The weekly pioneer and Democrat. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn. Territory) 1855-1865, 1859-03-10

band htt property Ia Indiana, thS dcsisions
OF that State, In unison with all the other
Western States, would recognize the divorce
a. legal, and the second marriage N lawful;
both children would take equally, and dover
b. awarded 10 the second wife.
We do well " discourage divorces. but
in passing laws condemnatory Of the laws Of
other States We shosM exercise the greatest
prudence. First, we should inquire, will
those enactments be recognized by the Fed
eral Courts and the tribunals Of other States,
Secondly, IL %, are they necessary for the
guidance Of our JudgcsY These questions
have agi,ated England 10 regard " Scotch
marriages and divorces. last Winter law,
granting divorces for several causes, was
passed by Parliament. 70 get rid Of this
annoyance. |, must be remembered that at
the time English tribunals repudiated
Scotch divorces in regard TO English MARI.
ages, aud refused TO recognize any second
marriage In Scotland, the power OF Parla
meut was not limited in tho premises, like
the power oil our Legislatures.
More than thirty causes Of divorce are
recognized by the statutes Of the different
States. In South Carolina no, one he's ever
been obtained. Ia Virginia there are three
causes, namely natural and incurablc i'm.
potency at the time Of the marriage, idiocy,
and bigamy. Ia Alabama, adultery, and
two years abandonment 10 Rhode Island
impotcncy, adultery, extreme cruelty, will
iul descrtIon for the space Of five years, con-
tinuod drunkenness, neglect Of the husband
10 provide necessarics Tor the subsistence OF
the wife, gross msbehavior aud wickednos
repngnant 10 the marriage contract Ia
New Jersey Iiycrcess g5xs.ea acr prior sx
isting marriage, adultery, and willful ab.
snce for five years. In Vermont for non.
age, mental incapacity, impotcncy, force or
fraud, adultery, confinement Ia tho I,euitcn-
tary Tor three years or more, iutocrable
severity, willial dosertion for three Year,,
absence for seven years unheard Of. aud
where the husband, being Of ability, grossly
ana wantonly neglects to provide Tor bis
vile. In Maine, for adultery, impotency
desertion for i've years confinement 10 the
State prison OF any Of the United States
for i've years, fraud 10 obtaining the con-
sent Of the other party, habitual drunken.
neS tor three years marriage with m
Indian or mulatto 10 void and imprison.
meni for felony In the State, works = III.
yorcc without any Judicial proceeding. Ia
Kentucky for babitual drunkenness, con.
domination for felony, cruelty OF the hus.
band. and for several other causes which We
forbear 10 mention. 10 Illinois, for impo-
tcncy. adultery, willful dcsertion for two
years, extreme cruelty, habitual drunkenness
for two years. In Missouri, for adultery.
williul desrrtion for two years, conviction OF
an infamous crime, babitual drunkenness for
two years, cruel treatment endangering lie,
lntolerablc indignitics, vsg,anty Of the hus.
band.
10 Iowa the same causes exist a. 10 Mis-
souri,, TO which IL supcradded, when the
parties cannot exist IN pence and hsppinoss.
and their welfare requires a separation"
The law In Arkansas II the same m In Mis-.
souri,. except that one years absence Is sum.
Gent TO free the abandoned party from the
bonJs OF marriage. 10 Tennessee snd
Mississippi the law IL nearly similar while
IN FIoridn, 20 like ensctmcnts are added
hdbaiuaf indulgence of Violsnf and Uaeo,vvn-
abh fsmPy ior one year, or drunkenness. or
dcsertion for one year. 10 Nertb Carolina.
impotency, adultery, abandonment, turning
the wife ont of doors, cruelty or indignity on
the part 81 the husband. or any oflsr jusf
oau. 10 Texas, impots0cy, excess. or cruel
treatment. or 0utrages, or dcsertion for
three years, tho husband may have divorce
for the adultery Of the wIle, and the wife
when tho husband abnndons her and lives In
adultery. In Maryland the law is tho same
% In New York, except the sbsndonmsnt
and three years absence from the State Is u
caue Of divorce. 10 Georgia, the old Eng
lish ecclesiastical Law governs. IN New
Hampshire aud Ohio similar laws TO those
OF Vermont prevail. Extreme cruelty and
absence for tbre years are causes for divorce
10 Delaware, 10 which Pennsylvania has add
cd intolcrable indigniti-. Congress has never
conferred the power to grant divorce TO the
court. ~ the District Of Columbia