Oxford Democrat. [volume] (Paris, Me.) 1833-1933, 1855-03-30

This remark of our friend rcrall. 10 US
an appeal for the " females 81 hcathen
hands, made hy Mr- Iudson, the Mission
airy tp Burmah, in which .hc describes -
near nn approach t. the state Of The uI-
town fcmalts, that we can fancy the Filth
Avenue in lair way to become a Mission
ary station. Our fashionable ladfcs arc re-
Qucstrd To make the comparison i"twc'n
New York society aud hcathcn lands, a.
they ral the following from the Baptist
Magazine Of 1857.
In Bengal aud lIind,s,an the fmalr. in
the higher glasses ar excluded from the sp-
cic,y II men. At the al.c Of two or thrve
years they arr married ly their IHT'"i- ~
shlIrs.. ,r 'i.-;- s,.... -..-'- - -'a'aty TN
thc-r occasions al th" parade and 'plcnd'r
possible are cHhibitrl, they are then con-
luctei u their father, abode, not io be- ed
uritDl. not u prepare or the performance
IT duties incumbent On wives aud mothcrs,
bat tn drag out the usual period allotted, iu
l.tlcs, idlcnr-s, in mental torpor. At the
a.r or thirteen, fourteen or iiiteeh, thcy arc
demanded hy ,hr.r husbands, wbo-e home
they are removed, where again confHmrrt
Is their lot. No social iutrrroun, j. allow
cl t. chc,r their gloomy hours, nor have
they the consolation Of fvling that they arr
yicwcl, even by their husbands, in the light
of companions. So fir from receiving tho--'
delicate attentions which render happy the
conjusal state, anl which distinguish civil
lcl from hcaihrn nations, the wife receives
the uppclation Of my ssrraHi or my dog, AMI
Is allowed to partakc of what her lor!ly hus-
hand i. pleased To give at the conclusion Of
hi. rcrast, IN this secluded. degraded .itu-
alton. female- in India rccci,c M instruction
consequently they are wholly uniformed of
an eternal stay. Thusde-tit-
ute or all enjoyment, both here and bcrcaf-
ter, are the females in Bengal. such u
their life, such their doath.-and here the
sccnc j. closed tp mortal view
"But let US turn our cyc' from the prs
cnt picture To one not lc.. hear,.rrnding, but
where hope may have a greater iuiucuce to
brighten aud to cher. Tho females in the
Burman Empire, containing a population
Ear above the United States If America, are
not like the female, ia Bengal secluded from
All society. In this respect they are on an
equality with ourselves. Wives are allow
ed the privilege Of eating with their hus-
lands. They engagc in domestic concerns,
and thus, in some r~pccts, the Burman ie-
males deserve our particular sympathy and
attention. But they enjoy little Of the con-
iidcpce or affections Of their husbands, anl
Ia he lorn a female i universally considered
a peculiar misfortune. The wife and grown
daughters are considered by hehusband and
father a. much the -uliccts )f discipline as
younger children; hence It IL no uncommon
thing for females, Of every age and descriP-
tion, TO suffer under the iyrdinic rod Of thOso
who should be their protectors.
"Burmah also, like her sister nations,
suffers the female mind Ia remain in It's ma
tive state, without an effort 10 show how
much more highly she has been favored.
The females Of this country arr lively, in
qui.itive, strong and energetic, susceptible
OF friendship and the warmcst attachment,
aud possess mind. naturally capable Of ris-
inr 10 the highest state Of cultivation and
refinement. But, alas, they are taughtnOth-
ing that has a tendency to cherish these best
native fe ,lings ofthehcart,"
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