Memphis daily appeal. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1847-1886, 1868-09-27
wOa1AN's RIGHTS.
why the BEST Thinkers of
France Oppose the New
Doctrine.
Editors Menphis Appeal;
BY L. A. N.

Editors Memphis Appeal:
AS the little paragraph headed "Eman
oipated Womsn," which appeared il
last Sundays APPEAL. was in the Wo
men" column, 1 suppose We may be al
lowed to give our opinion on It. II the
quotations therein given from the I" "Besi
Thinkers of France - truly represent the
mental and moral eaEber of said bssI
thinkers" how poor France Is to be
pitied! We should think Hottentoi
might do slmOst as we'll
These precious poor thinkers undertake
to give their reasons fer opposing the
Womsn's Rights movement-and such
reasons! Ny seven yesr old boy could
give better.
One of these best thinkers " answers
Lucy Stones arguments by telling her
"he shuddsrs at the idea Of an ernanci-
pated sOondn." Lucy will say, "Shud-
der on, if you choose" Or, may be she
will ask him II he means he can only
feel comfortable, and quit shuddering II
the presence OF slaves Webster tells
US: Emsncipated means to "set fret
from servitude; to liberate from slave
ryn Does our "bsst French thinker" "
admit women are slI in state Of servi-
tude? His remark Is a concession that
Lucy is In the right; it gives g fine
theme whereon to expatiate Of mans
seihshness.
A second Of these "Best Thinkers"
does not shudder! No; he amis6ly in
forms Lucy, in his opinion, A6Ovs all
things a good sOon1aa should take pains
to make good soup, and darn her hus-
bands stockings" Lucy, being a sharp
Yankee woman, will retort: "Suppose
We have no husband Must we 90 about
making soup and darning stockings for
some other woman's husband? Would
not that make fuses in families? Dear,
amiable, fat, elderly "Best Thinker p;
He never thought of such an accident
He only remembered ali he required of
his wife was the good soup and the
darned stockings. It never entered hjs
torpid brain that the biggest goose could
learn to make soup In half the time it
would take to read three pages of poIiti-
cal economy, especially If said pages
were penned by the said " Best Think-
er." What is easier than to get a cord
bone, put it in the pot, and the pot on |
the fire, with plenty Of water and some
vegetables and seasanings, and after a
long boil, our "Best Thinker NAV eat
to his souls satisfaction, and then doze |
away his repetition, lsZily thanking the
Gods no proclamation has ever enamel |
psted has wife, or given her an ambition |
higher thsn sOup-making?
The third "Bast Thinker is OF an
other sort. He is not timid, like the first
lie does not shudder as though vyomao
we're chained dog; and if freed would
Siez9 him by the throat with her savage
teeth. Nor does he esteem "good soup,,
as the best gift OF the high gods. NoI
Our third " Best Thinker with his hat
auntily get on his head, bis wsggisb eve
cOcked s-ueily at Miss Stone, a stump OF
3 cigar in his m0uth-he Is a good sort of
, fellow, little fast, a little 6LQss-he
'aYs to Miss Lucy: "AH I ask of O. aDo-
nan tS to De beautiful! Lucy is sghast,
Is well she may be. Pretty soon, though,
Oeing aspunky little Yankee, thoroughly
u earnest, she summons courage TO com
Dat this novel sort Of opposition. Saws
me Now really, Mr.. Best Thinker
.re you not little bit unreasonable :?
lust think moment: don't ysu knoD
We all do our very best to be beautiful &?
DON'T you know, ever since the very dsv
1ve first looked in the mirroring waters
md dressed her hair with roses to fssci
late Adam, every one of US have been ,
loing our utmost to be pretty? Good
1eaveD what more can we do? D1nit
Ve paint and powder, and puff and curl, :
ma piie on Dig waterfalls, and trail our
Klrts, and pinch our ieet, and screw in |
ur waists and fill out our busts, and ,
frecisn bend IL, penBiers aud all, to
make ourselves beautiful? Yet, unrea-
ona6le, unfeeling man! you 'front.' be {
stished- You keep on pushing us to
reater exerJiSns Do yru want us TO
ou?I P01 :
Toe last, and by far the best. of these ,
Best French Thinkers" Is very unlike .
ny of the foregoing. This best OF the G
est Is lord y fellows grand fellow! {
zs descend to argue with Miss Stone? | .
20, indeed BE puts the strong minded Q
eutlon and pretences OF grievances uu- t
er his royal feet; he Issues his fat.
remole, ye Stones and Notes Fall .
aos, ye strong minded troops Seek a
sie'y IN souP,,pots, In pomades, in b
aints, in powders; defend yourselves {
18th dsrning-needles and bodkins. This d
cry best of the "Best Thinkers u-this T.
raster by right, of sex, says: " "Anv Il
oman GObo occupies herself tgith loliti- b
II economy, should De shotn We have G
OF doubt but that, after the Issuance Il
that stunning ukase, the whole body o
strong mlnder5 collapsed, subsided,
lit, and are at this moment meekIy A
waiting reconstruction after any sp- O.
roved plan. For our part, not being of },
Ia sisterhOod, we are frank to confess, ts
e like this lordly fellow-this master e
= right of sex. It is soothing and com sC
rting to know we have such great and b
snerous thinkers in our age, IL not in b
II country. It is astonishing how far Ii
adyance-we will not say OF the best, lo
&c Of pretty good thinkers of America Ii
1d England, is this thinker of France b,
ow, the pretty good thinkers of Amer I
3 and England not only do not adYo- "
ate shooting women for a slight dab
ing IN political ecoBomy, but actually | st
1eourage them in that heinous crime. te
- ny lGCGC DAClll
bod thinkers" justify their reprehensi- q
e course in this matter, may seem al
'und, but Of course are specious. For ss
stsnee, they say: GAS 1t is plainly the q
sstlny of the great majority OF women Il
bear and rear children, the more their %
'ssoning faculties are cultivated, the u;
stter such duties viii be performed" s.
Ime even go so fsras to hint the INTEL
ct Of children is more dependent on, Il
I'D derived from, the mother than the Iii
ther; consequently, II race of great CT
en is desirable, it might be advisable st
educate and elevate woman. OF 81
'Hrse, few people pay any attention to "
ch nonsense as this, for everybody 60
1ows 1t is the principal business of "
omen to look as pretty as possible and th
"tdEe pains ana make good soup" th
We wonder If these 1' Best French v,
were not born already grown v:
}? We wonder if they ever needed 8 "
other, or know anything OF q mothers th
lty? IL they did, would they yet self | th
lly think women can have no better hs
siness II life than to minister to mans ps
ste for "good soup" snd pretty il
0men? al
The London Saturday Review is of
e opinion that, after all, more misery ar
produced by little grievances, like m
issing shirt buttons, tight boots, i'll If
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