text: _ Such is the language of disappointment--but although a careful examination of ancient and modern manners might lead to a different conclusion (for as the corruption of excessive refinement ends by placing her in the first condition so does the brutal assertion of physical superiority begin by degrading her to the last ) woman is we firmly believe neither intended for a tyrant nor a slave--Not a slave for till she is raised above the condition of a beast of burden man her companion must continue barbarous--Not a tyrant for terrible as are the evils of irresponsible authority with whomsoever it may be vested in her hands it becomes the most tremendous instrument that Providence in its indignation can employ to crush degrade and utterly to paralyze the nations within its reach