The daily exchange. [volume] (Baltimore, Md.) 1858-1861, 1859-06-15


Old 'oo"'en. They will no longer be met with
Now, to our plain Ang o-Amercan notions such
views of woman equally degrading to her and
inconsistent with the truth-degrading perhaps,
because inconsistent Herewith. Conceding, as we
cheerfully do, that woman is not man, and that
the union of the sexes, is at last, only
the completion of the individual, we perceive
in the woman, considered as a separate being, an
independence quite complete as that of the man,
so considered; and we cannot see why she may not
cherish and develope, and bamboozle him, and have
him analysed for her separate and selfish hap
piness, quite properly, and as much like sauan
she is proposed to be treated herself by the other
sex under NJ. Mchelet's instructions. We think
we speak the sentiments of our women when we
declare that sooner than accept the position of ply
steal and mental non-accountability and pupilage
offered as the true explanation of their relation and
the unmtigated petting and indulgence which
such position demands from the male superior.
they would prefer the honest, if unpleasant COM
pliment, involved in punishment which admits
moral responsibility, and had rather receive
thrashing from an angry husband than waive
the privilege Of being able to provoke him.
We would not be thought to estimate lightly the
evils which NJ. Michelet attempts to combat and
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has been to elucdate what is dark, has not escaped
the opposite tendency of involving in improper and
unwise concealment much that in a simpler state
was plain. The forms of society, the arts of dress
the segregation of the sexes-the entire denial of
judcious physiological information-al lead to
degree ofignorance, which is neither bliss in ITSELF
nor the oft, when the period of enforced en-
lightenment arrives But NJ. Michelet's treatise by
no means affords knowledge in exact forms, and his
theories are such as few will admit without ques-
ton. His essay lacks comprehensveness, COM
pleteness and even sequence and must take the rank
rather OF philosophical rhapsody, than that of
well considered contribution to literature or
science.
NJ Michelet like most Frenchmen, delights in
congratulations and aphorisms. He places a
whole argument sometimes in mere proposition
with extreme cleverness. We present few SEN
fences which seem to us particularly happy:
"In true married life, everything is poetry, and
In t9e person who is loved, every thing is noble"
'W omen and children form an aristocracy of
charmingness and grace"
receive for truth this exact mathematical
maxim. Two persons man and wife) spend less
than one."
at is easier to feed whale than Dame auc
Cdmellids."
''Young man, if you have a good wife and good
trade yon are free; mean by that you can go
abroad or stay at home as you please.''
"Ihe inscription over ever English door is Il do
not know you Over French door you read,
Have the Kindness to enter"
every thing about woman we love is of preci-
Gus Importance Love comes from her by all the
senses Her physical life taken in its ensemble and
without emitting anything is universal enchant-
ment."
t'Observe that in France one thing is wanting
which is the true foundation of English life, and
which in every sense keeps the family together
What is this? The lock and key
We must plead guilty to the want of sensibilitv
involved in the confession that we are very much
amused at the following specimen of
A French Correspondence
"a country physician, whom did not know,
wrote me one day, that death had taken from him
his betrothed whom he was to marry in a week
and that he was in despair. He asked nothing
wanted nothing, except to say to man whose heart
he believed in, 81 am in despair
what could be said, what replied to this? what
phrases to find, alas! what consolation to offer for
so terrible catastrophe? wished to write to him
immediately, however, and began to do nv best.
In the midst of this labor, which l felt was worse
han useless lnterruptng myself to read his letter
once more, experienced such shock of inconso-
liable sorrow that the pen dropped from my hand
For it was not letter, it was the thing it.
SELF so naif, so bitter. | saw the whole scene And
my paper was moistened with tears, my letter eff
faced. But, such as it was, illegible as il was 7
sealed it up, and sent it to him.
We conclude with an extract showing a philoso-
piers table in matrimonial selection We have
again the misfortune to differ with NJ Mchelet not
perceiving how he arrive at such conclusion
from such premises
German, English, Ho1ia Spanish and French
Women.
1.-The German woman is all love and gentleness
11l OF childrlike purity, which transports one to
Paradise. The English woman, chaste. exclusive
thoughtful and absorbed in her home affections. so
loyal, so firm, and gentle, is the ideal of wife
The passion OF the Spaniard bites deep in the heart
and the Italian, in her beauty and softness her
warm imagination, often with her touching frank
ness, renders resistance impossible and YOU are en-
raptured conquered.
However, if you desire a wife whose soul shall
respond t" your own by the sympathy of Intellect
as well as love-who shall renew your heart by a
charming yivacity and gaiety, a helping wit, wo-
manly words or blrd-llke songs-you must choose
Frenchwoman.'
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