Wilmington journal. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1844-1895, 1852-02-13
Consistency.


ing the more handsome and talented of the two
Both of them have by their course of conduct given
reason for suspicion Of their purity and after read
ing even the most favorable parts of the evidence in
the Forrest trial, we think that, in the matter of
modesty and discretion at least Mrs. Forrest can
claim no pre-eminence over her fair rival-eveu if
she has stopped short of the commission of actual
crime. Lola swears she is as innocent as young
dove, or sucking turkey. So does the female For
rest. A jury has acquitted Mrs. Forrest because
nothing positive could be prored against her We
presume it would be rather hard TO prove any thing
upon Lola, although all have notions about
her. as we have about Mrs. F So the matter stands
there not being more than the toss of copper be-
tween,-but that toss being in favor of Lola, whose
indiscretions to use harsher expression were
committed under no husbands roof: and compromi-
sed no husbands honor while squandering his SUBJ
stance.
But look at the different receptions given to these
two women. The danseuse could find no place in any
hotel in New York, and finally slowed herself away
in an obscure boarding house She is frowned upon
by the holy associates of Mrs. Forests pleasures.
and all codfsh-dom turns up its piscaorial eyes, ee
Yates its fins and groans; WHILE on the contrary,
Mrs. Forrest is carressed by all the woud-be fash
ionables, and all the namby-pamby imitators and
adulators of what they consider European elegance
as opposed to republican barbarism. The frowniug
upon Lola is the show of an extravagant and fero-
cious virtue, the ovation offered up to Mrs Forrest
is the substance of depraved sensuality The first
is bypocrisy-the latter fact.
There is another thing connected with this, which
exhibits in still more ridiculous light the preten-
sions of these New York aristocrats-we mean the
origin of the two women differently treated
Mrs Forrest is the daughter of Scotch Drummer
in the British army who subsequently became vo-
calist, and the daughter who afterwards married Mr.
Forrest, passed the first years of her life amid the
associations which surround low position in a camp
or barracks it may be that the free and -easy-sm
of her manners dates from this early period. Lola
is the daughter believe of Irish parents in mid
die sort Of position not much to boast Of but still
superior to that of the Scotch drummer besides
Lola is evidently woman whose mind has been
we'll cultivated and even if her course has been er
ratio it has been stained by gross or vulgar
dissipation. Now, we hold it that conduct and ca
pablity are the only valid claims to consideration
and parentage is solely valuable where it affords
some guarantee that the mind has been improved by
early cultivation, and the manners refined by good
associations. But since these New York parvenues
prate about family, and sofortb, it is but right that
their conduct should be submitted to the test which
they themselves have set up; how their fawning
upon Mrs. Forrest will bear ii we need not say, nor
can they take refuge in Mrs. Fs early associations
The whole affair is nothing to to readers,
and is only interesting exhibits rather disgust
ing phase of society in our large cities. The proper
study of mankind is man, and woman too We sup
pose at any rate little mental and moral anato-
my, cool dissection and exposure of social hypocr-
sy and empty pretension can never come NAL apro-
pos, for these human ailings and we are all hu-
man. ---..
b3EThe steamship Europa arrived at her wharf
at Halifax at II o'clock the night of the 9th inst,
bringing Liverpool dates to the Oath of January, be-
ing days later than those by the Niagara.
Some changes had occurred in the French minis
try, and minister had been appointed, to be
called the Minister of State. By decree, the Or
leans family cannot possess any property of any de-
scripton in France and are bound to sell what they
now possess within year. Another decree can
sells Louis Phillippes donation to his children and
appropriates it to other purposes.
The great bodies of State are to wear particular
dresses. Those of the Council of State Senate and
legislative bodies will be rich and resemble what
was worn under the Empire.
It is said that the second, if not third attempt on
President Napoleon's life has been made, and that
an officer snapped his pistol at him as his carriage
was coming out of the Carousal. The rumor was
rife in Paris, with all the Details and also that the
wife of an ex-Prefect had attempted to pognard him.
In England there has been complete lull of po-
litical news Parties advancing respectively for
a trial of strength that must take place between
Lord John Russell and Parliament
| The London journals are in state of perturba-
ton respecting the national defences, suggesting
rious and modes of defence in Of
vasion.
The Morning Chronicle is surprised that the ma
which exists of availng itself of their of pro-
lection.
Another Journal argues the propriety of recalling
ships and steamers on service abroad.
Efforts have been made by the Court party Of
Prussia to ahrogate the constitution, although the
proposal to the effect of restoring high monarchica
principles failed by vote of 157 to 1873 The re-
suit of the vote is regarded rather discouragins
than otherwise, and new projects proposed daily
The Prussian Gazette of the 18th of January say:
that Prince Schwarzenburg had been indsposed fol
some days. He was struck with apoplexy on thu
I4th. Serious consequences were apprehended.
Jenny Lind and Her Husband.
The Boston Transcript in announcing the mar
riage of Jenny Lind and Mr. Otto Goldschmidt, goe
to the record and finds that the application for thu
one years of age and the happy bridegroom twenty
e four" Naughty fellow, to be hunting up the re
cords of ladies ages.
r BSs~S Some of the Long Island papers suggest thu
propriety of converting the Island into State AS