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

Because they are without male ptotec-
,ion, they nona the less need liberal
means Of personal support. And The
want Of this is often attended with
consequences the most shocking TO hu@
maul,y, and disgracelul 10 The Weiences
OF enlightenment Of the present age
From tile Report, in September last, OF
the Trustees of the Five Points Mission,
New YorF, we tuko the following pnra>
graph, which fully explains itsolf;-1
I "We arc aware of the common notion
ha, the pest,houses Of sexual vice are.
the produc, Of demand exlsiiugi in large
cities, and can be materially diminished on
! ly by purifying the liceDtous character Of
mon. Doubtless there is such demand,
and while It exists il will inevitably cre>>
ale supply. But the melancholy fac3N
is, that the supply flom the resources Of
female des,ituton and despair is 80 over
whelming as 10 invite and draw on cor
rupion in the other sex 10 a thousand fold
augmented degree, and, after all this, to
80 cheapen the bodies and souls OF VIC:
4 men in the horrid mart, that their price
is yot but one remove from starving des-
,luion. Remove the necessity OF one
!, of the sex, with tho consequen, tempta-,
lions Of the other, and this Growing pest
Of city life viii be restricted 10 the yol>
un,ary associations Of the comparatively
few who are disposed by instinct and
who are able by the nature Of The case
10 find :ho most revolving self>degrada-
ton agreeable or profitable. We believe
that in this way the great proxima'e cause
r Of increasing RIGHTEOUSNESS in our youth
n kof all classes would be removed; fully
: convinced that actual life in cities the
!, practice (as necessitaed) breeds the dis
q position far more than it is the fruit OF IT,"
r We would ask, il tho means of acqul.
}, ring a competent subsistence, by young
+. women, married women, and widows,
G were enlarged TO ,hei, tulles, extent, II
G would dry up the founis Of affection in
=. the female heart: The presen, means
o OF labor allotted TO women, it is admitted
" do not ca, gu, Of their minds purify and
q love; yet these arc the mos, tolsome and
or least remunerativc TINT can be suggested
,l and why should others, more favorable l'
e, women's physical end menta' welfare
=, have worse moral effect? II is reason
is able 10 say that they would not, but th'
Ii reverse, YET the enlargement of woman
Ih social sphere is mainly prevt Mt d by
10 dis,rus, in woman's purity, not due IL
= woman's weakness, hut 10 mans owl
to seIGshncss and deprnvi'y. ,
@, Our own IDEAS Of Woman's sphere is
rs ,ha, whatsoever she can do well, desire
- 10 do, and that she fluids corduciveto 10 he
er happiness TO do, is within her "sphere.
al, This largeness Of Limitation would alloy
of some women, Of the "slrong minded
al class, 10 discharge duties and fill occup0
,i- linne, which many Of different (eelin
ON and temperament, would no, feel dcsrou
e. of doing, nor happy in performing. Bv
,s- il would allow full development TO al
a.. and II would not make sex a dividing wa
rs, Of fitness, where nature had not made
oi so, and would give larger liberty, will
he out public censurc, 10 each being lhi
~ God has created, 10 do thu! which nj
as ture and education made mos. congcnia
q always presuming this congeninlity 10 b
ng regulated and hemmcd in BY the bount
hi Of areslraining morality. s
of % Scme advocates Of woman'srigh's, as
ell that that 'bad cmincnce," poliiical cle
he valion- he accorded 10 her: they wonl
all have women Captains, Generals, Cor
he eessmen, &c, &c. This part Of Ii
it, movement relards what is necessary
rs, accomplishment, but Ibis large latitude
70, demand is a consequence Of findr
wrongs, and is accounted for by the ma
n- ural diversity Of The human mind,
! .Ht- 10 x . q ..rry., .
@ seeking necessary remedies. With son
m few but radical changes in the laws, al
IN, more liberal tone towards women vi
ms seek larger sphere Of employment, al
,d- larger facilities for entering upon ihel
al all that is worthy OF complaint could
VII removed, without serious disturbance
I'M, our social structure. And if it shou
a,s be complained that revolution inrega
- 10 employme nts, would throw many M
'"" out of business while the change is pr
e.. crossing, il may be replied, that the
yed forests Of the race would moi suffer,
cc. many men were engaged in opening t