New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1843-01-25

means Of preventing them AmercAnus Rents Lrgts
on Mond " Wabash Ind Erie Canal, Webster and
Cas- Emanc lpslion In Jamaica, &c &c. First Page
For Poem by LOWELL, our claim 10 Oregon. and an
account OF the Lead and Coffee Trade Of tie Rt,t, see Last
Page
E JoHs NEAL delivered before the Mercan-
tile Association at the Tabernacle last evening
brief Lecture on The Rights of Woman, which
possibly from our nveterate masculine prejudice
appeared to us exceedingly meagre and inconclu-
sve. Its main argument, as we understood 1t,
imported that, since our Declaration Of Independ-
encs has affirmed that Representation should be
coextensive with Taxation, we are guilty of great
inconsistency and wrong in no. admitting Women
to an equal participation in the privileges and du
ties Of the BaIlot-Box, Jury Box, and Cartridge
Box (This argument might be urged with equal
force in favor of the right of the infant Of
taxed estate to cast separate ballot in person or
by his guardan.)
The Lecturer shrewdly suspected that the great
est prejudice against The Rights of Women as
he understands them would probably be found in
the ranks Of the Women themseves-just as twas
his complimentary iustraton) the Women OF
India insist on umoleting themselves on the fune-
raj pyres of their husbands while those Of China
T and not those alone, NE suggest ~iH torture
themselves out of comcliness into deformity in the
absurd expectation of improving on the workman
ship of God, and cling to all the degradatons of
their subordinate social position. He insisted that
very signal advantages would result to Women
from the recognition and establishment Of their
equal Political rights but we must have been nod
ding when he unfolded those advantages, as we
cannot recoect what they were. We do remem-
Der, on second thought, that he urged that widows
might often be relieved from distress by an cleo
ton TO some office. We fear those who are wild
ows indeed would staud slim chance of obtain
ing any such relief.
The truth is, this whole theory of The Rights
of Women, is toe absurd to argue against:
To laugh were wan, Of goodness and of grace;
But To be grave exceeds all power OF face
Nothing can be clearer than that Women in
claiming and exercising the prerogatives of Man
hood, would be bound in justice to assume its du-
ties and (net little) responsibilities ALSO They
could not stop participating in caucuses, and act
(and precious little chance they would have of get
ting office if they refrainsd from these, presiding
over and spou,ing at Political Meetings and Barbe-
cues, acting on Vigilance Committees, electioneer
ing and voting but they must also stand their
chance to be drawn as Jurors, else how (according
to Mr.. Meals premises) could they hope to have
Justice done them, after they had fixed the laws to
their liking Now Jury of half and half might
be pleasant, especially if the case were knotty
one; but the danger of its divergng to other topics
than the nice points involved in the pending case of
Ticklebuy vs.. Wins6eld respecting the delivery OF
lot ofstove-pipe, is to be considered Then in re-
gard to Military service-we ready to admit that
solong as peace lasted the Pantalstte Invircibles
or Bus,e Grenadiers' would even excel in martial
appearance conduct and discipline any of our
masculine corps. and would excite far greater ad-
miraton and patriotic enthusiasm among the deep
" interested spectators of their evolutions but,
let the tocsin of war be soundcd-let the levy en-
r,asse be summoned to repel an invading army,
and We apprehend the Amazonian division of our
forces would not be found effective. We are not
doubling their courage energy-we do not say
they would shrink from the perls of the battle or
the bivouac; only maintain that marching
mounting guard through January snow-storm ;
scrambhng over picket fences or through bush and
brier; wading rivers brooks and swamps By the
halliday together, however pleasant in themselves
and congenial TO the feminine character, would
yet be very announcement, 10 use mild term, IN
any Of the female habiliments prescribed IN the
Ladies Books OF our time. The Amazonians,
if our rusty reading is not at fault, cut off one
breast in preparing themselves for the pomp and
circumstances of glorious War, and the requisl
tions of the service in our day would probably be
shl mere exactins.
This whole project Of summoning Women to
the Political arena appears to us prepostersus-
We will not say nauseous. |, springs from the
same generic root with the decisions imposed on
the ignoran, Poor BY the demagogues who on the
facts, that they depressed and can only DO ele
waited oy their own exertions aid, engratt the
talsehood that some specified or unspecihed ex-
tension OK use CT Political poscer will afford
care for The evils they suffer. a, length they OBJ
tain The power required, or use it as pointed out,
and are asst nished TO hnd themselves as miserable
and degraded rs ever. The truth is and ever was
tha, she evls they suffer did nor spring from Po-
h,ical causes, and could nor be cured by Political
franchises or reforms. So OF the disabilities of
Woman. We know her opportunities and social
position are not yet what they should be, but is
madness to fancy tina. the Right OF Yousg would
mend the matter. The greater number would
never exercise it; thoss who did, as general
rule, would 10, be likely to benefit either them
selvss or the couatry BY SO doing The fundamsn'
,al vice of the Lecturers argument is tina, j,