The Grange advance. [volume] (Red Wing, Minn.) 1873-1877, 1875-02-09

and her God. From her childhood, sir,
she was under his teaching and admeni,
ton. HIS was almost, an inmate Of her
home. In the confidence of her husband,
and as the friend and pupil Of this aged.
venerable and gifted man, he was well
coined with tenderness and affection. He
exerted upon her, sir, all his arts, his
specious wisdom, his prayerful devotion ;.
oil the arts ofhis gifted nature were bent
for the seduction of this happy; beloved,
wife and mother;
AND SHE FELL.
And do you wonder, sir? Is she to be
blamed tor the act Is this prosecution,
OF her! is this action. therefore, brought
by the wronged husband. an action
against her for her condemnation Oh.
no, sir. Consider how strong he was; con,
slider how weak she was; consider how
submissive she was to his teachings, AID
imagine with what specious and: insidu-
GUS tongue he conveyed to her the theo--
~ of his plans, that fornication was but
the natural expression of love. He taught
her to believe in
P1oUs ADULTERY.
and by steady steps, he led her along the
howecy path to the precipice upon which
she fell. That seducer is brought into
court of justice, to answer for his CRIME.
The husband wronged, the seducer guilty,
stand before the immaculate justice of
the law, and before it each is to answer
for deeds done this woman. And: We are
told, sir, according to the logic of my
learned FRIEND. that this aged, venerable,
and gifted seauoer may take the witness
stand and polish and apologize for his
guilt and present. all the evidences of his
learned ingenuity and that the husband
must be still silent; and that this is law.
l say no, sir. Before your honor will ad-
NIT any such. construction; before you
will approve Of any such administration,
you must be driven to it by force Of in
evitable legal logic. Thank God, there is,
in my belief, no such rule of law in this
State.''
! After the recess, Mr.. Beach conAinued:
"This defendant has hitherto published
his demand toall the world, for the pro-
duction of all possible evidence that could
be produced against him. To all the
earth he has given challenge, demand.
ing that everybody who can throw any
ligh. on this mixed and troubled contro-
versy should appear and present it. To-
day, through his counsel, he seeks to close
the principal avenue of evidence to his
adversary, whom while ago he called
upon to appear before his chosen tribunal
and exhibit his proofs. He makes OBJ.
jections Of incompetency. It is not for
me to say whether the confidence of that
challenge rested on the circumstance
that the revelations were to be made be-
fore his own chosen judges, appointed by,
and ruled by himself; and that to-day that
| challenge is answered before reliable
and competent tribunal, under the sane
ton of judicial law. At any rate, it is
remarkable inconsistency land imagination
will necessarily rove in fancies, for the
reasons that should thus have altered the
tone Of confidence on the part of this de-
PENDANT.
THE WIFE, INTEREST.
The poiUt whether plaintiff wanted to
testify for or against his wife being dis
cussed, Mr.. Beach said: 1.-THE wife is not
to be affected at ali by this proceeding, in
her wifcly relations Notwithstanding her
uni ustifable desertion Of her husband. l
know it will reflect upon her honor and
her chastity; but in this or any other
conceivable case Of seduction, il it testi.
mony in an action like this which brushes
womanhood No, sir; no, sir. The
shame, disgrace, destruction this wife
suffers and must suffer, starts earler in
the history of this unfortunate transac-
ton. It is not the husband who reveals
the wife's dishonor. 1t is the seducer.
T Ioc~ !
a dark cloud had enshrouded this wife.
The action was not commenced until,
stimulated by the seducer, she had de-
serted the home of her husband. The &C.
ton was not commenced until that
wife, led by that seducer, appeared be-
fore his chosen tribunal, and vented her
spleen and indignation against this has
band. Long before this action was COM
menced the shadow had fallen over that
household, and the happy and honored
home was distracted and severed. The
argument does not apply, sir. The pic
ture is not appropriate to this occasion
or this case. 1t is not appropriate in
any action, because, assert, it is an in
variable truth, that the dishonor and
ruin which follow the path of the seducer,
commence long before the husband is ap-
prised of his own dishonor. It comes in
alienated love, inevitable discord and con-
tention. It comes, at last, in clear reve.
lation, to the distracted heart of the
husband, of his wife S seduction and dis
honor and whatever may be said by.
Tilton upon that stand will not add one
jot or little to the agony, shame, or re-
morse of that wife.
NoTsAFTER GOLD, BUT JUSTICE.
s'But my client is represented as trad
ing on the renutati0n and honor of his