The Evansville daily journal. [volume] (Evansville, Ia. [i.e. Ind.]) 1848-1862, 1857-04-30
Gbansbills Daily Sournal.
Boston Iniuuities.


The following just and forcible com
fnents on the recent social iniquities re
vealed in the boasted moral society in
Boston, are from the St. Louis Republi-
can.
Our readers may remember the case
Of assault made upon Mr.. Sumner. in
Boston. two years ago, by two young
men, Dalton and Coburn, for alleged IN
timacy with their wives. Mr.. Sumner
died from the secondary effects of the as
sault. Scarcely is the trial of Rev. Mr..
kalloch over for adultery, and the col
tmns of the Boston papers cleaned of
the detailed reports of the evidence in
the case. when they appear again filled
with the more incident reports Of the
Cation divorce case. Mr.. Dalton brought
suit for divorce from his wife, on the
ground of adultery. Such a picture of
social life in circles Of respectable stand
ing, We never before read OF. The scenes
disclosed in the memorable Burdell in
vestigation, were not SO revolving Ifl
the testimony is reliable, and there
seems to be no reason to Question it, the
wives of Dalton and Coburn had both
been guilty Of inf lelity to their husbands
ALSO. another married sister-the moth
er ofthe guilty wives had prompted AMI
Gbetted the crime OF inanticide the
husband of them had been guilty of theft
ofa large sum Of money. Within the
range Of this sirgle family circle these
crimes have been committed, the startling
examination .e'ore jury, uncovering to
Che light dark history, tearing oil the
veh cfthe reputed responsibility OF four
or Ave Of the family, who, within one
year had been guilty OF deeds which are
infamous, rocking with lust and murder
Gus. The wife of Dalton is represented
in the testimony, as having palliated her
own criminal acquaintance with man
not her husband by the statsment that
her sister, also married, had frequently
set the evil example. And when it was
stated in the testimony, that this wo-
n,an had submitted herself to surgical
treatment for procuring abortion, at the
instiSatlon OF her mother, the witness
produced profound sensation in the
court, by the statement that he was moi
surprised at 1t, since the same mother
had many times caused the crime to be
committed in the case Of her married
daughters.
There are some perhaps, who woulc
deem an allusion to these crimes, as ex
plicit as above, questionable in publ,
joarnal that is to be read by young an,
old. boys and girls, wives and daughters
In thousands of families in city. Blu
there is no doubt that crimes agains
public morals have been committed. " her
IS in the kalloch trial, and this Dalto.
case. the entire details of the obscene ties
'timony are spread before the public, ant
scattered throughout thousands of house
holds. There is kind of lecherous lit
erature, that is under the ban Of the stat
utes Of every State and city. The mi
mute descriptions and almost Pretoria
representations Of sensuality and infanti
eide in these trials, are not less Obnox
ioas to the penal statute, and should
suppressed by law. They corrupt
they sully the mind with impure image
Ithey stimulate passion, and prepar
the soul for temptation and fall-ihe
trseesthat familiarity with sin which
the forerdnner to its embrace. No SUI
iicisnt plea for their public lton can b
offered. A score of motives Of publ
policy and socia' morals, imperativel
demand their suppression by the ster
hand OF law.