Daily globe. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1878-1884, 1883-11-25

they should find them an easy prey. A
public fast was appointed and observed
with great solemnity. The morning and
most of the day was clear and hot, but to-
wards evening the clouds collected, and,
like the gracious influence of God, the rain
descended in moderate yet copious show
ers. This revived their expiring crop, and
produced plentiful harvest. After which
| they observed DAY OF PUEBLO THANKsGIv-
ING, the origin of the annual Thanksgiv-
ing which is now observed in New Eng
land" and, finally in most of the states of
the Union.
THE esteem with which women are held,
grows with the advance of civilization.
Since the birth of Jesus Christ the respect
for the female character has held higher
position in the minds of men than ever
before. Still the female sex are only duly
respected where Christian influence pre-
dominates. In all barbaric realms, they
occupy the position of burden bearers, or
the veriest playthings of mer. And even
at the present day, in civilized and Chris
tian states, not few men of conceded
learning and culture are found who esti-
teringto the grosser appetites and passionS
of men, and who only live, not to elevate,
but to destroy, cast down and demcralize
Gods last best gift TO man." There are
many notable examples of this. Take one.
The first Napoleon, in all the glitter and
blazon of his imperial power. was q reck-
less debauchee, holding female character
in absolute contempt. He was no gentle
man. Take sample of his ungallant
coarseness. The beautiful and lovely
Grace Ingersoll, the daughter of the Rev.
Jonathan Ingersoll, an eminent Connect
cut Puritan divine, had married M. Grellet,
prominent Partisan gentleman, and was
presented at court when Napoleon was in
the full flush of his imperial glory. AS
she was presented to him in the midst of
dazzling throng, blazing with orders and
diamonds, she was little agitated, and
her foot was entangled for a moment in
her long train-then an Indispensable part
of court costume. Napoleon, with all his
greatness, never, as we have remarked,
rose to the true dignity of gentlemanli
mesa, where women were concerned, at
once said il the hearing of the lady, ''Vio-
la de la gaucherie Americoine" Ameri-
can awkwardness! The fan Puritan sur
vived the insult and soon became a celeb
rity in court circles, where, owing to the
official and prominent position of her hus-
band, she more than once had her revenge
upon the Emperor, whep in the center of
an admiring circle he, with others, paid
homage to her destinations. Itseems that
our distinguished Ex-Surgeon General,
DR.. hammond, partakes of this low Napo-
leonlc estimate of female character. He
seems to rate women very low in mental
perceptions and moral courage. No true
man. no honest. cultivated gentleman will
deny that women, as whole are better
than men; and that more especially is this
true in all Christian countries where WON
en- are relieved from the ban of barbarism.
Mr.. Spinner, for many years the distin
guished treasurer of the United States,
bears valuable testimony to the superior
integrity, reliability, competency and Ca
pability of women. No man in official life,
has ever had better opportunity than
Gea Spinner, to test the honesty and Ca
liabilities of women. In the course of his
official life he has employed more than
thousand women in counting money in the
United States treasury, and their accuracy
, ana honesty we're without fault.
He testifes in substance that they count more
| accurately and rapidly than men, that their abil
ity to detect counterfeits proved to be superior
in almost every test; that they were without an
! exception honest, and were invariably more
| careful and painstaking in their work. Com
plants of inaccuracy and care essness on the
part Of men, were made frequently during Gen.
Spinner's administration of the United States
treasury, but such complaints against lady
clerks were few. The shrewdest and quickest
detecters of counterfeit money, were women;
and in cases of dispute as to the genuineness of
money, Gen. Spinner invariably took the judg-
ment of Miss Grandin, who was for long
time employed in his bureau. Although the
government has employed many thousands of
women rs clerks, accountants, and postmis-
tresses, not one of them has ever proved unfaith-
full.
Clearly, DR.. Hammond will have to
study better class of female character
than has yet come under his perview, and
in so doing he cannot fail to give due
credit to the true nobility of the sex as
whole.