Eaton Democrat. [volume] (Eaton, Ohio) 1843-1856, 1854-11-09
WOMAN'S RIGHTS.

MIS-. fkANCtS u tAOEs uGllNcIcu tWO lSO-
lures in this place, last week, in the NJ. Z.
Church, upon Woman's Rights. Large audi
ences were in attendance both evenings, ana
highly entertained. The lady is a fluent
as ladies generally are, and handled
the subject in a mastery manner. In discuss
ing the matter, she took, as all enthusiasts do,
a very one sided view of The subject, ard PIC
tured that view in most glowing colors. She
told a gleat many truths, however, but none,
we believe, that tie world has not recognized
for years. The remedy for woman'S wrongs
is in her own hands. To her W sex, woman
is more tyrannical than man dare be-she in
hicts upon woman inhumanities which would
make man start back Mortified, and it would
be we'll for the gentler sex 10 learn from man.,
lessons of charity and forbearance, even
though he las assumed the preroeative Of pow
er and rule. No man or woman either, can
look abroad upon society and calmly say after
due reflection, that, most Of The injustice and
wrong, as they claim, which woman endures,
is moi inflicted by the acts Of her own SEX
Let q woman commit an error in any way,
and all are prone to do so-whati Is the con-
sequence? Who visits upon her head with
remorselesS vengeance the consequence oil That
error? Who looks upon her as an uncleon
thing and Spurns her from their presence!-
Who does not bind up the broken heart, and
pour words of consolation into the ear OF the
SHINING? Who does not raise the fallen, and
with s~iSterly affection bill her sin no more
does not throw the robes Of charity around her
and remember that it is human to err, and that
any one is liable 10 fall /! Who pours out ad-
ditional walls of wrath upon the offending one'
until The cup IF anguish is running DER and
the SOULS bitterness is unenturable, and de-
tested by her wi sex, but often pitied by the
opposite, man, the frail creature wanders forth
a forsaken thing in the shape of "Woman'
Gods last best gift TO man." We repeat,
romaa is the greatest tyrant with whom wo'
man has to contend, and we hope the day is
not far distant when the gentler sex will learn
to look over the faults of one another, and let
charity take the place now occupied by ven
geance. We hope, however, they may nerer
obtain what the ultra advocates Of woman's
rights desire, for then will ,oOman's degrada-
ton commence. Almighty God never intend
that woman should be equal with man-it IS
true he took her from mans side, but under
h is arm, that he might protect her, but made
her SINS Her in stature that while he protected
he should still be superior and above. This
| evident decree of Jehovah, has been observed
ever since the world began, in heather and
christian, civilized and barbarous nations
But, woman nerer can be equal with man-it
was not so intended in The creation, and she
cannot subvert the laws Of Nature and God
We are in favor Of giving her equal advanta-
yes with man so far as education is concerned
pay her the same wages a man receives iol
performing The same work and 10 the same
amount, learn any trade she may desire anC
which is suitable TO her sex, or engage IN
profession where her usefulness would be un
doubted, she being the judge of course! W.
are in favor of giving her all the rights that sh'
should possess, and which would not ensur,
her degradation in the natural course OF events
These are our sentiments. We will be gla'
to hear from some of our friends upon The sub
iect. We notice one thing however, those
men generally, who advocate with such tena
city and eloqnence, WOman's Rights, are TIT
most t~yrannic husbands on earth. We hop'
such is not The case with the ladies' who ar
advocates Of the same cause. We admir-
consistency, and when we advocate Woman
Rights, as ultra as some Of our friends, W
shall carry out the doctrine 10 the fullest e1
tent, and give evidence by our actions whic
speak louder than words, that we believ
what we advocated, for an ounce Of practice
worth a pound of precept.