The Richmond palladium. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1855-1875, 1871-08-26
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atpmau's Column.
The following, taken from the
Delaware Tribune, Of recent date,
Illustrating not an exceptional but
. very general state Of things-not
poetry, but common prose. and
fearful reality, is commended to the
prayerful attention OF. all those
"old women Of both sexes" who
arc enraptersd with what is veneer
able for age. old institutions, old
times, the old "dark sges'-those
blessed periods! And when it is
suggested that perhaps woman
kind might benedcially pertake Of
the advantages Of increasing civil
ixation, be treated AZ . human be.
ing, and be safely invested with the
common attributes Of humanity,
for her own protection-these same
admirers of conservatism. az il
counting the fate Of Lots wife, by
always looking rearward, exclaim,
"Oh. do not, for the love of every
thing sacred, with ruthless hands,
aaeail the beloved barriers that
secure womapkind such reverence,
such profound regard! Do not
sweep away the last vestiges that
connect Us with this venerable
past! s
"Nan's gallan,ry. his courtesy,
his inetinctive regard for woman,
are her surest guarantees for pro-
tectonl =
Man always rushes to the rescue
4 the weak and defenceless!
This trait in his character wss SO
Arly and beautifully ILLUSTRATED in
the late rebel States during the
existence OF slavery! How we'll
fed, finely clothed, and seduously
cared for, the slaves were!
It 10 true that they we're occa
sionally sold, families parted, and
All that sort Of thing, and the black
color Of the enslaved was fast
bleaching out, but then it was q
patriarchal institution.
1t never should have been as
sailed-much less ought the igno-
rant slaves have been invested
with the ballot! What consum-
mate folly: ba@a- $3.50
And then the preposterous no.
.tion Of turning women loose, and
giving the ignorant creotsres the
right of suffrage!
But to the narration Of the
Tribune:
IA neat looking and respectable
woman called at the office of the
Tribune, and made the following
statement:
She is q native of Cheshire,
England, and wss married there to
an Irishman named Martin Ruhan.
Her husband was worthless and
and he being frequently in
the hands Of the law, she was
Obliged TO support herself. Leav-
ing him in jail, she came to this
county seven years ago in May. A
child, q little girl. was born to her
soon after her arrival.
She has in this country main
tanned herself anu child, and saved
some money, but her husband,
learning where she was, importu-
ned her to send money to pay his
passage over. She at length did |
80, providing him with $50 so for |
the purpose, and on his own arri-
val gave him full outfit of clo-
thing. She then left her place, at
Mr.. Bringhurst's, near Clayment.
and came to this city TO live with
her husband. This was a few
weeks ago. The husbund. who
now went by the name of Peter
Ford, one of his numerous aliases,
Was employed awhile at Lobdell's
md afterwards at Stotsenhurg's
foundry. After living with her two
or three weeks, he suddenly de
parted, and carried of with him
6l47 of his wife's earnings, the
she had given him, and
lOme Of her clothes. She has not
since heard word from him, and
has no doubt that after robbing he
has deserted her. but by the laws
'fDelaware and indeed nearly ali
he other States. the money and
'iothing the fellow took belong 10
him and not to his wife. She
wanted him arrested for the theft,
but Of course this can not be done
this is law"
How admirably mans eallantry
q reflected in our laws, and how
lilly for woman to ask the ballot.
Can not some old fossil, some
1hangdoodle, some Miss Nancy in
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