The Jeffersonian Democrat. [volume] (Chardon, Ohio) 1854-1865, 1859-10-07
A Few Words About the Ladies.

and destitute even of wit. Ii there by any
thing too silly for mon. in their most silly /
moods, it is attributed to women, while .
whatever is low and vulgai is almost invari
ably pc rpctratcd ut thor expense. Those .
who sport thus freely with the Dudios, often .
extol them to tho skies but in such man
ner as to dispIcase all sensible persons, and
reflect no credit upon men. One thing is
evident tho minds Of most OF our editorial
brethren are very much taken up with the
ladies, and, rs we claim to bo equally in
torostcd, wo would suggest few thoughts
upon this subject.
A large portion of mankind talk and net
as if they had como to the conclusion that
women, however lovely they may be, pro
nearly or quite destitute of common sense
They seem to regard them MS objects to be
admired for their "bowitching simplicity"
and nothing else. Thoy are, in tho opinion
of these gentlemen, to have no minds of
their own upon questions of highor impor-
tanco than the adornng of their persons
and tho cultivation of the nrt of coquctry.
So ono enthusiastic but unintelligont nd
mirer of tho sox exclaims, that "womon are
never so strong as when thoy arm them.
selves with thor weaknesses and those
who realize his ideal of female perfection,
doubtless helicvoit.
A good example OF this sort of trash 10
please the ladies', may bo found in the efforts
of many of our stump-orators. Instead OF
addressing thcr hearers, irrespective of sex,
as rational creatures, thcy generally CON
cludo with mess of unmoaniug balderdash
addressed particularly to the ladics,-as n
common sense were Designed exclusively
for the gentlemen 50 general has this
mania for addressing the ladies become, that
we have hoard oven Governor Chase, II: the
close of ono OF his remarkably able and
dieniGed efforts, exhort tho swcethoarts (of
whom we presume there W ere not tew) IN
his audience, to see to it that their lovers
voto right Wo would suggest tho follow
ing form ua for the benefit of all our public
men who have q passion Cor this sort OF
thing:
"Now ono word, in conclusion, to the
ladies. do not suppose ladies that YOU un,
derstand Uhough you haze listened atten
tivoly) ono word / havo been saving upon
the interesting and important questions bo,
fore tho people. 1t is neither necessary nor
proper that you should, as it could only
tend to load you out Of the sphere in which
nature has designed you to move. But
am happy to mcot you hero to-day, and to
feel assured by your presence and your
sweet smiles, that, no mattor how tho gen.
tlcman-your Supporters think aud
net, you are on the right side of the question
The hope of tho nation is in its women +;
aud let mo tell you, you can mako your
husbands and lovers voto right, if you will.
Go Mt them. then, in the proper spirit, and.
my word for it.you will como off victorious
bration in ncghboring village, where a
toast was read, substantially rs follows
" The LddiCs-Wo admire them for their
beauty. respect them for thoir virtue, and
love them because ,re can't heip it,"
Aud this silly thing, we are sorry to say
was received with evidont marks oc approval
While wo cannot agree with some senti
, montalists, that women arc necossaril
angels, (human nature being tho same, wit
like merits and defects in both sexes W
, must protest against this low md perniciou
Trash. Tho social sphere is tho sphcr
, which woman is best fitted to happily AM
adorn; yet, even thorc, sho should b
treated with the respect due to her natur
as being possessed of faculties as undyinl
and sentiments as strong and pure as thos
of man. Need wo wonder at tho numbC
Of vain and frivolous-miuded girls, who
women are regarded as fantastic simplnton
who should have no higher aim in lfc, tha
10 DO fattored and admired by men
tho influence of woman in The social worl
is all. potent, she should be encouraged t
cultivate hor moral and intellectual powers
and strive to attain nobler and better life
1t is a mistake, that intelligence mako
woman gross and masculine. On tho con
trary, nothing will moro surely eloVato tn
tho race, than the highest degree of mora
and intellectual cultivation that woman ca
attain.
Timothy Titcomb says,in one of his letters
that the man who has no faith in woman
has no faith in God. Tho remark is
strong one, yet VIC believe it is nevertheless
true. We have mover known man of Low
and depravod tastes. who did not question
that there is any intelligence or virtue il
woman; or one of elevated aims and purposes
who was not distinguished by his upprecia
ton of those qualities which chiefly adorr
the female character As mon general,
form their estimate Of the sex from the elias
; with which they are most familiar, It is
j. poor compliment to any man, that he ha
d not good opinion of wouankiud,