Richmond enquirer. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1815-1867, 1838-12-04

The well bred lemalfs % 'H2ih'1, ~ Oh uhVs'i'r "
tie Bibs. Moreover, see thai tins Lady dates rom
6Rockinphsm county, much celebrated for women Of
good O:d Virginia stamp. know many OF '"e'n'
I'd cst,rn hrn highly perceive dis" IN another CO.
uian oi The same paper, an advertisement WIN
ton "Fctaute Coc gate Institute, BHchinghdm cOHhy'
Ia" On Comparison OF The essay aud the aCrrr'ise-
ncr il a, once occurrcd me, that this Lazy er'tr IS
connected with this great Institute and another con-
lecture Immediately followed in my ninu, 'ha' .''S rs
sny ftn her pen is the beginning Of course OF actoh
which result III application 10 HE next i-eSSa-
lure for ptcunaiy AID 10 his sud great i"S''!"S'
Now, Mr.. Editor, these corIeciurCs may De u""'"ue'
or they MAJ be real OF course, it will DO no Hafth 10
call lie attention and invite the most serious chscefa
ton Of the members of the Legislature 10 ts SUI
irct. II such appl cation shall b. MADE, repeat,
this timely caution do n" harm Tins by The Gye.
And now 10 The E.s@y. Let seriously ASK tHis
Lady "rr Il has never occurred /" 't from I'ao'"s
her Bible and ?ar;'cGariy from fraiIn; ihp g''at
volume Z" Nature. that there mot stu Hit u!N''eCr
between HE SEXES not Uny !" the bT>ca STRUCTURE o
l!Ir hr4"s, 1u in the field Of operations wren my
destined L" til in their Tr!anns Ia ms "oi.I; 40
all The RATIONAL Intelligent and vEiunGs part "i 'Ae
female concur ~i'h gfcat uuanimy IN dscl"mIns
oil title participate with the oil:", sex !" V"st pro"
portion o: iae I.ost important and useful a""ca"ns CT
society pronounce lnht win sucu tAceptiHhs rs is
Lady.wri:rr herself and The other women named,
furnish there strong s"rtinrrt against the notions
50 prominently held tip s Essay. about system Of
female education co extensive win that us"a'y oPpsu
10 the ether II picpOSte!0us. W hat he'c 'nsh,
have they for this great parade OF collegiate stud's,
which necessarily hing them ."g"heT 10 g'eat
masses sleep aud lodge in College apartments al"
under the came roof wilh slight partition walls between
them sd The Professors Of Aaihr mates aid N'iaP"yF
les, and Political EcunaUy. and Languages. an" al
branches of lrsnScrdenla Sciences tor oil "hch 'ey
have about Itlie carriage Tor hin wheel
Mr. Editor, write rs the advocate at my SEX ana
their Gaienr against such gross ieTreslonS % Inc "es
oil Nature. lie do want 10 enter the arena {" poi'
tics in any Of It's complex departments We q" rot want
embark navigation. lie WISH 10 hoa u"
competition whatever with jsttOlc men Tor promotion
in the learned professions Of Law Physc and DIVINITY.
No nal Divinity outstanding the examples o female
Preaching. hch oCr times have Afforded; out "HCn, "
the credit al our very rare and nope WIZ oh
still BY uni9ersa! consent oil pubic sentiment
in al the mos; polished Christian nations OF al lures,
allotted very different sPhfre OF operations
in the great scale Uf human society need not Sp'cy
them. Every intelligent. viFuous female reader az wen
those O.! the other sex, VII at once give Tie s"hcu'n
c! their appreciation 10 this portion God has Indicated
il by Tie stamp OF nature. which lac has gwen !"
both body and nni ana especially by those Instincts
which have such powerful operation 10 DETERMINING Eh-
actions boldly assume II as dciai" ct c""iAoh
sense that not fitted (n"r can sc bcl Tor pro"
miscuoms intermixiurc with jo'Oto men ~ all tie
complex, bustlng and avocatIons OF iS scene
and strife, and conflict and turbulence. Our ed"ca'ion
therefore should BE- entirely suited to our condition And
if am n,errogGlrd as to what definition woud give ~
would briefly say. 1t should be almost altogether do
nestle and not public. In this definition mean 70 say
that would exclude all Public Institutes upon grand
scale OF r''p"'oti9a Of learned Professors and fss
sCTcSSeS, their pubic ,~aninalians and Honorary De-
| grees and Diplomas. DC, &c.
Where let il lie ask. have been :u..I the best spcc
mems of superior excellence in the characters female
lraLs Of iau:!i-y; take great delight ~ s!S"ers.
that they 30 lie found among The indlcs OF my naive
| State. in days NOR rapidly passing away have
heard from oil quarters tboth foreigners and nalyes)
the very highest culngIcs upon them. could, II II
were proper, individual cases where they have
held the highest rank among the highest and had never
been sent To- any school other than their mother house.
might here call the recollection Of all who were ac-
ouan,cd with the late air John RaId"iph what were
his opinions this subject And there never IVeo n
man more capable Of approaching human character
than that gentleman Show ne, MIR. Editor, connu
nity OF Young females who have pretty generally receiV-
ed their honary Degrees and Diplomas ut one Of lhese
grand establishment ior female education, and VIII
show y"u n o the most consummaIe gaiaoons, al
wuyson the either in the pleasure carnage, or lie
railroad cars or the steamboats, always looking away
from instead Of at home for their enoymens ana &C.
curations.
This has been most truly called the age Of innovation
restless discomfort with oil existing Institutions how
sanctioned by hoary time, Prreiuay goads on 10
| experiments and visionary theories. May k!hd ana
gracious power above preserve ny sex from The
which threaten them: andnay they all !Patn to be- what
Cod SAYS they ouG be. GOOd daughters good 'otreS
| nOpd mothers and gGGd chTtStaR
CORNELIA.