Worcester daily spy. [volume] (Worcester [Mass.]) 1850-1888, 1859-11-21

unfortunate ate parents to dwell In to these
the amosphere of strife and death in which they
DOrr Inc children OF bad marriage have greater in
teres in laws of release which shall give chance
Of peace with one parent, than have the parents
selves This also dsposes of common objection to the
Among the indiscriminate opponents to measures of
marriage release are probably to be ranked the religious
ltcTaliss but they occupy prominent position for
the common and necessities OF every Protestant
state howsoever Puritan have restricted the words othe
New Testament referring to divorce to the times of the
marriage institutions and people among which they
fl he legislation Of is as wide from
more important class of opponents are the kind of
French wit Paul Courier said that if he had pres
emf at the creation he would have exclaimed, Good God
Chaos Will be deStroyed Such cUnservators
all abuses.
have spoken of the western doctrine that it is the
duty and interest of society release the parties to
hopeless dlscordant unon conservative, in the
social evil and meet social danger impending the
existing disorder in the relations of marriage 1t not
indeed that kind of conservatism which bures its head
ike the ostrich III the sand, when danger threatens The
corruption is yelled in society only by hypocrisy,
when no longer decelves any one believe that the
communities which thus ignore the present evil are, in
act less moral than those which have already provided
io some measures OF relief The discussion of the regula
ton OF marriage cUnnot be postponed The present sys
and even ySologica law is failure, than which it
hardly possible to conceive of greater. honor the
men and women who are willing to speak and act, ifony
as the "forlorn hopes of the coming battle.
am anxious to say that well aware that human
invested well know that the defects and expressions
Of the law OF marriage do not prevent in multitudcs of
homes the realization the divnest relation human
marriage fit to be the nursery OF society
and in heaven But such marriages not the creatures
OF the law. wish also to say that while speaking thus
ofthe theory omarage, am well aware that the law
more and more the outward institution 10 the divine
ideal OF human life. The state which has gone fartcst
has not relieved divorce from character OF hostile
proceeding. What is demanded by social need and
by the logic Of Professionalism is ofreeqse from
nature require it,
1t is fitting for to say here that the position ard
motives of the Western States the subject of Ma
rage regulation have been greatly misrepresented In
diana is conservative State and busy conquering
ner wonderful soil from the forest to theorize She
adopted her carefully considered and strictly guarded
laws OF divorce as conservative necessity regret that
my adopted State which honor above Massachusetts, in
this regard, for her justice and freedom should have
from the relief of her laws all citizens who had not
resided within her borders. But she did it in
that marriage is honored in sable New England
than in Indiana; and believe that the disorders Of the
present system exists less there than in
refer especially to Indiana she has been traduced
an o. the wch the occa
her vndcaton The sister State of Ohio she engaged
IN building up great Commonwealth She is compare
lively free from debt both government and people. She
IS orderly under self government hospitablef dgned.
She is overspread with churches and has built twenty
seven hundred school houses eleven hundred
thousand dollars raised freely by the people within five
The truth with regard to the West is this No new
state can be formed with the facts of civil
Zaton before it, without enacting laws of release
qualify the law Of physical marriage Nothing but the
rgldty OF the mould into which Society is cast in the
older states, preserves long, against experience
outrage OF enforcing unnatural marriages.
uohs affecting divorce Women are probably the great
est sufferers from the abuses of marriage and mostner
eSted in measures Of release This is recognized in
Western practice, where always receives the
readiest sympathy In the present industrial condition
OF woman the husband in case of separation, is bound
as general rule, to provide literally support of
the vile The mother except in the cases. has the
natural right to her own child. The father is bound to
support the child and continue to it his far
possible 1t is the interest of society that its adult
members should be married. The from dscord-
ant marriage union should be bar the
rage OF either of the parties 1t should be possible
separation to take place without necessarily involving
either IN blame TOR the discord may be dne to unnatural
relation, and not to defect of character in either
1t has been customary in dealing with persons who
dverge from the popular notions of marriage employ
against them the weapons of personal exposure and
Justification, from which have suffered For the sake
of common charity and the honor human nature,
important to place the impending discussion much
possible personal grounds Those who consider
selves especially the of marriage little
aware how ndiscrmi iatcy this weapon of personal
posture may be used. The present system would not
bear such method of assault for a moment Few men
would be willing to have their domestic history with all
It's mysteries joys and sOrr0ws, exposed to the
Fewer still would consent that the woman they had
known loved should be dragged into public notoriey
in the bitterness of such discussion Who could pass
perfectly unscathcd through such ordeal? 1t remains
for those who have hitherto esorted such
say in what spirit the question shall hereafter be
taating in this might easily have done the
private life of some of my traducers, whose principal
have referred also to the weapon of talsifcation
commonly employed in this class of This is al
abuses; and arbitrary unnatural system
be supported without least to Jesury
which make nice determinations of truth On
hssubject also, private and public gos SIP wully
ftsc, is more loose and reckless than the other refer
question, for the sake of others than for own
have placed the duty of writing this letter above
personal CONSIDERATIONS have only to regret that
cannot, within these limits, do greater justice the
thought which has governed me- and which social
even more than of individual concern As for myself
my course has beeA taken have acted from convic-
ton of right and duty and ready to abide the
qucnces VIM F. CLAIMING.