The Cairo bulletin. [volume] (Cairo, Ill.) 1872-1878, 1878-01-27
Ha,c Fathers auy Rights which SONS
are HOuud To Eca9cct2
New York sun.

Several events OF recent occurrence raise
the question whether father. possess any
rights which their sons sre bound 10 re-
5peC. In the case Of Commodore Wander.
biz The question arose under AisNiIl. The
VIII wa no, such u 10 meet The spprob2-
ton Of ore Of his spEs' not such, perhaps,
IS to mccTthe approval a Iasiohlyof
the community; but H. was -ucI ~ the
commodore himself chose TO make II. The
question Is stiil before the courts whether
be commodore, In the matte? Of making
his ast viii and testament, had sny rights
viii. b his eldest son was hound 10 respect
in the case vi Mr. Thomas Lord the Ques
ton was raised Oh the occasion ot bic sec.
onI marriage. There seems 10 bs no
made, for nc s3leSed one cl the most beau.
THU aud accom- lishet wome1 IN the
world, one, too, whose qualitiesip the very
relsto On for which hc contracted with her
the relation Of vi 6; had slroIt! been
pTactigalT tested, amt found 70 be q q RI.
periof o. der. If the business d indlug
wife for him had been deputed 10 oil a!s
sons, acting tog Their, they could not ossi
lily have found woman ready 10 enter In
70 that relation toward him superior TO
Mrs. Hicks. The issue - therefore PIE.
seuted tree from al entars'cmtnts, pure
ani simple; Has father any rights IN
marrying a second wife which his Sons arc
bouud to respect Notwithstanding they
eouli not have made q better choice, had
lie right to make any choice; OF, indeed,
although he way, e5utcssedly, OF lawful
age, had he right TO marry 4, oil, without
the consent and approval Of bis sonsf
THIS ilnportantinqp.ry has just presented
itseH IN some What different form Ia q
very grave and FAD Gaze, now before tie
courts and tho community. The Hon. a.
3, CopRer, T. distinguished gentleman, q
warm ifiend Cl the late secretary Seward,
add 1T ono time the minister from this
country 70 foreign court, had lived with
his wife over i1rty years, and Until thirteen
children had beon bonn unto theR, wuen
his pecurisry affairs were discovered 10
have lapsed iron comparative UliIcIcc IN.
10 4 state OF confusion and embarrassment.
Thu wstan emergency Ia which orc would
suppose the heart OF On eyed Niio ard
mother and the hearts aud hands OF stal,
wsTt sons should have united al lifting the
/ clouds that were gathering around the
head OF tke household Not SO. ON u
charge supported principally by the ttsi-
mony OF an aged and somewl at decrcpit
servant, suit for divorce Was instituted
by Mrs. Coager, while one Of her own IONS
appeared as counsel for her, and against
his wn father The issues were referred
TO Unknown lawyer, who, alter pa.
tient hearing, arrived vt the conclusion
that tho teattm0oy Of the old servant was
not TO be believed, and consequently he
reported adversely 10 the granting Of the
divorce. Tho lady Involved lii the dam,
aging charges was the wife Of q rcspecta
bic clergyman, Not content with the 70
port Of lhc referee, which eyonerRted hi.
own io'her and th, marriei lady rom Il
foul accusation, what does the brave sor
OF Mr.. and Mrs. COnger DO but appear il
open court In opposition TO The copnIms
ton Of the referees report, and Ia denun
/ citation Of his own father in the face OF tn,
- world
!, II matters are going on In th4 way, ant
II the new order Of things that these in
stances would Indicate is to become prCva
4 lent and established, well may tie childles
aud tho,e without helcs thans God