Memphis daily appeal. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1847-1886, 1876-03-15
JEANNETTE.
A Mothers answer, to Gree speach
and Free press.''

EDITORS APPEAL-I see in the Mem
phis APPEAL Of March LIST and also an
other article OF almost the same stamp,
in Sundays APPEAL March 12tb) per-
feet TRADES against the "Ministers of the
GosI ell from E, L, L. Of New Orleans;
and the latter by Ella But they dSqTeSS
wonderfully, from that, to the WOmans
Right question. d now let as pGlGS
right here and PROFOUND question our
solves! Have you ever seen reply in
any "paper or joUrnap Tefuting that
contemplate Of the most contemplate
try-tO-be-gOt-up- parties? well 1 never
have, and that is the reason that L with
8ly poor efforts will try to tell you (be-
fore l get through) what are womsns
Rights. But let me digress q moment
please, woman like) & put my foot into
the Pastor business. Becaus q few have
disgrased them selves, is no sighn, that
all would: & it is not only cruel, bat very
a0icked, for any one to make such sweep
ing assertions. firmly believe we have
as perfect followers OF "Christ" to day,
as there ever was, or ever will be, and
christianity is all the brighter (thank
Cod for having to pass through, such
"fiery Furnace. No Beecher Tlton'
Woodruff or any other Lamb OF Satan'
can ever take away one 'jot CT little" Of
lis Holy truths, nor make its true Min
listers anything but Gods own Disciples,
bearing ScoTn & reprOach fer ChIist's
dear sake. But let me to my subject,
d see il we cannot shew woman right
ers, if they have not al the rights &
more besides than was intended them at
the "begining." When God made
man, He gave him a woman to minister
unto him, to do all in her power to con-
form to his will 81 pleasure (get over that
if you cam. He is Supreme, and made
man in His own image--tO RULE on
earth. God gave him woman, not ss an
equal, but as an "help meet" for him, &
it will have to remain so, even down to
the end of time. l for one say: Thank
the all wise Father for making us Just ss
we are. Bat what is it the women want,
now days? Free Speach! according to
ny ideas, they have enough Of that! &
know many poor man will bear me
out in that statement, to his disgust q
sorrow. Do they want to vote, hold
Offices, drink bad whiskey, fight, &
above all wear tight spin backs?" well
they can wear those as tight as they
please, for every body TO laugh at) but
they will never do the others, so long as
time lasts-or st least until all the
men are dead, & they might just
as well dry up, for God knows
woman are no more fit to take charge Of
governmental affairs than bsby's. They
are too vain 100 jealous & too VasciL.
GtiHg, to take charge of any thing but a
Home and have a good man to rule over
that, 81 IL that mau requires her to black
his boots she ought to do it with q good
heart & pleasant smile, and she had bet
ter do that than be gadding round the
neighborhOod Ir4tiDg Of her rights &
wrongs, or better still go back to school
& learn bow to write compositions over
gain. l don't pretend to know how to
write, but do know l have all the
rights that true woman and Mother
can hsve, & it makes me feel mean to
know of one OF my kind thinking such
thoughts, & cannot help but exciaim-
Mothers! Mothers! what kind OF princi-
pals are you instilliDg into your young
daughters minds-do you think you
will get them the right kind Of hus- |
banGs, or permanently establish their |
happiness-by such ideas. No 1t can |
neUeT be, stop it right now, don't |
let them read any thing or associate |
with any one that has such views, but il |
they must resd give them the Bible or |
the flaming Of the Shrew." No such |
principle ever had its birth In the Sun |
know we have the Chivalry OF the |
world here d are not afraid
to trust our men for all our rights. And /
now a word to the editor" Pm not /
personally acquainted with the gentle !