CE NT. C llEA.Plt‘B than heretofore, in consequence of the dliiercllce in his rent. « CHATELAINE BRAIDS, LADIES’ AND GENTLEMEN’S WIGS, and everything appertaining to the business will be kept on hand and made to order. DIBBLEEANIA for stimulaﬂng, JAPONICA for soothing and the MAGIC TAR SALVE for promoting the growth of the hair, constantly on hand. Consultation on diseases of the scalp, Mondays, Wednesdays and Fridays, from 9 A. M. to 3 P. M. Also, his celebrated HARABA ZEHNJ, or FLESH BEAUTIFIER, the only pure and harm- less preparation ever made for the complexion. N0 lady should ever be without it. Can be obtained only at _ . .WM. DIBBLEEPS, 354 Broadway. up-stairs. Imus. II. F. M. rxnowuas Postofﬁce address, till February, will be 132 Wood land avenue, Cleveland, Ohio. IN PRESS. The Life, Speeches, Labors and Essays 013' WILLIAM H. SYLVIS, Late President of the Iron~Moulders’ International Union ; and also of the National Labor Union. BY HIS BRO'l‘HER—JAISd'ES C. SYLVIS, Of Suubury, Pa. “We must show them that when a just monetary system has been established there will no longer exist a necessity for Trad es’ Unions.” - Wu. H. SYLVIS. PHILADELPHIA : CLAXTON, REMSEN & HAI<‘]3‘ELFINGER, 819 and 821 Market street. LEO MILLSER, OF NEW YORK, Will present to the public THE WOMAN QUESTION IN A NEW LIGHT. SUBJECT “WOMAN, AND HER RELATIONS TO TEMPER- ANCE AND OTHER REFORMS.” Senator Wilson, of Massachusetts, in a letter to Gen. Jordan, of Pennsylvania, says: “ I had the pleasure of canvassing with Leo Miller Esq., in New Jersey, and I most cordially recommen him to our friends in your State as a gentleman of rare talent and character and a most eifective and elo- quent speaker.” ' CHARLES H. EOSTEE, , TEST. MEDIUM. 16 East Twelfth street, N. Y. The Road to Power. SEXUAL SCIENCE. Physical and Mental Regeneration. %.“;;:35,,£§°:3%§: men. Price 50 cents.‘ Address F. , I 1 , Wcllsville, Mo. D . W. H U L L , PSYCHOMETRIC AND CLAIRVOY' . A1VT~._PI~IY«SI‘CIAN, , will diagnose disease and give prescriptions from a lock or hair or photograph, the pzlticntfbeing‘ required wi be‘ given by giving‘ him the leading symptoms, but she tics are not required to do so. Watch the papers or his address, or direct to Hobart, Ind., and wait till the letters can be iorwardcd to him. Terms, $3. Money refunded when he fails to Lreten rapport with the patient. ‘ LAURA DE FORCE GORDON, Of California, Will make engagements to lecture upon the follow- ing subjects : I. “ Our Next Great Political Problem." II. “ Idle Women and Workingmen.” III. “ A Political Crisis.” Terms madclinown on application. Address, WASHINGTON, D... c. — DR. 0. S. WEEKS, D E N T I S No. 412 FOURTH AVE, Between Twenty-eighth and Twenty-ninth streets, NEW YORK. TEETH EXTRACTED WITHOUT PAIN, By the use of Chemically pure Nitrous Oxide or Laugh- ing Dr. W. has used it several years, extracting teeth for thousands with complete success, and with no bad effects in any instance. All operations pertaining to Dentistry performed in the most careful and thorough manner, at reasonable price. 9:; LIBERAL BOOK STORE. WARREN CHASE. 1:. L. MOORE. E. LUKENS. WARREN CHASE & C0., 614 N. FIFTH STREET,” ST. LOUIS, MO. Liberal and Spiritual Books and Papers PARLOR GAMES, VOLTAIC SOLES. PIIRENOLOGICAL BUOICS, (QC. 1l’i1,~> Comprising a complete assortment of all Books published and advertised by W . White & 00., J. P. Mendum, S. S. Jones, and other Liberal publishers, \vith,r:_tll Liberal Papers, &c. Dr. H. Storer’s Nutritive Compound. Dr. Spence‘s Positive and Negative Powders. FREERECK KlJRTZ’S DINING ROOMS 23 New Street and 60 Broadway AND 76 Maiden Lane and 1 Lilbcrly SI. Mr. Kurtz invites to E301 and comlortably fur nished dining apartments the down-town public, as- suring them that they will always ﬂnd there the choicest viands, served in the most elegant style, the most carefully selected brands of wines and liquors, as well as the most prompt attention by accomplished 67-79 waiters . PAID FOR . OLD NEWSPAPERS OF EVERY DESCRIPTION; OLD PAMPHLETS of every kind; OLD BLANK-BOOKS AND LE])GERs thug; are written iull , and all kinds of WASTE PAPER from Bankers Insurance Companies, Brokers, Patent-Medh ’ Cine Depots, .Pr1nt1ng-.Oﬂices, Bookbind. 61's,. Public and Private Libraries, HQtels, Steamboats, Railroad Companies, and Express Offices, &c. , JOHN C. STOCKWELL, 25 Ann street, N. Y. 68—-120. to ive name, age, residence, &c. A better diagonosis _ MAXWELL & 00., Bankers and Brokers, No. 11 BROAD STREET, New Yomz. THE LAW or MARRIAGE, AN EXHAUSTIVE ARGUMENT AGAINST MARRIAGE LEGISLATION, y c. S. JAMES, Author of “Manual of Transcendental Philosophy.” For Sale by the Author, post paid, for 25c. Address Alma, Wis. 75 I does not aspire to the honor of being a conspiracy. May 11, 1872. \ 3.‘ WOODHULL gt CLAFLIN’S WEEKLY. . i I V 3- -mgu. ( gr; ,. The Books and Speches of Victoria C. Woodhull and Tennis Cé§Claﬂin will hereafter be furnished, postage paid, at the fol- lowing liberal prices : The Principles of Government, by Victoria C. Wood- ‘ hull ; p i3 00 Constitutional Equality, by Tennie C. Claﬂin ; 2 50 Woman Suffrage guaranteed by the Constitution, speech by Victoria C. Woodhull ; ‘" The Great Social Problem of Labor and Capital, speech by Victoria C. VVoodhull ; The Principles of Finance, speech by Victoria C. Wood- hull ; ' Practical View of Political Equality, speech by Tennie C. Claﬂin ; Majority and Minority Report of the Judiciary Com1nit- tee on the Woodhull Memorial ; Carpenter and Cartter Reviewed——-A Speech before the S'uffrage Conven.tion at Washington ; Each per copy ; 10 per 100 ; 5 00 The Principles of Social Freedom; 25 The Impending Revolution, 25 ~——-—4>—o-«ow»:- POST OFFICE NOTICE. 'I‘he mails for Europe during the week ending Saturday, May 11, 1872, will close at this oﬁice on Wednesday at 10 A. M., on Thursda_v at 11 A. M., and on Saturday at 11 A. M. P. H. JONES, Postmaster. --—*—+-~a>—¢>—-————— MRS. A. M. MIDDLEBROOK. ... Recently we gave our readers some account of this talented lady whom we are able to,count among our most respected friends. She is open to_ engagements to speak upon any subject of general interest—religious, political or social-—any- where in the States east of the Mississippi River. Terms, $75 and expenses. VVe take pleasure in recommending her to our friends, as one of the most proﬁt-able as well as entertaining speakers in the ﬁeld. Her address is box 778 Bridgeport, Conn. ————ea-oat-——~—-—— THE INTERNATIONAL. It ought to be known. that this association is not secret-sit Its meet- ings are held in public; they are open to all comers, though only members are permitted to speak (unless by special invitation), and none but members are allowed to vote. The‘ several sections in this city and vicinity meet as follows: Section 1 (German).-—Sunday, 8 P. M., at the Tenth Ward Hotel, corner of Broome and Forsyth streets. Section 2 (Fr_cn.cl1).—-~Sunday, 9:30 A. M., at No. 100 Prince street. , Section 6 (German).-~Meets in 66 and 68 Fourth street, in the N. Y. Turn Hallo, every Thursday evening at 8 o’oLooK. Section 7 (Irish).——First and third Sundays at 3 p. m., at 26 Delaney street. Section 8 (German).—-Sunday, 3 P. M., at No. 53 Union avenue, VVillia1nsburgh, L. I. , ' Section 9 (American).-~Wednesday, 8 P. M., at No 35 East T wenty-seventh street. Section 10 (French).——Meets every Thursday at the N. W. corner of Fortieth street and Park avenue, at 8 P. M. Section 11 (Germ-an).~—Thursday, 8 P. M., West Thirty- ninth street, between Eighth and Ninth avenues, at Hessel’s. [Section 12 (American) meets the second and fourth Sundays in each month. Due notice of the place of meeting will be given in our next issue. Section 13 (German).—Every Friday, at 805 Third avenue. Section 22 (French).—~The second and fourth Friday in each month, 8 P. M., at Constants, 68 Grand street. Section 35 (English).-—Meets every Friday evening ‘at Myers’, 129 Spring street, at 8 o’clock_. ————-¢»e-o———~—— INTERNATIONAL WORKINGMEN’S ASSOCIATION. All persons desiring to become members of, or to form sections, and trades unions or societies wishing to aﬂiliate with the In- ternational Workingmen’s Association, can procure all the necessary information and documents by addressing the regu- lar olﬁcei-s of the Federal Council of North America, as fol- lows : ’ English Corresponding Secretary, John T. Elliot, 208 Fifth street, New York. . I German Corresponding_Secretary, Edward Grosse, 214 Mad- ison street, New York. _ French Corresponding Secretary, B. Laugrand, 335 Fourth avenue, New York. Spanish Corresponding Secretary, Majin J aner, 112 Lexing- ton avenue, Brooklyn. Italian Corresponding Secretary, Antonio Brumi, 621 East Twelfth street, New York. — THE INTERNATIONAL IN IRELAND. BY A REFUGEE EX-SECRETARY. In _all ages Ireland has been the abode of contention and misrule. Its history exhibits as many deeds of blood as its soil shows beautiful ﬂowers. That it has been “ a land worth ﬁghting for,” is evident from a survey of its records and its ruins. No doubt Pope Adrian charitably meant to do it a ser- vice when he handed it over exactly seven centuries ago—in the year 117 2-to King Henry and his civilizing English. We are sorry however to have to report a change of government did not produce a favorable alteration in the condition of a popula- tion which has ever been subjectto the intrigue of the courtier, the mailed hand of the plunderer and hyprocrisy of the prelate, or, in other words, to the rapacity of a trinity very different in- deed in essence from that to which St. Patrick referred when he held up before the people the shamrock. 1 The present condition of Ireland is deplorable. It is sad to see a land which might support in comfort the millions who are now obliged to cross the Atlantic, abandoned to the beasts of the ﬁeld. Everywhere the signs of a departed race arrest atten- tion and sadden the mind. In America man is supplanting man. In Ireland cows are supplanting men, and that which was intended for the use of man is fast becoming an instru- ment of his destruction. 2 Among the handful of people who remain what an absence of cordiality prevails ! Where there ought to be but one poli- tical party, there are many, and all are ﬁlled with bitter jeal- ousies and the memories of a hateful past. There has never been in Ireland any want of ingenuity observable in the start- ing of new names, new parties, or new expectations with which to delude the people; and it appears to me that the present cry of “Home Rule” has been originated by men who have a greater fear of the masses of the Irish population than love for them. On the other side of the Atlantic for a long time past we have been impressed with a, strong belief that the United States and Russia are on excellent terms with each other, and that war with the latter power is unavoidable. In the event of such a contest, no doubt is entertained that mul- titudes of “ Alabamas” will “ escape” from American dock- yards to ‘prey on British commerce. Now, the greatness of England’s commerce is her chief source of peril, for it has placed her in such a position that tranquility within her bor- ders can only be preserved so long as a profound peace lasts between her and all powers possessed of maratime force. Should a number of privateers ‘watch for or attack her ships at sea, commerce will be destroyed. Commerce destroyed, manufactures must stop; and as a result millions of hungry men will proceed to overthrow the throne and to abolish the useless, and mischievous titles of nobility. Charity kept the operatives of Lancashire quiet during the American war, but charity cannot support an entire nation of working men, and in spite of regulars, irregulars, detectives and volunteers, the International Association should come prominently into view, In the event of such “troubles” transpiring in England, it must be evident the Irish people would be -alive and eager to grasp at the right of self--government and national indepen- dence. ‘ In such a case how would the “upper” classes of Irish so- ciety stand in the eyes of those whom they have been syste- matically plundering and persecuting ‘P Now it is precisely for such an emergency the “ Home Rule Association” has been preparing. Its members scarcely un- derstood the meaning of their cry. They have no programme. They are doing positively nothing to arouse the Irish race. They hold a public meeting once a year in Dublin, and some- how or another they have gained the reputation of being patriots. To keep the Association “select” admission can only be gained through introduction and the payment of a guinea. Should England’s diﬂiculties increase and the atti- tude of the Irish people become warlike the talk of the “Asso- ciation ” will become louder. Its members will endeavor to convince the people that they were always good patriots and ﬁerce haters of English domination. Trusting to their wealth and social position, they will do their utmost to overawe the population. Every artiﬁce and political expedient will be re- sorted to in order that coming generations may not be de- prived of a nobility and other valuable‘ institutions. Should England’s -difficulties vanish the ‘fAssociation ” cannot fail to vanish also, for without doubt the great majority of its mem- bers do not desire separation from England. Our modern “Home Rulers” simply desire to “head off” every popular movement which might if “neglected” tend to interfere with the interests of the political, the religious, or the Mammon aristocracies. ~ I have referred thus fully to the “Home Rule Assaciation,” because among Irishmen everywhere, a very strong. hope—I cannot call it belt'ef—\prevai1s that it is destined to work won- ders for my "native land; and I have very frequently indeed heard it urged as an argument against the International organ- ization that it would distract attention from, and ﬁnally thwart and overturn the plan which the “home rulers” had for uplifting Ireland. c I feel glad at being able to state that the International was introduced into Ireland by men having but little faith in the quack political medicines which are being vended by a grasp- ing, selﬁsh, and deceitful class in the Emerald Isle. One section was formed in Dublin, and another in Cork. I was appointed to the secretaryship of the Dublin section, but had to leave Ireland quite recently on account of secret but sure information which reached me to the effect that my ar- rest was intended by the Lord Lieutenant. As the Cork -branch was formed ﬁrst, I shall as briefly as possible sketch its history. It was started by Mr. I.‘D. Morgan, a young Englishmen of A great intelligence, shrewdness, intrepidity and large-hearted benevolence. From the time that he identiﬁed himself with the International, he has met with persecution in some of its most vexatious forms. Attempts have even been made to de- prive him of the means of living, but in spite of all forms of tyranny, he has made up his mind to retain, wherever he may be, his connection with the Association, even were his death to be the result of an adhesion to its principles. After working in secret for some little’ time,» a branch was formed publicly on Sunday, the 25th of February, 187 2. It consisted of thirty members, and after the local rules were drawn up, the following declaration, of policywaa published : “ That all societies and individuals adhering to the Cork Section of the International -Workingmen’s Association, will acknowledge truth, justice and morality as the basis of their conduct towards each other, and towards all men without regard to color, creed, or nationality. That we, as Irishmen, believe it to be our duty to advocate the principle and aid the cause or the political and social revolution throughout the world, and that the International is one of the mediums by which that as- sistance can be given. duty is to advocate the rights of ,,?,Ireland to make her own laws, we consider ourselves bound and do pledge ourselves as Irish working men to co-operate through the Internationals with the working classess of all nations, for the object pointed out in the preamble of the general. rules of the International. That we believe it to be the duty of the Irish working classes, at home and in exile, to advocate the principles and form sec- tions of the International, and to aid by all possible means in promoting the general objects of the association.” ,1 The publication of this noble declaration caused a sensation throughout the length and breadth of" the land. The people naturally admired such sentiments, but the press treated the Cork Section with scorn, abuse and derision. The Dublin Empress, which would depreciate personalities when applied to its own magniﬁcent self, insultingly inquired—for it was only a workingmen’s aﬂair-«if the “ differences of color referred to in the ‘declaration’ could be removed with the aid of soap ;” and it further inquired “if the treadmill would not be a very proper school for the Cork Internationalists and their fellow- conspirators of Dublin to study the theory of revolution in.” I could almost pardon the latter “inquiry” on account of its wit, but I cannot overlook the former. And yet the Empress is very anxious about the souls of the Bad Island savages, and its editor practices Internationalism, for he is a Scotchman and lives in Ireland. 0, he has no objection to International exhibi- tions of dogs and riﬂe cannon, or to International arrangements among governments which can brutalize and oppress defense- less millions, but International Workingmen’s Association ! 0 horror ! Heedless of the convulsions and groansof the printing press, the true-hearted men of the Cork Section determined to wait on and confer with each of the trades. The coachmakers had just issued an advertisement demanding the reduction of their hours of labor to nine per day. That body was therefore waited on first. It consists of eighty members, and they un- ceremoniously joined the International Society. A number of other trades were then waited on and the subject of joining the Association was favorably discussed at seventeen of them. Matters were no sooner in this state than the Reverend Canon Maguire opened ﬁre on the society. From his pulpit, on Sunday, the 17th March, he denounced the International, and exhibited the grossest ignorance of its history and designs. There is no doubt, however, that he was to some extent de- ceived by an article which appeared on the previous day in the Cork Eccaminer, which is the property of the learned Canon and his brother, J. F. Maguire, M. P. i As the article was of a most inﬂammatory nature, and stated that ﬁve Frenchmen were over working up the people on the International principles. Mr. De Morgan wrote some contra- dictions to the Erccwmher, but that candid journal refused to insert his communication until the threat of the section to placard the city -walls with the letter and an accompanying ' statement that the truth-seeking Jiltanziner had refused it ad- mission to its columns induced compliance. On Tuesday, the 19th, the International explanation or statement was pub- lished. . . On the following Friday a poster appeared, signedgby nine employers, two foremen in large concerns, four commercial clerks, and five working men. It called on the people to at- tend a meeting at which resolutions of a condemnatory char- acter on the subject of the International would be submitted for approval and adoption. , At once the section put out a counter placard to the effect that the International Association was the great friend of the working classes. It called on the people to attend the meeting in their thousands, and to cry, “nine hours and liberty, long- live the people 1” » _ On Sunday the 24th of March the meeting commenced. The building in which the people met is capable of accomoda- ting more than four thousand persons, and it was thronged in every part by an excited multitude. I have read yarious “ re- ports” of the meeting, but I have not yet beheld in print a cor- rect account. Even American-journals such as the Irish People have been :most grossly deceived '§;by lying Cork newspapers. The tactics of the press in both Cork and Dublin, have been to misrepresent the International, to mislead workingmen, and to pander to the prejudices and vices of the task-masters. In- stead of being a service to humanity by advocating truth how- ever unwelcome its teachings may be, such papers are a curse to society. Gunpowder by blasting rocks and preparing That although believing -that our ﬁrst ‘ / 4 , WOODHULL. & CLAFLIN’S WEEKLY. O .. . . _. us the way for a tide of life may accomplish good, while the same‘ agent in the battle ﬁeld may work hayoc and woe. Like gun- powder, printing may produce incalculable misery by distort- ing facts, by stultifying intellect, and by spreading abroad pernicious principles. All honor to those journalists who em- ploy their inﬂuence unswervingly on the side of truth, and who labor devotedly for mankind in order that .the sum total of hu- man woe may be sensibly diminished. The most painful fea- ture in connection with the Cork meeting is the fact that some individuals occupying humble positions in life were actually found ignorant, brutal, or immoral enough to raise their hand against the apostles or adherents of a reform which seeks to make civilized warfare impossible, by banding together the working classes of all lands in the self-imposed bonds of mu- tual esteem and fraternal love; but it was without thought those men acted, and tyrants great or small may well tremble when they consider that the time may arrive when the bone and sinew of the world will all be opposed to them. The cap- italist, aristocratic, and clerical promoters of the Cork meet- ings trusted that the misrepresentations which they intended should be uttered would effectually ﬁll the working—men of Ireland with prejudices and passions which the missionaries of Internationalism would ﬁnd it impossible to either penetrate or dissipate; but they were doomed to -disappointment and even their own very partial, colored accounts all agree in stating that the meeting was a failure. But, it has been asked, what right had the Internationalists of Cork to attend a meeting at which they were to be ridiculed, misrepresented, and injured for life. It has also been said that the members of the Association attended the gathering with an intention to ﬁght and that ;their action in the assem- bly hall was all that was wanting to demonstrate their identity with the Comniunalists of Paris. The meeting was one to which all citizens were invited, and the members of the International Association had therefore as good a right surely to be present asthe capitalists themselves. Again, it is» well known that at any public meeting any person has a right to move an. amendment to any proposition or reso- lution which may be before the “chair.” The chairman com- menced his jaundiced speech with a great deal of bunkum, and Mr. De Morgan, who had courage enough to venture into a ‘meeting originated by his personal enemies, inquired of the speaker if he would “allow fair discussion.” The chairman, who is distinguished for his uncommon strength of lung, and his great want of brain power, had the audacity to say in reply that “he wouldn’t.” He then resumed his very ignorant, in- sulting and mischievous remarks. Some persons very proper- ly hissed, and the “chairman” very untruthfully, but perfectly in character, said that De Morgan was the hisser. Immedi- ately that noble-minded citizen was attacked by about twenty roughs, armed with bludgeons. They beat him with isavage fury, and tore his garments. Of course his numerous friends rushed to the rescue, and a ﬁerce struggle commenced. Cries resounded around, and intense confusion prevailed. A cloud of dust filled the assembly room and obscured the move- ments of the combatants. De Morgan was saved. The hall was damaged considerably, but the designs of the promoters of the meeting were frustrated, for no resolution snbmitted to the people was carried. It must be remembered that the first blow was struck by the chairman’s party. They called a meeting for the purpose of developing public opinion but they were obliged to batter with cudgels the heads they had sworn to ﬁll with enlighten- ment. The people came for bread but the capitalists gave them a stone. But what other treatment could have been expected from a class which is hypocritical enough to pretend to be- lieve that the-International Association wants to burn Cork, Dublin, New York, Berlin, Paris, and Moscow; or, in other words, to leave nothing to be done on the last day. , Before proceeding to review"the movements of the Interna- tional in Dublin, I will say that the Cork section is in a most healthy state, and is certain, to accomplish excellent results. The coach-builders have had the nine hours of labor conceded to them by their masters. ‘ ———————-<:‘»—0-<9-:-——~ THE VOICE OF THE PEOPLE. RUTLAND, VERMONT. ' VICTORIA C. WooDHULL— My Dear Madam : I have been highly entertained in reading your views on “the social ques- tion,” and admire the spirit, candor and frankness in which you present and handle it. I am glad to ﬁnd one sister in the ﬁeld who is not afraid to put her head out of the shell and show herself, her ﬂag, and to handle all progressive subjects in broad daylight. I see nothing in your teachings that con- ﬂicts with the best teachings of the lowly Nazarene and many of the worthy apostles and prophets of the olden time, and “ blessed are ye when they shall rcvile you, persecute you, and say all manner of evil against you.” The cause in which you have so fearlessly enlisted is a good " and just one, and it is only a matter of time when the end’ shall come and your works prevail, Social freedom, the rights of woman at the ballot-box, understood and counted as one’ of, the citizens of this republic, will sweep over this blighted country like a whirlwind. The storm is gathering, clouds beginning to rise all ‘around the horizon, and they must be blind who cannot see them. _ This is a new age; old things are being done away, and all things are becoming new. He who remains where his grandmothers‘ left him ﬁfty years ago, will be wiped out; “Behold, there shall be twoigrinding at the mill; one is taken and the other ‘ left.” The time has come. The spirit of God is working si- lently and surely in the hearts of men, which begin to fail them for fear. 1 Your “queries and responses,” written only May ll, 1872-. i one day after an elaborate article addressed to A. E. Newton, and published in a western paper, are plain, unsophistical, pithy and to the point, and remain unanswered. I was grieved to see one, for want of material for argument, bluster all around and slander female character to make a point. This calumny only adds new friends, and binds them all in a wreath around you, and to the cause which is being spread out before us. There are only two questions now of vital importance to be decided in this Republican ring: Shall woman be allowed her rights as a citizen, ‘or shall she continue on a slave ? ‘ S_oLoMoN W. J EWETT. 26 WESTGATE RoAD, NEW CASTLE oN TYNE, Eng. T 0 Mrs. Victoria 0. VVoodh-LLZZ, New York Oity, U. S’. A. DEAR MADAM: The undersigned desire to express their ap- proval of the splendid attitude you have taken in giving utter- ance td, and standing up in;defence of the truth in relation to the question of social freedom. In this uncertain age of spiritual and cognate immortalities, in these lasts days of the greatﬁght between right and might, we desire to congratulate you dear Madam, on your mission to mankind; and we sincerely and truly thank the spirit of ALL LIFE for your descent among us, for your birth, development, and the great promise of usefulness which your labors have al- ready given to those in sympathy with you. A Go on and prosper ! and know that there are other Spiritual- ists and reformers in England, the scribes and pharisees, who in their magazines tradupe your character and scandalously falsify your speeches and their evident meaning. \Ve are (on behalf of many more beside ourselves) dear madam, yours most affec- tionately and faithfully, - HUGH MGLEAD, JANE BUTTERWICK. JAMES CARPENTER. ANDREW GARDNER. BELFAST, IRELAND, VICTORIA TERRACE, April 5, 1872. CLEMENT PiNE—I>earSir: Yours of the 30th ult. duly ar- rived. I am glad to ﬁnd you are still so earnest in the work of reform, as there is still much to do. I do not now get any American papers, and I have, to a great extent, given up the reading of papers of late years, but if you send me any speci- mens I will be happy to see the march of progress. I have printed two little pamphlets, some years ago, on woman’s political and social rights, but have not been able to get them launched yet, as it is intended that Ishould give a lecture on the subject before they would be published, and I shall try to do so during the current year, as I do not expectithe present session of “cocks and donkies" to do any better than the former ones in that respect. I see an envious article on Mrs. Wood‘ hull in the last Jfedium, by Hudson Tuttle, which Itake to be a proof of her advanced ideas and disinterested labors in the cause of reform. I can do little in the reform ﬁeld at 131'esent, and for several years all the vital power I could spare has been expended in relieving the earth-bound captive spirits, and I consider it the highest phase of the subject which I have yet experienced. Yours faithfully, JOHN ScoTT. THE WILLows, BRIDGWATER, ENG. Aprillst, 1872. DEAR MADAM,—~Please accept my thanks for your kind atten. tion in forwarding 1ne the package of your journal, and other documents, including your portrait which is highly valued, and it exerts a ﬁne magnetic inﬂuence on all who behold it. Your latest journal that I have received is March 9. I hope my name is entered on your books, so that the journal will come regularly, as I am watching anxiously the progress of your so‘ cial and political movement. Your Impending Revolution, and new Constitution for the United States, embody senti- ments and elevate a standard around which oppressed human- ity, in every clime, can rally. Your movement is of the aw- fully sublime which characterized the upheaval of the mount- ains in the physical world. Individual reformers have pro- mulgated similar views, but the difficulty has been that they have fallen still born on the world for want of an aggregating centre. You have nobly volunteered to be the nucleus, which may achieve a revolution that the world has not yet dreamed of. The reformers of old remarked, “ye hypocrites ye can see the signs of the weather, but cannot discern the signs 0 the times. The tremendous gathering in New York to hearf the “Impending Rovolution," and the vote. in Congress for admitting the brave females to expound their cause on the ﬂoor of Congress are triumphs of which you may well be proud. As far back as the year 1828, I listened with intense interest to the lectures of Francis Wright in the Cincinnati Theatre, on the subjects of the abolishment of negro slavery, the social freedom of woman, including the deformity of the marriage system, and the limitation of wealth by an increasing ratio of taxation on property. From that date I have been a decided advocate of that important "principle. Then one million of dollars was as large a fortune as ﬁfty millions is at the So, if the principle wasof importance then, it present time. is so now in a ﬁfty fold degree. Francis Wright was at that time associate editor with Robert Dale Owen for the Free'Em_7wZrer, which advocated those reforma- tory doctrines from a materialistic point of view. Robert, Dale Owen, as is well known, and myself, also, have added the spir- itual to the material, rendering the whole subject more in- tensely interesting and lucid, as Spiritualism may now be considered the underlying lava which is disentegrating hu- manity to develope a higher plane of social, political and reli- gious institutions. ' I hope the Trades Unions will _.see their error in throwing themselves away, in becoming auxiliaries to either of the par- ties, now that they have an opportunity of rallying around a standard which contemplates the good, not of one party only,- but of humanity in its broadest acceptation. Wishing you every success in your arduous undertaking, I remain, The friend of Humanity, CLEMENT PINE. Mrs. V. C. ‘Woodhull. ' . ,,I__.A___ DUPLAINVILLE, WIs., April 15, 1872. DEAR SISTER VICTORIA: Having read your letter in the Religio P. Journal and the remarks thereon, I felt constrained to raise my feeble pen (not for notoriety, however, as our good Bro. Jones is inclined to say of those who are engaged in the cause of humanity) in behalf of truth and justice; Our Bro- ther has accorded you a hearing, as you desired, for two reasons. First, for the purpose of giving vent to the spirit wliichseems to 1-ankle in his breast. I am loath to believe such a spirit does exist in the editor of a reform journal. But the old saying “nature will out,” is a true one, and I say, let it come. It is human to err, God-like to forgive those who have erred. Second, that you are the presiding officer of a sickly institution claiming to represent the American Spiritualists’: were it not for that pretending he would have treated you with silent contempt. Really this is a brotherly spirit toward an erring woman ; I suppose it would be against his spiritual principle to call you a sister. But you will receive aid from the spirit world, and from hundreds‘ of others in earth life, if not from the Spirit of the Journal. Why is our Brother troubled about the Spiritualists being led by the women. Is it because they are a weak-minded set generally and easily led astray? Then let him cease to advocate such a doctrine if that is its tendency. The Journal is full of it. Does he believe what he gives to the public; or is he another adventurer ? I infer from his own language to you, that he is seek- ing notoriety as a Spiritualistic editor, without regard to Spiritualism having a deleterious effect on the minds of the public. The bitter invectives which ﬂow so freely in his remarks, illy become one who claims to be a co-laborer in the ﬁeld of reform with yourself. Christ was a radical reformer. Hear him, Blessed are ye when men (and women he should have said) shall rcvile you, and say all man- ner of evil against you falsely for the truths sake. Who was it that gathered together to hear this radical fanatical ideas? The simple ﬁshermen, “the roughs and fag-ends of socity,” brother Jones would call them. For the body of society were against him and his doctrines then more than they are against you to-day. ’Tis well sister I No contention- no progressior. Luckily for you the world has advanced a pace, or we would have another cruciﬁxion scene. Did Christ cease to preach his inspiration thoughts fresh from the divine throne, because sc- ciety did not endorse hin and his views? Nay. He cared not for the tongue of the slanderer. His Father sent him and the work must be done to the bitter end, which was death on the c_ross. But the principles he died for will live forever to bless humanity. Dare our brother of the Journal accuse this greatest of all reformers as being an adventurer seeking notoriety? This the only thought that prompted him to action? Let our brothers and sisters pause ere they further condemn you. Ever your sister for the good of humanity as I view it. M. J. DoNALDsoN. )tOCHES’.[‘ER, April 17, 1872. VIcroRIA C. WOODHULL-Dear Friend: I see by the papers that the Woodhull branch of the International has been sus- pended by the London head. I wish to know the cause of this action, because we have taken preliminary steps here to organ- ize a section, but if your branch is suspended because you are prominent in it, it will be sufficient reason for me to abstain from taking any part in its formation. I do not propose to give any support to any organization which by its action, whether directly or indirectly, strikes at woman. I have not much doubt but the action had at London has you had been a man, would have not been noticed. Please inform me what is the cause of the action at London, as soon as possible, as we meet to organize next Sunday, and my connection with the organization will depend on your reply. Truly your friend, Dr. A. ORVIB. [We refer our inquirer to the editorial on the third page of last number for his answer]. ————-—:+—-————— ALMA, Wis., April 6, 1872. and shall distribute them among all our allies——c-an ﬁnd use for more. You have characterized our vaunted republic in very just terms, and issued just such a call as the friends of humanity ought to respond to if they are desirous to accom- plish anything. Make any use of my name you like in con- nection with this comment. Yours truly, CHAs. LEIGH JAMES. ______.,______ MEsDAMEs Enrrons 2 Your ideas and arguments on ﬁnance, government, women’s rights, etc., are agitating the green scum of popular ignorance and inﬂated self-righteousness to such degree as to make its scent perceivable by keen olfactories in every pool (locality) where your papers are read. To those who complain that you do not talk everything as they would have it, you can say as one of old, “ O that mine enemy would write a book 1; ” then the compliment of criticism could be sent home to roost like a ﬂock of fowls. Let the blows of reform fall thick and fast, no matter what Mrs. Grundy and the little ones say or think-—the world moves in spite of them- W. ————-————--9----—————— STOWE, VERMONT, April 12, 1872. DEAR MRS. WOODHULL :—-As I read to day, for the twen- tieth time, perhaps, your lecture before the Troy Convention, entitled “The Rights of Children,” I could but exclaim, God I been because of your prominence as a woman in it, which, if ., MY DEAR MRS. WOODHULL: I have received your circulars, I bless and sustain that noble woman in her fearless efforts to ' _ -,.--w -755.; ~. 1! 2% \ May 11, 1872. WOODHULL &; OLAFLIN’S ,WEEKLY. , I I . to 5, mica‘-I break the way for future generations! I need not utter that prayer, for I know you will be, as all true reformers are, sus- tained. The world to-day may scorn your sacriﬁceal efforts, but unborn millions will yet call down blessings on your name. I believe every child born has the God-given right to a well- formed physical, and a happily organized mental structure ; but how can we vouchsafe this right to children so long as they are the products of lust and hate ; so long as they are the offspring of wome11 who, did they confess the truth, would ac- knowledge it was from no will of their own they bore their sad, wasted faces and attenuated forms, but because of the chains of lust which tyrant husbands wove around them, and which they dare not resist. because of their promise “ to love, honor, and obey.” I once heard a clergyman make the following remark: “Many a poor wretch pays the penalty for murder on the scaffold, when God will hold the mother in judgment for the deed on the last great day.” The father’ of course is exempt? Oh, yes, what is it to him that the woman, the law calls his wife, is driven to rebellious and murderous thoughts, when performing gestation, contrary to her wishes. Pilate-like he can wash clean his hands even while signing the death-warrent of his child’s physical and mental welfare. Oh, men,. your presuming disposition over women, is bought, like the Potters Field with the “ price of blooc .” Ay, the blood of your own children! Oh, when will the world cease to behold the sickly, half made-up children, and the poor, miser- able specimens of humanity that now everywhere throng our thoroughfares? Surely not till woman stands by man’s side, everywhere his equal, and each alike are taught to use, and not abuse their their reproduction faculties ! Thus will they fulﬁl Nature’s great design, and people earth with beings, “ Only a little lower than the angels.” EMMA L. M. PAUL MILWAUKEE, Wis., April 17, 1872. Editors of Wbodhull and C‘laﬂin’s lVeeIcZy: DEAR FRIENDS: We are not personally acquainted, but as you are striving to, establish a human rights or equal rights party, and have called a convention to consider what will be the best course to be adopted, permit me to call you friends. and pI.1t my name with the others for the convention to be held in New York on the 9th and 10th of May next. I am opposed to all political parties, unless the old anti- slavery party was political. They had one grand object in view. They said the slave shall be free, whether we have tariff, free trade, State rights, concentrated power in the Union revolution, revolts, contented or discontented slaves, they .5-hall befree. This party was formed for_ active work when a mil- itary hero was President, who would neither obey Constitution or laws, when they were in the way of his ambitious designs, the same as our present military hero-President is doing; and in the same way surrounded himself with the worst men of his party; and abused the best. Then the best men of the party combined against him and his satelites, as they are now doing against the present administration; to prevent the offices of the government from being bought and sold like sheep in the mar- ket. Then as now the hero President claimed despotic power, to give the ofﬁces of the government, and the spoils incident to power to his special partisan friends. And the men of peace, toil and worth, opposed the prostitution of the power and gifts of office to establish a personal or party despotism; which neither regarded the legal right of man, nor the honesty and capacity of the persons appointed to office. When these great political parties were contending for power, the anti-slavery party was formed, as there is a similar disregard for the rights of honest upright citizens new as there was then; and experience has taught us that there is no hope that political parties will grant just rights, unless forced to, in order to insure success. I hope the equal rights princi- ples will be declared, {and that all present in the convention will say as did the delegates of old “ sink or swim,” “ servive or per- ish,” we are “for the declaration.” Yours for justice to all. 564 MILWAUKEE STREET, H. S. ’B.ROWN, M. D. _._.__,_______ LONDONDERRY, April 15, 1872. MEsDAMEs :——»Your paper, and the noble, fearless principles you advocate, meet with a hearty response and welcome from many an earth child, who has long felt the need of such glow- ing truths to waken life and action for those pent up emotions, so long slumbering, waiting for just such fearless souls as yours to stir the sluggish waters which are breeding corrup- tion everywhere in consequence of this inaction. It is heart- sickening to contemplate the vast amount of curruption fester- ing and pouring forth from what is termed the higher walks of life—the fashionable aristocracy. I felt doubly interested to secure every copy of your valuable paper since reading your letter to S. S. Jones, and his reply in his paper. I would rec- ommend that Brother J. take a dose of salts, believing his stomach is terribly foul and billions ; at least I judge such to be the case from what has already come off I am taking his paper, and like many features of the same, but a Spiritual- ist and a lover of fair play. I must acknowledge he displays a lack of candor and proper courtesy in his reply to yours. If I can read the signs of the times with any degree of :’correctness, he will learn, ere long, that the noble, unselﬁsh principles to which you are giving utterance are not so far in the back- ground as he vainly imagines them to be. DANIEL D. WAIT. RRCCRLYN, April 19, 1872. DEAR MRS. WOCDHULL: I have been receiving your paper, through the kindness of «a friend, for nearly a year past, and have also read your book on the ‘.‘ Principles of Government,” as well as your sisters on “The Social Question,” all of which have afforded me great pleasure and satisfaction. Your paper has failed to come to my door for several weeks and I am com- pletely lost without it, for it supplies food for thought which no other paper can supply, although I have the “Banner of Light," “ Christian Union ” and daily papers. I have given away all the “ Weeklies ” to a dozen friends, in different 10- calities, “ for as freely as I received I gave,” and have never met any woman that was not really pleased with your paper. May God speed you in your good work is the earnest prayer of Yours, for Truth and Humanity, « EMILY B. RUGGLES, 95 Monroe street. MINNEAPOLIS, Minn., April 7, 1872. VICTORIA WooDHULL; “Bright particular Star,”—In the glor- ious horizon of thought and action, I cannot express with my uncultured pen, my admiration of the grand and beautiful truths which appear in the WEEKLY. I can only add my name as one more worshipper, at the shrine of truth. I could not resist the desire to send you a word of greeting, when I real- ized that you are paving the rough and uneven way, with gran- ite rocks of justice, squared by the rule of common sense—the waythat every woman, ignorent and cultivated alike, must tread to reach the temple of liberty and equality, when we will surely mfsefg. I trust ere long, and the echoing shouts we will send on high to be caught up by the angels, will be “ Vic- toria !” Victoria ! ” . I cannot close without expressing my admiration and appre- ciation of the truth contained in Tennie’s speech, in your last issue. Strike home the truths to cowardly "hearts, And help the chains to sever That bind the soul’s of Women now, And they will bless you ever. ' _MRs. LIzzIE SCOTT. __.____,________ BRADFORD, N. IL, April 16, 1872. » Mas. WoonHULL,—Dear Madam:—I have long thought it my duty to inform you that you were known and appreciated for your work’s' sake in the little old Granite State by a few of your sisters at least. I have had your paper more than a year to read and value it highly for its outspoken truth and fearless- ness of Mrs. Grundy. May you and your sister Tennie con- tinue to be inspired to labor for the afflicted and downtrodden. Please add my name to the call for a People’s Convention for a new government. ~ MARY D. ANDREWS. TONGANOXIE, April 14, 1872. M -SIsTER,—Please send me a sample copy of your paper called, I think, WooDHULL & CLAELIN’s WEEKLY, and if it suits me I shall subscribe for it. I have become heartily disgusted with the treatment you have received from S. S. Jones’ journal and other statistics of his, and am determined to discontine my patronage to that paper. Please send mea copy and I would be glad to act as agent for your paper; I do not know the terms of your paper, never saw one. Direct to Kansas, Leaven- worth County, Tonganoxie. A. DODGE. CLAYVILLE, New York, April 14, 1872. SIsTER VICTORIA: It has been some time since I thought of writing to you, but circumstances have prevented me until now. Verily, I have learned from stern experience, that we are creatures of circumstances; that we are governed by sur- rounding influences as much as are the planets in their orbits. We are not the authors of surrounding conditions. They originate th'emselvcs—-control us, and hold us fast in their al- mighty grasp, saying unto us in tones of thunder, “ Thus far shalt thou go and no further.” WooDHULL & CLAELINS WEEKLY commenced coming to me about the 1st of January. and discontinued about the 1st of April. I am highly pleased with it. It grapples with the great social problems of the day, with an independence of soul based on integrity of motive. O, my sister I You are en- gaged in a glorious cause. Stand ye ﬁrm as a rock amid the ocean’s waves ! What though theological bigots do howl and persecute you as they did the great§Nazarene. You will please observe the glorious assurance, that, “blessed are they who are persecuted for righteousness sake, for theirs is the kingdom of Heaven.” Cheer your heart, and strengthen your moral and physical powers for the contest; and though all the combined powers of darkness marshall upon the broad plain of the moral world (for there the battle mustrage) and come up in the attitude of hostility against you, stand ye ﬁrm as a faithful sentinel upon the sacred ramparts of everlasting truth, and in bold deﬁance to all opposition, unfurl your spiritual flag of so- cial reform to the breeze of heaven; nail its staff‘ to the outer wall, and there let it wave forever in triumph, while your victo- rious shout shall rend the welkin of error, since, as God and the angels are with you, victory will ultimately perch upon your banner. Yours, etc., v JOSEPH P. SMITH. <0 BCWLING GREEN, PIKE Co., MD. Mus. WCCDHULL, Dear Friend, Sister, Zifoiher, Scwiom':——I know not what terms can express my loving, respectful sympa- thy. Although myself a mother and grandmother, older in years than you are, yet I feel that your maternal love is deeper, . fuller, over-reaches, in a very great measure, any woman who has ever blessed humanity wiih her labors, and I must send in my congratulations amongst the many, who are more capable of expressing them than I am, to assist to counter-act the cruel, abusive persecution you suffer from those who know not what they do. When I am hankering for human love and sym- pathy, I often think how much deeper and more agonizing must be your craving. I hope you have a true soul com- panion, for you needs must hunger for the strongest, purest and most constant supply, though you must be constantly enveloped in an atmosphere of love and wisdom from the in- visibles, which I hope satisfy your every wish. And as you pour out your heart’s and minds richest treas- ures, toiling and studying for humanity’s good, with scarcely one moment ever given for your own health, wealth or pleas- 'ure; you will surely ﬁnd your reward in a higher life, beyond the dark river, where truth and light shall dispel every vestage of error’s dark night. I have not a whit less love and sym- pathy for your noble sister, Tennie. My heart leaped for joy and I could but shed tears of gratitude while reading her re- cent lecture°’on the Ethics of Sexual Equality. Yours for all the rights of life. MRS. M. HANsoN. ,.-m.m__._ EAsT GIRANVUILE, Vt., April 14, 1872. DEAR MADAM : I have been for several years waiting the pro- gress of. events to engage in something that would tend to re- lieve burthens and elevate conditions of the toiling millions of the United States. I feel that the time is now beginning to dawn when to act is wel.l and wise. Although in apparent obscurity yet I have some notoriety in Vermont as a business man and an early Spiritual- ist. I am satisﬁed the time is at hand when women will form an element of redeeming strength to the nation. We purpose to make a call for a convention in June to nomi- nate a new ticket for our September election, in which con- vention the women will participate. I am fully satisﬁed that we must have an independent action from all religious and po- litical parties of the present, and solicit the ﬁshermen for our apostles as a general thing. Those in high places will hardly be willing to yield their usurped position and power by re- quest. Crowned heads seldom care to disrobe themselves by request. This government is now in fact a limited monarchy, and if allowed to pass on unmolested will soon become absolute. If we are to be subjugated to perpetual toil it might as well be by a ‘crowned head as a crowned party. We think a larger share of the earnings of“ the poor are forced from them in the United States to support fraudulent rings and office-holders and to carry elections than is forced from the serfs of the English government to support a standing army with drawn swords to subjugate the rebellious. I have no time to spare to recite these abuses, but congratulate the increasing army that have moral courage to stand up to the ﬁght manfully and without fear. D. TABBELL. LINCOLN. NEBRASKA, April 10, 1872. WOODHULL & CLAFLIN :——Ynur paper has failed to reach me for the last three weeks, much to my regret, as we dislike to our friends. I suspect the paper is purloined either on the route or at the oﬁ‘ice here, as there is no paper that has excited so much interest as yours,‘ and still most people would not have it understood they were subscribers, on account of the prejudice existing generally to what are supposed to be your views. I ﬁnd it is only necessary for most people to deﬁnitely and clearly understand your views before endorsing them, and I have taken great pleasure in correcting false impressions by lending them your paper to read. I could use several copies to good advantage in that way.. Yours for the truth, ‘ WILLIAM J . BUMSTEAD.‘ ._é._.:¢.______...:. LANCASTER, Pa. April 14, 1872. VICTORIA C. WooDHULL: I am pleased with the independent style of your paper, with the‘ unﬂinching courage of true womanhood evinced by you in declaring the rights of your sex regardless of conventialities and old fogy notions that have become sacred by age, and have labored for suffrage and so- cial rights of woman several years. I never vote for this so- called Republic of ours, for by voting for our present govern- ment I vote away every right that I, my wife and child pos- sesses; therefore, have been working in awaiting for just what the New.York Convention proposes to do—to form a govern-_ ment for the people, by the people, believing, as I do, this is the only way to work out a reform in the government. I therefore write you wi.shing to be known, and to be permitted to work in this grand movement. Yours, for humanity, WILLIAM DAvIs. ———-——-—--0-—--—-—— . . OTTAWA, Mon., April 15, 1872. MY DEAR Mrss CLAFLINI I have always wanted to write to you, but knowing how many correspondents, and how much business you have to attend to, I have not intruded. But now I have an excuse for writing: My paper has failed to reach me several gtimes. I dislike to lose a single number; it is too readable. I have never received N o. 20 and 22. Please send them as I want to keep them all to refer to in the future. I cannot tell you how much I think of your paper. It-grows better every week. You have so many able correspondents. Your last—I should say ﬁrst—lecture was grand. I glory in such expressions; it is time they were uttered; it is time that subject was probed to the bottom; it has been tabooed and crushed down long enough. If civilization is to advance that subject, the science of sexuality must be discussed and brought before the people. I am glad to see that you and your sister have had the moral courage to stand up and strike the first keynote to the social revolution that has got to come. Wheu I think of the over- whelming opposition you have to encounter, I tremnle for fear you wlll fail. But no, I know better than that, you will not fail. You are in the hands of a mighty power and it will up- hold you. What, though you are slandered and ill-treated by the ignorant bigots of the world as long as you have the ap- proval of your spirit guides. I glory in your position; I should like to stand by your side and work with you, but as Providence has ordained me a different lot, I must submit; but if I cannot help personally, I can at least encourage you in your work. _ Would that we had more women like you and your sister. NETTIE E. PAGE. ._....._.—._.¢...___._._.__ A LETTER FROM A BRAVE, TRUE WOMAN. DEAR VICTORIA AND TENNIE: I feel impressed to enclose a letter from a suffering sister. This day have I asked the angels to guide my pen in loving words to cheer her, praying to help her to bear bravely. I I you wish to publish it (reserving the name, as that I would not give without her permission) I think it will serve to help show the world the heart wrenching sacriﬁces that brave true womanhood can make for the sacredness of virtue “and truth. Many will ask, could she not afford to live in misery for the society of her children? Ah 1 we know that thousands expe- rience years of living death for their precious darlings. Children have been taught to venerate fathers who have laid down their lives upon the battle—ﬁeld of freedom. Many not children venerate such a mother as this, who makes sacriﬁces far transcending the glory of the warrior; and with her heart- strings clinging in love round her darling babes,refuses to dis- grecethem by disgracing her own womanhood, and goes forth a martyr to woman’s freedom. SADA BAILY. _._____..._._.___ 177 16th Street, BROOKLYN, APRIL 8. MRs. SADA BAILv—-Dear Madam: I read WCODHULL AND CLAELIN’s WEEKLY, and in it I saw a letter from you, which makes me desire to write to you a word of sympathy. My own case seems much like yours only less fortunate,,since when I desired to live with my husband as a friend and sister he re- fused, and to be true to my convictions of duty not to live with him as a wife, when I felt no conjugal sentiment towards him, I was obliged to leave him entirely, and the law in this State gives him the control of my three children, because I cannot show that I am as able pecuniarily to take care of them as he is, so that my adherence to the truth of ‘my own soul, has de- prived me of the society of my children, -which you have for your comfort. I have found this to be the severest part of the trial, and this you have so far been spared. But though at great aﬁiiction, I would not return to the slavery of the mar- riage institution, to have it removed, and I have learned more of the real truth of the present condition of things in society, and of the mind of the spirit, for the future age, whereof St. Paul spoke,I wrenched myself out of the marriage institution, at the loss'of everything generally held dear, than in my whole life be- sides. The future of true womanhood is full of glory and joy unspeakable, but we must have-a. period of dire distress in the world before it will be completely ushered in. The lines wi.ll be drawn sharp and cutting that separate truthand error, and everything that cannot endure the searching and trying ﬁre of truth will be consumed, until truth will be manifested King. Your fellow—suﬁ'erer for the truth. MRS. SPRAGUE VOSBURG. A COLUMBIA, Kan., April 16, 1872. MY DEAR Mns. WooDHULL,—I have time only to send you my prayer and blessing and a line or two. We are in sympathy with both you and Tennie in all you say. It does us great good to respond to your utterance of those vital truths which our long study of , man and his rela- tionsi has brought to us. We rejoice that you are president of the Spiritual Association, for Spiritualists as yet are not half out of the shell of ignorance and slavery. We are poor, but we have a large invcﬁtmsmt inyyou and in the universe. ‘ " - 7 ’ ‘ '7 i ‘ ’ PROF. J. H. CooK., miSSe?1.1%mbe?»aS We vise both to read anal circulate emees Esineis A. M.» 9993;, hi; :1), s. p t A wooDHULL p it CLA'FLIN’S WEEKLY. » May ll, l 2137 2. ' VINELAND, N. J. April 14, 1872. ll/Ins. VICTORIA C. WooDHULL,—I am all over interested in the new departure from the old corrupt ways. I have watched your sayings and doings with great interest. I consider the departure contemplated of vitalimportance _‘to the working classes. So put my name down for humanity’s sake—for my own sake. CHAUNCY PAUL. A __.___..,,____.____ PORTAGE CITY, April 3, 1872. I see a notice in your paper requesting all in favor of the call for the convention to be held in New York, on the 9th and 10th of May next, to. send their names ; and although I am a poor laborer, and of no consideration among men, I will send you my name, and pardon me if I venture to write a few of my thonghts, showing conclusively, to my mind, that I ought to favor the convention. It is useless to shut our ‘eyes to the fact that, in our courts, justice is not given to the people. We all knew that the wealthy man who Vrobs, or steals from the people thousands of dollars, is screened from receiving the just punishment due to his guilt. While the poor man or woman, with a view of obtaining necessary food or clothing for himself, or herself and family, who com- mits a crime of less importance, is almost sure to receive a se- vere punishment, administered by the very courts who shield the great rascals. In_our government we see the principle of the peoples utterly disregarded,.and legislation carried on for the interest and beneﬁt of the few, without giving the laboring class the consideration to which they are justly entitled. Wit- ness the legislation to favor capitalists, railroads, and incorpo- rations. The farmer thinks he ,does well if he can realize 8 or 10 per cent. on the capital invested. The incorporation must realize 30 or 40 per cent. The poor man who labors by the day to support himself and famitv, compelled to pay -a rev- enue tax upon the necessary food and clothing for his family use. Orphans of both sexes, destitute of homes, dependant upon their own labors for their maintenance, are compelled to pay taxes. Their.-land, the peoples’ land by the government given to rich companies. The general course of legislation is such as to make the rich richer, and to keep the poor in pover- ty. A code of laws created and enforced, and one half of the people governedby those laws, denied a voice in making them. (I refer to the marriage laws.) If this is a free Republican government, I am sick of it. I believe that no change can be for theworse, -and that any change must be for the better. Un- der our present constitution as it is, we can look for nothing better than we have had. We have tried it in the hand of all parties. Don’t let us be deceived again. Put not too much faith in the new party, which is "to meet in Convention a.t Cin- cinnati. If successful they will travel in the same well-beaten track of other parties. Let us have something better than we have had. Raise the banner of the new government, and a multitude of poor laborers will rally to its support. I thank God for such noble minds as Victoria Woodhull, Tennie Olaﬂin, and the host of noble-minded women and men engaged in this move- ment for the good of the world. Yours truly, » R. Bron. FREMONT IND, April 10, 1872. lV.[ESIZ{A1\IES Wooi)HULL & CLAFLINZ I ﬁnd that you pub- lished an article on the ability of the Nation to make our money, and of the plan Congress has chosen to procure it, showing that had any individual managed his own private matters, as Congress has the nation’s, society would have sent such persons to either the insane asylum or to the State’s Prison; this was published in your number of January 6. In the hopes of catching the eye of some thinkers, I wish to treat this question of “intrinsic value,” “real value,” “real money,” and I will be glad -if you can insert this in your most excellent paper. To begin it, I tell you and all those “specie payinent” men, who use the above terms, fully believ- ing‘ they have an idea behind these words which we are unable to answer; that their idea is only a stong delusion sent upon them, that they might, as they have, believe a lie; that they may be cheated, damned. To prove this, if they do not now know, that that for which ' there is no demand has no value; and the value of any article is in exact ratio of what demand there is, oi;.;,nay be for it, we will tell them that after the demand which gives all values is withdrawn from it, their “ in'trinsic value” is worthless. Hence the terms “ intrinsic value” in the mouths of those cap- italists, who hold the bonds of the diﬁerent nations of the globe, which, according to the Hon. Geo. S. Boutwell, our present Secretary of the United States Treasury, is $23,000,- 000,000, whose annual interest requires the aggregate coin or all those countries whose debt this is, each year to pay it, means the same thing, as did “the Divine Right of Kings,” in the mouth of George III of England, in 1776. While the colonies believed the king, he taxed them at will. Just so the “ specie payment” men do with all countries and peoples and tongues who hold as they do to gold and silver bullion possessing intrinsic value, as by it they are made to believe the aggregate amount of money made, or to be made by nations must be limited by the quantity of these metals all these nations possessed. This secures a large demand for these metals, which, in fact, gives them all the value they pos- sess, and also warrants to them a sure sale of all the coin they gather as interest annually, and that, too, at whatever these capitalists may think the nation desiring to purchase the sale of its bonds may be able to pay. And so long as this de- lusion, “intrinsic value,” is impressed upon the‘great body of the people just so long will these capitalists, by the aid of the “ specie-payment” men, be enabled to tax even to the same tune that the English king played on his old Fidelle, “the divine right of kings," and that was at will. But the moment this delusion is dispelled by the light of a little common sense among the laboring classes, giving them to fully comprehend the truth that all value depends upon de- mand, and not upon any inherent quality called “intrinsic value” in these metals called the precious metals, this game bywhich capitalists have been enabled to live upon the fruit of the laboring millions -through all the long centuries of the past will, like that of the king who had exhausted the substance of these Ainerican Colonies in 2776, have effectually played out ‘ W. HOPKINS. _._._.._._.,___._._ , A correspondent says 2 “ Your women speakers are afraid to usethe best argument for their suffrage. It is that the bal- lot put into the hands of women would break up parties and party rings. Th.ere is no power that could impress female opinion within the iron circle of a ring. Parties brokenjup the choice for representatives would. be for personal virtue and intelligence. The motto would be, ‘men, not measures.’ The uncontrolable character of the female vote would consti- tute the best ineans of liberating men from established opinion, which is established religion. Your 4,000,000 women votes into the electoral urn, the fermentation will so clarify and purify the contents as to form a wholly new liquid. Start your women speakers in this argument, and it will attract the attention of all who dread party oppression, party corruptions and party stupidity.” ‘ Snnnnnooxn, P. Q. CANADA, April 20, 1872. A To Mas. Vrcronni C. IVOODHULL--Dear Madam: I should rather call you my beloved sister, my excellent friend, or‘ by some such title of endearment, to express my feelings toward you, or address you as noble lady, to signify the true respect in which I hold you. Had the terrible sufferings and anxieties. of the last thirty-ﬁve years brought me no other reward for my patience than the rich privilege I now enjoy, through perfect freedom, of making myself known to you, and claiming the communion of your exalted intelligence, I would not think the time and pains unworthily bestowed, because I am, like your- self, enabled to cast aside the trammels of unworthy custom, in the performance of a delicate act of the strictest duty. How happy, then, shall I beif you sacrifice, from the ‘many calls upon your time, a few devoted moments to bless me with a line in answer—at most a few lines, for I can read much where lit- tie is written. You high spiritual nature, with the long exer- cise of its faculties, must realize that every word of yours will bear with me its true and full interpretation. Only write in the freedom which is your native and your determined sphere of life. ’ v - I have been some years in retirement, carefully digesting former and continual experiences preparatory to the social revolution which is now on the eve of disclosure. A month ago I sent for the Banner of Light, to see what is moving among the agitators of the time. The perusal of your reply to A. E. Newton was my reward and satisfaction. I wrote to my friend, Mr. White, for your “Principles of Social Freedom,”-and he was so kindly considerate as to mail me two copies, one of which I take pleasure in sending to the few who dare to follow a trace of thought, and the other I have read and re-read, and pon- dered and reconsidered, until, in another perusal to-day, I re- sist no longer the inclination I have to write you. . The only previous knowledge I have had of you is merely that of your existence, derived from the occasional mention of your name in a newspaper. You stand upon an awful height. You have unsexed and disrobed yourself to do battle of truth and duty for an unworthy race, suffering, yet ungrateful for relief. I will throw the mantle of my power around you, that you shall not be more conspicuous than admired and re- spected, even. by the worshipers of outer garments. I am no less than sixty-four years of age. From youth the falsity of legal marriage has been evident to my understanding. Of late, I have thought to fathom many questions; but this one I could not, for want of the knowledge and peculiar perception that belong to the female alone, and I could never meet with a thoughtful, discerning woman devoted to its consideration, under circumstances that would enable me to proﬁt by the light of her intelligence. You have solved all the difficulty by a plain statement and demonstration of “the principles of so- cial freedom.” But “ more remains to do.” Complete as is your work, it is only the ground-plan of the high and holy temple to be reared by future labors of a vast multitude. My eyes are suffused, my sister, as I think of your suffering, in struggling to-a position of positive usefelness, Rejoice at the dreary past and the dreadfui prospect still before you. Be proud of the riches inherent in your nature, whereby you have paid the price, and purchased a lasting blessing for more than yourself—fo1'- millions yet unborn. But you less need en- couragement to stimulate, than entertainment to rest and amuse you. I am endeavoring-to plan a journey to New York, and if successful, shall aspire to your personal. acquaintance; so you may as well invite me-for, though superﬂuous, it will be most agreeable. I am deeply your debtor, and must, in some way, discharge the obligation. GEORGE BARNABD. T-4 Srsrnns Vrcronm C. WOODHULL AND TENNIE C. CLAJELIN: Dear friends, —l‘.Ieeting lately with a number of your WEEKLY Ibecame very much interested in the independent and fearless manner, in _,which it treats and presents practical radical sub- jects, those upon which the immediate and future welfare of human society must greatly depend. The utterances in regard to the false organization of the government, the corruptions, favortisms, class legislation, political rings, office holding, and government supporting commercial millionair thieves, are some of the links in the chain of corruptions which encircle and interlink the entire working machinery of the government, and for whose special interests, the vast and cumbersome com- plicated machinery of place favoritism, seems to be organized and especially designed. If it had not been that the country is possessed of such unbounded natural resources; it would have ceased to exsist, as organized long since. But un- der these natural advantages, the false organization and its vast train of corruptions are overlooked, and the government credited with what is due to nature’s storehouse of natural means of supply. The representative majority system of gov- ernment is as monarchal a system in principle, as the one man system when conducted by party inﬂuence as ours» is. All things considered, the laboring masses are enslaved and robbed of their earnings, to a greater degree than any other government according to its age. And through ignorance, they are constantly deceived to vote for some party demigogi- cal ofﬁce holder, or hunter, whose business is to exercise the power thus delegated in a majority, to legislatejdirectly against the ignorant voter, as a producer, and in favor of the idle cap- italist, who has already become rich by robbing labor, and for whose special interest, all legislation is conducted. And, if such legislator is questioned as to his inﬂuence in favor of a bad law, he replies that it is the will of his constituents. Whereas nine—tenths of his constituents had no will, but the will of ignorance to vote for party, because they do not under- stand the manner in which. the legislation. is conducted. That money legislates, instead votes, and that this same power is wielded again at them, instead of for them. Thus, labor is en- 4 slaved for the beneﬁt of the non-producing aristocratic legal- ized capitalists, whose ill-gotten wealth has been obtained through a corrupt system of false legislation, under the con- stantly reiterated asscrtion, that it is all for the good of the And the mass are still Or if they do not, they still country and the voids of constituents. willing to accept the statement. think" they can remove the wrong by continu- ing to vote. But delusion ever follows as often as they repeat. it. Ever since 1840, I have felt almost indignant when asked to vote, and had determined not to vote any more under the present organizationg, believing the whole system of our constitutional organization is a fraud upon the Declaration of Independence; which was so wisely and truthfully utteredjby our revolutionary forefathers, and to whom the race is largely indebted, not only for what they wrote so sublimely truthful, but for the terrible ordeal through which they passed, i11 bequeathing to the American people the inalienable and natural right to freedom. A But, alas! the slave-holders who held the balance of power, made a slave constitution embodying two kinds of slavery, both constitu- tional—_ the black, chattel and, constitutional —— the white, constitutional, in allowing all those who had no moifey to be robbed of their inalienable God—given birthright by any one who had more money than would secure their own, and as many others, as they were possessed of money to purchase. Thereby the grave of liberty and inalienable industrial home possession, as also the individual right to all the proceeds of their own labor, was dug, and has been deepening ever since the constitutional organization was established. Hence serf- dom approaches with gigantic strides. . The fee simple in the possession of land in unlimited purchaseis as essentially monar- chical as the most unlimited despot that ever ruled. Under the constitutional organization, one man, or numbers of men, has the unlimited right to own all the land in the Union, and thereby dictate the terms under which all might exist. Your plan, by which minorities should be represented is a great im- provement on the bare majority system, which new rules. I cannot see how it is possible that justice, equality and frater- nity can ever be established. under the present constitution. Not only so, but monopoly and aristocratic ownership, have be- come so extensively established under special legislative en- actments that it would require a mighty radical revolution to set aside their controlling inﬂuence, justice seems to depend upon the framing a new constitution based upon the spirit of the Declaration of Inde- pendence, which would forever forbid lan.d monopoly, class- legislation, and the money—ruling inﬂuence of aristocratic wealth, which would place all on equality, so far as rights are concerned. Imagine what would be the effect upon the labor- ing millions if they all knew what is true, that all the wealth possessed throughout the en tire nation; that all the railroad in- ternal improvements of all kinds; all the architectural mon.u- . ments of art and science; as well as all the supplies of every rkind, which minister to the needs and enjoyments of all classes were the product of their own earnings. As, also, that they pay forty millions annually to the many for protecting million- aire merchant vessels on the high seas, to ﬁll their owners’ cof- fers still more full out of the products ofthcir own continuous toil, from which a bare pittance remains, only suﬂicient to keep them able to toil on; and because they are allowed to vote for some one of the same class, whose business it is to per- petuate their slavery and degradation, the mass seem to accept the situation as one of freedom and equality. Also, that the millions of gold as tariff, which is paid into the national treasury, and all taxes of all kinds, both national and State, and all the taxes of the wealthy classes are all paid by the la- boring classes. Yours truly, Dr.. J. H. HILL. TOLEDO, Onro, March 11, 1872. Mrs. VICTORIA C. WOODHULL: Dear Friend, I feel a deep anxiety for the principles you advocate, since I believe they are ‘founded in truth. A. truly happy state of society must be es- tablished on truly righteous sentiments. I know you will be persecuted by both your sex, and the men, too. But this has ever been the case with genuine reformers, in all ages of the past; ergo you will expect nothing less than slander and perse- cution. Ignorance and superstition. must give way to the de- velopment of knowledge. The light of the plain, simple truth will shinegand does, even now, begin to enlighten the benighted mental horizon. I mentally desire to see a thousand such lights as yourself come out boldly—declare to our race what they honestly think and believe. Be not dismayed. This lon.g line of hypocrites; the whole sycophantic race of our enemies, mammon idolators cannot injure a hair of thy head, for you are as much higher than they, as heaven is higher than hell. The revolution is going on, and must go on until the corrupt state of affairs shall be correctly understood, and order brought out of chaos. ations will bless the name of Victoria C. Woodhull as among the ﬁrst and most noble pioneers of this great revolution: i. e., the emancipation of ﬁfteen millions of citizens of the United States into all their right. ' The men are determined, if possi- ble, .to keep you in bondage until after’ our next Presidential election. - This should not be. Stir up the minds of your sex; sound the emancipation trumpet far and near, rest not until this great work shall be done: for done it must and will be’. I get your paper every week. I am in full harmony with your ideas of government and political economy. I have examined your subjects and ﬁnd them, according to my judgment cor- rect. I wish some of our women could. read your paper un- prejudiced. I suppose you are aware how awfully the men be- rate you and how much they strive. to prejudice both sexes But all this is rather in your favor, shows your §_E, Y, 0., lV_[.D, ' against you. merit in honestly standing out for truth, Thousands of succeeding generg E .. . ‘Ii ll i . ,. May ll, 1872. 4:; wooDHULL & OLAFLIN’S WEEKLY A . 7? PHILADELPHIA, PA., 120 S. ELEVENTH ST., October 24, 1871. Zlfesdames "Woodhull ct‘ Claﬂin, 44 Broad Street, New York: Having been a constant reader of your paper for some time, permit me to congratulate you on the bold, unﬂinching bomb- shell in the cause of truth and suffering humanity you send forth every week. The enclosed article on the “Social Ques- tion” was written under the impulse of the moment after Mr. Hull had ﬁnished his last article, as it seemed to me that all was not said on ever Joint. I am a physician, iliongh not in practice at present. My wife, whose card I enclose, has been in the practice of inedi- cine for a dozen years, and is a sound, radical reformer. If you ﬁnd the enclosed article appropriate for your columns, I will prepare articles on the other two divisions of‘ the subject. If you should desire them for any particular issue, please ad- vise me, as my duties may not always give the necessary time for preparation. I hope that you can be elected President, as then I can read- ily conceive what inﬂuence you. will bring to bear for a better state of things in the nation. I thank Mr. Tilton from the bottom of my heart for his able and bold’ defence of yourself against self-righteous, deluded slanderers. Yours fraternally, JOHN Bnown SMITH. ST. PAUL, MINN., Sept. 7, 1871. VIcTonIA C. WoonHULL—-Dear Madam: I have just con- cluded reading with intense interest and pride your vigorous and unanswerable speeches on Labor and Capital, Principles of Finance, and Constitutional Equality; and you will permit me to say, dear madam, that the forensic eloquence and sharp- cutting sarcasms which you have therein blended with the highest and noblest quality of pure Christianity stamps you as one of the master and leading light-s of the age. - The following is a compliment paid these speeches in my presence yesterday; and though somewhat rough in its garb, is at least honest. A man of ﬁne ability, but, tyrant like, op- posed to the woman movement, exclaimed: “Those speeches were never written by a woman! There ain’t ﬁve‘ minds in America capable of producing them, and these belong to our best men! No woman ever born possessed the legal acumen and reasoning powers therein displayed! They are not only brilliant, but all powerful ! ” What think you of that ' compliment from the mouth of an enemy ? As I am exceedingly anxious to read the continuation of your reply to H. Gr -, you will excuse me for remarking that I have seen only the first article on his letter, as the WVEEKLY has 11ot yet come to hand. Yours, for Justice, Humanity and God, OSSIAN E. DODGE. .__.._M_.._Q....}_..___.,_._ DO WE INDEED? Do we believe in freedom in the great ltepublic? I should say not, when we permit public opinion, that great Mrs. Grundy, to thrust a ﬁnger of scorn before us whenever we in- dulge in freedom of thought, action or affection. Shall we do right only because the laws of our country must be obeyed, in- stead of being governed by an inward principle of right and wrong? Do we lead free lives when we fail to obey the moni- tor who tells us what our systems require to perfect health, be- cause popular prejudice is opposed to woman exercising freely in the open air in all weather, swinging her arms as herbrothers do? The motion of her limbs in running is thought womanly, and in an anti-strong-minded community anything which merits such severe! criticism must be checked. Is this our boasted freedom? Are we governed by God’s law implanted within us, or man’s law when we love our parents with that yearning tenderness? Since “ God is love” is not such thrill- ing emotion the impress of divinity in our hearts ? 2 What right have we, as parents, to prohibit our children from loving those worthy of their respect and esteem, because they do not possess bank stock and property, those indispens- able permits to good society ? If this is a free nation why may not our women wear dresses of it convenient length for loco- motion without occasioning remark? If the sun is hot why not wear a broad-brimmed hat upon the promenade as well as at the sea side? If this is a free country why may not our daughters as well as our sons enter into honorable pursuits for earning their livelihood instead of sitting quietly at home to be supported by father or brother? Why is it worse for the young and healthy to ﬁnd ways of becoming self—suppo1-ting even if they are women, than to be permitted to do so when overtaken by misfortune and widowed-—they are thrown upon the world helpless, with little children clinging to them for support? These are questions that should be answered candidly and with earn estncss. . HARTFORD, November 24, 1871. Mas. VICTORIA C. WooDHULL—Dear Madam: After a care- ful consideration of your late speeches, I have concluded to address you, being emboldened thereto by the fact that you are the recognized head of the great movement f'or the im- provement of the condition of women throughout this country. You alone are giving heart and_ soul to the cause; but let me ask you if it would not be best, before you place yourself upon the pinnacle of adverse public opinion, and become the St. Simon Stylites of your sex, if you really deem the great mass of women, in the present stage of advancement, worthy of the sacriﬁce? _ Honestly speaking, I do not. You are, evidently, too good and noble to give up all the sweets of a secluded life for the sake of even a half world of incapables, who would scarcely dare exercise the power you would place in their hands. Remember the warning given the Princess: “Beware, lest when ye seek the common love, the general hate shall drag ye down.” The times are hardly ripe as yet; I think we must wait. , It is indeed diﬁicult {,9 Wait and perhaps see others snatch the fruit of the good seed you have sown, but it must have time to germinate. , ‘ Thus far I have been speaking of female suﬁrage; now I beg you will permit me to. say a few words upon free love. The high and wise cannot always see what is plain to the humble, because that although to you is given to scan a sub- ject upon all the sides presentable to your view, you cannot, unless you take Caliph7s disguise, hehold the under. I think you will agree with me that all true reforms that affect hu- manity are subjective. If preaching could affect anything, it seems that to enjoin chastity and the repression of every ani- mal passion, would be of true beneﬁt to the world. But can it? I know well that the love you mean by free love, is as chaste as anything earthly can be. I will not pretend to ignore that free love is Heavenly, but you will seldom ﬁnd it upon earth between opposite sexes. I have sometimes thought it to exist only in the dreams of young girls, or of women who keep their youth all their lives. A ‘ You have broad views, cultivated understanding and a great heart; and the evils you condemn are these no doubt; but back of all you can propose, the great difficulty is still untouched. I have read what you have said of the evils of unloving and ill- considered parentage, but with imperfect parents, imperfect through long generations during which theyzhave been conceiv- ed, born and reared subjects to all you deplore, how can you take a fair start upon the right course? God bless you always. ___,_,_ 50 BnoMrIELD STREET, ]3osToN, Jan. 29, 1872. DEAR Mus. WOODHULL; Eighteen years ago I said these words to a friend: ~“ There is not more than one couple in ﬁfty who are married, but the time will come when all shall be spir- itually married. and then the services of the priest will not be needed.” ‘ I think you may infer from the above that I thoroughly sensed you in your lecture at Music Hall, Jan. 3, and al- though I have been full of the subject for years I could not give utterance in public to the great truths, and no man could have done the subject justice, and no woman, less pure, sensi- tive and reﬁned by nature than yourself, could have been lis- tened to with the same respect, as was manifested for you. You can count me one of your friends, for such I have long been, who is fearless to speak in your cause on all proper occa- sions, and now the glove is thrown, man may speak for woman. ' » Through suffering, akin to your own, I have walked, and from spirit intelligence learned most (worth knowing) that I know. I should be most happy to meet you when you are again in Boston, if you can find time.to grant me an interview. Yours for justice and truth. C. M. A. TWITCHELL. HAS SLAVERY CEASED? Mr DEAR WOODHULL 81: CLAELIN: Knowing how bitterly you are opposed in your noble’ efforts for human freedom, I have been tempted to ask the above question-—and to answer it, also. A There never was more abject slavery than is found at the present time, and in this boasted land of liberty and religious freedom. Some may ask: in what does this slavery consist. I answer to the customs, superstitions, and ignorance of the Jews. \Ve have taken " Apocraphal books, written when, where, nor by whom, we know not; but because the writers claimed to be inspired, and designing popes and priests, for selﬁsh and tyrannical purposes, have claimed much higher authority for them thangthe writers did, and we have become willing dupes and slaves. I know that we are not quite so bad as those Wise(?) fathers that King James had translatnig and se- lecting what was the Word of God and what was not. We do not now, as they did then, drench the earth with the blood of innocent girls because forsooth some wise one had charged them with falling in love and having criminal intercourse with his satanic majesty, the devil, in the seductive form of a goat. King James wrote a book on demonology, and during that century many thousands were put to the ter- ture to make them confess such violation of their chastity by his goatship. Catholics and Protestants throughout Europe vied with each other in which should excel in the number of victims and severity of punishments. If my nature did not re- volt at the rehearsal, I would give one or two cases, but it is too debasing. Sufﬁce it to say that every tribunal of Chris- tian (?) Europe was the scene of this holy zeal in persecut- ing the innocent. The wheel and rack seldom failed to bring a full confession of guilt, when more ~ dead than alive the victim sought death as a relief from humcm (?) Christian (?) tormentors. Does any one ask why this was done? What caused such barbarity? Does not the gospels say the disciples were to cast out? devils? The fact is the effort to fasten these Jewish and heathen mytha— logical books and dogmas on the world has caused not less than twenty millions of 3 human beings to be put to death since the pure and peaceful Nazarene trod the hills of J udea. And to-day the great and, in many respects, free people of this country are in abject bondage to the dogmas of the dark past. Paul said it is a shame for a woman to speak in public, and so it must be. ' The licentious press, ;which is noted for their free lust, are most loud in their denunciation of divorce. We have ever seen philosophers persecuted by fanatics, and generally under the holy name of religion. , We, in this country, must be veryucareful not to amend any of the laws of that meekest of men4—Moses——he.ordered 23,000 Hebrews slain because they had worshiped the calf that his pious brother Aaron made for that purpose, , while Aaron was honored as a worthy high priest, Twenty-four thousand more were slain because they,’ like ther law giver, took Midianite woman for wives; hence it is not very safe to follow the example of _ this {man Moses, with re- gard to the ladies, and I hope few will take the faithful (?) Abraham as a guide in his treatment of the beautiful Hagar; for twelve or thirteen years he enjoyed her love as a wife, then to drive her into to the wilderness, with their innocent and promising boy, with no provision but a bottle of water and loaf of bread, while he had such wealth. Few of the uufaitlzful of the present time would be so false, but he was the chosen father of the faithful, and this was to teach women obedience. But enough; it does seem to me that the people of this country should have independenceenough to throw off priestly and heathen yokes, and ‘ assert their freedom, take enlightened reason, and the plain teaching of physiological science as the only guide in this most important question, the relation of the sexes, and procreation; then all is plain. Ihope you will live longto aid‘ humanity in gaining its freedom; you are wield- ing an immense inﬂuence for good, may the good angels pro- tect you. H. G. DAvIs, M. D. _ PnovII>ENoE, December 10, 1871. DEAR Mas. WOODHULL: Please sendto my address one copy each of your paper of December 2 and 9; the ﬁrst of which contains the complete statement of your admirable views on social questions, which I want ever at hand to read to any un- believers or revilers who may chance my way. and people too, whom you may be proud to call friends You must know that ignorance and cowardice prevent a universal conversion to your doctrines. I have a friend who frequently spoke very enlightingly of your journal. It chanced one day as I sat reading it, he called, and I still held it as I rose to re- ceive him. I had occasion to excuse myself I from the room a moment, and handing him the paper I said, “You will ﬁnd excellent amusement here; some ﬁne things in this weeks jour- nal.” “Ah!” he replied, “I never chanced to see the paper before.” Can you imagine for one moment how I felt? Here x was a rising young man, in whom I felt "unbounded confi- dence, who had been giving unlimited abuse to_a journal he had never seen. I lost every particle of respect for him in an instant, and preached ‘him "a lecturefjthen and there on “fair dealing,” not to call it by any harsher name. The fiercest de- nouncers are sure never to have seen the paper. God bless you for every noble: effort in behalf of your sex. Though they revile you, persecute you, wound you with thorns of hatred and malice, every good word must live to bless the women of the future. I pray you have abundance of charity, for it suffereth long and is kind. Charity for these “little men and women” who lack either the moral courage or the mental capacity to take in your broad, liberal ideas. Yours truly, H. H. SCRANTON, December 3, 1871. MRS. VICTORIA WOODHULL :~—Dear Madam : I have long/con- templated writing an article entitled “An Unnatural Marriage . and its Results,” which will be a true account of the experience of a woman of my acquaintance, who quarreled with her lover, and, in a freak, married an inferior man to spite her lover, raised a large family of children who inherited their father’s mental inferiority and deformity of person, and of their influ- ence on the society in which they move. I have never been able to obtain a copy of your paper, but from what I can glean from other papers I conclude that such articles as/_ the one I in- -tend to write are appropriate for your colums. It is a sad story and will be somewhat lengthy. I would like to have it. published for the reason that it may do some good. I con- sider an illustration of false relations in marriage, sustained by facts, the most powerful argument that can be oﬁered on a question that greatly concerns the welfare of all mankind. I can get the article ready in a few days, though my household duties are so numerous that I have but little time to write. I am twenty-eight years old. Please let me hear from you soon. Respectfully yours, ’ / . BRACEVILLE, 1871. Mus. VICTORIA VVoo:oHULL,——Shall I ask to be excused for ad- ‘ dressing you? Have just finished your “Message” and can truly say it is the best ever written by a President. Oh, how my inmost soul thrilled with pleasure, as I traced those words uttered by your earnest, unselﬁsh woman’s heart, and cannot forbear addressing you as I have often wished to do heretofore in these passing months that I have so" closely watched you in your upward course. I am thankful the angels have chosen an instrument that has the right ring. and may success crown your every effort, I daily pray, though prayers amount to very little, unless we take-hold and work them out. 0 Glad to see so many in our ranks who are by no means free from sectarian bigotry, come out to do you homage. Yes a great work is before us and you are doing yours nobly, grand- ly» As a good Presbyterian friend of mine remarked when I that girl is“ plucky,” and will tell some day if she lives. . M. B. L. SPRINGFIELD, MAss., Nov. 18, 1871. —DEAn Mas. WOODHULL: I was greatly disappointed and very sorry that you were not permitted to come to Springﬁeld, as I had in anticipation a rich feast. To the reading of your ut- terances my soul responds and renders unbounded thankfull- ness that the angel world has, indeed, taken the reins, into its own hands, and hereafter the counsels of the Most High shall be declared, and for the reign of despotism and tyranny, shall be substituted equity and righteousness.“ A The noble cause to which your energies have been, and still are espoused—~the cry that has been heralded through this nation from your lips has unlocked the door for woman's emancipation, and soon its open passage will welcome the thousands anxiously watching for the redemption which is to be obtained only through full and entire freedom to souls and bodies too. You have my mast heartfelt sympathies and prayers, together withjmy entire conﬁdence that success will attend your endeavors, and that speedily. It would give me great pleasure to see your face. 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A few imagine it yet in existence, and still vote for Jackson and J efferson. But the moment it makes a serious attempt at resuscitation, it will be met by some sort of inter- nal hermorage that will settle it back into a permanent inanity. The Radical Republican party, drunk with power; elated with success; glorifying itself for virtues it never had; taking credit for a compulsory act, and calling it voluntary, robbing the grave of democracy, to adorn its own rotten carcass; attempt- ing reconstruction, impeachment, and remodelling of the ..government; failing in all; running the government after the fashion of the army during the war; utterly repudiating the old J effersonian rule of sobriety, honesty and capacity, assuming that the government had been saved’ by the army, and there- fore belonged to the army, and especially to the ofﬁcers, who had learned to kill and steal both during the war, and ﬁlling the offices with accidental men, drunken men (a la Parker In- dian Commissioner) and thieves; like a beggar it has beenhriding its horse, the people to hell, and now ﬁnds itself in a feeble spasm to perpetuate its rotten life by the ﬂimsy pretext of remedying its ruinous work by “ civil service and one term,” neither of which contains any principle, or gives any guarantee of future and permament improvement. The conglomerate, complexvgender convention, now assem- bled in Cincinnati will demonstrate incompetency and dishon- esty by repudiating the better proposition, refusing to apply it to its own nominees, by compromising principle, bytrampling Ion the necks of- the people, and by nominating a ticket solely on the ground of success. Considering the purpose and character of the discordant ele- ments, itwill not surprise us if it breaks up in a row. What- ever the result, it is only a change of masters. Capital will run that convention, the Philadelphia convention, and the Democratic convention, if held. No matter who is nominated or who is elected, the result will be the same. All the women are disfranchised and reduced to a state of vassalage; all the laboring classes are to these men only so many machines to do their bidding at the ballot box, and live in poverty that their masters may revel in luxury. This, then,‘ is the last of their rule. One of them may sue- ceed to the throne’ once more, -and that is the ‘end of it. But of even this We are not sure. It may depend on the action of our own convention. -The Labor party is narrow, selﬁsh, di- vided and sold out by Puett, Campbell & Co., before its con- vention met at Columbus. Its leaders are as incompetent and ; dishonest as those of the other parties. Utter confusion, dissatisfaction, discord, reigns throughout the country. The public conﬁdence in politicians and party rule is destroyed and gone forever. They remind us'of a swarm of bees minus the _'queen, . At such times the bees ﬂy hither and thither, by a sort of blind impulse, and act very much as human beings do when crazy. Before the convention met, the Reform Radicals were quarreling over the slate to be forced on that patriotic and unselﬁsh body; they will quarrel still more when they get there and undertake to reconcile Protec- tion and Free Trade. ' Parties may be so utterly demoralized and the people be so thoroughly aroused before the election "day that they will ask for the best platform and the best men. In that event much depends on our action. We cannot afford any mistakes. If We imitate them we are no better. It therefore behooves us to lay aside all personal ambition and preferences, and give to. the country such a platform of principles and methods as will strike in at sight; as will show them that we really understand political economy, and are therefore entitled to support ; and on that platform we should plant such candidates as will put to the blush all com- petitors. We want no expediency here. No name should be selected on account of its magic. A Pre-eminent statesmanship ——the poyver to analyze the customs of the hour, and to point out the methods of their solution—should be the tests of our leaders. Let us have “civil service” in fact, as well as in the- ory, as in the Cincinnati Convention, and we shall thus prove our worthiness to be trusted." _ We are sorry to ﬁnd, even among us, petty ambitions and questions of popularity agitating the minds of some who will take an active part in the new party of the people. The en- dorsement of the Convention should give character to its own nominees, and the Convention should not seek to make itself respectable by hanging on to the tale of any kite. It -should make the nominees, in their public character as rep1'esentatives, and not the nominees make the Convention. We should not, like the Labor party, go swoopingv among outside politicians without opinions, uttered’ or unuttered; nor like the reform radicals have been, but one motive to beat Grant; or the Democrats, to take advantage of the radical split and gain the throne again; but we should act as though these parties had no existence, and at this hour there rested on us the responsibility of a new government, based on the princi- ples of 7;atu9'aZju.9t-ice. In the appointment of committees we should ignore the ar- . bitrary geographical basis, and select without regard to local- ity. The platform and regular resolutions are of vast import- portance. Here is demanded the best ability of the conven- tion, if we would harmonize and succeed. We repeat and emphasize, that no person has any claim in the convention or the country, for any service, sacriﬁce or personal inﬂuence; that the sole question to be considered is ﬁtness. In this respect we should set ' all similar bodies a wholesome example. If we are really worthy of the work com- mitted to our hands we will do it in this way, and in the end we shall certainly win. ’ —~—-—-v-e-o»—-'——- THE DELEGATIONS. Already the delegates to the Convention to be held Thurs- day, Friday and Saturday of next week, are arriving in the city. ,Many of these are people who have had no interest in political strifes for many years. The Convention will consist largely of this element, and it is prophetic of what1'esults.will flow from its action. These old “ thinkers" who have buried themselves, as it were, from the world that they might think are now to be again let loose upon it, and if the proportionate results follow from their action, as a wise man predicated would follow from the letting of a single thinker loose upon the world, a tremendous earthquake in pdlitical movements may be anticipated. One thing is noticeable in them all, they are desperately in earnest, and their action inﬁthe Convention will no doubt partake of this character. No half way measures. No compromise of princi- ples for the sake of expediency. No surrender of ultimate rights for the sake of present gain. We are informed however, that there will be an attempt made to put off deﬁnite action, in the hope that something fa- vorable to the general cause, may turn up in the other political parties. To all such we would say, the true way to make such achange in present political parties is to take a bold and de- cisive stand ourselves, thus showing that we are really in earn- est in our demands. ‘ _ But after all, the future destiny of this country lies in the formatiom of a new politicalparty, which, if at ﬁrst something “ is not to be feared ”’will grow into a grand movement, aggre- gating to itself, from every side, all that is devoted to principle and right in all reform. VVe know that this is the sentiment that will predominate in the convention. A ———-—————&-O-9--——-—— CONFIRMATORY. In the ﬁrst number of this journal, issued May 14, 1870, we stated that the Democratic party was dead, and that the Re- publican party cohered only by reason of position and oﬂicial power. The ﬁrst of these assertions requires no proof. It has become aself-evident fact ; and now Horace Greeley, in the Tribune of the 17th inst., conﬁrms the last thus : The Republican party has thus accomplished its original ob- ject, with very much more. Itwill soon be transformed or dis- integrated by reason of its complete, conclusive successes. A party with this name may outlast the century ; but it must contemplate other objects and work to other ends than those which united and animated the Republicans of. 1856-60. The party‘-cries daily raised of “Keep the ﬂag-ﬂying !” “Stick to the party I" “No breaking ranks !" &c., &c., appeal rather to men’s passions than their reason.‘ They are mainly impelled by those who expect to retain their present offices or achieve better through the party organization. The party called Re- - and by all publican may be the best in existence, to sustain it ; but it is so, if at all, for different reasons from those which called that party into being. A good many of those now most zealous for maintaining the Republican organ- ization, are building the tombs” of prophets whom they stoned not many years ago. ‘ If any one fail to see the point, no comment of ours could enlighten him. . ———-——-<9-0-<t~————-——— PEOPLE’S CONVENTION. The undersigned citizens of the United States, responding to the invitation of the National Woman Suffrage Association propose to hold a Convention‘ at Steinway Hall, in the city of New York the 9th and 10th of May. We believe the time has come for the formation of a new political party whose principles shall meet the issues of the hour, and represent equal rights for all. " As women of the country are to take part for the ﬁrst time in political action, we propose that the initiative steps in the Convention shall betaken by them, that their opinions and methods may be fairly set forth, and considered by the repre- sentatives from many reform movements now ready for united action; such as the Internationals, and other Labor Reformers,—-the friends of peace, temperance, and education, those who believe that the time has come to carry the principles of true morality and religion into the State House, the Court and the market place. * This Convention will declare the platform of the People’s Party, and consider the nomination of candidates for President and Vice-President of the United States, who shall be the best possible exponents of political and industrial reform. The Republican party, in destroying slavery, accomplished its entire mission. In denying that “ citizen” means political equality, it has been false to its own deﬁnition of Republican Government; and in fostering land, railroad and money mo- nopolies, it is building up a commercial feudalism dangerous to the liberty of the people. The Democratic party, false to its name and mission, died in the attempt to sustain slavery, and is buried beyond all hope of resurrection. Even that portion of the Labor party which met recently at Columbus, proved its incapacity to frame a national plat- form to meet the demands of the hour. lVe therefore invite all citizens, who believe in the idea of self-government; who’ demand an honest administration; the reform of political and social abuses; the emancipation of labor, and the enfranchisement of woman, to join with us and inaugurate a political revolution, which shall secure jus- tice, liberty and equality to every citizen of the United States. “‘ ELIZABETH CADY STANTON. ‘ ISABELLA B. Hooxnrs. SUSAN B. ANTHONY. - MATILDA JosLYN GAGE. You are respectfully requested to authorize, at your earliest convenience, the use of your name to the above call, address- ing your reply yes! or no! to Mrs. Isabella. B. Hooker, 10 Hubbard st., New Haven, Conn. THE PARTY OF THE PEOPLE TO SECURE AND MAINTAIN HUMAN RIGHTS, TO B.E/ INAUGU- RATED IN THE U. S., IN MAY, 1872. Wefthequndersigned citizens of the United States, believing the time has come for the formation of an entirely new party whose principles shall meet the vital issues of the hour purpose to hold a Convention in the city of New York, on the 9th and 10th of May, 1872, for the purpose of constructing a plat- form and considering nominations for President and Vice- President-—the first so broad as to include every human right, and the last, the best possible exponents of every branch of reform. Some of the reasons, which render this follows :, .We charge on the present Government, that in so far as it has not secured freedom, maintained equality and adminis- tered justice to each citizen, it has proven a failure; and since it exists without the consent of the governed, therefore, that it is not a republican government. We charge it with being a political despotism, inasmuch as the minority have usurped the whole political power, and by its unscrupulous use prevent the majority from participation in the government, nevertheless compelling them to contribute to its maintenance and holding them amenable to the laws, which condition was described by its founders as absolute bondage. A We charge it with being a ﬁnancial and military des- potism; using usurped power to coerce the people. We charge it with using and abusing millions of citizens who, by the cunningly devised legislation of the privileged classes, are condemned to lives of continuous servitude and want, being always half fed and half clothed, and often half sheltered. We charge it with gross and wicked neglect of its children, permitting them _to be reared to lives of ignorance, vice and crime; as a result of which it now has more than ﬁve and a half million.s of citizens over ten years of age who can neither read nor write. - We charge it with having degenerated from its once high estate into a mere conspiracy of office-holders, money-lenders, land-grabbers rings and lobbies, against the mechanic, the farmer and the laborer, by which the former yearly rob the latter of all they produce. , . _ And ﬁnally we indict it as a whole, as unworthy of longer toleration, since rivers of human blood, and centuries of human toil, are too costly prices to be demanded of a people who have already paid the price of freedom; nevertheless, such was the price demanded and paid for a slavery, which, in point of human wretchedness, was comparitively as nothing to that which still exists, to abolish which it promises to demand still more blood and greater servitude and toil, In view of these conditions, which are a reproach upon our civ- ilization, all persons residing within the United States, regard- less of race, sex, nationality or previous condition; and espe- cially Labor, Land, Peace and Temperance reformers, and Internationals and Woman Suﬁ'ragists—including all the various Suffrage Associations——as well as all others who believe the time has come when the principles of eternal justice and human equity should be carried into our halls of legislation, our courts‘ and market-places, instead of longer insisting that they shall exist merely as indeﬁnite, negative and purpose- less theories—-as matters of faith, separate from works, are earnestly invited to respond to this call p1"“operly constituted delegations to join with us, and in concert with the National Woman Suffrage Association to help us to in- augurate the great and good work of reformation. This reformation, properly begun, will expand ‘into a pc- litical revolution which shall sweep over the country and step necessary, are as purify it of demagogism, official corruption and party despot- ism; after which the reign of all the people may be possible and it may be your duty -- and, - through ‘ ty— 111 Q- <.' ‘<90? kl) _ .. ;_‘;:.:';~:;r_».:;l«._..,.. s-...<,_.,:.. .. .Zf:«;. May 11, 1872.- WOODHULL & CLAFLIN’S WEEKLY. through a truly republican government which shall not only recognize but guarantee equal political and social rights to all men and women, and which shall secure equal opportr- nities for education to all children. Victoria C. Woodhull, New York City. Horace H. Day, New York;,City. Anna M. Middlebrook, Bridgeport, Conn. L. E. De-Wolf, Chicago, Ills! ‘ Ellen Dickinson, Vineland, New Jersey. Theodore H. Banks, New York City. Mary J. Holmes, Memphis, Tenn. Ira B. Davis, New York City. Laura Cuppy Smith, Cal. E. H. Heywood, Princeton, Mass. . Ellen Goodell Smith, Philadelphia, Penn. Hon. J. D. Reymert, New York City. Marilla M. Ricker, Dover, N. H. Horace Dresser, New York City. Marie Howland, H-ammonton, N. J. A. G. ‘V. Carter, Cincinnati, Ohio. , Addie L. Ballou, Terre Haute, Ind. , Hon. H. C. Dibble, New Orleans, Louisiana-. M. S. Townsend Hoadley, Lynn, Mass. R. W. Hume, New York City. Martha P. Jacobs, Worcester, Mass. John M. Spear, San Francisco, Cal. E. Hope Whipple, Clyde, Ohio. John Brown Smith, Philadelphia, Penn. Col. Henry Beeny, New York City. Elvira Hull, Vin.eland, N. J. Dan’l W. Hull, Hobart, Ind. E. G. Granville, Baltimore, Md. Jonathan Watson, Titusville, Pa._ Mrs. S. H. Blanchard, VVorcester, Mass. Newman Weeks, Rutland, Vt. John Beeson. Chapinville, Conn. Mrs. B._VV. Briggs, Rochester, N. Y. George R. Allen, New York City. J. H. VV. Toohey, Providence, R. I. Belva A. Lockwood, \Vashington, D. C. Jonathan Koons, Taylors Hill, Ill. W. F. Jamieson, Chicago, Ill. Dyer D. Lum, Portland, Me. Thomas YV. Organ, Yellow Springs, Ohio. Mary A. Leland, New York City. B. Franklin Clark, Brooklyn, N. Y. Dr. E. P. Gazzam, New York City. William West, New York City. Hon. C. C. Cowley, Boston, Mass. L. K. Coonley, Vineland, N. J. Moses Hull, Vineland, N. J. Hon. John M. Howard, New Orleans, La. Prof. E. Whipple, Clyde, Ohio. Harvey Lyman, Springﬁeld, Mass. L. Bush, Jamestown, Tenn. Mrs. J. H. Severance, Milwaukee, Wis. - T. Millot, New York City. Cornie H. Maynard, Buffalo, N. Y. B. S. Brown, Buffalo, N. Y. S. J. Holley, Buffalo, N. Y. Harriet B. Burton, New York City. Frances Kingman, New London, Conn. Hannah J. Hunt, Delta, Ohio. Fred. S. Cabot, New York City. T. C. Leland, New York City. S. T. Fowler, Brooklyn, N. John Orvis, Boston, Mass. Carrie Lewis, Cleveland, Ohio. Jane S. Griflin, New York City. ' Michael Scanlon, New York City. Joshua Rose, New York City. Louise B. Flanders, Malone. N. Y. Jane M. Wilson, Brooklyn, N. Y. John Little, New York City. J. T. Elliott, New York City. Thomas Haskell, West Gloucester, Mass‘. Mrs. A. E. Mossop, Sturgis, Mich. D. B Marks, Hallsport, N. J. J. H. Severance, Milwaukee, Wis. Josiah Warren, Princeton, Mass. Jane Case, Oswego, N. Y. Frances Rose McKinley, New York City. Danvers Doubleday, New York City. Dr. J. H. Hill, Knightstown, Ind. Geo. R. Case, Norwich, Conn. Alfred A. Smith, Council Bluffs, Iowa. Lucy Coleman, Syracuse, N. Y. Mrs. Dr. Raymond, Syracuse, N. Y. Mrs. George, Syracuse, N. Y. Mr. S. D, Fobcs, Syracuse, N. Y. Mrs. C. B. Forbes, Syracuse, N. Y. A. Orvis, Rochester, N. Y. Dr. A. G. Wolf, Mystic River, Ct. Emily B. Rood, Fredonia, N. Y. Nathaniel Randall, M. D., Woodstock, Vt. Thomas Marston, Philadelphia, Pa. Otis F. Porter, Bridgport, Ct. Seward Mitchel, Coonville, Me. Thos. J. Schoﬁeld, Nephi City, Utah. D. C. Coleman, Philadelphia, Pa. Daniel Wood, Lebanon, Me. I C. S. Middlebrook, Bridgport, Ct. Nettie M. Pease, Chicago, Ill. _ Angela T. Heywood, Princeton, l\/lass‘. John Hepburn, Milwaukee, VVis. W. H. Dibble, Middleton, Ct. Ellen M. Child, Philadelphia, Pa. . Wm. H. Wescott, Philadelphia, Pa. Mary J. Thorne, Philadelphia, Pa. Alfred H. Love, Philadelphia, Pa. O. B. Rogers. Philadelphia, Pa. J. H. Rhodes, M. D., Philadelphia, Pa Lavina,A. Dundore, Baltimore, Md. Mercy Clark, Baltimore, Md. Geo. F. Kittridge, Buﬁ"alo, N. Y. Seward Mitchell, Coonville, Maine. William Hanson, Elmira, N. Y. G. W Madox, Ellsworth, Me. J. K. Ingalls, Yates County, N. Y. D. Tarbell, E. Granville, Vt. Lydia A. Schoﬁeld, Philadelphi, Pa. C. Fannie Allyn, Stoneham, Mass. T. M. Ewing, Cardington, Ohio. E. B. Foote, M. D., New York city. 0. L. Sutleﬂ’, Wooster, Ohio. C. L. James, A.lma, VViscon.sin. Milo A. Townsend. Beaver Falls, Penn. Amy Post, Rochester, N. Y. Henry T. Child, M. D., Philadelphia, Penn. John M. Sterling, Kiantone, N. Y. Jennie Leys, Boston, Mass, Dr. E. Woodruﬁ’, Grand Rapids, Mich. C. H. Pollok, New York City. Frank Crocker, New York City. Anna Kimball, Parker, New York City. Norn.——All who wish to unite in this great movement and who, in good faith, approve this call, will address in writing, with full name, to either of the above——who will immediately verify and forward to the undersigned for the Committee of arrangements in New York. ’ Tickets of Admittance to the Convention prepared for each Delegate, will be ready by the 8th of May——and to avoid con- fusion, no person will be admitted to the ﬂoor of the Conven- , tion without such tickets. VICTORIA C. WOODHULL, 44: Broad street, New York. Or, B. FRANKLIN CLARK, Sec’y Com., 55 Liberty street, New York. —_._?4».__.._.._. . We yield from our crowded columns space for a few of the names of delegates -received, and not yet published. Before the assembling of the convention we hope to print an _ extra containing the names and residences of all the author- ized delegates: Jane B. Archibald, Washington, D. C. Mrs. M. E. Otis, Damariscotta, Maine. J. W. Stuart, Broadhead, Wis. _ Edwin A. Teall, Buffalo, N. Y p Thomas Evans, Buffalo, N. Y. Miss E. VVoodcock, Minooka, Ill. Sol.omon M. J ewett, Rutland, Vt. Charles Coockett, Dexter, Maine. Martin Smith, Dexter, Maine. Elizabeth Ewing, Cardington, Ohio. Josian Buxton, Minooka Ill. Charles Woodcock, Minooka, Ill. Richard VVoodcock, Minooka, Ill. Miss M. A. lVoodcock, Minooka, Ill. Miss J. Woodcock, Minooka, Ill. Ed. F. Blackmond, Buffalo, N. Y. J. Lewis Schrader, Buffalo, N. Y. Stephen Andrews, Coonville, Maine. D. D. Flynt, Dexter, Maine, Fisher M. Clark, New York city. John M. Kelso, San Francisco, Cal. Louis L. Bender, Buffalo, N. Y. » Thomas Richmond, Hancock, Vt. James S. Gamage, Damariscotta. J‘ Mary C. Hebard, Rochester, N. Y. Eunice P. Smith, Coonville, Maine} Emily F. Tilton, Coonville, Maine. Chas. VV. Hebard, Rochester, N. Y. Mary C. Wight, Rochester, N. Y. A. L. Gamage, Damariscotta. Mrs. Georgie W. Gamage, Damariscotta. Harry Smart, Buffalo. N. Y. Robt. D. Whitney, Buffalo, N. Y. Joseph Wharf, Damariscotta. J. H. Ford, Geneva, Wis. Frances A. Flanders. Coonville, Maine. T. Pierce, Coonvil.le, Maine. Geo. M. Taber, Springﬁeld, Ohio. J. Raymond Talmadge, Calumet Harbor, Wis ‘ M. McDonough, Buffalo, N. Y. Charles Hauden, Buffalo, N. Y. Larrabee, Boston, l\Iass. Mrs. L. G. Waterhouse, Sacramento, Cal. Mrs. E. E. Gibbs, Sacramento, Cal. D. E. Gamage, Damariscotta. Mary J. Horrill, Coonville, Maine. Hiram F. Magoon, Coonville, Maine. S. L, 0. Allen, South Newbury, Ohio. David Cocks, Pleasantville, N. Y. Elizabeth G. Wise, St. Joseph, Mo. W. H. Overocker, Buffalo, N, Y. F. Todd, Buffalo, N. Y.. Elizabeth Valoria Ingram, Boston, Mass. Mrs. Angeline T. Gamage, Damariscotta. II. S. Donne, Pottsville, Penn. Geo. N. Bauer, Buffalo, N. Y. Mort, D.‘Kenyon, Buffalo, N. Y. Abram T. Gamage, Damariscotta. Mrs. E. A. Burrill, Port Jervis, N. Y. Cecelia Morey, West Winﬁeld, N. Y. Mrs. E. P. Woolley, Hammonton, N. J. M. B, Randall, Hammonton, N. J. Wm. E. Coleman, Richmond, Va. Benj. T. Shewbrook, Buffalo, N. Y. Geo. W. Irwin, Buffalo, N. Y. William S. Flanders, Coonville, Maine. Mrs. Geo. '/Pratt, East Granville, Vt. . Joseph P. Smith, Clayville.N. Y. David Mills, Hammonton, N. J. . E. J. Woolley, Hammonton, N. J. Charles Gamage, Damariscotta. Holloway Latham, Noank, Conn. Phebe Cross, New Lenox, Ill. Wm. T. Bailey, Buffalo, N. Y. Wm. McK. Gatchell, Buffalo, N. Y. Willie E. Tracy, Afton, Minn. George E. Tracy, Afton, Minn. James Pecard, Wis. Mary K. Pecard, VVis. Carrie Gade, New York City. John H. Davis, Hyde Park, Penn. Richard Harris, Williamsburg, L. I. Daniel B. Hulburt, North Amherst, Ohio. Eliza A. C. Hulburt, North Amherst, Ohio. Ruby M. Pepoon, St. Kirtland, Ohio. W. Snow, Lone Rock, Wis. Lydia D. Wheeler, Neosho, Mo. Mary E. Burton, Neosho, Mo. Wm, Beales, Meney Creek, Minn. Lemuel Parmley, Hammond, La. Wm. Hopkins, Fremont, Ind. J. H. Bemis, Mt. Airy, N. C. Susan W. Bemis, Mt. Airy, N. C. Myra N. Chase, Afton, Minn. Prof. J. H. Cook, Columbus, Kansas. Frances A. M. Cook, Columbus, Kansas. Nulan M. Chase, Afton, Minn. Leonard Newcomb, Afton, Minn. L. G. Thomas, Lone Rock. Wis.‘ Mrs. L. G. Thomas, Lone Rock, Wis. ‘ Mary Laten, Lone Rock, Wis. Abby Newcomb, Afton, Minn. Eliza Newcomb, Afton, Minn. Mrs. W. Snow, Lone Rock, Wis. W. H. Willis, Dixon, Ills. M. A. Willis, Dixon, Ills. * Mary S. Latham, Noank, Conn. Mrs. Adeline G. Priest, Darnariscotta, Marcus Swasey, Noank, Conn. Mrs. Eliza Newton, Minneapolis, Minn. Mrs. M. E. Cole, Minneapolis, Minn. Miss Frances Cole, Minneap'olis, Minn. George C. Waite, Cornville, Me. James Crmsby, Milwaukee, Wis. Geo. W. Pryor, Mt. Airy, N. C. Lucett E. Pryor, Mt. Airy, N. C. M. C. Cangar, Battle Creek, Mich. Susie Rockwell, Battle Creek, Mick. F. H. L. Willis, M.D., New York City... Love M. Willis, New York City. Ann Lemon Davies, Neosho, Mo. R. Rice, Portage City, Wis. ‘ . Sophia E. Rice, Portage City, Wis. I p A I ’ Aleda Jones, Cornville, Me. ' Miss Clarrie Scott, Minneapolis, Minn. Loron A. Scott, Minneapolis, Minn. David L. Hewitt, Minneapolis, Minn. Mrs. A, Holcomb, Buffalo, N. Y. Mrs. S. Petrie. Buffalo, N. Y. John Swain, Buffalo, N. Y. Alden V‘Vhiteman, Cornville, Me. Ellen Msybee, Portage City, VVis. Lizzie Scott, Minneapolis, Minn. P. E. Callins, New York City. Mary D. Andrews, Bradford, N. H. M. Milleson, Battle Creek, Mich. P. Brinkerhoﬁ”, Battle Creek, Mich. Mary L. Congar, Brttle Creek, Mich. Mrs. J. Edison, Watseka, Ill. Joseph Mason, Maquoketa, Iowa. Fletcher Wilson, Maquoketa. Iowa. David B. Hale, Collinsville, Conn. Mrs. Daniel Edison, Watseka, Ill. A. C. Edison, Watseka, Ill. Mary A. Ross, Cornville, Me. James N. Jones, Cornville, Me. John Woodsum, Newﬁeld, N. J. Capt. E. P. Ely, Newfield, N. J. Mrs. VV..V. Maynard, Buffalo, N. Y. H. A. Maynard, Buffalo, N. Y. Mrs. E M. Gillis, Buffalo, N. Y. C. M. Hancox, Titusville, Pa. May Isabella Bowen, Titusville, Pa. L. C. G. Hancox, Titusville, Pa. Mrs. Anna Dustin, Minneapolis, Minn. Mrs. John Swain, Buffalo, N. Y. Mas. Eliza Litchinstein, Buffalo, N. Y. B. Litchenstein, Buffalo, N. Y. Emeline M. Stevenson, Maquoketa, Iowa. Hiram Stephenson, Maquoketa, Iowa. George A. Gray, Maquoketa, Iowa. Mrs. Alvira Dustin, Minneapolis, Minn. Mrs. Viola Godfrey, Minneapolis, Minn. E. B. Wood, Hart, Mich. Huldah Wood, Hart, Mich. Mrs. M. F. Johnson, Buffalo, N. Y. Bishop A, Beals, Versailles, N. Y. Mrs. Eliza Butler, Buffalo, N. Y. Mrs. Lizzie Scott, Minneapolis, Minn. Mrs. Harriet Hewitt, Minneapolis, Minn. Miss Eva Johnson, Minneapolis, Minn. S. D. W'ood, Pentwater, Mich. Mrs. Tillie Wood, Pentwater, Mich. Marion Rosenkrans, Dakota, Wis. _ ‘ L. D. Akin, Titusville, Pa. K O. Nervins, Titusville, Pa. . -' S. Nervins, Titusville,.-Pa. ; Mrs. Maria Barnes, Dakota, Wis. ' _ ‘ N. H. Barnes, Rose Hill, Miss. Mrs. Laura Jones, Rose Hill, Miss. Alonzo A. Jones, Omro, Wis. J. O. Barrett, Glen Buelah, Wis. Ruth VV. Scott Briggs, VVest Winﬁeld, N. Y. Mathilde‘J. Anneke, Milwaukee, \Vis. Edith Mashier, Afton, Minn. Flora Tracy, Afton, Minn‘. A. Pepoon, St. Kirtland, Ohio. Rosetta B. Harlow, Cornville, Me. Sarah E. E. Bowen, Titusville, Pa. S. H. YVortman, Buffalo, N. Mrs. T. K. Hord, Buffalo, N. Y. F. M. Spooner, Buffalo, N. Y. Anna A. Norwood, Titusville, Pa. . Stephen Norwood, Titusville, Pr. C. H. Plumley, Buffalo, N. Y. D. Hicks, Senora, Georgia. ‘ ‘ , E. G. Curtis, California. ' s . * ’. John Southard, Pontiac, Mich. Mrs. S. C. Crossland, Bufﬂilo, N. Y. John F. Crossland, Buffalo, N. Y. Mrs. James Delano, Buffalo, N. Y. Eloise O. Randall, Hammonton, N.’ J. 0. Mills, Hammonton. N. J. Chauncy Paul, Vineland, N. J. D. M. Allen, South Newbury, Ohio. ‘ Minerva L. Green, South Newbury, Ohio. ' 3 ' Col. H. Winchester, Lower Lake, Cal. ‘ Hannah F. M. Brown, Chicago, Ill‘. George A. Bacon, Boston, Mass. Nancy Brown, Pella. Iowa. R. Carrall, Titusville, Mo. Mrs. M. E. VVade. Philadelphia, Pa. Mrs. C. M. Shaw, Pella, Iowa. N. M. Strong, Fredericktown. Ohio. H. S. Brown, M. D., Milwaukee, Vfis. Mattie J. B. Long, North Amherst, Ohio. Hiram “Belden, North Amherst, Ohio. Mrs. Belden, North Amherst, Ohio. T. Hulburt, North Amherst, Ohio. Nellie Hulburt, North Amherst, Ohio. _ B. M. Lawrence, M. D., Clinton, N. J. P. R. Lawrence, Clinton, N. J. John Caruthers, Baltimore, Md. James Frist, Baltimore, Md. Helen O. Easley, Baltimore, Md. Clementine Averill, Milford, N. H. Mrs. S. O. Averill, Milford, N. H. Elizabeth T. Schenck, San Francisco, Cal. Margaret Morrison, San Francisco, Cal. Sarah Fosburg, San Francisco, Cal. Dudley Willett, Washington, Iowa. Dr. Vikers, Washington, Iowa. M. A. Trego, Washington, Iowa. _- Cornelius Bigford, Washington, Iowa. Amanda Wasseltme, Washington, Iowa. . _ Mark D. Bradbury, Maquoketa, Iowa. "~. Emeline Bradway, Maquoketa, Iowa. .. Geo. C. Bradway, Maquoketa, Iowa. Cornelia B. Stevenson, Maquoketa, Iowa. 10 f WOODHULL & GLAFLIN’S WEEKLY. May 11, 1872. Thorndike Leonard, Grafton, Mass. Ruth A. Mills, Vineland, N. J. Dr. C. Hawxhurst, Battle Creek, Mi_ch.. J. K. Dearth, Battle Creek, Mich. Mrs. Rebecca Grosjean, Titusville, Pa. Mrs. Sarah Hancox, Titusville, Pa. Mrs. Fannie M. Bowen, Titusville, I-‘a. E. Stiles, Battle Creek, Mich. Mrs. A. C. McDonald, New York City. Wm. Rowe, Jersey City, N. J. B. S. VValters, Mt. Pleasant, Iowa. "H. Angust White, VVatseka, Ill. p Mary A. Crowe, Titusville, Pa. George Haskell, Titusville, Pa. Fannie M. Bowen, Titusville, Pa.’ Mrs. F. A. Edison, Watseka, Ill. Ira Nevens, Cornville, Me. John Curtis, Cornville, Me. D. E. Flint, Titusville, Pa. O. M. Hunter, Titusville, Pa. L. B. Hunter, Titusville. Pa. Chauncey Barnes, Athens, Ohio. Sarah J. Swasey, Noank, Conn. Oliver Gamage, Damariscotta. George H. Gardner, N. D., Cornville, Me. Mary F. Hopkins, Fremont, Ind. E. Hovey, Buffalo, Mo. Tom. Blatherwick, Titusville, Pa. O. Easton, Titusville, Pa. D. A. Easton, Titusville, Pa. A. B. Flint, Titusville, Pa. J. B. Campbell, Springﬁeld, Mass. Jennie Latham, Cornville, Me. Mrs. Lucy J. Carr, Minneapolis, Minn. Mrs. L. Stitts, Minneapolis, Minn. Emily Austin, Titusville, Pa. Thos. Austin, Titusville, Pa. Melissa Hayes, Titusville, Pa. George Dustin, Minneapolis, Minn. Maria J. Wilson, Maquoketa, Iowa. A. M. Wood, Titusville, Pa. Ida J. Wood, Titusville, Pa. Lewis Wood, Titusville, Pa. Emily.R. Bradway, Maquoketa, Iowa. Isabella Gray, Maquoketa, Iowa. Eliza Bradley, Maquoketa, Iowa. Ella Smith, Maquoketa, Iowa. F. W. Tibbals, Titusville, Pa. S. B. Grain, Titusville, Pa. Chas. Bradway, Maquoketa, Iowa. Lucinda Nast, Maquoketa, Iowa. Mary H. Hench, Titusville, Pa. J. Q. Hench, Titusville, Pa. Sarah L. Tibbals, Titusville, Pa. Mrs. E. Wood, Buffalo, N. Y. Mrs. Thomas Rathbun, Buffalo, N. Y. Ephraim D. Fish, Titusville, Pa. Mrs. E. B. Fish, Titusville, Pa. ‘ L. A. Chase, Titusville, Pa. Mrs. P. A. Richards, Titusville, Pa. ' George Porter, Maquoketa, Iowa. J. K. Millard, Maquoketa, Iowa. H Miss Ardie Phillips, Minneapolis, Minn. Carra A. Hazen, Titusville, Pa. Frances E. Bowen, Titusville, Pa. H. M. Richards, Titusville, Pa. Mrs. Emma Turner, Minneapolis, Minn; —~———-3»-o-Q-—--- ZIIISOELLANEO US. COIN, THE CURRENCY OF THE CONSTITUTION. I (Vida Art. I, Dem. Rev. 1858.) BY HORACE DRESSER, L.L.D. NO. II. The arrangements in the Constitution, to wit, the grants by the States to Congress of supreme control over coinage to the fullest extent of the products of the mint and their value, and the prohibition upon the States, not to coin money nor to emit bills of credizf, were all intended to nationalize the currency and establish a circulating medium, uniform in all parts of the country—indeed, that nothing short of substantial money should pass into the channels of trade and commerce, and only such ﬁnd acceptance with the ﬁscal agents of the several high contracting parties in their new relations of prin- cipal and secondary nationalities. Not a vestage of former power was left with either of the parties again to emit bills of credit, or, in other words, to make and use paper money, whether depending for its redemption or cash conversion on the general public faith of the government, or on actual de- posits of equal amounts of real money in their treasury depart- ments. All further rights to the exercise of that old power under any circumstances conceivable, with or without adequate security for‘ the issues, were abrogated and forever estopped, and the functions of banking in any sense of the term by the governments, were never reckoned among the privileges of the future. Things being thus arranged, mutual good faith demanded of each of the parties to the constitution a strict conformity to all its stipulations. In ‘honesty and justice Congress. could not make and issue any pa- per money, but it might issue such money as had been made of the precious metals under its authority, and no other. The Statescould do neither of these things honestly and justly»- they were barred by express prohibition. The currency as contemplated by the Constitution would have been perfect, faultless. But both Congress and State Legislatures have vio- lated its sacred obligations and commandments in that they have contributed to establish a paper—money currency under the false pretense of its being built upon the solid foundations of gold and silver. The spirit as well as the letter of the in- strument was transcended when these governments, the princi- pal without a single sentence to warrant it, and the subordi- nate ones under direct and positive prohibition, chartered banks with the privilege of issuing bills .or notes payable in money on demand. There can be no question that such things are mis- chievous within the intent and meaning of the inhibitous works used, and are truly bills of credit. The Federalist is cer- tainly good authority on this point: one of its writers has justly said: This prohibition “must give pleasure to every citizen in . proportion to his love of justice, and the knowledge of the, time springs of public prosperity. The loss which America has sustained since the peace, from the pestilential effectsof paper money on the necessary conﬁdence between man and man; on the necessary conﬁdence in the public councils; on ' the industry and morals of the people, and on the character 9; republican gover11IY_1.6-I-1'0; constitutes an debt, against the States chargeable with this unadvised measure, which must long remain unsatisﬁed; or rather, an accumula- tion guilt, which can be expiated nootherwise than by 3. vol- untary sacrifice on the altar of justice of the power which has been the instrument of it. In addition to these pursuasive considerations, it may be observed, that the same reasons which show the necessity of denying to the States the power of regulating coin, proved with equal force that they ought not to be at liberty to substitute a paper medium instead of com. Had every State a right to regulate the value of its coin, there might be as many different currencies as States; and thus the inter- course among them would be impeded. Retrospective alterations in its value‘ might be made. and thus the citizens of other States be injured and animosi- ties be-kindled among the States themselves. The subjects of foreign powers might suffer from the same cause, and hence the union he discredited and embroiled by the indiscretion of a single member. No one of these mischiefs is less incident to a power in the States to emit paper money than to coin gold or silver.” The saying and sentiments have been veriﬁed by what has since been heard and experienced in these governments. :Here at home the American people have suffered in their busi- ness relations from the very causes thus pointed out. The writer conceiving it impossible for the former state of things to be enacted, since the constitution had interposed to forever debar a repitition of the evil acts which had involved the country in such extended ruin, refrained to use the style and language of prophecy, and spoke of the past; but his then future has since become our past, and the recorded events teach the sad lesson of failures, of bankruptcies, of pecuniary panics, of trade and commerce paralysed, of laborers in the ﬁeld and workshops sent away into idleness and in disgrace. And such experiences have not been limited to a solitary in- stance. The cycles of occurrence are not few nor far between. Twice has the national government,by general bankrupt laws, en deavored to rid the land of the evils tfaceal3l_e directly or indi- directly, and more attributable to a credit system having its origin in bills of credit so .called in former days, but identiﬁed with the modern paper currency~-the bills and notes at the banks whose paternity is of the State, and whose birthright is secured by its charters. The only discernible distinction be- tween these bills and notes‘ and the old bills of credit. against wnich are aimed the prohibitions of the Constitution, is, that the latter came forth ﬁrstly and directly from the State, exe- cuted by certain functionaries of the State in their official; character, and redeemable at some period in the future; but the former came forth second hand through the agency of the corporations created by charter or power of attorney bestowed by the State through its Legislature. Such a distinction is without any esssential or practical dii’ference—certainly in so far as the mischief of paper money concerns the community. Every possible disadvantage which the fathers of the nation, and especially the framers of the Constitution, perceived would be attendant on a continuance of power in the States to conduct the coinage and control the currency in their re- spective territorial limits, each one establishing, if it choses, a mint of its own, and giving to its coin such value as it may choose, has been ultimated in the unbridled issues and use of pa- per money of the banks licensed by State legislation; and every possible reason assigned by those wise men for the restraints im- posed upon the States in the exercise of such powers, is appli- cable to their exercise of power in granting such’ licenses. It is a monstrous fact now, not any longer to be disguised, that each State creates its own currency--and what is worst of all, it is a paper currency, variable in value, worthless or not worthless, according to circumstances within its own bounda- ries—and without exception always lessened in value according to the difference of exchange dependent on distance and the protection given to bill-holders by the charter. It is currency utterly useless—indeed, worthless in the last degree beyond the United States——in all other countries. It must undergo a transmutation in the labratory of some broker or money-mon- ger, whose purifying process is learned by all persons whose travels take them abroad, or whose business transactions com- pel remittances on foreign account. Such views and doctrines as those cited, taken by one whose record is very nearly con- temporaneous with the adoption of the Constitution, and whose observations had taught him enough of the mischiefs of paper money, to duly appreciate and understand the remedy contrived by the Constitution to uproot such a gigantic evil, commend themselves to every patriot, and may be pondered with much proﬁt by all persons living in these’ degenerate days of the republic. Therefore it is that the Constitution of the United States provides that the money of the nation shall be metalic in its substance ; shall be made of such material as may be coined ; that such coinage alone shall constitute its currency. Hence its language—to coin m0ney.—0Lm*ent Committee of the United States (Art. 1, Sec. 8, Sub. 5 and 6). 4 run COMING CONFLICT. We publish the following correspondence to inform our op- ponents that we not only court all their investigation, but that we are not afraid to publish all they have to say. IVe will, however, take the liberty to ask Bro. Lincoln to whom he went while on his tour of investigation, to gain the information which not only satisﬁed him that all of Miss Beecher’s charges were true, but that even those do noticover all our wickedness ? But first hear him : I‘IARTF01l-D, March '26, 1872. Mus. LAURA Corry SMITH: Dear Madam,—I have just been informed by Col. Cooley, our President, that you are expected to lecture here Friday evening next. By his request 1 write you a few words of caution, not that we wish to dictate to you what you may say, but that we may better understand each other. The phase which the woman’s rights question has as- sumed with the Woodhull attachment, is utterly distasteful to our people, and we who take responsibility in our matters have fully determined that Spiritualism here shall not bear any of the odium which attaches to the Woodhull abomination. Spiritualists have been most shamefully deceived in that wom- an, having been led into endorsing her from reading her biog- raphy by Theodore Tilton. I have just returned from New York, where I went on on a tour of investigation, my object being to learn if the charges made against her by Miss Catha- rine Beecher, of this city, had any foundation in truth. Miss Beecher published in our three dailies November 18, 1871, among others, the following charges: “Again, she violates in conduct and language those rules of ‘propriety and decorum that women of delicacy and high prin- cipal deem needful in order to protect their sex from social ruin ; and she has associated with herself and seeks to intro- duceinto society a sister who exceeds her in indecencies. “Lastly, she has been accused by her mother, sister and ‘brother-in-law, in a police court, of keeping a disreputable house for the purpose of blackmailing. Gentleinen of the highw A est character, who have had opportunities of knowing, believe this to be true, &c.” - A My investigation in New York satisﬁes me that Miss Beech- er’s charges were well founded, and in fact I learned more of them, besides, which satisﬁed me of the utter wickedness of the whole concern, and of its being a stupendous fraud, clean through. You must not blame me for being so plain spoken in this matter; I know how easy it is to be mistaken, and how "readily we sawllow down that which tickles our fancy. My sympathies at ﬁrst were enlisted in her favor, but when she “lectured " here, 2'..e., read printed slips and very poorly at that, I lost all conﬁdence in Demoethenes as an inspirational agent and have determined that my sympathies henceforth should be given to honest workers and notto persons seeking notoriety. We have an article in preparation showing up this gigantic swindle,‘ and should it be refused by our papers, it will be pub- lished in pamphlet form. I think we begin to see what ‘the “ mission” of this woman is—a sort of Spiritual emetic. Yours frat-ernally, * S. W. LINCOLN, Secretary of Spiritual Association, Hartford Conn. We congratulate the good Spiritualists of Hartford that they have so careful a guardian of their interests; but we may be permitted to express the hope that they will sometim e‘ arrive at a manhood and womanhood that will not require such scrupul- ous and watchful care. lest they shall become demoralized by contact with such an abomination as “ theVVoodhull.” VVe al- so congratulate Mr. Lincoln on his extensive knowledge of the woman’s right question an d of the tastes of “ our people.” But, Mr. Lincoln says that the investigation in New York satisﬁed him that the charges of Miss Beecher were true; and that he went there for the express purpose of proving them. And again we ask who were your informers? Were they those who are intimately acquainted with us, who see us every day, who constantly frequent our house, who know our out—goings and in-comings? Come, Mr. Lincoln, give us these names, and not the names only, but also what they said, and we will publish both, so that many men may have the beneﬁt of the same evidence that you have obtained. Did Mr. Lincoln go to the court in which he alleges we were accused, and examine the records, and there. ﬁndithat a false charge against another person was made for the purpose of drawing our names into an undesirable publicity, in order that the movers might be revenged upon us! Did he learn that the charge was dismissed, and that the accusations he quotes were never before the court at all, because they had no connection with the case, .but were made in connection with it, for the pur- pose above stated? Did he learn all these facts ! Surely the court was the place to go. And, yet, he says he is satisﬁed that we keep a disreputable house for the purpose of black- mailing. “\Vho are the gentlemen of the highest character, who have had opportunities of knowing?” Come, Mr. Lin- coln, you have taken the responsibility to assert that this charge is well founded; we demand your authority for the beni- fit of others. VVill you accept the issue? It is time that these wholesale charges be brought down to an issue. Dare you stand by your own words; or will you, like dogs returning to their vomit, swallow them ? _ We suggest, that in your forthcoming article you embody the information we seek. Our columns are open to its publica- tion, if you can find a no more acceptable medium. “To know that you have no evidence that the charges you affirm are true, and we will permit you to call any persons who have been visitors at our house, and who know aught of us, to as- sist you to prove them, and we pledge you that they will prove that you must have stated or repeated a wilful lie. We do not write this in any spirit of bitterness; but we do wan.t people who talk so recklessly to learn to be a little more careful in their statements. ‘We have suffered sufficiently from this kind of warfare. From press, pulpit and parlor the most shameful allegations have been showered upon the public. We have been charged with every known crime from petit lar- ceny to murder, and we have borne it all as patiently as we could, knowing that the time will come when their promoters will be ashamed to further acknowledge their works. Since, however, we hear on all sides the preparation for a grand onslaught upon us, we take this present opportunity to inform everybody who is preparing to ﬁght the principles which we advocate, and which cannot be refuted by argument, . by personal denunciation and mendacious abuse, that we are not confounded either by their immaculatevirtue or by their vaunted social standing. And we know the Spirit World will, if we are iight, help us maintain it against them all; and if wrong that it will fall of, its own weight without assault from without. » And on every side brave souls are springing up to rebuke this intolerant spirit, and here is one: S. W. LINCOLN, Esq.,—Sir: Yours received. I must confess I am somewhat surprised at its contents. My lecture in Hart- “ ford would not necessarily have involved the mention of Mrs. Woodhull, but I refuse to speak for any society which pro- hibits the utterauce of hers or any other name I deem my - lips honored in using. It will be a sad day for Spiritualism and Spiritualists, when its advocates are denied the sacred right of free speech. I have for eleven years labored to preach this gospel as I understand it. I shall still devote myself to its advocacy, and when bigotry denies me a platform I will take a door-step. I say with Garrison, when he worked for the overthrow of a slavery no greater than exists to-day: “I am in earnest; I will not equivocate; I will not excuse, I will not retreat a single inch and I will be heard”, Yours for the whole truth, LAURA Curry Smriu. ——-:4»-04-—-—————— Carlyle thinks aﬂlictions are our true purifyers:-~“ The eternal stars shine out as soon as it is dark enough !” The will of the late S. S. Hodge, of Newburyport, which leaves his entire property, whi ch is considerable, “to the cause of Christ,” shows how easyit is for a man to defeat his own intentions by acting without proper advice, 91' course no court would sustain such a will. i ‘ W-~" ‘ *- .-...__-V;:.»,-»e:;.. ,, ‘May ll, 1872. wooDHULL & cI.ArL1N’s WEEKLY. V I 11 MESDABIES WOODHULL & CLAFLIN : My attention was called, a few days since, to a very interesting article entitled the “In- ﬁnite Republic” which purports to have been written by J. P. Greaves, ‘who was an English Philosopher and friend of Pes- talozzi, and who wrote "through the mediumship of a young English gentleman of learning and high culture by the name of VVm. North. The article was published in amagazine of January, 1855, edited by D? T. Nichols and Mary S. Govo Nichols in this city. Feeling that an article of so much value should not be lost to the world, and that society is beginning to awaken to a realizing. sense of the necessity for change and progress, I send this to you for republication, hoping the read- ers of the WEEKLY will ﬁnd as much pleasure aud. satisfation in its perusal as I have done. ,With a God bless you in your noble work of reform, I re- main sincerely yours, II. B. BURTON. THE INFINITE ItEI‘UBLIC----A SPIRITUILL IIEVOLUTION. BY WIL'LIAl‘~'[ Hours. To ‘Thomas Dohcrly, Artist and .Republican: MY DEAR FRIEND : Let this dedication precede my return to Paris, as the best proof I can give you of my esteem and af- fection. It is from noble and disinterested natures like your own that I await the appreciation, which a great mental effort deserves, however small the real, in comparison with the in- tended result. Perhaps it is t6 the reproduction of my thoughts in another tongue that I must look for the consideration which a race absorbed in the pursuit of gain is little apt to accord to the mere abstract thinker. I regard the present state of my country with sadness and ,humiliation. I see education and science neglected, and gold adorned in palaces of crystal. I see a wild enthusiasm for a gigantic shop front, and the most glorious and fruitful under- takings postponed or unappreciatcd. I see on theone hand religious intolerance; on the other, avarice and inhumanity: on the one shore Irish famine; on the other, a plethora of capi- tal. And I come to such a race to tell them that their rich church is a robber, their creed a very degrading superstition, and this very wealth a crime, so long as they not only tolerate, but encourage pauperism, ignorance and vice by their own foolish and pitiless indifference to the suffering of their enslav- ed fellows. I know well, my dear friend, that insult, neglect and perse- cution are the common rewards of the bold investigator, and fearless proclaimer of truths hostile to established delusions. I know well that it is the petty truckliug thinker quietly in- sinuating gradual and insigniﬁcent reforms, who reap the proﬁt of honorable labors, courage and devotion. I am prepared for all. Let the small plodders profit by the lesson whilst they re- vile the master. It is not fame but consciousness of high aims an.d inward strength that lights the path of the honest seeker of truth. Rather than not war against the lies my soul abhors, I would wander on foot from town to town, from village to village and preach their destruction to the uneducated, misgoverned, and misguided people, aye, though I begged my bread as I went. Meanwhile, let us all, apostles as we are, ofa new religion, and a new science, devote life, energies and fortunes to the great task we have undertaken. Let the miserable ambition of place and power give way to real heroism and grandeur of ambition. The old idols totter, thevold lies grow pale. Let the young spirits of the age learn that there is no true hero worship but the passion to emulate heroes. Let us have a chivalry in the cause of truth, as of old i_n the cause of beauty. Let the cant of depravity and aifectation be despised asit deserves, and instead of being the slaves of fashion, let each one glory in that freedom and independence of thought and action which it is the eternal aim of royalty and aristocracy to repress and to destroy. Well they know that over every free mind their empire is dead forever. And now a word as to the work itself, which is, as you will perceive, written in deﬁance of all ord'..i.ary rules of compo-. sition. A I abandon logic and adopt nature, which teaches me that men and women have an intuitive and immediate power of judging ideas and their relation by their harmony or discord with their own innate sense of the true, the just and -the beau- tiful. . I pretend to prove nothing, but I defy criticism to discover: one mean or ignoble thought expressed in the pages that fol- low ; or fairly to point out any two ideas that do not accord and harmonize with one another and with the whole system. I have endeavored to imagine the best possiblg system, con- vinced of the impossibility ofa worse than I could imagine being the true one. I have quoted none of the glorious thinkers, to whose in-- . spiration I am so deeply indebted, because to have mentioned their names alone would have occupied pages, and to have dis- cussed their systems demanded volumes. I have taken no pains to prove that I read Plato in Greek, nor Hetzel in the German ; and I care not whether I am set down as a mere plagiarizing eclectic, or an illiterate originator. My business is with ideas, not with men ‘; I write for the ardent seeker of truth, not for the pendantic storer of learning. Republicanism requires a spiritual basis. I have sought for it a foundation in the very bosom of the Inﬁnite. My dear friend and relation, Henry George Atkinson, in his letters on “Man and Nature,” says, most nobly, “Shall we be content to receive all the bene- ﬁts of life, delighting in the free developing and beauty of nature, whilst we remain ourselves under a mask, standing there as conscious criminals in the midst? for to disguise or deny what is true is to live in a lie, brave towards right and cowards towards men; but there are many persons, too, who have no faith in knowledge; in that faith of faiths, that rest foighope, that solace for grief; in that which so surely contributes to peace and peace of mind; to true wisdom and good works. And these people talk of dangerous truths, as if all danger did not come from the side of ignorance and error; as if any truth could be opposed to any other truth; or to any system or faith founded on that which is true.” May hereditary hatred of falsehood be the portion of our de- scendants to the latest generations. Whatever may be the reception of this work, I shall rejoice in having published it. It has consoled me for many a bitter hour of ungrateful labor. . The venal portion of the press may ignore or ridicule my views. During an arduous career I have endured distress, I have sacrificed fortune, but I have never stooped to court their patronage. My faith is in the truth and in the people, and I do not hesitate to sign myself, Your friend, a sincere republican, WILLIAM Wonrn. CH AFTER I—-VTHE STUDENT. Ten years have elapsed since beneath the shadows of a cer— = tain famous university, an eager student of ﬁfteen years be- came conscious of his utter ignorance on the subjects most 4 important to a living and thinking being. He had been taught from childhood that certain strange and obscure dogmas were during this life, to form the prison of his intellect. . One day a bold book fell into his hands. The imprisoned soul burst from its ideal dungeon, renounced the dogmas, shook off the fear of all phantom torturcrs and tyrants, and walked forth a free spirit into the sunshine of hope. The stu- dent asked of his own reason, of the science of ages, and of universal sympathy, these weighty questions: “What am I?” “Why do I exist?” and “How?" -‘Who are my companions in existence '3'” “ What is the relation between us?” and “ What is the world we exist in?” To the solution of these questions he devoted his life and his intelli- ence. - g For ten years he pursued his studies. He followed no system, he joined no school, he swore by no master. But every where he sought for the divine tor.ches of genius, and strove to guide his spirit by their light; to absorb every ray of the un- quenchable ﬂame of truth, and treasure it up for the hour when his torch also should need lighting, and serve, in its turn, as a beacon to the wanuess of the night. What was his success? He attained conviction. It is this conviction that justifies, nay enforces, the boldness of ‘giving to -the world the result of his studies. ’ They are given in a few words. If true, they cannot be too nakedly displayed to the lover of knowledge. If false, they will be more easily refuted in their simplicitypthan in the multiform disguises of a voluminous treatise. CHAPTER 111. . Before turning to the condensed revelations of a whole men- tal existence, the student would beg brief attention to the pro- gress of his own thoughts towards the goal at which he has ar- rived. . This is desirable, not to gratify any personal feeling, but to guard the reader against despising as superﬁcial, the work of one who deals not in complicated phraseology, but in essential ideas; who regards language as no more than a medium of communication between his own and other spirits, which he would fain exalt to the rapidity of the electric flame, and the clearness of mathematical demonstration. It is vain to study books, unless We study cotemporarily the phenomena of which books are but the reflection. During ten years at Universities, in travels, in affairs, in literary suc- cess and failure, in love, in friendship, in disappointment, and in sorrow; in comparative wealth and real poverty; in society of all grades, and in the shadow of death—-apparently inevi- table; under all these conditions the stude nt has considered the actions of men, and his own nature, the beauties and myste- ries of the external world, the passions and tendencies of the human spirit. He h.as considered them, with one grand object the discovery of a fundamental truth that leads to happiness, explains apparent contradictions, and points out a destiny reconcileable to the impulses of all animated beings. Too often. perhaps, he has clispaired of the present in the passing weakness of the ﬂesh. In the external strength of the spirit, never has he doubted of the future. ’ (To be Continued.) E HARTFORD, Nov. 15,1871. DEAR Mas. WoonnULL. I hasten to send you the infamous article to which I alluded during our conversation last even- ing, hoping you will treat it as it deserves. Your lecture of last evening has effected a wonderful change of feeling toward you. Many who were yesterday your bitter_ est opponents, are to-day your sincerest friends’ and earnest defenders. Should you visit this city again, as I hope you will at no distant day, I [mow you will be welcomed by a host of free and loving souls. Don’t forget to send me the books. them, that I may be thoroughly posted. Wishing you, with all my heart, success in you noble efforts, I am ever, Your devoted friend, E. I’. MILLER. [The following is the article referred to by our correspondent. -—ED.] I am anxious to read THE SOCIAL EVIL. HOW TO PREVENT rrs SPREAD. REGULATING TI-IE STYLE or DRESS BY LAW. ‘ (From the Albany Knickerbocker.) We often hear great surprise expressed by citizens, and especially by Christian members of the community, relative to the rapid spread of prostitution in our midst. While talk is freely indulged in, there seems no desire whatever for action. We have laws, local and general, which touch upon the ques- tion, but seldom, if ever, do we hear of any officials bold enough to attempt the suppression of the evil by an enforce- ment of the statutes. The consequence is that magniﬁcent palaces are reared in our midst, and their interior furnished most elaborately from the proceeds of sin. The women who keep and maintain these instituiions, as well as those who prostitute their persons in their support, ﬂaunt their brazen faces upon our public promenades with all the effrontery known to their calling, and mingle thereon with virtue and respectability, with nothing save their general ap- pearance to indicate who or what they are. Now, we know that our community is a Christian one, whose face is set against evil in all its phases. Why then cannot we pass an ordinance, either l.ocal or general, that (will meet the emergency. Every- body admits that the evil is a growing one, and should be sup- pressed. We would suggest, therefore, that this class of char- acters be compelled to wear a certain style of dress, by which their business and calling would be known, like convicts, and that they be severely punished whenever they appear in public wearing any other. This is a simple remedy, and one which, in our opinion, would prove effectual. If the suggestion is worth anything, let it be acted on. The mover will receive the thanks of an indignant, outraged and insulted people. MES. GAGE BEFORE THE RADICAL CLUB. Mrs. M. Joslyn Gage who, as you know, has been spending a number of months at Washington during the past winter, gave a very interesting lecture before the Itadical Club of this city last evening, entitled “ The Political Outlook.” Mrs. Gage is a very popular speaker in this community where she resides, and the announcement that she would speak on this subject, attracted a large audience composed of the most inteli— gent portion of our community. She spoke for an hour and a half without notes, and held the strict attention of her audi- encefor the whole time. She commenced by showing conclusively that the work of the present political parties was accomplished and that they had both become to a great extent corrupt, and that the country had "no more use for them, and that the_time had arrived for new organizations to take their places. I She dwelt upon the present condition of the labor party and severely criticised its late convention that put into the ﬁeld candidates for President and Vice President. She stated that women were entirely ignored in their convention and that the candidates nominated were nominated for availibilty only, that neither of them had ever been workingmen or had ever before. been recognized a members of the party. She commended the . action of the late nominating temperance convention so far as. its course towards women were concerned. . She argued that neither of these parties were to be the great party of the future, but that out of all of them a great national progressive party would arise with a platform broad enough to include" all of the great reforms of the day, and that would carry forward aud ﬁnally solve all these great political prob- lems that the present parties have proved themselves unable to cope with. Mrs. Gage gave a very interesting account of the arguments made before the Senatorial Judicial Committee by the distin- guished women appointed for that purpose, and she criticised very severely the treatment that the women received from that committee, and more especially from its chairman. She closedsher very able lecture by showing that the Re- publican party have repeatedly proven itself false to the women’s cause, how it had from year to year broken its prom- ises; and she affirmed that the friends of universal suffrage had nothing to expect from either of the great political parties, but that hereafter they must try some of that inﬂuence that the women have been credited with in electing and defeating political candidates, put in nomination by those parties. This is a very plain statement of the interesting speech given by Mrs. Gage, and I can only say I wish it might be listened to by the friends of equal suffrage in all parts of the country. SYRACUSE, N. Y., March, 1872. H. L. 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