Richmond enquirer. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1815-1867, 1853-09-16
KIrunOND ENQUIRER.
Published DAILY AND sEMi-WhhN'i'
nv RlTCHIES IL PRYOR
-, ,,Sn.Y MORNING., SEPTEMBER II
WOMANS RIGHTS.


Well ,rn she be content TO be ''ea'.u a. .ur,s
Win lhs n ward ali "a onal people must agree az" ~
ii ,t, fem,,. s.s ara to share all the irnnun'''e' ~
ph,s ami LANG established custom have coh'e''eu p "
Steiner sex she must also share all Tue
1,scomur,s connected with thfh'.
80, f ihis conclusion Is 50 evident, mat We won
:: 49,, ,., commended itself TO Greeley, MISS stone,
=. ,s other rampant fanatics who are so desirous 10
s,,n,u The present social system.
Nm they do appear To reason thus lhey are NO. sa
sdsd to ENJOY the high position In which 'ey nave oee'
ae.d BY the Creator They do not admit the WISDOM oi
his orrane.meu,s-hey will acquiesce in His decrees
Wise above what Is written, they must throw asue a o
.s,y and feminine decacy and mnge with se1ner spirits
odd refined natures upon the busting, busy arena OF
t;,r, am toll But while they thus unsex themselves,
vbi they east away as unholy and worthless The priceless
,sor which shields them from contamination ana makes
avery man the champion OF their rights and usaees hey
m appea 10 the chiyary Of their opponents and depeca'e
sucb ,rsaurn, as one bestows upon another mus
durnp III. public proceedings Of the Wonlcns Rights Con-
sention which met recently in New York. these d!sogan
GERS repeatedly complained that they were not treated as
women They asked indignantly, again and again, Had
Won mo,her7" or ever "didst caress sister,"
One scarcely knows which laugh the more-lie io
10 or The inipudence Of such appeal The glory uhu
boast of our country has been that woman mel WIN
deferenlia respect throughout i,s vast extent Inc AMER
can citizen always manests the utmost courtesy anu h""
ness TO The weaker vessel and deeper disgrace co"a
uoon the name and character of individual than the stigma
Of falling TO honor and To such an extreme
was this spirit pushed foreigner was compelled 10
v,,s "a woman NAV pass alone from one part ~ the
IIoion to the other without meeting with insult q" disfe
snsc,n II was literally true. Every where ana nhue w
circumstances her convenience and comfort were s' co"
snlt.d and men We'd with each other IN tender s'aciou
courteses 10 the female traveller.
=, ia nav and thus will i, continue, while woman
retains her native purity and elevation OF character.
Rn Miss Lucy Stone and her CONDUCTORS and supporters
have forfeited all claim this ciValr0us regard ana KNIGHT
courtesy The remain the same but these inasiau
als have changed They no longer emulate IN inhoceney
and modes,y the lily and the violet, and they cannot ex
meet the treatment they would merit and receive II ihey
nosscssed these virtues They have pnger that shrink
half a,ful demeanor which appeals the assistance OF
,rnou arms and sou, hearts, and they must not look 10
for succor and support They have cast aside the
garments of poinunhoud ampled upon all deicacy anu al
eensbiy ami stand before the world win me ionn
tomas and clustering swagger of The bravado vowhg mat
' KNOW their rights,
and, knowing, dare iainlalh u'et
Having thus unsexed themselves and declared their np
~ 10 endure all buIetings and storms through winch
their fathers brothers called 10 pass what rgh nave
thew 10 seek for shelter under the plea OF wonanhood AS
well might fallen angel ask Abundance into Heaven upon
the ground OF originul purity and glory.
They apuear TO forget that The deep damnation OF Their
fall oberatcs all remembrance OF their original Selves
They do not remember that high they stood bcioIc III
the estimation of right thinking and women so deeply
are they sunkcn now Dead dead they are beyond hope
uf resurrection.
And this inconsistency their part is virtual udmls.
sion OF the asnrdy fnsy of their arrogant preensionS
They talk loudly of their ability endure, while they are
i'm ouiet; but no does the burst upon the IMAM
lhey Nv TO their weakness their strength There is Yei
lingering with them, the remains OF the elements OF woman
nobanes and they remember that win every Hhe "n
man. her weakness is her power is because she Is weak
that all the myth in the muscles and souls oi all NOME
men is ycL her defence. II is because She Is woman
and not man. that all bow to her belesta ana siaay
even ioyousr wear her badge service There moments
when Miss Lucy and her misguided band OF satellites thlnE
of these hinrs and when they do the buster dies away
into sigh aud Of denuncation are changed into
tones Of rnray. The violet Within though ran'pled upon
und abused will nevertheless send forth It's fragrance and
perfume.
Woman has rights, and no man will deny them TO her
She The right love AMI projections 10 cartsses and
Kindness and nnuRerabie little courtesies These will
be awarded her. for she has that in her nature
which, speaking through the wins these rights Tor her.
the socis realm she rcsns supemc and while she may
not be queen of the noisy mob who hrung the platform aud
hustle the uslings che is toned in human hearts, and
YIELDS her scepe with gentle, generous sway. Lei her
accept these They richer far than The
pause of gupng mutitudcs and she will grow puer herself
while she pmtirs and exats the Of men.
---sses---
JOHN A. DIX ESQ, AND THE ABoLTTloNlSTS.
John A. Dix, ESQ.,, of New York having been represented
during the pressn, political in Georgia abo
huux tu of
which he THIS defines his position
"ls That am not nor never have been abotionst
in any of that On the contrary, have been an
omen and UNIFORM opponent of ali abolition movements
this State and elsewhere, since they commenced IN 1889
10 the present time While in the Senate OF the United
States opposed the extension of slavery 10 free territory
a question trely distinct from interference with slavery
WIN re alrendy In the latter case, have steadily
opposed all external interference with il.
I'D That have all occasions, public and private,
since the Fugitive Law pissed declared myself in ln
Of into execution !" good la Ike every ohe
law of The land
sd That was in favor of the union Of The Democracy Of
Ibis Stale which consummateL in 1910, continued in
1851 The basis Of the Compromise Measures and IN 1897
on the tusis al the Baltimore Platform
"ith That have since the Baltimore Convention IN
June 1852 repeatedly given public 10 rs proceed
ngs and qursced in its decnralions adjustment n
disturbing questions, by which was ~'!hns !" abide
THE NEXT WESTERN noe CROP We CLEAN The
following from The correspondence Of ME Cincinnati Price
Current:
In Higginsport, Ohio, the present stock Of hogs is
fourth ui last year About Beardstown, Illinois,
The hogs fewer Than last year. but Of better qualify
Feeders say pork wi range from So to So gu per cwt-
There will be large crop in Racine, Wisconsin Fifty per
will adde's last years proncI for Knox county
Illinois, and neatly that Tor adjoining ntes; and cts
for pork spoken OF fall Around Economy, Indiana
about fifth hogs than last but
in good order There are more hogs in the vicinity of
Gratis Prebe county, Ohio, than last season. the qualify
quite good. In Boyle and the adjacent counties Of
Kentucky number taisrned will be larger Six or eight
counties abuu Lagrange will raise third more, and The
hogs will be large and well n,lened The State ri Wscnn-
sin is full of them and pork will bring 81 Hogs about
Grsysvle H. will exceed the crop OF last oneourlh
third $500 wall be packed season, and
will be ar ~ per heavier In Wavery, Ohio, hogs
number about The same, but held ~ cent less in
weight The crop abou, Dubuque Iowa, % per
larger than last years. Rnckport, ILL., will oil
fourth more, = 500 10 1000 more.
A FORTUNE WArflNG.-A arc. legacy has been lett
the heirs Of Thomas Gay by friends dscc,sed in England
Thomas Gay married in Virginia. and died leaving only
daughter whose children surprised reside in Virginia
or Kentucky and these the party wanted Mr. John
livingston 49, Broadway, New Yuk is the person who
las the matter in hand