Daily Richmond Whig. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1828-1831, 1830-03-04

como the assistant Minister Of 81, Paus Church Tv 1c
Female Lnteitect.-Au rtcle i'm the lntes, r,,r,,,-
OF the Edmburg Review, ascribed to tho pen of NJ
jeffrey, contains the following Ingenious obseryaon.
oh thc powers OF female intclcct:-"Women, we fear
cannon 10 every thing, nor every thing they nttenpt
bu, what they can do they DO, FOR the most part
ceichty' ana much more frequently with an absoluie
ana perfect success than the asprans of our rourher
a,u al,ore AMBITIOUS sex They cannot, we thinks
represent naturally the fierce and sullcn passions of
meh-hor their coarser viccs-nor even scenos
Oh actual business and contention, and the mixed mo-
ives and strong and faulty characters by which af
,ars OF moment are usually conducted on the thea
ue ot INC world. For much of this they sare dis
quIied by tue delicocy of their training ndhabits
and the still moro disabling dccacy which pervndes
tner conceptions and feelings; and from much thew
are excluded by their actunl experience rho
thoy might wish to describe by tber subs,.n,;o! sJ
cnraoie ignorance of business of the wav of which
serious affairs are actually managed and the trne mn,
.ute OF 'he agents and impulses tibet give movement
ana direction to the stronger currents of ordinor,
he. Perhaps they also incapable of lono n,or.,
or Poi!icai Investigations, where many complex and
h'erminate clements are to be taken into acco,nt
ahe variety OF opposite probabilities to be weighed
before coming 10 conclusion. Thew arc generoIL
100 impatient to get at the ultimate results 70 ~
well through with such discussion, and either ste
snort at some imperfect view of the truth or tnr
aside 10 repose IN the shadow some plausible error
MS however, we are persuaded, arises entirelv f,on
their being seldom set on such tedious tnsks Tho;
proper and natural business is the practical regp,t;o
OF private life, in all it's bearings, affections md con-
es ana the questions with which they have to deal
ia tnal most important department though often of
the utmost difficulty and niccty invoice f,r a.
most part; but few elements, and NAV uenerallv bo
cet'er described as delicate than intricate reouir;nn
ior tner solution rather quick tnct and fine nercen
ton than patient and laborious examination Tpr
the same reason they rarely succeed in lone worts
even on subjects the best suited to Their oon;ns'
.he'r natural training render them equally ayerse
TO long doubt and long labour For NH otbo
intellectual efforts, however, either of the undor
standing or the fancy, and reqdirinp a tborongb
hhowiedGe eihcr OF mans strength or his weakness.
we apPrehend them be, in all respects as well ouoI
lfed as their brethren of the stronger sex, ,vb,a =;
.helr perceptions of grace, proprety, ridcule their
power OF detecting artifce, hypocrisy and nfectaor
the force and promptitude fther sympathy and the,
esPncy OF noble and devoted attachment and of the
eoris and sacrifices 1t may require thew arc bevonS
all doubt, our superors. Their business being no NO
nave SAID, with actual social life and ,be co -
receives from the conduct and dispositions of ndiy
uuals, they unconscously acquire, al n very o.rI,
age the hnest perception of character and manners
ana are almost as soon inslnctivey scbooled in tho
deep and dangerous learning of FEELING nd ar,, -"
whie the very minuteness with which thew male ana
,neuitate on these interesting observations and tho
nher shades and variations of sentiment which are
mus treasured and recorded, train their whole facul
ties 10 nicely and precision of one ration which of
ten dIscioses ITSELF to advantage in their npI;c.ton
TO studies OF very different character Whom ,yn
men, accordingly, have turned their minds no ill.,,
haye done but too seldom, to the exposition or nv.
rangement of any branch of knowejpe tbev bo,o
commonly exhibited, we think a moro beau,;ysI Iaso
curacy, and more uniform and comnlete ;us,ros
OF thinking, than their less discriminating bye,bron
ihere Is finish and completeness about every ,b;n
ey put out ofther hands, which indicates not onlS,
It;, r ont 'uste LOT elegance and neatness but n
judgment" e"a''uesS OF