The St. Cloud journal. [volume] (St. Cloud, Minn.) 1866-1876, 1869-03-18

Alas that . ssdelicate and oh,valrous
consideration" shuts women out from
institutions Of learning endowed by
women's fortune! Alas that in the
nineteenth century "sentimcnts Of del
icacy, Of honor, Of loyalty to woman"
give to tho world the following account
OF an accident with such humane (N
comments: "On Saturday On accident
which might, havo been attended with
serious consequences, took place in this
oity (Paris.) A bricklayer fell from
tho sixth story Of q house to tho street,
but fortunately two women who were
chatting on the sidewalk received the
falling man on their heads and broke
his fall. The brioklayer was taken up
safe and sound, while the bystanders
shuddered to think that but for lucky
chance the accident might have cost
him his lite. Tho two women were
instantly killed." '''. " "
Alas that an enlightened and demo-
cratic nation has resolved that a NO.
'uan's property may DO taxed te enrich
the government, but she shall not be
eligible to Offices which her money
helps to sustain. And oh tender man-
" protection, how al gafioiug, since it
is impossible for woman unarmed or
unattended to leave her home after
n'ghtf''. ;, lest she become the prey Of
tno' . same gallant defenders.
Alas that the Rev. DR.. j. P. Thomp-
son in his Phi Beta Kappa Grafton Of
last summer, now going the rounds OF
country newspapers, speaks with such
indescribable pathos Of the awful con-
sequences Of "coarse hands and feet
impending when "woman's right to ID
bor"-meaning only by his ,nterpreta-
ton work in the fields-is vindicated
and established. But he does moi
dwell upon OF deplore the fact that hun.
dreds Of thousands Of women are nov
obliged to engage in the most laboriou'
employments to earn bread for them
selves, THAR children and their drunk
en- protectors. -:
Alas that this clerical embodymen
Of the ohivalrous sentiment, fearing tina
the cry Of "xomsn's right to labor
! signifies also equal wages for equa
work, an entrance to the learned pre
LESSONS, the displaeing Of delicate hane
ed young men from dry goods and tar
ey stores, government olerkships, po:
and telegraph Offices, signifies for he
in fact, competence, independence, sci
respect, hastens to order her back int
: her proper sphere Of dependence, po'
erty, prostitution and slavery, olinel
> ing his arguments with the followin
declaration "But if woman will ent'
= the lists to contend with man and clan
or for rights, he will say to her 'Stan
= upon your own strength and fight yo'
own battles, expecting neither loyal
= or :cbivalry from me-" Yet as the
: much Wanted knightly characterised
!; often prove somewhat less substanti
in their, nature, than plenty Of bre'
. and butter with a; clear bank accou
let our watohwQrd still be, Justice, n
favors, until woman stands equal wi
: man before the law, till the guilty
: both sexes receive the same verdict t
Is the same offense in the court Of justie
. and before the tribunal OF public OPT
ion; till the husband does not posse
{, property in tho wife, and the moth
q hos the first right to the children s.
& has borne ; and then, if needfal, 81
. can forego chivalrous Difference for t
respect and consideration due to eve
8 human being IS such. Y. NJ.