New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1846-03-21

ond her natural rights. A state OF things must be
brought about in which provision will be made for
extending 10 Woman the power and the means OF
providing herself. by congenia occupations. with
the comforts and all the ennobipg conditions OF lie
There mast be pecuniary independence or freedom
of the body before the Soul can possess lis true
liberty.
The third evde ce Of the immortality existing IN
the relations under consideration is the secret Illicit
intercourse which takes place between persons not
married and the violations OF the marriage vow. II
q true and unvarnshed statement were made OF
things they arc, astounding indeed would De me
revelation However long as things are Kept
quiet our raorasls appear 10 be satisfied; and we
Will not disturb mach their comPosure' but mere
IL mention that probably onequerter more OF The re-
at;ops Of love Of the sexes under the two last
conditions, that is, are Illicit and adulteroes
There is one more of the abominationst OF Civil.
zed Society which we have not referred 10, and
which is so wide spread and SO deleterious IL lis
consequences both 10 body and mind, that We may
safely class it with the most pure OF present reia
tons and at the same time it is more general tnan
any one OF them. Psychologists say that the vice 10
which we allude extends 20 more Than one-haii oil
both sexes at certain ages We will pass II over In
silence. m
We would ask all candid men, who are willing
10 look at Truth and be guided by it. TO examine this
subject and say Whether threetOurthS OF the ms
cnliedJ relations Of Lore an tie present order o.
things do not take place under condtions-lst oil
Prostitution 3D. of venal or discordant Marriages
and Sd, of Illicit intercourse among the unmarried
and the married.
Now if this be admitted we call upon the moral
lists OF the Observer, and those also OF the Courier
and Enquirer, who have done good battle In the
cause Of morality against the lcentous tendencies oil
certain abstract principles, which nave never oeen
tried in practice TO come out and deHounce the eruS
,chich then find around them IN present Society
81, hon hut
ously and consistently TO Gdv0cote such reform as
,ciU destroY them Let them not endeavor TO escape
performing the duty which tacty they have imposed
upon themselves by declaiming against evils OF the
same nature, which they pretend Will be the result
of different system; but let them attack the evils
that actually exist under their system OF society
If they do not DO this after all their pretensions 10
morality, they merit to be set down as mere wordy
DISCLAIMERS and dealers in cant. Sincere men, we
believe, will ralify this sentence. ScRUTAToR.
Ey We give place to the foregoing as it reached
US, deeming the subject it discusses is most import
ant and the suggestions here given in the main judi
cious. We dissent altogether, however, from the
idea of permitting Divorces for any other cause than
that recognized as sufficient by the Messiah There
are doubtless many cases in which greater liberty OF
Divorce might be productive of individual relief
from unmerited suffering but Human laws cannot
wisely conform to the exigencies Of individuals but
must hold fast TO sound general princpes-those
which, in their widest application are most beneti-
cent To allow full Divorces for such causes as un-
congeniality OF temper, i'll treatment, &c. &c would
in our judgment create infinitely more evils than it
would remedy, by multiplying reckless and false
unions The villain seducer would readily marry
his intended victim, knowing that he could speedily
compel her by brutality obtain divorce, and thus
release him to seek another prey. Depend on it,
lust and deprsvity would then seek the shelter of
Marriage far more extensively than they now do
And, though it be true that marriage between IN
congenial parties is in the eye of Heaven impure it
is very certain that this is by means so injurious
to the community, either example or prece-
dent as an Illicit connection though the latter be
based on intense passion We deeply need great
Reform which shall provide against unfit Marriages,
by removing Jas our correspondent urges the tempt
atoms thereto, and by placing the parties before
Marriage in such relations that they may not be de-
ceved or disappointed in each other Marriage is a
bond which Death only should dissolve: how vital,
then the necessity for guarding against deceit or inn
proper inducement in contracting it, Ed Trt6