Richmond enquirer. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1815-1867, 1849-06-15

Inc huSDdno, IN P0tH " JaCsi - "os " -
can il be any greater hardship to be sued sepG-
yatelv3 Are not old maids and widows already
sued, and are they not very willing to nave inc
privilege OF suing2 he goes on 10 ask }. II -
greater crime for a nan 10 spend ms Wiies e.
Iale, than il is TO spend his ownT answer
is-because he commits breach OF lrusl, 10 au.
dition 10 his other faults. de also ininhs tna,
the temptations 10 fraud would be multiplied, anu
that every dishonest debtors wife would own ni'
property. think mol, the lax book and lnVenlo-
ries would detect such fraud immediately Dc,
sides dishonest men have always cohihi1teu
these frauds and always will; they nave oeen
commilled 10 very great extent aIIeaoy W
Virginia, where The vile never had il IN hef
power 10 conceal. A dishonest man can al
ways get some friend or relation 10 hold proper
" Tor him, if he is SO disposed. "Templaiioh
don't make man dishonest, but only proves
what he is" The gentleman seems TO lhink thal
a man coniers such great favor IN marrying
a woman, that he ought 10 be entitled To pie
MUM on it, He says that "woman IS gene
rally the gamer by marriage; that mans estate
is heavily taxed for her benefit before his Geath
and afterwards" speaks OF her right OF dover
as a great gain, bu, without stating particular
" that she never gets II, uness she should nap
pen 10 be widow, and that even then II IS out
a miserable pittance, as she can nelther cell
nor will il. maintain, that il The wife is some
times the gamer, the husband always IS, mas
much as he has gained the oblec! ne sought; anu
il she is not worth one cent Of property, yel IN
her mental and moral worth, ne has gained
treasure richer than the mines OF Golconda can
produce Her value is "above rubies," and mat
il he loves her as he ought, he VIII inanain
her. because il is his pleasure and ms happi
ness 10 90 50; and ncl because the Ia compeis
him. II man marries from pure motives, LIS
wife is hersc (, his exceeding great and ali sun.
eient repard. Her properly (whefe she las
ANY, ough! TO be exclusively her otoD; she would
mol be a burhen 10 him. because she would
in thai case p,sfsr 10 maintain herself |! thls
rule were carried out, there would be an end
OF unhappy marriages, and the ioiune hunting
tribe would be annihila,ed as they ought 10 De.
To suppose that the proposed alteration ID inc law
is to cause more hear-bunine and animosiiies be.
tween man and wife than the operation oil Inc oiu
system has already created, is to suppose "ha'
czeeeds human belief. The most bllter ahlmos'-
ties, sometimes ending in entire separation, nave
been produced by the want Of new law on '1e
subject. | maintain, that il lheY held sepa'a"
property one q eat bone ol contention between
them would be removed; the rights Of each woniG
be So clearly defined that there would DC no room
Tor controversy. Again, he says: "Our fcnlaie
friends can't complain OF injustice from the Ia
Well, This is cool. al do declare upon an ain
dav!" that they not only complain OF injustice
from the law, but they mourn, they gIicye, lhey
lament over II. They say, OF what avail IS II 10
US, that we live in boosted land OF inefy u
we are 10 be forever deprived Of lis blessihssi-
Our si,nalion could be no worse unief The most
arbitrary desposm in Europe. They complain
"irom nigh, ill morn, from morn I'LL deWy eve
And, God OF Heaven, have they not light 10
complaint They have. But this writer Is u.
favor OF marriage contracts. II is well known
that marrise settlements nave never Been sane
ioneG by custom, 10 any extent, IN TINS olde.-
Bat lew isolated cases have ever occurred
The friends OF the bride are deferred from propo-
sing il; by false deicacy, The bridegroom, actu-
aled BY false pride, seldom or never does; some
have even refused, when asked. Lathe tap bs
passed. and il will be a marriage settlement
ready made Tor every body, ant all these obsa-
oes will be overcome al once. Ia England the
custom OF marriage settlements is universal
There The ladies' are treated with far more libe-
rally, than they are here, in this respect II IS
the wish OF her husband as we'll as her own,
who seeks not a slave IN vile, bat prefers that
she shall occupy The most advantageous position
that he can place her IN. II is strange that VIZ.
sinia should, in this great age OF progress, be So
much behind The spirit OF the age" Even Old
Rip Van Wrinkle, has gone before her. She,
who is called The blessed mother ot US all, IS
so, in ruin, only 10 her sons. Her mouth is fill
ed with her own praises, but her hands are emp
" when her daughters ask her for justice. Le-
eisaors OF Virginia some Of yon have daueh-
le!s you have by life Of industry and sei.de-
niai, cndeavored 10 provide for Them, az we'll as
your sons; pass this law and future generations
will bless your memory. Grateful woman, hay-
ing then the means, will erect statues in honor
ot her liberalors. Il is notorious that The Viz
ginia females are remarkable for their esempa.
ny discharge o. all the domestic duties, and foI
their practical iril,e u the buoinrs> oi cv
nv iay lic." No ladies aic - little addicted 70
auending places OF public amusement parii,u
larry the country ladies They are required 10
be every hing at one and The same time manu-
laclurer and agIicullurais'; physician add nurse;
seamsirsss anc huusekesper; and YET She is com.
pleely the lady in all her tastes and feelings
We challenge The world 10 produce her superior.
WHY, then, is she 10 be worse treated Than the
ladies OF other States
have endeavnred 10 express my Thoughts in
as lew words as possible-but The subject is So
fruitful that volumes might be- filled instead OF
pages. In conclusion, if there should be any Gu.
rIosity 10 know who am will inform the pub.
lie that am THE VOICE OF WOMAN.