New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1875-03-12
Mr.. TILTON'S OBSERYA

MIX. TlLTUN'S OBSERVATIONS ON DIVORCE.
Q. Now. Sir you have not stated word about
Mr. Tton, anything that he said during the whole dis
| cusson' A. Yes Sir, l have.
@ No. Sir not word A. Certainly have said that Mr.
Tton said that the whole system endorsed Mrs Wood
hull.
@ Oh, Sir wait moment wait one moment I want YOU
to tell me what he sad' A. will tell you what he said
@ Very we'll Let US hear ts A. think have told you
already.
@ You have not in this the conversations you
have not mentioned his Perhaps Ii is the record
Will Show. Now, then, you may supply the defect
il you want. A. Mr. Triton said distinctly this remember
that the whole system Of treating mans inferior
having such regulations for her FALSE
the beginning that the only way to do 1t the
exactly alike equals cosquas in all respects
10 the law, to legal rights and legal liabilities
that their relations their sexual relations should be
determined by contract the Legislature had right
other relation than the parties created for themselves by
contract they should make by and dissolve by
contract and that any other regulation any deprivation Of the
power change their contracts make dissolve
them invasion Of the reserved rights OF the Individual
that last expression he used repeatedly.
O. Do you remember anything else that he said A. have
much already that think have related all that oc
ours meal that this moment have re-
lated.
@ About how long this topic OF social relations under
discussion A. Oh they under discussion as
much = half an hour.
@ As much half hour' A. Yes Sir; Mrs Wood
hull talked very rapidly and with animation.
DO you think you could the language any expression
made by Mr. Tton during that discussion detached
expressions. could not any than that
q Well, give me the detached expessionss Well remem-
Der this expression that any laws the subject OF marriage
divorce which took away from the individual power to
regulate II by their will by contract an invasion OF
their reserved rights-he used that expression
O. Was the question discussed in that part the converse
the law of divorce.
@ law Of divorce discussed, A. Yes Sir; don't
know whsher you intended include your question
not!
@ Yes Sir it is well enough Twas going ask you about
IT, A. Yes Sir remember he spoke Of lecture.
O. Was this feature Of the law Of the State of New
York spoken OF which regards marriage as a civil
contract that talked on A. think was; think that
spoken Of; there matter that your question
recalls my mind whether he mentioned
mentioned don't remember remember the comment no
t-that New York had followed the Eagsh system
adultery in the husband crime; it treated as
crime here as in the New England States.
O. Well do you recolec that the subject Of divorce
nected with the law OF the different States upon that subject
spoken off A. Yes, Sir. that mentioned He said
that he hadhe that Winter Boston, and was
going to give lecture divorce think that was-he
was going give lecture divorce and think he said
be was going give 1. in Boston, expected to give
that mentioned that he had made examination OF
the laws OF the different States and Of the difference
between the laws Of the different States the
subject OF divorce. / remember he mentioned this
fact that some Of the smsller-some Of the smaller
German states-I think he mentioned tfhe names, but
have forgotten them; there law TO this effect and he
thought monstrogsy absurd that divorce should be
granted for auy during the first following the
marriage. nor after the expiration OF the tenth
year. and remember remarked that thought could
reason for that law; that the reason for the first mi
tation was TO require them when they had made o
marriage to try TO themselves TO each other dur
ing one year. and they had lived together ten the
other limitation based upon the presumption that II they
had lived together they could live together twenty and thirty
or lifetime think he made note OF the occurrence, which
related this morning that connection OF Chief JUSTICE
Chapmans experience hink-I knew he had paper-he
WAS writinc-and think he made note Of 1t
Now do you recoee whether not In the course OF
that he spoke OF the contrast between the law OF
New York upon the subject OF divorce and the New England
and Western satesi A Yes SrI cannot give the remarks
made but remember he did make some remarks ON
those
Well do you recollec he maintained in that
son that the laws England and the Western States
upon that subject rational and natural and just than
the law OF New York; A think he did yes Sir, that they
were nearer approximation right but he did not approve
OF Them he did NOT speak OF them a. approving them abso
luey, only as being comparatively
@ Well you are giving your conclusions would
rather you would give what he sadi A. That Is very difficult
TO do know can your question; that he did
tas the laws Of England the Western
with the laws New York. and expressed preference fol-
| them rather than for the laws Of New York.
O. you quite Sir that in relating these conversations
you have COMPOUNDED your opinions impressions
derived from the conversation with the conversation,
Well remarked before that that very difficult thing 10 dc
| NOT to- instances.
O. Well, you not certain but you have mingled
hem' A. OF course that is the embarrassment feel thai
there Is danger have endeavored avoid 1t much
| possible
O. But whether you have fallen into not you cannot sa,
certain, A. II had fallen into Ii should IT, II
sure had fallen into It,
O. Are you certain whether you have mott A. On thu