New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1850-04-01
Marriage and Divorce.

Marriage and Divorce.
r. hie Ld,foy 81 The Tribune
4 solution Of the question between sou aud your
correspondent, T. W may possibly be- promoted
by n brcf consideration Of the design Of the
Marie insonlo. q son regard 10 from q re
liyous iol0t Of ..c~, or as ciaimlc Divine az
pointm,,f. 'ts virtue becomes syubol.caI as eA-
pressn a certain reIation Of unit between the
Divine aud Human natures. And as th's relation
IS profound or Intimate ~ tho marriage col any tao
parties qs syfa5Iz'n. 1t implies tlc.r reciprocal
cordial affection NuW this syu1Oica nature oi
the ms tuition IucrCry rotated even wien married
parties orc admitted b divorce FIR the Inference
ion sa divorce is NOT that marriage is vicious pr
impossible, bat 0nis That tns specific couple arcnat
proper rubiccis of u The State a"rees that Mar
Tiacc B. holy or iusioahir, bot as IL cannot aihrm
It's cx .'ence in H., reciprocal affection Of The par
ties bHt only ratly their own Affirmation @, the
iact. so Iu auuuilius or withdrawn this ra'iica
ton 10 seeks not tOalroaf tine institution, bu' rather
20 Wind ate us puuiy Toy d'0fcmg iiiosc whose
connect ION dciamcs a.
You tuoco .tro, crtists, however. agree 10 regard
Diyrc, chiefly as Civil measure. UI as aicciu-
Society and here ! am uot az a. convinced that
either & YOU IS quito ri-ht Marriage is n't purely
a Ciyi. contract n u. above nll THINGS relation
OF cord al affect 0l between the Paruos, and what
the State does rs OBJ raiy or ean-t do us relation
rs eut Ting the subjects 10 he most intimate oaf
,-Grd relations The function OF tuc civil power
herein IS uot creative or ronltl'c, bat simply de
c.armor, D. does not say. Les 4 aHa Il. come
into relations Of paramount affection o. each ether
II merely SAYS Let a and Il who already pos
s,ss IT, muiu.l affection, enjoy. unotstuctca by
any u.u. every outward sactrue.t o.. lt la
short confines itself 10 the at station az tins in.
terror sentiment between the parties. as the sole
bond az authenticatiol 81 their outward iunmhcy
such being the uudcuiahe function az the state.
Il strikes me th1t 10 involves Iu itself the complete
freedom OF Divorce. As b. suepcnts tNr outward
intimacy OF the parties upon ihr existence "' am
mlcr.- sympathy. go. implicitly 10 'u'pends 'he
dcccase az the oltcr relation upon Tine cease oi
the inner one. ~ declaring those persons only
married and entitled To the privileges oi outward
commerce. who are moved by mutual. paramount
affection, ~ virtually uumaues si those Who are
destitute ot such affection, AMI declares them un
entitled Ia the privileges IN question
Bat you rrp', that the State canuo. allow tins
Interference from its own ats because 10 would be
injurious Co toe common welfare, because iu TACT
1t would breed Righteousness. Here rs the point
and accordingly l,t IS see that We perfectly under
stand cuch other.
L,ccutiousucss Is spurious or counterfeit Inherit.
IL is such liberty as the existing order allows
Liberty aud Order al, stictl, propo.,louste, of
one Had ", perfect Order We should have there
fore r.rie.t l. ih.rt,. But we havo rot perfect
Order as yet. The public aud private interests o.
man urcI1t perfectly rcc1nclcd, ana ohf cAl'''"S
Social oder proceeds consequently upon com
promise between ,hclu. which Is luiuriuas Co both
In thus state oi tlin-s. LibeltN, ar TIE private b..
tcYest maf as itself as license, uut - der, 90 the
public interest makes itself ilt u5 oppscs'l H.
Were the auiarouism OF tie two destroyed ana
peritc, concert established, these masks W"'.9
fall INFO disuse--Libcry L,uc,iorih seeing hs,4
reelected only in Order Order revealing tse" "'N
IN Liberty.
AsOricr aud Liborty are strictly lnop'frone'e.
then So License aud Oppression, which are '.r"
count, tlcits. preserve the same proportion. II ue
cxt-tirr social Order Doe oppression To the iudlFi
ual interest, You vii end tine exact measure 81
such oppression in Tie prevalent righteousness "'
the community. Iac tie between them IS one
strictly oi action nd re"c'iun. H. therefore, tNc
question be how 10 diminish reaction, or ud' iduai
license. tie answer is. by diminishing action or
social oppression. You cannot deal with rc"rti"n
louc or directly. You cannot hold Hoar haud 50
tight bat that lt shall rush through All Your fingers
Ia forms OF subt'cr venom than II had known be-
fore Your dirtCtcs and only way OF rcprcssins
II is by diminishing action. or the original force oil
which DO is merely the rebound or echo
II seems 60 me. therefore tina, TIE fear OF in-
creasing license Is very inapprpuatc Wnth the
question 5 ot diminishing social oppression lo0
do no. utcnsiiy the effect ~ dimiushns ihc cause
And these thugs stand IN the natural atH'ude on
cause aud elect NEUTRALITY-SUSPICIOUS. - t+N' ''''.f ~
esjorttd relations between the scNcs Let these
r,lnt,nrs confess the sole severe cuty o Affection.
and liberty would instantly Danish every as ,uSi-
ine iorm at license which now dCsccattS Der
name. DO You suppose that that poor creature
who soils her embraces for bread, would do 50
that bread were secure 90 hcr ami she herself
adorned with the fostering recognition OF society
OR do ,oa suppose that Der param0ur would ever
submit % the lusihscmc ne. u ms ansctloa We're
Tree 10 tow forth toward the pu.c OF her sex Nc
10Y friend: a Thousand times no IL IS only ihe
constrdint of our affections. only thcU reduction hy
the eNisencicS 0i pubic order 70 Scr'na os,'o''
or position OF dependence ulson the outw anu &c
cdeutS Of wealth fashion and 50 forth. t1at rcnoe
any o; their manifestations IcesuoaS. But have
exhausted yoar space, tear, a9d must deter an
application of these pruciPlcs 10 lo0r criticism 10
asecoad papcr g. T.
Reiqarks.
Our correspondent speca.atious 9is1al pnove'
u anything, ,hs, there should be N' legal or moral
Restraint ON Sexual Relations other than the
incl.naisas Of tie parties. We can readily asree
with h.m that, olacs4,Rg uoe % &c c.'~cy 1ShH
eis conclusion Is irresistible. But as We are very
sure that tho oc.uei passions OF the hv'ns men
around as are no1 ia state OF harmony Win the
Divine Law. whatever they mish' AID msy DC
under entirely different circumstances Ne must
empAatcaiy dissent II he meaus only that the
children set uniform or auperverted might Dc 50
reared. trained and enlightened that they would
need ~ other restraint GA their affections than the
Divine monitor within, We only say Tat We should
hke to see the experiment tt Ell. aa should heartily
Rejoice al us perfect success b.t DE really con
tends tia. such perverted. O. is.ted' depraved
beings as We know 70 exist, reel only freedom nom
al restraint bat their Own misguided passions TO
render them holy We cannot agree with h'nA Bat
his argument is not really that there ought to De
ireer Divorce but that there should DC 10 legal no
formal Marriage. To talk Of Marriage as exist.oS