Richmond enquirer. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1815-1867, 1830-06-11

from by the necessity of owning or illusra,mg La
dy Byrons unblamableness and of rcpeiling certain
misconceptions respectrg her, which are now walking
| the fashionable world and which have been fosterct
| Enough Heaven knows where they were borr) most
deliesiely and wary by the Christian godfahership OF
Mr.. Moore.
write not at Lady Byron's bidding-I have neve,
Inundated either her myself by asking If should
wrte-or tchdt should wrtc-that is to say. neve,
applied to her Tor Information against Lord Byron, tho
was Justified, as one intending TO critcise Mr. Moore
TO inquire into the truth of of his statements Ne
Will suffer myself 10 be called her champion, if by
that word be meant the advocate OF her mere legal in
nocence, for that, take it, nobody questions. Still less
Is 1t from the sorry impulse Of pity that speak of this
noble woman, l:r look with wonder and even envy al
the proud purity of her and conscience that have
carried her exquisite sensibies in triumph through
such poignant fluctuations. But am proud to be call
ed her rend-the humble illustrator of her cause and
the advocate Of those principles which make II to me
more interesting than Lord Byron's Lady Byron Ill
the subject must be dscussed) belongs to sentiment
and morality-at least much Lord Byron-nor is
she to be sufered when compelled speak, raise her
voice as IN desert with no friendly voice to respond
TO her. Lady Byron could have outved her suffer-
ings, II she had not wound up her forude to the high
point oil trusting maHly for consolation, the opn-
ion OF the world, but to her inward peace hav-
Ing said what ought 10 convince the world, | verify
beeye that she has less about the fashionable
pinon respecting her than any of her friends can have
But we her friends mix with the world, and we hear
offensive absurdities about her which have right
to put put down.
Remarks on the Lie of her Husband, il seems to me
that She very clearly accomplishes. am not sure that
| | should EEL my esteem for Byron or for anv man
much enhanced by finding that foolish relative or two
could sever from him wife doatngly fond of him
But we have not title OF fair evidence against this
pack of as his ordship politely calls them and 10
throw the blame on her parents is proved ridiculous by
Mr. Lushngton's letter. for it shows that the deepes
cause or causes of the separation impaired to
her parents. dismiss, therefore, this limited plea of
palliation with contempt. ... ..-.
proceed deal more generally with Mr. Moore's
book You speak, Mr. Moore, against Lord Byron's
censurcs i'm tone of indignation which is perfectly law
full towards calumnous traducers but which will not
terribly me, or any other of courage, who no ca
umniator, from uttering his mind freely with regard
TO this part oil our heros conduct. think your whole
theory about the neutrality-suspicious. of genius twad.
ding little hint for compliment TO YOURSELF and theo.
ry refuted by the welded lives of Scott and Flaxman
question your philosophy in assuming that all that
noble in Byrons poetry inconsistent ,yth the pos
sbility OF his being devoted To pure and good woman
and repudiate your morality for cantng too com.
placently about the " lava OF his magination' and the
unsettled fever OF his passions being excuse for his
planting TIC dOWoUetSr of domestic suffering in a meek
woman's BOSOM These hard words, Mr.. Moore
but you have brought them yourself by your vol
unary Ignorance OF facts known TO me-for YOU might
and ought TO have known both sides of the cues.
ton, and if the subject delicate for YOU TO con.
suit Lady Byron's confidential friends, You ought to
have had nothing TO do with the subject But Won can
ter, otherwise she would have you right about the
imaginary spy, Mrs. Clermont.
IIcnce arose your misconceptions, which
merous, that having applied TO Lady Byron (you will
please to observe that applied not for the facts against
Lord Byron for these got elsewhere, but for an est
mate OF the correctness OF yoW statements received
the following letter from her ladyship;
"Dear Mr. CAmpbe'I-In taking up my pen to point
ou' for yonr private information" those passages in Mr.
Moores represe NATION of part OF the story which
were open TO contradictions find them of still create
extent Than had supposed-abd TO deny assertion
here ana there wsuld virtually admit the truth of the
r"st. H. On the contrary, were TO enter into fun
exposure of The faisehood Of the views taken by Mr.
Moore, must detail various matters which, consis.
tently with my principles and feelings, cannot under
:he existing circumstances disclose / may, perhaps
convince you better OF the difficulty of the Gaze by an
examp.:lt is not true that pecunary embarrassment.
were the cause of the disturbed state of Lord BY.
rons mind formed the chief reason for the arrange
nens made by him at that time.-But is il reasonable
for expect that YOU or any one else should he.
eve this unless show you what the causes in
question: and this | cannot DO.
"I am Sc. NOEL BYnoN"
What regret most in Mr. Moore's Life of Lord By
ron IT, that he had in his own hands the onIy puTe
means tf serving Lord Byron's character-which was
his Lord ships own touching confession and that he has
thrown away the said means by garnihng that fair
confession with Unfair attempts at blaming others In
letter 235, Lord Byron akes all the blame on himself
"The fault says he, "was not, no. nor even the n is-
fortune in my choice (unless in choosing at a) but
must say II in the very dregs Of all this bitter bu mess
that there was better kinder or more
amabe and agreeable being than Lady Byron. | new
had never can have to make her while
with me-" Now nothing in Lori Byron's poetry is
finer than this But why, Mr.. Moore, have you fro
the eject Of this melting candour by disng up the
Inconsistencies of Lord Byron the subject and
by showing your uRgalIant Indifference TO the
thus acquitted Lady Byron? In the name of both Of
them reprove you. Byron confesses. but you ty to
explain away his confession; aud by hints spies
unsuitabeDess, &c. you dirty and puddle the holy
ter of acknowledgements, that alone will wash away The
poor penent rams 'rsnsgresions You resort TO BY.
rons letter to Mr. Rogers Tor the OF inculpating
Lady Byron and her friends ulaners of Lord Byron
per intolerabie TO Lady Byron That was true
and q ey circulated any calmnes against him
There is equal rjusiice in the ausiOn 10 Lord Byron
havint been surrounded ny spies. What spy " a.
near him! The only person denounced in the oIous
capacity by Lord Byron himself was Mrs CIermon
and what was the fact with regard 10 her? If Airs
Cermont spy, surely The last person in the world
to have acquitted her would have been Mrs Leigh The
sister of Loij GYron; hut have in my posse .sion the
authentic copy Of letter from Mrs Leigh 10 the same
Mrs Clermon earnestly acquilting her of the caluin
ny, and offering even public testimony to her (Mrs
CIermonts) tenderness and forbearance (I copy Nrs.
Leigh's words) under circumstances that must have
been trying 10 any friend of Lady Byron. Another
unworthy expression Of Mr. Mooresis, that OF calling
Lord Byron "a deserted husband" Let him read La
dy Byron's remarks, and blot out This absurdity from
his volume. DR.. Huntington, versed in the bsrsbest
cases Of just6abie separation. and hound to adni,
OF slight nature, thought that il was impossible she
could live with him.
You should have paused Mr.. Moore before YOU com.
pelldd any friend OF Lady Byron TO bring this truth
II is mistake, on Mr.. Moores part, and can prove
be so, if proof be necessary TO represent Lady BY
rom in the of their coursp as one inviting her
had at first refused him. She proposed cores.
pOndence. On the contrary he sent her MESSAGE nj.