Worcester daily spy. [volume] (Worcester [Mass.]) 1850-1888, 1852-03-05

kossUTH's ADDRESS TO THE LADIES IN
CIscINNATI'--Y You know, Ladies', that the
proud sovereigns OF the earth wearing crcwns,
which, by and by, had become a mark of OPP
preston and not Of dignity, (you know that the
crowned sovereigns are not very fond Of repub-
lies, or any community Of social habits, with
common humanity that their very wedding
days are celebrated ''per procnr p by delegation
Here, the people are sovereign, and you, la
dies, are the sovereigns Of the sovereign. And
stlli you come, in person, to beuoth publicly
your sympathy to the sacred cause Of Liberty
pledge the honor Of my bleeding nation, whom
you thus honor and bless, that it will never give
you any motive TO divorce.
Ladies, am too often told that in this happy
country the ladies rule ii is the lot of beauty to
be fattered too much-ladies so high minded as
you prove to be- cannot take fiattcry /; it must be
rather bore to them-dull business, indeed,
know. hope, therefore, to be excused for not
tatering you. honor you too much 10 hatter
you.
Allow me, therefore, to say that indeed don't
know if il be really true that in America the la
dies rule. | rather feel inclined 10 doubt about
1t, precisely because heard it so often avowed
by The gentlemen of America. have the expe-
rience that precisely these men let themselves be
the least ruled by the ladies who speak the most
about being ruled and these are the most ruled
who give themselves the ridiculous air of petty
domestic tyrants before the world. Bul howey-
er this may be, SO much know, that every Just
cause must thrive 10 which you besiow Your len
der care there is the blessing power OF love in
every thing which you do, and love is the al
mighty principle of all vitality in heaven aud on
earth it is love bv which the Almighty himself
rules The boundless universe.
Man does MANY things nv calcnlatian or with
indifference the tender heart of woman nothing
but love; n your tears and your smiles, iu your
sorrows, and IN your joys, there is always love :;
and herein lies the magic of your omnipotence !;
1t Is like the warming rays Of the sun. / here is
hill of ice-winter has heaped it up, as if it
were saying, "Sun, defy thee upon my ice
breast thy power will break, and Thy very rays
will freeze " What does the sun : 1t continues
to shine noiseless, it shines on, and shines on,
and the ice hill melts away by drops.
Oh let the sun of your love shine upon the
icehilI of that policy that believes itself TO be
wise because it is cold. Believe me, ladies, The
love of your tender hearts, bestowed upon the
oppressed natious, is more wise than all the sup
posed wisdom of cold policy.
1t is more wise, because it is my intense con.
vclIon that even the future of your own country
will be far better proved by not letting despotsm
prevail over the earth than by that neutrality by
which you yourself grant the privilege to despot-
ism and grow so strong to be able TO govern
your own country's future.
And besides, if the United States allow the
law Of nations 10 be torn 10 pieces by ambitious
men, is that neutrality No. it is not neutrality.
Every man agrees thai the law of nations is a
field common to humanity to preserve this field
from the invasion Of crowned tyrants, every ma
ton is equally interested.
Ladies, am asked, what have you to do to
aid the cause which humbly advocate
u The Mississippi ,,enate has passed a bill
to prevent the introduction of Slaves into that
State for sale. F99o