The New York herald., 1871-05-28

SQuabhlc Among tho PctticoAts.
To THE EDITOR OF THE HBRALD:--
In the columns OF yesterdav's MAY 2n paper OBJ
served communication under the head Of ..views
of a Sensible Woman.n May l ask II she charac-
terzes herself thusf or is It a compliment your gal
iantry suggests she is evidently novice as
newspaper contributor. and relies upon your favor
rather than justice for the acceptance OF her article
As she expresses an earnest desire for Information
regarding the morality OF strong minded women,
as one OF that class am pleased to enlghten her. She
singles one woman from hundreds, asking II she be
type OF all. In true American fashion will reply
W asking II 1t would be Just take any one man
as an example for the whole sexs think not and,
rs woman. denounce such narrow Judgment
Many good, noble men would object to being judged
by Or held accountable for the vices OF brother
the future. past Tor examples. THAT us civ
lzation advances all that Is good or modest
must take y back scat On the contrary, we pur-
bringing it all TO the 'front.' making that purity
tell in public life which Is so priced at home aud
which should be required everywhere. She desires
to know If any good can come to our fallen sisters
and poor overworked women by the advocacy OF
women's rights l answer. conscientiously, "Yes
much g0Od' When women are sefrelant, self
sustaining sef.protecting, there Will be unIortu
mates. and insults and murder. such as recently
shocked aud disgraced our CITY, VIII be unknown
And when working women have Inc ballot which
viii open new avenues 10 labor with respectable
Muneratlon We shall not nave suffering, stnrvin.
| countless thousands. 1t Ia for working women
| ask the ballot You, iii comfortable, luxurious
'fls they who suffer Tor 1t; and 1t Is FOR them and
also our 't,ef advancement we are wornlng. Think
We cannot rise without doing good by example II not
| personal influence She 'nopes 1t viii never be.n
/ There VIII be no compulsory iaw none exists now;
the matter Is optional God has bestowed the m
alienaDlc right Of suffrage upon every citizen. We
| are citizens-iaw-abiding, tax-paylng; we are ac-
knowedged as such when the assessor calls. she Is
evidently not working woman nor has she given
the power oil tine ballot consideration. She uncOn-
sciousy proves the adage sue quotes-'Woman' =
| worst enemy is herselr'-''when see man drunk
| before cOndemninR MIN want tO his home. see
n the wife mas done her duty" Does she seek out
the sorrow or investigate the cause OF slsters fs
wife's failure In duty does not excuse husband 3
sin. "She is evidently not sufferer through intem
or women 20 20 drink" Women generally .i 't de-
n % or deceyea sot 40 with me" eeus sney
seek consolation In the cup that destroys and
sne assumes ali women to have homes, which be.
trays n want OF statistical knowledge. The pure
and good need not fear contamination. Our Savours
example was beautiful illustration OF that priu-
ciple She assumes the position of law dispenser.
| "whlch utterly unsexes her and makes her ridicu-
lousn We have no aspirations to become men, pre-
fcrring to be good strong women, capable wives,
| noble competent mothers and general entorcers OF
morality, charity. temperance virtue, modesty and
| adyancelnens r. A. JENNINGS.
Word 20 tho Stone Throwers at Mrs.
WsSdkuli.
To THE EDITOR or THE HERALD
Hypocrisy Is the tribute paid by vice to virtue"
What epltome Of the morals OF the s0-caled con-
servators OF the social organiZat0nl Puritanical
hypocrites Pharsaical Christians ReiigiOnis st
worldlings What precious snam this Is you have
built up In the name OF God and morality! How
unlike u Is to any brotherhood society hnted at
In the teachings OF Him you pretend to servel
Where can you md any law OF God that forbds the
man who divorces hts wife the wife VINO divorces
her husband from giving them shelter and support II
1t chance that they are not able to care honestly
for themselves Where In that law you profess to
ntxtI tIn an find nnttn
demand that the injured wife should hunt
the man who has made ner sorrow but is still the
him with the boodthirstlness or the seuth hound
The hendlsh malignity OF your teachings mas no
long cursed our civilization by allowing men TO
hunt errng wiyeswho. after ALL In nine cases out
OF ten are more sinned against than snning-out Of
every chance Of gaining what you are pleased TO
call q vrtuons livelihood, and force them into tho
very which, In your seli-rghteous assumption,
should teach you mercy and magnGnimity and
decency. IL Is time that woman should
TO pay Tor the conserving OF the rotten thing you
are fan to call ''virtuou5 society,"" Condemned
be such society into which the spirit that Jesus OF
Nazareth showed is not permitted to enter. Con-
denDed be u society tnat does not endorse one OF
the noblest deeds woman has done IN all history
and which only soul great and magnanimous
fashioned In Godlike way, ana free from the fana-
cism OF false religion, could perform. 80 genera.
fion OF vipers Thou that killest the prophets and
sronest them that are sent unto thee, how often
would | nave gathered thy children together as
nen Qatneretu nel CHICKENS uhueI uer Wings aho ye
would not.". GIVE not tnat which Is noly
unto the dogs, neither cast ye pearls be-
fore swine, lest they turn again and
rend you.r Ye serpents. ye vipers how can
you escape the damnalon Of hell' Woe unto You
ScriDes ana Phartsees hypocrtesl for We shut mp
tnc Kingdom oi Heaven against men; neither go IN
yourselves, neither suller ye them that are entering
to go In. Verify I say unto you. the pubicans
ana the harots go into the Kingdom before you ~
Here, you conservatives, who drag a woman
before you to answer for most Christian charity at
your tribunals is your record written la the Book
whose teachings You have been for nearly nineteen
centuries pretending TO follow. lake the SWINE ana
the dogs you are. and verify saith the Lord, "Har~
lots shah enter the Kingdom OF Hesyon before you "
NJ y. LOOMS.