, 1873-08-03

nnd vito, IL II. no wny nlnts1,eB their aftoolion
for thor children. when they hnyo them. On
tho oontrary, tholr family tondornoBs is domon-
atrnttvo antl e1cossivo,. as haa becn repeated
many fines throughout M slsso skctohes Of thelr
Into unwillingneHa to bavo ohiidron placos
franco In d low position before Europe, aud
Buggohts gravc doubts as to the moral vatuo and
efficacy q eystom which, whatover bo its NOR
its md itsqunl}ttoH, whntoycr bo tho happinoBB
which It produces, roHulta In 80 fragrant mega
tion Of tito frat object and first duty Of mar
siaBo; It may perhaps DO don!od that It forms
an Inherent part Of tho ontiro aohomo; 1t may
rorary tendency; 1t may porhnpa be urged tl,at
tho general organization Ut married lifo in
Franco should not DO held reHpongibln for it;
but to Brcl objections 1t may DO fairly answered,
Stunning a.tomporealy aspect, has gono on steadily
gaining strength for d hundred ycnrs; |; TINT dur
lug tho prosont generation Its development Inns
coincidea with an iucsoase Of wonlth, which
actly opposite effect and that It is, consequent
", quito reasonable to regard 1t as definitely
adopted policy.
Now. .whatovor be tho value, In political ccon-
omy, OF tho principle OF
"C1ROUAlapEoTIoN IN MARRIAGE"
With which klnlthua haB asHoclntod his name,
thero aro but few of ns who can look at It with
appreciation from moral or social point Of
Wow aud though ho himself, II no wore still
alive, might be immensely grati1od to find TINT
lar8oat scale, VIC, who IN the caso arc but simple
critics Of tho results Of mnsrlod lie in their mt
1lral and hnbituat form, may bo allowed to Wow
tho matter otherwise. Abatraot tLooriea about
botwoon demand and supply, can nevor DO got
into tho hoadB Of people who regard marriage as
VIC oil do, not only az m institution destined to
give personal contontmont to those who profit
beat kat Hail. IHAf
cessiyo generations. How, then, can we help
recollng, with q good deal OF really felt dis
gust, from tho Insufficient uao Of marriage
which ia .oyidont in Franco7 And yet
strong aa this fooing may DO in uB, It must not
the figures which, havo boon quoted tt1ore is no
doubt about its application in the majority Of
cases; but thore aro exceptions in abundance;
tho whole nation ia not infected; thore ero still
IN M Franco . good m,ny po0pls who trust in God
EngliBhman is not, howover, tho inBpirer Of
Fronch poasantB in tho matter; scarcely any Of
them hare ever heard his name; they execute
what ho advised; they work cut hiu teaching,
motive ie individual, not national; they have no
tdea that they arc practicng political philosophy
when they tell you, as they do, that all faut
fniro 10 aoupo asant do faire l'onfaut."
Tho executions are, happily, sufficiently nu-
turo which would otherwise be so dark. There
are, here md thero iargo families in France,
and nowhere can moro admirable illustrations
Of pure ho1ne-life DO found than those they
offer. 1t ia, perhaps, ospociallyin
. THE UPpER SECTIONS OF SOCIETY
that those examples arc to be found tho trad-
ing and working-clasHes havo, ordinarily, 30 lit
tic religion, and 30 little elevation Of moral con-
viction, that ttey abound the other way; and,
as they constitute tue maes, It iB thcy, almost
alone, who have brought about tho decline In
ttn rrnrrAA4 Of manhattan IT Ia fharhfarA Y,ck
unjust to say, in principle, subject Of course to
reservation on both sidos, that tho higher rankH
are now multiplying IN franco more rnpidly than
tho lower strata. This progrosa is Of courso inl-
tainly exists.
Another, but very different question, which
it is worth while to look at, ia the influence Of
society; or moro o1aot{y, Of
eoc1AL RELATIONS ~
on the resnlta Of marriage. Evidence upon 1t Is
very plentiful and easy to collect for re have
but to listen to tho talk whom hhlf-a-tozen poo
pie are together. Whatever be the class which
Wo observe, we find on this head n general
similarity Of action and effects. Notwithstand-
1.-Two good deal With each other and with men !;
their form Of life is 40 FREQ from tho reatrlc-
tions aud tho obstacles which we impose upon
ourseiyos-thero ia generally go much liberty
and eyening-that tho contact between nc
alaintancca attains frequency OF which VIC
hnve m iinn Tn fto hirhnr r1auuna onr,o
raw hnehnns m - n DS c,nhs or Ifno soo
what In thoir own rooms: but sueh casea ara 1 a9-
cnntionH With tI,am no h tto m;,iI[o rro,,va
hanapa arc ornhr;v =. wt NY thair ySSs SsouPe pe
company them wherever tilov can can. and shsro
their Friendships aud their distractions. With
Ills ahould bo 20. and tho dfsposition is con.
iirmod by tue original conditions Of marriage,
provide for ihe maintenance Of family " oonnac- ]
lions afterwards, Tho Tronch do not rorard
mnrrisre an a ntato in whieh two ncon1o ~ to
hn tiod I'm by thomBolyes: ttav view rit Il as an
association. wkich should in no wny AFFECT tho
habitual contact botween tho nartioa to Il md
tic reBt at The world outside OF co,irIa' In
praotico. oyerybody rsma,ns frae to saisot bia or
her own system of cxisteuce. Thcre arc ex-
amp!os, and good mnny too. Of married people
who stop at hume, "qui viyout en- sauyagos"
as their neighbors say Of them; but they con-
etituto tho exceptioua-the rulo
Is TIE OTHER WAY.
ahont a1onn. and roinr 10 narttos ~ rtthn,,t 2
chaperon. Is proper to afi eir15 Who marry. wIat-
eyer ba their country: Tic French hayo no ND
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