New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1850-04-10

thai tho nnar-is-e tie would be less pe-ma nent III
der these Circumstances What makes nan cls
lovs 20 ma " ife and rlce rsrG s not any dePrayi
~ ofheart on either part bat simply the sci nat ne
sanction q the heart has become s1perseaed %
their case by that % The ciyIl power ne near
LEFT u i.self "a ALWAYS loyaL T. q o1y when some
baser sanction u invoked aud 'hs ne2-t fees rise
coutenned ard disowned. thatit Gee re- a new iri1'
the reestab ,sut o. rs suprsmaoy The neaf' IS
of q tru.v G.r'.e depth and you nee4 Dot l@a' -
exhaustion g. AM p0ss be demands son 40 max
upon L. Leave ,nc heart, Therefore. SOL '--l'al''
In the realm O.. marriage. all * sbal son SEE
that realm exercised ~ rs presen, m---t-ii-
iuiq1ites. .,e-..s.-
Bgt If tri, be tbe case that & . say 81 freedom
Of divorce bs found practically 70 p-omJte tie per-
unaneDce Of nsr-iagetoenthe lear ~fichsoc ely On"
ettertslos ri being overwhelmed VIII me charge
Of the rising generation cJl'esses l'sei 4ifres''
able TIE sentiment Of paternity DO ne conih4h4t.
vii remain uayres keneo rather .; VII become Ell
HANGED and more than ever shed s'c-e't .'--I d
responsibility which y q upper 2re1 y Het- ~
al events ! am persuaded -ha; ett . eos only
limit toe freedom of divorce - regard ~ l-- u.
,rrests of children. exacting from those Who sevh
IL the most rcl6 and ample guarantees ln inat Or
half ~ order ~ see marriare emefs D5 I''i" t'V
rnire and slime Of tie earth into wh'on . is no"
suUken. aac putting on once more t1e s-a ness
sanctity which descends % iti,0m heaven
Bot I hear YOU a e1iuy in reply % - lais' tHe
depravty u our passions io' say a1-s
IN your comment upon my former paper tnat our
passions are 90 depraved and pers yea az ~ 'il
nish IN unsafe guide 20 acton Had space 10"
should Ike % show you how Ia a-io7' and moon
sderate o.. tins doctrue i', bot u1st DEFER '-7
service 20 another communicating. r
Since yogr types have VII Of t5er owl. y" -
follow thcir behest 20 conveyed Ia the sigu AZURE ~
10
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Rezaarks
We have tod our correspondent already that
we deny bis night to apply the term Marriage 10
any sgch arrangement as b. contemplate' e
thoroughly understand # be does not. that words
are things. end We insist their use only 20 Their
established end conceded acceP'atons. Webster
defines marriage 70 be a." the act Of uniting man
and woman J0r hf wed'ock the legal union n
a man and woman 70, hf and adds Marnese
lisa contract, both civil and religious by winch
the parties engage 70 live together in mutual at
.fection and fidelity tH dcah shall separate than
Now what oar correspondent contends for may be
ever so much better, 6a it's not Marriage and he
has no rieht so to characterize A.
Hisavernent that the freedom Of Divorce Vii
be found practically to promote the permanenoe OF
Marriage is entitled 10 all the weight which a
mere assertion. in defiance Of the common sense
Of mankind and the uniform atestaions of History,
should carry Gibbon speaks OF Roman matron,
after free divorce was established IN Rome, having
e,ght husbands in fire years. and remarks that the
sentimen, Of Chastity could not be very strong IN
der such circumstauces--a self evident deduction
which IN have weight with good many how
ever lightly regarded by our correspondent he
says too, that the RIGHTEOUSNESS thus induced had
fearful influence in producing and acceerating
the corruption and downfall Of Rome. Why should
we not give heed 10 the teachings Of authentic
History rather than the unsupported ayerments Of
Speculation
in all ages in alI countries, some have acted as
our correspondent reasons, and formed sexual
unions o last only during mutual consent These
have been formed aud have existed side by side
with unions for liie such as the Law recognizes
and Society houors by the name OF Marriage.
Now if any body chooses seriously 10 contend that
the legal unions have not in the average subsisted
far longer and produced more happiness than the
other sort, he is quite welcome 70 do so without
reply from us Tor we know that not one IN hun
dred can be made 70 believe him.
We think there can be rigid aud ample
guarantees for the due and training Of chill
drcn, where the unions of their parents are ina.
PEELED ard prolonged by mutual attraction ouy. 10
other words, we believe that, under such a system,
the proportion OF unions impeled by mere appetite
without esteem and confidence far less affection.
would be immensely greater than now There are
thousands Of plausible and vel appearing hbcr-
tines who would gladly marry every pretty face
they meet il they could be divorced and set at Ito
erty to marry again by merely willing It Fifty
wears Of tins would make the eaHh q Sodom.
II our correspondent has anything to offer with
respect u the Passions we trust he vii use words
in their established meaning. When We speak Of
depravcd passions, We speak OF the actual i'm.
pulses to evil which perceive active and perious
In the men around Us schOoled and trained as they
have been Let each question come up M It's own
place and ori,r 3D. Iu6.