Green-Mountain freeman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1844-1884, 1864-12-20

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ton llCkn0r ana FleluB'
This is an exceedingly entertaining and reada
BE book ard one Of the best the author has writ
ten. lis charac'erised by all the ncness ard
pqmncy Of STYLE the yiyicity and force OF thought
oad the cutting and slashing rhetoric for which
Gu Hamilton has established a reputation, while
70 is by no means free from the faults which have
also characterized this popular authoress. She IL
n1 enthusiastic iconocas and strikes rapidly with
well aimed and crushing blows at many idols
which the public are either content to worship, Or
700 easy-go.ng and indolent and good-natured to
trouble themselves sboutj and while she thus
hammer, away at abuses that this generation ought
u1. to tolerate, and should be ashamed Of ilsel
o., suffering, it is not surprising that she should
sometimes 20 too far and wny attempt to set
nature ri ht, re-orgahzs the world and put 1t IL
getatiou upon Me Gal Hamilton theory, in which
tae machinery Of lte universe runs without inc-
r.lu, aad everybody does just as he ought to do
And vet this is, - q sreatsr or less degree, toe
iecl,4rity OF all ref,rmsrs, and, in some sort, al
necessity Of their calling Their mission Is to as
sal, 10 overthrow, to sweep away existing lmper-
feet social, political or religious systems, aud Il
v.ll hardly DO for them to admit that perfection
i.mp9sabei for If they do, who shall say that the
abuse, of the time are mott part o. necessary
order Of thinge, which !. !, IDLE to attempt to re
form And YET agin'ors, reiormsr', teachers,
preachers, and essly.s,s, who believe and proclaim
ta4. men and women society aud government
can be, even in fallen state, infinitely better than
tley are. ,ha. they are now almost as deep as
pummet can sound bslow their privileges, and
existing at best a. poor dying rate, while it is
possible for them 10 march up TO the highis Of
uehfu, honest, noble and sublime lie, are to hu.
uaaity VIA, The storm is TO the atmosphere, they
4-ep .t from sagnalion and death, and send
through il the breath Of a new life And il they
lI in their evertion to make the world what they
think e ough. 70 be, they DO not fail to make il
better; they keep alive in some souls an aspiration
after q better life they SOW broadcast the seed
which, hliag good ground, springs up and bears
10 individual experiences, II not in broader field,
the flesr' and fruits Of pure living, courageous
alrjag and real achievements.
Yet these ref1rmers are often Impractical, given
% tdog hobbies, aud, when mounted using spur
and whip more than BIT and rein, and making
regular seepIs chase, in which The chances for
breaking heir own necks, is considerably greater
'aau ,a4, Of reaching the goal safely. They
have 40 pajsnce with human nature d, they find
n and set a, once about the work Of making it
Just what it ought TO be Bu, they forget in their
d1c,orne, that their patient has been sex for six
thousand years OF more, anu that their medicine
i, hardly equal to curing him in day, il indeed
there be any cure shor, Of the new man, the re-
generation. However for the purpose Of expos
.os what is inharmoniou,, out OF its proper order
and unjust in man or society, and to show what
charming hing it would be II all the relations Of
society we're exactly adjusted acc riding to stand
ard OF exceIeucethey hAys adopted ihsse reformeH
are indispensable and they DO aim at points
beyond the reach Of poor human nature, thoss
who attempt to follow their teaohlrgs will reach
higher levels than If they make no effort a,
40. What humanity needs, is to be stirred up,
aroused, melted to put forth its powers whether
moral, Intellectual or physical or its dry bones
viii never be clothed in the ls h and blood and
the noble activities, which are possible for IL and
1t Is better to try and fail Of better liis than not
To try at all.
And if this book Of Gail Hamilton, treating Of
the relations, chiefly, o. husband aud wife, and
complaining that woman i, not what she ought to
De- is not regarded, as she should be, as mans
equal, sharer Of his Joys and his sorrow', lifting
with him the burdens OF lie, and standing with
HIN on the heights Of is grandeI achievements,
but rather as servant, attendant toy anu plaything,
his huuse.kteper, cook aud lsundrsss, who's. prln-
cipal business it is to keep the house in order,
mend his shirts and stockings, prepare his meals,
uud take care Of his ehdren,-ifth this book, with iis
sharp nyeclye. its biting sarcasm, its remorseless
exposure Of what the author thinks most marriages
amour, to, aud its Just and almost fierce denun-
citation Of the idea that girls we're only born 10 be
married, aNakens any reader to ,ruer sense OF
the relations which ought TO exist between men
and women, it will not have been written in vain
although, until the millennium, We expect that men
and women will not be found in their true sphere
md doing just what they ought 10 do in order to
reach their highest aud perfect development. But
as the aulhoress can give her views mach better
tdan We can state them for her, we print below
what extracts We have room for.
EDUCATING GIRLS 10 CIT MARRIED.
The laws and customs regarding the edaco'
ton ui pitla and the employment OF women
may be wrong and difficult Of rightins bu, a
more elemental wrong, aud one that lies within
roach OF every parent, is the coarse, mercenary,
aud revolving tone oil sentiment IN which girls
are brought up and in which womsn live, entire
ly apart from their technical education and em
pinymont | refer now 10 tho refined and edu.
Gated, a. well as and indeed moro than, to the
rude and illiteratc for It is their altitude which
determines the level OF all below, This tone OF
sentiment is such as to diminish girls sslfre-
spcct, mar their purity and dwarf their being
they lnhale, they mbibe they are stepped 10
the idea, that tho great business Of their life 10
marriage, and If they fail to secure shat they
wiil become utterly bankrupt and pltsble.
Naturally this idea becomes their ruling motive
all their course is bent to lite guidance and
from this idea and this course Of action spring
orime. aud sorrow, and disaster, " in thick ar
ray OF depth mmeasurable.
In this aud 10 many other instances you will
DIM hin. ~. LhaL axaz.In lnltha irnIh Iank.