New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1875-03-12
THE IMAGINED SOCIAL REVOLUTION.

o In that conversation was there anything fur
Their you recall connected with this docrner A
don't recall anything in relation to Mrs Ton now Of this
moment
O. Now in regard this revolution did the conversation
proceed in comparing with the Reformation freedom OF
thought anything OF that knd A Yes Sir that sub
feet there something further said which remember
remember ton spoke Of the great revolution effected by
Reformation in respect freedom OF thought freedom for
the thinking faculties
You mean the Luther Reformation. A. The Protestant
Reformation the OF Luther mentioned and that this
reformation the world which would free the sent
cns the tyranny Of ether Church State remember
he made remark and Mrs Woodruff followed that with
some remark OF hers, then which now recall
which was that the oppression Incl ent to any law
REFRESHING freedom Of thought OF very small
wcghtwas very small weight compared with the oppression
laws which regulated and depressed the sentiments the
affections and cmotons ones life home and happ
ness depended healthy action Of the
tmens the emotions the natural affections than upon the
action Of the will, or the logic upon any dogmas.
@ In this connection anything said about wives and
children and marrage A. Yes Sir; in connection with that
Mr. Tlton made remark that oil laws this subject
invasion of the reserved rights Of the individual;
remember he used that expression the invasion Of the
reserved rights Of the, In .iyldua, i and were
followed up that making observations, that had
great deal o. hardship In connection with these
lsws but stated thought the whole that there
pepondcrsnc OF advantage in their favor that they protected
tue weak knew that they oiu furnish the occasion l0r
great deal OF OPPRESSION and deal Of suffering and
great many frauds and relating occurrence
which the late Chief-Justice Chapman had told me a
short time before, that when practice Springfield
he employed by lady to look up divorce
which had been obtained from her without her knowL
edge in Albany, New-York. and he stated that he
there found looking the record twenty cases in sue
cesson running the same docket entered by the
lawyer referred Referee supported by two depo
tons Of tho Opponent ell the ground Of adultery
sustaining tho allegation, all entered the day By
the Judge and that he supposed probably thirds
those were fauds-goss frauds upon faded and worn out
wives whom the husbands wished ropudse, and the
were cousiYe Thereapon Mrs Tlion remarked ina
@ Nm Tillon' A. Mrs. woodhull mean Mrs Tilton
was not present never Mrs Titon all Mrs Wood
hull remarzedshe said 81 don't think that heard
argument strong that ans the whole system
Well" said L. YET after ALL there probably thousands
and hundreds thousands OF wives who supported BIZ
their husbands and their hu ands conended support them
ia consequence VI that Law and the public opinion which
maintains H. who might be abandoned within year II
was nothing Of that kind sustain Them and differed
from me there she demurred entirely and Mr. Tton also
He differed from your A. Yes Sir he said there was no
rrb-there was no proper social theory which such
could be supported that the marriage relation should be regu
Lated Ike all others by contract whether In Its commence
iaent OF in its dissolution IL should be by contract
O. DID you say anything that to Mr. Itoni A did,
said thought that that were the casen thal were made
the rule the stronger party In every case would acte TIE
terms Of the contract and the weaker party would be 81 the
mercy Of the stronger and divorce would be at the option Of
either party would expose who were the
defendant party all the evils Of the SYSTEM from which they
are now protected and that Mrs. Titon rejected
@ Mrs Woodruff A. Mrs. Woodruff rejected that She
ssd "The whole system OF this false theory, that
women are that they take OF them
seysA snd stated thai thsy ~"st be taught 70 take care Of