New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1871-05-09
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Woodruff oE Clafin's Weekly is perhaps the
most widely circulated of all the pronounced
organs of the Woman Suffrage movement
We COPY the following from its editorial col
umns, not to insnuate that it fairly expresses
the sentiments of the Woman Suffrage party,
but that a large portion of that party intensely
abbor the entire Gree Love- delusi0n. And
yet, we must believe that the advocacy of
Woman Suffrage has increased the number
who uphold Free Love. But hear Woodruff
g. Clahin
1.-TWO dogs may hunt in couple with mutual help and
advantage; and 1t is not, perhaps. very important
whether one leads the other, which leads or whether
the two go abreast. All this may change from time to
time with increase OF advantage But chain the two to-
geher by their collars and they gather obstacles at every
step, pulling at the same time and jerking upon each
other CALLING each others necks, blaming each other for
the whole fault ana finally falling out by the way and
lighting each other instead of pursuing their game of
life).
"The Womans Rights advocates have always made the
mistake claiming the great thing the recognition
OF the equality of the and the woman, or insisting,
the other part that the two should always go abreast
not compromising that the real wrong was in the dog
collars and the tie between the two dogs which they
with the rest have combined defend necessary and
to sanetify as a divine institution. They have not
seen that what is wanted is freedom They have lacked
the sublime faith in the selfregulatye potency Of
freedom Break the dogcolars and the question what
dog shall take the lead will be mere question OF which
dog can run the fastest. Everything will be harno-
Nous on that But the best natured animals in the
world will lose their tempers and become outrageous
married or tied by the neck to each other.
"Some people say: Il believe in true marriage spir
iual marriage &C. that is 80 say In the natural dispo
son Of the two dogs to hunt in couple Very we'll all
less necessity for the dOgcoars and chain to keep
them IL. The natural disposition will settle the whole
matter in freedom. The true question is hidden, dis
gused and fasfed by introducing this other idea under
the name Of marriage, as if tn, natural disposition to
pair in the same the dogcollars and
chain Qegal marage instead Of being natures all-suf
fcient institute and the very why the collars and
chain not needed.
Nobody need he in favor OF true marriage for II the
permanent pairing with be the intention Of
nature, is exactly that which will execute itself in free
dom without their leave favor IL is strange that
Amercans-who teaching the whole world TO trust
freedom elfreguatiye and safe just where it has
feared and dreaded lcentous and dangerousto
trust in freedom "a principle competent to regulate
and TO evolve order Of chaosshould themselves dis
trust and fear it in its logical application. Half
century ago free thinker was term OF opprobrium;
to-day free thought is the boast of the live in or
late has been free love- which was opprobrous but
that lis changing already, and 1t Is beginning to
be understood that true free lovers are the most
vrtuOus part OF the community and that they are free
lovers they yrtuous. In another generation
every will be ashamed that they ever nything
else than free lovers Slavery is no longer in any Of its
aspects respectable. Slaves not respected whether
nggers the plantation unwilling husbands and
wives the leash OF matrimony. III people behave well
under constraint there is virtue in that In high
moral sense people do right unless they first
free do wrong 1t only in freedom that true virtue
and morality expand. Let us have peace, and In
order to have peace, let us have freedom.
STEPHEN PEARL ANDREWS"