lling attention to the unjust
laws for woman. From 1843 to 1853 she edited the _Windham County
Democrat_, in which she wrote a series of editorials on the
property rights of women, and from year to year made her appeals in
person to successive legislatures. Her patient labors for many
years prepared the way for the organized action of 1868. The women
of that State can never too highly appreciate all that it cost that
noble woman to stand alone, as she did, through such bitter
persecutions, vindicating for them the great principles of
republican government.

And now, after a quarter of a century, instead of that one solitary
voice in the district school-house and the State capitol, are heard
in all Vermont's towns and cities, echoing through her valleys and
mountains, the clarion voices of a whole band of distinguished men
and women from all the Eastern States. The revival of the woman
question in Vermont began with propositions to amend the
constitution. We are indebted to a series of letters, written by a
citizen of Burlington, signed "St. Andrew," for many of the
interesting incidents and substantial facts as to the initiative
steps taken in this campaign. He said:

The only way of amending the constitution is for the people
(meaning the male voters) to elect, every seventh year, a board
called the Council of Censors, consisting of thirteen persons.
This council can, within a certain time, propose amendments to
the constitution, and call a convention of one delegate from each
town, elected by the freemen, to adopt or reject the articles of
amendment proposed by the council. The Council of Censors,
elected in March, 1869, proposed six amendments: (1) In relation
to the creation of corporations; (2) in relation to biennial
sessions and elections; (3) in relation to filling vacancies in
the office of senators and town representatives; (4) in relation
to the appointment, terms, etc., of judges of the Supreme Court;
(5) providing that women shall be entitled to vote, and with no
other restrictions than the law shall impose on men; (6) in
relation to the manner of amending the constitution.

The election of delegates occurs on Tuesday, May 10, and the
convention meets on the first Wednesday in June. There is no
general excitement in the State in relation to any of the
proposed changes; and now, upon the eve of the election, it