Clearfield Republican. [volume] (Clearfield, Pa.) 1851-1937, 1861-06-26
Slander.

Thou shalt not bear false witness a.
galnst thy neighbor," is divine COM
mand, but alas how many violate the
sacred Injunction. Slander has flourish,
ed IN all ages, and is as rank and hideous
now as when the commandment was
written ", 's 10 hn met with in tho Lnsi-
ness and political world, in the social cir
Gle. and in al. places where men and wo-
men do C0NcHega,c. 1t is rolled like a
sweet morsal under the tongue, and
mak.s its murderOus attacks upon the
reputation of its victims, who may be
counted by thousands. There is in every
community large class Of vipcrs who are
constantly engaged in hurting up or
smelling out something which may be
turned to the injury of the innocent and
ursuspectng. There is the low and yul-
gar sland rcr and the inSinuatng mon
sters who are never 50 happy as when
some new davelOpement is made which
mniavorably affects the character or repu>
tatlon OF their acquaiGIiuCcs They hur-
ry to and fro, retailing lheir scancals With
embellishments, 50 as % make them tell
against their unfortunate victims. more
especially if their victim be woman. A
good. looking woman Is suIe to call down
upon her head the envy OF her sex, be
sides having TO encounter the wicked de-
signs OF the male portion OF the commit
nifty. Let her do what she will, her oath
is beset with snares. Every lbertine is on
her track to ruin her, and if he be repuls-
ed in his hellish designs, he becomes her
enemy, and his vile tongue is set in mo.
tlon to deiame her character If she Tee
open atd frank in her department she
has TO run the gauntlet of her less comely
and agreeable acquaitances Of the female
sex. and the way they apply the lash of
deractlGn is u caution to those who listen
TO their vitupeIation. This is particuiars
ly the case when Il lady has no father,
hus band or brother to defend her. If she
be poor and Obliged TO ear. her livelihood
by hes ir rdustry, everybody seems to
think She is public property. If she go
! forth morning, noon or night 10 her oc>
cupation, she is subject to the coarse and
Yulgar remarks of brutes in human forms
! with whom she comes in contact OF the
streets or in tne public convcyances. .--
| The more fnrtgBaLe Of her sex, who have
good home and somebody to support
them in ease and idleness turn up thei.
aristocratic poses ut the poor shop girl,
Ippd frequently iudgige in maliciou.
fling 10 tho effect that she is no better
than she ought to be. five follow these
naughty paragcns Of virtue and innocence
who have such holy horror of the 200,
shop girl, we shall probably fnd they
sprang from nothing, though now they
may be the leaders in some fashionable
church. preside at sewing circles, and arc
interested in sending the Bible to the
l1ottentots. They visit Orphan Asylums
and encourage tho good work by THEN
sanctimOnious presence, though their con
tributions generally amount TO half Q
dime Their Time is usually spent in Wis
ilng their heighbors wheEe they slandei
and vilify some acquaintance who doe.
not come up 10 their standard of virtue
and morality. They turn the cold shoul
, der 30 their less fortunate sisters who arc
struggling against poverty, and erowC
them down instead Of lending helpn.
, hand to elevate them ia society. They
seem to imagine that they will become
impure if they will associate with thos'
who are less favored than themselves, ant
who are exerting themselves IN get al
honest living. In this wicked and abom
Unable policy they are assisted by the un
principled OF the mae sex, who are al
ways ready to say unkind things of th