New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1852-02-19
LECTURES.
A WORD TO A YOUNG WOMAN.
BY HON. HORACE MANN.

The Tabernacle was densely filled last
night to hear the Peoples Lecture on the above
subject, by Hon. Horace Mann. We have room on
" to notice some of the chief points Of his remarks
Aner a brief view of the condition of Woman, he
said he was lot who would hatter her, he would
summon her at once to the highest duties and re-
sponsbiltes He said that In this day, anew theory
of equality of the sexes--or Woman's Rghts--had
spread abroad The leader of this sect IN Europe is
Helen Maria Weber, of Hamburger, who dresses and
behaves like man, and claims equality with
tie sterrer sex But the design and the very
works Of God have forbidden this comming
ling. To tfIace or modify the great dis
tipsuishng features which separate the sexes would
be 10 def, the Maker himself The human soul and
the human feelings were created male and female,
az much so as their bodies were. The Hon Gentle,
went TO speak with considerable sarcasm OF
the various smllartes and dlssmiafl.leS which eX-
list between the sexes. As general law, Man IS
superior il strength and reason, but Woman Is su-
peiOr In beauty faith, love and purity. This paral-
lei was pursued with many eloquent AMI quaint
illustrators AS a specimen of Woman's moral
he cited the labors Of the philanthropc Miss
Dix, who has Won more Legislatures than ever Ma
poleon ala kr gdoms. The lecturer next drew
vived picture of the affections of woman as mother,
marking the most notable instances on record Wo-
man has less Of animal passion and more relig
devotion and faith than man. The capacities OF
woman for virtue unsurpassed or for vice unima-
ginabe were the same De not all these facts, said
he. Prove that there is no equality between the
sexes1 Knives and forks and hooks and eyes mig ut
as well quarrel about equality as man and woman.
Equality III numbers is the point where the sexes
are nearest alike, and almost the only point But
what have been the rank and influence OF Weman
for COCO years She might have conquered moro
hatiOhs Tor virtue than man has for aggTandzemenr
bu, man has Immensely degraded her she mas
been little more than the mothers OF the race and
such a race that 1t may be doubted II Its increase
will he "a benefit to the world. II all things are
70 so or as they have cone, 1t may be cues ,so
maladies of such planet IL Woman had playedthe
part for which she was designed, the earth would
have been relieved from most OF lis bestlahties and
Saanlsms. For 1000 years, the Jewish Women did
nothing but give birth to race OF unmerciul, still
necked men. The speaker noted the extreme rarity
Of worthy and notable Women In the History OF the
Jewish people. So bad indeed we're they, that the
wife OF The one righteous man Of Sodom, could
OF ly be preserved by being turned into salt
Where are the Grecian Women OF fenownl-
Why was there but one Aspasa for Oratory,
but ole Sappho for song-and these OF
moral character that we hesitate to mention
In Rome there was not one worthily notable woman
for each hundred years of its history Tie proceeded
TO depict the degraded condition OF Woman during
the Dark Ages Ii was wonder that the last spark
OF virtue was not crushed out of the female race
during that long night Of oppression when she was
indeed the serf OF serfs sdreadfu age passed
away Professionalism and Civil Liberty rose In
strength, and Man and Woman began to assume
better and more appropriate stations. lie re-
feTed at considerable length to the long con-
tiIued expressions which Woman has endured, as In
some degree an excuse for any rebellion or any alb
surd assertion of Woman's Rights Mr.. NJ. then pro.
ceeded TO speak of the condition of Women who la
Dor for livelihood IN cities, at home and abroad,
and OF the degrading pursuits OF Women in outdoor
work In Europe. The universal control BY man OF
Womans property, and even her earnings. was al
luded to and thenth inequalities and inadequacles
OF wages paid to femalcs-the starvation prices
which result, in the moral and physical destruction Of
Woman. The inadequate provision for female
education was next discussed and the speaker
expressed the opinion that any given amour,
OF care bestowed upon female mnd would
produce a richer harvest than IN the In
stance ola male pupil. We have 10 free academies
for Woman, and when We come 70 colleges, we may
as we'll conclCde that Woman is no portion OF Crea'
ton. MIR NJ. instanced Mrs. S0merville In Astrono-
my, and Mrs. Putnam in Modern History, as show
ing the capacities of the female mind Mi NJ was
clad to except Oberiin Institute from the Colleges
which have never opened their doors TO Woman. Az
all other doors the Cog and Magog OF Monopoly,
in the forms of custom and prejudice, stand AZ
the threshold and forbid her TO enter Inc lee
turer argued III the most forci6e manner the ne
cessity for placing Woman IN the most ad-
vantsgeous position for education, as mat
ter Of the utmost importance to the world Her Po-
sition at the cradle Is one more noble ana more iut
full of important consequences than any that Man
can ever attain. How important, tnen, tnh sue
should have the most enlarged and practical kIo VI
edge the most varied and minute requirements the
most pure and elevated moral character to guide TO
the Isht path the helpless beings who are to DC the
future LORDS of creation" Various pursuits and
studies which might be advantageously followed BY
Woman suggested themselves TO the lecturer but
the time was short and he closed by saying that he
must defer these suggestions until some iutare day
We understand tha, Mr.. Mann will conclude the
subject on Friday night.
THE PROBLEM OF HUMAN DESTINY
LECTURE vII..-BY REV. DR.. DEWEY.
In opening the Seventh Lecture on this
Subject DR.. Dewey observed that he was about to
consider certain conditions Of human life which
were usually regarded as mos. perplexins and mys
ferrous They present themselves before US In grim
array, Challenging investigation, and demanding vi
to reconcile them with the order of Providence Ii
every aye they have caused many anxious doubts
The sublime mind OF Plato seems at times to have
staggered beneath their weight whom he describes
them as the worn OF some Inferior malicious de mon
aIhoush' On the whole, he appears to have inclined
10 the 'heory OF necessity, as developed in the pre-
sent course This is the only key to the mystery, Al
has been already stated. The Creator was subject
to concitons inherent in the nature Of things anc
could not have avoided the evils of which we CON
| plain, without Involving q contr ADDICTION
l. PAIN. This was ole Of the most terrible fea
lures in human life. shrink, said Dr. D., from Ii,
| endurance OF pain, with unspeakabls aversion
may indeed, be regarded as 1t was by Montaisae q
the sum total Of all ply steal evil-she element who
| gives sting to poverty. sickssss and death