The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1852-01-04

Mr. Forrest, Mr wlis, and myself visited Fonthin to.
gsher in 1913 and the most friendly relations appeared
always to subast between Mr. Forrest and Mr.. Villa
n.ver heard murmur against Mr. Willis from Mr.. For
rest until the Of lS49 after our sparation when
Mr. Forrest expressed to his dss asfaction with
article published BY Mr. Willis IN ms paper about the
Astor place riots and abou Mr. FORESTS dispute with
Mr. macresdy. do not feel bound to enter into the
controversy between Mr. Forrest end Mr. Willis sxrapt
where 1t directly touches myself never heard that Mr.
Forrest suspected charged any mproprsty between
Mr Willis and myself until February 1850.
In the fall OF the year IS4s Mr.. Forrest wrote me
from Phladelpha to open his writing deck and get
threfrom letter received by him from Mr Macresdy,
whilst he and MT Macready were friends. lie informed
me that the key Of the desk In his library drawer
(which said he "you can open with one Of the num-
beginning with the key my bureau, which, though
It went into the look would not turn in it. was then
obliged to have 1t picked by ocksmith His said letter
Is In my possession.
At the time of Mr. Forests separation frsm he
was engaged in furious controversy with Mr. Mscready
and the loss OF many lives and during the whole pro.
gress Of that controversy Mr. Forrest did his utmost to
attract public attention to 1t.
Mr. Forrest asserts, information and belief, tha
previa usy to December. lS4g had frequent occa
ons and to divers msrepresented the cause Of
our sepsl alto and had ascrlbed 1t to the msconduct Of
Mr. Forrest and lad alleged that 1t from my oppos
ton to his course in controversy with Mr. Macready
He states further that this misre ston in his
judgment deeply upon his character that he
felt compelled to vindcao himself by resort to the tr
bunals OF his country. From circumstance. verify
believe part Of this statement Of Mr. Forrest to
be absolutely untrue In the first place prior to Decem
Der oath l849 did tell any Except my sister
Margaret and what little said to Mr. LawsoB anything
about the cause of cur separation and told her the
truth e. that the assigned cause, and the only
OF which l had any knowledge or assurance was my
contradictng Mr. Forests remark about her. In the
next place Mr. Forrest has ofered any proof Of
the said assertion made by him information and be-
lief aud he had any informant he could produce him.
Prior to December cath, 1s49 did, directly in
directly. ascribe separation the misconduct Of
Mr. Forrest unless the above statement to my sister was
IN from m
top to bis course in the controversy with Mr. Macread
or in any way mrrepresent the Of said separation
insist that II did mpute separation to n
dss greement about the Macready controversy 1t would
have been an advantage to Mr. Forests reputation All
his friends knew that the separation his act he
says that he meant to assign for it, and had
promised me- 10 case OF no new delinquency on my part
toright and defend me against any insult appeared
TO be an innocent and unimpeached wife, put away
without any cause by the arbitrary will OF "a husband.
This would have placed Mr. Forests character and
duct in the worht light that could have been reflected
upon IT, 1t was, submit exteuuation of his appa-
rent mn nduct if any one In charity towards him. re-
ready business which induced separation. would
observe further on this head 1t easy thathe
public would impute our separation that affair If
other cause assigned for It, Any would pect
IT, told Mr.. Forrest that such would probably be
case. end he must have expected It.
think can prtye clearly that he never believed me
10 ne me author OF any such representation and Il at
the vndicatio, f his character from this any other
impu' alton had nothing do with his appcat for
divorce. ms he now untruly preteDds.
Ills counsel snd mine met on the twent ninth Of Jau
nary 1850, ne stated in my former affidavit l in
form. by my counsel and verify believe that the
fe OF Nr Forrest suggested that very gently nnuated
charges o deviaions from strict proprey recognza-
he at law, would probably be deemed sufficient by tho
leeisia tive committee and that Mr. Theodore sepwcK
protesting to act for Mr. Forrest gave my the
most positive assurances that these charges and the
proofs by which they might be made 20 pass, should
be sclupuously concealed. and forever hidden from
the public view. My counsel as / am informed
and believe to the great dissatisfaction Of Mr.. Sedg
wick, replied that to conceal the legislative action
OF sovereign state, seemed 10 him vain
derakng that II attempted and other wise practical
be The public attention would be drawn to this appar-
emily gre uI de rs divorce and not only the memb,
OF the epatnre, hut Mr. Forrest himself would be
strained in tn IL tion to publish the grounds
the Iroofs and Mrs. Forrest's amounting to
virtual confession My sci has bis correspondence
with Fir feogsick dated January and February 1885,
ezd can prove all these facts fully have the written
ropesi,on Of MIR forrests counsel Mr. sedgwick
to me- through Ar William bryant in February, 1850,
one clause of whichis-
Fourthly Forrest will pledge self to some mutual
hs % w e TO % 1
publicity being eyen them by others hereafter no
dto general terms possbie and contain no charges
which ay hc unnecessary to the object Of obtaining d.
Mr. seegwsk @ " IN 2, any time tha. be desired.
1t viii teren therefore, that ohect of all his
thrcats ard iDvecves from the Oath OF December lS9
to the mie die Of February 1850 vindcae
cnafactrr ~ ne now Iepresents but for obtaining
divorce do not think Mr. Forrest weak as to aban-
dsn hs .e ,n New York and to seek from the Legisa
lure Of another State law -rang his
from fer reproaches. His object have been diff.
ferent.
Whtn Mr. Forrest called at Mr. God. x,n,s horve an
the 3st Of May, 1919, to me he d ,ha, be shond
in ali probability his sisters rom IA
.pns time curing ~ summer, ana that they
, ~ " hefp n0use TOT ~ there informed and
believe, tnat he contn ed the building or finishing of
.ne W use time during the nth OF No
ha,v ib >drchased additional furniture Tor his Ii
Forrest chooses to make public our intsroourse
!. 'aiion TO his controversy with Mr. Nscready, will
s-ee he facts. We certaiply had serIou, dgere
I r, rIs Mr.
srof ely disspproved Of his Kissing r Macreldy Ed.
nburg in 1916 and demonstrated with him for the an
ntr IN which he spoke Of Mr. Macready prior TO his
(Macieady srliys in this country in ls4s obi, cted
10 Mr Forests Abt OF stating all occasions in
lftisouous ccns-seg, his determination have Mac
Tesdy dFsn NOE .he essge and to Mr. Forests leaving
money at fosteE AID senGing TO New Orleans In
sqs ior lhe Of the above ebeot Mr. For
rect IL foimsd nae he had dons,
Mr.. Forrest frequently hecsme verv ansrv with ma
abe.t tins as re- at.ated the part took in the mat
yer tr. 70 my Ena'h feeling repeatedly assured him 1t
.-on., ?. the violence Of his opposition. Wa
ever, Dir. Maeready made spsccb III. q, hos-
y, ny mso n,Iana an lses : ny husband fslt as wife
wrote TO Nc F"rrost, we'll knov;na ~. ~, Wnen
'xcif ent under which he was l.hor., Iid sae %
thing 70 '1a'u.?gel .end nos5snz to oppose
him On ny joi.nng him in i..:isaelphia in the
autumn OF l54s he asked me again TO tell him
more particularly how | approved OF his icard.n
then tnid rrnetted he had inserted any epthe5 upon
which le became very angry blamed m for mt of
fnctIlty IN my letter 20 aim aud told him what VS.
nue that preferred fpeaking anything which might
not " fSietae 10 writing 1t especially the cir.
clmstancts when surely it the part Of n wife to
add TO his yeSatoDs,tnat when many Joined IN blaming
h.n even u bad thought him more in the wrong Tran
DID, could nor tsy The terms Mac !" supera-
ruatd CID women etc quoted from Mr. Forests
WI woids aLo letters Ills said letters are In my pos.
session
Nj Forrest wrought IN to such state of excite
ncnt shout Macready that his friends feared lest he
sh ond utterly lose his reason and could not have ar
tsEpted TO control oppose him
IN 10 lept sf.