The New York herald., 1870-03-31
ANTI.woMAN's RIGHTS LECTURE.

Miss Maud Ernest ON tho Situnti0n-Susan b.
Anthony and Her Disciples Scourged and
Marriage vindicatcd.
DE Garmo Hail, corner OF Fifth avenue aud Four
eenth street. was the centre OF attraction last night
for highly respectable and sensby y-incitned mass
OF individuals, most OF whom were ladies, the occa-
sion being the almost anomaly nowadays OF lec-
ture by sensible young woman named Miss Maud
Ernest, who Is opposed to what are technically called
"woman's rights" but which are more appropriately
styled "womans wrongs" After the terrible
though bloooiess contest OF the past few days
between the "Tuscaroras" on the one side and the
"Big Injuns' on the other 1t was quite refreshing
last evening to get In among the petticoat without
the fear OF being "jackknifedn or .scalped and to
listen TO the display OF little wholesome feminnity
without any "fnaudin" sentmentaIlty.
The fair lecturess, who by the way. Is rather pre-.
possessing oofIng oy saying tnas
politicians Of the day. It was shame to permit
such loose and dangerous doctrines as were aQyo-
Gated in reference to the marriage laws Was 1t TO
be wondered y taat , millions Of young hearts be,
beautiful sum- Any woman that could take her
stand in the ranks OF politicians at the voting polls
was lost 70 al sense 81 shame: None would offer to
be at home in the family circle. Eminent poets,
botn ancient and modern, condemned strong
minded women. When we found minds Of mascu-
line propensity among women we might be sure that
IN the domestc circle they were the vericst tyrants
When woman cried down the laws OF morality, and
said she would rather have six or eight husbands
than one, what perfect horror she became The
lccluress then pitched into Senator Sumner for his
action In reference to the WOnaD's Rights Conyen-
ton recently, and said that the Grand Army Of the
Republic, otherwise known as the Woman's Rights
Convention no doubt went out and had drinks all
round on the strength Of getting the Senator into
their front ranks. Sometimes, now and again, the
husband OF one OF these strOng-mnded women
awoke 10 find his wife another Mrs.
Mcfarland Some six thousand years ago
woman was mans RIB. Now she was mans
pope OF contention. Women's rights were c0ntinu-
ally crying out against the slavery OF marriage. That
was utterly false. man OF any common sense, Or
who Is IN the least gentleman, would never abuse
a woman beyond her sex. We needed REFORM but
1t could never be obtained by striking down such
barriers OF restraint as that OF marriage. woman
should to reasonable extent be subject to her hus
band. II she assist him and he is willing to ac
wheel. She aid not wonder that men hestated to
marry: for II the husband found fault with the
wife's extravaganza in dress, and so forth,
she would have him dragged into the
courts. where he would stand but poor chance.
Statistics proved That nearly hreefourths OF the APP
pilcations FOR divorce were made by women, show
lug that 'women's rights were progressing" Wo-
sakes but for those OF our sisters and brothers.
What would be the result II women had votesY
ring, bit of ribbon or something equally trning,
would buy or their votes, and the handsomest
man would have the largest number Of votes. The
fair lecturess then touched on the war between tine
Dig Tammany Indians" and the "Tuscarorasn and
saic 1t not possible tnaI such putrescent mass
democrats 3, and wound up her discourse amid ap-