Wisconsin herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1846-1849, 1848-09-09

-" i"ee Which past ages nave lighted on.
or pay their stupid homage to the signal
lights of New York? Is our vision 81 v..l
in this pure atmosphere, that the dazzl;no
example of neighhoring communities mus,
strike US blind, and paralyze our reasons
Neither Fanny Wright, nor Rob't Owen
nor Charles Fourier have ever proposed
more disastrous change in the domestic re-
lations than the proposed law will deyelope.
the opinion of New York to the contrary
notwithstanding. When Cortes and his fol-
lowers had determined on eternal annexa-
ton to Mexico, they made retreat impossi-
BILE by destroying their ships. Will wo-
mans devotion to annexation be entire
while she has purse of her own at her dis
posal, to enable her to escape from a con-
dition which she finds to be somewhat oner-
GUS after the illusions of the honey MOON
have vanished' Her separate property
would operate as perpetual bride to snap
the bands of Hymen.
In countries where this law has existed
long enough to mould the usages of society.
marriage has degenerated into mercenary
connection, and there are professional mar
rlage brokers or match makers. The Com
mon Law has two fold aim Il prevents
commercial competition and Jealousy be-
tween man and wife, by appointing one of
the parties to buy and sell and make con-
tract; tannihilates conflicting interests, and
denies to them the dangerous privilege of
suing or giving evidence against each 9TH
err. 1t is true, a chance villain may take ad-
vantage of this law by wheedling an heir
ess into matrimony, pocketing her cash and
deserving her. But the possible abuse of
this law does not weigh against its benefits.
Is it said that misfortune may overtake the
husband in his business and will not distin-
guish the wife's money from hs' Misfor-
tune has 40 gallantry that would favor the
wife were she an independent trader. The
fleeing personal property of both is as like
ly to be safe in the husbands hands as any,
where else; to him the law commits it.
to the condition ofthe people Of Wisconsin.
1t is the favoritc of aristocratic communities
where wealthy families transmittheir money
to the third and fourth generation. The
people Of Wisconsin are not waiting for
their fathers to die, to enter upon the desir-
able inheritance. We expect nothing from
ON in tha 81, -
Judge Wilton says the young bride seldom
brings anything to her husband but her par
ents' blessing; must we have a law giving
her monopoly in her parents prayers -
As the law now stands, woman may pre-.
vious to her marriage, convey her property
TO a third person for her use, and her hus-
band cannot touch it. If woman's per.
sonal property must be put out of her hus-
bands power, this ought to be the mode, for
then no one is deceived as to its ownership.
We should hear of such dispositions of
property as this, if there was general de-
sire to wrest the wife's property from her
husbands power. There is perhaps not an
instance of what is called a marriage set.
Element in the state. Not lady in Wis
consin has yet deigned TO marry a man she
would not trust with her purse There is a
strong tendency in England to abolish mar
riage settlements, and entails on account of
the strites they engender in families, and
yet there are men in Wisconsin who would
force this odious institution upon every FAM
lily, noiens roLens.
The second object of the Common and
our statute Law, IS to provide for the sup
port of the wife in case of the deserton
and death of the husband. Perhaps may
refer to this subject again. ]. Il. NJ.