Litchfield enquirer., 1869-05-13
The Governors Message.

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 We are much pleased with the Cover nor's Message. It is short, business-like document. No counterpart of the late Ex ecutive Secretary fills mere State paper with disquisitions on the Constitu tion of the United States, or labored party platitudes. Grants administration is en l. dorsed, the adoption of the Fifteenth Amendment is recommended, and Connect. icut is congratulated on the approaching return of her wayward Southern sisters, beyond which national politics receive no attennon-JId no LoaYpl nioea aqka ss. 8
 The State finances are in excellent con- dition. There is an increase of seven mil lions in the Grand List and notwithstand- ing the reduction of the State tax, ,last year, the receipts more than equal the expendi- lures. -..,o..,, ..,-., s..,f. e.
 Legislation is recommended to prevent the sale of aduiterated liquors to modify our usury law to regulate the restraining of persons, as lunatics to remedy the de- lays in our courts to provide (by Consti- tutional Amendment for biennial elections and winter sessions of the Legislature and to put Q stop to special legislation by the passage of general laws. a4 Q =.l 24
 On the question of the Education of Women and Domestic Relations, the Gov ernor makes some very important recom- mendations. He suggests the establish ment of Polytechnic Institute to be open to young women as we'll as young men, and he further says 1' '
 would especially call the attention of the leg islature to the importance of furnishing to women such educational facilities as will better fit them for the industrial pursuits, which the true progress of the times is opening to them"
 The Governor recommends 8 modifica- ton of our divorce law, and proposes the following radical change in our law relat- ing to the property rights of married wo- men: o5iels-t ."."s" 5'#
 "While our laws, with regard to married women. have been amended from time to time for several years past, so as to secure to them in more am- pie manner their property, held before acquired after marriage, yet we are still considerably behind many of our sister states aad even conservative England, in our legislation on the subject. would recommend to your favorable consideration, such an amendment of our laws as will secure to married woman all her property, with the full con- trol of it during her married fife, and free from liability tor any debts, except those contracted by herself for which she has voluntarily made her. self responsible, with the same right on the part of the husband, to an interest in her property on his surviving her. that she now has, or that it may be best to give her, in his
 Here, at last, is a step in the right di- rection. Religious Conventions, Synods, Conferences and the like, have been out ragged at the frequency of Connecticut di- vorces, but they have never had word to say regarding the injustice of laws from which our divorce statute offers at present the only mode of relief. Gov. Jewell de- serves the credit of being the, first Connec- ticut Governor to recognize the right of married women to the independent con- trol of their own property. Hitherto Con- necticut legislators have been busy appoint ing Oonservators for those who are abun- dantly able to take care of their own affairs, if the law will only let them. The next two months will disclose whether the men of Connecticut are really willing to give women the rights that so manifestly be- long to them. We do not expectit. Very little justice comes ont of the ballot box fol those who cannot drop votes into it. While they are looking into this matter perhaps our General Assembly will provide that married men and married women shall re. ceive the same punishment for Adultery