, 1874-07-05


In aliort, tho conclusion arrivo al III, TINT tho
granting Of equal rights to tile female IN oltlier
oppoaoa to thu sttoreBts of tic 1alo, or 1t IL not
~ which Inter case It would amount ID nothing
olao than TO an utterly unnecessary md Bupor-
tluous fornnllty. JoriN II. DEuxEn.
Iros nnd Cons.
To TIC Editor Of The Chicago tribune:
bins Tfore nro people In this world who
aro always on Tho Off side,--who arc mover
Happy unless they bc1ong to tho opposition party.
don't hollevo I am Of tint sort exactly; but, in
tue prosont caso, rHe to object.
Ftrst-To tho Bnecring, fllrpant manner In
which Bo1e Of our writer's dreHs their idGaH Of
women.
Sccond-To tho professional coolnoss with
which sho, and all TINT portains to hor, mentally,
morally. Boonly, physically, intellectually, or
spiritually, is d'ecuBAcd
could think Of Dothlng AZ rcad tho last two
Sunday issuos OF THH TRIBUNE, but tho tllssect-
ing-room Of Dollovue Hospital, wl,oro The long
tables are 'alon With tl,eir g>asty bnrdons, over
which bond indifferent II. D. .'s' and curiona etu-
dents, who care loas for tho intorohts of science
than for tho novelty Of The experience.
Ono would think woman waa
A NEwIY-D1scoyEngD BrEorE6
Of the genus homo, about Which reorle Of IN
inquiring turn Of mind woro all awako with H.
terest, iatond OF being oo-ox'stout with tho lord
OF creation, and ono with whom hc Inns aaBo.
catcd in every Hphore Of life, and whpso hauds
and heart have nainistored to Ills wants, COM
forts, aud hRppnoss from tho hour when she
wrapped hts bhby-form in It's first swaddling-
clothes till, with teiiddr and raverent toioh she
folded tho winding -shout over tho cold, whito,
ooflned faco that gave bnck no answering look
Of love to tho tours that rainel hot md fast
over It.
haso the word: " subjection" aa 1acd IN con-
noctson within humun being, aud especially ono
1ho Ia, at tho loast,, the olual Of man, and, 10
all probability, in many respects his superior.
Neithcr do bc1cyo she Ia subject to him in any
aonao but rather, I four, ho IL only
TooHuon BuBJEcT 10 1En,
as critic, friend, brother, lover, or Eusband,-
subject to hor whms and opinions, to her petty
tions. doubt it even Mil himself
vas Vas fFse from tl.em Indeed; think qnte likely
they trouble With fear, he felt tho will of some
sttong-mindcd Xantippe, and groaned With d
sense Of bitter onprcsMon willie he wrote In her
defense. should l.ke'to know when and whoro
tlio work Of anbjngation. began or whether there
It does not follow, because their Positions ara
different, that either tito one ti.a other ID In
ferior. Woman. In being the: help-meat Of man,
ts not necessarily his savc. To be bis wife, tho
his companion, comforter. friend tho sharor Of
evory joY and sorrow, Ia not degrading. Thnt
she might be all that he is' in the professions,
and in many Of the mechanical nrta,
pete s''' with linn 0 MY II a"yshins wePs aS
muscular strength il not absolutely required, is
bnyond doubt; and TINT ho is not only willing
that she should do thin,
Nur IN HOME BESsE REQu7HEB IT,
Ia also we'll known. You may wonder or aueB-
tion but know it to be a fact from nv own
porHoual experience. As = business woman, be-
ginning inexperienced md tiinid, untried and
fearful, l1nve received tie kindcBt worda OF
saym,pathy and most unvarylng courtesy from
hlieiness men. As law-Htudent, hnVe re-
coived encouragement from all, The very reverse
Of opposition, valuable assistance in the
way Of books, offers Of the use Of libraries, and
advice.
to an inferior place or rank in life one With whom
ho na'st Associate 30 intimately; one TfloHa in
huence upon Lis life IL mneasnrablo; whose III
tellcct1lal attnnmentH must ba the standard to
which hiH sons and daughters will riae; whnHe
morality ana purity must be the safeguard Of bis
1onor1
Notwithsta uAing all the talk about schools,
Legislation, business-adysntayes, asd all that,
the whuiA
xusr DE DONE BY woMAS ALONE.
Little OF no desirable ohnngt Gnu ha Wrought by
outside agencies. Schools cannot oducate If she
will not apply hor mind to study legislation can
but force uEon hor burdens SHE has 10 strength
to bnar, and dnties she will neslecs, unless sho
fit herself t. discharge them. This with all duo
deterance to them, about one in live thousand
would do. and do we'll nine III ton could do it.
but would not,-some because 1t would be too
much t,oub!5, mo.e for tha most excellent aud
aonsials reason that i would not nay in any
senss that they would never hare time to spare
from things that we're really Of more Importance
to themselves and families.
Then, too, I think women ta'ze a most oxous-
able and sensible pride in believing that thbrs
arc aotne things which belong to men, and which
MY observations have been takon from tho
best society, aud, though circumstances may
have All influence, al does not depend upon
thom and I bellays mans natural disposition
towhtdB woman IL more than all eisa, hnl that
disposition ia to protact sllsltar, and iowa hers,
TO lie PROTECTED. HlfELTERED, AND LOVED.
And If, w'tEsat, respect be- not ona OF the
strongest ingredients Of his regard, the ianlt
must be hers, not his. since she can command
tho one an we'll as tbs other, aud both ura yol-
untary offerings. mover Withdrawn unless rojooE-
cd or forfeited.
'By ,le grace Of the male sox" she could be
hll that true woman wants to be, for belieye
men womb he glad to have women far more
than they are llow stronger, more inde7end-
ent, nlore .trnthfu,-!n Hiiort earnest, aimpia,
thoughtful women, sweet and loyablo,-an em-
bodnnont OF tho graces Of mind and body which
ale more beautiful than physical perfection,-
more attractive tLan dress, fashion, style. or
the nloHt costly. ahowy outward adornments.
!. I wish tho refatiouH OF tue two could DO
MORE FULLY UNDERSTOOD,
and the erroneous, n,ibehleyosls notions, cor
rectol, that Adam noyor forgays Eyo for the
sin in which lie shared; and that Lis Hons i'll
heritod ths grudge. aud perpetuatod it botweeu
themselves aud ier daughters down TO tho E,es-
ont day. that ouch generation has strengthened
the feud, until, instead Of beiug Il tlesh Of thy
tiosh aud bona OF thy bone," she ,s but a
snubbod, dcspised being, y,-hia only aim to keep
hor benenth his foot, useful seryant over
whom llo .lonineors, abusing her Wien he is
savage enduring hor TL9n h Is indjitferentlv,
moods, tintliug hor but the toy that ainlnes
au idle hour; TINT they hare no confluence
in ller goodness, no belief In hor intellectual
ability. and laith in her powor to attain to- or
her desire to Ill, any position higher than that
OF tayorite In rich mans Larem or drudge in q
poor mans kitchen.
want 10 nee our daughters have ovory al-
vantage for education that our sonH have, and to
SEQ tho profoAsolls-if lndeel they arc not
now-t!Irown open to them; but have no de-
uit {o f1,aIt rry.t hxtu