The daily national Whig. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1847-1849, 1847-11-03
(Broni the I'ttsbtrg Journal.)
Mrs. Jane G.. syiaxhe elm.

Mrs. Jane G. svisshelm,
uPoN THE WRONGS OF woMAN.
Ma RIDDLE: This declaration of the bridegroom
TO his BRIDE" with all my worldly goods, thee
dow" was the last thing was talking about have
already said that this true; that they are
now, and always were, precious piece of bombast
intended to uphold masculine prerOgatves. expect
old Henry the Eighth used these words, when he
endowed Anne Boleyn with the right TO have her
head cut off for his first within; and thousands have
since used them who had nothing to give, but re-
ceiyed ALL We must conclude that this marriage
ceremony was used under the old English law which
is still in force In Great Britain and in this country
which declares that "a the personal property OF the
wife becomes by marriage, the property of the hus-
band completely as that which he purchases with
his money! and such property can never again be-
long to the wife upon the happening of any event,
unless il be given to her by his will and in of
his death il does not return TO his wife, but vests in
his executors" Now, as personal property viz
money goods, chattels, is the kind most usually
given or wied by parents 10 their daughters, 1t fol-
lows that woman, by her marriage, endows her
husband unreservedly with all her worldly goods,
while he binds himself to support her if he does not
please to deprive himself of the means. We had
in point, out here in East Liberty, few years
ago where manor concern that looked some
INNS NM Wv - No''>' - - -
most respectable and wealthy farmers. She received
the usual kind Of fortune-money, furniture, &c.
About year after her marriage, she died, with her
infant. Her sister, who had waited upon her during
her last illness, asked him for some OF her clothes
but he had already made calculations about second
wife, and these he wished 10 reserve for her
,ui'iiiy eohsua,io" was .'eu n i''"e, as'e'u w."
NM ne nad Aep' MS nis' "ne .io'n,''s anu n's
seeonu "he moie u, men ne, P"i'n,' 'ieu W o"'
aii t',ose a',i.'' "nvh WIZ 'ano"e' ~ yang "e'',
out lie eouu ho' "n "ni' '''ey "ou , o'ins "Au
TWO weeks i'cr er ue'h nc sc, up al hei e'iee's
puoiic Vendue' where nis ia'ei p'u asaiist e's' u
I'll 'hose very aiucies which nc hau ooush ess '''ai
year before ior MS aaugh'c' weuuiis ou'n'' he
iepurchaseu u hoie ''i" o'isiid' 'os', I,ei "e'
bonnet ana riaihg-"hip "eio sepaiu'ey o'eu ou'
ana khockea Gown ~ 'he inquest oiaue'' Wh'e
plenty OF men VINO made Inc Jaws which sanctioned
the whole proceeding were quite indignant III whai
they called "A disregard OF common decency. An
this was done under sanction OF mat law exempnhed
in your city lately, when one man prosecuted anoth-
er for stealing the clothes MS wlie wore when she
eloped win the other. lhls VI" proves that 50 lar
from vile being endowed win dH her husoands
earthly goods, she cannot even own her own clothes
Herself, all that she has and all that she can acquire,
becomes by the marriage ceremony, unreservedly
his yet she is not exactly property for It Is not even
petty larceny to steal her.
Fact OF the business Is, marriage now reduces
woman to an enigma--a mathematical problem that
has never yet been solved! She Is dead in law, but
can be punished for any breach of 1t. She becomes
the digniied mistress OF a family, occupying lower
place in the laws OF the country than her coachman
the little black boy who cleans her shoes. never
heard the relation explained satisfactorily but once
that was long ago. when riding with gentleman
He pointed to house, and remarked" There, in