The star of the north. [volume] (Bloomsburg, Pa.) 1849-1866, 1854-05-11


Z parties lefl The room; ehlsFed and sized my
ha. and coat, resolved 10 qnit Immediately
| and forever this most uEnaiursi household
+ accordinsly wandered from street to street,
i In vain attempt to discover my asfsl neigh
borhood. wsatied Il bat. | stopped abou,
dusk q . small hotsl. and having dinsd, I'M
msdiaieiy retired,
! Early next morning, sailed forth again !;
this time my attention was arrested by q
flaming sign, with these remarkable words !:
Mans RoHrs' DEBATE TINS DAYl
Ieniered; many women were there, some
grave and disnified, some rads and swag-
gerng, bot all with decided business look
and manner. All the men excspt ono or
| iwn on he platform, wore long and silky
bearis..
There was general commoiion through
nu, The hall, and look of disgust and anges
on the faces of The women, from which 1
inferred that the last speaker had been q
man but now, from the general settling
down OF the audience, h was plain that ia.
4 vori,e orator had the floor. / looked--fa.
cling us, with grave yet sarcastic smile,
was ting horrible aud seemi nsly ub qui,ons
remsle, Jndse Benram.
Mrs. Chsifwomsn,' she began, Il feel
| sha; Islmcst owe this assembly an apology
for rising 10 answer arguments shallow and
prepcs;erous as those Of the misgu ided m ale
just taxing bus seat nevertheless, for once,
! and ior the sake Of fare play, We will even
enter the lists with this male icgician Laugh
Ter and applause -
The person rarity bases his imagined e.
quality with the niger sex, upon his equal
touehness OF bone and muscle, he goes far
iher--he says, IL with our present inactive
hot-house life, we are equal is strength OF
limbs aud power of endurance, reason sug-
ges's thai il enjoying The advantages Of out
door life, exercise, aud incentive to action
] possessed by woman, We should be in this
respect her superior Letus suppose him
10 be in this particular, equal or even supe /.
rior, TO the crownng sux--is Drawn the test.
OF excellence in immortal beings9 Does
:he person hold himself lower in the scale
of creation than the elephant, or the lion:
or the boa conslrictori Did the person ever
read Thai in the infancy of things ;.ihis earth
was swarmed with monsters, iI-shapen;
sprawling hijeous, any one of them nigh.
~ enough TO crush this boas ter OF brute force
TO Jelly with ons firm suck of It's lips Does
be know that alsr these came an order OF
Y cres lgrss with warts more nicely adjusted
wllh fnnclions mere complacate, with glim-
merings of intellect and with diminished
strength Is he aware that al the present
day, women, 4 use the word of course ia
lis general sense; as including man. although
indspulably excelling the ancients in The
divine attributes, morality and intellect, is
Tar behind them in size and in strength Of
m uscle Applause and cheers
Friends, allow me to repeat the order
OF creation; frsi the vegetable world. then
that scarcely higher grade oflife which, links
the vegetable with the animal, then up from
step 10 step, 10 the highest order of brutes
the elephan, horse and dog. Then comes
direct from the hand of the Maker a alori-
GUS creature. combining The excellencies of
all that have preceded; bold as the lien,
wise as the serpent; keen aud proud as the
! eagle; bearing himself as should ihe frst
created being destined for two worlds-his
feet nead the earth in maslery-his face
scans the heaven.
Friends. have we yet arrived at the crown
OF human creatlons Was there rot We, an.
other being formed, Of texture lsss gross, of
mould more exquisite, inslinct throughout
with more elhefial esseucea Do We mo-.
find in the conformation of this new being,
a fuller development of many rough sus-
! geslIoi's in the fifst : De we not also find
I. her endowed with more vivid sensibili,y.
a finer moral nature; in short, has she no,
taken one olher step from the physical ,ow-
ard the divine, thus proving herself imper.
feet though she be the hieest earthly type
OF created being! Loud applause and
humping Of large parasols.'
Mrs, Chamwoman, lei Us humor this mis-
guided male by descending TO particulars
h. rnodestly declares the sex to be fully Q.
quail 10 The positions of doctor, lawyer, and
priests 'Groans, and con:empuous flirting
OF large paraaols.' Let us I'm sgine him to
TO be adoetor; even supposing him pos
sessed of the requisite kJ,owledge, which
wc are all aware thai he Is not, where is the
superior order Of tact and delicaey, the in-
tuiiive perception Of ihe patients condition,
qualities Al least as essential a. medicine to
phys;cian's successs
| Or again: snpposing him to be lawyer.
still hiking for granted The aiiainmenls which,
they do--nol possess where is The quick
ness Of r~par,ee: the sabtiI aptuess for eva.
sion, above all the infinite command oflan.
guase, possessed alone by woman In
meuse Ihasiasm-,wo large para<ols mu-
| iilaled.
I Most proposierous Of aIl, Iet us call him;
for he moment prisTl--I use The word in
/ iis larxes, seceplasion. See him clumsily
building wonly structures Of morali,f, d,e-
ta,ins 10 The keeaer prspratiou Of woman;
how she shalI believe and sappIicais, and
worship : Groans; Kisses; dounc,ng Of large
| parasols.'
Friends feel that Il ID wasting yont lime
and paiisnc 10 multiply Arguments. when 1