Richmond enquirer. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1815-1867, 1855-06-08
To tA' Editors Of The E,I9nD'r :

will he most gratifying news 10 'iiose ""' P''P
this summer 10 visit the Springs.
| To th Editors Of he En9HO":
| Gentlemen: Please publish IN me Enquirer Mr.
Goole's letter which enclose, and II you can spare
snacc rcpublish with it my communication OF which
he complains. am but HI indifferent theologlan'
and find wus in error IN concluding that lie com
mon theory of those who expected me
that marriage ~ now practicrd, would then cease-
4 "perpetual partnership" like that lately perprtrh-
ted by two distinguished individuals st tao North,
which leaves the parties as it frAnd them, equals ID
not what we of tho South consider On ist'dn Mar
rage So far ca have been able tu ascertain tho
oprione OF the Liberty Party on the subject OF "Mn.
mans Rights" they appear all 10 favor thai new acct
Consistency forces them TO this COURSE for Christian
marriage subjects the wife In tie authority oi the nus
bsnd She must ohcJ h..., and is, in 81 far, slave
Now, this Liberty Party .s opposed to al Kinds OF
ventnn, in which always find nbu0nists prnm
nent actors, that 'marrlasa and giving in marriage
practIced, are decidedly reprobated Gy them
Mr. Goodell well Knows that tho lutdels and Social
| lists OF his party, both in Europe and America
would all modify or destroy the marriage rrlGt.on.-
| [ assure Mr.. Goodell, that, till | read his e:
ter, thought that tie learned INGENUITY OF the
ahoitnnigt: '5!ch had proved TO their own sa-
tisacyion. at It'ust, that the, Bible contained no
au,hoiity for the dominion al the master owe,
| his negro slave, had alsu proved that the domi-
ion of the husband over the wv not iustEe' by
scripture. still h:l: thal Mr.. (oodell, II he means
by christian marriage to Justify the legal and cchni
cal, anl too often practical slavery Of whltv woGcn
whilst he denounces that of nerueg. ia, as liberty
man, singular in his opinions, hot nny be mistn-
ken in what NJ GoOdeil considers Christian Ma
riGgs II may he hut perpetual partnership" be-
tween equals This construction relieves him from
the charge of inconsistency, aud leavea mo subject
only the charge ot ignorance to the precise state
of the domestic relations subsequent to the advent OF
he millGnniuIr:
,,rLf tn
rages and to prevent the separation OF husband md
wife, ur Of mothers and ch'IruE under twelve ycurs
| of age. Such bill! was lGtciy before the South Gu
roiue Legislature. The conservative feeling Of the
South loves nnd rcvcres old institutions. At the
North there is faith III nothing. Christianity mar
riage parental authority, law constitution and gov
ernmrnt are in grn arInunred. Christian legal mar.
riarea uf negroes, with the masters consent, will be
pracliccd ere long the South, and perpetual part
nersps among the whites will be all tho 60 at the
| North.
havo read Mr. Goodels book most attentive ely.-
Every legislator md every law student should stu!y
it, Ii contains the best commentary have met with
on Jewish institutions After this careful perusa CON
still find little difference between Mr. Gooda aud the
Oneida Pertectoniss. They are equal, hold lunds in
common, have presalr AZ oter1; no pyess, do Not
ordt over ;f.o aro.he:. practice just such ncn
nal fraternity save in the article Of marriage Mr.
C,oedell woud teach although am aure. not such he
would approve. It ID the unieIcY OF Mr.. Goodoll's
theology and philosophy to annrchy TINT dcporer
whist au''Fo "'' N''''Ns"'' "' ''''''"'' a''u
In likonpg tho millennium 10 the kingdom of Hsav-
en-, in which there shall be no more marrying or
giving in marriage, still think that the Perfection
i.h anu .'o oona,,;o scr ""d ,ia. ~ Im -
advocate womun's rights subject themselves 10 the
charbe "t '''sc'' u" e"S'' " oPP's''''' " '"e '"
riage relation.
| Mr. Goourii VIII onssr'e ltat make no spechr
charge on this subject against him individually. /
have, tessvsr now to prefer against him very se-
lie adins III hs oo"R 'hnt Tree society, Us no" con'
satuteu' s "n0c .'un Si"ftrS. 1e'' ho "euu my.
neduie ~ "'' pr"pse s u'iasi Tee .t,sr . n, fn
piu.S oo." - " -. ''t. anu .'o ~ t h,,a.
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t ;ii,n;,,;n We oun tn, ,h son"nd ,,nlnmc of
.Lo .ho mnr,norocx of f,Ir.Go,;,,. ma IoT
"amd wbat /. this prid, Of wcah nftcr NIL growing
| ~. ,ho or;stncracv a., ,r,i,h tln r.mrnation az
ps,b ,he onnrrs,iops of weoitb grinding re n,s,s
ne"t'I h,on;tr o into tho dns, a. ,Sn Snrt our
70 I VI 1hrsienInm onI =, , i;iiii oS onr nine
I i'ouIi ',,,r,. c;, iii No., III IL - a,tb booI
teen''. -. 80 s,y;,sL ,"i r - 80 1,r,rs tban
m.oie i W onn;harhnrrns fmJ,; - ;,s hlnod,nst
t,'ai " ''"'' o"' '''o1'''"' ." 10
IL rsot lendiur object of INV bool, ia to prove
,I,e rs;,nrc Of free society. Such was the object Of
we @ ,r. a, New Iavsr snd ~ nv ncconnt Of M,
t ~ ' -, thn Worth" The nbnv,. cnoict;on from MI
cp,Io,I c'p who hns thorouyh,. .fon,;nrd thc subject
n,,.o, ,hot am right i,. he Is comn.tent and Gre
f;ha utn,.aa nav, Io ia an exnert social philoso
rhsr who hps undr this aubirct his peculiar study
n nos, raaIily come Gnrword ri correct am or
Now inosl le"'' h '",Warn " ~ ~
r"neoHs rome ,;, ,nrht d.so snn, III ,rn 70 the
.St North' as to Mr. Gooats religious orthodoxy aud
!nlnk IN III cn o, him 70 ssp fr,h and pubcl
ui; 20 his deIuded folo,ynrs tbot nfrpe socie,y ia
boIlow bomJue much mo,e cruel and oppressive
to The poo; than tho ssaaI'sn or slavery 'a' pr0es'
usa It. aEO EITZHuGH.
Nrw YORK. Nav 23, 1855,
Va AZ Rsstmon 81.