, 1874-06-28

does often run RIOT In ugly salf-aasertion and
dogmatsm. Ia it not sweeter that woman
should choose hor lover AZ soul recognizing
kindred soul, seeking companionshlp and com-
pletenoss, rather than recognizing in har help
tessnass need Ct aie strength? We think so.
There It iB, the world holds its prizes, its
time-honored formulas. who fawn upon it, and
seek approval by all manner OF concessions; but
better good there is. higher prizes. higher
worlds, for those who will rise to higher planes,
who will look into their own consciences for ap-
proYal. rather than the eyes next them. Some
what less Of courtesy life would wear under
such = regime; but what remained would
10 prompted by kindness, and not self-seeking.
We should hare more unwelcome truths but
the spirit in which they were uttered would be
more true than former hatteries, and could
hardly hurt.
Know that this mental subservloncy is the
greatest source OF womnn's weakness: and to
rise above it is her present first moral duty; Tor
how can she fulfill the first commandment OF
the Law whila the appreciation OF her feliow-men
il ner god? +.
The Woman Question.
10 the Editor of The chicnoo Tribune:
Sir: In your last Sundays issue there are
several replies to my communication on the
above question. 10" g1aciously condescends
to inform the public that ''we propose to dis
cuss tho question from no other platform" than
the one
GRANTING ALL THE DISPUTED PREMISES.
This is u very effective way OF securing the
victory in any discussion, which is we'll worthy
to be patented. It may bo considered as a - fair
aud Just " specimen of the liberty OF discussion
which We may hope to enjoy az soon as woman
shall be enfranchised. But it wall in no way
prevent me from speaking my convictions Of
truth.
T. {],ok rt hafro
fool, hold that soma difference between the
sexes must have preceded the subjection OF the
fomale to the male. 1fr. Mill may thank Mr..
fool as to suppose that, while ''aome
difference" was q sufficient cause to produce tho
effect called subjection,' the sastly-ipcreased
difference existing at present should operate so
little as a natural cause as to be Offset BY the
enactment Of Law. Ny impression is, that Mr.
MILL not being fool, felt tLis AZ tue weak point
Of his argument, and, being unable to give an
explanation OF it confirming the views he de-
sized to establish, chose to not express himself
very clearly about this point.
':E. L." will obligo me BY furnishing the proof
that governments to-day rest any less On power
than they did originally; power, in my opinion,
being not above physical force, which It never
hax been as long as men existed in society, but
PHYSICAL FORCE GUIDED By M0nE OBJ LESS In
TELLEcTuAL FORCE
Aa to "R., as soon as that gentleman will trans
late his grandiloqnent and transcendental
phases-euch as, "Muscular force is displaced
BY the power OF the omnipotent intellect
into plain, Ineligible language, I shall
DO able to DISCUSS the question with
him. I am at present utterly unacquainted
with the article "omnipotent lntellect;" and, aa
to the displacement Of muscular forca. l AN
not aware that any such thing has occurred. Mus
cular force does both the laboriug and fighting
as much to-day az it ever did. It is indeed
guided by little more intellect than it has been
in former timeH.
Neither Que OF the correspondents feels him
self called upon to explain why the same natural
cause (being lack Of the elements Of
power in the fcma1e) should Lot pro-
duce the Same consequences dependence OF
the female on the goodwill Of the ma'e) as
much to-day as in former tmes. "Omnipotent
INTELLECT" =" should find it An easy job to give =
satisfactorily decisi7o answer to that question.
loHx II HFcKYR