The New York herald., 1850-12-27

Forrest, or admitted to him, or to any one else,
that the sum allowed me was sufficient.
did NOT leave Mr.. Forrest, or his residence,
voluntarily, or consent TO SEPARATION; did not
resst-men al the place of execution never resist
yet suppose they are NOT willing TO die; was
quiescent, as they usually are. and consented no
more than they do There never was any under.
standing that Mr.. Forrest was to pay my board
Mr.. Forrest, at our meeting in the street, did not
speak, nor did Icply to hun, as in his affidavit is
stated except that he did revle my sister as he al
: Mr. Lawson once said to me that Mr. Forrest
could not dispose of real estate without my sigma
ture to the deed of conveyance; he said, sup
pose you would not refuse this" To which re-
Piled, OF course not" Mr.. Stevens told me, a
few days after this, that Mr. Forrest intended to
request Mr. Sedgwick TO draw up deed of settle
ment, 80 that If were in Europe, could rely upon
having my allowance regularly. Mr.. Stevens told
me, on the evening on which he brought me Mr..
Forests letter of December 2ith, lS49, that Mr..
Forrest had seen Mr. Sedgwick, and had ascer-
tanned from him that could not, by any deed, le-
gally sign away my right of dover, and that the
only way Mr.. Forrest could settle the matter, and
obtain full night over his own property was by OBJ
tanning divorce. did not make any offer, nor
did Mr.. Forrest make any decnature on this sub
ject, except as i have above stated. 1t is true
that MIR. Forrest offered me one of three houses
in Twenty-second street, (Which rented at that
time for three hundred and seve enty-five dollars
each year,, and five hundred dollars year to
III
My present course of life is not prodgal, nor
reckless, nor do give expensive entertainments 10
any persons, or receive or entertain any person or
persons OF loose or degraded character, as Mr..
Forrest untruly alleges.
We have little time to receive visiters durngthe
day,t ,tbut we are always at home TO any friends
who may call in the evening. As We dine early,
and, as during all my life have taken supper, we
have that meal every night at ten O'Clock; and if
there happen TO be any yIsiters with US, they are
usually asked to join us. Twice only since we
have had the house in Sixteenth street, have we
invited any number of persons in an evening, and
then they came socially. Inever pretended TO give
parties.
AS to entertaining or receiving women whom
Mr. Forrest charges with being unworthy, and
gentlemen against whom he alleges criminalIy, it
is impossible for me TO avoid doing so, unless |
would exclude myself from all society, even in
cuding my own sister. Many of Mr.. Forests
charges are doubtless made for this express pur-
pose, and consider it my right, as it is really ne
cessary to my safety, to resist this attempt 10 ex-
clude me from society. Mr.. Forrest mas furnished
conclusive evidence TO me, that he makes charges
without believing them TO be true. For instance,
his proofs furnished TO the Legislature of Pennsyl
wanna, in March, 1850, implicate, among many
others, MIR. Henry Wlkoh, Dr. Rich, andDr. Hack
ley. In his libel, presented 10 the Philadelp phia
Court, inAugust last, he named eight, and in his
recriminatory answer 10 my action for divorce,
in October last, he named SIX participaors IN my
alleged guilt, emitting DR.. Hackley in the first,
and all these three gentlemen In the latter;
thereby showing that he did not believe the
charge against them. And then, on the 10Th of
November, 1850, he swore TO his said affidavit in
this action, again duplicating all three OF them. and
accompanied II with recri ninatory answer In the
same action, omitting all their names; so that in
this very action, and on the same day, he charged
them, and gave legal notice that, on the trial, he
would not attempt TO prove them guilty. In his
Philadelphia libel, from which DR.. Hackley's name
is omitted, he states that he does not know the
name of any of the guilty parhcipators not therein
named; thus expressly declaring that he did not
believe the charge against him.
The charges OF keeping unworthy company, and
oI evil habits and character made againstmy sister
Margaret, by Mr.. Forrest, are wholly untrue. He
never made such charges until the present year, TO
my knowledge or belief Ii is also untrue that
ever made parties for the purpose Of bringing Mrs.
voorhees, into society. / used 10 meet ali or
nearly all the ladies of my acquaintance at her
rooms in Great Jenes street, where she boarded
with Mrs. Ingham for two years prior to our taking
the house in Sixteenth street. The character OF
her associations may be judged from the fact that
! hold the letters of Judge Conrad and Mr.. Ma
goon, the witnesses Of Mr.. Forrest, written since
our separation, and speaking of her in the kindest
terms. She has been chorister in one of the
Episcopal churches for seven years past. II would
not become me to give list of her respectable
friends, but may be permitted to name those
can al the moment remember of her party on the
18th January, lS49, on my return from which,
was sentenced 70 separation. They are.
Mr.. George Hall, formerly Mayor Of Brooklyn,
and lady, Mics Hall, Mr.. Hall.
Mr.. Valentine q. Hail, Mrs Hall, Miss Hall.
Mr.. Voorhees,, Mrs. Voorhees,, the Misses Voor-
hees.
Mr.. and Mrs. VIM. c. Bryant.
Mr.. and Mrs Parke Goodwin.
The Rev. MIR; Bellows, Mrs. Bellows.
Mns. Hs CEN G. NJ i KirsIsed, rsIssd, Miss kirkland
Mr.. and Mira. N. p. Willis.
Miss Anne g. Lynch.
Mr. aAd Mrs Henry Swift, of Brooklyn.
Mr.. and Mrs. Robert Watson, Miss Kate Sedg-
wick
Mrs Captain Britton, Miss Brtton
Mr.. and Mrs. Thomas lngham.
Mr.. Charles Ingham, the Misses Ingham.
Monsieur and Madame Troy.
MIR. and Mrs Lehman, Madame Oppenhiem.
The Rev. ]. T. Headley, Mr.. Tweedie.
have already stated that Mr. Forests friend,
MI. James Lawson, and his lady were there, also,
return nom this party, he spoke "of the dangerous
character and ons" OF my sister, and that
In the course Of heated argument he so charac.
these remarks on his part The fact is other wise.
lmme diatey on my return, he inquired who had
been at the party. told him, and ne seemed quite
satisfied. He could not have been otherwise. IL
is true, he asked If Mr.. Stevens was there. said
No :" and TO this he made no response. He then
began complaining that was more attached to my
sister than 10 him. He said nothing against her
purity or morals, but charged her, IN strong and
harsh terms, with influencing and prejudicing me
against him, and being opposed to him. This was
the whole tenor OF his remarks, but the manner
and terms used were severe. The letters which
MI rofIcsl iounu, from my SISTER 10 me, ne saw
and examined without telling me had done 30.
knew he had, from extracts which / saw he had
made from them, and which were in his portfolio.
/ said he was most welcome 10 see them, and he
then read them with me, and seemed quite satisfied
with my explanation of the several parts Of them.
Prior 10 the autumn of lS49, Mr.. Forrest never
forbade my seter to enter his house, or forbade me
her society, or objected to my association with her
as demoralizing, discreditable, or improper in any
way. He had, indeed, previously TO that time, and
beginning about November, ISIS, shown illwiIl to
her, and in January, lS49, charged her with in
huencing me to differ with him in opinion.
Mr.. Forests affidavit contains very harsh
language against persons who were his own
inumates, and introduced 10 me by him. / am
not bound to defend them. Mr.. Wikof, who is
now IN Europe, was his groomsman at our mar
risge; have already stated that he was on very
intimate terms with Mr.. Jamison. Mr.. N. p. Will
lis was introduced TO my acquaintance by Mr.. For
rest, IN 1o3s, and the acquaintance continued
!henceforward.. Mr.. and Mrs; Willis dined with