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Show S lij LtllliUTlOV 0 MAIIIlllUI. tXI H 'JL IF mi oik r. aaH i Kl ! T,,n oinJots amine ''om "'' M,n" H fig ' fllcllne Iwb In relstlon In illforrt. In H J' (l the ration, slatts, continue to ttluii H I a I iriro-li Ujou thU nation. Thattheiii H I thouM b unlformltr on a mallemfBo H much Importance, It ronmlul all H ' who hare thought upon It. How In I' effect this U the tpii-stlon which pul ' t both tin statesmen atiilthephilnwi her H Thiiulc.1icat,casleBlaiiiliiioBtcllectuaI H p manner, at flrat sight, b pears to Inn m ( It national law. H , There are many wiltcr who ail- H 1 ( Tocntsthlt. Against their arumenta H ' f, l the Indisputable fact that Coneres H hanoiioweriinJerthei'onstlu.lloulo H ruactiucli a measure. The rKiilllon H I of marriage an I dlvorco I" rntlriljr H , i umler the, cotrol of the teveral Stales, H ! ! and Is otio of the powers Hut they hare H V ( ot relinquished to tho I'eJeralUotern- H ,1 An Amendment lo tho Constitution H if' lathetUKgcsted remedy for thtt lack H i of congressional authority. Of course H J' If tho country agreed lo tlil, that H I j aeouldUlheend of contrnt-.rsy asto H ll 1 ei ,h" I""'" "' Congress lo settle th H V difficulty. Hut II It null doubtful M ijjj I whether such an Amendment would H IE I U adopted. I nlho first placoll would I 'II U tlgorouily fought In (.'oiigrcas. If ' J passed both House It would meet H K t with great resistance In many of the H'; '. !," Htatcs.aiullU ratlflcatlen woul! not V j. r ?i l)jr any means bo Mured. bbI 'M "rW J J t ThereawiilethatltwuuldbanraJI- H fl W'i, . cl dfjmtture from the prmnt H '! ? 1 ' 1 llon of condltiitluiial I'rinel- bibiI l! ''it ' T,l National Uorernmeiit I H .') T limited by the Coutllliitloii to audi LB n matteraat muitof necc(iUy to rig- Hii i'' ilated by national law, lairing iach ij i fyj BUhi lnJej4-ndtnt In IU own ' ''';Am Mfrrelgnlyoveraucli allalrmu lirlong H, ,pj V) It within IU own loundarlra. alal 1 u rl" ''omratlo relatione, Includ-Ll Includ-Ll J ffl 'J,H b "llJKl" of marriage and rl ' . 1 llorc, are, under our )Uui o( lH'i ',..' h roTernmeut, einclally wlthlu tho LH' - ! .ft'' iirulatlon of the ten rat rjiatoa. To alalvi "Sr I ibanga the Oonatltutlon In tlila ar aaaii h '. Jcular would work, a radical chaugv alal M '" ir) tnthogenlua of our trtatltutloua and aaaalil J- ( rltallyaltect their whole fabric H U W M ( ' 'A national dlrorc law would Imply llfl f i UfM . N r nd necenhate a hatloilal ulirf lage IIB'I -.ugH- Vy I' Thlt would bu a corn-nation to LH'li '4K&rii tlw If Federal OoTerimmutJ from U WFW&'p. liineTt.al HUtr. that, w(,liH IJ '"'i jli j , bo lucongruoue to Uiu eyttrm HH 'l' I ''v Ll' - lolljbcd by Uio fathera of our couo- H' '.MM VI try, and would aid In deatroylng that LaB )) i"vav F euillbrlum of power between tho Hj'j yffEi'l Hut audthoKatlou which Uenent- HH VI vfif? I I lal to the crpttulty of that ayttem. HH j itfS i Wj Tha tendoncy to centralization which H i ' itr I " '' ua J"l)r of "' tlxnocracy to I IJ jjS. II check, baa already accompUthed too Hi S, fl macb.' ItlaAgreat iwllllcal Uaug'ur HH U ,'Jj , f 1 of the tlmea. To pmn-rr that ht. HH P w i erlgnty which l left to the teTrral HH M HUtea la relation to their own Internal HH J alTalra, tinkering with the CoailltuUon HH j I muitba BToldud. If that liutrumint HH I ' ' t,mP",lkl "'th '" "lu WV tht aro HH '' a, Ulugfrfiuentlyeuggiiteil, It will toon Hal 'tyl f bevometbo nirani to nbtbllth that HH r ' I kind of a repuU'lo which hw been to H fc , W often a falhiro, crha), to tuch a ruvo- HH ( ' ' lutlonrn will ert a monarchy lutub- Hj t i itancelf net In name. HH ? . The HUlo of New Vork, eouio time HH 1 ago, appointed a Comniltdou for tho HH I purrox of promoting uniformity HH among the fltatre In marriage and HH f dlTorco. (loTernor Hill, who will HH ' toon be Henator Hill, waa tlrongly lu HH ,. .1 Tarorof the meuure. The objut of HH Iffj tho CommUlonU to Induce the MTtral HH " 'wit Btatnlo coma Into agrwment on theto HH J Ij Important matteri of Irglilatlon, and to HH I I amend their lawa that not only thall a HH I marriage In one Ktatebe valid In et rry HH ,. m ellierHtataofthe Union, ImtaUlrurro HH ill' lu oue will bu rocogulud In all, aiid HH , )um approach at leant to u tliullurliy H If tf It gal caute for Ulnori tliall U ''. triheilat. HH ft Unoofthegreatoutuiclralu theway HH ki tlila union will lit the leuttmentt tl HH M lheclrrg),ptrtlculirly of theCathollo HH tud Kpltcopnl Churthrt. They aru HJ ' ttrenuoutly opK)tnIto dleortr, eiteft H 'r on what they uonoelre to bu the one M ' Li icrl tural cauw. The spirit of the U (Jw lliura Itadt to gnat laxity lu the mat ) "Til ttrof divorce. Thoto churchM hnvo , , douemuih,by their extreme tlcvvj and dleclplluv In the opeltudlm Hon, tochttk (lil tendency loeaty dltwilu Hon of the marriage boud. llutnnthu H J tthirhaud.the IncontUteucy of keep- H 2 Inir n goal and grntle woman tied to a H brutal, or Improvldtnt or dluolute B , Hj mill, It pvrielHl by all nilio 1 x I J) think, and hu the ellnt of luutlng HH ' '. ii' ' oontenn t for all rilUloua ruin and re- hj r. B ! Tliatlliuileiiiandt of Ihnagothoull M f be tuhtl b) luue and rrauhlluii HJ , r- ada te.1 to met t ttu-iu, mutt bo char B U to every one who U nut bliu led hj the J-j jj mltU of aullipill), Thtre thuuld If HJI 3 1 , ivtgnulniillglbn amell n In U, H II and while fumltmiiital and tMoiitlul H m' prliiillnilonott1i4iigulththiflai HJI K of Hue, ttdriyiliit change, and rulta B 'laH' f"rlt"Bovirimieiitiuutofiuirlly be H tH' made to meit the tltu itlou 1 Wo do net U Met that the (Irrat M , VE Pounder of the C'hrlttlan religion In H 1 . tended In fix an Inflexible rule, to that Hlfl J Ylituoii.wrvtt,ljuuiidlnMHlloktumeii 1 (I whom they bavu Itarned lodettt l- HJH II hum of tlulr Tll.ntu (,r tlii-lr utler HH Jl j Inability to bold n good woiuau'tuf. fccllom, muit live on In mlttry until ilralh Hirers tho gnlll'nf chain. He garn a rule to irevent men from putting away llirlr wlert for tho Might euiii permitted nmlcr tho Mttali wle, butdllMl, lu our Tlew, Inlnvi to apply It to unfortuntto wlert tul-feting tul-feting from a mltlaken union Mill uruel, drunken, lary or unlovable hu bandf. lliit bit title a It may. the nil jii t I-one I-one f.r grave mntlder irlon and, mi b i our pre nt artlem, for wIm I'ctrbbilUm ll devolve? upon the tTer.tl HlntM onart liwa wlilclnlullwtaMWiJii.il ' tietwanii tho Mt. and bring itnoiii uniformity anoiuc themtelti. 01 mime the Churrh rlalnw an I alwayt lint clilmed a i-oullar and tftdul right lo eceletUttloal JiirMlrtlon In relation to tuM.rlni.nj-. It l ' llod't holy orlliianif." The clergy milnlaln their idfht to (.(Heinle In luademnltttlon. Hut thr mtiti not, of (tiiirtc. Infringe ugion tho tiwtn of the Utile, nil J imiif H'c plado not regard nuy rhurcli n poe ttwlng dlvlno nulhorll), aid the rrgulallon of the mirrUgo riUllou It n recognised right of the ritate, liw thould be paxttnl nu I church rrgult tlonabemilo which will not materially materi-ally conflict, but whleli will U for thu lieot gmd of tho whole ludy politic. MhOj the movement tlarloit In the Htite or New Vork will I parti elpntcd on by the other Hlatea of the American Lulon, to that bu'orB hug a thorough an 1 enlightened uuderttiud lug miy ha raached,an I thtt harmnuy In thelawa of mirrlagoanl dlvorctv which It uttcntltl to thu Welfaro of thtt nation, may bit ettahllihej, with out any alUuipt at f irther thauiee In the Conttllutloii of the United ritatct. |