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MIR. Gary's Address.

Messrs. Editors: avail myself of the oppor-
tunity presented by your columns to express
my unqualified surprise ut the very partial and
non-commttal notice by "Viator" of my friend
Dir. GARY's address, delivered at the request of
before the citizens of Cokesbury.
From the tenor of his remarks it is quite evil
dent that "Viator" differs essentially WITH the
speaker in his opinions with regard 70 the 90
cial, political and educational position of
woman. And this apprehend to be the true
source of the gentleman's criticisms there
fore think it due to Mr.. GARY that the views
themselves should come before the respectful
notice of the public as the right defners of his
position.
One would think, from the sanguine manner
in which "Viator" alludes to the efficient re-
suits of "age and experience" as the probable
correctives Of Mr. GARY's opinions, that the
speaker had lived in an unreal world, isolated
from the genius Of his age, and that his ideas
were as impracticable as those of Plato in his
ideal Republic. But such.is not the case All
of our own institutions are the generalization
of his opinions. And heprinciples themselves
are perennial as the forms in which they arc
embodied. trust therefore that the indnlgens
public will excuse the brief abstract of the ad.
dress which am about to enter into. Nv OBJ
ject is to show that the opinions are such as
"age and experience" will not probably eradi-
cate, at least that the lack of these qualities
vanced is, that woman has exerted an essential
influence in producing the prosperity which
now characterizes the United States of America.
And is there anything hasty or novel in this
conclusion One of the ablest expounders of
the features that individualize the polity of
America allude to DETooouEvlLLE-main-
tains most strenuously the same position. Not
from blinded chivalry, or misguided gallantry,
but from thorough digest of the component
clements of our character. In this, therefore,
neither "age or experience" az such, will prob
ably effect q change. And as to the historical
facts mentioned in support of.his general re-
mark that woman has always been prominent
co-worker in the formation Of all governments
they are truths, and need NO extennation. In
the next place there is recommended an educa-
Ilon tending alike to the useful; and ornamental
70 object to thiE would be practically to con.
sfaalct the evidence Of orr ssonses For old
any young experience the beneficial influence
9 ms regime in our own society. as they do in
sssry civilized community. There is then no.
Ting startling this 1annunciatiop, which
g Sspgs ssss the asss positisn assumed byy she
adapted to ths educ 1t ssither go In n :
first place s6sSauss they inculsat ats sS...;ns' n ~
Wi.nons - oas reassEs 81 them, which g sealculss
wslB TO stife ne faeuldes Of the mind II n
tHsseeond place bscause they set bouSd. 4
political poweg5 yssbroxing edueatiSH into tbs
ranks q fssslisions And beth ofshsse' infiuan.
ees sAfs shti.republiean instheir tsnsdsncys nor
deeS Ay GAkf stand alone in tt6, e,thsS: fSf
~. faoesEzIIt hss taksnig grounds against sec-l
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