The Ohio union. [volume] (Ashland, Ohio) 1849-1854, 1854-05-03
Correspondence Of the Ohio UniOnJ
RROM COLUMBUS.
CoLunpus, April %, 1854.

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Her previous reputation and daring denun-
citation Of that vile monster, man, led many
TO hear her. Expectation stood tip.ioe,
and fancy and speculation ran high, as 10
the probable course to be pursued in the
lecture,
At precisely u o'clock she appeared
on The stand, and in a low, soft, yankee
toned voice, commenced the exordium 10
her address. Der appearance, to me, was
rather repulsive perhaps j am dncIured
slightly with prejudice,) and cold. Tall.
slim, with full, dark eyes, and a marked
countenance, she Looks more like COM
handing the proud lords Of creation than
Of obeying, determination is marked in
indellible characters in her every feature.
Her manner ofspeaking and enuncialion,
is far inferior 10 that Of Mrs. BLooMER,
though she possesses mUsh more modcsly
and refinement in her language and compo-
sition. She possesses a mind and a deter.
minalion' that e%levates her far above the
common level. Her style is concise, terse
and fnished-not Astounding in the ideal
fancies of mere romance, but something
more masculine, bold and commanding
calculated 10 leave its mark wherever she
goes.
Her subject was, "Woman and her
EmplOyments." She took hold of the
subjec, with a mastery hand, and treated
i, in a very pertinen, manner-confning
herself TO the wrongs inflicted upon women
by the invidious distinctions made between
her labor and that Of man, when she does
lust as much and does il as we'll as the male
it would appear that there is something
wrong in tina, department. II always did
seem 10 me, that The lady who could make
Just as good vest, teach as good a school,
or perform the same amount of any other
labor, should have precisely the same price
for il, that is given the male. No doubt
bu, that thousands Of poor girls in manu-.
featuring cities and districts, are driven 10
despair by that system that would give a
male SIPS for making a vest, and a lady
so cents for doing the same work, and do
ing it just as well. Every father, every
brother, and every friend of the female,
will not for moment contend for such a
system. Why not let the ladies introduce
a change in this department, then!
She dealt some severe blows on that old
exploded system of female education. A
little music, a little French, a little silly
talk and simpering, a few dolls and plenty
Of nonsense, 10 her did not seem TO fiji wo.
man for her high destiny as a mother and,
a wife. Neither does II. Every father
should educat9 his daughters literally
The mother has more 10 do in directing the
youthful mind in the paths Of recti,utc thar
any other person, from the fact that it is
her peculiar sphere. How can she dis
charge properly these duties, unless she Is
mentally and Sc, tally prepared for the task
She commended that women should bt
permitted to enter the professions, and tina
Medicine was peculiarly adapted 10 wo
man! am unable 10 appreciate the sen
iment or the logic of that argument. Per
haps il is true that certain portion Of med
ical science should be confined 10 woman
and | am inclined to think it should. Blu
beyond that, | think i, would be immodes
and highly unprecedented rather Il
demoralize than 10 benefit her sex.
But woman could succeed as a Lawyer
That might be, but the policy or n%ecessii,
oil The thing, 10 me is quite questionable
Let her enter the legal arena, coniendln
|, for client or criminal, and she would speed
, lily find, TO her great modification, that tn
g presen, gallan, Difference shown 10 her sex
would vanish like mist before the risin
sun. She would be met by the jeerS {
the vulgar and sallies of The wicked an
~profigale. Very shame would burn uPoI
her modest cheek.
Women had and could succeed as Min
, listers Of The Fospel! Very likely. BIZ
4 when we reflect that the language Of III
! scriptures are, " suffer not a woman f,
e &C., it would appear tina, Rev. ASTolSErT
d BRowN is out Of her sphere. Woman, TIT
!, ly, is an angel Of mercy in her proper spher
:. bull once out Of it, she goes OF at a iangen
e like any other star thrown from its orl
g Conhne her 10 her proper sphere, and lih
y the vine that winds lenderly around II
shattered oak, she can bind up the wound
cure the sick at heart, and point the
d heavenward.
s. There can be but little doubt tina, W,
~ men labor under a few legal disabililie
Such can and will be corrected in proce
lie of time. But is il fair and honest for the
=, lady lecturers TO travel back through 4
r. wrongs Of the feudal ages, and ponder ov