The Louisiana Democrat. [volume] (Alexandria, La.) 1845-1918, 1869-12-15
tsy The marriage Of A. D. Richard

fge The marriage Of a. ID. Richard
son, the notorious correspondent of the
New York Tribune, with the wife, of
his murderer, few hours before his
death, forms fit winding up of the
tragedy which has set tie gossips of
Gotham to talking, and shows off the
morals of that great city in no very
flattering colors.l When it became ev-
ident that Richardson could not live it
was agreed among his friends that a
marriage should take place between
himself and Mrs. Mcfarland, and after
all the preliminaries had been arranged
the fond couple were made one just
before the dying man was summoned
away to give an account of the adulte-
rous connection before a higher tribu-
nal. Mr.. Greeley and his brother
philosophers of the Tribune were pres
ent to aid and abet crime against the
laws of God and man. The Vice Pres
ident of the United States gave coun-
tenance to the deed. Mr.. Henry Ward
Beecher and another clergyman of his
peculiar faith performed the ceremony.
Now, according to the most liberal
Interpretation of Mr.. Richardson's
friends he had deliberately seduced a
wife from the affections of her husband
and married a woman who was in
reality the wife of another man, as
would be SO declared by the Courts of
her own and her husbands domicil.-
1t is said that there never was any
criminal conduct between them, and
that the character of each is above re-
proach.A But it is not pretended that
the woman was not the lawful wife OF
MeFarland,i or that he was worse
husband than the ordinary run of mar
ried men. 1t is admitted that she and
Richardson became enamored of each
other, and that they both put their
wits together.to effect dissolution of
her first marriage bonds, in order that
they themselves might form an alli-
ance together. After the first assault
on Richardson by the injured husband,
two years ago, the former published a
card announcing his intention to marry
the woman as soon as divorce should
be obtained Such a divorce was OBJ.
tanned in. Indiana, and in a manner
which has been denounced time and
again in New York as scandalous, ani
which has been decided by the Courts
more, than once to have no binding
force. Mr.. Mcfarland was not ever
cited, and was no party to the er part
proceedings by which he was swindlet
out of his lawful wife. ,s
Such are the facts of the case, whicl
preceded the late extraordinary mar
riage, in which Beecher figures as fur
nishings the gospel and Greeley ant
Company as furnishing the law. AL
the ,sympathles OF enlightened New
York are on the side Of the dead bride
groom and the widowed bride. TIL,
same excess of feeling which fount
its vent in such a charitable outpour
ing of sympathy, is only waiting t.
gush forth in ghoul-like7 exultatiol
over the hanging of the unfortunat,
author of the homicide. He must suf
fer his wife to he taken from him with
out murmur, ard if, maddened by ;
sense of wrong, he Stays the destroyel
of his happiness, the vengeance Q
pious New York is poured upon hi
devoted head Such is New York mo
rality. Such is the morality of thos'
pharisees who are not like other men
but are so much better than the publ
cans and sinners who dare to call it il
question. re,
zs 800 N----