Litchfield enquirer., 1838-08-02
RIoHrs OF WoMrN.

Some ladies have distinguished tlIem- selves by declaiming against the opprrs' sion of women, which they say exists m o"' Christian land. They say women are kep!! in a condition of inferioriIy to men, aud that of right they ought to be equal. we have been thinking the matter over' ana
 have come io the conclusion that the wrong
 is quite the other way; and that r'gn'S ought to be divided half and hall, we should
 be for a new division. Not on tie ground
 uOon which Miss Grimke goes, ihal men are moi women, or permitted io engage in
 women's occupation, but because, when the simple question nf superiority is at is- sue, the men always give up. if ladies and gentlemen meet on the sidewalk, who has to turn out IT there are not seats for all the company, who has 10 stand "p?- When thexe is danger to face, who must go forward If there is curiosity to grati- fy, who goes behind If there is too much company for the first table, who eats at the second Who has always the right hand and the most respectable position! We could mention hundred other cases, in which, on the simple question of right, every thing is yielded to the women. But there are many cases in which the condi- ton of men is still worse.
 For instance, if on any public occasion pew at church, or seat any where, be occupied by men ever so respectable or aged. a smirky little beauty trips along
 and presents herself at the top of the seat, and they must all jump up and clear out as if fthey had been shot. Especially ought it to be no,i:ed, that when matrimonial me- gotiations are to be made, the whole bur- den of performing the delicate and often very embarrassing part of making propo- sals, is thrown upon the men, while the women sit and say no, no, as long as they like, and never say yes until they have mind to. Mrs. Angelina Grimke Weld may show catalogue ofequal grievances if she can.--Boston paper. aaa ,as05a 4 e.gas sd e-ala.t siAt to saAlaS
 Ertroct.-He builds too low who builds his hopes beneath the skies. Let us then be chiefly anxious respecting the present that we may know how to profit best by it, and respecting the future only, as it is connected with our interests in another world. Behold the various exquisite scenes which open before our eyes. as we proceed m our WHtk. LOOK dt tUdI pam sWulCu winds before us till it is lost in shade. See how beautiful its borders are diversified with plants of every.tint and every form. Mark how the light breaks in from above, and how it trembles among the leaves. Listen to the note of the wood pigeon, the distant lowing of the cattle, and the bark of the watch dog. How beautiful, how delightful is this scene and its attendant circumstances
 Yet all on earth is changeablc. The yellow tints of autumn have already begun to discolor the leaves the winds will speedily lay those leaves in the dust and the whole face of nature willsoon be veil- ed in the snowy mantle of winter. All these circumstances, therefore, all these changes, even 10 the failing ofa leaf, ought to be received by us as so many warnings not to rest in present scenes, but to press forward towards those which are eternal. And although there is nothing in this sem timent which has not been repeated thou- sand times, yet believe it cannot be too ofien repeated or too deeply felt.-Ib.