Vermont watchman and State journal. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1836-1883, 1861-03-22

AilN NNlAUpD ~ "a NlNANN 'NllHlhNAs NNNf hlHNf
how many violate the sacred Injunction.
Slanlcr has hourishca in all ages, and is
rs rank and hideous now as when the com
mandment was written, It is TO be met with
in the business and political world, in the So
cial circle, and in all places where men and
women do congrcgate. IL Is rolled like
sweet morsel under the tongue and makes
its murderous attacks upon the reputation Of
its victims, who may be counted 10y thousands.
There is in every community large class Of
vipers who are constantly engaged in hunting
up OF smelling out something which may be
turned to the injury Of Che innocent and nm
suspecting There is the low and vulgar
slanderer, and the insinuating monsters who
are never so happy as when some new dcvel-
opemeut is made which unfavorably affects the
character orreputation Of their acquaintances.
They hurry 20 and fro retailing their scand
ais with embellishments. SO as 10 make them
tell against their unfortunate victims, more
especially If their victim Is a woman A good
looking woman Is s'issl.-Feufl &siuntupon her
head the envy of her sex, besides having 90
encounter the wicked designs OF the male por-
tion of the community Let her do what she
will, her path is bcsct with snares. Every IL
bertine is on her track 90 ruin her. and II be is
repused in his heilish designs, he becomes her
enemy ana his vile tongue Is set IN motion TO
deiame her character u she Is open ana
frank in her department she has to run the
gauntlet Of her less comely and agreeable ac-
quaintances Of the female sex, and the way
they apply the lash Of dctraction is a caution
70 those who listen to their yituperation. -
This is particularly the case when a lady has
no father husband or brother to defend her.
II she ls poor and obllsed TO obtain her i've
lhood py her industry, every BODY seems 70
think ste Is public property. II she goes
forth morning, noon or night to her occupa-
ton, she is subject to thq coarse and vulgar
remarks of brutes in huiham form with whom
she comes in contact On the street or in a
public conveyance, The more fortunate Of
her sex, who have a good home and somcho-
dy 30 support them in ease and idleness, turn
mp their arstocratic noses at the poor shop
girl, aud frequently indulge iu a malicious
fling 20 the effect that She is no better than
she ought Co be- II we follow these naughty
paragons of virtue and innocence, who have
such holy horror of the poor shop girl we
shall problhly End they sprang from nothing,
though now they may be the leaders in some
fashionable church, preside at sewing circles,
and are interested ia sending the Bible TO the
Hottentots They visit the Orphan Asvlums,
and encourage the good work by their sane
timonious presence, though their contribution
generally amounts to half dime.
Their time is usually spent In visiting their
ncighbors where they SANDER and villify some
acquaintance who does not come up to their
standard Of virtue and morality. They turn
the cold shoulder to their less fortunate sisters
who are struggling against poverty and crowd
them down instead of lending a helping hand
to elevate them in society. They seem TO
imagine that they will become impure if they
associate with those who are less favored than
.~the-0-slEss, avid Nhaf 40 sselting themselves
to get an honest living n'this wicked and
abominahle policy they are assisted by the un-
principled Of the male sex, who are always
ready to say unkind things OF the unfortunate.
Nothing is more common than to hear those
who call themselves gentlemen, make insinu-
ations against the chastity OF such and such a
lady, although they know nothing about her.
They do notretiect that These remarks or insl-
nuatIons blast the regulations OF those at
whom they are levelled, the tendency of which
is TO drive them down 90 destruction. ] hey
I do not consider the houses OF prostitution are
peopled with the victims OF slander, many of
whom would have lived and died happy had
not the foul breath Of slander made thom out
casts in society. They who commit these
great wrongs do not reflect upon the enormity
of their wiokeness, and that there is a God
in Heaven who will ayense THIS injury done
to his unfortunate children. They do not
consider that at that tribunal before which all
must stand these murdered regulations will
appear as witnesses against the liar and the
slanderor, TO tell the story oi their wrongs,and