Washington sentinel. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1853-1855, 1854-10-25

FEMININE RESURRECTION IN Brazilian I'M
heard of outrage upon woman's rights was per-
petrated lately by the Legislative Chambers of
Brazil. A bill was passed prohibiting officers
of the army, below the grade of colonel, and
the corresponding grade of the navy, from mar
rying without the consent of the government.
The gallant captains and lieutenants and the
dashing midshipmen were naturally indignant,
but the anger of the women knew no bounds.
Some of the officers encouraged an Instruction
among the troops, but they were promptly ar
rested, and the movement was suppressed. A
correspondent of the New York Tribune gives
the following account of the further proceed
ings:
Mothers with manageable daughters took
the matter in hand, and stormed with holy in
dignation at the audacity of the government,
and berated all concerned soundly. They
dashed and denounced the authors of the mea-
sure as set of hard-hearted, unfeeling, tyran-
meal lordlings. The young senoras were not
at all backward in joining the latter; they de-
clared the whole batch the most Wholesale die
tators and tyrants they ever heard OF. Did
they expect the women to remain single al
ways? Do they suppose the thousands of Of
fcers will submit to such chains? If they do,
they deserve to wear them for life, and never
be blessed by the chains of Hymen They are
quite mistaken about the spirit of the officers.
Where do they expect to get all the army and
navy from, if the officers are not allowed to
marry? 1t may be all very well for priests not
to marry; but for officers never heard of the
liker The misses came to the rescue, also.
They did not like to be deprived Of the COM
pany of the middies. 1t was too bad for the
nice little gentlemen to be ordered away from
their sweethearts.
1t is shame that they must be condemned to
remain as dolls. They are the most kind, gal
liant and generous of all the officers, and de-
serve more; but now they can't marry, alas
| Thus through the whole catalogue of female re-
ations, young ladies and misses, the officers
| received continual running fire on all sides
| This, though hard to bear, might have been
| supportable, coming as it did from the respect
able and virtuous portion Of the females; they
could have borne the thrust, Jokes, iibes and
sarcasms of the latter portion of females, but to
| be hit and tantalized by the other portion was
| quite too much. After the law passed nc
officer could pass window at which there wa.
female, land what window in good por
eager without having his ears soIu,o SSpPe Pen
lne following: Poor fellow. T n;tv ~; wiz
cant see the use of his setting off his fna -
heart now. He is quite good looking but ali C {
no purpose. 1t is too bad for so fine young
man TO be made an old batch. There is nc
use of crying, it can't be helped" This was
like throwing oil upon fire; so matters grew
worse till the day of independence. After the
arrest of the officers on that day, the excite
ment increased till night, and it was reported
that the author ofthe bill would be mobbed and
cowhided when he left his carriage to enter the
the opera at night This caused a strong DO
lice to be stationed around the opera, which
caused all to remain quiet. Thus passed of
that excitement, at least up to the day / left
But the end is not vet. feel sure the law
will be repealed. The only excuse / have
heard Of for passing it was owing to some
officers who married rather unworthily, and in
troduced their wives into the first families
This is supposed TO remedy the evil, by causing
them to obtain the consent of the government