National opinion. [volume] (Bradford, Vt.) 1865-1874, 1870-02-18


shamefully perverts the fundimen-
tai teachings of Christianity, and
destroys the sacred claim of religion |
to the reverence Of mankind
If this is not equivalent to saying
that the free.love view of the mar
riage relation is sanctioned by chris
tianity, then language is poor me
dunn through which to convey
| ideas.
The Universe a leading wOman's
rights paper, with frankness that
is little too much for its success
among such honest and Scriptural
women as pronounced our state
ment false and cowardIy, declares
as one of its avowed aims, TO place
the knife at the throat of the pre-
ent legal marriage system John
Stuart Mill. close follower of Ben.
than, a leading Unitarian and Ma.
terialist Of England, an atheist so
red hot that the electors of London
were compelled to withdraw his
name as candidate for Parliament,
: is the prominent advocate of Fe-
male Suffrage in Great Britain. He
is certainly able and logical, nor
; does he shrink from his conclusions
: We are not therefore surprised that
the author Of the Essays on the En-
: reimbursement of women and 'Util-
7 itarianiSm, should declare, as he is
. stated to have done quite recently,
e that 'thc only slavery now existing
J in the United States is the slavery
! Of MARRIAGE Such a statement is
a only fair deduction from his life
= long principles. 1t can hardly be
5 expected of an atheist that he
= should believe in the Divine Ordi-
o nance Of marriage. When the Liv.
$ ing Word is thrown overheard its
G institutions will soon follow.
c Miss Anthony, proprietor of the
e Rerolution, the most prominent fe
t. male suffrage paper in the country
IS published last summer, an artlcl,
d from her own pen, in which the evil!
y of marriage, the horrors of the com
h mon tenantcy of the nuptial couch
e were set forth in the most impas-
j. stoned ana disgusting manner. Th'
e horrors Of marriage were compared
n to the brutalities of slavery, ana il
d all that bitter aud cnvenomed TRADE
c against this most pure, honorable
10 and blessed realtion, there was no
~ one expression that minated in he
IN soul the slightest sympathy with it
n, sacredncss and purity. 1t is no
at strange that Mr.. Blackwell, whor
I'd his wife holds in her hand, shout
Mt say to these ladies before they he
n gun their mission, you had bette
be hold Your tongues on these subjects
z. We have had quite enough of thi
ny unlimited range Of discussion. \
ry one can estimated the damage OF
be cause has sustained by it, We sui
he init to the judgement Of every cal
Id- did person where the charge {
We falSchood belongs now.
nj In respect to our statement thu
many advocates of this reform it
to MED the authority Of the Divir
'ct word, we scarce need to OFT
lis proof The proof is on all sides.
* But still, it is well enough. where
I'M is so easy, to sustain the charg
ar Not long ago, rockingham, Of NJ
he Farland n0toricty, made Il most d
IN. termlned plonounciamento again
OF revealed religion. Already he ha
lty telegiaphcd his sympathy to the i
he fdei convention at Naples, but no
ye.' he declared himself utterly and tu
cir ever hostile TO the records of Chri
IT, tianity. He is an advocate of W.
% man's Suffrage. On Saturday, ia
'ys uary %, Mrs Stanton, the New loI
vo- rcvolutiouist, dincd with Mr.. Br
ain club at Young's in Boston. Acco
the ding to the correspondent of Il
lch Springfield Republican on the 81
lln- ult. Mrs. Stanton then said tn
rnt Mrs. LiIermore agreed with the |
is sitlons Of the Rev. Mr.. Frothin
the ham, in his declaration against l
on ligion. And il this he so, on VIII
rec ground even of natural religiC
ave could she state ia Montpelier, I'll
to he false. which she knew to
ale true? If she is an inGdcl, why h
ned she not courage to aV0W itg 5
lar- may be pitied for her infdclity, /
geS what sentiment will be reused
An her subtcriugcS ? Is she ashamed
Md her intidciity, that she must coy
AN. herself under the clOaks of the
lei levers no were 10y her side! \
age, will have nothing moro to do W
h a her lest our destination of hypoc
1rk' ey should get the better of the
)ldS spcCt and vcncration which
the should ever cherish for one who
held longs to the same sex with a me
ION. cr, wife and daughter.
face -
wed Last week the Supreme Cour
'ehV the United States rendered de
land sion that greenbaeks are not II
ylub gal tender for debts contracted
Gus or to the passage of the act G.
the Justice Chase delivered the opil
ilHS, oi fine nInintitv of thp Cnurt