The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1879-09-15

Their Convention at CIncinnntI-The
Law they Seek 20 Have. Changed
ObsccnIIy and Filth 10 be Filtered
Through he United States MnIIs-A
Greed 10 be Frowned upon by Every
Decent Citizen. -r
Cincinnati Gazette Of Saturday. g.
A few years ago a man named Hey.
wood, once a clergyman but now q radical
Of the widest stripe, published a book in
Massachusetts entitled "Cupid's Yokes.'
II advocated Free hove in the most sweep.
ing and offensive manner. We have al
ready printed 0ne or two extracts, and
may be pardoned for reproducing some Of
them with the addition Of a few hitherto
not quoted by us, We hate to soil our
columns with such stuff, but it is essential
to fur understanding Of the case we are
about to consider:
"The new commandment is that we love
each other f%ervently, not In pairs, but en-
masSe.
Experience teaches that sexual love is
not restricted to pairs.
variety is as beautiful and useful in
love us in eating and drinking.
"a system Of complex marriage, supply
ing want, both US 10 time and variety, will
open the prison door both to the victims
oil marriage and celibacy.
Neither superstitious supernaturalism
with its theatrical terrors, nor learned in
fidelity, full Of wise saws and modern In.
Stances should deter the sexes from
thought and experiment as to the best
uses Of themselves.
ave now forbid the sexes, unless mar.
rted, TO sleep together; but this restric-
ton is u relic OF Oriental customs, which
will vanish US intelligence increases.
1T will ere long be seen that a lady and
gentleman can US innocently and proper.
ly occupy II room at night as they can
now dine together.
NO woman or ma should have n
second child by his or her marital partner,
when there is another person willing 10
assume the relation, by whom he or she
can have u better child.
MANY OF the noblest women now live
as maligned odd maids andwiIl 20 down
to their graves childless, because the ma
tural right oil maternity is denied them.
For this publication, Haywood was very
properly arrested, fined aud sent to- Jail.
Anthony Comstock had nothing to do
with this case. The trial took place be.
fore United States Judge Clifford.
After being in Jail for some months, n
petition was drawn up by the Liberals.
receiving many signatures, some Of ths,
most respectable OF which have since
been declared 10 ho lorgeries, and bandsJ
70 he President. 1t is alleged, also, that
the case was grossly misrepresented to
him. Blu however this may have been,
Aeywood was psrdoned, and at once be-
gan a series Of harangues against the law
under which he was convicted, and re-
ceivcd the congratulations Of various
prominent Liberals" US Il martyr TO the
cause Of free thought and free press.
Atalconyention, held last fall at Syracuse,
n; " a division took place. F. L. Abbot,
VINO had been President OF the National
Liberal League, and others Of the more re-
spectacle champions OF Liberalism wished
that the law under which Haywood had
been convicted should DO modified, Rllee.
ing that it had been used against skeptlcsl
rs we'll Us positively obscene publications,
and for the persecution Of irecthinkers as
such. The great majority, however, de-
manded unconditional repeal. In onse.
Quence, Mr.. Abbott ceased to be President
Of the organization, and Elizur Wright
was chosen IN his place. The old organi.
zation sympathtzed fully with Haywood,
and one Bennett, Of New York City, a pub.
Usher Of sCurrilous pamphlets, In which
the most sacred mysteries Of Christianity