The Cass County Republican. [volume] (Dowagiac, Mich.) 18??-1880, 1859-05-19

of that? That loveliest attribute of
woman! That special characteristic
which in contrast with mans regular
nature makes her seem an angel in his
eyes! The sacrifice of this quality
will be more fatal to the happiness Of
mankind than all theevils which woman
in an official capacity can remove.
This is the great lion which stands in
the way Of woman's advancement.
Well now if the Sultan of Turkey
should pass law that all the women in
his realm might go out into the street
with their wells off-would not husbands
and wives be shocked at the insult?
Would not their notions of delicacy
revolt at such an impropriety? Yet is
the American lady who walks the street
with her face uncovered less modest
than the women of Turkey? Is Victoria
on the throne of England less beloved as
a woman because of her official station?
Is butterfly empress like Eugenia who
spends all her time in debating to her
dress makers, more interesting to her
courtiers than bona fide female
sovereign who assists Columbus to find
new world? Does the feminine at
tribute which men admire consist in
aoeaAmess and inabecility, ignorance and
setirenaent!9 Must woman be annihi-
lated in order to be looey.9 Must she
be timid and helpless in order to be
modest? Must she be silent and feeble
in order to be gentle? Can she preside
with grace and dignity no where but
in the drawing room?
Contemplate the character of Isabella
Of CASTLE, modest, virtuous. and beau
tiful, as well sintellectual, fitted by her
education as well as by her natural tai
ents for her station. She developed all
the capacities of the ruler while she
preserved all the grace and gentle
ness of the acOnadn. A fond and faith
full wife a tender and thoughtful moth
er; an accomplished lady; and a wise
energetic and selfreliant sovereign.
Her deeds were not the result of acci-
dent or of counsel; for she spurned
dictation, and performed her noblest
actions inopposition to her advisers. Is
not such an example a complete dem
onstration Of the compatibility of fem
mime grace and purity, with masculine
talents and public sphere of action.
Compare such woman with one of our
modern fashionable frivolous faint-away
bellies.
Opportunity has merely been given
to woman to develope the true genius
of her nature; hence we have few ex-
amples of true womanhood; yet there
are many times in mans life when he
feels the need of a different companion
from the fra;l, 1,asstve, co,ysai,ag crea.
turc which be has sought to make her.
In his days of health and prosperity he
treats her as a child and an inferior
her advise is considered an I'm ,,;;srrine,ce
but when advert overtakes him, and
, Iprrplexities and disasters surround him
he turns meekly to her, not for synapa
thy merely; but he expects her to sotvt
the problem which his mighty intelleet
has given up in despair. Such is mans
consistency.
1t is much easier for men to snee1
about " strong minded women;" thar
it is to meet an argument fairly.-ac
cordingly when this subject is forced
upon their attention, they generally
content themselves by repeating some
stereotyped meaningless phrase; put OF
a look of extreme disgust, and walk of
with the full conviction that they have
extinguished the subject forever! Wei
that is probably the wisest thing which
they can do, for such an argument a
that has frightened many woman bacl
into quiet resignation to her vassalage
when all the logic in the world coult
not have convinced her.
| Sometimes a gentle threat is throw
out by the lords of creation that
woman becomes enfranchised and stan,
on an equal footing with man tha
they shall withdraw from her thos
polite attentions " and Difference
which they now consider her due; an,
which they imagine constitutes tn
chief charm of her existence.
A word to the ladies on this point
did you ever inquire into the philoso
ply Of the polite attentions Do yo
know on what grounds you receiv
them? Is it because you are polt1
!, cat CIPHER that men resign their seat
to you in church, sometimes? Is it fo
that that they bow obsequiouslv an
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