Demoine courier., 1855-11-01


ished. and The sexes lef, VII lily unre-
sti ici ed in their in,ercommunlcation by
eAirsneous repula,ions.a lar happier state
of social existence would obtain than can
now possibly exist. Tha: love, or pas
sionai attraction, forms the only true and
rational marriage. and that, where it fails
10 exist. the parties should immed lately
separate, and seek elsewhere pa rtners
more congenial. In short, that under
presen. regulations women do no. enjoy
an equal opportunity Of seeking a return
10 a passion which is as much, il moi
more, a source Of life .Iong happiness or
misery 10 them as it is 10 The men,
Their sole privilege being to say no, in
cases Of u%nrongenial proposals., they
cannot, az can tho men. labor 10 win a
return of their affections by seeking The
society and playing the agre cable TO the
object oil Them. .tEte
These doctrines ard the mode of re
forming ~socie,v in conformity with them
Il Gems, were elaborated by a Mr.. An
DIRE ws. who was al one time some hat
extensively identified with The phonetic
reform, bu. having failed in that, he has
opened a new and deeper lead. At the
start, but a few parties were indocirinat.
ed a, he social board of Mr.. A. Gradu.
ally converts we're brought in. and weekly
reunioos were held a, his residence. At
length. the CON any became so numer-
Gus ,hath was necessary TO rent a pub
l,c hall and Fl, i.up for the use of the now
fully fedged secret order. A, present
j. is said that the society numbers some
thousand or mo:e members in the ely,
Of which The sexes are abou, equally
divided, and that meetings are held
nightly. As they posses no code Of by.
laws, initiative ritual or roll OF members,
it i. impossible to know how many 10
belong TO them. All ,ha, is necessary 10
admission 10 membership 10 an oral obi
CATION 10 secrecy, ard the paymen, of a
dime Al each meeting attended. These
meetings are characterized by no pecu.
liarly lswd or unbecoming behavior; but
each one seeks enjoyment, in dancing,
converting or otherwise, as his or her
caprice may incline; and The ladies. ma,
ried as well as single. select Iheir parnors
in the dance. the promenade or The aside
whispe ed feie.a fete. Anom:l ous az i.
may seem, these model husbands and
wives have 80 CON pleiely succeeded in
Ignoring jealousy. that, in one instance
two wives have actually exchanged hus.
bands. and The parties are all living har.
m%oniously together under the same roof.
As extreme cases in which the parties
have carried the inia ,ua to perfection,
il is reported .haia young lady Of supe
rior literary a%.ainmenss, and who 10 not
unknown TO fame as a contributor TO
some Of The mos, popular periodicals Of
the day, becoming p~assionally aura ted
toward q married member of the order
10 due process of time became mother
has been discarded by her relatives
10 living liz a miserable garrett, solely de.
penden. upon her pen for her and
her child's support. and worse than all.
The incarna,e devil who availed himself
of the advantage Of her insanity upon
the subject, refuses her aid. upoa tile
further nicely compounded Abstraction
that. by so doing. he would lay her under
obligations 10 him. and through an Abridg
ment Of her freedom, cur,aiI her happi
ness! Another, a lovely and accomplish
ed French girl. is said to have become
The mistress Of some i've or 81 < men, and
is Fastening 10 an early. miserable and
10 a 'hesome grave!
Diu we possess the ability. our feel
ings 10 regard TO this matter would not, al
low US TO recapitoa,e the arguments with
which these doctrines are supported; but
as emissariss OF evil are never waning,
II may re expected that in due time. all
its beauties will be fully explained
70 every one ,hro' CHOU. The cona,ry
who will lend a listening ear. There
fore, a. a public Journalist, we re-
por, the facts 10 accurately as we can
gather item. and turning the responsi-
bili'y o: guarding the public morals over
TO the pulpit, where il belongs. va will
pass, fer Q momen, 10 a consideration of
the political bearing Of this new move.
ment.
The new order claims for females the
elective franchise, and al the political
rights aaj privileges belonging % male
citizenship; a. this 10 no. a matter abou.
which we are likely 10 have al imms.