The Kalida venture. [volume] (Kalida, Ohio) 1841-1865, 1853-11-04

Dand .ne lcgal rlgUl 10 lnSP''o 'e"' !" Wy
vile, o, 10 coeree her TO do any act what
ever, by paysicaltesorls."
There are few persons, having tue du
ty Of taking The acknowledgment oI
Deeds, that will not admit the coHect>
ness Of this picture, which bat describes
a necessity founded on The desire 10 es>
cape from an incorrect principle Of law.
The Common Law is altogether at va
rance with the lawsof France, Holland,
Spain, Sc, as we'll as with those Of
Louisiana, one of the States of this
Union, in regard TO marital rights. o"Com'
munily Of property, between n husband apd
wife, exists to a, certain extent, in most
civilized counties, where the Common
law Of England does not prevail. The
civil law is the friend of woman, and as
respects her moral freedom, and her right
Of property, tends toexalt her condition"
while tho Common Law has the exact
contrary tendency having relaxed but
little on this sabject its rules, which orl-
cina,ing with babarous and ignorant man.
ners, bavo been perpoluated by the pres
| iudices Of habit, in almost all that relates
to our socinl Affairs! ,a s.fE fEH.~
| In this State an absurd distinction ismade
| TO wards widows, between their right TO.
personal ard real property, on the decease
Of the husband. Absurd, because if the
whole of the husbands wealth is realty,
on his death, the woman gains bu: life
Estate in one,third Of tiff personally,
SHE receives over n third absolutely-a
distinction, like the principles before al
,uded TO, borrowed from laws and ns,i,u.
lions antagonisic 10 the policy Of our
own, fcudal in their origin, and effeie in
their operulion for good or usefulpess.--
Oar laws have never, and do not now
adequately consider wcman's share, as
such, in accumula.ing property with hor
husband, to which property, she al wife,
acquires no righ,, except such main'en'
aance as her husband chooses. The
husband retains during his life, eniiEc
control Of the family property, the wife
for the purpose Of It's expenditure, being
unknown TO the law, and though this prop
erly may be the fruits exclusively Of the
= wife's industry; The husbands powero
waste remains unlmi'ed, and his contro
even Of her property before marriage
during life, generally remains absolute
Al, his death, if lie should leave, rs j
often the case, a wife broken down, will
the struggles Of life and its labors, wit
a family 10 provide for, TO sustain and +
educate, and no means to do ii with
but two or .hreo occupations are open /
to her-gen.rally cooking washing
aud sewing, and these occupation
comparatively miserably remunera,ed.-
Custom, which for woman, is stronge
than any law, excludes, no matter whI
/. her abilily1-woman from larger field {
labor, cxccp, accompanied with soci'
consequences which prove most effec
ual barrier to wider action Yet womc
arc capable of being Teachers, store
4" keepers, Clerks in most Dry Goods e'
s. adjustments, and they might also be d
y kers, Confectioncrs, Printers, Engravcr
'e Tailors, &C., and If capable, we do M
&c know why they shodld noltake hold oftt
% learned professions, as they arc Called
q There ia no; more improperly, so for
Z sex is concerned, in woman's being
q Doctor, than in being rse--ihe writln
Is in "a lawyers Office might improve in ch
Biography, if more Of it were the work
% female bands and woman might as we
!. pray and preach in the pulpit as at I'll
e altar. Not that this would be true of a
"a women, any more than il is true of1li
2 minority Of men, bu, qualification and Fl
o. ness should bc :he test in such matter
a. and no, sex. But half century ag
Of and the wits Of the day sneered at
al learned woman, dhd knowledge and il
ne ,elligehce in the female sex, was made
III reproach. Woman then gave few exam
10 pics of literary ability. Ii is differei
ss- now. The Press teens with produc,io
U.s. from the pens of women, some unexcee
ia ed in genius in this age, and the sneer
th intellectual women, with enlarged know
ed edge, experience and mental freedsI
his has passed away. aiaf ..gsaaa--3 aua
itb But il is objected that WON
ls- would, DO getting "ou, Of her sphere
ho if she should enter upon eniarg
ny duties and occupations. This obit