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1826. Novr. Constitutional Code

On the occasion of the Election Code secrecy of suffrage
being secured much reason was found for giving to the
female sex an equality of suffrage as compared with the
male no reason found on the other side: no argument
but what was grounded on the assumption of the thing
in dispute.

From this source, as from every other, corruption
must be guarded against. On this account as well
as on account of experience females should not be
admitted till after the child bearing age. So on account
of comparative want of experience an exclusion should
be put upon never married females in favor of married
women and widows. For more assured freedom better
perhaps that upon women the power of husband,
an exclusion should be put in favor of widows.

In the domestic society as between man and wife in case
of contrariety of wills in respect of the occurrence of the day
the determining power cannot be lodged in any other
hand that those of the male, The hand by in which
power, on whatever occasion exercised, must be repaid
are there in which physically speaking it can at all
times be exercised, but for some time before and after
parturition, the female, although by a comparatively
rare accident, she were in respect of physical strength
the stronger of the two, could not possibly be so, nor yet
when incumbered and with increased sensitivity,
with an infant at her breast but far from affording
reason against its being let into a participation
of political power exercisable on political occasions
this consideration afford a reason in its favor of this approach to advance towards equality
inadequate as it cannot but be.

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Date_1	1826-11	Marginal Summary Numbering
Box	041	Main Headings	Constitutional Code
Folio number	178	Info in main headings field	Constitutional Code
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