The Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1837-1867, 1858-08-21
A fow plain Words TO Ladies.


A fow Plain Words 20 Ladies.
II We needed anything TO illustrate the
truth Of what we have often insisted upon,
touching the admission Of roues into polite
female society, the late soandalous case in
Now York would sufficiently answer our pur
pose. The different position which society,
and especially pure female society, aocords to
/ immortal men and immortal women IL, 20 Us,
q very great mystery Why poor girl, who
has been deceived and ruined should be re-.
gardcd with louthing and disgust by women
who receive the scduecr into their society, &C
ccpt his batteries, and treat him as II he were
a gentleman, 10 beyond our understanding
/ Net how generally this contradiction prevails
in social lie, we all know. It is notorious
( Many a yourE man Of rich parcntugc, in the
city, is cuurted by aspiring mothers, and
smiled upon 10y pure-minded daughters (as
the world goc',) who is known to be liccn-
tious. These men marry good women, and
pass on upon the tide OF rcspcctabilty, lcay.
4 ing behind them, TO be gathered to graves
Of shame and sorrow, or to be- buried IN
those splendid tomhs Of virtue whore n life
of guilt takes swift passage to despair,
those whom they found pure and left pollu-
ted.
Z Il Is disgrace 10 III sex to which our
blessed mothers and sisters belong that such
a state Of things exist Look at this no,or
Gus Hiyicrc case for a moment A dashing
foreign bd,cuturcr is introduced to a dash.
q ing New York family, having in Il a bcaut-
fu and do,hing daughter, We have no
doubt Of the rcsYcctablity Of Mrs. Bluunt--
We have no doubt Of the purc.miudcdncss
Of her daughter. We have yet to learn that
shc Is not lady, ns ladies go IN these days,
We believe that sha would shrink from all
immoral acts, Of whatever sort Yet, when
! this Ri,icrc presents hims,lf she takes him
>. ot his word aud for what he appears to be-
She does not wait 10 enquire what hc is
she ia encouraged la hor oaurso hy her moth
b or, whom the doshing Frenchman has also
succeeded in fascinating. Both yield them
-.sGlXcg ln hiA-inlurncG- ~ la-rnpt their
family ties, the one bursting from husband
1 iLs at4nG fsal.l-a -c4tLeE- IAey Ia nal pall1c
to learn that Ri,icrc has had sham mar.
riugc, that he is libcrline, that he il a refu-
2 gee from justice, and that he is a man utterly
D unrestraincd by moral principle. They dc
I not even leave him after they have learned
n all this,-madc notorious in the public prints
S There really seems TO be a kind Of fascination
o in masculine vice itself for those who reull,
n hold the positions Of respectable women, Of
q D .,,Lt .n
r how it was in the Kaloch case. When, aite
d the stories told Of him, he appeared in tn,
r, pulpit, fremont Temple was throngcd b,
r women, TO disgusting funcss.
Il There is but one cure Tor evils like these
l. 1t must be grounded in better and just
IS or popular apprehension of the nature of VIC
Il in man. In identical crime is identical guilt
i in identical guilt is identical shame and pol
I luton. man who associates iamiliarly will
It prostitutes is no better than prostitute, ant
d belongs legitimatcly in no other female socc
n ". a father would not receive prostitute
into his family, and bring her into association
A. with his sons; and he would sooner see on
y of them dead than the husband OF such
n woman. Then why, in the name of mornlit
e "and womanly decency, should a mother re
RS ceive that prostitutes companion into he
Q. own society, Introduce him 10 her daughters
J. and Weld the hand of one of them TO him P
h. What is the difference? Why should ther
,- be difference Heaven knows there shoul
be none.
at The only decent course for respectable NC
ie men to pursue is, so far as possible, to shu
Or out from their society, and from the societ
st Of their daughters, all men who are recol
is nized by men as hceutious and unprinciplet
sc They cannot do otherwise without absolut
e, disgrace and shame to their womanhood.-
&c The whole tendency of association with me
* like these, either in the social circle or
ip married life, is to decentralization. Virtue
sc men should commaEd as high premium
he virtue in women. The standard of mora
&c, among gentlemen should never be debase
~ by those who have a greater stake in il
n maintenance than all others. AS the worl
of goes, vicious men are quite rs apt to take ii
Ii prizes in female society as those who are vi
ly tuous and worthy and so long sthe prescr
of loose notions prevail, such cases as the or
m We have instanced will not be wanting. lii
IN. ertincs will never cease to prey upon Il
he prucr of respectable families SO long as r
M spectacle families receive them without
or question.-SPriRatield Republican
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