The evening telegraph. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1864-1918, 1870-07-15

lowed by another of similar nature, but sur
rounded with special interest because of the
noble opportunity it affords to show how
completely brave men forget all rancor when
honorable conflict is over, and hail as COM
rades and friends in time of peace the adver-
saries who bad been worthy of their steel in
time of war. The famous 9Th Maryland Regi-
ment General Herbert commanding, of Bal
timo1e, will also visit Philadelphia on the 21st
instant, and there be received and enter
tanned by the Sth Pennsylvania, Colonel
Gray. The 5th Maryland served with dis
tinction in the advance of Johnston's corps
in the Valley of Virginia, and was of the
flower and pride of Stonewall Jacksons re-
nowped brigade. Its officers and men are
alike eminent for their soldierly and gentle
manly qualities, and they to-day march lightly
and firmly to the music of the Union with the
national flag of Stars and Stripes at the head
of the column. They, too, will extend their
journey to Cape May, and there camp out in
good old service style, with round of re-
views and festivities to mark their stay
1t is with unfeigned satisfaction that we
hail these agreeable evidences of a return to
''tbe era of good feeling between fellow
countrymen. 1t was but the other day that
some New Orleans guests we're publicly en-
tertained in this city, and from our exchanges
we learn that similar 'merry meetings" are
everywhere replacing the ''steTn alarums' of
few years gone. This is as it should be,
among men who have been tried in the fire
and have learned to know their new associ-
ates whose hands they clasp on the occasions
by seeing them ''rush past with the light of
battle on their faces.
But why should not the 9TH Maryland be
invited to our city? What say our National
Guard? Here is golden chance for worthy
and chivalric act. The great metropolis which
poured out her blood and treasure in such
unbounded fulness to maintain the Union and
the flag may here set proud example. Our
people would make the reception gala day
of hearty enjoyment to one and all, and the
youth of the nation, as in after years they
recall the scene, would be none the less de-
voted, none the less sincere in their countrys
cause for having learned, by practice as we'll
as by precept that courtesy is the very crown
of knightly honor and that the bravest are
still the gentlest when the fray is past.
THE CONNECTICUT MARRIAGE LAWS.
From the NJ Y. World.
The present state of the marriage and
divorce laws formed the text of somewhat
lively discussion in the Connecticut House
on Tuesday. In a debate on the "Marred
Women's Property bill," which seeks to
assimilate the laws under that head to those
in force in New York, its opponents took
strong ground upon the civil nature of
the marriage contract which, under Con-
nectiCut law. confers upon a husband the
income of his wifes personal estate, and
makes him trustee of her real property, with
a life interest after her death Mr.. Seymour
proposed an amendment making the bill apply
only to future marriages, which was carried
whereupon one of its supporters, MIR. Eaton,
moved that the bill be indefinitely postponed
on the ground that if the Legislature were
not ready to do right he would give up the
bill. This was carried by majority who are
ready to retain upon their statute book law
which even in conservative England is op-
posed by a large section, if not maj jority
of the intelligent classes and will, it is be-
lieved, be speedily repealed.
Singularly enough this discussion, which
resulted in delaying needed reform tending
to better the condition of married womsn,
was followed by another which in like manner
prevented the repeal of most Objectionable
clause in the divorce law. substitute bill
was introduced repeating the provision that
cause for divorce might consist in ''such con-
duct as permanently destroys the happiness
of the petitioner and defeats the purposes of
the marriage relation "a clause under which,
we need hardly observe, imbecility resulting
from disease or accident subsequent to mar
riage might find an unquestioned place. Mr..
Brewster, who spoke with much energy in
favor of repeal, admitted, indeed, that Con
land;" but II out of 130 were Indifferent
to the taunt, and the wives of Con-
necticut may still be put away on easy
grounds A practical illustration of the
working of this clause was, in fact, afforded
during a recent afternoon session. A gen
tleman named Preston, whose wife had be-
come insane on the death of her child, desired
divorce, and the resolution to that effect
was reported on favorably. A member, with
more bluntness than consideration for the
feelings of the husband who had so delicately
insinuated the views he takes of the marital
contract, observed ''that if his wife became
insane because of the birth of his child, and
he should ask for divorce, he should expect
the curse of God to follow him to the end of
the earth" But that member doubtless be-
longs to persuasion whose marriage service
is of that old-fashioned class which is so un-
adapted to modern progress that it presumes
promise of love and protection to the wife
for lifetime. Mr.. Preston, of course, does
not; but it will, we fear, be a source of an
noyance to him that two out of every three
people he meets will be sure to belong to the
| old-fashioned class of Benedicts.
LAW VERSUS JUSTICE.
From the ". Y World.
To- - D.. Col