The Charleston daily news. [volume] (Charleston, S.C.) 1865-1873, 1867-06-12
THE WRONGS OF WOMEN.

THE WRONGS OF WOMEN.
This subject has lately attracted considerable at
hntion in England, because Of the able advocates
that have it at present in hand. The Westminster
Reoieto free from all prejudice in favor Of the es-
tabished order Of things, and devoid Of all rever-
ence for mere antiquity, has thrown its pages open
to the earnest pleading for woman suffrage. MIR.
JOHN STUART MILL, one Of the ablest men in Eng
land and perhaps the only philosopher in her Par
lament in pursuit of opinion long entertained, and
without the fear of opposition or ridicule present
ed his views recently in Parliament, in the shape
| of an amendment to Mr.. D1sRAE1Is reform bill,
moving to substitute for ssmale persons" simply
''persons." s. IS ,
| The debate took place on the evening of the Goth
ult., and at the hour when members are in the
habit Of going into the refreshment room. Dis
RAEI1,, it is said had privately promised Mr.. MILL
that he was not opposed to the measure, and
though he might not at present be able to vote for
it, he would see that he should have every oppor-
tunity to bring the. question fairly before the
House and accordingly DIsRAEL1, and several
other members Of the Government sat out the dis
cussion and some Of them even participated in it.
Mr.. GLADSTONE was all attention, Mr.. BRIGHT
looked skeptical the LADIES' Gallery was crowded.
One who was present writes, The House was
still as death when Mr.. MILL arose. His solemn
clear voice struck deep chord in the House at
once. He never before made 80 grand speech,
either in matter or manner. He began his ad-
dress in q thin House but when it was announced
inifhe refreshment room that he was, speaking,
chops and steaks were hurried down, and con-
tinuous file Of members began the stream in until
the seats were well filed" Mr.. Mills earnest
ness and his style viii be seen from the following
passages which we take from the report Of the de-
bate in The London Times Of the 21st. He was
speaking Of the relations between the sexes in an
| era long gone BY, in which men and ;womenswere
separated in every respect:
'aThen the man spent his hours of leisure among
men; all his friendships, all. his real intmacies
were with men; with men alone did he converse
on any serious sTbiect the wife was either play
thing or an upp " servant. All this among the
educated classes is changed; men no longer give
up their spare time to outdoor exercises and bois-
ferrous conyiviahty with male associates; the home
ha acquired the ascendancy. The two sexes now
really pass their lives together. The women OF
is his chief associate, his most confidential friend,
and often his most trusted counsellor
This brought down the house as well as the gal
leries. ESs ~ IS %;
s'Nor does man." continued the speaker, ''wish
to have for his nearest companion linked so close
ly with himself and whose wishes and preferences
have so strong = claim upon him, one whose
own mind-one who Ian give neither help, nor COM
fort nor support to his noblest feelings and pur-
poses. nSs''.lI ~ % ~ - AZ
-aSir, the time has come when, if women are not
- - - -
to theirs. The women Of q mans family are
either stimulus and q support to his higher as
pirations, or drag upon them. You may keep
them ignorant Of politics, but you cannot keep
them from concerning themselves with the least
respectable part Of politics-its personalities. II
they do not understand and ciunot enter into the
mans feehngsof public duty, they do care about
his rriyate interests, and that Is the scale into
are an influence always at hand, cooperating with
his selfish promptings, watching and taking ad-
vantage Of every moment Of moral irresolution,
and doubling the strength Of every temptation.
mere absence Of sympathy hangs dead weight
upon Ms moral energies, and makes him averse to
incur sacrifices which they will fee and to forego
worldly Successes and advantages IN which they
would share. for the sake of objects which they
! It was notable that throughout the speech there
was an nebsence OF that laughter with which some
had prophesed The whole matter was to be laughed
!d0wn Inere were muHns, lnueeds puG tney were
eicited by the hits with which the speaker brought
to the dust 30 ftha traditional absurdities that
haunt people's mi nds on the subiectas when he
said: Unders an idle notion that the beauties Of
character Of the two sexes are mutually incompat-
|lble,x men are afraid otmanly women; but those
who hsve rejected on thernstme and power Of
social Influences know that when there are not
manly women there will not much longer be manly
men," He went on to show that the two sexes
must rise or sink together and that truly human
10 a0l ma layr
men with schildren, idiots and lunatics." In reply
to the argument that women have already power
enough, he made point that told on the House,
by declaring that it was part OF his case that wo:
men had great power, but that it was now indirect
and irresponsible. He wanted to make her feel
her conscience Interested in its honest exercise,
and that her power is not o mere means OF person.
ial ascendancy. 81 want to make her influence
by cajolery. want to awakenin her the political
point OF honor" =.
II should like to see, he said, return laid be-
lore TINS House of the NUMBER OF women VINO are
annually beaten TO death, kicked TO death or trod-
den TO death ey Their male protectors: Hear,
'hear.1 should Ike thus document TO contain, IN
an opposite column, return OF the sentences
passed IN those cases In wnioh the eastardy crlnl-
lnal dld not geton atoSetner; ana, IN tnlfo COL
umn, c9mpsTa.iYe view Q, .ns amoqn1 9I proper.
sessions or ssslzes by the same ludge, Deen
thought worthy OF the same degree OF punish
ment. lCheers: We should thus obtain an
arlthmencai estimate OF the vaue SCI oy maze
legislature and male tribunals upon tne murder OF
o woman oy ha6itual torture, Sleen Proiongea Io5
years, wmcn, lneIe os any @ shame IN US HSulu
us Sa do na bar
resantad 4 mnst he eonsdered whether the law
and those practices which law can reach, treat
menin every respect as fayoraoly az men. Well sIr,
Seor,t s.;J tbot fbs aancaon ~ moth
ers is the most important part Of the education Of
the country because they educate themen ts there
a. p,arr fasbsrs wbo cay ss nncb " or ara VII
ling to e1pend as much for the good education Of
their daughters as Of their sonsp Where are u