, 1870-07-31

fect EQcu Tntta- We're IL mhttcT OF lt0p1r- |
tsnce, could give the names of tho speaker
aud those pteseut, QUO at wunn, at least,
would be known to yon. But a. this stAtenen:
il not riadc hy one who Is personally uu- i
tion its veracitC,"
TIE WOMAN QUESTION.
aInfe nnd Female Ehnstity-1scply !;
to nm Article ts1 the IS SsRtson..'
TO the Editor Of TIE Ch.esco Tribune:
Perhaps, in commencing to jot down fou
reflections caused by structures on the aivo-
catee Of womau's rights, in An article in The !
Nation. and copied largely IN o'her journals,
entitled Another De]i:ate Subject" it would
10 highly proper for nc, being woman, TO
apologize Tor having tlo ability to reflect; for
having sympathy with the doctrine Of wonnan's |
riehts: and, in short, for thinking Of ANY,
thing hut the fashions, for feeling anything !
but submission; for coveting snything hut a
patroniziLG pat from the pagaus u this nine-
teenth century.
But with al due regard for the past and
present pagan world, l shall take the Liberty
of following tha dirtAtes OF my rcason and
conscieuce-we1l knowing, II this article shall
not prose Interesting to the general reader,
that \ very small admi1tuse Of gossip, on al
most any frisoloua subject, would have reu-
dc1ed it delightfully."- sarory and palatablc.
The .hations idea tecma to bo, when d.
vested Of indicate babGGng, tllat tho adyo-
cafes OF wouan's rights arc Ayailiug them
selves Of tie assistance OF unchaate wonen to
in1sbez their cause. It mosuorer indu1scs in
general lAueut over tho want uf character
in our WoIucu, their friyoIitv, discomfort, etc,
and adds, III conclusion, that the wornaus
rights retorncss arc responsible for such de-
Seue1acy. In this sauo ca1z1l ef1usiun ap-
pear various other astounding assumptions,
snch III, Men are naturally fcrocioas, luatfut
animals. who do not subject tscns :lvca to
1eetraint; tllat tie fesco and a:tivc MASCULINE
propensity must needH hayo its victims With
whom to xallow'; that the women not thus
vicsinized Illegally, must Le kept removed
frun aud ignorant Of Eli tlis unludled een-
suslity, 50 that innocent refinement slall
| await MANS legitimate hour. Aeo, this No.
ciuded simplicity on the part of women IL To-
qtircd in order 10 render tho paternal origin
| of children q huroty. and thereby stimulate
i.slf.
] oh, sc gods! how are women defarod!
10 Nh1t 1Ia6ty depths caunot tho mascQliug
mind descend Are virtue and integrity, then,
only ,nH1aeH.--eounding phrases, that, Ike
nielodioun notes Of tuu,ic, lift tho min i into
| N!umentaIy bplen1ur, uld then leave it to the
dull thud OF Its own commonplace heart-
t,eAt:
Must feminine chastity be watched in order
TO 10 real Does tic welfare OF children rs-
qui1o thA, tho maternal head shall be emnty
nud tho maternal neatt deceived, in or.ler to
i.hure to them proper bias: Wae ever logic
mote rcyolting, OF words put to baser use,
evan though 10 prejudice hated causo?
1t ill-becomes me-. perhaps, to throw down
tho gauntlet iu behalf OF men bnt, neverthe-
I lets, they are not al luslfu aud brutal or uu-
hcrupuloua in tho Use Of power. Nay, rirtne
aud Integrity are rca!itier, though the furnace
u their trials bo seven times heated aud 10
glotiacd form appear in the midst.
Il ~ further set forth, ii 81 excuse for mas
cu!i1e indulgence, that ''thcir propeEEities are
I fierce and active, and cknuot submit to re.
| tttainf, and thnt those Of women arc weak and
dutmant, and dc not require It."
What MI ntlmission. Surely, demons might
laugh. IL it sec1nly to advocate icetlst
: cure bass every brotlel in the ;',d, and make
our social life tho aute-c!la nlbcr to . vast hs
: rem 7 And where il the use of maternal Elm
, plicity II the makculino clctutni caunot prac
t,so tes15a1nt, n1sd tho feminine DOES not nect
lls
: But cannot linger longer over this ttruc,
| tu<o OF tuht ana anhcn this Pagan p,sota
> before whose toatllsome divinity wc arl
! called upon to fall down aud worslnr.
0 Ile yxunted superiority of tho one seI, O
tla emphasized iuferiority Of tho other, in IT
Wise e1tetts tlic all-anportunt fact that rrogi
j. dchce has provided but nne cu.lc OF laws 10
their mutual Euidan:c; and il il l1csumhble
J. nince 1nataEia1 ]ifc il Subsidiary u tie spir
l. ! ittial, that nj EXCEPTION las been Or will b,
: n.sda. in any c.=e, to license magnilal pro
. F.nslty.
Q furthermore. what profit is there iu con
{ sfsiiy 1akiEE over the eL,bcee CT animal last
|, wien tic prorcnsitles Ncro designed ncsel,
> to lie scfEsntr+ and not m7-tcsss Aisu, hop
humiiialius ie tho EXCUSE offered for sucl
. !ire1tsc, t';csco activity" etc., etc. Is il no
! tao we'll kIsoHa to admit of refutatlon, tha
b tie ap}'ctltcs, when FauE:ered and caressed
Le Gtpe gigantic rnonst.rsf
0 That EGrnictouA education and uuIpsttaInet
It | Esi.ileEe, through successive generations
r lsve a1ldcl accumulated force to nasculin
propensity md falre iuo<leH of life lessenc,
. TINT u The feminine, IL, perhaps. true tut
e whatever the relative ratIo there il hut on
d 1nle for both-Niso restraint
= Again. the way men talk about guardin
j. women from knowledge Of tho Eractic:
ECrld, and Of their e1cestca, IL simply ANA;
i in6, and reminds one OF tic trick OF Ii
q csuicii, Wliich thinks to hide its body b
is coucealing its head.
6 Does It need to be repeated that tho avcrae
ri woman il sharp, practical, and observing, Al
r. that tls1c IL little pertaining to tho region
tl,u nppulises nut fatulatlv discussed by tnc.
ss | samo Enstdel, ipty-lcaucd women? \,
= We do not speak OF thus t" ccus.uc- II il II
It. lrGi.inlate result Of ages Of artificial subort
be nation. telofancc, AID devotion to the .l.n
details Of life.
~ 1 4H1t AuH HDFt h{uptl AHaA Or VICIOUS uH4
IT. ehuull seriously cnt.ttaiA the ilex that II
e. iliSolity atsl <llscuntrnl manifested lv ii
Cd woman Of this generation ntc attributable
Gs the fiutts Of ANAL minority 10 enlarge |,
kc sphere Of thought aud activity, il enough
in | klpluce u s1n.Ie On the flr.. OF u u,us,1mr
or | siErerely cuInn.iscsate all WHO %u!fer uul
'n- sueh uelasaon; tut low much ~i.et t. acre
M l facts.
7ie Woman has learned tho alphabet the &,
i: sranucd. and she may. nag, sho n,us:, lie.
oI after study. reflect, aud assuu1o resrul,sibl
=" ~ commcutut1Lc with her convictions Of lu
to Or becurLo very guilty heil,E.
he Eut wien will \ ccEtain csasa Of men End y
;es mcu ccasc to grow cataicFtic oyot the fact II
en lice number Of women a1c dcsirrur of r,
,ys soually exercising rcspousihiI;.r in the *
IN e.u.nsnt unler which, thvy i've: What is tht
d., | i'll this 70 nlonst1ous1 In it not true Il
ce, whatever can be said in favor of thoux
th~ tsl, EeiIocsixa man thus exercising h,s fa:
iss, applies with equal fuFce to the corr
Of fuhau,g cl2ss Of n'o1neus
IN Do uurcE.ctis,g Peoplo really suppose Il
que 70 great social change AZ this reform G,
Of templates cuull 1t once become 4 hazmo
sh~ Gus verify; that half Of Kroas nation can
on treed from artificial subordinasion, and ,
aEa such freedom with tho facility and wi.d
t'o characteristic Of thoso who havs never kno
/ il | such rrstraluts
hor Ee axsu,ej, whatever political power
The 1aau m1y 5nt nirld, its consideration il
th- | f.tceCAt tho smallest dust Of tl1e falancG.
Iui l;ut tue Que thug which d~Arfs all nt
On considerations y tho aboGatlon of al pei
mi / cuuH lestfalut, aud acuute1ueft unobstruc
opt fs1a for Woman in the tiela OF life
at, IL is Poverty. tho gaunt goddess. and
m. l;sts, thst teulpss tho woneu Of to-day. u
Of | OF them Iso.sess small aptituIc, little facli
o. aud frafneIt&1y kuoHictEe: while at u
ack Elcney and ct1fu Affection. So, they I'LL
;es, bhtmbles, ard hold themselves rehdv TO r
Jet | -yuolchuv. Of courAe-into any nlascu'
411us which citsnce TO ho,tt out the rrospec'
18th Luue Commensurate with theft cherls
it'll | itscae. What TOO often follows. the dome
,Ea- eu1..ls aud records of the criminal oouIta
N cssionally reveal. to the horror OF the To-
eca. ,a:e 2ud dceusuus-
ut. il ie i,,kI Lc1c, on this bedrock OF civil
rom lion -lroN rtr-xherc women are called
ces. lla,,t their feet. 1t il the hnuiiia:iag
ase tl.st che has not hitherto prepared t1ersel
II ~ cos'fetc Tor tho highest piiza.--has exact
o.A; til very Recently, little compensation tor
anu staEices.-~lljclI, more than ans thing elss,
lA.s' con"li,cd to render her euhordinaie and y
me- erjeAu-
!hc Now. hold that uha,erer tends to arc
four ! sluco llc1 u, maka ncr.tst,,t 49,. ~
Aha come reit-eurporting, is = positive gait
lefe~ hcisclf and the state Indeed. tho Nistor
every naslon points 10 this Que diamond tr
that Ptssot al fEeedom~-not licenee-is
! nd best promoter Of moral and Intellectual e,
Afa fFaetcs, sna which, mora than ANYTHING 4
'pers ! stimulates to honorable schiayemrnfs
cus- lut the rneat remarkable as<umytinn OF
Shsi Remarkably indt1lcate article OF the Nat,
nac- that which aecuses tho advocates OF Won
d tho | r,chts of lr.iuU A rpi,,,,ievcnu nten,on
anu soieiy- lta1so ahee1tr that unchnetc VIC
are have crept into their ranks. and thereby I
nsst. the Platform mesne l,s which to recorez
o<ioE Tol utatiou. THIS may. ur may not. be I
onteu Tut. for myself, would gladly have ii Z
tohes IL would Z nit4ns Of inspiring IN them
mar ard energy, and 70 lead 10 3 correct