Gold Hill daily news. [volume] (Gold Hill, N.T. [Nev.]) 1863-1882, 1870-03-03
THE M QUESTION.
A LECTURE by HORACE GREELEY,

the odd of February, Horace Greeley
delivered a lecture before the Young
Mems Christian Association, on the
subject of "The Woman Question:" q
synopsis Of which we find reported in
the Inquirer, which possesses consider
able interest, rs the Woman CUES
tom is likely to enter considerably
into the next political campaign in this
Subsequently, in the selection OF
members of the Legislature, as the
election laws of our State will have to
undergo all entire change at the next
session. The following Is Mr.. Gree
ley's lecture:
Ladies and Gentlemen II appre-
bend that in this large audience Lshall
be compelled to speak more slowly
than usual, and shall probably tax your
patience somewhat in doing so. The
word radical" has come into very
extensive use in Il time. On one
side it is a term of reproach, and on
.le Uine csrnr srharc riohts which
ought to be adhered to. 1t Is not, there
fore, to commend or deprecate that l
state the fact that of all propositions
made In our day this question OF Wo-
man nls Deen H a. ,~ousn question
Inc proposillon vi .ne W. hanrtnoss or
goes very deeply INTO Tue h nI mn,
misery Oh eTery nuI5in no;nf onI Io
III laSor Vi .ne ' Iohp Stnart Mill
NOT SO 10 eAt'e u.nmon Is some.
says n Iues',om y, NV. hsr tbere and
wnere, eeaus thora p' usr nosjtion Is
sue .i'a. has hoam oscr;beI 70 ber-so
o,. Nt;,I If one man and woman
Siys ~. r.orlJ nver aca;n,
wouiu iuna S.n,Il ba Tho s,ms as
.nelI posi'ion.
'ne;S a,e non5,,;ors ore s,,cb os their
a.t;t,.;"nS ;wnosa unon them, I
49, hot tba nrssent discussion OF
.esu ,vo,nan onest;pn shall NO continued.
am NOT afraid of this discussion at ali.
I am confident that ordinarily 1t would
renuire n great deal of effort to bring
the better class of ladies to the polls
~ rho time of nm election. The worst
Si,ss Of women would, of course, be
thera The real sentiment of the fe-
male sex would be very imperfectly
expressed.
Ours is pre-eminently the age OF
questions, the negro question, ana
every other question also. We have
finally been left with the woman ques-
ton. What Is this woman question ?
It finally shades off into very many
questions. Conservatism ercctS its
bristles and displays It's tusks to this
question. The question is this: Shall
there be conceded to woman, In the
future, a wider range Of duties than
has been recorded TO her in the past?
In this question the larger portion OF
the best classes Of our community de-
cides i'm the Affirmative. The sphere
of woman as discussed by the ancleits
il not similar to those to which we
auree. Woman has been found equal
re fine stern realities of the conflict
That very many husbands cannot deny.
Women have engaged with men in
bloody fray, and haSe not shrunk from
rho c~nconnter. We must also respect
tho fact that woman Is not man, and
man is NOT wonan There Is no coun-
trv WHARF the men rock the cradle or
.cor. the yictuals while the women are
ort ON the rbnse and attending to mat
~" Nv, of ,hot lind
Women should aid their husbands in
al, tbinos. and tbey generally do ; and
thav haze often exchanged labors to
the r,Mtn, oSvantace OF both parties.
. nv is = WIDE stretch of debatable
MI hatussm tbe.c two spheres. The
h.t,sr mart Of teachlu9 Is done by
women There are duties and labors
I~iotimctivejv feminine and Others that
ore essentialIy masculine. In the
Same way there are amusements fol
the ladies, amuscments for the gentle
men, and amusements for both col,
iactjvelv.
Tnon.concnr in the assumption that
man bove taken I'M the most attractive
nna,;"ns amJ ,eft tbe worst TO the
III, Tha mon IN sayare life ever
, " thc ba r,iest and most danger,
a',S worr and leaves the woman the
g. ywort nj home. The arrumen;
,Iat woman l. habitually degraded i
un. vii founded I'm sayoce life. or any.
III ,.n.ro alSc The lnborS of men ant
Mneie r"n,,;ra b@o,yever nm adjust.
Moinoii .II" n.o.v;ng and clothes
lneis. ",oa ~ No The emnloyment,
nEaA "S voorS oSo, lint now This oc,
;"n :: cone Sv the use of mill,
ehpntioi 70 So,nS, ~ 10. Ianr;,oG