Wheeling times and advertiser. [volume] (Wheeling, Va. [W. Va.]) 1839-1849, 1846-03-16
PROTECTION 70 MARRIED WOMEN.

The necessity ola legislative enactment to
protect Tie nights 4 married women hss long
bccu ssnably lclt--uui that woman should I
be altogether independent ut her husband, Tor
u Is her weakness ,ni dependence upon man
that gives 10 wolngn peculiar interest. hut
though lac MAS i4Reiidcd to cherish end pro-
,ect her, We knr1s that too often he fails To-
| ucgrauaIiun asio reverse the order oil thlngs,
ani not only make her support himself and
family, Bot even tikc The pii;ancc she So hard
I w earas 10 mini-lfr to bis icpravcl appctitcs.
/ Ani hitherto shg has had no redress. The
Law that makes icr. aud oil that npper,sins
90 her, tbe property Of the husband. places
even h'r own earnings bsyoni her control,
ant she and lirr rl,ildscn .nay stDrlc, while
her lazy and druuken partner squanders them
among equally absolute companions. We
are glad la sce that one Legislature, at least,
has given this subject consideration With
ia a lew days th, House of Representatives oi
Massachusetts, has passed bill To engross.
n-nt, giving thc right 10 married women.
who have drunken and pTohigaic husbands.
tu collect their own earnings. One clause oi
TIE bill also authorizes tie managers oi ~
wings Banks To- pay dcposites io married wo-
\ men, which they deposited before marriage
A We consider this most righteous bill. iol
though there may lyc objections Ca II. still ",
> th,nk ihe benefits will isT eXcecd any evil re-
, suits that may be anticipated from It's opera
4 ton. The law willprotcct wife iroma hus
bands brutality, bal IL has no power lo TAN,
4 money l,om his pockc, to supply her wants
or compel him Ca work to furnish the means
|, The bill viii, al least. sccnrc go her the lgJit
+ OF her own labor. aud though some womci
z may pubibiy abuse the power il gives thrin
y Ne have too good an oPinion 81 thc SIX, to he
licve that IL would be -, generally.
!. Daring the discussion OF the bills. many ca
!, ses OF pliniul interest were related. ia whic
!, persons aware OF little fund laid by ihroug
- tte irulHlity 81 TIC wife. have pandcrcd I
the appetite oi the indebted husband and sri
p. ed the whole sum. The case of an Irish 81
n was particularly distressing. She had d
means OF industry and economy saved 500
~, which she deposited in the savings Bank
"A rhi- fact became known too william ia N
town, who married her, and ihc next dl
drew out the money. aud she has never ser
h, him since. Such cases as these aud they al
neither few nor iar between. Afford UNIQUE
\ Iloulbie testimony in iavor at such n,sa
4. ufc as VIII prevent wife from being ait,
g srihef 81 the mercy ~ an unpTihciplcd an
unworthy husband " ! Mirror.
a. "DlRN YOUR BRITISH GOLD
~ About ths tlm, matters and thing. in an
D. =
i' thcL We SAW u suckcf from thr land,pr.
az Illinois, who dad jest soli ihr last load
la corn, called at thc Planters Bank To ob,ai
Ga specie iof ISIS hli..
n' Handing ihcm 10 tie accomplished tclle
be- saii .--' Sinnsef. don't want noi hing hi
'a specie funds gold II you've got il; IL not. Il
~ specie its self"
=" Mt---. with ai. usual grace. conur
~ Out hg iouf bundled ~ soseuigns. and htn
~ ell Them over, thc fellow picked one up. Z,
q" amincd " Clo-ely. read tl- stamp on DO
p ' .lde- and handing % to ~ asked "AiHf o.
ia bTisA, Stranger We informed him
was bot that "a was a. tnrrcni AZ Amer,.
: gold az silver
eH "Oh " replied BE- afyoudon'i fool me vou,
~ uan-- Dirn poHr BrifiA GoiN don'tn
''h anl iluug Blush. no how I've got Mud
'" yan sin anything BE- that line Din to
bThrh Goid Nou mtJst think I'M l.oI
ln- y sint rcdccpablc no wiare hut IN The Ia,
VI "i Englsnd. end ANITA gwoing Their fo t,
ins 81 changed Zoe Hi.aiss' Cosscoydia Taf,I -
ucf err.
ga oi thc nine tiiousapd btdegraoms in n.
tr Ni,huseil- ls-f year. ucaHy tntr, al an,