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

tehtion III England, because OF ilo nble advocate
thnt have 1t at present in hand. Tho IYestn,inste
hcote'o, FREQ from MI prejudice in favor OF tho ce
tablsilcd ordor of things, and devoid OF all reycr
cnco for moro antiquity, las thrown its pages ope
10 tho earnest pleading for woman suffrage. AIr
JOHN STUART MILL, ono Of the ablest mon in Eng
land, and perhaps tho only philosopher in her Par
Lament, in pursuit OF opinion long entertained, ant
without tho fcar of opposition or ridicue, present
cd his views recently in Parliament, in tho slap,
OF an amendment to Mr.. D1sRAEII's reform bill
moving to aubsttuto for "malo persons" s,mpl,
| persons" ta"
Tho dobato took place OIL tho evening OF the 20ti
ult., and, at tho hour when members aro in tho
| habit OF going into tho refreshmonL room. Dts
lAELr, it is said, Ind privately promised Mr. Mill
TINT ho waA not opposed to tho measure, and
though ho might not at present bc ablo to yoto for
1t, he would 600 that he should haye every oppor.
| tunity to bring tho question fairly boforo tho
House; md accordingly DIsRAELI, and several
otllor membcrs OF tho Government sat out tho dis
cussion and somo Of them even participated in it.
Mr. GLADSTONE was all attention, Mr. Da1ou1
looked skopticsl tho Ladies' Gallery was crowded
Ono who was present writes, "Tho House was
still as doath whom Mr.. Mil: arose. His solcmn
clear voico struck n dcop chord in tho House at
once lio mover before made 80 grand speech,
either IN mattor or manner. He began his I'D
dress in n thin House but when it was announced
In tue rofreshment room that be was speaking,
chops and steaks wero hurried down, and con-
tiDuous dlo OF members began tho stroam in until
tho seats wero well iilod." MIR. MILL's earnost-
ness and his stylo will be seen from tho following
passasos, which wo tako from tho report OF tho do
bato IN tho London Times Of tho 21st. Ho was
speaking OF tho relations botwcen tho so1es in an
era long gono by, i'll which mon and women were
separated In eyory respect: ~ S!I
"Then tho man spent his hours of leisure among
mon; ali his friendships all his real intimacics
on on any serious subject; tho wife was either play
thing or an upper servant. All this among tile
educated classes is changed; mon no longer give
ferrous conSiyiality with male associates; the homo
hn acquired tho nscendanoy. Tho two soxcs 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 'ns well as tho gal
leries. =, ~
Nor docs o man, I" continued the speaker, stwish
" with himself, and whose wishes and preferences
iinSe 80 strong claim upon him. ono whose
thoughts aro alien from those which occupy his
poses" p'''T
TO- theirs. Tho women OF mans family arc
either stimulus and support to his higher ns-
Them OF drag DR. them S You
them from concerning themselves with tho least least
respectable part or politcs-its personalities. II
rnoy g3 % nEt understand aud oInnot entor into tho
his riyAte interests, and that is tho scaIo into
which their weight is certain to bo thrown. Thoy
arc an influence always at hand, cooperating with
ms selfish promptngs, watching and taking ad-
vantage oi every mome;.S Of moral irresolution,
and doubting the strength Of every temptation.
mcrc absence Of sympathy hangs q dead R6iobt
upon his moral onergies, and makes him ayorso to
incur SACRIFICES which thoy will feel and 70 foreeo
worldly successes and advantages in which thoy
would share, for tho sake Of objoota. which thoy'
It was notable that throughout the speech thoro
had prophesicd tho whole matter was to DO laughed
down. There were laughs, indeed but thoy were
elicted by tho hits with which the speaker brought
haunt peoples mi nds on the subject-as when lie
eaid:. Under IN !idlo notion that tho beauties of
character Of tho two sexes are mutually incomrat-
nasS ssnssfS on Whom there are nSs ss
men," He went on TO show that tho two sexes
must riso OF, sink together, and that truly human
aocely is impossible SO long as tho law classos wo-
men with children idiots and unnticsn nr In reply
to the argument that women hayo already power
enough, he made point that told on tho House,
by declaring that II was part Of his caso Tint wo,
men had groAt powor, but that IL was now indirect
and irresponsible. Ho wanted to make hor feel
hor conscience Interested in it's honest exercise
and TINT her power is not mere means OF person
nj ascondancy. II want to mako her influence
work by manly Interchange OF opinions, and not
by cajolery. Iwant to awaken in her tho political
point OF honor" t' = =
"I should like to SEQ" no said, q return laid be-
foro this House Of tho number OF women who arc
annually beaton to death kicked to death, or trod-
den TO death BY thoir malo protectors. [Hear
hear.] should like this document TO contain, il,
an opposite column, a return OF the sentences
passed in those cases in which the dastardly Grim.
umn, comparative Wow OF tho amount Of proper
~ Tic unlawful taking Of which had, IN tho sano
sessions or assizes by tho same judge, bean
mont. lChocrs.l Wo should thus Obtain an
orithmetich estimate Of the valuo sot by malo
legislature and mnle tribunals upon tho murder Of
years, which, il there be any shame in us. would
make us hang our heads. tChoors.1 Sir, before
II is contendcd that women do not suflcr in their
resented, it must be considered whether tho law,
and those practices which IVY can reach trent yo.
men in every respect as favorably as men. WE'LL sir
continually hear it said that tho education OF moth.
crs is tho most important part OF tho education of
tho country, because they educate themen Is thero
as much Importance roally attached to it2 Arc
thcre many fathers who care as much or arc viii
ling to expend as much for tho good education Of
their daughters as Of thoir sonsi Where arc tho
schools Of amy high description for them [Honr.
II it is said that girls are bcst educated a. home
& whore arc the training-schools for governcascs3
What has become Of the endownionts which tho
bounty Of our forefathcrs established for the lin
atructon, not Of boys alone but of boys and girls
criminately am informed by one OF the
| highest nuthoritieB on the subject that in tho
majority of the doeds OF endowment the provision
was for education generally, and not specially for
was designed expressly lor both; that establish.
mont maintains and educates HOO boys and OK
| actly 20 girls. Then, whom they have attained
womanhood, how does it fare with that large and
increQsinB portion OF tho seI, who, though sprung
from tho educated clnsses, have not inherited o
provision, and not having obtained ono by mar.
| riage, or disdaintng to marry merely for o pro.
| vision, depend OIL their eIcrtions tor support
Hardly any decent educated occupation save ono
nothing"
Considerable surprise was manifested when the
sturdy old Roman Catholic, Sir GEonaE BowYEl
announced his determination 10 20 with Mr, MILL
lie maintained that taxation and representation
must 70 together. He had no fear Of tho result
'Ths country is governed by woman, and histo
ry shows that among female sovereigns there hai
bcen larger proportion Of great rulers thsr
among tho male."
Tho subject was discussed by KAnsLAKE, DEN
MAN, FAwoET, LAINa, BowYKR and some others.
The result OF the voto we hayo already laid be-
foro our readers yeas 79, nays 1876; number ir
it's favor altogether unlocked for and among then
ySe Bco s1ch mon ag HuourR ar.uapryIn T.v1 IN