Memphis daily appeal. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1847-1886, 1867-07-01

OadsEs&9es.
The radical proposition Of his leotul
was, that woman could ouly fulfil Ia
2 destiny, and exert her greatest pow
d through the control she might aequi
over msn, and that her education shoul
Is be largely considered with the view
increasing that influence to the create
extent and rendering it the most irresis
able. Her happiness aud usefulness ]
II life were therefore dependent ON ht
d-ttrdcHgeHess. The first element OF Tia
attrvctiyeness in woman was beauty
8 While on this theme, he, among 9th
things, said%
e "Of all the distinguished women Of til
past, whose names have been transmits
: TO us on the current Of history, thos
most remarkable for personal attraction
g are with men the g~reatest celebrities, an
e enjoy by far the most familiar and Vivi
E fame. They are cherished even as bis
E toric characters, with somewhat OF tn
{ same glowing sentiment which was thei
tribute while on earth. The spell-weay
ing eye is closed in sepulcbral night
Worms have fed to stately on those lip
where the warriors love, or poets pas
sion once found a Bever-ending feast
The moulded arm aud classic limb, tina
even in cold marble wakes mortal fervol
and brings on Bonded knees WOrsbipperi
to the chiseled statue, have erumbleC
into odious dust. All, all have persisted
But fame, calling to its aid the art Of the
painter and sculptor to verify the adula-
tons Of eotempOraTy love, has perpet.
uated to US those superb attraetions-and
ike Don PEDRO, We defy all the ioath.
some terrors of the grave-reeall into life
once more those departed graees, and
become enthusiastic admirers, II not ae.
tual lovers, at the shrines of long dead
Beauties
Again, speaking Of woman in society,
he said
"YOur speaker is one Of those, who
sets at defiance all that pharisaism,
which would repress those delicate CO.
quetries Of the sex, that solicit admira-
ton, nay! wen love, but properly stops
short of ~insineere obligations and deceit
ful articles. It is the right Of every wo-
man 10 make herself agreeable to all
men. It Is her duty to do so with all
men worthy Of respect. These are her
crown rights, the prerOgatives Of her en-
pire, by which she may rule society, pre-
serving, however, at all times her Dig
nifty and truth. She has the privilege to
erect her altar-summon all to worship
at it-receive the offered incense, but bless
or not, as she may choose, the sacrifice.
/ Only she must not recall the blessing,
when one given"
We give the concluding part Of the
/ lecture entire, which was a. follows:
"GoD hss gifted woman with q higher
morality and a nobler mould Of charac-
ter than was implanted in man. The
latter is naturally inscriptions in the
qualification Of his ambition, his ayarice,
or in the accomplishment of his pur-
poses. For by him it was designed that
great conclusions should be worked out.
On him is devolved the conception and
practical execution OF his private and
public enterprises. In him, therefore,
was fixed a strong motive power-an ag-
gressive force that would carry him for
ward and furnish the courage requisite
TO combat obstacles. He is necessarily
in a great measure involved in strife, and
must always be in battle array. Hence,
with him do not abide those gentle chart
ties, that like evening deWs on the
parched earth, minister 90 misfortune,
or soften the asperities Of life. His
office is not that of q CONSIDER. Nor
is justice the permanent resident
of his bosom. Virtue is not felt by him
as a necessity Of his being, while indul-
gence in gross appetites does not promptly
deprive him of that refinement, or pres
Hge, which secure respect or Cousidera-
ton. His stake on sin, So far as the
opinions Of society bear o. him, is not
large or perilous, except so far as the
tFausgressious denounced by human
statutes are concerned. With woman it
is in all respects differently ordered, and
she presents in her natural instincts the
very reverse Of this picture. In all par
t]icular5 she is likewise so situated in her
relations TO society rs to cultivate the
very opposite OF all the qualities which
we have sketched in man. Yet. with all
these Intrinsic good moral tendencies in
the female, education has much to do at
home, and in the school in fostering,
widening and strengthening these virg
tuous foundations. This Will be readily
understood by those having in charge
the work Of instruction. This necessity
may not, however, be felt to the
proper extent by the pupil. Perhaps
what We have said in reference to per-
sOHai attractions may lead some to be-
lieve that moral culture can safely be
neglected, orat best u~egligeHtly cared for.
Fatal error! Let 10 woman for a mo-
ment imagine that she can long main
tain her supremacy in the esteem or
love OF men without the lsrgsst devel-
Opment Of moral exceIIence. A stinted
measure in this regard viii impair the
physical beauty, Of which 50 much has
been said. For there is nothing more
certain, than that the soul-the heart
finds expression in the face. Even the
vast ocean, when tossed by storm, will
throw to the surface its slime, while in
quiet its clear depths will transmit far
down the searching sunbeam to gild
with radiance coral chambers, and tinge
with a thousand TOseate hues its placid
waters. So the soul will in wOman or
man force itself TO the surface, either
stamping on the features the
well marked lines of vice or ILL
regulated temper, or through the open
gate Of a cOuntenance, which has moth
ing to conceal in shame, inviting the
glance 10 penetrate far bown into the
chambers OF a pure aud guileless heart.
Why should not KTNA be as lovely a
mountain as was ever sketched by paint
er's pencil? Why should her summit
and sides far down show nothing but
ragged s%coria, bald snd Uusightly DESC
A tropiC cline aud fruitful
earth might crow her head with YER
dure, and ad0rn her slopes with stately
But raging internal fires, over
her hidden depths, pour forth on
her exterior surface the lava that withers
aad scOrches. So it is with human pas
sion. II will break through, and trace
on the ~loveliest face the ugly ruts that
look as if cut by lightning. Therefore, |
my fair young friends, be sure that your
become not restless ~vOicaIiOes
of ~ill-regGlated and raging temper.
Do not forget that RUTH, beautiful
as she was, won BOAZ by her
steady fidelity to duty, by her flIal
love and unObtrusiye virtues. What
sweeter exhibition Of womanly self
denial in the discharge of her obligations
been presented on pages either
or prOfane, than IL found in the
story of the MOABITIsH widow,
who left family and country to minister
to the aged and widowed mother of her
dead husband, supporting her in the ex-
treme Of poverty by the labor of her
Little did she dream that from
these humble acts of domestic affection,
would spring for her a perpetuity of
anne, and a splendOr Of position une-
Iualed on earth, becoming, as she did, a
ink in the royal line OF DAVID and an
Of the MESSIAH.
1T must be remembered at all times by
he woman, who desires to fill her mis-
lion, that her duties so far as the practi-
sal work Of life is concerned, are almost
exclusively within the moral range;
hat she is the special Conservation
# virtue-of all true nobility and
# religion. This high and solemn
,flice was in an especial manner deputed
o her amid the tragic scenes of CALL
VARY. Her constancy in this ag0niZing
rial Of christian faith was sustained,
manly fortitude was permitted to
all most ~shamefully. There was signi6-
in this event. II was the dedics-
ion Of woman to a perpetual religious
entiment-tO the constant advocacy
through all her varied relations in life,
# its sublime truths and the undated
Of its precepts. The woman
is worse than the man infidel.
she is likewise an apOstate. To be
he wives and mothers of men, with the
upreme command concentrated in these
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