Edgefield advertiser. [volume] (Edgefield, S.C.) 1836-current, 1838-04-19
iron THE ApvERrrsER.1

! uature of "Unique," has appeared several
times in your paper, and in candor must
say that have poured over the productions
OF his pen, with one exception, with no lit
tie pleasure. The exceplionable article to
which allude is to be found in your 9th
No. of thisyear. "The deep interest Which
he feels in the welfare Of the younger part
ofyour male readers will, he doubts not, be
| n sufficient excuse for his presumng TO di.
rect them in the procurement of their bet
ter halves" Now, sir, rejoiced when
"Unique" took the text which have given
you III his own words, for expected that n
writer OF his proved ability, and seeming
| ingcnuousness, would have made something
out OF it Sorry am 10 say that have
been disappointed. l make no war upon
| his motive, and would be indeed mortified,
| should he receive The impression, that in
the structures which propose making upon
his essay, ! am actua,cd by any other de-
| sire than that OF vindicatinS my own sex
from what lin all de(erencc) consider the
many caumnics which he has uttered.
lie pays no very high complement to his
own sex when he says, "never pay your
devotlons to lady in the neighborhood or
| village OF your nativity or residence, for
rest assured that she 'ciH kno,c too mach a.
bout you to find you an agreeable loper.-
| al
you must not know him; and the converse,
l suppose is true, that to hate all gentlemen,
1t is but necessary to he acquainted with
them. But my business is not to defend
The stronger sex; "thc blood Of Douglass
can defend itsclf.'
lie does butlustice when he dissents from
the opinion entertained by some. that lady
Is to be won ny q fe,o scraps of poetry.-
Though not approving altogether, il would
have given me pleasure To have heard "U-
niquc" speak in terms of strong and un.
qualified apprehension of Byron, whose
character as poet is only surpassed by his
character as rake, and who, whatever may
he the sLblimity of his genius, by the ver-
diet of the world should never be mention
ed in connection with any thing that is vir-
tuous and excellent. Better would be
pleased ii his opinions were never even in
troduced on such subjects. BY the ackuow-
iedgcd and notorious turpitude Of his life, he
has forfeited all claims TO notice. and. to
say the least, it is bad taste to speak of
him rs respectable authority
The next writer introluc cd by "Uniouc"
is the Duke Rochetoucauld. 1t seems to
have been the Dukes notion, that one had
nothing to do but to fill a woman to orer-
ltoW'ng ,oiM Jtdttery, to win her. Our zeal
will not lead US into the denunciation of an
eminent man, whose life was c0nsecrated
to the noble purpose of benevoencc, and
of promoting the useful arts, but we must
be permitted to regard his notions as the
idle vagary of one who knew nothing of
wha, he was writing about. "UniGuc"
clearly insinuates that the Duke has given
the true philosophy Of woman. and he pro-
cceds in his article to inform his readers
how to carry it out. The difficulty here
toiore has been in its practical application
"Ihc poet, the philosopher, the moralist
have all attempted to furnish chart and
compass, hut they have all failed" All
these mighty difficulties have now vanished,
and this greater than poet, philosopher or
| moralist, has discovered the true secret
"Strike the cymtal roll tire timbrel,
Let the trump of triumph sound"
And pray what is this brilliant discovery?
"Credit with his tailor, and six uninrcrrupt-
ed interviews with his mistress" "Never
talk 10 woman about any thing but her.
SELF" 1t is an age of patents, and l would
suggest 10 Unique" to secure the right for
thns getting a wife.
But to he serious. What a low estimate
he places upon the intelligence of the sex
His plan, like every other noslrum, has the
merit of at,cays succeeding, and hence he
always laughs i'll mans face who tells
him that woman has refused TO marry
himM Need say that he has vastly under
rated the good sense of woman--that she is
not The fool which he has represented her.
l know that it is a common opinion, and I
am not disposed 10 quarrel about il. that i'm
intellectual endowment the stronger sex is
our superior; but am yet to learn that any
respectable portion Of mankind has denied
her share of intellect which would elevate
1hOya ha Inct r,T
l will not here speak Of her triumphs i'm The
arts. the sciences, philosophy and every de-
parimcnt of intellectual pursuit. Ifncccs
sary, could mention the names of female
worthless to whom the world has rendered
the spontaneous homage due to lofty eeni-
US. Aud yet, according to "Unique," this
is the being whose power al,cays covers
before the magic influence of 'credit with
tallOrs and six uninterrupted visits -
After the matrimonial engagement, saws
Unique, give no time for reflection, or like
the wcathcrcock, she will change with the
slightest breeze" And here she is charged
as regardless Of "moral obligation;" rs hav-
ing no certainty Of purpose, no fixcdness
OF affection. | will not rctort the charge.
but acting entirely on the defensive, will
challenge for my sex Il comparison with the
other. 1t is seldom that woman ever yio-
latcs her solemn engagement There are
circumstances which may make it her i'm
Peratlyc duty, and know that il may be
assumed rs general truth, that she never
dlsnppolnts her slower" without good and
sufficient reason. AS importan, as the mar
riage relation is to man, il is more so N ,vn-
man. 1t is TO her every thing. When n
girl marries, she consccratcs herself 10 The
cares and duties of domestic life. Her
home, her little family circle constitute her