Knoxville daily chronicle. [volume] (Knoxville, Tenn.) 1870-1882, 1879-08-31
INCONSISTENCIES OF SOCIAL
LIFE.

ing inconsistencies. It has ever
been thus, and we presume will con-
tinue to be until the arrival of
millennium, that is to work great
changes in human nature. In the
treatment of what is generally
known as " the social evil, one of
these inconsistencies is manifest. If
public opinion dealt as harshly with
the wretch who seduces poor I'M
fortunate, to sacrifice her virtue for
the Qualification of his unholy pas
sions, as it does with his victim,
there would be fewer infractions of
the Seventh Commandment.
If the world would shun the hus-.
band who absents himself from a
loving and pure wife for the purpose
of sharing the embraces and enjoy
ing the capricious Affections of a
prostitute, as it does the wife
who steps aside from the path of
virtue, there are husbands who
would be forced by public opinion
to show at least a manly exterior.
If the young man who degrades
himself by association with harlots
who make merchandise of them.
selves, were treated by society as
the young woman is who becomes a
victim to fallen nature, there would
be fewer young men travelling the
broad road to infamy, ruin and
death.
If the storms Of heaven were in
voked upon the british man who
finds no pleasure except in the graft
ifcation of his hellish lusts as they
are upon the fallen woman who
yields to his desires, there would be
fewer ibertines moving in respecta'
BILE society,
Some Of the Inconsistencies above
alluded to are those mentioned.
Woman, when she falls, is condemn.
ed to suffer perpetual disgrace that
nothing can wipe out, even though
she should reform and become pure
and spotless as an angel, while a
man, if he be respectfully connected
and goes well dressed, though he
may be mass of moral corruption
from the crown of his head to the
soles of his feet, "flled with wounds
bruises and putrefying sores,
and at heart very devil, he is re-
cognized as gentleman, and mer
of high character permit him tt
visit their households and associate
with their families. And what i
strange, his, wife and daughters, VIII
would draw in their skirts Will
passing the vile prostitute upon tn
street, as if only touch Of thei
garments was contamination, will
meet the man whose paramour sh
is on terms of friendship. If on
half that rumor says be true, thi
is no overdrawn nor isolated picture
Of course, it is often done in ignc
rance, but if the father is as care
full as he should be to guard hi
wife and daughter from imprope
associations, he viii not long renal
in Ignorance. ~ o. hr
We do not know or believe tia
society in the present day is wors
than it has been in other ages, bu
we - do know that th
social system of to-day is di
figured and made hideous to loo
upon by loathsome ulcers th'
ought to be removed. We acknow
edge that the church and vario,
other agencies for promotir
morality are doing a great deal
reform the fallen and to restra
those who require restraint. It
to these, especially the church, ,
owe the fact that matters are n
worse than they are. Faithi
ministers are found in many of o
pulpits, who warn their flocks agar
the popular vices Of the day, but,
all this, it is not unusual
sag aas lsa3 asssJ 'a2