The Trinity journal., 1856-06-28
Complaining Husbands.

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odical called "Blackwood's Magazine" as
serts that complaining wives are more nu-
merous than complaining husbands" The
author of such a sentiment must be unfortu-
nate in his connexions and intercourse with
the gentler SEX Either he is unmarried or
his wife is not good specimen of woman
kind probably his mother died when he
was in his cradle and left behind her no
daughters to teach her son a better faith by
the blessing of their presence and cheerful
society. Let us charitaby suppose that the
defective education Of the writer, his narrow
sphere Of observation and his ignorance of
the character and department of his eoun-
trywomen form some apology for his libel
on the married women of Great Britain.
II is strange that magazine like Black
woods which has still large circulation
and was formerly respectable and influential,
should circulate such a statement, and thus
endorse the opinion that men are more pa
tient, better tempered, more easily satisfied
and happier than women No American
periodical, that we are aware of, would dare
to maintain such an opinion in regard to
the women of the United States. Ameri-
cans respect and love their wives, their
mothers and their sisters so much that they
gladly acknowledge their superiority to
themselves in patience, in endurance of suf-
fering, in resignation, and in cheerfulness, =
the virtues which form the peculiar orna-
ment and chief glory of the weaker sex.
The French and English travellers who
have lately been among us bear witness to
the fact that women are more highly hon
ored in this country than in any other, and
thus indirectly acknowledge that the United
States goes foremost in the march of civli-
zation. A Cannibal Feejee who buys a
woman for some worthless trinket, treats
her as a beast, and may use her in any way
he pleases he may adopt any means to get
out of her the full value of all he gave for
her, and he may even kill and eat her A
half-civiliZed Russian occasionally beats his
wife his arguments with her are blows !;
the strongest proof of his affection towards
her is a liberal use of stick or whip, and it
is even said that some Russian wives begin
to doubt their husbands love for them, if
he omits for a few days to administer their
customary and desired fagellation An
Englishman growlS when his wife complains;
if he belongs to the lower classes, like Rus
sian, he beats her if he is educated and
almost civilized, he contents himself with
rushing into the street or sometimes into
print, and denouncing, complaining, scolding
women as the pests of society. A better
feeling in society towards females, higher
state of civilization in the United States ex-
cludes from American literature all such
wholesale, unsparing assaults on the better
half of the community Public opinion in
this country goes against such attacks on
the nature and rights of women, for every
true American believes that his female
friends and acquaintances, his mother, his
sister, and his wife are less disposed by ma
ture and less accustomed to complain, to
whine and scold than his male associates
and relatives
The conduct of a few peevish. ouarrelsome.
railing women should never be regarded as
blot on the fair character of the entire
sex. Those who have taken complaining
women as their helpmates ought to be silent
regarding their temper and habits thew
displayed week judgment and bad taste
it their choice Of partner They are, GER