The Somerset herald. [volume] (Somerset, Pa.) 1870-1936, 1873-05-07

Iei NAE II society. wil satisfy al.
man that socieiy ealsrzes. deEesOps
secures and defends the rights Of man
and that unless murder, robbery, theft
lying, e9asemPt fo- The marriage boat
and al crimes, H1siaM "a -. yer:
prime original natural rights. be hss
surrendered none. and this feztgr;
II The s0eial compact theory falls
Ifthis iheory Re-e true Il i wers
based o. iaeoatr0TeEtib.e facts. 10;
assumed but proved; then indeed
would sscIety depend upon contract
and marriage be a. Institution Of soci
etv and the conclusion wgCli = T.
resis-able that marriage : civil eCB.
Iract- and max - 4aaGi.ed fJE any
cause. aBd Z TIE argument g&s ear
ned - l. Imiis- nizhs b z18gliesi
70. ID cause :; the mere pleasure sad
vii q the parties For Il : pEin-
esuzl of l&1 and u eomn0a sense,
lbz. lhey who can make 3 e0airacl
czn also Ua1aks L. - VII TX seel b
the following ds6Eitioa q : contract
4 contract / q eoETeati1n or
agreement bF which tao o. more Pe--
s5as c3zSeai % form between them
selves s5me lawful and 6iadiag agree
me1- OF 70 rese5ad 4 preceesiing oEe
O. modify il
Are y0a ready % endorse ihis evil
contract theory. and destroy TIE
family undermine s5eieiy. degrade
pablic morals and ogI 0f tie mar
rage bond make amere rope q sand ;
Consequences that would necessarily
fo!loE.
Nay- yoa w0ali not oar, e. men
yoa thr0w yourself hack upon The
STATE, szd ceas5.e yourself TIth the
s5lzc;ay e5asolutioa- that a. tie
State adopts Tie be.esy- Eou: skirts
zre clear.
Bul. -. to-d2y. and aoE- lhis body
represents the STATE. and Il the IL
,gre the State VIII jls1 be what tais
bodv makes i 70 b. and f9r al iniq-
uilies which shall be cryssalIizei
knowingly, into the fundamental laE,
this body : responsible
The S.a;e p-ocizims marriage 3
e.T5i contract B1i bsbold The s5T-
e-eize.y q the state, after having
violated ;he very nature otmzni= BE-
ing by P-oclsiming marriage > civil
.e5-trzct- resg-IinE 70 ! miserable
s1bterf1-e u shield herself from the
disaster which / sure - follow The
mc1s,r51s h=reSy, by : principal q
lzw 81 ber Own creation. and declares.
th2. q contract between the parties 70
: marriage. 70 snnul the same az
pleasure, . fo- sny cause Sh4sever,
: against P1blic policy and therefore
v0id-
Why szsiHst P1b-ie P0.iey: and
whT void Let tbe champions q the
ciEd contrast theory sasxsr
ST | assert i : against pabiie pol
icv, b@czase i : against the l2R q
nature and the law q mans beiRg.
and / v0id, not because i / against
public policy, bai because Il : II COZ
aic1 with the lass ot nat4rs. aEd tss
reCeaIei lac Of God, and th4s TIE re-
stric.i0l against tie zauGlIiag o. :
marriage By agreement Of TIE parties,
l. a unwilling recognition By the
State. that marriage : Dos : sssrs
csrsl eszfracx- bat las is eLs-2ace
s. a. Institution oftbe law o. nature,
which l4w Itself proeisins ihst any
dissolution q tie marriage bond sx-
eepE for ;he oaass q aGHltsry, : nos
onlF against pablic Poiicy. bat UoiG,
-ia4sDQch - by L II i15Gs;iee-1o
iumO-t2Iitv-1o wrong 70 jndivida-
sl=, o. society ean b justified 9 ex-
cl-ei-
G0 hack 2s Jar - historical research
vii carr Foa- examine the lives. TIE
history the Customs and habits of al
nations. communities sai peoples.
from the u0s5 civilized refined and
intelligent, down % ihs rade<t moss
bzrbzr0ls and =zFs-e
Ave, - back Vie8 nan a. l. en-
eryes cut q chaos az the s.; cf Al
nsig2ig pos1rr, o. - K gradually de-
velOpez from : creeping thing in TIE
Uro1d stature q Al erect Intelligent
being, possessed of G0d-like faculties.
z1d show ne where : the evidence Of
:hs institution . marriage a. mere
social contract Who we're tie srst
parties u i , where Was L c0asanz-
ted and what we're the terms
Falling - adigoe sny eEide3ce Q;
tie fact. BY direct p-Oof o. bv impli-
cation don't ask intelligent men 70
b~lieve i o. mere bald asser-iSns. or
a. deduction from premises. a.
sumed by al insdel philosoPhr-
TIE fsci thar marriage l. t3aad e1-
sting from earliest dzys and znOnz
al aaliozs and peoples. AEords 10 pre-
sumption that is institution was by
contract A vel might y01 ask gs
10 presaae- that because the beasts Of
the f9ress- the bru-es Of the field and
the birds 0f the ar, though destitute
q reason, and lacking al the elements
which euier into the making u coz
trzei d. nevertheless nate and II
couples agree. such mating : based
upon eoh-zct
As tie common intelligence Of
nan muss rsTolt a. such 3 conclusion
I ask ~. u what conclusion does il
points l sas~sr ii myself
because i : the voice q The 2zes-
Al animated nature d. % maze and
n couples agree. By virtue Of lsx.
q their beiaE- and not By virtue % \
contract. Fer bears zad lions to
mate and n couples sgree- : quite
q much q part q ibeir nature
iare. ssigis f0r them 70 gr0wl and
syh.-
And II the hiS;O-y furnished n By
has s8y truth. ma1y an
imsls can be fozai from whom les
sons Of duty and 6deliiy might well
Be learned By man
The Ion. BIZ iaStiacs led. vii not
forszke his bride Nav, while the T.
ozess nzrsures sod esres for he
Young ones II the dea. the noble q
zus Of the Forest rosms 81 large IN
quest Of food for this royal family
And woe beside the rival who. ~ aav
time. dAres 10 enter bis paradise IN
invited
n rhile The fsrsale hid lis nnnn