New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1859-03-18

- neo ,uch n suis.le capn0t 10 believed. rLss
= was tie en- anatlOn OF feeble intellect, rather th 20
.he duet Of cOrrop. heart il To be hop-j; but
certainly yas not extraordinary that the discovery by
TIE Husband Of mobt5, Of sttsf from h.s wlis pro-
rosir an .ioosnStt with tie acqasetsboe 1t II
Iirit 20 whom che bed slIsa5y forwarded her muia-
ture Ooh have exl:sd odSntlDD, and " u 10. Cos
Of the lea.t Extraordinary ecpmstsnoss Of tots me-,
e1tra1Tdi6ary thai n al tb@. cnbhdesal e1istAs
10 conf3irg oysr, thefs is net o5s ui ns,"n ou ts
part Of the petitioner that her new born affection for
the but ard e2olette Of The cadst ron soy
III. treatment on the part OF Der bEsb 40.
Itis reply 70 a letter from that cadet, which bad
been intercepted by Der husband, and Enich rs 70
TONED TO the writer ADD every copy destroJei by az
agreement with him, aud upon the promise on BIS part
10 bod further unca.ion With t5e psntloosr
That leter It II gsi presumption, rem SINS ~ pls.
sefsion ~ the sutbor. Ths ONLY syideUcs sc nave o'
its coDten,s is IN recent si isyt OF Mr. Fry, UPON
Whole memory il you'd naturally Dc craven ~ ihasf-
Die char scteTs lie us De Il comprised soIn7 seven
pages Of closely written note payer, ed1Tessed ~
sfe az his desyest Emily eIpre sseo ~Icetsiys Srei
at Their beng psrteds otress eveng rsa'er t0An toe
winter had Anticipated; 0iiate1 upon GER romshIc
CONVEX, .ti5ns A. Wsss POin,; prospective nolon
which they BAD % r. Cusntly discussed and ho?d ior
ODDS Of t1eY accomp shinZ Il; pic0r~d toe reverse,
with so.ders grave IN tue prospective; discnoss1
yeuara!irp from her husband Ia Consequences % h5
90 dptrsft Emily /! evCtsd in & manner 70 Damage
her REPUTATION co1Dso'ed hcT q De governed ~ her
parents With 81 intmstiOl % loliO8 her en incos-
tops III the emo, and Sssnrcd her OF the writer's
{" abiding lore" which nothing could change. Like
the eneWer 70 IT. Gis eDise, 90 dsgrac 3iG 20 al 0n-
cerred cor tainej no iItimlOn Of t'eatneot on the
part Of her huf bai ss al exc1'e however n-eraJe
jor an amatOry CORE pondesce with another. i.
COZ cuded, If We are to bsheve the positive oath oi
Mr. Fry with tie strOu ges assurances Of the writer
devotion To- another name @i9el Waen their written
correspondence was Of the character proven by TIE
e7ideLce The case, Whist confidence can re pace IN
the bare assertion OF the author Of soch .ter TIA,
tter personal neTcourso " was suc1 az might freely
" occnr between n gentleman end !aiy, ap1 Vas
" eoverned By principles Of frieHdhiD and sORT"
While endeayoIisg 10 take her case beyond the
iaIisdcti0n Of Cnr courts, by The statement h.t the
acts charged a. srst hsr husband, bat 80 thty are
we're not 20 cruel and bEroaTOus "a to endaDSer her
life because che "Dever believed ha hsd TIE conrsg
10 risk bis life By executing his threats sgslnes
fera" she dOes not Ee8tate - express IN ltter TO
her Wet Point CORE spondebt, fear tnat he .oni
encounter double rtk IN attacking Tim indeed, she
- boJst ito tesIs, with striek which almost
frightened him." when that husband expresses an
intention 70 revenge his injuries upon the man VINO
he's Engaged in correspondence entarseriD9 his
wife's honor.
I: was insisted, before your Committee that it
was evident en- sc rom Mrs. Frye petition as from
the absWer Of her husband, tbot 10 reconciliation was
10 be hoped for that the while tie wife was before
the gsstQre seekipg separation, aOd the husband
WAS here opposing H. bls opposition vas not 30 mucl
for The purpose Of retaining hs vile as irom perverse
spirit--ss he bad himself svowed his Intention 70
npply 10 the legal tribunals, hereafter, with like
purpOse on the ground of deser;iOu that they weTs
irreconcieabe, and could never live together again
as man ard wife: and that being aware OF tolS,
humanity demanded should free this couple a. onte
from cumbersome obligation, With tue conditions OF
which they eyer would comply, and from which they
would inevitably be released al some future cay.
The husband denies that he has ever expressed bis
unetersble determination to seek divorce here AtsTi
ard shatever be DiGy have sold, neither he nor any
other husband vino charges his wife with no other
criminal act than deserving him, can MAINTAIN a gu
for divorce on the ground of deserion, ia ease the
eIng wife chooses ~ return TO her .sertsd h'Dahd
thin a specified tine-which tun1er the bnmsne pro-
visions OF our acts OF Assemby authorizing Courts TO
grant divorce for desertiOt she may do at any time
81 hin two years from her abandonment OF his root.
Why then, should by basty aod inconsiderate &C.
ton, interpose Sd n5uperabe barrier 10 cOn5ummi-
Z on 90 deyOutly to be wished b. al Christian msD
that young and errIg but lot wholly cri 1ina alle.
should before the expiration OF the two years clio we'd
for ecton and reirsctioD) return TO The arms and
protection Of her deeered husband-a OF whose con-
duct 60 far as il has been exhibited by the documents
which have been produced and the facts which have
been admitted, proves him TO have been one Foen
not Inverted by parental authority vel qualified to
guide the steps anc 10 protect the hOnor % an ine1pe
iienced and tboUghtless wife.
II was also urged with great esrnestness that the
scandal Of these proceedings, ard the unproteced con-
dton OF the petitioner ~eie causes OF deep ana hea't
ekipg distress TO her father who WAS repres nted
to be an sged and respectable czeni and has age his
inhrnites, and his distress, were most eloquenilY
prteeed upon US as reasons fer granting his ana Ms
oaoghters prayer.
s. ch an spp.al was altogether outside of the merits
e the care but the proposition, in its Dakeoness, to
divorce woman from her husband merely Ia order TO
give solsce TO that womsns father, however ex,
eplary the character Of that father may be supposed
10 he, is the undersigned can neither entertain nor
recommend TO this House.
FJom all the evidence in the case il appears that
young ard fckle woman regardless OF her duty to ner
husband, few weeks after marriage, ncluUtered
erOtber man whom che pIeieIs. Governed by no
respect for that husband, herself or the she had
60 lately TsAtn, che 10 fund, IA one short month,
engaged in ectye spondence with the new on-
iscr Of her volatile affection, serdlog mn her "a
gueIeotype, writing biD and receiving ifom hun, With
out her husbands knowledge, Ietteis oi Sn amatory
character.
Detected in her correspondence and cut of from all
opportunity for ito continuance by the interpositon OF
hubbard ap 0sreu.y nnrecentsut certaInlY uDTeient
il toN ara The husbsLd she had so wronged, find
her petitioner here 10 be divorced from hin on tho
grourd Of alleged acts Of cruelty and enoTnity IN
flcitd upon her Of q character rarely heard OF IN
civilized communities. Not only Were nore OF tbce
proved, bat no Substantial effort Sbaeyer nsde
L. prove them and the application To the Legislature
IL SIMPLY tnat Of + wife (whO Is herself clearly 'on-
vctcd by the testimony before your Counties OF
grave IMPROPERLY asking 10 be divorced from hus-
bsld who proves aniabity Of temper and so ire
proscSabe character, utterly Iireconciesbe with the
truths Of her charges, and against waon she does no.
even make sn thcrt 10 Fubstantiate serious com
plsnt 10 any kind and whom she has deser'ei.
The guilty wife axis redress al your hands aSainst
the nnocen husbstd whom she has cruelty vrOnged.
To srart her prayer would be sct Of waGion po"er
Dot to be expected from hoUest and intelligent repEe-
ser tatives OF any free people IN u Christian land
TIE undersc1ed cannot refrain from expressing the
opinion hat had the paIhes 10 the marriage We aTa
invoked go srnu moved IN an bupbl,r sphere OF h'e,
legs alive ir,crpcsoh would never have been ssked.
The whole story OF tbe petition, With The nenoria! o.
The father are raI with tire insoenoe Of wealth aud
iuibued with the most sordd sp,rt sed views The
petitioner oeclsres IN which sue is successfully c'R-
uadctedl ihAt hey father furnished her husband with
money Ter the wedding tour. HIS noney-her money
c1a all shrou tle 4