Anti-slavery bugle. [volume] (New-Lisbon, Ohio) 1845-1861, 1850-05-04

t1''-tr WIN ttcls itht tilurt U1uut WIFI tuG
slave by her owner, nre mere nullty,7
except the contract be for the hare necossa-
ries of life suited to her condition. III.
Again = II the wife be injured Ia her per-
soll OF property, SHE can bring no action Tor
redress without the husbands concurrence,
and IN his name ns well as her own neither
can she be sued without making her hus-
pnnd defendant" In criminal prose-
'cutons, the wife may be indicted and punish
ed sep9 9rstely, unless there be evidence OF CO.
'ercion from the fact that the offence was
'cofiniisied IN the presence, aud by the COM
mpid Of her husband. A wife is excused
from punishment for theft committed in the
'pfrsencc aud by the command of her hus-
band.D A womau's
personal property, by marriage becomes alb
soinicly her huslmnd's, which at his death,
.hcpnny leave entirely away from herr
Her. are iolir points laid down by Black
stoiio as law,--and might quote many more
OF similar character--and which are sane
toned ns such by tho community in which
we i've. will briefly recapitulate. LIST,
Woman, by marriage entirely loses her legai
existence. ID. She cannot bring an action
at law against the robber of her property,
the dcfamer Of her charcter, or the assaulter
she may be punished separately for her own
wrong doings, unless the husband assumes
the control Of her moral responsibility, as
he hns Of her person and property, 4th, the
husband may will away the property he re-
ceiyed by his wife, and leave her and her
children to beggary. The convict who is
hnmpred in the Penitentiary, loses to GER
tain extent the rights OF citizenship, when
the prison doors close upon him, but not
more wholly than does woman lose her legal
existence when she enters the married state.
Her nnmc, her person, her property are no
longer hers; the law gives them 10 another,
and Ike the slave of the South she can do
nofliing, possess nothing, nor acquire any
thing but what belongs to her inaster."-
Tho Institution of marriage ] regard as in
hafnfony with the perfect law of our being,
as calculated TO promote the highest inter-
ests ond happiness of our race; but human
enacrnents strive TO degrade every woman
who niarries, and corrupt public opinion
attaches odum TO the name OF every woman
thatsloes not marry. Il not the married wo-
nan degraded wien her legal existence is
stricken out---when the law ceases to regard
herps an independent bcing? And is itnot
the Inevitable tendency OF such a course to
-, 40 n ,.,,s, 4, WIN III ~, " ~.
lstagg6ring home from his midnight rcyeIs:-
"Now,n said lie, I" IL my wife has gone ,tc
bed, Pli whip her for il for what business
las she 70 60 to he'd bcf;,rei 7 cet home p
/ wan, n comfartnble' fire. and warm sim.
nerY Afier n,,s;ng nyh;Ie be brol,e on,
ngo;n. sNow n nv ,e;,e ';s nm, phi surely chos.
t;se her. or WIN, business hos she 10 sit nm
mi his time ~ n;gs,3' Sbs o,,sS, ~ M ~ u
had ovd mo-, Daodt,a ,,;,b nv staa;ss o. 60 -
,he woman % IN, wa. | no ho ,hsa,en u either case
.ne "o'ian was 70 Do beaten ~ e,'ner Sase
w. a. =, .no .o'iuJ' w. ~
so,hsd hv ,nara,e @ 'i - ha.a o,r ;,d;y;Jnai;- H.
des,roy.d ~ .,ase os cn,,rss s dehosaJ, md
X ,vc ch9oss :" Nv ,,,a;n,a;, ~ r ra,e cx;s,sncc
wbv then ,,s' ~ are nccnrseJ :, isast Inv nui,'
w. My, ,a;o,, nen We o'e ''''s ~ 'e'' " pun
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