The New York herald., 1874-10-27

female polygamist had some hat bewilleTed ma
and waited Tor her answer.
HANNAH AUGUSTA WHITE (drawing herself up on
her cnair) Il don't thlnx the world would trouble
itself about the directory makers or the censui
You see richly dressed ald braiu less woman who
plainly ca rles IN her lace ner assertion u ,at sue
owes ALI Der position in e word aud IN s"cety to
her husband and notning. aoso.uteiy no hing, 70
herseIi. Sne seems 10 say, III am Mrs. Jones' ana
therefore. letter tnan AIRS. smith III every way,
LOT ner owner, emith. IL poor devil NOW the
httle Miss slguines q woman WAC mas never been
SOLO, put VINO u ready for tue market oi matrf
mony with ailis attendant degradatl0u."
May ask on. madam,"i SAID. III Mr. Wood
HANNAH AUGUSTA White this time her cheek
had Just perceptiDle blush on ITS suriace)-l
upon him as my husband IN all things; but we
have never been married IA church or with .
ring or prayer book, Or BIole or by any such
ceremony or parapaernalia. have taReA ham
and lie has taken me without any OF these things,
and tnaG Is the doctrine we mold and that 10 the
doctrine we continue to stand Dy and hold to, and
1t also the Deiie OF those who are not here vet
on Vacour; but wherever they are they Will form
this community with that bellei And, Mr.. Core.
sponaent, you can tel the HERALD al this, and
also you can ada. that are peaceabe, Ia " -abid.
ing cItIZens, and we mean 10 mind our own busi.
ness. and we snail do II, TOO.
The fiery little woman had now worked hcr
sell up 10 lever heat. and spoke 10 Mrs. Cnarlea
and asked her what she thought OF tue Iree love
system and sae spoke freely as iollo ows:-
Sister CHARLRs quite m0destly and with down.
cast nead). be leye 10 the ree love theory, and
my presence Oh this island Is . guarantee that
believes III 1t alsO."
HERALD CoRREsroNDENT-But madam, have you
been married according to the CHRISTIAN rule oil
marriage OF how? Iou Will pardon Inc, am sure,
II 10 not exactly understand everything that
you say, ladies' bur this IL all SO new and strange
TO me.
sister CHARLES docking up from her sewing)-
l am sorry 10 say that nave been married IN q
Catholic church by q Catholic priest TO my hus
band, and love HIM well enough; but yet l be.
leve IN ais theory VI iree love- ana so does he and
he and came 10 this lsland to live according to
the rules anu laws Vi this Tree love comm unity,
which We Will obey IN all things
Here | noticed that tne mother, foolish as she
may been, brought her little girl the oeauti.
1ul Edith. ol seven years, nearer to ner; and
seemed 10 speak win some sense OF shame:
being Questioned, IL DO think IL Is Sucn nonsense
TINS thug Of Intervening. There were some re-
porters IN Chicago who interviewed us, ana they
dld print such pack Of stuif"
l made no attempt whatever at this stage oi
the proceedings to defend the veracity OF Chi.
cago reporter or correspondent, and contented
myself by making another attempt to discover
any further views tnat Hannah Augusta White
might nave N her brain.
HEnALD UoRREsPONDENr-I want to get II pos,
II Is known in all christian and civilized comlnu.
mites, MIS- White.
STARTLING DOCTRINE.
HANNAH AUGUSTA WHIsE twith ready volublliry)->
/ DeIeve that when u woman takes in rrlage
the name OF ner husband she Is to all lntents and
purposes ms slave anu sne IS mediately branded
1t Is now known, and 1t Il curse from
he'll instead Of . sacrament Tne vile becomes
murket--not VITA y not iron. 1t Is true. but Win
the lndelible lux OF custom upoa her forehead
have had during has lie 30 many slaves mas NJ
branded With ms name. Now, believe that We
woman scorn to wear any such badge OF slavery,
but let her nave her own name singly or In unlO1
win nun VINO acts as her husband, Know Oh Out
enough to stem the torrent OF superstition, pref.
udlce and ignorance III tnls matter, anu her name
IS Lucy stone, and the husDands name Is Henry
Blackwell. | beileve that every cnIld born into
the world Is an inulvidual human being and has
assigned 10 1t an individual name. / would give
every cnild name OF It's own and start 1t out on
the journey OF life upon its own merits. labelled
by no hereditary name and encumbered BY no
"But. Mrs. White, can you not foresee tre
mendous confusion from sacn system as yoursi
Would not the world be turned inside out II
sucn a chaosf'
HANNAH AUGUSTA WHITE (now thoroughly
worked upl-I cannot see tue force oil your re-
mark 1 am sure. DO We care to know the names
OF the parents of Deuostnenes or Hypatia, CDsal
Somervile or Sir isaac Newton, Vittoria Col0nna
or RieDzls NO; we honor them for what they
have done. ana not for what their parents have
been cailed. There are 50 many names alike that
In speaking Oi lalner and son even We are obliged
to mention their relationship.
HERALD CoRREspoNDENr (timidly) Am l to un.
dersIaad, Mrs. Wnite. taat you aespise and % 40.
are your exact views IN tne natter
HANNAH TALKS PLAINLY.
HANNAH AUGUSTA WHITE (witn noble ana
Lofty condescenSou that Was really hne)-D0
no; liner that hold the marriage relation in
slight esteem. True marriage Is. beeve, the
grand uitlinarc Tor Wnlcn nature designed the
sexes, and think parentagc ls godilke. But re.
member Lnat 1 hold thai as long man or
does OF lnirinse on the rights OF another,
they have . natural right to regulate their sexual
lives as they cno0Se and 1t Is sheer inpertlneuc0
Tor anybody else to iuteriere; and, there ore. to
Impose a title which is virtually a pacard Of tnef
sexual relations Ii an impertinence which should
be resented; 80 as tar as 1 man Is conGerned the
accordingly, and now let II do the same ioI
women.
vvlliv I
HANNAH AUGUSTA WHITE I'm an explanatory
mood)-Gve to every female the title OF Miss uD I'll
her take that OF Mrs. The cnauge In ner could
De as naturally ana as easily made as 1t Is now
youths ol seventeen, without any nar on their
chlns called "Mr.,n wa,le the white-neaded lady
:: W.a tae s Of wScS
bore IN her Childhood.
II believe that III the Middle Ages Mrs. White,
the matron was called 'daae' aud sometimes
widow lady OF rank was called 'UtdGiae III the old
French, and from lanle' came ma danse,' which
is old French while the unmarried girl was slylod
denl0iSele; aud In England the married or un.
married woman was usually called 'Mistress.' ("
GIVE THE LADIES A CHANCE
HANNAH AUGUSTA WHITE twta y historical
looK)-Yes, nave read OF wnat you speak but We
u, a,e ~ tne sna hinsdeensh m anI ~ S
ter l0r barter aud sale, but as long as womanh
individual Importance Is enaanced Dy marriage
we snail have them always exerliny themselves TO
get husband by lalr means II possible, Il not ny
the meanest fraud and deceit, and OF course she
kNcS ucI louI Dc WIG Al oIocI
Just think now much 1t would improve wonan'e
individual worth to ignore her present sexual
relations and how mucn more independent she
would oe. True love Is the only basis ol marriage,
and want man and woman placed on al equal
footing IN all sexual matters, and the time ts iast
coming when II VIII be achleved. TIL that tlmo
We must watcn ana pray.
"What Is the future Tor the ideal woman OF the
free love scnool which you teacn, Mrs. WhlteW
concluded py asking.
HANNAH AUGUSTA WHITE very graciously
and DenlgnV-fhe free woman OF the iuture
Will neither wear collar nor label
but, realizing that she ls absolute proprietor Of
her own person, she VIII not condescend to adver.
tisc aud placaru herself when sh. enters the real
marriage reiatiJn such as we Will establish on
Valcour Island, nor Will she assume any new title,
but keep her own name and ner INDIVIDUAL Tree
will Of BODY ana mind IN their broadcast sense.
The Tree woman o. the future Will nave too mucn
dignity, independence and delicacy TO advertise
her sexual relations by taking the name oil the
man who may become her partner IN lie, how.