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

he Committee C. -1s whole hzT,
i1g UztsE c5d,5Ee-zlioa the r-95ri o.
the Committee o. Legislation. NJ
Bzer oferei the following amend
nlezt VIZ
Nor shall zsy laz- t. passed en-
P9TeEi1g courts 70 grs1i : divorce q
r5HcsiJ sE1trIs1sli. - auv cause q
Ter the marriage t3ek p.aca. eEc-p;
sdlltery
Upon which ame15mea, te saa ks
a. fgll5xs
Mr. BAEz NJ Chairman IrzSe
Eilh gTe4t diEieucs u defend rhe
amendment 51sE offered / know tkz;
Z : rziicaL but founded n ruth s-i
s-~lice 211 / beiiere that acw : tie
tiEs s-6 here The place % 51-rosigee
Il; bat / an c7srawei bY the cor
@ciC1s1ess itst an wholly unable 70
d. justice 70 the s1t;ec-
Thar iAe proposition. n the pre-e1,
state d society. wiu n0- oalv m-4;
with mach favor. bui wo1ld F-s e.
6o-sed By al overwhelming r1as,-.tv
q the electors q this STATE Z sabn-t-
TED 10 them. have ID doahz But |
fear | shall D. unable % F.in nseb "a
v0r for i II this C0aTenii0l- and VII
possibly saeoeei = versfvf1- ne
iietiCa made By olc O, our members
early n tie session. Ebea tie ones
si0u q Publishing TIE debates vas
under discussion, that Il wosli b
quite likely m9re than ole or u
Eoald. d1ri1g or jiscEsssa-s. z--,e
himself 9CE8 II ass
Did / n5;, therefore deem {. Al IN
Pe.s;ive d1ty imposed up5a ne bv
81 innate ss1@= - right znd = COZ
sci01soes= tbs; ! E3uld fzlI 70 Do nv
whole iu,v here. Il / failed - re--
iecte-i = u--e such amendments a I
believed E01ld tend . tie general
welfare o. TIE people O the STATE.
and would make cur fundamental
lzw entirely e01sis.eot With TIE great
snd e.eTnzl principles which u1de-l;e
al good government. 7 would hold
ny pe2ee-t9E III i hard 70 kick
against The P-icks- b. hsvfnE il
troduced tie amendment esriv il or
session and E1dI1g thst i bad found
10 f&F0E II c0m1it-ee. / an COMPEL
ed 70 o5er i hare where nav give
such rezsoDs - / cza ~ tie faith
that : Il ne. z-d establish Z possible
that L : a. lezss worthy q consider
alton The principle involrei II the
sUencDeat : that marriage which
: tie very liie sud foundation of s1ei-
esy. from which spring al the j0vs
and happiness CT mankind. and upon
which are based TIE hopes and well
being o. 4 nation. y 30. z cIrT c1a-
f-1cf- 5-t O. isstItat55H a7-islag ogf II
tss a1fErs q msE zEf sccissg.
Very Izuy uea ! k19w aztIT de-
- this b. tbev Do -. n NJ opinion
II consequence q what I deem s false
seulDe1t q this aad p-eFi9us ages.
c-sz-ed by thoSe who. though thew
succeeded Il uogiiinz pGblic seati-
Isut did 50 il virtue OF their ze-
kaoEledged intellizeace. bat not ID
OF the plain priaciples q common
sense IS found 4 dwelling n tie aver
age human mind, and a spDl;ed TO
lhs nature q mans beioy and bis -
lati0n 70 God but upon some fsacied
;heCry q TIE prime original state a
nan auteceieaG 70 az s0eietv. and IL
q the law o. his beng
o q his relation 10 tha. great aud
h5ly being Ebo created nan n his
oEn iulzzs. and that therefore. both
s9cie.y gad zaarriags Grs founfei OF
o9zfrsef-
Tie 1w0 theories Indicated raise
the whole question involved and I'D
On the adoption 0f either depends ,be
;ru1bfuIness - unruihfalness. TIE
vice Or tie virtue a the u-iaciplc
embraced 4 the Su.zaizeat IF one
,hecry ! siop.ei ny zmeadneat /
founded On the eternal principles q
truth eo-extensive with nan himself,
and with bin mGSt stand Aad 4
order . determine the question intel
.izso;lF and correctly we should e1-
amino bo,h theories sud see which i
true
NoH. | cal upon the 0ue banired
and o1e LAWYERS n this CouTenti0a-
~h9 are ready TO proclaim lzE . ser
sace. and the e0mmOa law the perfec-
.iOo Of human rezsoa- 10 rise 70 20
tie f1lI standard Of their professional
siguI-y. ze1 meeting this question
1P-7n is Taerits-t0 aaalyZe !; 81 thev
would any other great fundamental
yyineiple-to leave ogt q eg1siiera-
ion exceptional consequences Aad
statutory eazctu@Rfs Of mere Azm2n
0riyin-go back 10 the source and
'o1afzia ot sOciesy-survey tke
whole SeId of laws. bzL-a- szi d.
vine. s1d see whether, II sIl proper
.iOns sls kEs q marriage and d.
7o-ce vii square with Erst principles.
Shieh are eternal and anderIie al