Semi-weekly standard. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1853-18??, 1855-11-03
A BIG BRoTHEL-A PEEP INTO THE BOW
Frs OF FREE LOVE

The Mort hern cities, the development of their ca
liabilities aided bv foreign communicates, atheists,
Passional Attractionsts, and such like gentry, bid
fair to reach degree of turptude that may fairly
entitle them to be described in the words which the
poet puts into the mouth of the Doge, when he
curses Venice: - - ..yss - ss5
G .. scorn'd by the vicious even for such vices
As in the monstrons grasp Of their conception
Defy all codes TO image or to name them
Vice without splendor, sin without relief
Even from the gloss of love to smooth it Ger,
PruFient yet passionless cold, studied Lea01nesS,
Depra0ing natures fraitty to an art P'
An admirable thinning, think. Gertes Byron
must have had the e,atree of Passional Attrac
ton Club to be able thus to epitomsc its princi-
pies!
To go on: country editor, lately, on visit to
New York, was furnished with a ticket which
cured his admission to meeting of a Club now in
operation, in that city, the foundation of Passion
al Attraction. We hope our good brother went
with good intentions, and came out with pure hands,
but-he had better staid away i The scenes he
witnessed in that den of worse than prostitution, he
makes public, far as he can 40 so, without offend
ing the conventionalitieS of society-we mean of
such society as is not tnctured with the Free Love
doctrines. This report re-appears ill some of the
New York dailies accompanied by expressions of
condemnation and disgust from some, and by skill
full palliatons in others. For instance, the Tribune
speaks of it. 6 social experiment "-as if bawdy
houses not as old as the hills, and any attempt
to make whole community such enlarged
SCALE not altogether damnable.
At the bottom of the New York movement are
some French Philosophers, who preach sort of
doctrine that man is free to follow his attractions
and woman, also-that marriage is social vice;
that the only natural of the sexes, that
which is induced by the impuses-or attractions
of individuals towards each other. 1t is admitted
that these - attractions often not permanent;
but the rule, developed, is to keep trying until
the affections securely anchored. The English
of all this s--promiscuous sexual intercourse-un-
limited lust-the social status of Sodom! 1t has,
however, grown, and thrven and prospere't, in the
great and civilized and christian city of New York,
drawing of those heretofore considered decent
and vrtuous, within the influence of its helish
suaity. Like vast, pcstilent fungus, it has shot
up in day. poisoning the atmosphere of society,
whitening virtue bestalizng rational creatures, and
causing men to wonder that such monstrous vice
does not bring down for its own destruction speedy
thundcr-boits from on hight
Our country editor found delightful suit of
rooms occupied by the Club. Elegant furniture,
tasteful appointments of every description were
there. There was music and there dancing
Educated and accomplished men participated in the
festivities; and beautiful women and girls had their
waists eneirced by the arms of their free love adj
mirers, on sofas and couchcs. Our investigating
brother from the country-who by the bye, seems
to be sharp fellow, and quite expert in putting
this and that together "-dscovered, ever and anon,
the wanton chances and the lccherous signals of the
jewellers. After a while Lndy smber quite frank
ly explained to him the practical working of the sys
TEN, and pointed out to him womcn-wlo few
weeks before were reputed pune and highly respec-
table-that has since that time submitted to tho en-
braces of more than of the philosophers then in
the room. In particular, poor French girl, Of
elegant form and beautiful though haggard features
was pointed out to him, as having lived the mis-
trcss of half dozen of the male DEVILS within many
wceks-and without finding the permanent Passion
al Attraction. She will doubtless continue to seek
it through life. And this poor deluded girl. it is
said, not many weeks ago pure and respectable
and " altogether lovely"
Can wonder, that in society where such ele-
ments these exist, abolition vagarieS should be
produced! y society which submits to the exist
of such association, the most limit
cd SCALE in its midst, must be depraved to its in
most core. Such, we believe is New Yorll-a very
Sea Sodom-Gehenna of the Watcrs!' We
only look for destructive principles and action,
cal ana political, where such infinite and inefiable
impurity has found local habtation aud name"
Montgomery MAIL