New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1850-06-03

were what you state them 10 nave Deen, ~ '"a
your only object in il was % avert u Possi'ie,
treat evil-one that seemed 10 you. IN any cass'
vbatever might be the truth, to threaten a2e oo'n
YOUR friend and myself Though IL you knew as you
say In yoor reply yoa did know, that Mr.. A. ma "
ready made 20 a Number OF ms tr'eHds a"s ~
qu1infances the same communication essen,'an!'
which he had made to yourself that evening, 0a.
not well perceive how you could nave noPeu " a.
complain your object ,.,,
AZ 10 the motives OF the man who allowed yol
n come 10 ne with what he knew kne" u De
The basest falsehOod that was ever uEtereh %
course have another theory ...,..-
Rut. Sir with regard % yourself whatever y0tr
motires may have been, II does seem 20 rne, u
o, he allowed 10 saw IT, that sou did not apprecl-
ste as vou should have done, the position IN winch
Won placed me- The charge which you DrodSnt 20
rs-tte charge 10 which was compelled 10 listen
that evening-not from the lips OF mailman ogs
rom one whom had reyeEenced and esteemed
and enc. too. By whom had supposed was my
self known and honored that charge involving
the most atroc.ous oalumny to which any wom.a
no. vVbolv lost 70 all that is decent AID womaniy,
was ever, presume expected 20 listen you GER
tai,lv did sot wish me to hear without emoson.--
Forgive me for saying it. but it does seem to me,
that any one who did not knoU Oei0rhdHa, That
si.ch a charge was not and could not be uas' any
one who was not prepared to avoT an ut,er sosy
lute disbelief Ofit, not one, whoever ne m'gh'
be- TO bring it to me under the Proteciionoi M
The circle Of nv friends and acquaintance,
among whom that charge needs only 70 be stated
10 prove its baseness, is, believe, wide And TINS
was the reason why wished to preserve II ex-
actlv as it was made to me that evening
Ihere are those perhaps, who, to crafty some
feelings they would be ashamedlto ayOw may pre-
tend 70 believe it, but L r0uld Be Preiehse only
And certainly must be permitted to say cannot
think very highly Of the dignity or dehcacy Oh any
| ~, IN hal
| quite ready to disbeeve such stories o. ano,hef'
ard especially Of one concerning whom sue KNOWS
10 evil.
Your opinion that any public discussion OF such
charges as those, which Mr.. A. has brought as ainss
! me- is for me- as a lady, most undesIaolei ana
! that as lady must suffer more than my antago-
mist can in such r matter did not, and DO not,
feel disposed to question IL is tact OF winch IN
fortunately, no lady, in such position as thai In
| which an placed, needs 10 be reminded
| But the dsglacelGl imputatons under whch l
| have been, for more than two years, unconscousiy
| suffering and concerning which, until within the
last fe " weeks, have never received an lntlma-
! ton, have already been spread far and wide
| Every one who has heard my name associated
| with Mr. A. by any intimaton or report from the
circle of bis friends has heard it, believe, 10 this
| connection.
The publicity of the exposure Of these falsehoods
| is the only kind publicity which my friends have
now to fear for me- and it would be strange sort
| OF deliCaCV In them 10 snrlnk from ludt MY nc
| auaintances at v were told on MIR. Al authority
and by way OF apology for his relations to me, that
| appeared so unaccountable when the engagement
was denied that had inUited Tim TO meet me at a
| hotel and had thus sought an introduction 70 I'm.
And this was the Justification offered TOR tue con-
| duct ia question. And this was the imputation an.
der which was suffering during the whole time OF
my stay ct Y. which those who witnessed his atten-
tons 10 me were taught 10 believe on his authority
Aud on Saturday read letter from Mr.. A most
| intimate friend, one who it seems, is deeper than
vourselfin his confidence for he has "oehed, or
heard read" as he atfrms, "sundry notes OF mine,
| including what he is pleased 20 term blet-doux,
| from which learn that Mr.. A. has permitted his
associates TO believe that / sought his acqualnt-
| apce | must confess, when read that vulgar let-
ter, and the proofs OF an intimacy WHICH, as the
writer declares SUCH that this cores pondence
could not have been conce aled from him, acknOwi-
| edged in my heart that had DESCRIBED all that
have suffered, for admitting 10 my acquaintance on
any terms the companion and friend OF sucn man,
| MOI shall not shrink from this interrogation!
The threat with which | am charged 70 suppress
this matter the nature OF the "cjmpromise' pro-
posed 10 me by Mr.. 4. and urged upon me by yo0r-
self and Mrs. ~ certainly make it impossible Tor me
| now to shrink from it. In these circumstances my
position my character my relations TO society, re-
auire me not to 90 so To me- in my position, thus
story is whata charge Of stealing or lying, or drunk
eppess thus sustained, would be- 10 you IN yours
Nav il is more than this. And say 20 you, and to
all whom the permission cOncerns-li this story DC
indeed tue,--dO not suppress 1t II, having as
sumed in this community a position which mas
made me the teacher and guide o. others-glying
myself up, proessedy, 70 aims aud pursuits $ ex
elusive OF the ambition which this caumny attri0-
utes to me-ii, after having imposed upon my ac-
quaiutances reputation for "lastldiousness' "htcn
even NJ W. was constrained 10 respect, when MS
friend first sought an introduction 10 mel not
withstanding ali this, say am what these charges
repres eut me 10 be-do not conceal It! Pd0ish IL
rather. Let It be known for the sake OF the com
nurity have insulted with my pretensions aud
for the sake of the evil may yet Perpetrae Ia tie
WIDER plans of usefulness on which am now enter
ing.
Tie man who brings this charge against me
knows a. he knows his own existence, that have
a. ain and again declined bis strange attentions TO
ne onihe ground Of these peculiar circumstances IN
my position. | told him how free my name had
hitherto been from any association OF this sorr and
how especiailv injurious 10 me- in these clrcum
stances any such absurd association must be as
that which such attentions as his could not pat
faaten upon me. l explained to tim now the soll,
tary and unhappy circumstances IN whicn ne nel
sought nv acquaintance and the manner IN when
he had himself urged these circumstances upon my
synpathies had conspired with another considera
top TO embarrass my Judgment iOr Whle, ana
had led me to permit these attentions, until Ihey
{ had assumed character which made II Impossible
for me to receive them any longer and that the IN
Thence. which was thus impalring was some
thing FOR which held myself responsible to God,
and something with which had no right to trlfe'
If / would.
But this was not the only ground on which de
cEned these attentions For the expressions oil re.
gard with which they were accompanied, had
Siacsd me in a position toward himself which rem
5ered this step necessary. Certainly was most
careful. as any lady would be, in sucn clrcuni
stances 10 avoid he slightest chance Of being ms
Understood nndth absolute imPosiJilty ofthe con
! nection which be now represents me as having
sought, was assumed as the sole bass OF TINS com
bended on such point would have been most dis
,rassir, IN me. But of course there could be N