Sunbury American and Shamokin journal. [volume] (Sunbury, Northumberland Co., Pa.) 1840-1848, 1848-01-22
by NIasser l. Eisely.
rxrR RAoRDISAnY INVESTIGATION IN

cue of the children Of Count Mortier, st the IIo.
tel Chatham. in Paris, on the 9Th Of November
last, at the moment when he ~ss supposed to
be about to immediate them, must be fresh in the
rSsdrr's recollection. Since that time HE fami.
j., " have instituted proceedings for the purpose
OF having bisproper'y placed in the hands Of
puavo ians az a luuatic, which he has. however,
resisted, upon the grounds that he was not mad !;
and iha, alt, louch he nigh, have determined to
commit sn;;ciaS 10 relieve bimsei Of the misery
caused by his wife's misconduct, yet that he had
no intention of hsrlning bis children, ard that a
determination 10 com nit suicide BY no means
implied alteration OF m;nd. ...s. ......f, q. ?.
This extraordinary casa came on before the
Tribunal Of the Seine. on tn. l0lh OF December,
when Mr.. Baroche. on the part o. Count Morti-
er. resisted the interdict'on applied for. The
c,ee Of bis client would fully appear in the fol.
lowing letter. written the mo, ming OF the slle-
ged attempt. and addressed to his wife.
Nov. 7. lsi7 When these lines shall have
reached you. your son. your daughter, and my.
self shall have ceased to exist. Our premature
end will have been the inevitable result of your
Vaccinations, and Of your infamous conduct to.
wards me since the birth Of my daughter. You
have driven me from your bed, inflicted on me
the severest humilia,ions, and the most poig.
nant for a man Of houor to bear. I have born
al for the love and honor of my children. I
have not loved you-l have adored you! Your
request ta remain at Paris. your every wish and
desire, have been gratified with as much eager.
ness as happiness. Nothing. however, could
satisfy your in,ractable character. When,
three years since. you were at Paris. and at
Turin, convinced by four years experience that
| was ha,e'ui 10 sou. offered YOU an honest
lib r,y <libberfe honnet y but that was not what
suited you. then told y'u in my letters every
day. 1T, ss think. you have moral or phys.
cal aversion 10 ME, be candid and confess -
lido not ask you on this subject tn enter into
minute explanst one merely answer me, yes
or no. fyour reply is in the affirmative, I offer
you friendly separation for the life we now
lead does not suit either the QUE or the other; /;
nor ia it honorable 10 either Of us.4 You refuse
| to share my bed .yon refuse TO bear children to
| me. Why. then, did you marry' | enireated
you toreturn to your tsther, and I promised 10
leave you our children. That was surely. the
greatest eacrlice that could make. propos.
! ed also 10 return you your fortune, and to make
an allowance Of 20, ,0O0f. per annum, as looe az
! should remain employed, for the support and
education Of my children, as would not they
should 3e an expense to your father. You have
persisted in preserving silence on the subject
and since my return TO PARIS, and have demand.
ed an explanation, you replied: "When you
shall have driven me from your house it vii, be
time enough tor me TO seek an ssylam with my
father" It IL mol an honest Liberty that you
wish-you wish scandsl; you seek to sarac,
4 public attention. ! would no, allow il. When
you returned with me to Turin you were mis-
tress Of my house. which did not prevent you
continuing to humiliste me as a husband. and
as msn before the public You walked The
streets alone in opposition to my representation
and to the custom Of the country in which heIt
an Official situation. Il was humiliation fol
your husband-you wished to exasperate him
"When. three months since. contrary to M
desires, and, perhaps to my duties, was com
, PEELED TO demand leave ofabsence to nccompa
,, ny you. here, ! had a preseniiment of wha
, would hnpp'n. Al Ostend you were very sc
we're and cruel towards me ; you refused me III
e dressing case. would not die so quick e,
you. The impotence and annoyance OF beinl
. obliged through kindness 10 take csre of mysel
were imprinted on your countensnce. Yo
+ brought me those dispositions to my poor me
ther, whom you have covered with humiliation
of all kinds. To avoid seeing her die Of an Al
'' tack ofapoplexy. was obliged to furce you I
: leave her house. In this fulfilled your desire,
), for letter, evidently written four hours befor
l. your departure, and found in your bed. annour
ced to me your fight and your abandonment {
}. your children. This paper clone would hay
:. been snficieDt to condemn you before trbun,
u to anything had wished bu, hate the ec'a
:. and scandal to which your destiny and the q
ls vice 10 which you have listened appear 10 cou
> pei you. You ere to day triumphsn,---yOu hss
N reduced me to despair. You have your fu
liberty nothing shackles you. Husband o.
:. children ere snaihiated. That is what yc
3, wish that 10 WIN, you hsve cough; for for
Of long time under the mask Of humility and re
W gion. You are now mistress Of your for,u'
and your time you can smuss yourself, q
you Mil have time to satisfy your lovers,