Literary cadet, and Saturday evening bulletin. [volume] (Providence, R.I.) 1826-1827, 1826-07-08


anxious to afford any assistance that it may happily
be in my power TO offer.
TRUST, Sir, that you will not misinterpret the
spirit in which this hasty letter is written. | do
not seek any favor from you; | am not influenced
hy any feeling of alarm. | am prepared for, and
anxious to meet, the consequences Of what have
done. and have no hope of being able to persuade
you to think faSorably of me- | have tried to
write, in the first place, with view 10 your
comfort what undoubtedly would give me comfort
in such a case; and secondly under a conviction
that | am your son, with the manly frankness
which, trust, is habtual to me that at least, if
at present you know nothing but i'll of me, yoa may
learn that am any think bu: n sneakng coward,
who would hesitate 10 rapair gueyous wrong
hy every means in his power
Mr.. Turner answered this letter by obtaining a
warrant against me for a capital felony. no 500
ner heard Of it than hastened to England. where
have always been anxious to surrender myself, and
give bail for my future appearance. Hitherto my
offers to that effect have obtained no answer from
Turner'S agents ] am impelled TO make this state
mcnt (from which I have purposely excluded nu.
merous corroborative detais) not with view to
my own justification, for that ! know is impossible,
but in order 10 remove from myself some of the
most injurious, and from my wife the mortifyng
,mputations which have been cast upon US BOTH
Ii may be we'll to pursue me vndictively but IT is
cruel 70 make her suffer for my SINS Will. there
fore, trust that this repeated acknowledgment OF
of the injury that have done Mr.. Turner. anl the
proof which it furnishes that have no wish to de-
iend myself may check for the future the we'll
meant, though misguided zeal with which his "a
gents have abored. and still striving, to make
his daughter public lOughing-stock, and the OBJ
ject Of everlasting curiosity anu comment.
The above statement has been submitted to Mr..
Turner, together with the following letter
"SIR-ln compliance with the implied pledge
contained in letter which lately addressed to
the Editor of the Courier have the honor to en-
close, tor your consideration, an account OF the CIT
cumstances attendant on my marriage, which ac-
count it is my intention to circulate among my pri-
vate friends.
Z" II the public statements respecting your daugh-
ter and me, had not, for the most part appeared o.
riginally IN a newspaper which is supposed to be
under the control of your agent should have trea-
ted them with complete indifference, and nothing
would have induced me to aud in making your
ughter an object of public discussion but as ma
ny ofthe ridiculous and mortilying paragraphs have
been inserted, with the stamp of your authority,
though am sure without your knowledge, am
impelled to rectify the misrepresentation which
they contain, by describing, in their true colours
amongst my friends at least, your daughte ania-
BILE character and admirable conduct. And al
though it has been impossible for me TO do this,
without acknowledging in their fullest extent my
heavy SINS towards you, nave 40 ooJecioh 10 your
making such acknowledgment public IN all its de-
tails, il you should agree with me in thinking that
the false imputations cast upon your daughter may
| thereby be removed.
ITO you, Sir am anxious TO repeat that have
no wish to escape from the punishment which 1t
may be your pleasure to nfict upon me.
"But | must, at the same time, beg you to
believe that in submitting myscl: to your ven
geance, have no selfish hope in being able to mod
crate your anger. My sole reasons for this step,
are the recollectons OF my engagement to place
myself ut your disposition and anxious desire to
facilitate, by every means in my power, whatever
course Of proceeding may be thought most condu-
Give to your daughters advantage. / have the
honor to be. Sir, your most obedient humble SER
want. EDWARD G. WAKEFIELD.
London, May 6.