Eastern times. [volume] (Bath, Me.) 1846-1857, 1854-12-07

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was introduced to the audience by Mr.. Ma
goun, and commenced by remarking that it
was considered by many out of place for a
woman TO lecture in public, and therefore she
wished to express her thanks to the gentleman
who had 50 kindly introduced her to the as
sembly. She then proceeded to enquire what
is the spere of woman. If woman did not
belong to the genus homo, if she were not a
portion of our common humanity, the ques-
ton would be easily answered. When we
speak Of the lion, we mean the race Of lions !:
and we do not find that Mrs. Lion remains at
home, while MIR. Lion is seeking his prey.
The cats, male and female. catch mice; nor
does Mrs. Mouse allow Mr.. Mouse to do all the
nibbling. 1t is only when we come to the
crewning work Of creation that we find dis
tinction in the sphere Of the sexes. But what
is the sphere of womanl Shall she take her
seat on the judicial bench, in the pulpit or at
the bar4 Shall she enter into trade, or sail
ships, or work at the pillow or the anvil =
These she declared to be solemn questions,
and without giving a direct answer, she as
serted that the sphere of woman is bounded
only by her ability and capacity. Whatever
she has the ability and capacity to do, it is
right she should do. The unequal remunera-
ton of labor performed by the two sexes was
received a thousand dollars year more or
less his female assistant, every way as we'll
educated, and performing much the greater
part of the labor, is paid from two hundred to
two hundred and fifty, or at most three hun
dred dollars. II additions are made to the
school, or any extra studies pursued, the prin-
poor assistant has to perform the labor. In
time the principal gets able TO buy nice
house and TO enjoy it, while poor Mary had a
cough and having her invalid mother to
maintain, got melancholy and died years ago.
Another instance John, by working ten
hours, can earn one dollar day. Jane, by
working very hard at the same kind of labor,
actually accomplishing more than John, is
able to earn fifty cents. Besides working ten
hours, she does her own washing, makes her
own clothes, and because she is too poor to
pay her board, she works part Of that, so that
after working sixteen hours, she may well be
fatigued as she retires to rest. Working in
the same shop, John and Jane think they will
unite their earnings: the nine shillings, they
think, will 60 further in one pocket than in
two. They are married, and Jane finds that
her labors are but begun. She labors hard
and cheerfully, as she ought, because it is for
those she loves, in the discharge of her do
nestle duties, occasionally working at her
''trade'' TO procure few much coveted arti-
cles. John, meanwhile, has got to be what is
called forehanded in the world, and thinks he
can build new house but James vital ener-
gies are exhausted, her labors are performed.
She sleeps in an obscure grave, and new
wife comes after her to enjoy the new house.
When working at her trade, Mary had TO
work as all women have to do, BY the piece;
thus having to do much more work for the
same pay than man. This, she urged her fair
hearers to resist, and while they avaied them
selves of every branch of industry adapted to
their tastes and capacity, they should by con-
certed action, secure remuneration for their
labor, equal to what is paid the other sex.
Women who have means, were called on to
start the ball by commencing some kind of
business, and employing female help at fair
prices. Her female hearers were exhorted to
toll. Toll, that they might achieve the indie
pendence designed in their creation toll,
that they may relieve themselves from beg
gary, the most abject ever known, for beggars
are they AL upon husbands, fathers or sons;
toll, that they might acquire property, not
for its own sake, but for the independence it
brings, and as an instrument by which to ac-
quire the right Of citizenship. No true woman
would pay any taxes hereafter, until she en-
joyed all the rights and privileges Of citizen
ship, and the great principle is recognized in its
fullest extent, that taxation and representa-
ton are inseparable. This is made point in
the question of woman's rights not that it is
necessary TO place them upon this ground, but
because it is practical, and is the more readily
being one of the foundations on
which the republic was built There are OBJ
stacles opposed to the full acknowledgements OF
woman, but she was created with latent
power in her bosom, which enabled her not
only to endure trials, but to overcome every
obstacle in her path. Father Adam would
have remained in Eden till this day without
touching the fruit of the tree of knowledge. if
Eve had not overcome all obstacles and par
taken, bringing upon our race the universal
sentence Of labor, with its ultimate glorious
reward.
We have not space 10 present other points
of the lecture, which, Notwithstanding the
sugar coated pills administered to tour broth
er" in the way of pleasant sarcasm, was fire.
quently greeted with applause, ''not loud but
Deep" and altogether was the most agreeable
lecture we have bad the pleasure OF listening
to the present season.
Woman's Rights.
We copy at the request of friend, the fol-
lowing remarks upon Miss Lucy Stone, from
the pen Of Mrs. Swsshelm Miss Stone lee