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CHATTER I.

feature Of society. there has sprung up many
monstrosiiies And most dsplorabie 20 be
held, is the startling fact that some Of these
monstrositiss are fouAd TO originate With
the Female sex II will be by no mean. q
dieicult task to DO woman justice, without
in the least degree Infringing on her true
and legitimate rights II dees no, neces.
sariiy call into play, merely .ise feelings Oi
gallsntry and kindness Of heart Of man to.
wards woman as n sex, for IL such were the
case, sad indeed would be their condition
even in this enlightened age aud country
For. =sre IL not. that Won On com mands other
than such feelings on the part Of man. il
were indeed mere farce TO prate Of respect,
regard, esteem aud reverence for the m, eth
er in q collective sense,-as sex-or indi.
vidually - mothers, wives. sisters and dauPb.
iers In view then Of the proprietie, Of a
due regard for them. as part of the human
family, it needs but proper discrimination
between them and the opposite sex Of the
difference Of position in the divine economy
they were allotted 10 gil To draw that
line of Gestino:isn. IL does not rcarirc any
very great effort NJ argument. To provc the
bencfcerce Of the Almighty towards them
in placing them jasi where thCy are IL
matters not villa, mly b. their n cuiiar or
gauization what their spparcnt 6'ue-s-in
4 human pcin; Z view for til, or that posi-.
tion-but rather does il come With irresist.
all" force. that they cccIpy precisely the
position, il was intculed they should TX
perience has proved !, beyond all pos ihili.
" Of refutatiou, and its folly. dowu,Iight
folly foy the advocates Of .Woman's Rights ("
20 attempt by arguments to prove the coz.
trary lisa very easy thing To- argue sb
strae'ly on any ubjsc;-as to What might
have been. and what may be tho result Of
such state of affairs we're women allowed
other privileges than those they have always.
enjoyed That cannot effect the sounduess
or justincss Of the argument that they n W
rule in the sphere il was intended they
should Ii it were right and necessary far
IL to be otherwise. wiser b,ing than man
or woman. would so have ordsipcd il Wo
man's lot j. hy no means so bard, as some
crsck-hraincd men aud women would make
the world believe.
Draw any comparison We please, and we
hnd that the Advantages in every sense. r. 81
entirely on the side of woman. Admiteven.
that By nature she is equal, il not superior 10
man, and what does common sense teach Us
Why surely that her every right Is rigidly
respected. III we assign TO her-wtlt some
Of them claim, superiority in an intellect.
ual sspso,-What do We sect Netting more
or less, than that she recognizes the pAtar.
al necessity Of yielding to the divine man
date, ,Wife obey thy Husband"
How beautifully is the discrimination q
draw between Plan and Woman by an atle
writer. who says, "That there is embodied .
in the soul Of Womanhool all that i, great
and beautiful without toe much eifsminancy
because Of her SEX There can exist in
woman great Intellectual endouueats OF
energy aud dignity Of the other sex, Withou;
in the least degree eIpelliug or obseuring the
esaeBee Of Womsnhsod" "And so Of the
character Of map. for man can possess all a. c
gsntleness aud tenderness Of woman without
itnpairing or abatiDg ,iugle jOi, the essen,
tia qualities of manliuess
Whenever advocates ~ Woman's Right,
attempt 10 cmhody 10 woman those qualities
Of man essentially bis own without drsWing z
the proper distinction between them, thcy
necessarily fall iuio error
IL IS really impossible to blend complete
ly ia oly one sex, the essentials 81 the other
without making tho true differences mani
fest. Admit il, that man cen partgke Of the
tenderness aud gontlencfs Of WON an and yet
rot inpair or destroy bis distinct indiyid
uality Of character. does it follow as natu
raj consequence that he is tifemiu ated
Surely not Grant il, that womsn can par
7 ,nke II snpc o. the essential. of mans mas
! culine qualities. does IL follow, that she
should therefore assume bis preroga,iyts
I Surely not The spheres aud duties - m a
/ and woman are a. distinct a. i day and
/ night IL is true And a most iaaiabIs and
I prsisevoFtby fs'are in woman that .Ey
I does 10 some in,tiue particularly The pre-
I vince Of man. disylAY soudsrfll power. ard
\ capacity for tho administration Of duiIsi
I generally aeknoWirdR i as app rtaiuiul
Y solely to nan Such iEstsrccs how W ar,
\ rare and should - b. 30 meaus taken as 4
I c. ling argument that wcman ~ ssH
I sl.oali b. peFm,ttsI the privilege cf lsgisla
Y .ion aud av makiug
We arc willing 90 admit. that there arr
many uomer, whose intellect rivals tia
I - many a,su hnt then da.s sush Stat
. propsrly sf jus'ly give her rights other tbaI
those she etilyst II such Nors the 9 -
What Hould become ~ that portion 0f Wei
\ ssv that rivsls tbt fsu 81 the opposite whsI
ths ftot exists that there are many she doe
not rival ~ equal W01ld not sho bavr
70 BY the s,ms raj. = argument, tucouml
aud SUBMIT 60 those men vho are her sBps
riors 10 itt,lltei1 Most a.. srediy Tb,
seeet and breomiug grsecs of v0nsn. on
IN themselves he b.iisst essentials Of htl
superiority NoHe other should she fsr
moment sspiFs to--io q, %. g. % once. I,
destroy the chsSm u tsr ssx 20 ROB her
~ ail that h lovely aBd reVsrential-to al
vest her u thai robe q purity and aneelb
innocence % deeply and highly es'eemoi ,,
bef Own seE, a. veil - b. maa Lea her bu
fer = momsot discard aud lhF0v ssids ihs
veil Of modssiJ. and religious rsFpse, for be-
oHn ser, sod bou soon does sks bscoms
even 10 the syss u her sisters, ths merst
spsck lisbls 10 Be bl5itcd out from TIE pa
u high social position uovosthy ihs Fsspsc
ani esteem q any one Every dsy sHp.
risscs groves beyond doabt, iAst, 70 plss
gomaa 10 any ether sphere tssa thai sbs o,
sapiss ssald ~ % sabvsSt ths tue netu
rsi lav. upoB sh.eb satisiy is f5suds3
The hisisFy q I'll nsiisas gees 20 proS,
that ths fesosbi'iaa ~ g9mau as 90 essss
lIal festuJs in he 4 sihs esosomy. is ~ "a
slafs % o esrtsin snisu', sQgietg = .-s--~J
sense : no, "a sftt-as sot osly - -vo
tfta z s1Ft n eoasilissoy--ss a. = -. ,..'
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