New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1859-11-25

Nv e.r.sisl reAton for rendering this account al De
rrr,slt IN e. through yon nv fei'es AMI me pun
hc, l. tlsi write IN The exc Of o,'par'anS tIVH -
eeuIuy for terici Of several months All ma : "a
certaly f,r n.e 70 say propose 70 sAE now -.
IN eItsr uVon eos.trOy eIsy. bshsyins 70 nc -
d.t usssL Of rneIFies and iah8'e Aeu1'-, - "a
Sse.ury and eonuon bene-ty from my oppsHeA-s' anu
l.sye II u 10 q ers . ird, a heh 0iy oe-uP. 80
by ueeesrify. ] ,Eall deal IA - ie~ worS- q -
uuh tie nis-c presentations OF r1f pTiVAie sii, s
shall hen tie gsDersl Prn1Ptee "o'eo '''e al
In le low ed 10 say IN advance thAi he P'r,ons
bv VIZ have ben asSailrd, eaIlnu. claim m eSeu-5
for cir col curi iia hey were wholly lgDoIA' o. by
n, yious reI uisiiou in Tie community fVr t1e ees
at At llily eight Year, bad lived n 1he tiiy OF
II. ..eu without Eny repgoaeh having been eet on ny
rvsis c! araeler. NJ connection win toe ire A'a
TslesisIi-vtioh originated IN partnership SIsi
s,;,,S ard rrssesstsd To my native city, ana whon v
Ie,ule al erssutisl IAri % the organ zilon OF every
Ar sre.L uuciT bad not Jeff ne without pus-
liz IN IS etteT character OF ctiEens OF q sin-
dent oi :, &C r. zyIhed TO Civilization.
GEl cl.ArgCd IN Ihe OFeDslye paragraph, which
I've referred TO- tn having BEEN - lar oeSldeF~d
m IL ares Of - irsuasni as 70 have abandoned
nv VIE 20 tld q "spirtnal affinity with aDllyer
- our ady !" hat ihis development, my wife
I'd ss,sIled L. nv Iequest Tor selsaE0n, AIid tal
lad loi e t. IuC.ia 10 obtain divorce N order %
nary ny "nev Affinity | might amply brand tins
A. ltNe Maeceni collection 81 iias-hco<-si oai
etto,e 10 II tie following statement Of facss:
Ans uot N d lever Lave been sp.utuallss- In
,ay 4 z so ! ean imply disTespscs 70 the many
,eoc and thoughtful peisOns founding then islth IA
SprtuAiisn On tie Phenomena called by thai name,
,t.b rim Ily 10 relieve myseii and Spirituss Of
lu6tn Which beVLes 10 neitLer. In NY capacity Of
aLefycr, ave examined, Ike many nen o. SCIENCE,
tie Thy,eel IkenoR Of sprtuAsin. and stated %
sis ntho tocy tie precise eoneiuslsns subsequently,
tuIl!sl I'd by Gr. Luler v. Bell wIthout making any
Ut, nit to y eeui-le in, sssIgn o:ses. nave
rolling 20 90 With The vague lzrgon OF Aifniues-
Nv eel from by wife took place taore than I'VE
...us sso iron ca5s.- contained wholly within the
II 10 human b.. either woman.
nfetfegrd or contributed N ANY way, 70 bring acocs
this rstuk have nothing further TO say oiihe causes
OF ,eIaIiitu, ell er m yinGs zion OF blame sAcept
NJ II IA ceci0n was dehbeIsie and from cOuvietl0a
o. dutI 81 Lecessly. have only 20 regret now that
retail 1, sCesi blance OF marriage during ihe
yesrs IN edislely following, from fsise regard TO
otlers Bui II terNes To mark the de!ibesa;lon with
" heh ceeo ID year and hafi ago, that ought TO
lcek lie &c, IN law which already existed IN
fact.
Ifeurd AZ oncc uat broad line divided the Eastern
ard v estsp policy wIib regard to Marriage and ID,
yOIte. II Macao hEseiis the marriage eoutrAet could
not be set aside except for pays coi inability, or eys-
sicn CT violation OF the physical contract Mental,
moral or tpuItus mpOsency vacated II not Hue ~
eal ooLiTso: vac Of tie body alone Human elements
entered isto the ideal of tie law. IL recognized
ols the ann al relation. Ai tie Wet, the doctrine
NGs substantially held that rs ne Gvty AID fH,eres
Of k0oIo he parties % Permanently 6ts-
coI Gezt SzseR. Tie principle admitted the dislne-
lively human grounds Of relation and difference. 1
uciCue bly, accepted the only and couserva-
tive oIr ~ tle interest Of Marriage and winch
rec uIs. tie IEiLes eItOn a. tie present time.
found that tie laws Of Hassachrsetts were Oppres-
1--WE II v a. ad became matter Of conscience.
Iomsl bered that hassachnseIts herref was settled
BY rsIis treated IN their day a. disoranIers aid
bran fuG.Iyes who len their native oounty De-
cau.e they could con-cieufIOusy Observe IFS lIws
tkelsiuIe elan ed ard used the American rghi OF
ehSosing ite government under which would live. 1
tern mated Isy Ieslder,e Massachusetts, with great
regret ,uiicieu cost TO prove my sincerity AMI
r.fss in all md
20 tie Stale, whoee fTeeF institutions invited me-
In becoming z citizen of Indiana sought reiesse
fr,in OF pIeye obligation, already null IA lie essen
tai Luuai. conditions. sought ami obtained this
les,e for s own sake as a matter of personal sni
eisl duty. aid seek II in order 20 marty new
sfhLiiy." Al the time reserved 10 myself the
MALT 20 u-ary wherever considered L oonduciye 70
nv own welfare, having also due regard 70 the WEI
fae Il otl.Ts have exercised this night for reasons
sufficient 10 nysef, into which no human BENG has
Any title inquire, an when my past sssslants would
be Il lasi 20 Appreciate
uaras aside account Of kysicGi fast<Te but not
niz r-eniAi, neral, Or spiritual elements ~ en-
terng INTO tie contract, hs5 eOTe rae1tiHS 4raSs
ter fatL Il is Ills NATURALIZATION OF marriage which
II l. chief Of the exiting disorder IN ths cen
~ elstion Of Society. No Institution rse much
so,e It's id,si Marriage is made by Law 70 b the
VI aieiable eoLiraei0f bCdie-, thus depnying OF al
Tie eoudt1Bs " len distinguish Human Marriage and
ceraoinI 70 tie level Of al enforced, permanent AZ
il. al relation.
THIS Lac rot always been The institution Of Mar
rage With sufced the Christian world before the
Re oination wac Sacrament Of the Catholic Caurch.
By tie doctrine of Sacramento, the Rite OF Marriage
bean tie OIen door through whiea all possible re-
giCus elton and ovire influence were held - bow
into the air who thus made one before the st.
To tio.e holding human thus 1T the tenure Of
tie Church this constituted a sufficient and honorable
mAale. Al least tie idssl Of the people was not de-
barred, though nature siill stirred up Instruction
a. siI.t tLir usurl aiion OF er nights.
PrUiestsltism began by denying the Catholic doctrine
Of Sacramento, ana grandly asserting the direct rss.
tcu sno accountability VI Kan 10 God But It retained
peces,sry The Kite oi Marriage which thenceiorth Dc:
can olly shell Invested Of It's inward efficacy and
power. from tLs time forth The Rite Of harrlage
ceastd 10 te equivalent Marriage itself and the
esl ulslon Of Marriage necessarily embraced Few
ell, eIts.
Ivs OF divorce had never obtained under the Cstho-
lie Church. Bot tie necessary result Of Proe-ni-
len tie eaIly keforner,-Mcslite, Erasmus, Luther,
hesIchthOI and oibsTinslrted On PROVISIONS OF d.
vorce rather release, 20 qualify Marriage system,
winch TAD become OF mere outward contract bal
vheb still applied the most Interior relations Of the
mind and heart well ss 70 thoee Of the body. As
further result; AL Proesan; Christian States and ma
uCus have progressively extended the facilities Of d.
Vosre; and thu process il gong on year by year IN
accelerated rHo, from we-asesraiDsd sociai aeces-
siy. LBgl2Ld has Just taken III important forward
step, in rsnedyng thus some Of the worst results OF
tie bercnt imperfeetou Of the system Of mere phys
eal EanIaTe.
HCw does this imperfeeton show itsslf' 0nly the
meet eursofy statement Is possible here. Inc law
v bah makes Marriage mere physical contract with
or; eual eaten destroys far ss Can IN society,
al reverence for what God made 10 be the center Of
Human hie AlDos, inevitably Marriage on such terms
i entered into reckersly Tor the law recognizes no
cobditous Of nDess and persisted IN 70 Use dep'ns
OF desradation Continuance in unnatural unIods
i. made q virtue and society drinks 70 the dregs tbs
cup OF POLLUTION. Where lie parties to Zoe physical
ColIaci are oppossd in intrinsic Life and character op-
rcsad II structure Of mind and body and IN the place
AID utes for which they made It II simply al