Lynchburg Virginian. [volume] (Lynchburg [Va.]) 1829-185?, 1830-05-20
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; "a. a hole no beneht will accrue ia any parts
orn,, tbe measure But the unmbsr and high
! ,esnectabilify OF those who have promo
,aa aided and sanctioned ~. the prominent
standing of the individual principally referred
7 TO and the ANXIOUS expectations al the phehs'
. vho are ALREADY aware that some movements
2 have been lately made on the SUBJECT. leave
E "a. 40 alternative but 10 comply with tie Re
ousst ot those who have transmitted us the Al
Z lt,ele Tor publication. Where The lady spoken
Of is personally known. we believe. her feP"'
tar,on remains tar. aud un5ailed even by sus
picion. ,,-#-.,,..., ~
Al meeting OF sundry respectable eihiehs OF
Sumner cuunty. state ct Tennessee, assem-
bled at the court House in The to~n OF Gala
Tin. On the 26fh d.y Of April 1880, heorge
Crorkei of said town, WIS called 10 the
Char, and Thomas Anderson was appeal cd
Secretary.
The design oil said meeting having lren eI'
plained by appropriate remarks IRON No''
Joseph c. GuId. on motion oi Mr. biil'am
Howard Douglass, il was.
Ee,oired, Ihat the following gentlemen be
Amounted committee to draw up report
expressive fine opinions enifrlhinel OF inc
private virtues OF Mrs. Eliza H. Hopson, ana
neither her amlable character hasrfteNsu
an injury among those acquainted with her
7
renee between her aud her husband ten.
| SAMUEL flouaon, late Governor Of the state OF
! Tennessee, 10 wit
! General William Hall, William l.. Alesan-
der. Esq. General Eastern Morris. Col 10
seph &. Guild. Elijah Boldie, EW. Col
Daniel Montgomery. Thomas Anderson, Esq
Capt Alfred u. Douglass, Isaac Baker, hsq,
Mr.. Robert NJ Royre., Major Charles Wat
kin, AID josiah ". Baldr'dge. Esd.
And that said Committee meet Mt the Court
house IA Galalln Oh "Wednesday next, aud re
port
The meeting was then adjourned until We'd
nesday next, ut ton o'clock
GEO. GKOCkEI, Chairman.
Tmos. ANDERSON Secretary.
GALIAfiS, UedHe,inY, .3Pri %.
The cizens met according 10 Adjournment,
\ the membrfs of the Committee were present
(exGept Col. Montgomery aud presented the
following report
The committee appointed TO express the SEN
tlmpnls ot this meeting ia relation 10 the char
acter oil MIS- Eliza II, Houston, aud the
causes which led oher separation from her nus ,
band beg leave 10 present. that on the 22d day
of January 1922 Con Samuel Honsion, the
then Governor OF Tennessee, was married
10 miss Eliza IL. Allen, the daughter oil Mr..
John Alien, highly respectable Ciizen Of
sumner county Aiiss hHfni WIZ Eoih III 'Ht
town OF GaIlaiin aud has been raised IN the
county OF sumner and IS personally known 10
the whole Of the committee, majority OF
whom have known her from her infancy. Up
TO The time Of her marriage with GOV. Houston, |
no lady sustained [and the committee think |
Justly sustained) n iairer and more unsuIlied
reputation FOR all those virtues which embelllsh
aud adorn HE female character.
Tie committee deem Il unnecessary nj this |
time to animadvert on the character a. conduct |
If Goveinar Houston, except so far as they !
IN, os insephrab'y Connected with the invesri- |
cation and deyeopemenl Ct the character OF
his unfortunate wife.
II appears that very shortly after the |
marriage, Gov Houston became Jealous OF his
wife, aud mentioned the subject tn one or two
persons, apparently IN confidence /, vet The
commlltee are not informed that he mnde any
specific charges, only that he believed thai she
WIS monument aud void of the affections
which wIic oug ht 10 bear towards her hus-
band The committee cannot doubt but that
he rendered his wife unhappy by his unfoun- |
ded lraipusrs aud his repeated suspicious of |
her Goodness aud want OF attachment, aud that |
she was constrained by srnse OF duty to her
sell and her family. 10 separate from her iniat-
nlted husband aud return 20 her parents !
which she did early in the month of April last
since which time she has renamed in a state of
detection and dependency.
The committee will close This report by oh
serving that they are informed that GOV nons
ton has lately made II tour through the middle
States and has returned to Nashville on hil
way to Arkansas where they understand he
has oea ed himself in the Cherokee nation
and II has been suggested that public sympa.
thy has been mach excited IN his favor aud
that n heliei has obtained in many places a
broad that he was married 10 un unworthy wo
man, and that she has been the cause OF all
| his misinriuneS and his downfall as man and
n politician whereas, nothing ~ farther from
! the fact and without charging him with ma
/ llGnity OF hcait or baseness of purpose the
| COMMITTEE have no hesitation IN saying that he
! is deiaded man hal his snspicons we're
gronndles', that hs unfortunate wife is now
and evrr has been in the possession ola char.
acter unmpeschabIe and that she is an iano-
cent and injured woman there Is not The sem
bidnee Of Doubt
The committee have had placed in their hands,
a letter from Gov. Houston to Mr. Allen. writ.
ten shortly ate, the separation, a copy of which
they subjoin vi hout comment
Nj. ALLES The most unpleasant and un.
happy clic"mance has just taken place in the
family. and one that was entirely unnecessary
AT this time. Whatever had been INV feeling.
or opinions IN relation 10 Eliza at one time |
have been satisfied. and it is now unfit that n
ny thing should be adyeEted 10. Eliza will do
me the Justice TO say that she believes that
was really unhappy. ThstI was satisfied and
believed htr o.r'uou'. | had n sured her on
last night and ihis morning This shouId
have prevented the facts ever coming to your
knowledge and that of Mrs. Allen. would not
for millions thai II had ever been known TO Won
But one human being knew any thing OF il from
noe, and that was by ELIAS consent and wish
I would have persisted first and if mortal NAV
had dared to charge my wife or say aught a.
esln'l her virtue, | would have slain him.
That have and do love Eliza, none can doubt
that have ever treated her with affection.
she will admit-Ihat She is the only earthly
object dear 10 me, God will bear witness.
The only way this matter can now be over
come, viii be for US all TO meet us though
II had never occurred, and this will keen the
world, as it should ever be, ignorant that such
thoughts ever were