The home journal. (Winchester, Tenn.) 1858-188?, 1869-04-08

views regarding the SUBJECT.
The masses of women at the presen
time employed in the departments al
not possessed oevery brilliant clerica
abilities. On the contrary, very man,
of them have scarcely education
enough to tell the day Of the week b.,
a counting-house calendar; and the,
owe their appointment and continuance
in office to their personal advantages
When a man receives an appointment
to a clerkship he is obliged to appear
before a board Of departmental officer.
and undergo al examination an,
although the examination is not So
strictas that imposed on the graduating
class Of a New England college, it is 81
difficult that not one woman in a hun
dred could pass it satisfactorily.
|, for one. claim that women-edu.
Gated women, Of c%ourse--are Us com.
petent TO perform brain labor as men
but | do most emphaticaiiy object to
having girls in their teens, with no
other recommendation than 4 pretty
face or a pretty foot, place themselves
on an intellectual par with men and
women of education.
l am sorry to make the confession,
but the truth forces it, that the depart
ments are filled with females-crowded,
l may say, with those who serve the
government in no other way except to
embarrass the public officials in the
discharge of their duties. l could fur
nish the names of scors and scores OF
women, whom the heads Of depart
ments have tried to get rid OF for
months and years, us being utterly
worthless, yet have been unable to do
SO owing to outside Influences. Icould
furnish the names of scores Of women
who 10 not perform an hours work
per diem for the government; not in
every instance BECAUSE they are un-
willing, but because they TO not have
the work-there being too many en-.
gagged in the same labor. In the office
of the Comptrolle, of Currency, for in
n third Of the force employ
ed would he quite sufficient 50 p. rform
the labor. This is no speculation on
my part. l know whereof | affirm.
In the Post Office Department the
law provides for fifty female clerks, and
desks are arranged for thar number ;
ytt ex Postmaster General Randall ap
pointed one hundred and five. During
the two weeks Immediately prior to his
exit he appointed thirty female clerks
and for what reason Heaven only
knows, since nearly one-lilth Of ti,osp
appointed had nothing to do
nay, not even a seat in the office. |
cannot conceive Of no earthly object
Randall had in appointing these women,
it was to embarass his sue
In conclusion, / hold that women
who are competent to perform the
same labor al men. should receive the
same compensation, and BE- subject to
the same conditions, for violating which
they should be dismissed.
Every woman employed should be
subjected to the same examination as
men, and personal beauty or laxity 0.
morals ought not to be a recommends
as is too often the case. The ex
aiming board should be women. In
,rder to prevent corruption in ali
where women are employed,
here should be female auditors. /,
an instance il my mind where
me malicious woman-clerk caused the
'emOval of some five or six faithful
men, simply because they refused to
end money to her husband (?), a
worthless blackguard, who " pail
lis debts. I ain happy to state that
he auditor who made these removals
las just resigned and gone to the West.
Congress or the President ought to
'fford us some protection, if they allow
Is to occupy offices. We ought not to
,e insulted by having the paramours
md mistresses of members OF Congress
orced upon US, and be obliged to
their society day by day. Let
dr. Boutwell, clean out the riff raft and
solution Of his department. Let him
moral and competent women
then let us be paid according to
'ur merits. Such 10 the earnest prayer
4 every honest woman.clerk.
HANNAH TYLER.
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