Daily national Republican. (Washington City [D.C.]) 1870-1872, 1870-03-14


then will society bocomofl
The mutual forbearauce, the enduring Of
each etheg'e tfAplts, which ip,oas OF lhe most
precious innueuces Of home, In rennlng and
perfectlng the character, would too often
give way 10 sudden plque or passions, aud
In q moment OF irritAildn IL divorce would
follow, and a household with ali its precious
hopes and mutual Joys be shattered at a
oi9w. ~ suppose We have reached the
time, where would DO the mutual trust, the
sweet conndlng that blends two hearts In
one, the dear plans and mutual efforts and
trials ior ouidlng up hone fot the rearing
and education Of children. In an nssocla-
ton for n deiulte time, each from the be.
ginning would be eontiderlng who the future
partner should be, and the woman associated
a. man With men In public life, aud the
man equally free The vandsrlng eye would
oiten with this certainty OF early change
would eoujugal fidelity Do malntained even
during the abort term of the contract. And
what Of the ehildreAf Are they 10 be scat
tered 10 the winds, thrown deserted orphans
abroad upon evufy change Of partner, or
remain to meet the passions aud crueltles OF
the new partners, and they are neither
restrained OF aoflened By any Of the sacred
affections Of our Christian households.
Ing sight, look mophunt at The ultimate
condition Of society 81 proposed By those
who are the leading and guiding forces Of
this crusade against all that IL pure aud sa-
cred In society, Whqn Christian marriage
having been obllteratSd 'th6 only connection
remaining will be one where no pledges OF
any hid tuHii be hfk6d Of gIVan an assoela-
tion depending simply upon the inclination
Q, ths parties, From thiA scene ChriAt, the
Bible, marriage, wifeg family, and homo will |
all have disappeared, and q state Of society i
VIII appear couapafod with which Mormon
Ism ltael would DO q refuge and q security.
IL Would DO . carnival Of unreatrained pas
aiou, baule, and blood. Instead Of families
and homes, there would be q Congregation
OF men and womsn al hoiela and club rooms,
where instead Of the wife would be the mls.
tress OF an hourr-Nhcre women would DO
changed In boldnsss and ambition Into men,
would be won and guarded with the bowie
knife and revolver, and then cast on and de-
serted at pleasure.
1t 10 vain ~ am ono engaged In lhis
work topay DO not mean this. Friends,
every sneer at Christian marriage, every
slur cAlt upon the teAehlnRdof the apostlAS,
every effort TO facilitate divorce, every charge
that woman as n wife ls a SLAVE, that her
marriage vows sre o relic OF Barbarian,
pFviJ PiOPoeiion W oIeAh UP INC marriage
unity, either BY the ballot or otherwise, all
these tend TO one and the same result-the
the reducing az oocIely "a bneyfonl and
ioalhsome ruin.
II husbands arr. ityrantG and wives are
slaves, II this Is the nal character Of men
what infatuatlon 1t IL for Nomenlo advoe ATE
. system which would compel them 10 place
their all at mans disposal with no protection
sanction Of a lay, OF even the customs Of
society, 10 give hersAlf htd thh hands Of
tyrant Without imposing upon him the
slightest condition or restraint. Il IA simply
q delusiou OF Satan, that woman can BIO,
tect herself BY feeling 10 another partner ~
IL any woman 80 ignorant OF herself and
OF man a. not 70 know that hfler a very
brief career she would DO cast of and
spurned as II she were the mIre Of the Itreet,
Il makes. one. 1hudder.to 1.sr y .,s nj. nm,
gagged in digging Tor their sisters a nd like
this. - :. = -. : -. y. - 4
II any one desires 70 know how woman
arc polluted Without ChfistSan mSy,lagsl ia
them 70 where thew have sunk from tf,c 81 :
and sparkling surface OF lIfe'1 drsarb "a the
dark, foul mIry bottom, where pour Wretehes
suffer alonsas f-ths dead couii Sfssi INC
crawling Of the worms and the terrible pro-
cesa OF decay. Dead 10 society In Inc grave,
and yet feeling The hesrt tsSIi2e oman Sit5
S sCps S ::s H5SS q e sEST to
he'll l. antieIpatcd b. being pTo,SctSs | nnnD
iScld the advocate. Of tbIs movement n 10
this the inevitable logical result Of tbeIr IN
forts unless they can show nc thai Iris in.
dlVidualiElng and unsexipg Of woman IA con.
slstent with the law of Christian marriage
and with woman's sphere as atsigued ~
God himself u : - : -
4 A very few words arc all would cav on
the political effect Of tho ballot for woman.
Il would double tho Catholic vote. now abont
800, 900, and every one on tbem UonId he ca,t
under The direction Of JssuIts At Rome
against every one Of our Protcstant institu.
lions as occaslon should arlSe' n Wonld,
double the colored vote OF the country
$50. Ooo-srd thsss -Ao AHV- wnGI me con
dition Of the colored women, of the South 10
can Judge how far It Il safe TO add this mass
OF yoters 70 those who have beep lately en-
fnnehlsed. II would double the vote Of X.
noranco aud vice, mot IN our cities only but
In tue Nhdd Rtpublicl Z ! w Nv
H Do you behave II safe, eVen "a political
point, TO increaso so imneptely the unedu.
Gated political power to be Welded for party
Purposes, for personal AMBITION, or against
the faith OF our fatheEs by foreign priest.
and SIeS sEain.t o. oSrIaiIsHsy Isss SGr1osf
leave ,yop y Jpdge. Rsends,J apd yuu
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me "a eloAnk thiS enblett 70 Thank you, aud
70 say how grateful y en- for She Kind god
earnest Atleption NlIleh you hatt giteAito
these dl.couraea, Nay God grapt that they
may 20 useful In some humble measuro In
Feseehng the truth: l shall DO satisfied u
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