The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1848-12-05
TWO CENTS.

the and that the former had sent her to
tell me might 20 too, II chose Upon enquiring Of
her how they going she said her father the 60
verne here and her sister we're going out In oar
but that could GO, IL pleased. horseback or In
cab. The little creature saw the shock which such
proposition gave me, and throring ner srms AROUND
would not however take advantage OF the chiids COM
passion to condemn her to sad drive With me. and
therefore sent her with the others, and followed their
carriage alone in back cab. as was determined to
neglect opportunity whatever that allowed me
humiliation rather than pass their birthday this year.
as bad done the year before, when they taken
permitted to accompany follow them, rode out
alone In the public road ming to their voices and
az hS Of them through
Not only was my influence with my children de-
snoyta IN a%asn every pos,Ss mannsr pIs snoy
authority over them at all had not the privi-
lsge to take them out with that, when made
application to the libellant for permission to take
my younger child to WHIT friend in the neghborhood
the city Tor couple Of days received the follow
Neither of the children must be taken to visit any
f''v'A "Juue 18th, 1857
Once asked the libelaut, who sitting with the
governors whether he bad given a certain permission
to M hd brought b s
taking any notice Of me then simply pointed OUT
On objection to the thing personally addressing and
naming the libellant but he took up newspaper and
continued reading II without further regarding me-
Seeing the same child try on . pair q shoes which
maker for pair of larger ones but as soon as these
came, the ibellant returned them for those which
was not to be permitted even to change for them
pair Of shoes which were too tight. was now kept,
Towards the close of the month Of jane and begin
ming Of that Of July, the Mbelants correspondence
WIN h ana rssssnca 81 yS
governess in his house under all the circumstances
through which she had persisted In It, had not ss-
anticipated, had led to the most dsadvsntagesus and
painful rumors with regard to her character Instead
Inevitable consequences of her own deliberate course
Of conduct both she and the ibeant thought proper
to attribute these dsgraceful but natural iurences
to calumnous falsehood my part and was not
only called upon by him, repeatedly and most emphst
comyelled to appss 70 numerous nersons for tsstmo
nias. as to whether had ever accused her Of an
adulterous intercourse with the libel,ant The libel
liant addressed me the following letter upon this
subject
0PHILApEIpHIA. June o. 1845.
GA short me ago. received letter from Mrs. Sar-
tors and Mrs Macintosh, both Of whom are your cor
respondents Those letters were ineomprehensble to
stand. Mrs. Macintosh says, Il entrest you II you
have any wish (either for your chdrens sake, your
main in your houte-take some measures for appoint
ing a successor to Miss Hall must consider her pre-
ssncs an insult to Fanny ana 40 not .S Sssvs your
Mrs Startors says Let me entreat you to modify
that most unjust and intolsrable arrangement by
which Miss Hall, Il hired instr uctress) supercedes my
sister in her right and control over her children No
woman would bear such intoerabls insult Is this.
There Is but one opinion about 1t here and that IL,
that from the moment my sister returned to take her
proper place. Miss Hall ought to have been dismissed
at once All your and friends In the EXTREMIST
despair, that this should not have been arranged By
you previous to Fannys return to your house,
not Know Who or vss lad Induced these two ladies to
wrts to in this wanner and was totally ct loss
why Mss Hall s1ould not remain as the sovsInssot
her presence could be an insult to you 1t seemed
strange indeed that while consider her proper per-
~as vfn IN
land Should undertake to rule my domestic arrange
ente and should urge me to dismiss her. nor could
sops seemed TO nvey Seine light has been cast upon
the suh ct by letter which Miss Hall herself has just
which has been communicated to melt IL follows
Mrs Carpenter, while In London, heard from her son,
Dr. Carps inter- what think 1t best to tell you painful
as it is namely Mrs Buffers scandalous reports re-
spectng yourself that criminal nectioo between
her husband and you was the cause OF her leaving
ptioned this to Dr. Carpenter This report stated
20 sa s va.
has constant Intercourse with them and she is GORE
spondent Of yours It Is necessary that you should
or whether you have ever said anything which could
give rise to 1t require your answer to plain and
direct either to confirm as the author or to
dirprove 1t totally. PIERCE BUTLER"
To which replied as follows
| - As for the letter received from you
Saturday, have been really ct loss how to reply
to ito accusation of spreading scandalous reports
make With The
letter Of your English correspondents, have nothing
municated to you. If my sister or Mrs. Msckintosh
write to you about your affairs it Is neither at in
dsdvsntaseous reports in circulation about Miss Hail.
but not at all surprised at them they are the natu
raj and inevitable consequence Of her position in your
At the same time addressed note to the governees
denying that had ever spoken, written, or even
thought the injurious things respecting her, which
were attributed to me The libelant however, gain
assailed me on this point.
ct is impossible to make any impression one
who're enta and moral obliquty blinds her to all the
vices GsI y wsss s.f
TEEN renders her happy and satisfied IN all her wrong
donss have NO hope that you Will ever
In the endeavor to discharge my duty to my children,
am much bound to protect those who have In any
way the of them, and who sheltered by my
roof bound to protect my children themselves.
An infamous scandal having been reported concern
MED and dsproved, and this for their sakes we'll
hers Therefore again require, that you will e1Pli-
which could originate the report alluded to- Your
having refused gives me the strongest i'm
preston that you hay. done So and do not fear
question You ought to perceive that such areport ",
in reality more Injurious to your children than evan
to Miss Hall herself and unless disproved places you
in decrsdtabe position for consenting 10 cit
at table day after day, with such character Deny,
therefore, If you can having originated the infamous
calumny, and clear your,ef fsom imputation that
the vilest woman would be ashamed efn
replied to the libellsnt as follows -
"You appear to overlook the fact, that in bringing
accusation of defamation against mo you are bound
to prove 1t otherwise than BY your suspicious tho
aI tons Of q person who Ia Q stranger to and
as the guilt Of PR psgstng malignant falsehoods is In
my opinion greater than that of breach Of chastity
beg you viii do So You have also forgotten that the
simple denial of person accused land by yourself as
you state strongly suspected) Of what you charge me
with would be utterly worthless; as anybody capable
of lie would hardly soruple to shield himself ~
another sias .
The incorporate tone Of your letter makes those
meier less surprising than they Would other
wise be- and will only add that protest most
y sgainst the unworthy treatment to which am sub
!, iected and which have in no wsy deserved"
As eoon a. possibly could obtain proper proofs OF
the minus. and untrue accusation which the lbesnt
| thus made against me. transmitted them to him.
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