New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1852-09-18
General life Of humanity; woman inc proper u

such herps the sharp symbolic diversity OF the
80 ,st II. again face our question, and say why
!, is that society has never recognized "Oni1n d
woman, but only sswife.
The reason Of this fact lies IN the law winch
forbids the shadow to transcend the SUBSTANCE
which bind. tie type in all things to conform to
. ..,,na. Now. a. we have just seen, the
-. ,,or,s,, ;, 10 "a: setivs or snrtuai eiH-
ment in man, the element OF individuality
in short, the sefhOod as contFadistlnsu'sn-
Cd Gom his mere sensitive organHation'
But this selfhood is given to man not as
an end but e. n means to an end, as a
means of accomplishing the lordshp or DO
rin;on Of III. earth. IL is not impaired "a mn
FIR nurposes Of osteutatiOn. Ii is not impaired
with view to nfsne pes sonsl vanity, and ehu''e
man TO play such tricks and tours dc i0rcs oeiolo
fieh heaven, as would make the une power
SEEM power merely Of infinite Jussiery' ana re'
Once God himsef consequently, 70 the dnen-
sjops OF a charlatan, to the level OF Herr a'Atu-
Ger. In other words, it Is not an tTTaf''HHt sr"'
mood which j. given him, or one that bears no pro-
norton 70 the organization Of which Is IS an 60
fiosal one. as being expressly adapted TO the
needs OF that organization and capable oil g"ins
!. the eyeltusl conquest Of all the earth.
Il hears an exs:. ratio to the affections ana
thouclts Of mar. considered as having the con-
Guest OF nature sat before him tor, unless there
b. au n OF practical faculty to cary cut the be-
be.ts of the aeci ions and underst .ndlog, nothing
cculd be- achieved. Both alec ion ard thought
vould sink INTO mere mbecLty. Thus " Uod
ssw il was not .ood fox man 10 be alone ina, j.
to cay. the bet affections and thoughts arc
worthless If the. end ia themselves, or fena'n
vi,ho,t issue: wherefore God made On he'p
s..t.d 10 him that is to say, God, by means o.
mans .tn..b'e or Unite organization, mPut4 iiT
ovn mint. se'f to him. and 80 eXllts thiSVe'Y
fcte it,elf into the fellowship Of Ills nhn'tudc'
For the mystical Eve, the mother of all living
whom We read az being divnely evoked unier the
heart Of the Sleeping Adam, means. when Vemacu'
laIly interpreted, nothing more ana no'h'nS Ss'
than the radiant and exquisite and pTohhc sell
hood which Infinite Good is perpotually comm
n;catirg 20 man by means of hi natural organi]A'
ton.
Now such b-ing the 'aw Of the antitype, thu
tyue must b. seen rigiily conforming to It. Iht'
Is 70 say. wcrian must b. seen throughout history
bc.I;rr strictly subsidiary or dependent relation
t,,..,d man. and oae moreover which 10 exactly
a.yib.e to ever, impulse e his development. IL
rust be her pole star and glory, and her h'5heS'
ti-uI,y and pleasure must be tound IN beng IN
mother OF his children. Accordingly We dAI !"
D.. int Of fcs, that while mankind is eth IN ic-
i,Grcy. or most limited by natural and social OBJ
st,uction. being purtl, savage, woman's p's.''o"
is one Of AFFECT ssritude. Sac is his pa,lsut and
ufIepniDe drudge, his beast Of burden, his toll
some OK, his detected ass hs cook, ms tailor, IN.
own cheerful fur-e ana The sleep IS guJd N %
his children. Gradually, as his dominion o'ef ia
turr cnlarees. her state improves. Sho IS oro ish
from the r !.is into the house, and is sal - 3D.
SIT at table wilh Ler lord AMI dispense tle no. -
tatit;es Of his borbarous board. der e1ist0n;e
has begun 20 be ornamental as wel as nsa'u!.
Ray..h.ur CLEANS q b auty which - uocr atei
anc IN, fable break orth from these D,nsdst eyes
| and thc.fJrin winch was 20 long depressed be-
c,nes garlanded Vi grace. Man Acknowledges
tre tong power shIcr = able at pleasure To as
/ him 70 the sunuest heaven Of delight or dep $50
! him To the mutost he'll Of despair. lilo w0os tho
! dazzling phantom be his Orde he courts nrf
aver with music and coog and prod'gte pa.
eeoptr,: he proh,r1 his all 10 her, his lds
/ his body. bis soul: he will storm heaven At
her b ding, he will plunge into hell TO do nef
Measure and he euds at length by leg'lly en-
| dovira her with the honor OF hrs name aud pos
tessicLs Thus, precisely in proportion as cI''N'
! 2atlon advances. or, what - tho same thihS 10
! pfo1ort,on as uan su0duej the outward 10 him'
! self ond accordingly learns 60 respect IN himself
the shrine of an infinite power, dots 40 naa 1
prestige improve; unsil finally, as among our
selves Just now she is beginning to ENJOY an ex
act lt gal equality with her husband.
We have Dox answered our question. We
have seen that the reason why woman has had NJ
social recognition as woman, but only as wife, lies
in her representative OF typical significance. She
t,pifes the selfhood communi lated by God L
finite man and inasmuch as this communication
in order to be efiectual, implies on the part OF maj
the most intense spirit Of appropriation mas
much as it is no. given TO him for pasti ne or mo
uleptary adorn nent, but for an eternal possession
and blessing so conespOndently We fad socie
" appropriaiiag the woman TO the man, an,
steadfasty Ignoring every transitory connection
of the sexep. Society is bound to do this, as tn
servant and instrument human Development
Marriage typi6es that lordshiP Of the outward
and finite, which is the diylnely const tuied des
tiny Of man and society, as the guardian OF thi
destiny, has no option, Therefore, but TO homo
il, and cast proportonate contempt upon men
concubinage. Had society acted otherwise, ha
il authenticated concubinage, or failed TO apprO
pirate the woman to the mans exclusive posses
soD, then, Of course, the typical instruction
would have been that the selfaood communicate
by God to simply illusory, mere evan
escsnt possession, delicious for moment, bat to
good 70 endure. And the actual result in tina