The Union and eastern journal. [volume] (Biddeford [Me.]) 1854-1858, 1855-11-16
VOLUME M.-NUMBER 46.

plau.c. or that Of society, qiit for a suitib,
marriage. QAu:hter) They cast all cit
fortunes on the die and lose themselves en-
,irely in the glory of their hu'brnd's child.
rem. whilst man stood bewillered by mag
nanimity which he could not attain TO.
I, was true (stid Mr. Enersonl that in
painting, poetry and sculpture. women had
not vet produced master; and he then
proceeded to point out the respects in which
lay their peculiar excellence The first Of
these were III ir powers Of conyers,,ion.-
They furnished society with manners. The
second attribute was their ceremonial ma
'ure. They cmbcli.hed trihrs An ox r'n
10 the water when thirsty. or To his corn,
regardless of obstacles, and said M thanks ;
tut man delays; he paints the desired OBJ
rct all over with iorms he invented majes-
~, etiquette, courts, liawins rooms, archi.
lecture, dress, elegance, privacy; he cr~'trl
lignities, the union OF .xes: and how should
Va better measure the gulf between the
vest intercourse OF man, in old Athens, Lon-
Ion or our american capitals, s,-between that
and the hedgehog existence Of the digees
ri worms and eaters Of oifil, than by signal.
zing this department. Of taste or comeliness;
vet herein woman was the prime genius and
rrlainer. There was no grace taught by
The master OF manners no stylC adopted IN
the etiquette of courts, hut was first the ic-
lion ol some brilliant woman. who charmed
the bcholders by this new expression, which
man copied and he thought that we should
magnify their ritual manners.
There was NJ advantage without compen.
.atiOn. W,m.n was more v,l lerable, more
nIirn than man. They cDud not be such
lcgant artists in the element Of fancy ir
they did not give themselves to t. they
we're poets who believed in their own poetry
they dwclt more than man in the kingdom
IT illu,ion. They admitted into their a,mos.
phere waves over waves oi colorcd light, and
they saw all objects through those warm
tinted mis's which envelope them.
But the starry crown Of woman, the throne
of her affection and sentiment, and the inf.
mite enlargement to which they lead, was
the passion Of love, e,-painter and adorner OF
new and early lite but none suspected, in
its bushes and tremous what tragcdic. and
imm r'nli les were beyond IL.
Mr. Emerson went on to show that as 50
Getty hid progressed, so had the position Of
woman changed and improved; md en-.
cludcd by saying that he did no' think !.
yet appeared that women wish nm equal
share in public aa'irs But il WIS they,
md not we, who were to do il. (Arrlruse
II we refused them a vote we should relusn
to tax them, according to our Trutonic lrin-
ciple, no representation no tax.
4, oil a-~..- .L:- ..-----:-,- IS 49, -
ions in many minds was wonderful fact -
Whatever is popular is important, as show
ing the spontaneous sense Of tho hour, for
the aspiration OF this century will be the
code for the next. \ masculine woman
was not strong, but lady is. The lonelicss
thought, the poorest prayer is rushing to bo
the history Of thousand ycais Let "
have the true woman, the adorner, the ccre-
monial, the hospiablc, the religious heart;
and no lawyer need be called IN To writs
stipulation with cunning clauses, provisions,
aud strong instruments. Then, he ought
70 say, he thought it impossible to separate
the education and interest of the sexes
Improve aud refine the man, aud you do tho
same by the woman, whether you will or nc.
The slavery ol woman happened when men
were slaves OF kings. TIE ameliOration OF
manners hid brought woman's ameiora,ion,
Of course hence this hugo desire OF better
laws. Ibis new movement (hc said in con-
clu.ion lie looked at as tic shared by tic
spirits OF men and women aud thcJ might
proceed in faith that whatever wOman's
heart was prompted to desire, mans mind
was stimuli ancously prompted to accomplish.
(Applause
Mrs L. Oakcs Smith then delivered a
poem, full OF keen satiric points, and which
vas listened to with breathless interest.