The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1853-08-18

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tFrow the Madras (HDdostan) Exsminer, June "A
Really the most bigoted CONFERENCE.-The most
confirmed hater OF the Transatlantic republic must
malgre l,l confess that the Americans are remark
ably Noahead people, While Ericsson with his at
mospheric engine threatens to supersedc Fulton
while Mr. Porter Of the Electric Telegraph Office OF
Bostsn puts all other electric operations In the shade
by playing Hail Columbia" and yankee Doodle"
at Boston, to New York audience, proving what
the masculine mind OF America can accomplish, i'm
bued 30 1t is with love Of progression and dollars
the ladies Of America show that they no laggards
in the race, and that urged by morbid love OF
popularity notoriety would be farer term-the
feminine portion Of the American world is capable
Of equally startling productions. the originality Of
which none will dispute although grave doubts m ~
be entertained as to their proprey delcacy, or use
fulieSs.
Not many months ago. Mrs. Colonel Boomer
fairly fo0rcd' our editorial dignity by most vigor
Gus assault upon one of our dearly cherished pre-
negatives. She made desperate onslaught. and
appropriated the "vest," and used it as part and
parcel Of the habiments of the softer sex. Remon
strances and ridcnle were equally notifications
even the keen shafts of Punch fell harmless from the
"veskt' of the Bloomer.
The shock 10 our susceptible heart was at first
terrible but before time could reconcile rs to this
LARGELY Mrs. B.. emboldened by the success Of her
first exploit. made more terrible, more hagrant,
a more unjustifiable attack on the rights of the
"ords Of the CREATION aud absolutely boned our
- paDtaloons, aud at this moment a large section
Of what Mrs. Colonel Bloomer calls our female
mind y is riding rampant and rough shod over their
herrecked lords, wearing in short the breeches with
vengeance.
We have written this much to show how "greaty"
the American ladies' "dare and do" Had We pa
tlence we might illustrate still farther this mania,
and rela,e at length how Mrs. Colonel Bloomer =
this Unsuitable refnrmers raging through the length
and breadth Of the States, agitating the female
mind" for the purpose of putting stopper on
Me ginsliDg of Brother Jonathan, of forcing in
short teetotasm down the Threats OF 3O,000,0O0 Of
people.
But we win abstain from this, fearful lest we
should become heated IN the discussion, for we are
true lovers of our waistcoats, our pants and our
" wee drop" of grog. In fact, we would have
avoided writing on the matter at all, were it not
that the notification, copied from the Rochester
WeeIfy american, required something Introductory
to soften the startling nature Of its contents
The " American Female mnd'-we do not mean
the American lades-not content with reforming
the rules Of dress and modeSty have now set about
correcting the code of morality Here in proof is the
notification referred to-
other for life Tor We can live 10 harmony and
sustain the coDjugal relations THIS do without
conforming the and cuso Of this nation in
regard msrIsge bel ewing to be affair exclusively
and that Others, whether friends, church
or sta.e, have aught to DO or say in the matter.
I'VE oetm necessary to give tcis notice. that
FRIENDS ard the public my know Of our union that We
'-~' BENZ, r SHAW,
HARRIET N HOWARD.
The Old World practice of marriage then accord
ing to BENJAMIN Shaw and Harriet Howard is simply
absurd. The opia0ns Of nineteen centuries value
nothing. This beats Mormonism and we leave our
readers to judge between the theory Of Miss Harriet
Howard and the holy state of matrimony. 1t is Ger
tanly very "spry idea original, and stamped with
the American mind.