Nebraska advertiser., 1868-03-05
To Be Continued.l
Fer the Advertise
WAman.

Fer the A~dgeEtsor.
Woman.
Lei no q be alarmed. We are not
going 10 march around a rigement of
''strong minded" women. exasperated
with the memories of their "wrongs," and
with threatening words, set forth their
claims 10 rights" and breaking through
all barrier, rush to the side of men in
Senate halls. and make laws to rule the
nations. Nebraska nerves could not bear
their sight. They must be a little more
familiar with eastern life; as the brilliance
Of female eloquence would overwhelm
lhem. By degrees they must go through
The ordeal of female occurring "Wo-
mans Rights Conventions" and "a
that"
Now we do not want TO ridicule these
eloquent women, who are demanding
Justice at the hand of man, at the risk OF
losing every thing lovely in female
character. For their virtue we enter
tain no fears; the responsiveness of the
undertaking is a sure protection for them.
Neither do we envy them the %laurels
they will win, for we have many times
declined the honor of occurring before the
public. We admit tina. woman has been
wronged-so has man. We admit wo.
man ought to have the privilege of claim
ing rights-so shonId man. We are so
far the defenders Of woman but think
she has made a lamentable mistake in
the manner she has set out to demand
fright"
Il is written, "God created man in his
OVID immage-male and female" Nov
in creating man male and female, it
would seem there were distinct spheres
of action in which they were to move, so
as to answer the end for which they
were created thus. And it does not fol-
low as a consequence that one or the
other is a superior neither does it fol-
low that one is not. Bot what are the
facts il regard to II? Is il not univer-
sally cOnlendet hat man is superior TO
woman? 1t is difficult 10 get a definite
idea out Of this CLAIM. Superior in what ?
Ia physical strength, we admit; and
grant him all the honor of The superior
ity. Woman, we affirm, is morally su
perlOr TO man, and claim for her the
honor of that superiority.
In conversation, a few days ago, with
4 gentleman of intelligence, refinement,
and high moral worth, be admitted that
woman was superior TO man morally but
commended that man had the capacity
foE attaining as high moral culture as
woman. With due Difference to the
opinion of the gentleman, whom
we respect, we beg leave to dIifet
with him. If man holds this moral powet
in capacity and not in attainment, as re-
CARDS The past, what evidence have We
that he will have it in attainment, in the
future, of his existence on earth. II il is
meant in another state Of existence, the
Christ hath said" In the resurrection
there is neither marriage nor giving in.
marriage" from which we inter that
man in his clarified, his imlnorlaiized
state, Will not be male and female, bat
be as "the angels in heaven"
But man is intellectually greater than
woman. Oh that Is il. Let US look at
that. What is intellectual power? Is il
not the ability 20 comprehend truth in
nature The ability lo.iDVestigate facts
as they present themselves to the mind I?
In institutions of learning, where young.
men aud women study the sciences TO-
geuher. dozs not she always keep pace
with him? Perhaps there is no other
science which demands as great investi-
eating powers, as profound wisdom, as
unerring Judgment, as unwearied patience
as the science Of medicine. Indeed it
includes the most, if not all, the " circle
of Sciences" A thoroughly scientific
physician has a just claim to the highest
earthly honors, and woman has given ev-
idence that she is as capable of under
standing anatomy, physiology, pathology,
therapeutics, and materia medica, as
man.
AS to Claw" it is just adapted 20 the
quick penetration, the subtle cunning.
the deep scheming. The artful reasoning of
woman's mind. FAR PorIia," in Shakes
pears Merchant of Venice, Is a fit rep,
.resentation of woman's ability TO plead
The ability of mind to comprehend a
truth, to grasp a fact, and the best way
to make this knowledge practical, are
two distinct things. And here is where
the "stroug-minded women" have erred.
They reason and act from the false idea
that if man and woman are equal, intel
lectually, they must needs make their
knowledge practical in precisely the
same way. This is wrong. Il is not a
legitimate conclusion from the premises,
and the result arising from man being
created male and female, is positive evi-
ience against It. The strength, energy
md perseverance of man, and the deli
:acy and refinement Of woman, protest
it.
1t has come to pass sin the course of {
events" that woman is demand !
ng the right" Of suffrage. Well, let
ier have 1t. Nay, more! Some of them
spire to the presidential chair. Well, v
ct her have that. What then has she C