The States and Union. [volume] (Ashland, Ohio) 1868-1872, 1869-12-15
Free Love IN New York

In our New York dispatch of a few
days since, the meeting of the Won
ems Rights Association. of that city
was especially alluded to, and its al,
prevail of Richardson's and disapprov
al of Netherlands conduct noticed
In the meeting, Yrs. Norton, q 1eadeI
among the strong minded, was report
ed rs saying: a ,-
"She was in favor of free divorces,
and that it would be better for a WON
an to have six or eight husbands thar
to be compelled to live with one She
dispised3l - tn :.5 i
This is quite in accordance with
this estimable lady's heretoforerex:
pressed views. At a previous meet.
OF the Woman's' Reform Club, in sthe
city of New York, she said: So
tHTlei more intellectual people. be-
come, the more intolerable Incomes
the present marriage obligation, viz:
that obligationtO society which. com
PEELED people to live together and
WASTE the r lives in the vain attetiiptt to
aSsimilate, when apart both might BE.
come, grand and noble tic somebody
else and useful members of society.
Mrs. Norton then proceededato state
the facts in relation tothe Richardson
case, and considered that had McFart
land been a, MAI ~of1sPnsU he would
have a-oncc recognized the folly.--of
attempting to regain the wife's@ alien
ate,l affections by force, ~Slfe1hpqsht
that flee love was perfectly proper.
since love itself must bedree.p 80
I 1t will be;seen that, hlIder this,defi-
OF marriage, tits only alfires-
ton of 'sintellect," when IT shall BIZ
entirely dispensed with. Ii. there
fore follows that. the most advanced
intellectual people e.haye sase the
of the Woman's Rdfoth
Club, aud that they are, we have eve,
ry right to. Prosurae. entirely willing
any sexual relations that are
not cemented by the olloustieOkmar-
There are many o1d!flshioinhed PEG
pie, who,Iif Mrs. N0rtm'si Efews arc
CORRECT, would prefer that society
be less intellectual tand ,plSrc
They appear to labor under
he idea ~inculcated by. fcrptnpl .ai-
,horifv, conveyed by aaIstsfEaGat6rE
IS to what would it profit, 4 man. to
,ain- the whole world and. lose his
Bit our advanced woman
Of the'W 6hiaifs Club are en-
irelyptepafed to DISPENSE not OILY
With, marriage, but w~itho,ther Bonh'of
GENESIS, aaIfhll the ssucceedingrbeoks
fotfnded on IT. Before Mfs!!Nort6n's
are carried into complete effect.
ve were going TO say we. Should like
have them tried as an experiment
ipo1 some limited district or itireater.
Gut really theyhavs been tried already
md there is, no large city or even
.ountry district where Mrs. Norton
net,find ardent disciples and ivota
les -practical If not theoreticalAofI
leT opinions. Strange to sly. thus
ar the question Of. these somewhat
assionate ties and altracti0ns has not
eenieaansfdered go muchan affair." of
Intellect as of something else that has
d, legitimate connection Wit" il. 1t
be some TING, we imagine before !
Irs,n Nerton's thee.y is accepted by
er SEX. n Without: perhaps, being
ited with her stroHg-mihded intellect
hey think they perceive in this pro
osed miscellaneous Intercourse be-
Eeeh the sexes something that would
otbe altogether TO- their. benefit,
hey VII be Inclined to;fght; shy of
:. D-A:l.5t ~ co.. ni:Jsa 5,,t "a:
The rule Is abr6aA+one,1 and while
might be possible fol; the sex to ex-
t with a plurality Of husbands" howt
ould it workz-and that in .Act,f
ould be its principle wo:kiag-whh
ZEN having a plurality of ,wives,p ior
lat is, wives elected fof'such. Il time
, might suit the somewhat arbitrary
lssional free-love attraction by which
e afinitiss have bsen hEeught to-
her own sex to her peculiar
,Qde of reasoning. the arbitrary: ty-
and lords of creation will accept
yea, accept it, with. alacrity.-CiM.
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