The Middlebury register. [volume] (Middlebury, Vt.) 1850-1882, 1850-06-18

| learn, however. that thls Is thought, by the
citizens of Vermont TO be an object of 50
great Importance 10 them, that they can af>
ford to sacrifice one of their greatest inter
cs's, and 10 smooth the way to universal
Free Trade, merely for its accomplishment.
|
| Yes, we do hold that every married
woman should have right 10 acquire aud
hold property independent Of her hus-
blnd. f"
1.-THE lahorer is worthy of his hire and Il e
OK should not be muzzled that treadclh on.
the corn. we can't see why woman should
work and not Gather earnings turned in-
to drunken squandercd by her
husband ia haunts of vice and ideness
Aud would we have "the rood
r,an bound 10 support her and The rest Of
The children" after giving her ''lull power
TO labor in whatever lawful calling she
peases J" Has woman shown herself 20
much less thoughtful of her chiltlrcn's vel
fare that our friend OF the Register is a.
Harmed lest the mother should abandon her
little ones 10 the care Of the husband and
desert The nursery for some more lucrative
field OF labor2 Is woman made faithful TO
| the interests of her husband and children.
by the laws that take from her all means Of
independent subsistence and action 2 Alas,
Tor man, il This is his hold upon womans
consideration Alas and alas Tor woman,
if all her proofs of devotion are so lightly
70 $3.50 :" "nvi '"iuutatUy feSIgnlng her
Independence nj The marriage altar, that
she might cling to him through good and
i'll, she has won so little trust !-'IJiadham
Co. Democrat.
THE article from which We take the
above is 100 long 10 quote cniire-else we
would very gladly lei our readers see all
that Mrt. NICHOLS says on the two points
10 which these extracts relate. On the first.
she plausiblv argues that, as husband and
vile have each their separate wants and
necessities, so each should have the exclu-
sNe right TO appropriate 10 indiriiudL uses
whatever each may acquire. Now, besides
that, 10 our mind, such a cold, calculating
ndiridudity of existence scoms to us to
make marriage a mere nullily-lhe parties
so far az all worldly affairs are concerned
standing related 10 each other like mere
partners in business. or even less. us per
Sous whose interests arc entirely distinct
we must insist that, in a common house,
hold, The exact amount which each con
tributes and ought 20 CONFERENCE.-The pre-
else adjustment, Of accouuis-s u matter
that not only cannot he settled harmonious
ly, but cannot, in fact, be settled at all, BY
any rules now oynizcd in human afIars.
Moreover, the cases Of wrong and injury
10 which the Democrat refers to sustain it
positions, and as evidence OF the iniustice |,
ol the present slate of ihings, are not only !
exceptions to al! common experience, but
they are such exceptions as imply direct
violation Of obligations solemnly under
Iakcn-and ought TO be provided for BY |
law, if nj all, as such, ani not IS having |
anything 10 do with the general subject
To advocate some special legislation 10
meet cases OF This SORT would he quite dii-
fereIt from what wa understand Mrs. MGR
OILS TO propose.
Our friend Of the Democrat treats the
mnch-;alked-tf support" as, after all, |
quite trivial and insignificant matter.
Practically, however, we believe it is tat
Il und to be so-but always is, and should
be, an important consideration with parents
and guardians, and will be. in some degree
at least, by The parties themselves, unless
passion has the mastery OF prudence. And
we are prepared 10 assert our belief tina,
nine-tenths of all the unhappiness Of mar
ried life has some connection or other with |
this same support Whether this be so
or not, the whole question, so far as we are
now discussing ii, turns on this very point.
In reply to the inrimation that the " duty
Of taking care" of "ihe children" was one
that could not be exactly and nicely dis
irihu'eG between the parties the Democrat
argues that the mother will at least he com
PEELED to do her share which may be very
true, but does not quite solve The difficulty.
There seems TO be Il common interest, n
common duty, and The necessity of COM
mon, uncSmpuled effort in behalf Of the
Whole household, entirely inconsistent with |
individuality of purposes, and with the
common distinction of persons ana selfish |
interests in every day life. Where men
nre false to all their obligations in this re.
spect. it is to be depored, but cannot, we
are inclined TO believe, be wholly remedied
by legislative enac.menis. nor can such
cases be expected entirely 10 disappear until
all villainy and injustice are al an end.--Is
it not, in fact, quile too much The practice
Of all oul progressive relnrmers, to fix their
whole attention on the exceptions, and from
these 10 attempt 10 deduce a new rule
which will work 10 eriection-when. all The
while, the old one is just about rs pcrfrct
as IL general rule can be7
rg"We ale indebted to the publisher Of
Graham's Magazine for fine mezzotint Ell
graving-lS by 81 inches-entitled THE
First Prayer" This, together with another