The Ottawa free trader. [volume] (Ottawa, Ill.) 1843-1916, 1849-04-06
nlr.N'IuIosh's Lecture.

IN most ot Its pSl,ionS a1i suggestions, tha'
. we have though a more extended notice OF
. II than we haH hitherto given any Of these
lectures, woul, not be unacceptable TO our
readers. |, is due 10 say, that Mr.. Nj. had
been called upn but day or two before
hand, by the Association, 10 fill the gap oc-
casioned by h,postpsnement Of the regu-
lar lecture, the sahject Of which was TO have
been Chemistry, and which, on account OF
an unexpected difficulty in the preparation
of some gases to be exhibited, it was found
necessary TO iefer until mex, week.
The subject selected 10y the lecturer was
"Tte Phyitul, h,tellecipdl, end Moral Co
pajiliiies Of Nan and j'omd,h" The sub
ject Of this gtntleman's former lecture, as
ouI readers will recollcct, was Education,
ahd the one Oh Tuesday evcring was de-
signed to be continuation Of the same sub
jet.
The lecturer commenced by recapitulat-
ing the heads of his former lecture, de lining
the human system according TO phrenoloSi.
cal rules and in the phra.eolocy Of that sci.
ence, but not adopting either as 4 believer
in the science, as he informed MS, but for
convenience sake. He thus defined man
and woman to be made upofthree compon.
entelements-- Ply steal, theIntelectual,
and the Moral. In proceeding with his de-
fuition. the lecturer remark ed that the term
Education, generally employed TO express
the means adopted 10 culGv'te or improve
these componentS, however appropriate as
applied to the moral part Of our system, was
decidedly inappropriate when used in con.
/ neXion with the Improvement Of our phy>i-
cal and intellectual parts; inasmuch as the
word educatsis derived from twoL Latin words
>i-niyng to bring out. Now man comes
into the world physically helpless, and an
} intellectual cypher. We have not space TO
20 SO fully into the plain but happy illusra.
tons the lecturer adduced to explain his
meaning ON this point, but mus, content our.
selves with stating his conclusions on this
head. They were-1hat training is the
moe correct term 10 use as expressive OF
improving the physical powers: instruction
when speaking Of improvement in the intel.
lcctual faculties; aud education, when spea.
king Of improvement in the moral senti.
ments. The lecturer next proceeded to
point cut wherein, in bis opinion, man and
woman differed, physically, intellectually,
and morally. Physically man is stronger
than woman; but what woman lacks in
strength, she gains in delieacy and beauty.
Intellectually man is capable Of etIectiug
greater things than woman, and doing them
more logically. Whilst a man will patient
~ but regularly work outthe most abstruss
problem from a simple axiom, through Sc.
quence after sequence, wcman, lessregular-
~, will, by what the lecturer termed intui.
ton, skip over ax!oms and sequences. and
jump 10 conclusion, CORE c. perhaps, as far
aS il goes, but very far short of the more
distant conclusion TO which mans more
powerful aud steady intellect III lead him.
Woman is no, so profound as man. Moral.
" the lecturer considered woman far sumo
riur "a maI, duu Iuuvtu w. arU n,,,. iuru'rt %
ed 10 dispute the point with him. Wecould
have wished TO have heard the speaker 60
more deeply into this branch Of the subject:
or, rather, one step further, aud view wo-
man as religious being. AS such we be-
leve her TO be yet more superior to man.
and in that capacity TO aPproachthe nearest
to our idea Of an angel.
The lecturer remarked Oh the wisdom Of
this arrangement Of differences in the nature
Of the sexes, showing that each, 10y what it
is possessed Of in a superior degree. is the
more fifty adapted to ill those social duties
which nature intended them to perform.
Mr.. NJ. illustrated thispart Of lis suhiec, By
many beautiful examples concluding by
observing that it was from these opposites
in our natures that arose the most beautiful
feeling we are capable Of realizing-that Of
lore. Thus harmony is produced from dis
ccrdant elements mutual admiration being
dependent on the extreme of these difl,ren-
ces. Profound intellectually IN woman, or
great physical strength, may excite wonder
and respect, but never love, in man; whilst
physical delicacy. and weakness Of intellect
in man, never fail TO excite feelings akin 10
disgust in woman. Seeing, then that these
differences in the nature ofman and woman
are the producing cause of love aud harmo.
ny, is it wise, continued Mr.. NJ, to advo-
cate as the rights Of woman, intellectual and
political equality with man; Fit were pos
Sible TO train the physical powers Of woman
in the same channels, and to instruct her in
tellect TO the same proiundity, would it re-
suit in greater good to the human racer De
eiledly not; and for this simple reason II
/ would teach her 10 regard those domestic
duties, 10 the performance Of which nature
has fitted and intended her, with indiiTer-
euoe and contempt, and, ere long, we would
have to divide the female sex into two divi.
sions: one would lac well defined by the
term "Amazon," md the other" Bluc Stock
in:'." We mus, do Mr.. Mcintosh the Jus.
,ice TO say he used more delicate languar.
than this 10 express his meaning. but such
was the drift othis remarks, and we agree
with him.
Mr.. Mcintosh treated his subject in a
manner which left no doubt on our mind,
that il is one IN which he has thought much
aud well, whale his easy aud elegant man.
ircr Of expressing his thoughts formed 4
pleaSurable channel through which bis in.
struc,ive remarks were conveyed to the
minds of his audience. We again thank