New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1850-04-13
Tho Ease Of Nr-. Forrest.

The Case OF NIr-. Forrest.
To The Edi'or II The Tribune
lam not NJ all surprised that Mr.. Forrest. wish
INC 70 get divorce from hrs wife, should have used
even the measures he has 20 obtain i, and that he
should have found men who really know nothing Of
women, or who were unprncipled enough to aid
him But ! am surprsed-yes. shocked and
astorished. that any roma shoah consier as any
evidence Of guilt the fact that men have in two in
stances remained in the house al night as guests
OF Mrs Forrest, or that she was associated with
men whose character was not good. We should
remember IL il impossible p woman should know.
or wish 10 know. all the evil those about her DO
Alter Mrs. Forests noble appeal 70 the Pennsyi-
vsnia Legislature, any woman who can believe
her guilty IN 4uence # the miserable tales that
have been told about her, cannot feel that she her
sell stalds ased in an armor OF virtue Let ever
woman look - II that she does nothing u lead 10
suspicion If she is So ready 10 encourage It. Il -
10 ours elves and not 20 the watrhuness % our h1s
bands. we must turn % see if We are well guarded
And vet n man has power - blight by word the
most innocent woman. as the following lttle story,
/ know to be true vii prove \ noble minded wo-
man, who was obliged 70 support her family, az one
time took a few boariers. With one OF them, VINO
was young and who seemed TO have no high IDEAS
of life she talked much, and believed she had ee.
waited his mind One evening, on going = her
ROOM she thought there We're not clothes sufficient,
and asked her husband 20 get some blankets from
the closet in that Young mans room, where he
slept with their son. Her husband sad he did not
know where 10 find them, and tina, she had better
20 herself She knocked softly, and, hearing no
answer supposed the young man and boy were
sleeping. and softly opening the door, she got the
blankets and returned, supposing her husband only
knew o.. her entering Not long alter ttis not AK
ing this Young man, they SAID 70 HIM they had de
cided to keep him no longer, and he went away
and whispered 1t about that " this lady had come
into his room after he went to bed some people.
tooready 10 put the worst construction upon tins IN
ferna speech put other small gossip with this and
brought dark cloud of doubt over her Women
delicate ladies' said they did not wish 70 associate
with one who had such stories told about her; but
God and the angels have been near her, and her
children rise mp to cal her blessed.
American women whom | have believed So
strong in goodness and virtue that clrcums,a nces
could not be long turned against you, call upon
YOU to beware how you lend too ready belief to
those who would bring YOU down % a level with
their own low thoughts Stand nobly and truly
yourseves and by one another, and remember 1t IS
not Mrs. Forrest alone, but ercry roman, VINO IS
concerned in this matter.
I should have spoken long ago. but | expected
every day 70 see something better than | could
say, for | know utter the thoughts OF many minds
r.
IL Not having read what is called the testimo-
ny against Mrs. Forrest-havlng no desire To read
tive do not know what is the right Of this mat
ter, but our impression is very strons-iounded IN
good part on a SLIGHT personal acquaintance-that
Mrs Forrest is a virtuous, grossly wronsed and
Wiley sandered woman. We presume nobody
has pretended or will pretend that the single fact
Of gentleman remaining over night at house at
which he with others, is visiting IS any proof oil
improper conduct on the part of the lady OF that
house, her sister aud others being with her, though
her husband be absent But our correspondent $
general remarks are very iorcibe and Just, and We
trust they will make due impression. Ed.