The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1862-11-13
To the Senate and House Of Representatives Of the
State Of Maine IN LegisLature assembled on the

To the Senate and House Of Representatives. Of the
State Of Maine in Legislature assembled on the
FIRST day Of January A. d. 1858;
Respectfully pray the undersigned, citizens of
Portland ana vicinity, that the union OF Families
may be preserved by making the Law TO conform to
the Covenant, which is taken 10 be Gods holy ordi-
nance, and the inclusion of the Civil Contract by the
Church, 'With the ring wed thee, and with all my
worldly goods endow thee, in the name of the Holy
Trinity, Amen" And penalty to be inflicted for a
violation OF the covenant; 1.-THE wife to share equally
the husbands estate with himself, and at the nus
bands deceasc become the legal guardian Of his chill
dren. Mrs. JANE L. TIL RSIUN.
Portland, Nov. IL, 1862.
Notice is hereby given that petition of the fore.
going and effect will be presented TO the Legis
aure OF the state of Maine, at its next session. An
opportunity will be afforded the public to sign the
petitions at VIM. Woods, 5. Ii. Coesworthy's, and
II. Packard's, Exchange Street.
1t is treason against Gods Law, treason against
His family government and treason against the Com
monwealtb, for the Courts to execute the present
laws.
Twenty-Five dollars divorces husband and wife, for
desertion, for Entertainment, for adultery Eth
er one Of these charges the Court divorces for, when
the husband has coyenanted before God and wit
Desses, 10 take his vile Tor better worse, after
God's holy ordinance, TO love, cherish and protect
until DEATH And il we expect or desire TO have any
virtue Ill society, law should be passed to
protect the wife and children. The wife also has
enanted, for better to love- honor and obey
until death; her husband and the law should exact
the fulfilment of her covenant VOWS Also
The community are taxed to support children that
worse the mother distracted
beyond measure to lind sustenance for them.
With the present laws marriage is legalized seduc-
ton in the worst form The wife is deserted without
proyocation, and left with her children unproyided
Tor, ana no law TO return her fugitive husband And
without legal claim to her children she is compelled
to provide Ior them, or go with them to the aims
house. Ii the wife sustain life without aid from
her husband one or three years. she have her di
yorce decreed by the Court, if she obtain twenty
five dollars TO pay court expenses.
Aud eau it be that this is Christian nation, with
Christs holy teachings, as recorded in st Mark chap
10 verses 2-l2, IN every church and house in the
land, throughout the slater And who are RESPONSE
bic tor such laws! Who make the laws in this coun-
tryf Who perform the sacred rite OF marriage p
God Almighty is Omnipotent Omuiscient and ON
nipresent. DO we realize that great and terrible
truthg lie has said, vengeance is mine will re-
pay, saith the Lord The Church considers mar
contract hence the oath, with the ring wed thee
and with all my worldly goods endow thee" But
at the decease of the husband. the widow finds the
covenant made roid by the tdsc, and herself placed
under bonds to settle the estate according the
instead OF the covenant, and the husbands nearest
relative heir TO his estate, that the wife has assisted
her husband for twenty forty years acquire Ii
the husband leave children the mother is put under
bonds as stranger would be, to be their guardian,
If she can obtain two bondsmen, and the consent of
her children Otherwise, she is deprived OF the guar
dianshp OF her children by the Judge appointing
another.
The Liberty Bills, with emancipation enforced by
and with the consent of the Northern States break
the civil covenant Of our Fathers and thus divorce
legally the States. But the Divine Ordinance re-
mains "What God hath joined togeiher.(by the oath
OF our Fathers) let not man put asunder" "For ven-
gcance is mine, saith the Lord" Luther Martin.
Atty General OF Md. and of the delegates TO
the Convention OF 1857 says "Agreeably TO the Ar
tcles of Confederation entered into i'll the most sol
manner TO each other, and for the observance OF
which the States pledged themselves in the most SOL
emn manner to each other, and called upon the SUI
preme Being witness and avenger between them,
no alterations to be made in the Articles unless
after they approved by Congfess they agreed
to By the Legislature of every state; but by the
solve of the Convention this Constitution is be
ratified but is TO be submitted conventions cho-
sen by the people, and if ratified by them is to be
binding. No night exists for revolution, TO alter sus-
pend, resist dsown the operations of the Consti-
tuition, or to withdraw themselves from its ursdic-
ton. The only redress for any infringements, and
the only guarantees of individual rights and proper
ty are understood to consist in the peaceabe app al
to the proper tribunals instituted by the Government
for such purposes, If they should fail by the ulti-
mate appeal to the justice and good sense of the
jority."
May the United States accept the promise in Dieut
80: H. 1.-The Lord shall cover him all the day long -
by keeping covenant with God Let not Jeremiah
23d Chap. be fulfilled on this nation.
j. L. THURSTON.
Portland, Nov. q, 1SG2