Memphis daily appeal. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1847-1886, 1876-07-23

European rules of etiquette. In Paris,
where American tOAdiss to Imperial
highnesses tp9s-d millions, and where
women go by the thousands,
as Mohommedsn pilgrims to the shrine
of Mecca, q native gentleman takes
pains TO learn enough Eng 'ish in which
to insult them, il found alone on street.
No wonder that American woman are
the especisl objects Of insult in other
parts OF Europe, when the Thousands !
who have spent so much time aHd |
money in Paris have failed to win any |
recognition fer our national trails, or 10 |
make any impress Of national traits, or |
purity. The rules for girls in England |
are "a strict, or nearly so, as In Germany |
and France, but English people do not |
hold American girls to these rules
They make most generous allowance
for the difference in education, ana 90
not expect their American nieces TO be
models Of propriety, like their own
daughters. In this they show thst
national politenes3 said to have been IL
Illustrated by George the Third, who
helped himself to butter with his own
knife after seeing his rural guest do soi
rut the politeuess of the pol te French,
aud philosophy Of the philOsophic Ger
man, provides an iron bedstead for s!l
guests, and makes everyone FL Il.
American preachers are wont to make
European tour for their bronchitis, and
then come home and lecture US women
on the respect and gratitude we owe
them on account Of our privileges.
IT Is CHRISTIANITY
That has lifted US out OF slavery, and
set US at their feet to learn wisdom.
Now, beg leave to call the attention OF
the reverend gentlemen to the fact that
christianity" had been introduced into
eyeIy country in Europe by women, and
was firmly established in every one, be-
fore a woman sent Columbus to look
after America; that every government
In Europe, except Turkey, is christian
government to-day; that Saxony mas
God. and Christ, and Martin Luther IN
her constitution; that her court is Cath
Ollie christian, and her established church
and people Protestant christian; that the
emperor Of Germany is q Protestant
christian, he aud all his house; that the
whole kettle of fish of European gov
ernments are christian, and that the
women are beasts of burden, or family
| property, prisoned in iron safes for the
| honor and benefit OF their owners, pres
! emf or prospective. The father guards
| the honor of his daughter as an import
| ant part of his possessions, and sells 1t
| or her in the matrimonial market to the
highest bidder. Her purchaser installs her
stewsrdess of his house, gives her the
| KEYS and flOgs her whenever be THINKS
she needs q f1ogging. She is not sup,
! pOaed to have any virtue winch WCu
preserve her purity without watching,
| or the true inW8rdnes5 Of fathers and
! husbands to teach her that the male
| christians in public places are very Dan
! gerous animals. Women are not al
lowed to sing praises IN. the houses Oh
worship belonging to that system or re-
Ijgion which has lifted Us all 10 such
sublime nights as unquestoned conn
| Dental intercourse with the shepherds
of their souls, in Catholic and Protestant
| confessiOnals. These blessed christians,
in this christian land, with its christian
| government,
HITCH WOMEN UP WITH DOGS AND
DONKEYS,
| and set them to drawing loads through
CITY streets and plOWs in country fields
and we are called upon to reverence the
clergy for what christianity" has done
for US, while they exert all their intiu'
ence to enforce on the women OF to-day
the laws laid down for COrinthian
slaves two thousand years ago. No
set OF men On the face of Gods
green earth are eGerting them"
selves against wOman's claim fol
common justice as are the clergy
of the United States aud EUglsrd-the
christian clergy, the self appointed
guardians of wOmsn's souls aud the
sneering opponents OF their right to free
| nd a.
ton for their labor. II anyone wants tC
see what that condensation dubbed
christianity has done to elevate WON
en-, let him come to SaxoDy, with its
christian government, and Protestant
church, and see feeble, graY-haiTed
women loaded with panniers enough fol
a donkey, bending and lettering under
their burden, or pull ing with q l07C
which taxes their strength to the utmost
while nice young men walk beside
them, smoking, and chatting to then
as condescendipgly as il they were som,
other Iady's grandmother The stut
preached and pslmed off as "christiani
ty,' is about as much like the kingdom
Christ came to establish as it ID like Mo
hsmmedaDis In fact, it il
A PRETTY FAIR CROSS BETWEEN THEM
That new dispensation, in which there
was to be "De;ther Jew nor Greek, bono
nor free, male nor female" is christian
ity, or will be if it is ever permitted t.
get here; and what we have as its sub
stitute is Manianity! all male and NJ
female! Jews and Greeks in one place
and bond and free in another. AT ONT
time it proscribes Jews, at another Aft
cans. 1t makes slaves and creates mas
tiers. 1t Expresses the weak AID pander
to the strong, and is as full Of caste a.
Brahminis n. Cbrist'5 teachings ar
laid upon the shelf, and Paurs tempOra
nv rules for slaves and barbariaps ar
made perms nent law for all ages, be
cause they foster ruling caste neve
contemplated in Chris.'5 plan; ant
while these lords spiritual, who have Ell
evated themselves, and one another, Il
high places, staUd with their feet upOi
cur necks, they call on US to return
thanks that it is their feet, ynd not tina
of the Turk, under which we lie!
shall never be able to sit quietly AM
listen to one of these self cUmplaisan
gentlemen tell me what he and his re
ligiOn have done fer me; for shall al
ways see the old women bonding Jude
the big baskets strapped upon thel
backs, while their nice, young christian
grandsOns strut b9sidet1sm, ike turkey
gobblers, ogling the women, in thl
christian city, under this christian gov
eminent, in which Martin Luther sup