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    from the fear of public censure , which would ensue in case of desertion . Is it at $ 11 more likely that a man or woman would desert their legitimate offspring ? I speak only of desertion as to personpl superintendence , for of course in all cases the law would insist upon a provision being made for the sustenance of the

    offspring . The ties of human affection are far stronger than any laws we can make . We canpot fetter human beings to love those who are incompatible with their tastes ; and as little would the alteration of civil or religious laws avail to unlink the affection previously bound up by habit , association , and , above all , by offspring . This must be evident to all who are capable of

    reasoning . The virtual prohibition of divorce , the entire prohibition except in case of adultery , 8 tc , is a premium upon immorality . It is the promoter of illicit intercourse , and the cause of numerous children being born , upon whose very birth a stigma is thrown which more or less tends to inflict unjust pain upon them . The diseased state of many people ' s minds upon this momentous sub- *

    ject is well illustrated by a correspondent of the Times a few weeks back , who gravely proposed as a remedy against adultery in *> high life , ' on the part of the female—the male of course , according to rule , was free to follow his own wishes- —the loss of jointure in case of sinning . How coarse must be the imagination of that man ! His philosophy must be precisely that of

    Ranger—I take her body , you her mind ; Which has the better bargain ? Such a man as that would only view a woman as a slave , whom he had purchased with his money . A mere chattel , to be bought

    and sold , whose affections were of no consequence , and whose loss might be compensated by money . No Christian spirit could inhabit his person , whatever his exterior might be . The spirit of a savage , a selfish , brutal savage , was his only guide , and he was utterly misplaced in a civilized land .

    There is much mischief at present resulting from wives plunging their husbands in debt . The reason that they do this is , because they are irresponsible slaves . Acknowledge them for political as veil as moral beings , by making them responsible

    personally for their own acts , and their acts would cease to be evil . At present , all married women are irrevocably tied to those who are not tyrants , only when they do not choose to be so . Take away the tyranny , and the slave will walk erect in dignity and moral worth .

    What glorious creatures will women become , when those who have the charge of their education shall become impressed with this truth . When the majority of women shall have acquired knowledge and judgment , the men who seek their approval must acquire knowledge and judgment also , to make themselves acceptable to them . Love will then , become an ennobling passion , and

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    330 On the Condition of Women in England-

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  • Monthly Repository (1806-1838) and Unitarian Chronicle (1832-1833), April 2, 1833, page 230, in the Nineteenth-Century Serials Edition (2008; 2018) ncse-os.kdl.kcl.ac.uk/periodicals/mruc/issues/vm2-ncseproduct2612/page/14/