The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1858-01-21


OF Marrtage-Indivtduai Sovereignty De-
died for Woman-The World TO Cut for
New Partners-The Family Denounced
Free Love n Doctrine OF spiritun '>m-Pas-
ssosai Attractfon-Fres Love prtry-The
Love Cure.
OUR sANDUsKY CoRREe"o>r~>rC.
St>trsi,, Ian. ., 1855.
My last communication inforiuc1 the prosecu.
this city of the Berlin heights ee had been
closed The proceedings were discontinued under
sgreemea made with of the leading lights of the
movement, that the entire crowd should leave the
county. ! say crowd, Cor / do not know
ny wha, name designate such monde
script gathering Of queer characters Since my
last been Berlin Heights to see the free lovers
aud look their system Of social poly is unlike
anything in the heavens upon the earth, under the
earth They are not communists, for every person
possesses and controls his property-therc being
ds;nc, line between ct tut,m They be
called assocaonsts of the Greeley school, they have
partnerships tont stock organization They are
body polite, for they have no compact, no laws no
OF government, officers, and leaders, excep,
self elected leaders against whom the humbles individual
revolt at any moment-hs power being moral
power alone Each and woman is his
her own law, aud each acts upon tho DO you
please and rldo peaseitve principle Indeed, tue
social poty ofthe free lovers may be formuiiz4d
thus-Every person is his her boss; go and win
but don't tread my And ! am free to confess
that on thsbass of organization, disorganzaon the
free lovers ge, along very well together But the Gen
tiles couldn't appreciate their philosophy, wouldn't
be recoucied 10 their boasts that they would soon
buy out the entire county and set up independent
free love paradise and the result that ndg
nation swamped their enterprise. | yet somewhat
al loss to determine how the lovers forced
to abide the agreement made by OF their
tnguished lights leave the county. There being no
compact, of their number had a right TO make
agreement except for himself Individual ereignty,
which the keynote OF their song ncarnated in
Individual, and rs therefore "a of moral eel-di-
cult to catch and when caught liable wrggle of
your hand Indeed, when the free lovers arragned
before the Mayor charge OF adultery, though every
body morally convinced that they guilty, yet
specific acts could he proven and the burden
testimony related to their doctrines, aud the prosecution
failure, except so far as resulted in getting
raj OF the free lovers 10 leave. think however there
is prospect Of the others remaining permanently The
hotel and farm, which were purchased by
their number, have reverted to the former
propr6tors, because the purchasers uu-
able to make the second payments. A mil
partially completed by OF the free lovers still in
their possession and thher most OF the gone
since the srrest-the whole of them residing in barn
situated the property. But as the movement is de.
morslined, far location Berlin Heights con
cerned it probable they will leave voluntarily
they dispose of what property they possess and
am Informed that of the free lovers are nov in New
York CITY, consulting 10 a future location for their
colony All with whom have conversed are as devoted
down from their bold position
One thing secured by my visit TO Berlin Heights was
complete file OF the Social Recoi0ni, the onen of
Free Love philosophy the principles OF which are dis
cussed pro and con with considerable ability in its pages
Some OF the lovers : subtle in their Sophstry
that 20 successfully cope with them in argument requires
person OF unusual acuteness of intellect intelligence and
skill in debate; and as these qualities possessed for
the part among the contributors by those who
The free love slGe OF the fence they have their
way in the discussions. But the scope Of the magazine
prodgious Every subject from Deity Boomer panta
let's IS legitimate theme OF debate. Love, however
the burden Of discourse, and il l. dished up all is
varied forms suit the heterogeneous tastes of the
readers. Love monoganic presented for the unphlo
sophica! sentimentast The polygamicay inclined are
also considered The Platonc lovers are regarded
proper objects Of public sympathy and the inthro
pic wretch who loves nobody Il commented upon
instance OF the shocking deprayIty OF our civliza-
ton. But the omnigamiss-the CIee lovers proper
whose expansive love spreads out like nordna;e blan
ket over the feather bed OF universal man and woman
kind favored by having their doctrines exalted the
pinnacle Of moral excellence. But a. the magazine was
chiefly valued by exponent OF the free love doc.
trues have colla,cd from It's pages different extracts
which will give clear insight into their peculiar
ers Of the HtRAiD 10 how small modicum
OF and common be used the
bass OF q modern reform aud 70 what extent fsuacsm
morbid love Of publicity and sophistry will make up for
the almost entire absence of great principles.
First give you the opinion Of Francis Barry the orig
nator o; the Berlin Heights movement marriage. lie
say s,,rorr r,o,,,,, 81, ,ro,so,
90 claim ones earnings constitutes slave Every
farhng the wife belongs % the husband. In this
respect the essential feature OF chattel slavery the wife
fine clothes fare sumptuously every day both
the clothes they and the food they eat the
property Of the master aud may be withheld al hrs plea
sure. Either the husband the master, in his
conduct may be manly and pure. bat II 50, because
be good to exercise the power placed in his hands.
Either the wife or the slave may be compelled 10 bear
children against her will and then the mother and child
The readers Of the HERALD having been illuminated
w what marriage Is they will be prepared 10 learn
fully the appalling situation Of women In the opinion Of
the editor Of the Socdt Reroiuond Mr. John Patterson
the observation Of whose ideas may be partially accounted
for when II Is known that the magazine published in
Dark county, Ohio. The editor says
~ repeat that every grade Of freedom has hs
peculiar conditions. The conditions Of marriage do not
give noble the freedom she Graves. She wants
freedom the conditions Of which rob her Of
ndv iual sovereignty 10 ne must be sovereign through
AID her bed AZ her sovereign disposal II
sshe become, either by her love by any other oond
ton depeodent upon any one man then .. her individual
sovereignty end: she becomes the appcndage
Of q man-the thing that she IL held 10 be by law
and gospc say woman Is thus dependent upon any
Gee mao II any condition growing out Of love,
then the social freedom hoping for ign,s
faiutf y. 10 this condition her love must become the
monopoly Of one man, no one would be willing 70 love
her bu; under circumstances which would not be likely
" exam another ~ the chief place and drive the FIRST from
Der love with vrung heart and hence the old process
Of mating on would be the result and there Is nothing
ireer ior humanity than marrageand there Is hell in
HorYiiale 6iau' still. however. the editor s no;
sangune He thinks that something 10 the way OF a
paianx IS necessary. sfter AL 10 realise the fun beau
ties " loose morals, a. will appear by the follow.
ing extract, and II may be that Horace Greeley will be
induced % come out here and organize the
"Anectona freedom demaods aCii,ss for in lustrial
cooperation. and the frsternal unary home with a
room AID bed for each ADULT Individual IL "a not
sary that such cooperation shall sink the individual
Large hotels sense. uutary homes. Individuals
soiourn reside in them, and end their employ
tneDt and yet they free a. those who live IN the
isolated household Unite many thus in home; give
each the control Of his business free al all times 30
operate to the parties concerned best then
would the unary home and industrial coopera ion exat
rather than depress the Individual Thus located in the fra
terns home many Of them accessible W each other
and woman independent therein, then may afectona
freedom obtain and be wholly compatible with all the
rights and all the relations u humanity Love-free
love, you please-would take the place Of arbitrary
yoke matching and parents will not be robbed Of rights
IN Their children children OF rights their parents
Parties who may have loved but not fitted 10 live
lhraha a Life nninllV