The daily dispatch. [volume] (Richmond [Va.]) 1850-1884, 1871-02-24

leave, d prOteSt 4gatuSts Lue passage OF t0e
bill, in view Of his being denied the right
to amend it. s5 a
The Senate then, at 7:1O p. NJ, adjourned.
Aessrs. Editors Of the Dispatch:
In an editorial of Fridays paperyouesti-
mate the value Of young lady TO be mil
non and half dollars. If 1t Is not too a
mucn trouble, will You at an early day IN !.
form your readers Of the exact yaluc cr 4
young man Of the periodY Iamihe prond
and happy mother of two sons and two
aaughters, and now that know exactly
now much my daughters are worth. il ia
put natural that l should desire to know
the precise! value Of my sons. am or,ita
sure that If my daughters go to the dry
goods shop and make the famous "Charae
Of the Fashion Brigade" mentioned by Mr.
winston, my sons are successfully executing .
the same manuuvre at the taiIor's. WitfS
the natural partiality OF mother for f,es
sons, l should be much abashed to know
that my son, with his broadcloth suit. his
beaver hat, bis dainty boots, and fancy
gloves, bis hair brushed by q fashionable
barber, and the massive gold chain he
swings so gracefully-in short, with all the
appliances pertaining to Young gentle.
mans wardrobe-that he should fail to in-
spre the admiration due to a million and a J.
halt. SO do let us know if the young men,
Win all their lavish expenditure, have sue
ceeaed IN securing the proper estimate.
but seriously now, Mir. Dispatch, do YOU
suppose that you are really doing any good !
Dy .hese 5oa4terlng, sneering filings atwo-
manklndI 1t has been the fashion for
years for the newspapers (but the Disnotcs
| least of them all, / must admit, to n,thlish 5
witty things at the expense of the weaker
portion of creation, OF course, rs the men
owned all the journals they had it all their
own way. According to them, the world
was full Of unhappy husbands, brothers.
| lovers, and hoters, too, who groaned under
tne oppression OF female tyrants. Once,
IN particular, we wondered why all the
men ana not emigrate, and fly from their
newspapers, husbands discovered that the
ruin following. disastrous war was, In
reality, caused by reckless and extrayapant
lWlves; boys OF eighteen unmasked their
lady mothers to find them scheming tyrants
seeking to deprive them of their liberty. 81
You intend these things for unworthy
women, and not for the better portion of
them. OF course !; but do you not know
that those women do not read the papers?
The thunderbolt aimed at them misses the
mark, and strikes deep into the true heart of
some sensible, unselfish, and noble wife and
mother. In defiance Of common law, ninety.
nine innocent persons are punished In order
TO reach one guilty one. When the family
gathers around the evening lamp to hear
the papers read, suppose the eXultant
lpater JanaHas reads to them all the banter
aimed at the wife. He says it is too good
to be lost. Now, can't we have some good
things which will make all happy? for the
wife is not happy when the husband reads
these left-handed jokes.
Let us 60 back 4 little. We remember the
Dispatch in It's early days, when it came
forth dainty stripping, to gladden. our
hearts, for penny day. How gallantly
It came to pay its respects to the fairer por-
tion of creation! So courty, so brave, and
80 true There were no sharp jokes about
women in those halcyon days. Why should
there be now?
In our youth we innocently believed that
q brave, true woman was beacon light for
brother, lover, or husband. We believe so
lnow. But the woman brave and true, as
many have proved themselves to be, will
sink under the blast Of undeserved censure
and scorn. We see that domestic infelici.
ties are on the increase. Have any Of the
wise ones thought that perhaps a snecring
joke will turn away the loving hearts that
have braved death for their sakes? But 1t
is true.
In these degenerate days there is clamor
| for women's rights. This is all wrong
women ought to have their rights without
clamoring for them. The first right Of o
true woman is to rule the hearts OF the
home circle. Nothing else will satisfy her.
She must daily see that her husband, brother,
or son recognizes her deft handlwork and
appreciates it. She must see that her gentle
teaching has toned into grace and beauty
| the rude manners Of the lords Of creation.
She must feel that her home is the royal
palace, where her true devotees repair
| daily, to come with uncovered head and
immaculate shoe-solcs into her presence to
| exchange those civiIities which contribute
so largely to earthly happiness. Give q
woman a truly pleasant home, and nothing
could tempt her from its sacred retreat to
wrangle at the polls. When woman Is
set aside as mere drudge-a housekteper,
who must keep the table in order and sew
on buttons without fail; when the men
out removing the hat, swear IL dinner is
not ready, and stalk out to spend the even
ing away from home, then the miserable
woman would gladly go to the polls and
vote, or do any other unreasonable thing,
to regain the happiness she has lost. But
every true woman in the world would pre-
fer the homage Of one true heart to The suf-
frages Of q million Of freemen.
AMIE CHRISTIAN.
lYery good! Our fair correspondent
may rest assured that the Dispatch Is, as
ever, devoted to the welfare and happiness
of her dear sex. 1t Is as far as ever rom
the Dispatch to indulge sarcasm az tnefr
expense. When we estimate their Vaino
in dollars, we do so because that is con-
yentional mode Of estimate making. 1et
what are dollars in the scale against arealiy
ACCOMPLISHED and virtuous lady! Nothing.
What the Dispatch meant to intimate was,
that the present style OF ladies' dresses
cave them all tho air Of happy indepen'
dence It makes them look so queenly and
40 rich, and self,sustainiug," which We:
know too many rough creatures are ex-
ceedingly anxious they should be. 81.
When you come to speak OF men, they
are an Indifferent lot. Yet q young man In
full health and vigor, possessed Of useful
vocation which he addresses himself to With
real faith and gallant resolution, cannot be
too much esteemed. Nothing can exalt
him in his country's estimation but loyal
regard for woman. atS
As for her, dear creature, II she lost Para-
disc for man has she not been striving ever
| since to lead him back to Heayenf Go TO
the churches, observe the charities-Who
leads the way, but she who was Last az the
cross and earliest at the tomb!
Worth millions Why there is no conf
nutinp the value of q bright, graceful, ac-
complished, and yirtuous young lady. Sha