gland, but
not men. The principle of universal suffrage had not yet obtained
in England, and hence the greater difficulties that woman had to
encounter there.

Another obstacle was the division of the people into classes and
castes. No movement could make headway in England unless it was
commenced among what are termed the higher classes. Every
petition to Parliament must first have some names that have a
title attached to them before it can obtain other signatures.
The thinking portion of the middle classes were kept silent to a
great extent, because of their utter inability to do anything
unless it was taken up and supported by the higher classes. But
this state of things would not continue long; there was "a good
time coming" there as well as here. Signatures by thousands had
been obtained to the Woman's Petition, and she presumed by the
time it was presented to Parliament it would contain tens of
thousands of names.

Mrs. ROSE then offered the following resolution from the
Committee:

_Resolved_, That we also present our assurances of respect
and sympathy to the supporters of the cause of women in
Paris, the worthy successors of Pauline Roland and Jeanne
Deroine, who, in the face of imperial despotism, dare to
tell the truth.

In commenting on this resolution, Mrs. Rose remarked that if the
difficulties surrounding English women who advocated an
amelioration of woman's condition were great, how much greater
were those which surrounded the French women, owing to the blight
of despotism in that country. They could write their thoughts,
but their writings could not be published in France. They had to
send them to the one State in Italy which was not crushed by dark
and bitter despotism. That bright spot is Sardinia. The works of
the noble French women had to be sent to Turin, printed there,
and sent back to Paris for private, secret distribution. And when
these women met in consultation, they had to watch the doors and
windows, to see that all was secure. She knew many of them, but
dared not mention their names, for fear they might be borne
across the Atlantic, and lead to their oppression and
proscription. The noblest thoughts that had ever been uttered in
France were by women, not only before th