The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1889-07-27
WHERE DIVORCE IS EASY
.,orsNATRIMoNIALLAWS
TIE VARIOUS STATES.

me ST. 5-r,an's Bonds in the west
sever ra,,-ss amply suficient-ln-
TIVE Facts Concerning WedlocA
ter9I points fer Dissatisfied Couples
ana ~ r1-on, the Ye,o York World.
f'o"' ,srtar of a million divorces
NOR Ian sI granted IN this country wlSn. ni,n
have Oeon and the number annually
score o. Asfar back as 1867 less than ~
Increase, Sc, :. we're granted in twelvemon'n,
O)OdlVol ,-,anI for nuutlal dissolution ana
Da' AZ 4ssirs to defeat the arts OF cunn ioas
the a iT'lu,e-.increasedso rapidly that IN 1850
Cupl1 - ID disclosed the deplorable tac1 Una'
the Fs'o ohan d OOo homes were broken up,
more Ina -l. liant the marriage tie has not
anu . - strong enough to Withstand 'ne ~
plos s.o If divorce. 1t is true TINS Is oiS
rOaus - containing a population whlch
country ,osssd the 100000 mark But
long az 80 p- i, population lags behind the
tnS -.. in the number of cases IN whicn Tue
me- .S Of the altar has been undoae' no
' W., in population appears 10 Do aoouS
increase -+ while the increase in divorces
69 per 70 70 hova reached l57 per cent.
seem, 10 ~ ua the thoughtful, conservative
Wen 10 bis eyebrows in astonlsnme1e
i citizen . I'm "Whither are we drl1tingE
& and e4 D1ba-t Collyer, of the Church OF the
q Rev ~ his cify. in a recent sermon 81
Messiah - a,,J divorce declared in his quaint
marIlls ;h - stvle that ''the new genera
aud l III, IN this old, sacred compact as
tons Si ioIn holiday business, about which
q ROM I TT faal no concern because they can
lucy osiIv throw off the yoke"
50 6 eaSni have learned thatit is true indeed
feOp tbov can easily throw off the yoke,
lna' 800 II off too, lawfully, II not IN one
alt II,reIv in another. In country bound
s.Svs in every direction by the greatest
'oHosTs ~ RAILWAYS IN the world, making
f oIand hatween the oceans, and from the
4 t .uo tn the frozen zone, common ana
uog,yT accessible over these rapid transit,
:oon tboroughfares, how easy 1t Is TO dwell
n LSn lone one will His abode to-day IS IN the
IanJ nrodu ing figs and pineapples, where
40 ~ snowAskes visit only the mountain
81 us Y morrow he lives amid gay WIN
tsr Ism snorts. where the merry jingle OF sleigh
& Nil, and the glad shouts of the toooggan
4 oNas,ers lend charm to life which robS 1t
ii f' it's cares and drudgery. The rules OF
#Isw governing domestic life and the mar
hoe restion are determined by geographl-
&c,I nosition, and while the laws OF one state
ynake divorce difficult, those of another
zrender it easy.
A QUESTION OF GEOGRAPHY.
These facts are clearly and forcibly illus
X+rsted by Mr., William L. Snyder, in his
E recent hook. which he has aptly entitled
& .Tbe Geography of Marriage" and which
zbss already reached second edition. 1t is
frue as Mr. Snyder says, that in mat ers
rertaning to this subject the inquiry pre-
s seDts solely question of geography.
II When husba d and wife become dlscon-
tented and caafe to free themselves from
6 The nuptial bond, they cast about naturally
10 find out where the marriage can be most
#easily di lived and divorce most readily
#obtained. In surveying the wide field en-
#braced within the American common wealth
In will be seen that in some states divorce is
specifically free.
81 Look, for instance, at New Mexico, Mon
#tana and Washington territory, the two
latter about to don the garb of st tehood
#In Montana, if the husband willfully
#leayes without intending to return, tie
*wite, for at reason, is entitled to sue for
=diyorce The lawyers say that law is a
&rule of civil conduct. commanding what is
right and prohibit what is wrong, and
that its practical utili y is to enforce rights
land redress wrongs. What travesty on
tic moral obligation assn ned at the altar is
*exhbited in this absurd statute, which per-
units the sacred bond of marriage to be dis.
ESolvet by simply crossing state line! The
*golden chain of matrlmony in No ltaua,
#Rt the option of the parties, extends no far
Their than the borders of her territory, and
Ii literally governed by lines of latitude and
notwithstanding Balzac's ia
zPnous saying that ''no navigator has yet
#traced lines of latitude and longitude on
&fhe conJugal sea-" What hollow moe <erv
echoes from the peaks and valleys of NJ m
Para with respect t. the boosted integrity
"a the nu tial bond, when it appears that
he glare of Hyme.ls torch may be con-
Senlently quenched when her borders are
feacned
The beautiful sentiment in Stephens
ove song, The Silver Line" is clothed
'llh poetic beauty IN South Carolina, per-
lapS "here there is no such thing as a di-
sVfce' and else where, where the IN rriage
FL Is not limited Dy state lines. But the
Xfruel code of Montal robs it of its racs
ieanlng. The numbers Interpreted in the
- - - law D-CO no SuID5ID SdT-
saSns and delicate irony, because the law
eeclaresthat e wife Is entitl d to a divorce
Mnen the husband has willfullv left Mon
sue "I'hout intending to return.
NEW MEXICO's LAX LAW.
Inc law of New Mexico presents an
pportunlty for securing a divorce even
wv - eduily Than that atfored by the laws
Montana, because simple Abandonment
ne" Mexico is sufficient ground, so
~ 'ue spouse iced not necessarily pass be-
Oua cue territorial line if he finds it more
my 70 stay around" within the
SnS AN mat Is necessary is for the hus-
fII W 80 on about his business, So that
'ao paTtes do not wish to continue to
a. husband and wife they may make
0iitnpie record of their nuptial existe zee
M NDia ace Ihe mere facts we met. we ma :
e., we parted. What could be ca Ter if
PaitleS concluded to seek fresh alliances
6ma S S,nlply 10 part The husband aban-
ina , +iS we Sne swears to it. The silver
1d 49, T-.'on usually extends over mountain
Egcra aa' 81 a sea, Is suddenly parted. The
ae matter. q 0u'e0 anu Oha1 ends
bw 10y ra ABSURD is the law of Washington.
ktataS NJ +t us constitution as one of g
b lis stat,t.T a uieIIcan union; for, according
narts ii"'utes, couple may dissolve their
teemed b S.a Az by exhibiting any eau q
Eied thu tne Court suffice It. when salts
ketberr H"Y Ia Tue parties can no longer live to-
erar Im o'ner words, the court may, in
bsupdar -V m OF Its sound discretion, put
ges, ward VIVA" ma God has joined together.
lso the Mn vne course of empire. westward
bal obaPa lS. ms weary of their matrimo-
tribunal r ~,t3is' In search of convenient
nga vo Ie'uil II, winch to throw off the con-
Pie in Monte l1eSe lax rules of domestic
FOn invite '5i.al' New Mexico and Washing
Fhch d4sir a' Va Ihe dlscontented cara vans
B But + a at the altar of Hymen. '-0 '0uu
W get o divnrnn . e Wy Az VI :