New-York tribune., 1867-02-20

York, which is ahead Of other States in 40 many
respects, fNis to be expected that we shall take
Of political equality , which is rightfully hers.
law that the husband and wife are one one
husband Reason aud common alone teach that
the true interests Of and woman in the nature Of
things are identical aud that there he real anag
onisn III sex Ihisis the idea OF day, not that
woman shall become man. take from him one iOt Of
power or honor, but that in her elevation and
affhcuoh he shall be made whole crowned with new
o9I pOTe ana glory such as he could never know IN
the degradation Of Onealf OF the We have tried
the oneness OF subordinaton and found it productive Of
ana settled discomfort in the end and danger to
e otate Tor as the nation based ON the family dscord
IN the primal relations breeds dscord in every depart
always the head Of the %,' family, nj % as that that % the
nominal ruler Of the nation moves the machinery a gov
trnlnent. Many n woman has made as great blunder
IN selecting husband made in choosing Prcsi
dent, and there may be the same necessity Of overriding
wives obey your husbands" is no more binding than
fathers deed King George, pitched his tcachests into
the sea- and declared all men equal and In the face OF
me authority of sex and demand equality III me church
the the home, everywhere Fear nor, ye OF little faith
table law which holds the fish in the sea,
tne n. 6lld in the arr ana the planet Ia is ds
are all swept away, woman will rise up in her native
strength and dignity and be woman still are counter
made IN the image Of God male and female; aud when
shall be reunited under better conditions, earth will
spread over all efforts at rcadjustInent
viii be- rolled back by the rising sun OF q
the choice made by the Greeks Of statue for their ten
pie Two presented for their seloctionOne
a huge figure without grace OF form beauty Of eX
pressoG Hercules while the other the perfectono OF
grace and beauty outline aud expression. The people
with ono acclaim chose the beautiful statue but when
elevated to its hight the temple its beauty had
vanished and only shGpclcSs ball appeared. 1t was
removed and the other placed in It's position As IL
the imperfectons which had before been noticed
disappeared when IL reached the hight for which 1t
intended, the people saw perfect and beautiful
figure The woman of the nineteenth century is the
shapcless ball. Man, the sculptor, has carved
out his ideal, the approaching thousands welcome ms
success being without rights, without hopes or fears
put from DIS stahdpohi lalr ana DeautlI9l we navy @
bowed down and worsltpped dclcdcy, refinement ana
loyelncss in woman All wCll when viewed as an oJccf
Of sight To rise foot above the dust from which
she sprang but she II o bc raised up To ad0r temple
represent divinity, To he the mother of mighty ma
ton for a counselor TO brave and honorable men, the
educator Of Of moral heroes then
The club houses In all your cities are so many tesnon
ais of the folly and vacuy Of women And the long Inc
taught 20 believe that marriage Is the only Legitimate
pursuit Of life, the gay and fashionable trong brought
by sudden turn OF the wheel of fortune 70
stand face tO face with the stern realities OF HE
remember that II Is from these classes that
recruits for her paed ranks, and in which she huds
her most helpless victims The woman We declare 10 YOU
is the rough msshapen Image Of the artist rough ana
uncouth from the standpoint YOU occupy But rVe not
.,1 o,rS c",,.sa In t,e ,tbs ~ kuov, Iodge virtue
and pcacei VIII you help MS TO raise up the
image that We declare unto you, that you may
fathers formed, aud which will day have it, crowning
glory Let the artists be wisely chosen. let them to
day begin their work. The sun never ,yct Snohc
upon any creation Of man which could be com
pared with tins. There Is our temple OF
Liberty upnn whose portals m1y behold the
grand declaration, that al created equal The
artist who can mold statue worthy 20 crown such
magucencc. must be grand In his CONCEPTIONS sublime
crowuing glory the model republic among the ntOng
Of tho earth, what must she needs bei lApplauscl