, 1870-07-24

o the work anything but " clean hands. and
leprcca.es the use OF the. platform for +
he repair Of damaged reputations
y tho purGi1g Of old atsinh. ahh ,-.thrnn Mrs;
nd eisters away from the discussion OF matr1-
nony and kindred subjects, feeling conscsou.
that tbs views OF come Of them Oil
B,ee qucttions can hardly 10 aired without
giving ot1ense. But, with all shi-, ne hel1eSe
xe are right in saving, that from the doctrine
tiou," which there i no gainsasing the cham-
pions OF wotaau's rights have deauced, OF are
last dednring, the conclusion that ono OF the
thinge they may lawfully do, in order to get
these ''rigLt.," il to tteat female violations
Of the Law AZ no worse than male VIOLA
invention for ueperpetua'iono Of male tyEanns,
tho old and universal usage which lodges
woman b honor in her purity. In doing this, |
tt.ey are doing one OF the things which make |
them in our eFes, and that Of ; large portion
u the community. naischievons people aud ms,
worth ard influence, and in support OF thus |
view We shall reeort once more to that plain
speaking, without winch. as We have already
said. 1t Seems impossible to Iecuss tus ques~
ton efficiently.
Although it il tsue that chastity is Isw Of
universal obligation. 1t is not true that mems
guilt il, violating it IL AZ great as that Of "o-
The dccree Of temptation. which in the case Of
men il very strong, 10th from Temperament
and circumstances, AID il The case Of women
vcsE weak. Mens passions ars d-sce att ae-
tive: women's. feeble and dormant. More
over, the way iu which the work Of life Las
been divided uIakes uaen's exposure TO tenpta-
tiof &C nst1nt: nomcu : very rare. the race
La. there fore. i'll forming il. neral Judgment
on the aualit. Of otieEses against sexual pun
~, a!~ treated The mails guilt a. less hem
dee ~ cseionall. work astounding Injustice, and
h4s ta!ed INTO existence that great blot On
El.,stiau civilization, the Cod-bioo1ed male
ee.;uc, r. it tuce il the vast majority OF cases
wax What. We believe, IS in the courts Of
htastn, A. we'll a. tho-e 81 earth, recognized
however. u u:illtarian az well 1T purely etAi-
ca! tss,4 aud oHe no less important certainly.
L,la most other If the usases Kept up by
roc:e'y TO-! the regulation Of tie relations Of
the rexe-, it has tor its p1iect the nsiEten-
sl"r Of thu integrity md rl1nss u the family.
very ti;ttic.lt Of couceelMent. ha1a!y erer enc-
resk:ulIy concealed. aud l,sunl1y l,royAhle By
many ui:nesses. TIE paternity at 4 Child j.
un the ether hand, simply an inference. wiic..
ccr1ycs Ill it, strength from tue Importance
attached to chastity By the female sex Il
rests simply and so!e'v Oh the charac-
ter Of tho mother. 1t il incapable Of proof
hy auy ctl1.r te-timoHvthan hers. AL that IL
krcwn al,ou: It is locked mp in her breast, and
to weaken her scturles. therefore. il to throw
sloutss on ths o.ssia 81 al hss eL'!dsen: or:
in oIler Ro14ls, to strike At the very roots OF
tue family organization. II we haa sdipss 70
atrapgeI, therefore. that woman thought no
n,e,v Of violating her marriage vows than
man, Ne should have. probably. IN very
large ra,t Of the world. either to give up tho
once were shut up. The Inference With re-
gard to the paternity o: children, therefore,
ilae TO te tea1ou-ly guarded, not only because
it is, in the nstMfe OF sAinSH. weak. bNt be-
cause il furnishes what is, III the present state
oi Luman batu1e, the main or role INDUCE
uent Of husbands to toll and accumrlate for
their wives sud offspring. For, let it never be
forgotten, the husband must, except IN an it-
fnitesinally small number of cases, he every
where the tread winner. Children must al
ways }cok to their father for most Of tho arrns
will which they face the world. Now there
may ceme time when. after having heard tho
requisite number Of fecturest and real the
retIalri,e number Of t1acts, > man will toii
chee1tuiiy for tbe maintenance ard education
OF tlleh children AZ his wife may fit TO in-
| trm}ree into the honse ehpla, without caring
whether they are his own OF not But We are
still far a~as: from ans such co,,="uIstioa.
| Ar matters stand, brutal man will neither dig
! nor drive for the Huprort Of a1,y children
w.,iei, keaoes not possess mozas certainty he
| har IeEotten. He acquires luis certainty
! through l,is confidence in l.is wife>s purity,
| and eleety 1lelpe to justify it by visiting her
! la1>ee from virtue With the deepest of earthly
danarAtses,s. To Ee sure. the atraE.ge-
nsent does not work perfectly; hut then
the World is full Of impertccsitsns. bsetlare.:.
| We know you would have made \ far better
| wo..d il YOU had lad the cllance. aud It does
seem pity that nlauy tl,i1igr. and especially
rerlsctnasing the r1,eries, should have been
settled without waiting for your. appearance or
| cn1-ultng vH,,. But then. you ultlst admit,
it is tlt Lords doing, and If not .. we'll dune
a. you cua'a have done it, IL nj least nnchauge'
sLlc.
Eut ne haze another worse charge to make
against this new manifestation Of rage fu,
equality, and more rerions one. 1nstcaa Dl
trying 10 level Hl,-tbat H., to raise men to the
femxle standard Of purity-the aGtstorS ART
actually. and almost pnhIushinEy trying 10 ieye
down-that il, to put women on men's lowe,
plane. Tie necessity Of associatiuE with
scoundrc1=, and Of pretending not to know tia
they arc ecoundrels, il. to tlre best men, horri
bic Necessity. Women are saved. and to thcll
own infinite gain. from having to undergo any
thit.g similar viii, regard to tle worsi men.
hers OF their own se1. We know there ia oft*1
cruelty in The exemption. but VIC know, too
that il il N utlsreakaole support to virtue. 1
might. perhaps, have been better. as we sai'
some time ago, it matters had been 80 ar
RANGED that a man might hnyc thcyes for hi
bosom friends, whi1o entertaining heart,
| horror Of theft, So. also. it might peri;aI,i
have tecn Letter If matters hsd been 20 az
ranEe. tfat ladies' might have prostitute
vislt thea freely at their houses. witl5u
losing particle Of their horro: Of vice
Providence has managed tho a11air DIFF
fc,ent1y. II has made. ~ IL notorious
tho avoidance Of bad company one o
ccrdiiious Of right living Wnmcn Ut
fcrtHnatc cnouEh to Ire allie TO avail them
selves Of it III the cultivation of the creates
If all their virtues. and the most usefni. 1t i
nov grave1s suggested that they throw this Al
away, aud display for the morals and manner
Of their fellow women that beautiful iuIiHez
cuce wl,ieh their brothers and Husbands silo7
for the wcah1ereen Of the Fssks nnd White
moIee-tAat il. reduce ua all to the SAME col,
dltion Of moral phiegIn, 30 tba. When wa s
home in the evening. sick and cad, after
da,'+ work among the seallawags aud eteats
We tnay meet or sweet Nile. Cora pessl, I'll
distinguished Cocotte, ard her friend Malam
pot1o, the brilliant aud philosophical rrnpfis
tor Of the celebrated uever-failinS M.
1 pills. coming cut from comnittee meetiu
in cur back rarlors.
: Ne venture to affirm. however. that III
| mossl standard which prevails among the vi
. ulcn Of the Western World, and the precar
, f1e most precious achievements ct ci.ilizs
tjol.--tloee OF which mankind mas r.ost jur
, | Is be proud. II VIC were asked tc p,,tnt OF
, / the uluet impressive Indication Of prpgres!
: We should ,lnqnestiouahly name. no. the d.
, tiyerauce og women from the b, Its, and tar:
| sud wells Of the h2senn, but the commission
: Their custody Of their own purity. and thu ri,
, | GUAR ti.iel,ty with which they have fnltille
: the trs,st. We donlt t. too. il anything hs
lnEc half as mich for III" elevation Of tne
: A. The lt@en Which every man learns from /.
I sa.3ltef y-Hr> frerl tlltm az What j. Po~sic
iutAc Ecld u stlf-rt ss.s:ns> >auilcue cf the he
I :lli;s- We kryw about 1:acn II tha ralus th<
taA,, II kttp the nuseeulv. or base. i. sra.
! III, ei1r ii lie trun, the c..'r and ear,
!, | th,ir wives. at.l daughters. and sisteE
= | Wsmcil. it II true. have Gene llt:lt 4
Tire world ly their MINDS bus they have dor
| All cpn1mor,s deal a'r their manner, in eSea
y plfyiug, aay by .'ss. virtues Of which, in the
taek TO te undertaken IT them j. the !ntrnlu
: ticn anou. sren Of their standard OF sl1tu
| At not-eeen for thc Bake of shining in II
: c,Iit.ing u.anSles Of the caucrs and the cou
| roerl-the adoption OF meme The value
,hsir contributions to politics II matter
wha, they have done already, We should ssy
: would be verr small. The valae Of their co
t :ritnsion 10 rnorsls, happily, is matter Of G
! | re.lence- There Is no man to whom fon
. | atman has not proved second conscienc
| aitn it Nlll he q sorrow fuf day Tor human
I when We tee men aud women in the matkt
q | r}scc and the Legislature encouraging ea
| | Ss,;-hed male Republican politician and phlla
I / tl1opist-" not to te too damned scrupulous
:. AP0PLEXY.
: Views OF an Eminent FhgAlciou
From ut1fM and uop.t.