Dayton daily empire. [volume] (Dayton [Ohio]) 1850-1865, 1860-02-18

Tears Passion 10 Tatters Fan ex-
plosion Of righteous indignation
and prepared Chalk.--Has the Moon
got q man in it1
Our readers will probably think that we have
rather too frequently Of late alluded 10 the au-
thor Of the following blAther. and have proba~
bly, occupied too much space by quotations
from eastern and sovtbsrn papers, regsrdipg
heF--eeesntrie cOaduci Her recent long legged
shameless strides sfter notoriety. 80 quesliona-
ble ss TO be the theme Of equivoeal com
ment, decided us to take no further notice Of
her than merely to keep our readers posted 90
her degrees, as abe took EN- !" and we ae-
cordingly dismissed her from prominent mems
ton with paragraph which, from lie pertinent
aud peculiar criticism Of "poam" that, With
nsussatng putfs Of herself she succeeds In foists
ing upon every editor who is not set up on
green>room luggage, will probably be repsm-
bered by our readers. That peculiar paragraph
il is now rendered tolerably certain, met the
eye Of Adsh Isases, and posting of from Buff
lalO TO Canada. she indited the following bit Of
model impertinencs and virtuous indignation
Of peculiar peuchbec type. We vouldnt
thlsk Of keeping il from our readers another
momenti
GKNrLHNES As you are the originatofs Of
40 item, now going The rounds Of the press, res
hectinR very severely on me 10 connection with
little poem under the caption, "Oome bach
TO me-" (not "Come TO me,) which was copied
from my scrap book into the Troy Budget
| without any comments or reference TO Mr. hee.
uvhs 1ha NJ " Trihuua 4 nm r,r,iad
she lines, prefaeing them by saying they were
apparently addressed to Mr.. HeenRn. tiundry
obscure papers transferred the verses to their
columns, taking the unwauantable liberty Of
removing the original beading entirely, and
substituting such ridiculous things as Appeal
to the Beuicia Boy" "Mrs. Heensn to her Hus,
band" DC. But you, as men and ''iteu,izers," )"
are not satisfied with this wholesale infringe
ment, but must assume 10 yourselves the power
Of going still further, by saying that" enjoyed
an unnecessarily lengthy rustics ioh" in your
city, and other insinuatiOns too gross 10 men
tiou. Now, believe you more capable Of this
severe attack as men than as "itemizers," BeA
cause you are men(O and a woman--s de-
fenceless and unprotected one, miles between
US, YOU avail yourselves Of the degrading pres
rogatiye, as the stronger party, Of Yillainounly
attacking the weaker IL this manlyP Have
you no higher aspirations for yourselves and
your journal, than these petty assaults upon q
woman, Of whom you have no right TO speak
in3
l do not court nOtoriety. There has been
much more said oflate, by the papers, than can
possibly be at all pleasant or agreeable 10 a
lady of any delcacy or sensibility. With my
daily toil-my aspirations TO the Good aud
True, and my domestic sorrows, ! have quite
enough to claim my grief, without the press
hssping these Goals Of living fire upon my un-
protected head.
Let me beg. therefore, that you will do me
the justice TO permit me TO rest in obSearily,
unless you can speak Of me as am, nor "sOt
down aught in malice"
Yours respectfully,
ADAH IsAAos MESKES.
Toronto, @. w I'd mo-, 18th d.
4. To the aboya rambling bid for gsnsral NO
tice in the papers, we have but little to reply
In the pursuit. Of our vocation ss Journalists,
we are sometimes brought in contact with pitch,
and while we are not exactly defled. we are
certainly annoyed by the close eontiguity.-
Unfortunately for the consistency Of Menkon's
billingsgate, she addresses US as "GsntIe1leH." !"
and closes with "Yours Respectfully" With
the private career OF a fema 10 we have nothing
to do, unless she, 10 the lack Of that quality
which 10 said to adorn 4 woman, parades its
details before the public. We are careful 10
observe proper respect for every female whose
conduct squares with our ideas Of lady; up 10
the present writing we are not aware Of single
departure from this rule. We presume we are
understood and the public who have read the
papers will bear US witness that what We have
written Of the author Of the above letter, has
been merited by her. She dsnounces US, yet
denies nothing We have said.
But We are devotpg too much space to the
matter, and will only add that MrE Menken 10
the author Of her own notOriety. She has only
herself TO blame for it She it is who has pros
cured the publication Of all the gossip about
herself in The papers which has induced the
comments Of the press. She should not com.
plain. II those who are nauseated with her in.
suffsrAble Haunting should sayso in pretty plain
terms. II she is sincere in her desire to be
permitted to rest in Obscurity," it viii give
the public unfeigned pleasure for we assure
her. that same public have had quite enough Of
her.
Since Menken insisted In again intruding
nefseH upon tne puolic' bne bhoulo nave
enlightened them - or at least that portion
who care q straw about II -upon a point
which is in doubt. aud upon which her chArsc-
ter for respeetsbility very materially rests, 10
her letter to the Spirit Of the Times, and 10
which she boasts Of being The wife Of HsenRD,
she signs herself "Adah Isaacs MeDken Hes,
nan !" why did she drop the last name when
signing the letter TO usH Was 1t an oversight,
OF has she Ascertained that woman may not
have two husbands at one time, and that it is
iadelicate TO make such boast sshe Men
ken or HeenAnH The question is as much in
the fog as ever When she can give some in
Ineligible account Of herself so that We may
be able to "spsak Of her aS Shs is. " the public
will know what to thiuk Of her claims TO =
pursuit Of the "0oOd aud True" Until such
time she had better "siUmsr down" and "dIy
up" "ThSms our sentiments"
A Surprise Party.