The daily dispatch. [volume] (Richmond [Va.]) 1850-1884, 1853-09-22

was contemplated, though not effected. From
that time down to 1850, correspondence Of
The most affectionste character has been going
on between the separated husband and wife,
and he has frequently visited at her house.
Mrs. Nortonin her letter in the Times. shows
that her husband has pursued most dishon-
cradle disposition in attempting to throw off
his peeuniary liabilities, and exposes the fall
lacy of the grounds, which he has permitted
himself TO take. She shows in her history
and her letters, that she is lady of powerful
intellect, OF gay and affectionate nature
fond not less Of literature than of fashionable
life. But there exists not scintilla OF eyi-
dence to impeach the purity of her character.
We give the concluding:
81 have done. There viii always be those 10
whon SANDER is precious ana "lio eaH pea. ~
have 1t refuted There are also these IN "noseeycs
the accusation OF woman is her cohueiiinatioi'
and who care little whether the story be lalse or
true SO LONG as there is or was story against h.f.
But iuster minds. who Will pause anu re'ie" lhe
circumstances Mr. Norton himself mas puolshed,
will perhaps think the fate OF that woman nard
ans. rrbo, peither the verdict OF jury nor the So
lenn denial of voice from the dead, nor the pen
ton of her husband TO reconciliation ana ooivion
of the mast can clear from charge always ana Ut
terly untrue did not deserve the scandal ol iooo
snd- do not deserve the scandal OF 1888 Lord
Melbourne did rot tempt me then to break my we'd
6ei faith and his name has not now been the
Ground OF broken stipulation. On Mr.. Nortons
own letter, am content that people should judge
us both Many friends have wished me TO pass over
that letter in dislainful silence as re!utng ITSELF
and perhaps. il were happy enough to be obscure
and unknown, that would be my course. But /
Lave position separate from my woman's destiny
am known as a writer-and will not permit that
Mr. Norton's letter shall remain on the journals OF
Great Britain as the uncontradIcted record of my
actions. will, as far as am able, defend name
which might have been only favorably known, but
which my husband has rendered notorious. The
little world of my chance-readers may say OF me.
after ! am dead and gone, and my struggle over
and gotten-"T The woman who wrote this book
had an unhappy history" but they shall not say
1.-THE woman who wrote this book profigate
and mercenary hypocrite.' Since my one gift of
writing gives me friends among strangers, appeal
10 the opinion of strangers well as that OF friends
Since, 10 however bounded and narrow degree,
there Is chance that may be remembered after
DEATH will not have my whole lite mlsrepresent-
ed Let those women who have the true womans
lot, of being unknown out of the circle Of their
homes, thank God for the blessing it is blessing
but for me, publicity is no longer a matter OF
choice. Defence is possible to me-not silence
An$ | must remind those who think the right
of husband SO indeieasible that a wife ought
rather TO summit 10 me n1artyrdoln CT ner rcpuld
tiou, than to be justified at his expense that have
retrained.
All state now might have stated at any time
during the past unhappy years; and never did pub
licly state it till uow-now when find Mr.. Norton
slandering the mother of his sons by coarse anec-
dotes, signed with his name and published by his
authority, endeavoring thus TO overwhelm me with
iniamy, for offence but that of having rasEly as
serted claim upon him which was found not to be
valid in law, but only binding on him 'as man of
honor" CAROLINE NORTON.