Litchfield enquirer., 1835-07-09
No. $. WnoLE No. AS,
Fso,e tke Ishsiadrlpaia Ga.s.stte.

teresis Of laboFiRg men, n wOAld9 De we'll to consider for moment the elllsIls Of an- dustrious women. N fsaa9ss &y
 There is strange and cruel hleckpry in the conduct of the lords of cFeatien tO ths weaker sex. They are fond Of speaking in extravagant terms of tho excellepes of woman, they delight in nianifestiDg their refinement by unnleaning eampli enls and exhibit ;heir gallansry in 2 thousand snper-: fiuous attentions. Here tbeir justice ends. They call themselves the defenders of wo-. inan--de they protect herta they praise her vifiue-does their condngt nanitest a realresnec,? they compassionate her weak ness-do they sustain her in poserty, cheer
 her Loneliness with the voie0s1E encnutaga- saenl. or do aught, in any shape. 10 sapply her wants, or 5iIeviate her cgiQns9 2 The
 wufld4is aescene of vielenees ghese every
 n,an scramblsssfor his~shafe OIf che Plunder but weak woniaf>is constrained By her physical inferiorityto ssand apart and gaze
 hopclessly upon the struggle, with little to sustain her or her little oliSs but the stay fragments which may fall ia her way.-- She is still, as in olden lime, A, ,gleaner in the harvest ofliGe >, and though her respon- abilities are equal to those of man. she ig expected to supply her wants and perform all her duties upon the miserable pittance which the reaper leaves behind him as un- worthy 10 be gathered. Such is the ins- lice, such il,e kindness of man to woman.
 Y" It may be admitted that man is geEsla and affectionate to those of the ether sex who may be related 10 him. Strange ifhs ,,o.x .,,, n.,,~ ..n~o4..aR ,,,ss,ld h., AhA ingrati,uds that would re1niie q mothers pains, wifs's solicitude, sisters tender~ ness, with harshness. How strangely cold and hear,less must be ths bosom which. not only -insensible to the loyeiiness, gen- tIeness and purity of woman, should also prove alien even to the ties of nature. Man
 has not becn thus unnatural, for tho ne-
 cessities of his being forbid it. But what
 has he done for that portion ef the sex dis-
 connected with hiinself--the lone, the
 friendlessi What sapports spf encoGfage-
 ment does the widow with her flock of tie ones, or the unprotected orphan, or the aged and friendfess female. receive from man I? How is her labor reqnited- -hOw are her rights maintainedl What enrour- agement do the laws extend to her. what support is offered by society ! what cham pions spring forth in her cause
 The sturdy laborer complains that his wages are low, and thousands in 8monaent unite aud procure for him redress ;i but shs widow may toil Wish superior assidaitY and receive isay-rhafl the tlgllts sif TfAs wAgeK of tho nhan---and who strikes for her ! Is her labor less useful or necessary2 By no means. Arc her orphans moro readilyaor cheaply sustained than the children of the laborer ! of course tisey are not. Ystshe is allowed to toil unceasingIy, and receive a psltry pittance, which if quadruple5. would be spurned by nsan-lsborer with scorn. Again. the man complains, justly perhaps, that twelve hours labor is too much for his hercuIean frame, and he strikes for an amelioration of his condition. The press is claMorous in support4of the poor la6Orer; orators and politicians es- pouse his cause and he triumphs. But inc lone widow sits at her solitary labor, plying the needle with her hands, and rock ing the cradle with her foot. The sun ris- es and sets upon her, and the stars almost
 fade from the sky. before with . feyered
 and exhausted frame, she sinks npoN her
 COuGus Dut WuOS w aSA dRusts Skks1eD
 for tho lone widow Who compassion
 ates her wrongs. and asserts her rights F.
 Perhaps tt will be asserted that woman has
 no rights. Men are entitled to high wages
 but woman should not expect it men
 must not labor more than ten hours--but
 woman may toll day and night. Might
 makes right; and woman being weak and unable to demand her fair sltare of the ad- yantages that result from labor, must cnn- sent tn be, as she has been, the drudge and slave Of those who prate about her beauty. and their chivalry. .s9s
 7 Genius us- 1,alent = Cisre,ness. Genius r6shes like a Whirlwind Talent marches like a cayalcnde of heavy nlen and heavy horses Cleveraess skims like n swan low in na summer evening. with sharp shTill
 note, and d suddea iuEnlng. The lisns of
 genius dvells with nsn and with nature
 tho man of taiest ia bis study bot ths
 cIever fellow dances here, there. and eve
 v where, like butterfly in . hurrieans, striking every thing and enjoying nothing. but too light io De dashed to pieces. The man Of talsnt will attack theorias--the clever man assaila tho individual, and slaR- ders prisats character; but tho man of genius despisss both; he hesds neus, hs fears nOns. hs lives in himself, shroadediR