New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1846-04-23
Election for Convention Days from To-Day.
Inw nndLiberlinism.

| We understand from Albany that the bill TO pun
| ish Seduction and Adultery is to be Killed In the
/ Scnate-that its adversaries will probably be able
10 prevent its coming up for final action in that
body So, great villains will 60 on putting insight
can hungry rascals in the State Prison tor offences
fur less heinous than their own, as usual. How
long shall this be endured
A writer 10 the Albany atlas attacks the bill in
question as piece of Religious Legislation and
as an attempt to punish mere SINS by human laws.
Nothing could be less like truth What this bill
proposes TO punish are offences against the peace
and well being of the community-crimes against
the security. happiness and honor of the domestic
ireside. To say that the seducer has done no
wrong to the State is to affirm the planes possible
untruth. But says this jazz
"Thc rights Of persons heretofore married In this
State would be invaded. by changing adultery from
civil into criminal offence When they entered into
the civil Of matrmcny, long string OF pains
and penalties did not follow Its violation II breach OF
H. relates such existing contracts should be
mace State Prison Penitentiary offence. such law
would In spirit and effect be post fdct0 We assert
that ranyrin,s o ,rist ,c loouid taken place
proposed penalties for ncottneuce had been
enacted Justice therefore TO demand that such
law should be prospective In its operation and should
not affect persons now married OF tnst shouIa ahhu
NIL existing marriages. leaving 1t at the option oil the par
ties to rernsrry with full knowledge OF the proposed
penalties for inconinency.
We do not know how any better argument than
this for the proposed Legislation could be offered
If people are now entering into the marriage rea-
ton who would refrain if the violation of their SOL
emn engagement were TO subject them to punish
mcnt lei have law by all means % prevent such
hypocri,ical shams covering the grossest prostitu-
ton. Licentiou sness is bad enough nj best; but
those who take upon themselves the sacred obliga-
tions Of Marriage, intending all the time TO disre
gard and violate them guilty OF the grossest per-
Jury and Of heaping unmerited disgrace on the rela
ton they outrage. Let there be stop put 10 such
proclamation.
This Ajax of lechery continues
THE sections designed suppress prostitution are Of
doubtful utility. Duchaelet in his work this subject
published in Paris in 1896 has adduced facts and
sufficient to ssts;y any rational mind that this
necessary. and contributes TO the supper: Of
der aud tran9sRy in society Here it's abuses and evils
have arisen irem rutess 5orts TO suppress aseGd Of
edsdrorng properly regulate and control be ai-
Ia done there.
Sure enough! They regulate brothes in Paris,
to preserve the purity of the domestic hearth =
pyha, is the consequence One third of the
births are ilegitimale, VERY few Of them the
Children of utterly abandoned womcn.l adultery Is
all but universal and man who marries at all, I'M
less il be for fortune social or political elevation,
is reckoned easy simpeton. Such is the effect OF
properly regulating lewdness in Paris. 1t would
suis Ajax doubtless TO have the same course
taken here bat we do not believe il will be acqui-
esce in BY a majority of the People OF New ork