ButwhenMissNightingale(pleaseGod!)shallreturnsafeamongstus:whensheshallceasefromgazinginthegreatmultitudeofwistfuldyingeyes，andcomebacktotheusualsightsoflife:whenthemoansofthewoundedshallbeasorrowfulmemory，notapainfulrealityinherPage109
ears:when，instead，sheshallhear，asshelandsonhernativesoil，theshoutedwelcomesofapplaudingandreverentialhearts，——williteveroccurtothemenofEnglandthatthebest\"testimonial\"totheworthofsuchwomen，wouldbetogivethesextheybelongto，astatus，which，inourcountryalone，isdeniedthem?andlawsofprotection，whichFrance，Germany，Prussia，——aye，evenAustriaandRussia，——finditeasiertoenactthanourselves。
ItwillgohardwiththeloyaltyofsuchofyourMajesty\'sfemalesubjectsassufferlikeme，buttheywillwishthemselvessubjectsinanyothercountry；where，atleast，iftheyaretosuffer，theymustoffendagainstthelaw，andnot，asinEngland，sufferwithoutoffending。TheHaynausofEnglandaretheywhowillnothelptochangesuchlaws!HadIbeenaman，Iwouldhaveworkedouttheirrevisionandreform:butIamonlyawoman——and，inthelandwhichmyQueengoverns，womencountfornothinginimportantmatters。I
amonlyawoman——andbythelawtaughtinthoseInnsofCourtwherethePrinceConsortisaBencher，myexistenceis\"absorbedinthatofmyhusband；\"
andmyintelligenceisonlysofaravailable，thatitenableshimtosubpoenamypub-Page110
lishersintoCourt，toprovethatIcanearnmybreadwithoutcompellinghimtosupportme。
Evennow，friendssaytome:——\"Whywrite?whystruggle?itisthelaw!Youwilldonogood。\"Butifeveryoneslackedcouragewiththatdoubt，nothingwouldeverbeachievedinthisworld。ThismuchIwilldo，——womanthoughIbe。Iwillputonrecord，——inFrench，German，English，andItalian，——whatthelawforwomenwasinEngland，intheyearofcivilizationandChristianity1855，andthe16thyearofthereignofafemalesovereign!This，Iwilldo；andotherswhocomeaftermemaydomore。Myson，ormygrandson，maybeLordChancellorofEngland，andmaydowiththisabuseofjustice，whatRomillyandErskine(thelatterofmymother\'srace)didwithabusesofjusticeintheirday；
andwhatBroughamandLyndhursthavedonewithabusesofjusticeinours。
Thefeudalbarbarityofthelawsbetween\"BaronandFeme\"mayvanishfromamongstus，asthefeudalbarbarityofduellinghasvanished；whichisalreadyacheckedabuse，andaforgottenfashion。
Myson，Isay，ormygrandson，mayachievethisreform；andmymemorymaybewiththemwhiletheywork，helplessasIamnow!IsthisPage111
adreamtosmileat?Thisisnotadaytosmileatanyboastofwhataccidentalcircumstanceorindividualenergymaybringabout。
Wehavelatelyseenexamplesofchangedfortune，wildasthedreamsofAlnaschar，butmoresuccessful。
Sixty-eightyearsago，onthedeckofavesselstrugglingthroughastormypassagetotheislandofMartinique，satethemournfulmotherofalittlegirlonlythreeyearsold。Thismotherwasyoung，beautiful，forsaken。Herhusband，beingwearyofher，hadbecome\"alittleprofligate，\"——andthewife，yearning，——asmanyabroken-heartedgirlhasyearnedbefore，undersuchcircumstancesofneglectanddisappointment，fortheolddearhomeofherchildhood，——wasreturningtoherparentsandfriends。Therewasnofiercenessinthatwoman\'sheart。HergriefwasthegentlegriefofFaust\'sMargaret:——
\"Ichwein\'，——ichwein\'，——ichweine!\"Inlove，andgenerousdevotionthroughlife，shehadscarcelyherequal；andshehadthroughlifethefatethosewomenwhoseemtodeserveitleast，oftenestobtain。ForthatmournfulCreole，weepingaloneonthestormyseas，——helplesslyPage112
returningtoherownfamily，——wasJosephinedeBeauharnais，theneglectedwifeoftheVicomtedeBeauharnais，afterwardstherepudiatedEmpressofNapoleonI。，andthatlittlechild——whosatetremblinginthestormbyitsmother\'sside，——wasHortense，afterwardsQueenofHolland，andmotherofNapoleonIII。
If，——asthatCreolemotherwept，——somevoicehadwhispered，——\"Yourlotisgrief；griefnow，andgrief，inspiteofsplendour，intheyearstocome:butyoushallbeEmpressofFrance:thelittlegirlbyyoursideshallbeaQueen；hersonanEmperor；
andthemusicofachancelove-songwhichthatchildshallcomposeinafteryears，shallbecomethegreatsolemnmarchandnationalhymnofFrance；
forevermakingmelodyoftriumphinherson\'sears，whethersoundingonhisnativeshoresamongmillionsofelectingsubjects，orplayedintheroyalpalacesofarivalnation，proudofreckoningonhisfriendshipandalliance；proudofhearingthatmelodybecomeafamiliarcompaniontotheirown\'GodsavetheQueen!\'\"——Isay，ifsuchawhisperhadcomeonthewildwind，andmingledwiththedashofthestormyspray，wouldnotthefervent-heartedCreolehaveshudderedwithfear，lestPage113
delirium——nothope——hadtakenpossessionofhermind?
Exactlyfortyyearsbeforethispresenttime，NapoleontheFirst，conqueredbytheallies，cameonboardtheEnglishshipofwar，the\"Bellerophon。\"Heproposedhimselfasaguest，andhadtosurrenderasaprisoner。HeaskedpermissiontoresideanexileinEngland，andwasorderedunderclosestguardtoSt。Helena。
Theofficersofhissuitehadtheirarmstakenfromthem。TheEmperorhimselfwasrefusedanytitlebutthatofGeneralBonaparte，as\"HeadoftheArmy；\"
thoughhescornfullyremarkedthattheymightaswellcallhimanarchbishop，forhehadalsobeen\"HeadoftheChurch，\"andthatatleastheshouldbeFirstConsul，Englandhavingsentambassadorstohimbythatstyleandtitle。HewroteavainappealtothePrinceRegent——\"lepluspuissant，leplusconstant，leplusgenereuxdemesennemis；\"heenteredavainprotestagainstbeingsenttohisislandprison。Hesaidheneverwouldgothere；
herefusedtonominatethepersonswhoweretoaccompanyhim。HewrotetotheEnglishministry，——\"Jenesuitpointprisonnier；jesuisl\'hô；tedel\'Angleterre。\"\"LafoiBrittaniquesetrouveraperduedansPage114
l\'hospitalité；duBellerophon。\"Buttheproudhearthadtoyield。Hisgeneralsweredeprivedoftheirarms。Bonapartealonewas\"permitted\"towearhisswordwhenquittingtheship，byspecialorderfromAdmiralLordKeith。
WhentransferredfromtheBellerophontotheNorthumberland，hisbaggagewasexamined；andfromtheboxescontainingmoney，hisvaletwaspermittedtotakeoutsuchsumaswasconsiderednecessaryforpayingthewagesofservantswhoweretobeleftbehind，forallwerenotallowedtoaccompanyhim。Onebox(containingfourthousandgoldNapoleons)wasdetained；thoughafterwardsdeliveredtoSirHudsonLowetobereturnedtoitsowner。Thattheseproceedingswereunexpected，andinexplicabletotheFrench，wemaypresumefromtheimpossibilityofpersuadingthetwogenerals，SavaryandLallemand，thatthenextstepwouldnotbetodeliverthemupforexecutiontotheFrenchGovernment；andbytheattemptmadebythewifeofGeneralBertrandtodrownherselffromthecabinwindowoftheEnglishship，assoonasthedecisionofthePrinceRegentbecameknown。
Ifanyprophethadthensaidtothatbaffledmanandconqueredhero，NapoleontheFirst:——Page115
\"Youcannotescape:Fatehasovertakenyou:humiliation，exile，sickness，anddeath，arenowyouronlypossibleportion:norshallevenyoursonbyyourAustrianbridesucceedyou，——thoughyouweddedtofoundadynastyonthehopeofhisbirth!ButthegrandsonofyourabjuredandrepudiatedJosephine，shall，aftermanyvicissitudes，obtainpeaceablepossessionofthethroneofFrance；andshallbethechiefallyandfriendofyourenemyEngland。Byastrangeconcurrenceofaccidents，thenephewofyourconquerortheDukeofWellington，shallbetheEnglishAmbassadortoyournephew\'sCourtatParis。Whenyournephewgoes(ashewillgo)onatriumphalvisittoGreatBritain，theEnglishpeopleshallthrongandcrowdandswarmroundthestatueoftheDukeofWellington(castfromtheironofhisvictories，andinmemoryofWaterloo)，andclimbuptherailingrounditspedestal，toseeyournamesakegoby，andcheerhimashepasses。Andwhen，withthefairConsortwhoshallbehisEmpress，hevisitsinstatetheItalianOperaHouseinEngland；thebeautifulDuchessofWellington，——wifeofyourconqueror\'sson，——andhercousin，theMarchionessofEly，shallbetheattendantladies，standingPage116
ingracefulceremony，whiletheThirdNapoleonandhisEugenie，shallbeseatedinfriendlyequalityofdiscoursewithVictoria，QueenofGreatBritain；thenieceandsuccessorofthatPrinceRegenttowhomyourvainappealwaswritten；bywhomtheirrevocabledecreeofyourexileandnothingnesswaspronounced。
\"NorshallthesumofFrenchgolddetainedonboardtheBellerophon，beanearequivalentfortheaggregatesumsspentinpreparationandfeasting，insight-seeingsandrejoicings，bythatchangedEnglandwhichdesiresworthilytoreceiveyourimperialsuccessor。TheCityofLondonshallbidhimtoafestivalwhereallthingsshallbememoriesofthepast。Theporcelainonwhichthemeatsareserved，shallbepaintedfortheoccasionwithyourarms；thedoyleysshallbegreenvelvetandgoldspangledwithyourimperialbees。Thewinesshallinclude，MalvoisiegrownonMountIda，whereJupiterwasnursed，——andAmontillado\'suppliedat#600abutttoNapoleonI。\'AndthatGuildhall，whoseMayor，Aldermen，andCommonCouncilonceaddressedAlexanderofRussiaincongratulationsonyourdownfall，whichtheytermed，\'thedeliveranceoftheafflictednationsofEuropefromthemostgallingPage117
oppressionandunprecedentedtyrannythatevervisitedthehumanrace，\'——shallechoequallyflatteringaddressestoyournephew，unitedwiththeEnglishagainstRussia，andyearningforthedownfallofAlexander\'sheir。Andwhereastwogrievousordershavefrettedyourofficers；
viz。:thatallarmsofeverydescriptionaretobetakenfromFrenchmenofallranksonboardthisship，andthatonlytwelvedomesticsshallbepermittedtoattendtheEmperorandsuitetoSt。Helena，(bywhichmanyofthemmustgowithouttheirservants)，——yournephewshallsend，withhishorsesalone，sixteengroomstotheroyalstables；andundertriumphalarches，andpalaceportals，theEnglishsoldiersshallpresentarmstohimashepasses:while，patientlyawaitinghisarrivalinthegreatfortifiedportofDover，heshallfindthePrinceConsortofEngland，PrinceAlbertofSaxeCobourg；nephewofLeopoldofSaxeCobourg，whoweddedyourenemythePrinceRegent\'sonlychild——andwedded，afterherdeath，theKingofFrance\'sdaughter；inthevacatedthroneofwhichlastking，yournephewshallholdregalstate，suchasnoformerMonarchofFrancehaseversurpassed。\"
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Isay，if——inhismournfulpassagetoSt。Helena，——orinhislone，sad，angryrides，toandfromLongwood，——orindrearydays，whengazingacrossthesurroundingwasteofseathatdividedhimfromthetriumphofbattles，andathroneddestiny，andtheendearmentsofwifeandson，andconsignedhimtoalivingdeath，——thisstartlingsketchofthefuturehadbeensuggestedaspossible，byMontholon，orBertrand，orLasCasas，whentalkingwiththeirimperialmaster，wouldnotevenNapoleonhavedeemeditavaindream?
Or(moremarvellousyet)
if，atadatenotknowntous，becausetooobscure，whenMrKirkpatrick，aScotchgentleman，wasdoingdutyasconsulatMalaga；worriedwiththepettydetailsofhisconsulateposition；theclashofmercantileinterests，theperplexitiesofinternationallaw，theclaimsofmariners，thejealousiesofresidents，thebroilingheatofthesouthernclimate，andthedisputesaboutnothing，whicharealways，inallconsulates，arisingabouttwiceeverymonth，andarealwayssaidinthemostimminentdegreetothreaten\"thedignityoftheBritishflag，\"——if，atthattime，MrKirkpatrick，leaningbackinhischair，hadsaid，\"Thisisallveryannoying，certainly；butIbearitwiththemorecheerfulness，asoneresultofmyPage119
residinginthisSpanishtownwillbe，thatmydaughtershallmarryaSpanishgrandee；andthedaughterofthatmarriage，beinggiftedwithgreatbeautyandgrace，shall，allingoodtime，gotoEnglandasvisitoronequaltermswithEngland\'sQueen。Workmenshallhammer，andhang，andgild，dayandnight，toprepareasleepingapartment，andsittingapartment，inWindsorCastle，worthytoreceiveher；andtheQueenshallstandonherownthreshold，togiveherwelcomeandguideherin。AyoungandbeautifulEnglishmarchionessshallbespeciallyappointedtowaituponher。SheshallbeusheredhitherandthitherbythePrinceConsortofGreatBritain。Ballsshallbegivenatcourt，atwhichsheshallreignundisputedstar；theonelovelysight，ofwhichalleyesendeavourtocatchaglimpse，beiteversofleeting。Andallthisshallbedoneformydeargrand-daughter，inrightofhermarriagewiththegrandsonofanothergentleman，ofnogreaterrankthanmyself；anadvocateandjudgeatAjaccioinCorsica；
becausethatgentleman\'sson，ayoungartilleryofficerofgreatmilitarygenius，becamesopowerfulandsofamous，thathewascrownedEmperorofFrance；madehisbrotherskings；hissistersPage120
queens；andgrew，indeed，soformidabletoEurope，thatEngland，Russia，Austria，andPrussia，combinedtoannihilatehispower；andsecuredhimatlengthastheprisonerofthatveryEngland——wheretheconsulofMalaga\'sgrand-daughtershall，asItellyou，havesobrilliantareception，inrightofhermarriagewiththeadvocateofAjaccio\'sgrandson\"!
IfMrKirkpatrickhadheldthislanguage，andhadmadethisCassandra-likeprophecy，whiletheseeventswereasyetnoteven\"loominginthedistance，\"wouldnotsuchpersonsaswereinterestedinhiswelfare，havewrittenhometohisfriends，totellthemthat\"poorMr。Kirkpatrickwasgoneoutofhismind；\"——andthenexteagercandidatefortheMalagaconsulship，haveprivatelyputhisfriendsonthealertastoapplicationstothegovernmentonhisbehalf，——\"asitwasprobabletherewouldbeanimmediatevacancy，onaccountofthemelancholyvisitationwithwhichithadpleaseHeaventoafflictthepresentconsul\"?
Godonlysetsthemeasureofwhatmaybe:andIsaymysonorgrandsonmaybeLordChancellor，andmayaltertheselawsinfavourofthelawless，atpresentinforceinEngland。WehaveseenthelastmemberofthemarvellousPage121
Corsicanfamily，whosehistoryIhavebeensketching——(thepresentrulerofFrance)——declaretohisSenate，thathefearsassassinationtheless，becausehebelieveshehasamissionfromHeavenyetunaccomplished。Ibelieve，——inmyobscurerposition，——thatIampermittedtobetheexampleonwhichaparticularlawshallbereformed。Doesthatalsocreateasmile?Itis，nevertheless，onlyoneformofbeliefinaspecialProvidence。Ifthatisaridiculousbelief，whatbecomesofour\"daysofhumiliation，\"——\"specialprayers，\"——\"fastsofpropitiation，\"——andperpetualcallsuponHeaventointerfereintheaffairsofman?Ifitbearational，andnotaridiculousbelief，wheredoestheinterpositionofHeavenbeginandend?DoesProvidenceonlycondescendtolookdownuponpeopleandobjectsthatwepoorworms，(inthisspeckofoneofHismillionworlds，)
choosetoconsider\"important\"?Doesitonlyinterfereinbehalfofsovereigns，nations，andaggregateinterests?MustthenoticeofHeavenbefirstattractedbythedistinctionsofearth?Musttheproperobjectsforselectionbemarkedbyblueribands，madeoutofthecocoonsGodgaveusasacoveringforamoth\'sunfinishedwings，——oreandpreciousstones，whichHescatteredinthePage122
claywetreadupon，——andtossingplumes，whichwereoncethetailandwingfeathersofadesertbird，fleeingbeforemanoverthehotsands，partofwhosetrackmanshallneversee:partofwhosetrack，tillthedaywhenearthconsumesawaylikeascroll，shallremainamongGod\'s\"wasteandbarrenspaces\"；glowinginaridandinsufferablelonelinessbeneaththeAll-seeingEye，astheyglowedonthedaywhenHagarweptontheirborders，andGodansweredthehelplessgushingofaslave-woman\'stears，withthe\"specialProvidence\"ofamiraculousandangel-guardedfountain!
Webelieve，orwedonotbelieve:ifwebelieve，itmustbeonthegoodold-fashionedScripturalbelief，that\"theveryhairsofourheadarenumbered\"；thatHeavenhasitsowninscrutablemeansofworkingoutitsowninscrutabledesigns；thatGod\'swaysarenotasourways；thatHisProvidenceguardsthelowest，asitguardsthehighest；andthatwhetherfromhighorlow，itsinstrumentsarechosenbyaselectionofitsown!
Mysterioustousaretherulesbywhichitworks:butamongthemostobviouseffectsofthoserulesuponearth，isthiswhichallhistoryteaches；viz。，thatinallcasesofgreatinjusticePage123
amongmen，therecomesaculminatingpoint，afterwhichthatinjusticeisnotborne:whetherthatpointarriveonthewrongofapeasantorthewrongofaking。Thingsripeninhealthandindisease:ripenalikeforbloomandfordisgust。Thereisnostandingstill，inaworldwhichGodsetmoving。
Inourlittlecorneroftheearth，——wheresomuchbesidesisbusyandfermentingforchange，——thetimeisripelycomeforalterationinthelawsforwomen。Andtheywillbechanged。
Invainwouldthesneerersdeclare，\"Thisisfolly；thisisthemererebellionofacleverwomanagainsttheauthorityofhernaturallordandmaster。\"Itisnotso。Realsuperioritywillmakeitselffelt——andmyheartbowslowandreverentiallybeforeit，forIholdthatitdoesnotdependontheglitterofhumangifts。Thatmanisnotmysuperiorwhohasgreatercomelinessofappearance，oraquickerhumanintelligence；buthethatisbetter，stronger-hearted，andamorefaithfulservantofGod。HewhostandsnearertoglorythanI，onthatladdertoHeavenwhichangelstread；andwillsostandinitsclearlight，whenhumancomelinessshallbeblackmould，andthesparkleofhumanintelligence——darkness。
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Madam，——infamilies，asinnations，Rebellionisadiseasethatspringsfromthemalariaofbadgovernment。WRONGSmakeREBELS。Thosewhowoulddwellsubmissiveinthewholesomeatmosphereofauthority，revoltinthejailfeveroftyranny。
Thereistyrannyintheselawswhichupholdthestrongagainsttheweak；whichmakesomonstrousadifferencebetweenrichandpoor。Itoughtnottobepossible，inthisrealmofEngland，thatpoormenshouldbeabletosay，——\"Wearebroughtupforjudgmentbeforethesegentlemen，becauselawsaremadeagainstus，butnotagainstthem:wegetsixmonths\'prisonforill-treatingourwives，butgentlemenseemabletodoastheyplease。Wegettwelvemonths(asLordBroughamhassaid)fortheembezzlementortheftofafewpence，——buttheycancreepoutofamoneycontract，andnolawtocheckthem。Wegotoprisonforbigamy，becauseweaintrichenoughtobuyadivorceact；but，asfortherichman，whocanpayforadivorceact，hisbigamysetshissonamongthegentry，oramongthepeersofEngland，andhisladyamongtheotherladiesoftheland。
Ourheartsrevoltagainstbeingjudgedbymenwhoare，infact，morePage125
guiltythanourselves，thoughweareprisoners，andsomeofthemaremagistrates，\"Byaveryrecentlyenactedstatute，thelawcompelsthepoormantoberesponsibletothecommunityatlarge，forthemaltreatmentofhiswife。Whyshoulditseemgrievousandshockingtomakenewlawsofrestraintforgentlemenaswellasforpoormen?Istherightofill-usagealuxurybelonging(likethepossibilityofdivorce)tothesuperiorandwealthyclasses?
Itoughtnottobepossibleeither，inthisrealmofEngland，thatthespiritofsectarianismshouldbestrongerthanthespiritofjustice。IntheParliamentaryDebatesoflastsession，(March1，1854)，nolessthantwelveclosely-printedcolumnsofthe\"Times\"newspaperarefilledwithspeechesfromvariousmembers，relativetoaninquiryintothetreatmentofRomanCatholicladiesintheconventualestablishmentsoftheirreligion；and，onanotheroccasion，withthebattlingwhetheraCatholicgentlemanshouldorshouldnotbeabletoputhisdaughterstoaCatholicschool；theschool-girl\'slettersbeinggravelyreadtotheassembledSenateofEngland。Whatanimpulsetohumanityisanadversecreed!WhowouldbelievethattheseProtestantdebaters，soanxioustocontrolRomanCatholicsPage126
intheirdomesticrelations，areutterlyrevoltedattheideaofsubmittingtoanycontrolthemselves!Thatthesecarefulguardiansoffemaleproperty，whoarestruckwithhorrorattheideaofayoungheiressbeing\"over-persuaded\"togivehermoneytoanunnery，——willplacidlyseeanyamountoffraudcommitted，aslongasitismerelyintheirownProtestantcircle。ThereismorefervourandfermentastothehangingofgarlandsinKnightsbridgeChurch，ortheplacingofChrist\'semblemonMissSellon\'saltar，thaninanydebatefortheamendmentoftheMarriageLaws，thathasbeenforcedonthereluctantattentionofParliament。
Neitheroughtittobepossiblethatthepleasuresofafewidlersshouldbebetterprotectedthanthefemaleportionofawholecommunity。IfMrNorton，amagistrateandmemberofthearistocracy，hadcheatedatagameofcardsinoneoftheclubsofLondon，allEnglandwouldhavebeeninaferment。Nay，evenifhehadrefusedtopaya\"debtofhonour\"——toaman——itwouldhavebeenreckonedamoststartlingandoutrageousstep!But，becausethematterisonlybetweenhimandhiswife，——becauseitis\"onlyawoman，\"——thewholecomplexionofthecaseisaltered。Onlyawoman!whomhecanPage127
libelwithimpunity，tofindaloopholeforescapeorexcuse。
Ideclare，upontheholySacramentsofGod，thatIwasnotLordMelbourne\'smistress；and，whatismore，Idonotbelieve(andnothingshallevermakemebelieve)，thatMrNortoneverthoughtthatIwas。Inthatmiserablefactistherootofallmybitterness，andofallhisinconsistency!Heneverhadarealconviction(notevenanunjustone)，tomakehimconsistent。Hewavered，becausehewasdoing，notwhathethoughtnecessaryandjust，butwhatheimaginedwould\"answer:\"andsometimesonethingappearedlikelytoanswer，andsometimesanother。Hethoughtthecoursehetookrespectingmeandmychildren，in1836，wouldanswer；andsofaritdidanswer，thatheistwothousanda-yearthericher。Hethoughthisdefencetothetradesman\'saction，in1853，wouldanswer；andsofaritdidanswer，thatheisfivehundreda-yearthericher。Butheneverbelievedtheaccusationsonwhichhehastwicefoundedhisgainfulmeasuresofexpediency。Heacknowledgedthathedidnotbelievethem，tootherswhohavepublishedhisacknowledgment。
Itoughtnottobepossiblethatanyman，bymockinvocationstojustice，shouldserveamerePage128
purposeofinterestorvengeance；itoughtnottobepossiblethatanymanshouldmake\"thelaw\"hisminister，inseekingnotthatwhichisjust，butthatwhichmay\"answer。\"
Iappealwhetherthisoughttobe!Beyondthefactioussectarianismwhichseesnointerestindebates，unlesstheyunfurlthestandardofreligiouswar!Beyondthecircleofprotectedwhist-players；andthefewHaynausofpolitesocietywhoseenoreasonforinterferenceintheinsultanddegradationofEnglishwomen，thoughtheyraiseanoutcryatthebarbarouscustomofothercountries!
Beyondthesenateoccupiedwithahotdiscussionwhetherdogsshallbepermittedtodrawcarts，——whetherthearmsofScotlandareproperlyquarteredwiththearmsofEngland，——whetherRomanCatholicgentlemenshallsendtheirchildrentoRomanCatholicschools，——butnotwiththelawsofprotectionfortheirownwives，sisters，anddaughters!IappealfromthesesectsandsectionstothewiderEngland:tothemercantileclasses，——theworkinglawyers，——thetradespeople(whoarecheatedbytheselaws)，——andtothecommonsenseofthegeneralParliamentofGreatBritain。Itisnotfitthereshouldbeonelawforthepoorandanotherfortherich，——onelawfortheweak，andPage129