Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, Va. [W. Va.]) 1852-1859, 1853-09-10
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ton at Syracuse on the 4thultimo. The perform
ance is replete with practical thoughts wh1is
some sentiments, and palI9uc la 1Wonen and
Reforms The SyracuSeans are annually anloySs
with Women's Rights Conventions, aud syracuse
was lust the placeto give tine reprool
10y Mr.. Dicknsom: ,,.;c,l Coun
Our institutions Iepose notupon physical . tou
loiions of standing armies and warLlKe lnalelis1
but areupheId 10y the virtue anu lntellisen'e VI
free Deople. The patriots nope lot eu'aa h;ah 10
ring .purty in the fabric oil Soclal u11e ~ ,be
deeniv indebted for lis strength and Oeauly 10 'S
a g. 80 ~ ,Sroo,, who fashions the structure oil
soc;stv lin tbe sDhere which Heaven u esstns1
her to fill she holds UNDIVIDED suo L casts
the fountains of social and domesoc me, L lie
,h ;roDreSs of her moral image around nei lNo
t te .,,;1as Of gracious Providence. That dream
Of oai;c fancy W hch suggested that tue
hearth was the only spot on EARN
nv Satan in the fall of our colnoll
~, beautiful conception, and is exelplineu III
was OS" a1 how influences of mothers love.
sr6s characteristics of her nature are senuen'eSS
and peace. In every lane oil lie wneIe ~ e naS
nisaSed Heaven to cast her lot' whether az tlS
side OF home, where. by a..
evening dews upon the vegetable word She swuys
| ,ba r,oIol sentiments and refneS and eltValeS TUG
| ofeclions or in heather landSj whether ~ tiiS
mansions of afhuence or the lowly Cottaeei MHetn
er lingering by the couch OF me uylns' f,5
the feyered lip and wiping the death-aaInP n Ha
tbe tbrobbing forehead, alter her companion mas
sunk beneath or fed before the destroyer she Is
ministerng to tue necessities OF suffering LlN',;
and fulfilling the mission OF that sanS 80 az
mercy who was last at the and earliest at the
| tomb Of her Lord and Master. Who wouiu ueSIe
N see her transferred from the domestic
10 the Dolitcal arena; from the culture Oh lHIauT
minds ut the veStibule of existence 10 lhE ltais
of legislative reports and penal Statutesi ltotn
teachSnp infant lips 10 pray 10 mnge IN Inc mars"
contests and angry debates OF the lotuu' 'tott
ing the presiding genius oil happy hone -
side over grave courts and wraugnhs coHtelt'oIo
| ,kOI tFNH
tbot sb vns destined for sphere inferior to that
nf man but that she was called 10 exercise W.
cation more interesting. more dellcate anu Gu
The conceit that she has been degraded ny Socleg
from her true condition is the diseased onspLlns %
= n'orhd fancy Wherever Christianity ana CIVIL.
;zot;on are known she is mans companion anC
equal and in social life the arOltTcSS VI MS uesu
nv SheenioyS privileges ahu lmmunilles " Wiz
he is a stranger and escapes many anu gu ';i
burdens which rest upon his ShoulueIS' ANU HNI
the PhariseeS of old, she occupies the upPellHVS'
seats at feasts and receives greetings III the
ketS: and the reio.m oil Inodetn IHhss' "ti'.e
nrosnecting for the FOSSIL remains oil het loSth
SbonL remember that if, in the discharge VI cOih-
80 duties and common Offices equality IS the
| MONT 10 be attained, she should commence 1ne te
formation of restoring, tol man equaI ~ ~
many nrerogatives which she mas usuEpeu anu Io,
noDHlizad He who should insist upon lhe equa
- Of metals which are usually employed III
trausacting the business oil lle' anu " TSAs Guy
should seek to fashion implements Oh husU"hut'
from go ID that 1t might enjoy equail'I - -
: would lie pited for lunatc, anu meet WIN G0n
temDt and ridicule for his reward; anu ne wh'
would desecrate and deSpoil heavens iast Oes
gift by transferring her IRON Tue e%etcise VI iie
cial functions, where she holds mysterious uouiIn
inn over the heart, to discharge duties anu ehsas
g in conflicts suited only TO mans Steiner nature
i should be remembered only with execrnllah lor LII
/, wrongs he has inflicted upon society," ior Dis et
deayor to dim the lusire and mar the oeau o' VI
> female character, by hurting 1t down 10 datkheS
}. ;tr has long SuSu llSHL dH
IT loneliness around II.
l., Every age has furnished It's SeH-CouSt!Iu'eu
. RESTLESS buzzng reformers, who REGARD society
u nm orsanized evil, aud hence nave tSSayeu 10 vi
10 rooi and reconstruct il accordi G 10 their ow
,g ITtonian schemes and dreamy SpeculatlollS hlti
: .rto fortunately, these moonStruck concelIS nav
heen confined 10 the idle, vi>cous, anu delneHte'
Int now. unhaDpiIy, we have many OF dltlerel
Lass and of diversified characteristics, big vii
Is tIIe shirt of some social reformation which Is
Ut exterininate from our land every real ana mag
l. naTy i'll Aud laInentaby foremost and most col
:. snicmons in the performance are respectable Il
-, males who, fnding the relation OF wiie' mothe
III and sister too time and spiriteSs 10 engage the
lie attentions and command their SonciLlas, "a IA
sz -hoIy fand where woman'S RICH
ct are entcmbed from the grasps of the infdeI maj
Nor is this all. Thei ultimathule OF perfection
? not TO be attained until the SUPREMACY of kindred
ism is indicated and established; until both Sext
IS shall pursue the same vocatiorS in common: unit
f the barriers which nature erected between colol
. liar tastes, shall he Frustrated by amalgamation
% nor, finally, until entire mites shall din
+ together from one universal platter and cleans
: their linen in a common tub
Il By the nterpoSiton of a kindred genius an
similar class of modern the teachings of rhiI
: oSophy, too, have been rendered useless throug
the occult process of spiritual manifestations, an
Divine revelation superseded and rendered useles
by the receipt of later intelligence from the Ian
whittier fastening. The immortal We
obedent and convenient spirits of The departe
l appear like the shade of the ancient prophet OIL
the summons Of some modern witch of Endor, AM
reveals what is doing on the other side by piayny
spiritual knuckles upon substantial aud materia
, things! Pitiful, humiliating and shameless deIu
sion! the green room where tragedies are re-
hearsed TO be enacted in the mad house in its in
huences corrupt, sensual, and develiSh, at vari-
ance with every process of reasoning, SubverSive
. of the common delicacieS and decenSies OF life
and IN derogaton of all religion, revealed or natu-
raj. Its hereSeS more threatening to the cause
OF morals than the ibertiniSm of the worst ages,
anu more hurttul TO the cause OF religion than the
works of Paine and Voltaire Sown broalca 81
among the people. While we can look with in
dulgent compassion upon the humiliating mum
mer es OF heather idollatry, people whose mis-
sion is to inculcate the PRINCIPLES of civil and re-
ligious liberty, and whose government rests upon
their virtue and Intelligence, should rescue their
history from contamination, aud boot all Su CHI i'm
positions beyond the pale of society.
a KENTUCKY QUiLr.-Among the various speci-
mems oil needlework on exhibition at the C ySLal
Palace, is quilt from that State. The New York
Herald furnishes the following account:-
"Years have been bestowed on many of the
quilts on exhibition, and their rare fneneSs will
excite the admiration of all. Among The collec
ton, that which particularly attracted our notice
was called The 'Henry CIay,' article exquisite
ly beautiful, and bearing upon it evidence of SUI
peror skill. This was made in Kentucky, by n
niece of the great American Commoner.; 1t IS
about eight feet square, padded satin, with very
heavy white silk fringe, fully twelve inches in
depth, and on each corner hangs a large silk tas-
tire work. Around the edge of the quilt, bout
six inches in width, is raised oak Wreath, con-
siSting OF the leaves and the acorn. The body of
the Quilt is laid out into stars each being terant