New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1859-04-18
TIKI BANE AND ANTfDorv

The Thoughtful re,der Of our last issue win I...
been struck by the tenor Of two letters fren -.
respondents" H. j., who writes from S.x..-.
in improvement of tie Sickes case, as tsadi.s 3,
his view to show the sbsurdity Of the curr.,s '.
tions respecting Adultery, Divorce, &e.-mlI..
Rsdpath, who writes from Hsyt, where the va.
Of "H. j." are almost universally a.cep,el -,
acted on. That We may not be accused Of i,i,.
tice, we give IL. Us conclusion in his owa roF...
"If, now. you require ne TO sum up in two word. a,
Lesson which is taught by the Sekes tragedy 7 ~
Try 10 formulate it in the following prea nbe AL 800
larry: WHEREAS, The wrong which Mr.. Sckles yf~
ed, and for which he sought reCrsss by killing M,
Key wss a purely conventional wrong, cor,is,..,
pom certain marriage custom, which perms ma
nd woman permanently to ALLEVIATE 10 each oth4r \.
mere act Of will the control of their proper persos
Therefore, the sure way 10 vacate similar wrongs !,
future and avert similar cstsstrophes. will be- "a
enlarge the legal grounds Of divorce, as practically
annul the power Of alienation 10 question, by permit
trg TO no man or woman any permsneut tenure Of a.
others person which is not yLahzed by that OsAs,s
upceasing consent
Now LET US hesr Mr.. Redpsth sum up the r.
poets of society at Cape Hstlep, where what u
call marriage, and Whist II. J. deems so Absurd
that lie, solemn religious compact to take saA
other for better, for worse" aud 4" 1--we toss.Ae,
50 till death do part lis scarcely known. Ia Tat
enlightened land, any man aud woman who W Il
live together so long a, they choose, sad tie,
separate to form new alliances according TO tel,
own free cboice-nether Law nor Public Seat,
ment reprobatins the practice, which is al but
universal, and was. till very recently, quite -.
Says Mr. Redpath:
"The doctrine OF Free Love, as applicable 10 n.
present condition OF society has had free scope hs
for many years; and more utterly demorslzing 81.
tenn or one better adapted 10 drive out al the purity
there Low is earth have never yet saen and csa.
not conceive Of Instead Of eleyaeug womes, Il
makes them the slaves Of men.
United by her sensitive and delcats rstafe b
cope with man in the various modes OF obtsinng
subsistence, women require all the protection which
tho most stringent legal and religious forms and oha
g6tiCn can give TO the "a ned institution OF naAg
Let reormeTs Sho doubt this truth come here aud ss
the results of their system. Ii corrupts man and de-
grades woman.
"'When man here wants 10 leave woman, said
the gentleman already quoted, there "a never any
difficulty about il: the family never call hin 70 70
count about it. Men change about a great DEAL"
-" Free Love" at least on the part of mea, hu
been the practical rule of asreat msjonty Of tho
human race in all ages, and is to-day. No Law or
public opinion reprobates the Chinese or MOsku
husband who discsrds wife Of whom be is tired
for one younger and farer, or who takes the latter
in addition TO the former. SO it is, aud hiss been,
throughout the Oriental aud Pagan world with
rare exceptions. If any man knows where aad
when it's fru to have been other than those r.
ported by Mr.. Redpath, will he be good enough 10
let us share his knowledge Until this is a! least
attempted, we hold the advocate Of Free Love, OF
Free Divorce, or whatever name may be given i,
practical enemy Of mankini-a cOrrupter and
estroyer of human bodies and souls-s foe 10
Virtue aad Progress, and p,nter to last and
epravity.