Nashville union and American. [volume] (Nashville, Tenn.) 1853-1862, 1858-11-21

T TIsorcs o. WIZ tsr4roThe abdnciion Of wives
found Ia most stsces where ladies desert their lords TN
. ladies are the leTsuadne or AZ els I eeaseng parties u
this latter the husband entitled 70 oamages in proportion
to the Joss sustained When violence has been used th
s crime Is q gfaver chs s an - .ps % M
81 tie science Of ancon which consists in the carrying away
ever deis5iv ne most distinguished being able to boast Of
longer duration than either f its sister branches. The abduction
fbe Saline virgins carries back to
most mysterious and mysy period fths early history Rome
tat time it has continued to flourish down the present
Among every naton Of Europe, with Turks.
among whom mrketabe affair, the practice
species Of abduction has prevailed and prevalent In the days
knghthood when chva that manly chyay and
forth prevailed abduction exploits had at least the incentive Of
mantle love but in Degenerate days Of calculation and
they have chiefly been insgaed BY material motives fat
In the rur portions the United Kingdom OF Great Britain and
lfeana, SUI not nnrqnent WhsTe grli o. com
paTa'e wealth in her own right or likely to inneritt from her
parents for nehborng aspirant 20 arm his relatives, de-
end upon the homestead and carry the coyeed heiress
Some severe punishment recently inflicted in England has how
Tendit still retains something Of its ancient prevalence Scarce
" month in the southern and western districts Of that
tusasc country without parish being envensi ab
Quoting feat which often the gentry play leading part and
in the riot and dangers Of which the Irish peasant absolutely
Ofenties these auctions give birth to great family and fac.
The retention obe erer Of the golden ece recourse is new
had law, that being deemed and eoVardly in he
reme The chastity of the maiden IS never soed she merely
held in close endurance until after protreed negoation in
which diplomacy worthy Of Nesode OF Ia yrand IS frequent
tory, reached negotiations usually crowned with
entire oDus Of pyng 9narnhed he naonaI prestige has
left to the lower classes ana the fame Of the Irish gentry in
Del Forward 10 eg bisasfe from the of esene
cy,-App2ef0R's Ae1o american Cgct0pedfd
Testory GARDENS exploit is fresh in the memory Of
many readers many have forgotten it is worthy
Of narration example Of the usual routine in such
On July, 1854, GARDEN tried the olon
attempt abduot Miss ELENoR LOUISA
BurOr, English lady who residing in the neighbOrhOod
with her sister, the wife of Capt GOUGH the and heir OF Lord
GoUeH, who "Tipperary boy"
Miss ARBUTSoT fortune Of 100000, and Of course, her
suors numerous among the ardent whom
GARDEN landed proprietor and aagsae popu.
and ke ST. PATRICK Of old could boast that
me pape" GARDEN had visited the family Capt
GoUsH neighbo and FRIEND and had made mar
rage Miss ARB5THNoT which she rejected He would
refused however and followed her everywhere despite her undis
guised aversion forhim.
On the % Of july Mrs GoUGH her two sisters and another lady
church RatrOnan, Tpperay, where all
ed to receive the sacrament Learning that they would be at the
day, gallant Irshman attempt to
the affections Of the daughter Of the wealthy English cother
and enyeous Of the traditions Of his country,
fans with pistols and other weapons on their
return close their home aunng stopped and
endeavored drag Miss AEBUHNoT Of the vehicle He
vshementy the ladies' aided GoUaH
hepped, the latter Of whom beat him completely st
te Hy his oauiaghs aocompes having happily reus-
ed to fire when ordered TO do by him. For all which, Mr. Carr
narrowly escaped transportation
years imprisonment in the Conmel Jail at hard labor
Abduction peculiar rather Indigenous to the
Emerald Ieone blesed institutions Of old Ireand
and form prominent feature history country. This
chapter the history ireland full Of daring exploits
mantle "reminiscences We told that when fanced
young whose relations he knew would object their marrying
he armed party of "boOn companions who
abiuctng and running with her. Her
this step asked Taken of to the mountains
the lady alternative between disgrace and marriage and
almost inevitably accepted the latter 1.-THE ceremony being perform
by worthy called Coupe Begge she would return in
few days or weeks might with her ge IOrd and
Immediately take matronly place society ASH she had been
solamly married in Cathedral.
We are told that the earliest authentic record of Irish abduo
tons dated year lI7O From that period abducOns
became prevalent Ireland 1t Outrage, and
knowedged denounced by the great body of the people, yet
agreeable the spirit of the times cOngena to the ardent
the accordant with the romantic feelings Of
women the gallant who accomplished the feat was regard
ed as fine dashng fellow by those who denounced the
practice.
At the evil became 50 general that the Parliament had
interfere severity passed for Furnishing
those engaged in atuctons. In 1884, passed by the
Irish Parliament punish all who aried maidens that
be nheers The penalties imposed by this law regarded
being too mild public sentiment demanded the enactment OF
law Of much greater severity Accordingly, in the l7G7,
Parliament enacted statute by which tOrc5e abduction vas
made eapta felony, and this Law remained in force until
twenty yearsago There was legal provision also,
for the punishment who, with the dasels
sent should carry hee Among other things, it was pro
ded that should enjoy any portion Of hsWfes
propertya clause which virtually dead letter, IN nine
nine cases out Of hundred wife, overlooking with az
ecton would conravene the law by giving her husband
srcted dover property OF whatever character.
The made oo abduction and the courts
we're apt to decide every where abducted young
lady capital the abducors their wits 20 work and
naugarate quite system Of evadng the law This
placing the lady before the horse and thus max
ing itappear she that carrying him Oh. As the
provided Furnishing the who abubed the women,
this dodg &c answered its purpose for awhile.
Some eighty ninety years ago association formed in
the South Of Ireland known ABDUCTION Club Themem
ber Of this club averre solemly conedeated
der the obligation oath, assist carrying such young
women might agreed upon by the club be given in
rage thereof such person the club might
elect composed oembers who belonged class,
Astounding Ireland, popularity called squreens"
consisted Of the youngest relations Of respectable families
well brought up but having small patmOny perhaps
ALL prOund to living by honest industry
They freely pasnes of peasany, who Ito use
their word would through fire and hem,
would assist them any exploit, however wild Orieg
Thess clubs told spies in every respectable house
respective districts from whom they obtained full inEor
nation the presumed ascerane each young
adys fortune, with particulars her habits and disposition
the arrangements othe household. The opuen
farmers those the wealthy gentry, under this
surveillance. When ayoung lady marked eligible the
al practice rw or toss
up her, Tie who fortunate enough her
Immediately assisted in the abduction by his conederaes
He commonly contved to make her acquaintance bali
other public cOnvOcatiOn where he exercised all his talents
make himself agreeable and in the confusion OF breaking up
would abduct and bear her awey-somemes in chae (he
driving least made hold the reins but commonly
horseback Her inclination was Of course consulted in
The friends Of the abducor would accompany him.
escort the place Of destination, and the
Though there often pursuit and sometimes recapture
marriage The aductor might truhfully say with Genar
en- her the lion his BRIDE" but it rarely hap
pened that the lady, her home brought the law bear
upon ravher In theeyes Ct the law she had
bis legal wife, and she paSsivey submitted. Somehow
although the offences the prosecutions very
The progress Of civilization during the last fifty years
put end TO aductions Irelsnd and the
with its penal conclusion will probably put stop to such
lawless stale of affairs
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