The Hillsdale standard. [volume] (Hillsdale, Mich.) 1851-1909, 1858-05-04
NO. COZ.
Free Love in Ohio.

The alarming progress which Free
Love doctrines arc making in Ohio is in
dicated by the fact that in recent elect
ion in Berlin Heights, the Free lovo
party elected its entire ticket in face of
tho most strenuous opposition of the same
men left in that lacaliy. In view Of this
and other facts the Cleveland Herald
says:
The case of Berlin is bad one, and
the respectable portion of its inhabitants
are entitled to the sympathy of all good
citizens. 1t is one OF tho charming towns
in Ohio, has an intelligent, upright, and
virtuous population who are grieved be:
yond rdurance by the existence among
them of sect which propagatcs doctrines
tho most revolving, and practice what
they preach. The good people of that
town will be forced TO sacrifice their prop
erty, rupture the ties which bind them to
their home, and find elsewhere the the
comforts they had hoped there to enjoy,
or public sentiment must be brought to
bear upon those who would turn tba:
beautiful place into brolhel, and forcc
them TO leave the spot their presence
People other than those daily in con-
tact with this mora FREQ Love lcprosy at
Berlin, little dream of the foot-hold gair-
cd in Erie county. Four acres on the
Helehts-as lovely a spot nature boast
is now devoted to the purposes Of the
association. When the Water Cure was
consumed, the fraternity gathered in the
barnd, which was temporarily fitted up.
Since then, various shantics have been
erected and building is progressing with
such rapidity that five houses have been
serected within four weeks. Active meas
ures are in progress to rc,bnilding upon
the site of the water Cure an institution
to be known as Love Cure Hero per-
sons of both sexes can come, and find
ing their affinities, pair with each othor.
This is the treatment, and we proclaim
it, disguiting rs it is, that the people of
Northern Ohio may know the full extent
of this moral pestience. Carriages run
to and from the Cure to the Depot regu-
laly, and the arrival and departure are
of daily occurrence. :
The association numbers about 80,
and an accession is TO be made of about
40 within tho next six months. This as
socias ion has aper called the Ago of
Freedom issued weekly and not only
sent to such as order it, but is slipped at
night under the doors of the villagers, and
left upon their door sills, and the decent
portion of that community, arc sadly
yricved that such midnight providers are
hus attempting to undermine the virtue
of their sons and daughters From tho
copy of the Age before US We select ono
entire paragraph, so that there can be NC
charge of perverting iss meaning by sever
ng it from the context. 1t reads thus:
MARRIAGE IS SLAVERY OF Wo-
MEN: Free Love IS the freedom ard ca
oacity of Women and Nan: Polygamy
IS marriage multiplied: FREE LOVE
IS MARRIAGE ABOLISHED" Il
No wonder the women of Bcrlsn, in
lignant beyond sclfcontrol, met the mon.
ter who was transporting hss vile edition.
o the post office, and seizng his papers
burned them in the public street. What
woman who has a daughter will rebuke
hcsc mothers? What father who has a.
on would corne to the rescue Of such
arrier of moral filth?
Such is the state of matters at Berlin,
nd with perfect plainncss of speech We
lave deemed our duty to discuss them.