Memphis daily appeal. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1847-1886, 1861-03-07
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THR HnrY7H VI

An ADDHEEs TO THE WOMEN or
THE SOUTH.
Now that our summer glory Is past, and the
sad winter Of our discontsnt is upsn IA. .scb
patriot OF either sex, must earnestly NUT fbs
questions, what aid can I give? what goos
can doS and think not, my fair country
women because you are Of the so-csiled
weaker sex, your help ls Of no avaIl. Mlsbtv
and potent, veal terrible and sublime has besn
Wonan's influence and agency for human veal
and woe. After the six days labor which God
pronounced all good, and he viewed on the
seventh bis creation, be saw there was one
jewel wanting 10 the glorious cluster. one nots
OF diseord In the grand terrestrial harmony
and to supply this deficiency, woman. tbs
ereWn, the link Of creation was formed. ana
what before was very goodD now became
perfect. To say that she who bore The last
Etapp, ths-tnal impress Of the divine hand
was formed inferior to man, is to tax Gods
creative skill; TO say that be allowed Ia.
weaker creature to be tempted first, Il to se-
euse him Of eonniviDg 1.-THE s'fsI.. To prove
nat she was to share mans power, be uses
ne plural they, in giving dominion over land
and sea No, there was ne rstrogression In
TIE scale Of creation. Man was formed Of.
and for the earth women, Of and for nan.
he OF the senseless clod she the living soul
ne OF the cold clay she Of the living, breath
Ing image, The only one OF all Gods works
made from what possessed life and being
they were alike, yet different; woman must have !
Possessed more qeieknsss and aud delicaev Of
perception, more passionate appreciation Of /
ne beautiful, and more lefty aspirations for 4
% tnls part ot her nature Der willy adversary /
eppeaied. We must remember that hundreds. 4
perhaps thousands Of wears had eIabsed fror5
Ile beginning "sre Moses lived and taught .
Aingdoms and empires bad risen, eliminated i
and fallen, and upon their wreck arose the
splendid monarchy OF Egypt. And NJ ,ses was
learned IN al the wisdom os this gifted psopIe.
AZ TINS long interval the record was neeesssr-
harlly brief. We have only fragment OF the 1
conversation between Eve and the serpept.
much bad gene befors, but We gather from this
soei Adam was present though a passive. al
lent (perhsps indifsrsnt) spectator, and audi
tor for we read "thst she ate OF the fruit. and
gave 70 Der husband with her" Had he been
t1e stronger in wisdom and virtue, he vVouId
have hurled the apple from her outstrstcbed
naia1, and bidden Satan defiance. But even in
tnis5 her hour Of deep distress and degrsda-
hou, God was ue7ciful, and let her net de-
part without hope. De said to the stricken.
trembling outcsst: viii foravsr put enmlty
oetWegn thee and the serpent (sfu0 and the saaa
q ne sFomznl Christ) shall bruise the serpert's
bead. So irwonan was the chief agent in the /
iats through Der also WIS to come rademp- I
tion and II she brought to man knowledge Of /
eriii she also gave him knowledge Of good. and /
a Just God left bin free to choose between [
tnem- Twice has she been the instrument / {
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2 yelling place on earth and her crownine
Triumph shall be, she, through Gods help, win :
lead earth to heaven. Men instInctivelv {
fecoglize in woman purer, higher nature a
l9an toeir own. All light, abstract ideas, are
given feminine sppellation, and are repre- :
sentea and illustrated BY the female face and {
Iorm. We say the goddess Of Wisdom, Of '
Reason, Of Liberty; the muse Of History, Of '
Art OF Poety; the patronness Of learning 2
end science. But each have their mission |
hos By the strength Of intellect, to subdus the ?
nateIizl world; she, BY the might Of love, TO Q
nould TIE plastic, human soul Of childhood y
md ~ it for eternity His will not end till be Il
nsks the desert blossom az the rose. nor S
leSs tli the heart OF man become pure as his d
nieiiert l8 great. When be shall command e.
.acn cavern Of the roek-ribbed earth to bring 81
.orih their treasures; when be can bid the a.
'sE-impearlsd blade Of grass; the tender c
lerfumed Fiole. 70 Weld their syrest. vvbrr ] a.
ft--~AH - aAAaAA uEaAl uEENIiE q lDMEr= Z a.
Frsathed, fruit-strewn paradise, then will
r2n'e task Be over. And when the god-like Il
nan stands forth with the stamp Of wisdom th
q his brow, but the sweet simplicity Of If th
le child N bic heart, then will her strife of Pl
eniaity@ cease then nav they, hand 90 hand, a.
'art The curtain Of air and cloud that now N
FrsFs ts 10, and face the outsr world beyond /: | "
Nd purchsnce as they cstch the swell Of to
eiestiai harmony from the spheres, they msv th
neel and say: Dear Father, our labor is 10
Per, our task is finished, take us once more
5r Thy very owns But let Us leave the spec- ed
lative fatures and again turn 10 The mystic "a
sst, snd see The effect OF woman upon civil II
-aticn- We have not time or spaee 70 emu
ierste hsre the lsng lis. Of female eonquerors "a
aleE and warriors, whose brilliant names Ia
ash sthwart the page Of historE. hrt t--fli vi
ente1t 2lgsel selTs-5sTth the remark, that when u j
cumstsncss have placed women as rulers nv
sr nations, they have been found equal 20 =
e tssk. Tie nIsts Of ages have gathered too sia'
ck and dark upon Egvntisn chronicles for pas
'dern skill to perass or fstbom. But we sno
ow that the female deity, Isis, was wor- rei'
ped as equal to Paris, and we cannot noi
ubt that the stapendous Sphinx was an foii
1onent of their estimate Of woman; but frie
: will ever lie ss she hss fallen, sei
de and mystery. OF Greece the POI
count is much more Gear And what con
q the chief element in Grscian civilization? 70
her religion. Who made known OF
DEGREES, and commands Of the gods? The pa
estess at the orscles. All questions OF rat
Icy, war, art and philosophy, were referred 50
the priestess Of fthe oracle of,,Delphi,' = and D
ruled he whole Of the then known civilized inei
rid. We DO not argue the question Of right 70
wrong, but simply state the historical am
T. Prom Greece speed We to Rome, and "a
e again we ind a woman brain denied TIE oiy
M, the nucleus of their civilization. To Tor
msn tie Romans owed their first system OF Stal
ispEudencs, and king and plebeian, counsel, rae rae
Z dictator, elector and emperor, all bowed snel
mission 70 the sacred authority OF the S'al
iilline books. The sncient Germans held suci
ir women 10 ErsstrsTerenee. Julius Cesar I eihi
K advantage 0f their superstition reverence Sta'
fheir prorhstesses, and forces them to bat our
On = day that she latter declared to be in REQ
IpieiouH. At all other TINES they fought can
b the ferocity and desperation Of wild li'S
stE. but their prophetic deuunciatioDs 50 N
oused them that they were easily routed. turn
now cone to the era Of Christianity. All ~
w the benign influence which the worship ing
BE- HboiT mother'a vas supposed to exercise
Z hsr Votsriss, and we should not forget
{ Tor fourteen hundred years, Roman Cath n
IAN, and Christsnity were well nigh dslu
onynous terms. Nor should We ignore the A ii
J, hat through the worship Of the Virgin, boTi
the szncsity Of marriage, which that irto
rch proclaimed, the whole fepaie sex be- deav
ls sleTats1, OF how In Illustrating the i'm dign
;ulets purity and sweetness Of "daTy the fo7r
Der Of Cnrlsis" Wnat giorions tflump1s bis I
It human genius has achieved. might spou
ton IN connection with this the name Of vel,
. distlnguianee femsie arnsis, Dns WIN One
y on- We VII but glance az the institl- hims
f ch!Vslry. All that prevented their the
" iustiV termed robbers and boosters, was A -
I iislief In and devotion 10 woman. Here cis5
J, ~ eoa1tTy women, We ilne 10 sois M3ry, ling
miither of Christ, our type, our ideal OF ing,
= -. -.~ar I
atsss, Roman sybii, or German prophstess thew
( we point 90 cur standard Of excellence. hsve
us Sigh neither to mount the tripod or the engs
D. ear. but be content with the proud title IN p
Christian wis, nolher OF daughter; and bs h
; in The dark hour of our country's trials, psnr
Y ourselves worthy their holy names Let once
nuiafe the virtues Of our Ersndmothers Of byfr
rsgoiution- Let us say to our sons, as did Phil
Roman mstron, "am ever 10 be known az soId
Laughter Of Scipio instead Of the neither OF bodv
cchf. - cnce more let the round OF the spin ter
.,tS loon Be heard n cur midst: once more let IRE.
heart of TIE maiden throb meath the bod eIssl
Of home-spun. Again let the bride be led wool
ls altar, robsd In The snowy staple Of or print
Manufactured aud, II she need farther Be-
-ring than the blush Of modestT and inno- yroul
=. yrrssthe Der IN The native orange bios with
81 fbe south. and deck festal ball sDc sIsU,
er viii the gorgeous magnolia. Women fuse,
e soufh, your sons husbaDds and brothers ton,
now laying the foundation e. What We the {
" hope is to be great and glorious en- hims
The vcuths now growing uD round you, vers,
complete what their fathers have begun. dine
you resss sthe responsibility Of training persc
aright. To you they must look for proper eept,
sci and advice Revealed religion, Inspired meal
us and true philosophy al proclaim that 1t wa
| tie esrly training Of the child depends some
future course Of the man. Ilis ealy, other
. repest, derolves on you. Ebs1g Soe was
Il e 30. Thank bin that your sphere Of own
n lies al home; that your hands can never
abusd ia human blood; that your voice "lll \
7 Be heard In tie public strife or quarrel; Tb
vou desire no right bat what your Bible cate
tious. Study night and day, mothers OF gers
souib, how you can best iEhnenee your are +
lrsn. Torn Of your "Women's rights" merr
luslists from Yankeed0m, bat leave some over
z OF their seif-reiance; in this Only 40 tney col
] vou-in grace, beauty, Intelligence sno yyber
is YOU have greatly the advantage. Pc much
e Yourselves ths instructors Of yoaf enii. have
r. Inform yourselves well OF the great perss
It's, the noble deeds, tlst have taken place not !