The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1888-08-21

ton gives to The heart Of cnch perpetual
fuushipe But think or the cthsSl have
said thoa-and times that the homo is tas
unit Of good government. When we hayo
kind fathers ana loving mothers, then Ne
will have civilized nations, and not until
then. Civilization commences mt tee hearth-
stone When intelligence rocks the cradle
when the hose is filed With philosophy
and kiadness--you will see world at peace.
Justice wi! sit IN the courts, wisdom in the
legislative halls, and over ali, like the dome
OF heaven, will he the spirit OF liberty"
yEEx DiCoRCE FOR WOMEN.
"What is your idea with regard to di-
vorcef"
"My idea is this: AS ! said before. mar
riage is the most sacred contract-the most
important contract that human beings can
make. AS rule the woman bowers her
husband with her youth-with all she Las.
From this contract the husband should
never be released unless the wife has broken
a condition; that is to say, has failed to
perform the contract OF marriage. On the
other hand the woman should be allowed a
divorce for the asking. This should be
granted in public, precisely rs the marriage
should be in public. Every marriage
should be known. There should be witt esses
to the end that the character OF the con-
u act entered into should be understood; and
as all marriage records should be kept, so
the divorce should be open, public and
known. The property should be divided by
a court of equity, under certain regulations
of law. If there are children, they should
be provided for through the property and
the parents. People should understand
that men and women are not vlrtuouS by
law. They should comprehend the fact
that law does not create virtue-that law
is not the foundation, the fountain Of love.
They should understand that love is in the
human heart and that real love is virtuous.
People who love each other will be true to
each other. The death of love is the COM
mencement of vice.
Besides this there is a public opinion
that has great weight. When that public
opinion is right it does a vast amount of
good and when wrong great amount of
harm. People marry, or should marry, be
cause it increases the happiness of each and
all. But where the marriage turns out to
have been a mistake, and where the result
is misery and not happiness, the quicker
theysare divorced the better, not only for
themselves, but the community at large.
by some donkey braying about
free love, and by free love-
he means condition of society in
which there is no love. The persons who
make this cry are, in all probability, in
capable of the sentiment, of the feeling,
known as love. They Judge others by
themselves, and they imagine chat without
law there would be no restraint. What do
they say of natural modestvs Do they for
get that people have a choice2 Do they not
understand something of the human heart,
and that true love has always been as pure
as the morning star? Do they believe that
by forcing people to remain together who
despise each other they are adding
to the purity of the marriage rela
ton? Do they not know that all mar
rage is an outward act, testifylng to that
which has happened in the hearts Still, |
always believe that words are wasted ON
such people. 1t is useless to argue with a
man who regards his wife as his property,
and it is hardly worth while to suggest any
thing to a gentleman who imagines that
society is so constructed that it really re-
quires, for the protection of itself that the
lives of good and noble women should be
wrecked"
REASONS FOR DISTINCTION.
"Why do you make such a distinction be-
tween the rights of man and the rights of
womanP
1.-THE woman has, as her capital, her
youth, her beauty. We will say that she is
married at 20 or Is. . In a few years she has
lost her beauty. During these years the
man, so far as capacity to make money is
concerned-to do something-has grown
better and better. That is to say, his
chances have improved; hers have dimin-
listed. She has lowered him with the
spring of her life, and as her life advances
her chances decrease. Consequently,
would give her the advantage, and would
not compel her to remain with him against
her will. 1t seems to me far worse to be a
wife upon compulsion than to be husband
upon compulsion. Besides this, | have
feeling of infinite tenderness
toward mothers. The woman who
bears children, certainly she should
not be compelled to live with a man
whom she depises. The suffering is enough
when the father of the child is to her the
one man of all this world. Many people
who have a mechanical apparatus in their
breasts that assists in the circulation of
what they call blood regard these views as
sentimental. But when we take sentiment
out of the world nothing is left worth hv-
ing for, and when you get sentiment out of
the heart it is nothing more nor less than a
pump, an old piece of rubber that has
acquired the habit of contracting and
dilating. But l have this consolation: The
people who don't agree with me are those
who don't understand me-"