The home journal. (Winchester, Tenn.) 1858-188?, 1869-04-29
For the Home journal,
MORE LIBERTY.
by ALBION.
Mr.. Editor +.


S Grafton Of the public, for which pul
pose ! respectfully ask the use Of you
: columns.
With political or national liberty
i, shall have nothing to do, for other
far ADLER than myself have already on
tered that field; but what ! do dcsir
to dwell upon particularly is one fca
ture ofopr present social system, whicl
| have ever regarded as wrong in prin
ciplc, false in theory, and pernicious il
practice. ] alludc TO the restraint
thrown around the young ladies OF on
country in regard to their mingling II
society; or, to be still palmer, the abso
lQ.c prohibition TO tncm Of the society
ofyoung men, by parents, guardians,
boarding house keepers, and teachers.
We all know this to be fact. a
Fl young lady comes from a distance to
! Winchester, for example, to attend
school. Her parents secure a home
for her in one Of the best families in
the town, and she forthwith commences
her studies for the purpose of securing
TO herself an education. II would
seem that an acquaintance with good
society, and the ability to appear in it
with ease, grace and dignity, was an
important part Of the education Of a
refined and intelligent young lady; and
this, as common sense would indicate.
and all observation proves, can only
be acquired by experience. But, what
says Mr. Guardian, and Mr. Teacher:
"Tho visits Of young men 10 pupils, at
their boarding houses or elsewhere, is
absolutely prohibited; and young la
dies will not be permitted to receive
attentions from, or hold any commune
cations with young men, not relatives,
under any circumstances whatever.
Parents and guardians desiring TO pa,
tronize this Institution may rest assured
that this rule will, in no case, be re-
TAXED" | quote from a catalogue of
a young ladies' college in q neighbour
ing State. Now, then, isn't that beau
tful? Docs it not remind you of the
cline Of the cast, the land of The |
SUM- Would not its proper place
appear to be in q Turkish cdict, rather
than in the school regulations Of an ell
lightencd Christian land? The Mus
sulman builds his dwelling and places
his women in luxurious Imprisonment,
shuts them from the world, and wells
their faces. In his country it is the
custom. In Asian Georgia, they 60
step further, and place their daughters
on the block and auction them Off as
chattels to the highest bidder; and
custom says it is right. And custom
rules, for custom is dospot, and his
sway is absolute. Now, then, ! ask, in
Ill sincerity, why does the Faculty Of
he Institution above alluded to stop
where it does? Why not make the
hing complete, instead Of hating half
gay? Why not prohibit the young Ia
les from appearing with their faces I'M
ovcred on the streets? Why not Sc
ludc them utterly from the rude gaze
{ reprobate mankind? Ifyoung men, -,
len perhaps of line talents, irreproach- ,
bic character, and nnblomishcd repu
ltlon, arc to be scdulously and zeal
usly guarded against, as though they {
ere wild beasts, seeking whom they
light devour, why not take precau- >
ons which would prevent the posi-
llity of such an awful catastrophe as t
lelr meeting with a young lady? for, ;,
course, the result would be dreadful VI
the extreme, Judging from the solici- -
lde displayed by the Faculty to pre- .
ent its occurrence. What the precise :,
allure and character of the terrible v
llamity apprehended is, / admit | do y
1T know, nor have | ever seen it dis u
nctly stated. But, then, | have never
zen behind the scenes, and though,
richly speaking, not "young' man, o
am yet of such IN age as to feel that
am one of the obnoxious class whose h
,ngerous Vaccinations AMI schoming :.
llainy it becomes necessary to guard =,
,ainst with sleepless vigilance and I'm. u
'asing watchfulness .s re
What, then, the young men are N
larged with, l am uniformed; but ] VI
low that m any of them are rs noble ii
'irits, as chivalrous, honorable, high tn
ned gentlemen as any country ever hi
'oduced--men who would scorn ia
shonorable action-men who have us to
gh an appreciation of and respect for OF
omal's character as the honorable NJ
aculty' itself. Many of them, also, liz
We sisters, whom they love and in
erish. and whom they would defend ST
d protect with as much vigilance and bi
al as any set Of men on the earth tn
t, they are all, irrespective of char. ia
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