The daily crescent. [volume] ([New Orleans, La.]) 1848-1851, 1848-06-23
The Rights of Women.

The petticoated democracy of France has been
thrown into state of hysterical exatation by the
late events in that country-so says Major Noah in
his Sunday Times. Making love, heretofore the
first object, purpose, and employment of French.
woman's life, has suddenly become a secondary
affair-a means for the attainment of more sub
lime end. The fair citoyennes, and especially those
of =" certain age" complain that the revolution
has left them where it found them-that they are
still mere domestic drudges-stl looked upon as in
feriors by the men; whereas God and nature have
constituted them the equals, if not the superiors of
the bearded in all that appertains to business
capacity and diplomatic acumen. The cunning
rogues have certainly shown infinite tact in the con-
coction of the plan.by which they hope to compass
their designs. Their great point has been to secure
in the National Assembly majority favorable to
the cause of woman, and all the Establishments OF
the sex have been put in requsition to attain this
darling object The new electoral organization, by
granting to young women, Of all conditions, the full
exercise of political rights, has vastly enlarged
the area of female influence.
Upon this extension of. popular power, the
hounced and furbelowed democracy of Paris have
based grand scheme of general seduction. The
young electors are to be nailed at any cost nor are
the mature and old, if accessible to Smiles tears,
kisses, or any other annealing influences of that
class, to be neglected as voters, although they ere
prescribed as representatives. By these means
and it must be admitted that bribery and corruption
never wore a more enticing aspect-the women
hope to procure the election of the right sort of
didates-men, guaranteed by their past lives or
pledged by recent formal promises, to give them all
they ask.
Such is said to be the plan adopted by the Cen
trail Feminine Committee of Paris, where, under
the auspices of Madame Dudevant and others of
the female emancipationists, the doctrine of petit
coat equality has been long sustained. Already
the pretty progressives have organized sub-com-
ittees in the interior, and it is asserted that the
ramifcations of their league extend to every
city and town in the republic A secret circular
emanating from the Partisan committee, has been
sent to all the departments, and the rules which 1t
lays down have been ratified by reclamation. They
are of character which may well cause the enc
mics of progress to shake in their shoes. Only
copy has reached this country we believe and that
has Just appeared in the Boston Atlas. We make
an abstract of the leading points;
1.-THE citizen members of the Rights of Women Society
to meet often as possible openly or in secret en- asss
correspond and confer with her colleagues:
discreet compromsng and too much inclined to intempe
rate language tThis is what the hussiss say after recon-
pishment Of their own ambitious objects.l
to the election aaa of eG@a pe
to an
umph (Nobly said, most exeeent semiramise,s. e;
LIST. Choose reliable candidates.
I'd Secure tteis eleeta9n at err sacrst s!a. N
can know and appreciate them better than yourselves
The representatives favor should be voung men,
souls ITO this clause viii! guarantee general and
emphatic amen from the entire Rights OF woman so.
ciety;D ,.... ,,
Prescribe reject Them Mey not to be depended upon
five; Ct IS = saks 1sM d1idSnbs yPs W." .r
good to thtyfive; beyond that they are
more fit for candidates ,
the devotion of the who shall undertake to keep
The candidate must be subjected to proofs in order
assure yourselves that he wholly passonatey ours CHE
nature of the proofs is not stately
chosen by lot Refusal to act shall be considered
IF the election of candidate cause one OF you painful
No member should be egotsc to monopoze the man
called to serve the cause of all women.
Married members will exercise their influence q. home
husbands friends and their friends friends
Whatever you have done to gain from your husband
dress favor an amusement 10 Inc same 'hng no" 10 o.
If it be necessary employ great such attacks
Of the hts s ia nas scenes
10 the work sister .citizensi Couragei Woman's aa-
cred cause shall tliumphl Viye Ia RepubiiqueP
Il is said that the effect of these secret instruc-
tons has been prodigions. The provincial cleo
tons have presented succession of victories, and
the departments have, to the great joy of the de-
tenders of the Rights of Women in Paris, sent to
the capital large ma jority of young representa-
tves of agreeable physique, large, and of good
mien."
Could not some of our female philosophers get up
a similar society, and adopt the Partisan circular as
their rule of action