Mr. HENDERSON. I had no idea thatthat l was a point of order, sir. Whatever may be i said theoretically about the elective franchise as a natural right, in practice, at least, it has always been denied in the most liberal States tomore than haltthe population. It is with held from those whose crimes prove them devoid of respect for social order and generally from those whose ignorance or imbeoiiity nnfits them for an intelligentapprecintion of the duties of citizens and the blessings of good government. To women the suffrage has been denied in almost all Governments, not for the reasons just stated, but because it is wholl unnecos sary as a means of their protection. In the orernment of nature the weaker animals on in sects, dependent on themselves for safety and life, are provided with means of defense. The bee has its Min" and the despised serpent its deadly poison. So, in the Governments of men, the weak must be provided with power to in spire fear at least into the strong, it not to command their respect. Political power was claimed originally by the people as a means of [protecting themselves against the nsurpationso those in power, whose interests or caprices might lead to their oppression. Hence came the republican system. But it was never thought the interests or caprices of men could lead to a denial of the civil rights or social supremacy of woman. People of one race have always been unjust to those of an other. The ignorant and sordid Jew despised the Samaritan and seeded at. the idea of his equality. To him the learned and accomplished Greek was a barbarian and all rights were denied him except those simple rights accorded to the most degraded Genti e. Chinamen, today, believe as firmly in the superiority of the Celestial race as Americans do in the superiority of the AngloSaxon. All races of men are unjust to other races. They are unjust because of pride. That very pride makes them just to the women of their own race. There may be men who have prejudied against race; they are less than men who have prejudice against sex. The social position of woman in the U.S. is sac that no civil right can be denied her. The women here have entire charge of the social and moral world. Hence she must be educated. 1st impressions are those which bend the mind to noble or i noble action, and these impressions are made y mothers. To have intelligent voters we must have in telligent mothers. To have free men we must have freewomett. The voter from this source receives his moral and intellectual training. Woman makes the voter, and should not descend from her lofty sphere to en e in the angry contests of her creatures. ho makes statesmen, and her gentle influence, like the finger of the angel pointing the path of duty, would be lost in the controversies of political strife. She makes the soldier, infuses courage and patriotism in his youthful heart, and hovers like an invisible spirit over the field of battle, urginghim on to victory or death in defense of the right. Hence woman takes no musket to the battlefield. Here, as in politics. herpersonal presence would detract from her power. Galileo, Newton, and LaPlace could not fitly discuss the laws of planetary motion with ig norant rustics at a country inn. The learned divine who descends from the theological scminary to wrangle upon doctrinal points with the illiterate, stubborn teacher of a small country flock must lose half his influence for no. Our Government is built as our Capitol is uilt. The strong and brawny arms of men, like ranite blocks, support its arches; but woman, ovely woman, the true goddess of Liberty, crowns its dome.