The Whig standard. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1843-1844, 1843-11-14
W AS H | N G I 0 N.
TUESDAY EVENING, NOV. IA. 1s43.
THE GOOD WOMEN.

Ihe amlaDle the INDUSTRIOUS W0Iudl, WIN her
little ones, die away? The winter is coming
with it's bowling blasts to harrow up the mo
theirs apprehensions of want. Will men carry
on their backs one-third of the work Of hardy
and hard listed, out door, and everywhere man,
instead of having the work done, and nell paid
for, by the finer and gentler sex M
"A BROTHER OF EVERY GOOD WOMAN. 4
Will the reader descend with us for moment
from the tumultuous arena Of politics into the
the quiet and obscure walks Of private life and let
us take the above, from the Integencer Of this
morning, for our text. We know not the precise
object aimed at by the writer, but give his query
prominent place in our columns as tending, in
some form, to the ameioration of the hard lot Of
woman. The subject Of female labor has re-
Gently occupied much attention in our northern
and eastern cities, where the benevolent have
had meetings, disclosures Of hardships, and dis
cussions upon the same, but without adopting,
that we are informed, any definite plan of amend
ment. aIIs esg 5s@
In the obscure by-paths Of life there are thou!
sands of industrious and virtuous women suffer
ing prvations, without murmur, that would
drive men 10 crime and despair; while these
heroines of humble life are forbidden, by the
peculiar restraints which surround woman, from
obtruding their griefs upon public notice. To
man, the whole world is open as field Of Tabor
woman is generally restricted to the narrow
sphere Of her nativity, and in this, whether city
or village, her opportunities for employment are
extremely circumscribed. The consequence is
an amount Of suffering which, being borne pa
tiently and silently, the world knows but little
about.
The Legislatures Of Tennessee and Maryland
have recently passed wise laws to. guard the
rights Of women in their property. In LOUISE
ana, too, their property rights have always been
respected, and if we are not mistaken, in Ken
lucky also. But hem them in as the law may,
they will often become the prey Of heartless
scoundrels; and bad as it is to fitch from woman
her property, how far worse is it, to keep her in
poverty, by denying her all but the scantiest pay
for her daily toll.
Whatever substantial remedy for any Of these
hardships is proposed by the 'brother Of every
poor woman" he may rely upon our earnest CO.
operation. s.
eoreia-The Legislature of the State Of
Georgia met at Medgeville on Monday last,
and was duly organized by the election Of Charles
Dougherty as President of the Senate, and
Charles j. Jenkins as Speaker Of the House Of
Representatives--both of them good and SUBJ
stantial Wings. In the Senate every member
was in his seat, and there was very general
attendance in the House. The vote for Presi-
dent of the Senate stood Az to 43, and that for
Speaker of the House 12l to 7S-a pretty de-
cisive majority, considering that our opponents
had majority in the last Legislature OF some
thing like forty votes. We have before us the
message of Governor Mcdonald, extending to
nearly nine heavy columns Of matter, which we
have not had time to peruse. 1t appears, how
ever, to be principally devoted to the affairs OF
the State.
Mr. Crawford, the new Wing Governor, was
expected to be inaugurated on Tuesday or
Wednesday
Naual-The Baltimore Sun says that Lieut..
Hugh Purvance, now on that station, has been
appointed to the command Of the United States
brig Consort now fitting out at Boston
A Pemtentiary Burnt On Wednesday eve
ming last, about eight o'clock, the whole interior
building of the Penitentiary at Milledgeville,
Georgia, was discovered to be enveloped in
flames and before they could be subdued all the
shops, tools, and materials, within the walls,
were consumed The origin of the fire is not
known. The building containing the cells was
saved by the heroic conduct of few men, and
all the prisoners were secured by the citizens
and removed beyond the walls until the fire was
subdued, when they were returned TO their
places. The loss is variously estimated al from
$4,000 to $4,000.