The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1844-02-28

on Friday last, and looks in excellent health and
spirits, Notwithstanding his rejection.
The weather is exceedingly. cold again, and con-
siderable ice made in the harbor during the nights
Of Saturday and Sunday. There Is nothing start
ling or singular in the way OF news. u,
To THE EDITOR OF THE New YORK HERALp:-
My DEAR SIR:-
Seeing in your paper Of Tuesday the publication
OF the birth my infant child beg leave 10 inform
You that an error has been committed, as regards
MRS. hagge having no medical attendance, owing
10 the closure OF the prison at that time OF night.
| my beneiactor, Mr. Malachi Falion, (who under
| such circumstances, would never, and under no
consideration whatever, hesitate OF letting the iron
doors in the middle of the night be opened} has
showed TO me through every Thing, and in spite OF
a great many persons, and my enemies all the hui
! manly ever could have expected of stranger
! and the keeper who was on the watch, he airing me
knocking at the door OF my prison cell, attended
| TO me in moment. My wife gave, quite unexpect-
| ed, and in less than quarter of an hour, birth
TO the infant; and doctor Macready, who was thea
| sent for, came without the slightest doubt in the
| short period Of ten minutes time, and helped my
wife with his usual skiltul and medical assistance;
| and every day attends TO the young mother and
child not alone with great interest," but with father
| ly protection; and he is the man who was kind
| enough TO give to that unfortunate though happy
mother, (who stands destitute upon the world, IN
a foreign land and having no other protector than
myself TO look upon) some babys clothes, until she
| could provide for some more.
| My dear Mr. Fallon-Uf course, what can say
OF him, nothlng-because the heart feels more
| than the mouth can utter. But this is certain,
respect him as man, who will certainly receive
| the blessings Of God for every thing he has shown
| to me in my so painful and distressed circull-
| stances, in which am placed for the present.
=, AS regards my case, have employed other
Counsel, with my faithful and honorable Mr.. Ora
ham, His name IS James M. Smith, Jr., who
| came yesterday and offered my wife more com
portable home, (although we have it as comforla-
bic as prison cell allows US to beg if the Doctor
should think 1t proper to remove her, and whatever
il should BE- he would wh the greatest
| client shall find such Counsel, who ont OF cha
rty, generosity and humanity, and with disinter-
eested views, shall make such proposals, and assist
| his Client even with money, Gas he has done to
meg from whom he has never received d single
penny yet, but only out Of feeling Of true Chris
| llan, interests himself in behalf OF a poor and I'M
hope that Mr.. Smith will not be angry with me
| for taking the liberty of making his generosity
known; but think the act too honorable to pass
by without any feeling OF the most sincere and
! true gratitude.
| Good God what difference! Some Counsel
sell their clients tor the sake of money, and the
others tor the sake of their own satisfaction,
| happy to help to defend the innocent.
My dear wife and child are hearty and doing
| remarkably well, and am exceedingly obliged to
regards the facts Of the If it is not too much
| trouble, you would confer an everlasting obliga-
ton BY publishing these few lines for me-
And believe me, with true respect,
Dear Sir, your well wisher, and Ob't sery'f,
HENRY M. RAGGE.
| City Prison, February 23d, 1874
| p. S.-These all the true facts, and think
you certainly understand the meaning OF my words,
| and therefore recommend them to your able cor
| rection. Excuse my writing.
| TIE RIGHT OF MARRIED WOMEN TO PRorERTY.
| The laws OF this State, Immediately upon wo-
mans marriage vest the whole OF her personal property
in her husband and give to him life right to the rents
and profits of her real property; and all the property she
may after marriage ike manner 10 Inc
husband. His CREDITORS for debts accrued either before
after marriage may seize upon all this personal pro-
pey and upon the real property for the Of the hus
bands life and the husband himself may squander in any
except England and those countries her former lepen-
dencies which derive their stem OF property from her
much more humane and just towards women
And the condition Of in those countries in other
| respects, than this right OF property, but grow.
cruel punishment less dependent the caprice Of
than in England and this country At this moment there
probably is not in this State ten in ten thousand OF the
mon property, thsn vested right and perpetual in
the buster the scrnbbing brush and the cooking stove
The condition Of halt Of the human beings who
stue the people Of the state has tendency to sggra
vae Of the evils Of American society makes the
accidents OF speculation press with the heaviest weight
upon the most helpless II makes ruin rremediabe.
brings home to the household and forces uproot
b1ers spendthrifs. They prudent and cautious,
even to tnidy The right to properly is with them the
few moderate social wants with the earnings Of their
own industry, with derived from inheritance
Give to American mothers this right, and society will
have obtained new preservatise eiement--an sie-
ment OF the utmost vaiue-purchased only by
Every year subject brought to the attention Of the
Legislature as has been during the present session by
bo"t aSS OF sn " cscn ySOr
remedying this great social evil admitted but nothing
done The legislators are the ofthe sex
who profit by the evil They gallant tender, chiva
rous-every thing but just They will die for the wo
men, but they viii not part with their chance Of life
lease in their property SO they dismiss Oil Legislative
action by calling the fair petitioners" angels and bid