Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, Va. [W. Va.]) 1852-1859, 1853-06-18
From the Philadelphia Ledger, June 9.
Natural Laws of Marriage.

From the Philadelphia Ledger, June g.
Natural Laws of Marriage.
One OF the great religious bodies in the nation
has been lately engaged in discussing the ques-
ION whether man ought to be forbidden TO mar
ry his neice. Acommitteeireported against legis-
lating on the subject considering that the Bible
did not expressly denouncethe oct, and believing
thatit was wsestnot tointeriere unless where a
direct prohibition existed But the majority of the
main body resolved that such a marriage was OPP
posed equally to the Bible and TO natural rea-
son.
This conclusion was the correct one. But it
was scarcely necessary go to The Bible TO prove
that marrying sisters child was wrong. Breed
ing in and in as il is called, is always deeterous,
n. iact known to every farmer equally with every
physician. The Royal families of Europe have
reduced themselves generally 10 imbecility, almost
TO lulocy, by lntermarrlages between Cousins and
other near relatives. The elder Bourbons have
long been but one remove from fools. The House
of aapsburg is family of ounces, drunkards, and
stupid devotees. In common life, where marriage
takes place between near blood relations, the
children are SO frequently deformed, or imbecile,
or monstroSities in other respects, 10 have orig
mated proverb on the subject.
The marriage. of man to his sisters child is
one OF the worst of these unnatural unions. Of
the four ancestors, which each of the pair has. at
two removes, two are common to both. The
chances are even, therefore, that the progeny of
such marriage will come under the physical
curse, which directly visits incestuous connec-
tons, and will be diseased, deformed, or,idiotic.
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would be pronounced, without argument, iniquit-
ous Yet the risk of having monsters of children,
or OF being condemned TO see them perish inima-
turely, is but twice US great when man webs
his niece as when brotl.er weds his sister.
The case of a widower who marries dece Used
wiie's sister, which agtated the religious orld so
long, IS entirely different; for there is no blood
relationship between the parents in that instance,
and therefore no physical objections 10 the union.
with The moral reasons, If there are any, against
such nuptials, we have nothing TO do at present.
But that moral objections, and ser GUS ones, lie
against The marriage of a man with his niece, it is
easy To see; indeed they are so obvious that even
he who "runs may read;' and, therefore, we need
not enlarge on them. This great natural law OF
marriage, which forbids nuptas between near
blood relatious, suggests somewhat analogous
law III respect TO communities and nations. Even
these, II seems are improved by lnfuSions of fresh
blood. The English have been, for centuries,
coni-ssedly the best lace IN Europe. No other
people combines such robust, PHYSICAL develop
nent, with SucL energy, enerpri'e, courage, in
duStry, and solid intellect Yet the English are
the NEST mixed race across the Atlantic. Britons
and SaxonS, Danes and Normans, Celts and leu
Ions, have combined their best qualities TO make
those modern Romans, as, in nnclent times, the
fusion ofmany metals made the famous Cornthian
brass, the most valuable of all metals. A similar
ningllng OF RACES has materially aided the devel-
opment OF the American people. dere com.
blned IN one common stock the sieadiness OF
the Englishman, the brilliancy of the IIishmnn,
the artistic talent of the Frenchman, and the pro-
fundity of the German. Our soldiers have :he
name of advancing 10 the charge, in battle; with
the impetuosiy OF Napoleon's lroops, while, at
the same time, they withstand assault as stubborn
lyas those Of Wellington at Waterloo. And what
IS true OIL in war is true through all the pursuits
of life.
The Greeks, it is now admitted, were, in their
palmy days, people of mixed tribes; and the
Romans, it has long been known, were partly
Firms, partly Cells, partly of other blood. Ex-
nf
breeding in and in, have gradually sunk INTO de-
crepitude. 1t is evidently great law of nature
that for the mere perfect development of nations
we'll as individuals, fresh infusons of blood are
continually necessary.
| SHORT DRAMA IN Two ScENEs.-Frst Scene
Millionaire seated in his easy chair. BY him
stands apoor man IN supplicating attitude.
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a word of advice economist.
| Poor Man-But when man has nothing t0
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| Scene SecOnd.-The Millionaire is drowning in
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the shore.
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GJJoseph G.. Cowper has been appointed Post
master at Suffolk, Va, vice Jesse Perry, whose
commission. has expired.
U-The new Atlantic Hotel at Cape May is to be
opened tomorrow.
uGen. Cullom, Wing, has been nominated for
reelection TO Congress in Tennessee.
G-John S. Byrne, Esq, Mayor of vicksburg, is
native of Washington city.
pThe clipper slip "Queen OF Clippers" has
been sold OF New York for Sl35,0O0.
O'They had ripe peaches in New Orleans OH
the 9Th inst.