The New York herald., 1872-12-31


Turner Hall. Nos. 60 and 6s East ,ffourth street
was crowded last evening to its almost capacity
by highly respectable, intellec Iual and enthu-
siastic audience, who congregs ted to listen to
lecture advertised to be delive fed by the eminent
| German philosopher and nf 4uralist, DR.. Louis
| Buechner. The evenings en Grtainment was held
under the auspices OF the german woman's suf-
| frage Association, OF which Miss Mela vOkman is
secretary. The President lis changed at every
| meetiug
Nearly one-hair of the a. k,ieace were ladies' who
were quite enthusiastic, q the subject most deeply
concerned them. The y icturer introduced himself
| and was received with irOundOf applause. He at
once jumped into the subject OF his discourse and
spoke as folows:-
we divide all mar Kind into two large classes
and call the one Ae weak sex, the other the
strong. This desig Aation leads, In nearly every
instance, to entirely cerroneous views; for there
very many women Who neither in moral power or
In physical streng n, nor yet in the power OF self
government, are ,rnan's interiors. In discussing
the question OF she justice OF the political and
social inferiort e or woman we are generally re-
ferred to natur and are told that this inferioriy
Is founded EpoA and necessitated by the
laws OF nat Are. But o closer examination OF
nature, in the light Of science, produces
an entirelyG different result-the more so
when we 4 consider that man, as such,
does not ot t,upy exceptional position, but that
ne has ri En gradually out OF It as It's highest
ganc PR stfactiOn Thus we see that the separa-
ton OF he sexes, caused by the principle Of the
division ,oY labor so pr0nOuncedly visible IN man.
kind, is my mo means fixed principle OF nature; /;
but tn ~ the contrary socalled sexless genera
tion almost universal in the lowest classes OF Or
gani IeG beings.
In .monogamistic countries we notice only a small
sur pfus.Of male births, which are, however, after
WI Ard annihilated through other causes whereas
irt the poygamstlc States of the East far more
mnnitics where there several husbands to one
wite) the boys exceed the girls. This alone proves
that in nature the male and female principle bal
4 While in many species the male Is the stronger
and more active ~ @ element. It is by no means to be
\ verse, where the female is superior to the male.
There exist . number Of lower animals with
existing on q IN the body Of the latter: But also
| frequently the females inferior in size, strength
and Importance.
this fact. 1t IS true our opponents say that all this
proves nothing In the case Of man. But history, as
well, furnishes us with numerous examples Of this
kind, and relates to us many Instances in which
woman is mans superior in power and ability, as
well as in her position in the State and in her gen.
| eral influence. True, numerous as such instances
are, they may be looked at as exceptional, but
nevertheless they go to prove that the inferior po
sitlon OF woman Is not as the opponents OF
woman's emancipation would have 1t, founded
natural a%.r law ,d necessity established
would lind the real cause OF this suDordinaton OF Of
human society. Just as to-day we observe that
the largest, most man-like animals te. O., the
defends his family against outside influences. enc
miles, &C., while the female nurses and shelters the
| n n
the long course OF time, the greater strength OF
men and the almost slavelike condition Of women
| developed ITSELF 1t ought to be evident, however,
that as this Is inherited from our barbarous
tors it Is not 1T for the present age which has for
The present era has given to the negro the right
OF fsufYrage, while, as rule, the white woman in
the formation Of woman's brain shows disad-
yahtages as comrared to that of man, the emo
OF the intellect, it certainly should not be put to
her account. There can be no doubt that through
a viii more Re like at 1 the
man is mentally lar superior to the I'M
as the greatest injustice TO give to this man,
through the ballot, the power to decide the veal
many cases much more able, all participation in
the affairs OF State is denied. Naturally this ques-
tion OF woman suffrage Is of more Importance for
America, where women are said to be mems
| equals, if not their superiors, In education and
only talked 81 as matter r eatnR to
the social position OF women and Of their facilites
OF securing profession and living.
AS regards this last point the field before us Is
broad and fertile, and there Is most likely pro-
fess0n In which woman under circumstances
Even the literary and scientific pursuits are
adapted to women, as the increasing number OF
medical students among them amply proves, and
| no doubt females will become more apt and better
| qualified as time advances.
That they are already competent. to be good
physicians, able politicians, philosophers, artists
| &c. history ana everyday life fully demonstrates.
II compared to those OF man these cases few,
man, In the State as well as In society, and cease
to wonder at this fact Furthermore, there seems
politically fully mans equal it will not make much
diderence, and that then, as now the greater part
Of women win find their chel object in life in their
making the road smooth for those who either can.
nor yet feel themselves capable Of accomplishing
something higher and nobler. 1t ought to make us
in all her works. menia and intellectual.
Let woman earn her own living and be as inde-
will 1e be hen ndW Much %
and nobler No girl win then take the first one
that offers, only for the sake OF getting married,
but will choose only then when the future promises
| more love, more happiness than the present. Hus-
band and wife will no longer exist as IT were like
master and slave, but become EQUALS, friends, and
ties.
Liberty, equality and mutuaty produce the air
! In which alone happy and healthy unions can ex-
| ist. 1t is evident that matrmony mu :h changed
for the better must have most salutary influence
every 0ne-must admit that change for the better
/ in all our social relations depends almost entirely
I women.
The lecturer concluded with the celebrated
"Dds esci0 ,ceib,iche zient uns hinaa.u frhe
female genius will draw us on high)
THE GREELEY WILL CASE.