The daily exchange. [volume] (Baltimore, Md.) 1858-1861, 1859-08-26

In the Memoirs of CATHARINE, of Russia, We
have read how that iustrous lady was accustomed
TO keep her pages in order by nficting punishment
upon them with her own hands, or, in other words,
boxing their ears soundly whenever the humor
seized her Nor did she fail TO administer to
others of the sterner sex still more vigorous
ehastisement whenever she thought they required
it. She once took it into her head, and no doubt
with good reason, that a certain LEON NARICHKINE,
gentleman in high position at her Court, had
been for some time growing over insoent, and she
has left account of the measures she adopted
to cure his fault. Having shut him up in her
boudoir, and obtained the assistance of one of her
female companions, ''we forthwith" she says
chad brought TO us some good strong rods sur
grounded with nett les" owe whipped him so
"well, she proceeds 10 tells Us, ''with our rods
''and nettes that his hands, legs and face were
'swolen to such degree that he could not accom-
''pany US to Peterhoff on the morrow The I'M
fortunate victim made no complaint, because he
was assured by his ormentor that in such case, or
''on the least sign of mpoliteness," they 'would
''renew the operaton.' All this happened long
ago, and at a semi-barbarous Court and deluded
men amused as they read the story, and con-
graduate themselves that such things are not likely
TO occur nowadays. Perhaps if they were better
informed of current events, they would be less
joyful. We no alarmists, but we confess we
look with some trepidation on the determined
efforts of the strong-minded women to assert the
equality Of the sexes. We do not much care how
many Of them preach heierodox doctrines or prac-
tee orthodox physic in the North, for we can take
patiently much of birthstone and blue-mass
as they may choose 10 give us. But we are star
tied to find in our exchanges that the number of
women who have adopted the system of CATHA-
RINE is greatly the increase In the
West they think nothing of demolishing a
groggery and thrashng the proprietor and
it no longer surprises US to find newspaper para
graph headed with the dreadful caption ga Man
<'Cowhided by a Woman ~ That they can do
their work eiiectualIy when they once set about it,
the sturdy Empress of Russia has sufficiently
proved; and from an incident which occurred few
days since in New York, we can learn upon what
slight provocation they will lie apt TO act when
ever they shall be, what Lucy STONE calls,
''emancipated." A Mrs. SNYDER assaulted Miss
WALKER on Sixth Avenue, and with the instru-
ment already referred to, rained fast and furious
blows upon the head and shoulders of the luckess
maiden. Though it is presumed that jealousy
was the cause of Mrs. SNYDER's wrath, she did
not condescend to explain the nature of her in
Juries further than by saying that she had heard of
certain 'goings on" We confess our inability to
enlghen our readers as to the precise nature of
the offences thus mysteriously alluded to. But to
the female mind the term is full of meaning, and
to hear of any ''goings on is enough 10 set it in
flame. We are entitled TO specific definition
of this phrase. Otherwise we are wholly unable
to guide our steps Alright, and may, at any mo-
ment be called to a summary account for some
1act we have most innocently committed. The
continued agitation Of the ''woman's rights cues
ton has, we believe, been productive of these d-
sasrous results. The rebellion against the ligiti
mate authority of man, in what logical function
airy would call his constitutional sphere,'' has
been steadily gaining ground. 1t behooyes men
now to take some steps 10 resist its further pro-
gress, if they would avert the fearful consequences
which their final subjugation will entail upon
them. If we cannot altogether escape our threat
ened fate, we can at least delay ii, by erecting
around ourselves some additional deences At any
rate lett made penal offence TO sell cowhde to
Il woman, and let us insist that the next Woman
Rights Convention shall! state explicitly what pro-
hibitions are conprehended in the term ''gongs
ION" to which the female sex takes such exeep-
ton, and the infracton of which, on our part, sub
jects us to certain punishment.