Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1877-08-22
The Free-LOvers' Camp.

if she consents, to assist her with money
The Free-LOVers' Camp.
Sunday vas the big day at the free lovers
camp at Shawsheen Grove, Ballardvale, Mass. +,
Extra traius were run from Boston, Lowell,
Lawrence aud Haverhill, and at the afternoon
5000 people were 10 attendance 1.-THE morn
iog meeting the speakers we're Stephen Pearl
Andrews and Matte &. Sawyer. The camp
meeting breaks up next Tuesday, and lis clos
ing hours have been reserved for out.spokeD
and uncquivocal avowals Of lree-loVc doctrine,
| which have hitherto been avoided. Leo Mil
Ter, OF Minnesota who was indicted in Dakota
county. that State, last year ADD found guilty
Of leRd cohabitaion with Matte Strickland,
ard who defended himself 10 court Oh free love
grounds, was the first speaker. lie iustanced
in support Ct his doctrine. the marriages which
occur 10 nature Without minister or magistrate.
The basis of true marriage is attraction. Its
elements are respect, confidence and uodeliua
bic adaptabilitY between man and woman. The
existence of powerful affinity is evidence of q
right to unite lie denounced marriage as a
wicked unnatural system, at variance with the
law Of God. Moses Hull here stated that in
Boston one week recently there were 432 appli,
cations for divorce and only sixty seven app.
cajons for license to marry. Miller contln.
ued attacking the divorce laws, which re-.
fuse divorce to parties on account Of ncompat.
ibi!iy, but grant them one tor sexual
impotencg. The absence Of love is the
only true reason for divorce. Aversion
should not be left to develope ioto criminal
act before divorce can be legally o0nsummated
This is putting premium on brutality and
crime. The woman who takes to her arms
man whom she does not love, whether it be for
home or $40 bill, is prostitute. No child
should be begotten which is not the offspring
Of love. Evil prenatal Influences are The cause
Of large proportion of crime. In African
slavery, Tad as it was, suicide by the slaves
vas rare 10 how macy cases do We read,
though, of domestic dificulties" as the cause
Of suicide? In conclusion Miller advocated
making marriage a civil contract dissoluble at
The will OF either party to it, Marriage will
not then be the grave Of love, aud novels will
DOT always end with the marriage Of the hero
aud heroine Mrs. Dr.. Severance, the next
speaker, advocated equal rights for men and
women. direct vote OF both for all political
candidates, Unlimited paper money to be issued
by the Government and loaned to the people at
low rates of interest, the provision of labor for
everybody, the prohibition OF begging, the tax
alton Of churches. the repeal Of all marriage
laws, and the establishment of the same stand
ard Of morals for men as that to which they
bold women. Mrs. Elvira l.. Hull, the lawful
wife Of Moses Hull, but now living with free.
love husband at VinelaDd, N. j., here rose to
manuscript. She denied the rumors that she
10, nl To arn
her husbands present affinity. She and Mat
tie arc together workers for carnal reform, and
she looks upon Matte as sister. Moses Hull
then submitted the following declaration OF
principles:
Resolved, That our present system OF mar
rage is slavery, and that considering that lido
cy, insanity, prostitution, adultery, rape, drunk
enness and murder are its legitimate fruits. it is
the duty Of every lover Of truth to protest against
it,"
Hull opposed the theory Of the present mar.
riago laws that woman is property. Tilton
sued Beecher because the latter damaged Mrs.
Tilton. his wife. 100000 worth. Mrs. Tilton
Mrs. Ti!ton for dsmagng Mr.. Beecher $780, 600
worth, do you suppose any court in the world
would have given her damages? Women are
not property; they should never change their
nsmee. A woman who changes her name be-
cause she gets married carries badge, signify
pressing the bsiefthat men and women should
1.-Two together and take each other on trial before
marriage, and indulge tho hope of reaching
heaven where we have the happy assurance
that their is no marrying or given in marriage.
and advocate Of the reform dress for her sex,
closed the meeting She wore tunic with roll
ing collar the skirt falling to the knee and side
seam trousers, gathered about the ankle with
knile-plaitings dispatch to the Boston
Her'aa
DEATH OF NATHANIEL CARUsI. Wash
ipgton Republican says:-
Nathaniel Carusi, one of the Oldest residents
Of the District, died Monday night at bis house,
1927 Thirteenth street northwest, at the ad-
vanced age Of cighty-four. He was respected
and his death has caused unusual regret among
the older inhabitants with whom be was asso.
cated 70 the Carusi family the country is
indebted Tor one institution which will perpetu
ate their memory if appropriations do not run
short, and that is the Marine band
1t is related that the father Of Samuel. Ma
thaniel and Louis Carusi was member of the
military band Of the Kiug of Naples, and was
kidnapped by Commodore Creighton, of the
United States navy, with Mast, Sardo and sever.
al others, and brought to this country in the ear
~ part Of the Century. The Commodore WAS
court martialed for his enterprise. The stolen
families, and formed tho Marine band. Carusi,
the old musician, and his wife became we'll
known to the early residents of Washington, and
were highly respected and good people. Nat
hsniel Csrusi, just deceased taught music IS
was must respected. and raised family of chill.
dren that do honor to his memory and are mum.
bered among the best citizens of the District.
Mr.. Carusi lived iG this city about the year
1881, and married his wife, Miss Honeywood |
here. He was the brother of the dancing mas.
ter of bis name, who is we'll remembered by all |