Southport telegraph. [volume] (Southport, W.T. [i.e. Kenosha, Wis.]) 1840-1850, 1847-01-27

meaniDg,es lie has done in his. lass.-
w hen we spoke of The benign influence OF
woman, We did not speak of those who op.
posed the constitution, as needing it, bu,
spoke of its effect on the ferceness, and
viciousness Of our political sriles. So
PLAIN was our language and meaning tina,
the Psrverslon. must have been wilful.-
As 10 the question at issue, there is a class
Oh philosophers, some what numerous, who
oeiieYe tia, statute law is at the basis of
evnry virtue and is the guardian of every
vltue; and hence whenever any essential
change is proposed we hear nothing Lu,
apprehensions ofthe upturning and over
turning Of all our social institutions, and
The Grad cation Of all virtue from the
face ofihe land. Any recognition by
law that woman is more than slave, is
TO have The effect to clcate seIa ate Interests
in families, TO est ange. husband and wife,
destroy peace and to create discords-Un-
less the husband has The power ola Jespot
over the wife, unless lie has charge ofe,e
~ avenue by which bred comes TO her
mouth, or clothes to her back she viii lie 10
him as she tiger forever threatening his
ey es, and tearing his peace and comfort 10
very tatters. And yet many Of these phil.
oso7hers, have wives. Heaven help them
if they should ever get loose. We always
supposed the marriage relation was entered
into from cons; dera,;ons far above and be.
yond any which our cons, tuition or our
llws could touch or in any manner affect.
We supposed II an union through life 10
death, fer veal or wo, better or worse: one
that none of tie s:orms or trlbulaiions Of
Efe could destroy or weaken, bur yet we
ale told hat a simple law which recognizes
the riga, Of the woman TO bold properly
in her own name, as refuge against tenn
porai, physical want, is to crush all these
high cons; 1era,;on, quench forever The
light and benignlly of love, aud Introduce
in Is stead fierce discord and hate. What a
contemplate opinion of woman is tbs,
and ,.tuous. because she is slave,-be-
cause the law does not recognize her as a
human being at all, and knows nothing
whatever OF her, excerpt through her lord
and master. Thee is one thing. that the
great mass Of mankind are slow 10 learn,
but which tLey will learn nevertheless some
day. The full power and virtue ct The m
tellecl can be developed only in a CONDITION
of perfect independence. Our powers un-
fold themselves in the same proportion
that we approach that condition, and never
short Of it will they be fully developed.
Woman is lot an exception 10 that prince
pie. The less dependant her condition, the
more will tie charms and virtues OF her
character manifest s. EN- elves, and il: as we
are frequently told, she is notc an angela
condition Of independc where she may
stand forth woman, the controller ol hel
own powers, the guardian Of her own vr~
tues, will make hci still more than angel.
II is a most foolish and ridiculous fear, 10
apprcheud that what cur constitution may
do, is any wise 10 fleet the marriage reia-
tlon. Unions this nature are Influenced
by power and perpe ualed by motives
far aloe the reach Of cur consl!tui on.
Virtue is at the bass $, and a condition Of
Independence strengthens vhlue-does
not destroy or veal e it In this ew Of
the case, the article sought 10 lie engnlted
in our constitution must be beneficial, and
if so. in what point Of view is II otherwise!
W are told "a, he moment the provision
is adopted, every man and VIE in the
county will form joint partnership TO
chca, and swindle all the rest OF creation.
The husband VIII sw'nd.e somebody out oi
a number of thousand dollars, say 10, 20,
or 30, put the property into his wile's
hands, snd snap IS fingers at the lucSle,s
creditor and mankind gcnerally. Well.
these genllemt n who talk in this way ought
, To know more about the deprayi;y of the
human heart than we can lie expected TO,
bu, for cur own part we do not believe that
vice will lie any moe prevalent than il is
! now. FOR intet Go we, see WHEREOF how
the opportunities to- swndle are in any wise
increased. We hope 10 live TO see leday
when mlnk ind Will DO influenced b. motives
| somewhat different fiom those init How
couirol and influence them. '7.' $3.50
Tho opinion is lapidly gaining ground
that there is something III the world, and
something in the human character, besides
total de7raviiy. Underline blacAened sur
face Of The human heart, a Lutte germ ha:
been discovered, which it is believed viii
vet grow into goodly plant, tho spon'a
/ neous eru;t of which shall be vir,ue--shal
he good will 10 man. The only encuur
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