Richland beacon., 1876-03-11
THE FIXTURE OF WOMAN.

THE FUTURE OF WOMAN.
Pursuing the sui jet / ri, III touched upou
: IN the last rambling evlslir, "" shalt a,t"u!ir
no flight into the 'su,ulnu adhered ii prrIr;,i
fancy. nor shall We presume - explore any
new OF urtr1d,lrn t-ld> ui 'hou.hr. witt
which 10 rrgaie a pubic taste, ever craving
. .onrthiug nrw and attractive. Nj at all
bit Wc are iu sober. real earnest, and iEcuGhr
fearful e entering the 'giad.aln!!ai lists oi
Newspaper Controversy. We rann"t longer
remain silrut. True, one care Lot hope, by
feminine loyi', which pycho'orisrs 50 AFRO
caniy tenn i9tri' .0M, 10 coscj"rC AM consider
able number; but Ne ID hope, by calling
a,,ouIiou To great social need 10 ndurr
others TO th,nk upon N. anJ thereby 10 arrive
At >cne corrsr'ire ir,qimca'.
We assumed in lie Ia, letter Thai the rcces
s.'y existed tor an extended drver>ltica,I"n
oi feminine industry. Bat. fer fear Of hurry
ing 100 rapidly 20 conclusions. and III or'irr Ia
make our preniIse, perfectly clear, We shall
here entravof 10 give sone reasons why this
eXten,ion5s no; only practicable but - highly
arceptiblc 10 the lahonIg women Of the South
When, toy careful survey of the situation,
il shall Je tuGd that women, is class are
prepared for the .iarse Ihc' condition 81
perrmp'orily demands, tie .eq"Ir-d reforms
ia our method of fen.ac education will na'u-
rally sH:gc,t tieiiseivcs; and a. society Is
alceady ure far these rciUrrl,, their adoption
viii be immediate and coucsrsiI.r.
TIE writer's opinions rpon til, sui j'c,
have been formed slowIy-rcIac'au-y y-son.
tlicting as they TO wIJh the association and
training Of early years B.i, "uder the mex
orabe condition Of rhe new. drspcnsa,ion.
common sense demanded the charge.
From the decision Of Reason" there was
no arPca, aud traditional p,cindice gradually
gave way 20 the pressure Of fdrl.. AUi now
We would approach This .uiJryt cautiously,
regicrlu!ly. Can ii be otherwise, that South
cru women, over the grave Of our Southern
. civilization wnuld reari,,jiy claim an inaui.
gence commensurate with the increased bur.
dens laid uroI them We wouid plead ror
our suffering country women, nu, ncnI hear
say buI observation; for it l. in the relation cf
teacher and f,irnl that the irorf, of their
Suffering have been so painfully multiplied
each succeediiy year, unit finally. under The
intense pressure Of conv viciiun, we were com
PEELED 10 spcak-a sense Of duty compelled ii.
Aud We viii here state ;hat there are mary
elegant Young women in on midst, with their
hands manacied by custom, who though com
petcnt to fill higher positions, would willingly
enter a factory rather than eat the bread OF
dependence. These proud and noble young
women have been educated a Ia mode, with
no aim towards any specia! department as a
means Of livelihood; yet they have willing
hands and brave hearts, aud wcu!d hail as a
beneGcence any industry, public or private,
in which they might engage.
Now, what avenues are open TO them !
There being 10 cotton factories, they cannot
sew for living; for such Is the reciprocal
bearing in these two departments that it is
eviIen, the absence of the one prccluGes the
other: and Oft repeated experiment has fully
and fUundries Of the great metropolis are de-
pendeu, upon close contguily to the mining
districts, 80 is the manufacture Of clothing
upon the nearness of the looms. Here we
have no cotton factories for the employment
Of our idle women. nor can they find renlu-
ncraton in making up imported fabrics.
Would il not be in direct conflict with the first
principles Of poiiiial economy, which regu-
late the trade of tic world, did they attenpt TO
compete " .,h our Northern sewing women ?
There ,he Loom rnd SLirt Factory arc ccm
bined in such gigantic proportions, and yet IN
such minute conformity to the scientific diVis
ION Of labor, as TO enable them to stock our
markets with rcady-made clothing ar cost
within a u.lIins difference Of hat # ,h' raw
material. Thus, v bile hundreds Uf uur needy
women are standing lille, xc are b.cCluinI
impoverished by paying the money 10 'ii>rau,
operatives aud >c,n>tres-es; and orr owi are
the sufferers.
What arc we 10 do, in view OF the scaniy
resources aud circumscribed opportunities OF
tie Caucasian female of The South We can
not but recognize the situation and ack,owl.
edge lis impera,ivcness. Let our patriotic
couulryInen be fully cO.nizant of this error in
the ,ocial ANATOMY. AMI remedy will al
cucr >ug,c>i i',r,i: !ps brave yyuriIal- Ike