The Columbia herald. [volume] (Columbia, Tenn.) 1850-1873, 1870-07-01

tive nature than In q seere,of ntlser en-
ploynents for which she IL physi-
sally competent. If you wish TO pro-
mote either the temper or health of wo-
men, you may well allow, them some
other occupation than either sowing or
teaching.
The truth is, it is simply absurd to
shut up half the race to two modes
of livelihood, and leave hundreds
open to the other moiety.7 Shall we
then make women competitors in
every sphere with men? Grant them
the so-called rights in the professions
and government? Time and space do
not allow an elaborate detail of re-
strictions. One general rule will sat
isfy us for the present. Woman is
generally member ola partnership
as daughter, wife, sister or mother /;
in either position she has representa-
tives, and in all places where the in
forests are capable of delegation, they
may be safely committed to other
members of the firm. lAbstractly,
women who have no one to represent
them might claim the right to repre-
sent themselves, but practically it is
unnecessary. Individual men are so
much nearer to individual wemen than
the aggregate of men are to one anoth-
er, that there is no danger of an inten-
tional attempt on the part of men to
sacrifice their interests, if made their
representatives I do not advise,
you, young ladies, to run boldly
against custom to establish even
these notifications, but 1 believe
that an occasional discussion of
these questions will tend to enlarge
your sphere OF usefulness, without
sacrificing, in the end, the distinctive
charms of your character. seek
not to make you men, or intimate
that there are not distinctions, both
ofhead and heart, which are ever to be
preserved, as treasures for above rub
les. l would preserve your modesty
in its pearly sweetness by giving to
you an amount of independence, or
rather of self dependence, which will
relieve You from all the small devices
which make up the years of cap-setting
which are true modesty's most hid
eous moths. 1 would put you on
your proper ground of matrimonial
equality, so that you shall neither be
taken as a burden, nor driven 10
marriage to escape jeers. nl7aotqH /
The speaker here made an extern
pore address to the graduating class
ON the home duties which were
awaiting them, epitomizing the rights
of woman as follows. - y
"Thc right to live for those we love,
The right TO die that lore to prove:
The right to brighten earthly homes n.-
With pleasant smiles and gentle tones"
He referred to. the influence of the
surroundings of the .Athen8um to
purify the taste and elevate the char
acter. .F
lie was delighted by the accumu-
lation of paintings, cngravings, and
apparatus, which only aye and the
most enthusiastic devotion to the
work of education could have secured.
He closed by paying homage to the
high character and true wOmanly
worth of the Principal, thanking her
for her own life of high purpose, the
type which she was, and the types
which she was creating of Saxon wo-
men as they stand in noble contrast
with mere ladies. ..,.....,
1.-THE following note from DR.. Kelly,
dated Edgefield, June 2sth,- to w. A.
Smith, A. NJ, Secretary. &C., explains
itself ;-"Dear Sir-Having in answer to
your application promised to furnish
you copy ofthe address delivered by me
on the Occa ,io n of the recent Commence
ment of the Athen8um, 1 parpOsed to
write it out in full as delivered. On my
return home / found that other and press
ing engagements would prevent this
within the time desired it. A friend
kindly proposed d AXE my fragment"ry
manuscript and copy it. This send you,
| tempted to enforce. Should you see fit to
publish you will do me the kindness to
accompany the publication with this note
of explanation. Yours, d. c. KELLY."]