Vicksburg weekly herald. (Vicksburg, Miss.) 1868-1883, 1870-03-26


whereViihal 10 mablo. her b be-
deck herselfin all tie gay and ex-
pensive trappines 10 which she is
50 addicted, and II doing this the
poor wretch hes been forced %
peff0m pFOdigiss Of labor, both
mental and physical 70 such an
extent les the abuse Of this do
nestle aaiuaI been carried that the
humanitarian in the Legislature
OF New York have taken the mat.
Ter into serious consideration, and
. bill for the protection Of Married
Men has been introduced This
Is the first step which We have yet
seen taken in defence ofthe White
Han. The bin before the Legis-
lature Of New York provides that
a wife shall not have the right to
run her husband in debt for any
thing not absolute necessities for
herself and her children, and il
cuts OFF that extensive catalogue
of possible purchases which came
under the broad legal head Of
things conforming to ner situation
in life and society. Hitherto if q
married woman held any position
but the lowest there was little that
the female heart might. fancy
which q gallant court would moi
consider as becoming iherstatiOn
in the world. IL she wanted Q
cashmere shawl for a thousand
dollars, or a party dress for twc
Thousand, or lace and diamonds
for three thousand, the wretchet
husband, struggling, perhaps, t.
maintain . decent appearance il
helsomnmpity, was condemned Il
sWPrlyth them OtltOf the hard earn.
ings 0fhis business. To- oil
The only protection the unhap.
py married man had was in the
want Of faith in the shop keepers
who soon declined to trust ladies
who had so little regard for theil
lords and masters, as the worl(
ironically calls them. So it wal
with the wife's power Of refusing
torelease her dover OH tho sale o.
her husbands real estate. Thi,
was Q matter ofplre caprice; sht
might consent orlROt, precisely ~
she pleased, no matter how serious
and injurious The Consequences
might be, IN order to assist tht
the exercise Of this yillalness til,
law even provided that she mus
a6kh9yledge The execution of any
decd before certain legal officers
oat 9f the PressRee 81 her Aus,
band, and then state that she exc
Cutedl II freely and without aaS
fear or ~compilsioh from him.
ibis LED 70 aNkHapI results nov
and tlep zone lady would refuse
? tOssigmnhless she was persuaded
By tho present ora new Bonfet.
another required d carriage and
IorseA6i apS A9EA fey fdeGliaed Y
t9AiA away ttheiE rights OAIml
termsisEhatevgg and oprevehtet
tier Husbands from disposing b.
thek real estate at all.
- t1tni Nl'lf3A 'f' TO '
taHad tl1esel eccentrimtics bccf
dlsplhid by men they would hayJ
Been termed acts Of brutality
and Disgusting obsiinaeyi bu.
coming from. EOmenatlIe law ap
proved them and theworld smiloC
Oh them If a wife happened Il
| own zeal estate, and took into he
, pretty little head 70 dispose o
, il, and her husband objected
/ she Summoned him before thC
. court, and made him give hi
and exposed him Il
r irony and ridieuls. No meri
/, within would serve his purpose, n,
. private examination and the utter
Z anee Of that emphatic female ex
1 preston, "Iwon't;" but the why
and the wherefores had to b
stated; and in the end the couI
( would commonly decide that hi
e objections were insufficient
? The proposed law meets this cas-
0 by putting both parties on a 81
! we're equality.
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