Watertown republican. [volume] (Watertown, Wis.) 1860-1906, 1871-01-11
The Pearl of the Platform.

Miss Lillian S. Edgarton, who lectures
under the auspices of the Watertown Liter
airy Association, at Turner Hall, on Wednes
day evening next, January 18th, has been
Platforel." She is undoubtedly the most
gifted, as well as being the most charming
III personal appearance of all the female
lecturers in THIS country, and her appear
ance before our citizens cannot fail to at
tract large audience. The subject of her
lecture here, is whittier are We Drifting"
in which she takes ground against Airs.
Staaton's position on Marriage and Di-
rorce." AS an ind cation of what may be
expected from this eloquent and winning
speaker, we copy from the Boening journal
a brief synopsis of her lecture, delivered in
Chicago on last Friday evening:
Miss Lillian S. Edgarton, the beautiful
lecturer, on her first appearance in Chicago,
was not greeted with aatLering audleu ce
In regard to numbers. On last night, how
ever, Farwell Hall was comfortably full the
audience being composed largely Of Indies
The iaIr lecturer appeared upon the plalfo IN
IN graceful style, and proceeded to speak of
the marriage relation in all Its phases She
dwelt on the condition of women in this
country in terms quite complimentary to
the "tyrants." The primuive feeling OF
man toward woman Was thai of pity. then
OF chiValry, and now and last OF Justice
1t behooYed women, she Said, to see that
this sense OF justice did not, from apathy,
| relapse into that of chivs.l-y and aftcrwsrd
Of pity. AS concerned herself she did not
wish for political equality with tn lords of
creation. but for social equality. The first
condition OF marriage Was that OF polyau-
dry, or one wife for several husbands. The
other extreme and the next form OF mar
rage was potygamy. Modest King $40
mon was cited us an instance, with his uu-
merouS wives ana more numerous concu-
OincS. Ii poIyaRdry was serviiity, poly
| samy was continuance of it. The Kiug
! OF AShantee WAS considered in state OF
single blessedness with one less than 1888
| wives. Multiplied divorces, ana the fact ,it7
with Which they are obtained, is only the
| spirit acIuated by po.ygamy manfesliug
ltSeH III the present day. She decried the
| pfactlce OF granting a man "A divorce from
an insane wife, on that ground alone, when
II woman were to apply for II divorce
from an insane husband the Indignation OF
society would be hurled in red hot bolts up
on her head
Inc realization of the poets dream and
The only state of married happiness wa:
mouogamy. Love, she believed imminent
and lnsepara Die from a woman nat re
while with man it was only a thing apar
1T was woman whole existence. Thu
free-love system was frowned upon by her
and she said the REIMBURSEMENT of lega
claims was basphemy against the Divin,
Author OF marriage. Her views on TIN
question of preparation for married lif
were we'll put if not entirely original
when the long looked for day of human
perfection should arrive, the uniting in mar
riage OF persons physically, morally AM
intellectually unequal would not be toera
ted. Then for the first time would tn
divine blessing be realized ''Whom CO.
hath Joined together, let no man put asun
| der"