The Portland daily press., 1865-07-27
A REVOLUTION NEEDED.

The rights of man are beginning to attract
pablo ate ation In the civilized world, and
since tbs &C Iuittal of Miss Harris for thesmur-
der Of Bu:roughs, American men begin to feel
az IL their lives are not safe in the present con-
dition Of society. The cost Of supporting wo
man In the present extravagant and fast age
has alarmed many bachelors, and a movement
has recently been made in France to discove
SOM re nsdy for this great evil. The begin
ming Of tails attempted revolution or reforma-
ton, took place in Marseilles, where not less
tina si1 tao15and young men assembled and
ea5efal Into solemn agreement not to ask
any young woman in marriage until change
IL w.olylt o1t in favor Of more economy in
drsJs. These very sensible young men insist
on mors simplicity and less show and extrayas
ganca. They have begun good work, and the
Editor of the Boston Transcript says he shall
watch its progreys with good deal Of in
terast.
Louis Napoleon has instructed his subjects
to make all the money they can, but his vie.
il constantly teaching them how to spend
it, and her teachings are far from being
profitable to the French nation, or to the rest
of mankind. Eugene Is a power in the fash
ionable world, and we are thinking her infu-
eace il not productive of very great good
What resistance these six thousand French
bachelors can make to the fashionable tide
which the Empress is forever rolling up, re-
mains to be seen. We believe the time has
come waen reformation in this matter is
much neeial, and we care not whether the
work begins in France or elsewhere 1t is
mach to b. regretted that woman of Euge-
MES influence should not use it more for the
benefit of the people, but we do not look for a
change in her at present, ii ever .asss
The Transcript says: The Eruption of the
six thousand bachelors into, Paris, shouting.
0, it is swsabfor our pockets to die, will rouse
all the dangerous classes, in that instruction
airy city," We should like to see the Empress
tremblel among her thousand milliners But
we fear we shall be obliged to wait some time
for such demonstration. More economy in
the fashionable world is not all that is needed
We have proper respect for women, but the
question mutually arises in sober, thinking
minds, whether she does not take advantage of
the deesrsacs paid to her sex and demand too
much Of poor human nature. True, she has
rights which man is bound to respect, but
has not man lights viricn she is equally bound
.to respect? In the hurry and excitement OF
the fashionable world, she may think that man
was only born to fall down and worship her,
but little reflection on her part will convince
her that the rougher sex has many other
duties to perform besides worshiping at the
shrine of Beauty and Fashion.
Women ought to remember that men have
hearts that can be broken as well as they. Let
1t be remembered that all the sensibility in the
world does not concentrate in the hearts OF
females. And it is time that the women
should be taught that they are capable of com
misting crimes as well as the other sex. The
world has come to a strange pass. Men have
besa deprived of some rights which surely be-
long to them. The Transcript, alluding to
the principle recently settled by Washington
jury, well says:
II maa iItS woman, she has the natura
right to grow crazy and blow out his brains:
wliie, II woman jilts man, he has no othei
rejourcs taan to become moody and blow out
his own. There is to be vigorous effort
made to elualizs the privileges of the sexes in
this important matter.