Delaware Republican. (Wilmington, Del.) 1843-1874, 1873-01-23
For the Delaware Republican.
nIUnDNE

Some Of our papers and citizens strongly OPP
bose the granting Of divorces. | think that
those who do so are not sufficiently acquainted
with the matter. They generally have good
wives and happy homes, and cannot Imagine
the cruel sufferlngs endured by those who arc
differently situated-whose homes are HI in
comparison.
have been an attendant Oh the Legislature
for years. and been somewhat familiar with the
applicants for divorce. And l can safely say
that do not know one couple separated that
would Join together again. Where the marriage
RE has been dissolved by them, In every case
that know of the good Of the parties required
it. The cases are generally as follows Ore
or the other has committed adultery. The man
has been false to his wife, or the woman to the
husband. This, however, is often looked over.
II Is only where the case has been repeated and
a very loose life led by one or the other, where
the legislature has dissolved the tie that bound
them. Sometimes drunken husband spends the
whole Of the wifes earnings, when the support
oflittle children depends upon her, and comes
homie and beats her In addition. The only way
no keep the family from the Alma House and
b,ing burden on the county Is - protect the
wife. This occurs oftener than people suppose
At other tunes, the husband although sober
, becomes set against his wife, will not support
her, abandons her, aud endeavors to carry away
the things that she has gathered together to keeI
dread OF herself and children being turned GU
Of house and home by his coming back after
desertion Of years, and selling her things (whicl
he has right to, under our law). Now, VIII.
should not the woman be allowed divorce, 81
rs TO conduct her business, and support he
family in peace2 The one that should supper
her and her children refuses to do SO. Then
why not allow her protection, so as to do 1t her
ssifs
Many denounee our Legislature for grsntin
divorces, but they err oftener in refusin
than In acceding TO the request of the parties
They are generally conservative men, and OF
posed to change In our law. This Is the CON
plant, then. The present legislators an
whatever may be their party predilections) !
my. opinion, taking them altogether, Of Il
higher caste OF character, than any we nav
had for years. therefore think they eau b
safely trusted. Let those who indiscriminati
ly oppose the dissolution of the marriage II
place themselves in imagi nation In the plae
Of woman, who hears her brutal drunken hui
band enter knows that when he enters, Il
articles she has for the use Of her children VI
be taken away and squandered on Mlstre
or for rum knows that her and her childre
will receive blows. WoHld they, If placed
such circumstances, not think It hard If the
Legislators did not afford them projection,
that they could keep their little ones In peace
AS The population increases, the NUMBER
divorce cases will increase also, for mise
and want will increase with our numbers. b
do not let those who have happy homes, be .
Judges Of those whose dwellings srs fiiled wi
misery. A man with full stomach W
never felt hunger, cannot be good judge of
pangs Of starvation. As general rule MARI
couples never mind how much they quar-
cling together. It Is only when deep wro
is done that they deserve separation, and Il
should be placed apart JUSTICE