believe as firmly in the
superiority of the celestial race as Americans do in the
superiority of the Anglo-Saxon. 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 prejudice against race; they are less than men who have
prejudice against sex. The social position of woman in the United
States is such 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. First impressions are those which bend the mind
to noble or ignoble action, and these impressions are made by
mothers. To have intelligent voters we must have intelligent
mothers. To have free men we must have free women. The voter from
this source receives his moral and intellectual training. Woman
makes the voter, and should not descend from her lofty sphere to
engage in the angry contests of her creatures. She makes
statesmen, and her gentle influence, like the finger of the angel
pointing to 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, urging him on to victory or
death in defense of the right. Hence woman takes no musket to the
battle-field. Here, as in politics, her personal presence would
detract from her power. Galileo, Newton, and La Place could not
fitly discuss the laws of planetary motion with ignorant rustics
at a country inn. The learned divine who descends from the
theological seminary to wrangle upon doctrinal points with the
illiterate, stubborn teacher of a small country flock must lose
half his influence for good. Our Government is built as our
Capitol is built. The strong and brawny arms of men, like granite
blocks, support its arches; but woman, lovely woman, the true
goddess of Liberty, crowns its dome.

Mr. YATES: I wish to ask the Senator from Missouri a question. I
understand that he has introduced a resolution to amend the
Constitution of the United States so that there shall be no
distinction on account of color. Will the gentleman accept an
amendment to that resolution that there shall be no distinction
in