, 1875-02-01

him, no rnhtcns In 4 Iliese or Clergyman to
tion Of husband and Wits. 1t n the Foundation Of
our civilized snplntr, for though nature provides
tho sexual attraction vet it ID tho ci7it and re-
hElth's institution TT marriage thai makes civil
tze! Christian co'ninunties i,Alend Ut lnoso htrl
lnatful hrrtigs Of tho human raco. Now. t'ta
cot'tnnn law bu up w masculine ''ntlcr:tht,s-
ings ttlet Ilayo fnised It's grent establishment,
EreA llU tlno arnl pc!ltjnetitnl phrases. srlI "a
enmo from Platform oratuFs, or from eloquent
lawyers. but 1t Understands tic institution Lint
1t 4AA undertaken to frame, and IL rrot"ctH it
curMsfy 1t provides HAT wcp maj, a,rI woiilatl
CONC tuyetllor utdcr tho Divine law OF purity,
tllat they twain ha hecorno nno ileril, md titus
That the Eolnhtion of tho wnrld shall te fnt-
EiBhnd, auA not Otherwise consistently will, tho
Divine command And when tho common iaw
tayn TINT 1"sn and Ills vile nre one, or, IN
14ottl Cohc's lasgna4;e "As twn son!t i'll nto
those who nrs tIna joined togesl,cr, anil, least
Of all. i'll tho name OF lAv, shall tho Etlmin-
istratioi!' Of j1sticc pull aud tear HBnnser
sconjuEat relation by the stop of tho sllel, or
tho rlccept Of tho tugo Tint compes one to
como a1l1 hcray tho other. II ia mt w1lell tho
question comes before tho Court ~ ,nnch tho in
tsreF. or tic d'ity. Or tIie particular circnnstau-
cea OF tho individual caEt of marriage that il
thus brottSht up for uttcnto. as tic Institution
itsclf. 1t is the happy marriages. it IL thr un-
brakcn marriages, It Ia the wllolo syAten. ut
Tia$e, hy which husband md wifo aro in tho Eli
preIno confidence within their household Rsd III
tacll others embrace, that ito intorcata of Bocia-
". no law Of the laud, can invade And il every
l.ngliRbmnn md every American priIra limsnlf
n:'on Tho inY;uabilty Of his threshold against
tho Hing Or I'LL tho power Of government, except
within certnn strict mandates Of tlIu law author
iziilg forcibfo passage Of it, how nuel, lnurn
important TINT all that makes tho nvnai,ility OF
tho threshold important, 10 Wit, tho uvoinbil-
itY OF tho family Rnd the protection OF tho mar
r!aEo, Eilonld DO Sustained by tho law AGAINST tho
King or tho mandate, nlboit, OF the law
y~Ti I1Jr I'll fIT*hrt
fo", thofa Aro various Gb1'ects III which this
matter presents itself III icspoct to This ltstt!l-
tlo'l OF marriage that do not, perhaps. rcaily
rike to tlEn 1nio rs BuggoHted BY tl.o particular
circumstances Ut Any case i'll which tho question
ln n@l!ated. Lot uh suppose that happy mar
riage has bcen invaded by rot!,lccr, atpf that
tln wife has confessed 10 tho husband aud tl,o
husband liah pardened hor, and tAoy two, renew
threatened unity, mil llayo chihlren born tll=m
OH their rcnewei love. Now, while that fidelity
continues, ahl that happinosH iH maintained,
stranger by Il ii1cl suit, undertakes to lort,ty
himself by compelling tho husband to como and
prove his wifos parsoned fault and break that
marriage, md disgrnco md degrade his children
Does the law do that think not. Suppose
TINT, in tho caso + fayo imagined, tile g,tY
vito had as partner in her guilt husband ii,
another marriage, and, after thia pardon aud
these yen,B Of continued affection and Of a fam
lily, thu 5r1ta Of it, then comes up difficulty in
tic first family, in tho family or wI,1e, tie &C.
dltor rYa'' tho husband, mud BY new discoveries
in resr to fI,at so NJ ~ ,tar in1'on o. hit
adultery with tiB w.lc OF tho osl,cr marriage.
ho~, does this Inv permit this wifo Hlng for
her divorce, to pinSa tllB adultery Of her s-
namd namd y ~ ng's r. 'sn ts otIrr family the la-
vile, under those ciicun!htanceB / think not,
t,ror". ~ ino ean @ ~ oa luat lusslnes any such
t;, " WI. H. 1ho !aW' thclf ailo" tho 4es-
~, Dt,' ~ ,ne ,nai!ugo teatoh III th's to
h,on or t, IL" usard su "o,' r. ,a. .e t, as
a y ma WIZ s'l9 eetela ltefeatb OF Boe'etY' And
5.;,s,u ~" GAm l..aSap wy oascness that could
ca;ras usuara ,..e: tn.o .oHft hltef having re,
iiyoS n,1 H.; Suh'atslon anu pafaohod II, md
San wa ~, u. ma,,oas ".io 1eofs IL thnt 1elaon
r t,a,, ai',,i1 ~ uassiicas 1n"t Huch
oaa .i,o hu"nIu sul!.talS apFoar OIL "itIioa1
tto 10y cIaHHo 4ts inie ~ respect OF tho
Tarsra w nt nsu.ee.oa ~ marriage W Tie dlf-
IL n,u ,orsa Votm.e ".ucr LAC .aW eomreIs az
tiNi 51a,. u m tI. tp'nt yonf lohor W!il
,.,.i; ~ sno ooo'ea tAat. lt1b1lllea my such
0p's'o.,. '.'t .....
nat tleFo u ahothcr general relation Of this
munIty nro Interested. suppose tint h,.sbautl,
l'tateao ,: VI having having discovered III adultery
ot MS VIE. mas invcutcd an adultery Of l,ls |
VINO. suppose that through tho processes of
degradation aud tuenace oil tho community, well
KNOWN to tue police, that IN. combination OF
corrupt narrod pairh to mako victims Of third
|ersons. NOV, u u permitted by or Inv t1lat
Iho "a1o Bhould bring about attitudes inplicatng
my Improperly. and thcn that tho husband
'houla 90 allowed to como into court and prove
'Ao WIGS adultery bY tho confession,
~ " Woul0 Do aatu, or the para |
notlFs No; tho law In respect to tho
marriage relation IL not merely u law inter ecso
II lth protection Of Boeiety, not merely aw in
ef sceo between the married. pooplo, not only
'rotecsion OF tho marriage aeaiust innovation
y one TO tue injury Of tho Other, by tho pub
~ 10 oistnfb nut 1t ls . position OF thu married.
y DO disturbed. Sec how If q husband il tu be
amittoa !! TO testify In Issues OF this kind, how
ilo laW, defective and Inconsistent, necessarily.
u alloNs IT. Involves thu lntsreBt OF ustco and
1soWs down tile protection Of tho opposite par-
y. enpposo husband gives falso Testimony By
Fh'ch . uetendhnt iA destroyed In that HIit, and
uproHe tho wife Of tho husband thus witnessing
an prove 1t il falAchood Il do not now s,eal: Of
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