The Minnesota pioneer. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn. Territory) 1849-1855, 1852-03-04

Hr lis complained al IN The petition, occur
o. a 's state OF Illinois, the parties were do,ni-
"a th--, the petitioner case properly belongs
l--r ari - u n0, clear, that il the person Of the
lt~y lsi whom the complaint is made is not
-r orr Jurisdiction, any ai;emp, to bind
.r such jurisdiction, and without hear
-- aa,.ce. would be extravaganza,
IH 'suie 81 tbs Territory, which confers u.
-poa our courts IA applications for d.
r-- rsuainiy very liberal. II provides ihtt
.. ..--sla causes divorces may be granted on the
the party aggfievsI, AMI that ali per-
hall hive realei "a ths Territory one
Se enirlcd 10 the bencG, Of The act
emen;s are moderate; and see moth
papers accompanying this bill, even if
gwen 20 The er paTte dispositions, that
clse OF such henoGs character Us TO
ped in this special insianc. Of the rea-
sirlc;iOns Of the statute.
ID ale Vt our law Is Just, that no divorce
in'ei, unless the party applying there
ave resided IA this Territory, one year
y preceding The time OF exhibiting the
tbs alleged, "o5stinate, contrary,
A-,empesei' deponnen, Of she wife
nee OF such rare enormity as TO demand
intervention, and an abatement Of the
.- sl OF residence:
'r-l- ere charge OF deserlion, Of which per-
-sa-iaotory explanation might have been
-9.aiei OF certain depoaenis ''thai ii frequent
TO be her pleasure to annoy her has
' ing what she snew he did not approve
f' % variant htsiy proceedings, without
- M; helpless woman,
. there Is Il great variety of practice and
aDoa the sabiee, of divorces the stronger
md the better policy is in favor of the
the carriage naion. Were it neces-
- present Instance, additional reasons
arged against The proprieiy Of this act,
son TO which all our legislative enact
ssbjcc. from the Congress of The uniied
s..- "a the embarrassing position m which
might be subsequently placed, by Con-
.lliisng the Enactment. An act Of Con-
lay 10, 1926, disappToyes and annnl-
passed by the Governor aud i.a,i sla-
l-sellbiy Of ths Ttfriiofy Of Florid grant
-.s.--es. The passage Of Tins act, we'll
which were expressed at the time by
-iesnea 10 debate, present an instance
a;ienai reProbation Of The practice Of
.-I--ius .ngislatiVe divorces.
t f en- justly said that "ihoayh in plr;icu-
eesns ie rcpusnance Of tn, law to dissolve
- &. ions OF matrimonial cohlbitaton- may
'- "a great s.ye1'y upon individuals, yet
be carefully remembered, that the gener-
IS cf the married life is secured by lis
- u ~. When people understand that
4 live together, except for few reasons
.,a % he law, they earn TO soften by mutual
-'- '41l liion that yoke WHICH they know the,
si,aSe Ofs; they become good husbands
-rnj wives, from The necessity of remaining
-s.fnts nd wives; for necessity Is powerful
mat .aching In. duties which Il imposes. If
= nee understood that upon mutual disgust
ei p sons might be legally separated, ma
who pass through The world with
colifori, with attention 10 their common
IL. r
.a hsfe been ri th,s moment living IA a state
oi '-ll aukindne,s and in a state Of eslrarge-
.rsan their conmoa offspring. In this case,
m many o,hers, the happiness Of some indiyid-
De sacrificed 10 the greater and more
ssod.
10 $50 persons have pledged themselves at
/ God 10 spend their lives together, for
lai reach much beyond themselves, it
s H,cirine TO which ihe moralRy of the law
1c eountenance, tia, they pay by private
ssoivc The bands OF this solemn lie, and
nseises upoa society, in the underlined
-f rsus characters Of a wife without has
,@- "a hnsbaad without 4 wife.
are, undoubtedly, cases for which 4
Is provided; but II must be lawfully
d---- y pubic authority, uad for reasons
pablo Wis loan app,uves. Mere turba-
1- ,iiper. petri.n-e oil manners, infrmitv
D. " mind, nci numbered amongst these
Nhen they occur their effects are to be
by riinlgenlen. If possible, or submitted
'' thence Cor lie engagement was to take
s' for aD5rse; and painful as the per-
.5rm.r OF this dGiY may he, painful as j, GER
i--. 4 many instances, which exhibit grea,
a..- misery that eloads human life, it must
o. ed 10 b. sweelened by The CONSCIOUSNESS
u duty, and duty Of the very frs:
Importance" ,s
ao reyicw then OF The testimony presented
5ent ease, am constrained TO Withhold
NJ ire from this act, because among other
s---1.s -gs'aiIye divorces at ali times, and in
Z r-1r-s especially surrounded with danger;
s=s tins instance the petitioner has not
t.t .esdence m the Territory; because the
...- ''ls hld no notice OF the tendency Of the
l.-yce-i =, and no opportunity Of being heard;
oerlas- tle proofs wholly er parte; and
a-c--,-s nally, even If every other objection
s-sre -s1oyed, the caases alleged as matters Of
sr.-saa-e are scarcely suticien, 10 justify di-
r.r-c.
ALEX. RAMSEY.