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Mrs. Y. Oalles Smiths Lecture en- the Dignity
OF Labor,

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Mrs. Y. Oalles Smiths Lecture en- the Dignity
OF Labor,
The lecture on this subject last evening at
Hope Chapel by Mrs E. OAErs SMITH attended
by numerous audience who listened to the eloquent
discussion with evident satisfaction frequently inter
supting the speaker with expressions Of spplsuse. In
commencing Der lecture Mrs. Oskss Smith alluded to
several letters on the q eect OF Wou,ans Rights which
she had received since yer previous lectures, most Of
which though written in respectful tone. displayed
profound knowledge than could be gathered
from the witcisms Of Punch. She then proceeded TO
at length one o. the les,ers. dspos-
ing of it, objections and arguments with teTse energy
Of remark that gave little announcement TO any
further experiments the part Of the letter wrser In
opening the main subject Of the evening Mrs Oakes
Smith explained her views Of the importance OF grant
ing TO women the exercise Of suffrage. She min
taired that formed integral part Of the Re
public-wss entitled 10 ali the rights Of citizenship
and could never assert her true social position 20 long
she deprived Of the privilege OF voting. Every
argument that sustained the right OF universal suffrage
was equally applicable TO woman rs to man. II she
had right to hold property as was now guaranteed By
the laws of several States che had right to represent
that properly. IN ncT case
tation was tyrany as much in the of man.
The charge that woman could not vote without neg
ecting her domestic duties was idle When she could
pass the midnight hour in the theatre ballroom or
spend weeks in summer aun,s fashionable resorts,
and the family suffer. she could certainly drop
clip Of paper into the ballot box without impering
interests Of the nursery the drawing Woman
was now condemned to lie of serve drudgery if
poor wasting the best years of her life in oppressive
monoionous, unremunerative toll if rich, slave to
the will Of the husband the brother perhaps the
fon with her existence unrecognized by the law,
less she had committed n crme-deprived Of the free
DOM which is the natural birhright of humanity
the property which she brought her husband passing
on bis death to his kindred and leaving her with
piitence perhaps scsnty to her. in her old
age be put up public auction, and consigned 10
the tender mcrcies Of the bidder who would support
her for the smallest sum- These evils could be fully
remedied only by comforting woman the complete
privilege Of citizenship OF which the first, though
the greatest, the right of the balot-box.
The lecturer then considered the conditions
ssry place the industry Of woman on its footing
and to enable her 10 a station of dignity and
honor by the abors of her head and her hands She
should first be made pecuniarly Independent. sac
should not be beggar. This the nlition Of
all women from the stately matron who held sken
purse in her eweed receive the bounty OF her
lord, to the wretched creature at the of the
streets whose hollow and abec voice solicited the cha
ri'y of the passers by. Woman should also be al
mitted to a variety Of occupations from which she
was now excluded. She should be permitted
to exercise every function she was fitted for
Without decidingas to what il womans proper sphere
it lie certain that many occupations for which
she peculiarly adapted, were encroached upon
by man. He found behind the counter, selling
pins and tape instead of tlling the ground. Let
an have her choice well man. Does she wish to
command shipl Well Is not this as fitting for a
man 10 preside in a miner's shopi woman
commands chip on the OF England, and has met
with no accident MS yet. Does she wish to smite the
anvill Well Men measure of rbands by the yard.
Does she desire to drive the team afeldl Well Many
of the best farms have been carried under the di
recton of women. To insure the dignity OF labor,
woman should be paid well for equal SER
vices teacher of school receives ~, 900, for
instance The female assistant, equally well educated
more npt to teach-aocomp-hin efficient labor.
receives but $500 or olcncr but 5000 Is there my
reoson or justice in thi-l
Woman should enjoy equal opportunities Of cduca-
ton with man Now fathern country town strained
every nerve to send his 10 college He was sup
Piled with all the Of instruction that parental
energy could provide His sister the contrary, was
Obliged to be content with such crumbs OF learning
che could here and there pick up She mus; turn over
the leaves of the book which she held in her lap while
making euld clothes look amais re- weol as new re
peat the infections of language while busting room
ard con over the diagram OF geometry in the intervals
Of washing windows.
The lecturer presented numerous other con'idcra-
tons which space does not permit US to report and
closed her brilliant discourse with glowing appeal to
American women be faithful to their rights their
destiny ard the spin; Of the age Her next lecture on
Womnnhood was announced for Friday night, at
Hope Chapel.