Richmond enquirer. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1815-1867, 1853-10-18
MORNING., OCTOBER ~, 1853.
TILE NORTON CASE

London papers publish Mrs. Nortons powerful reply 10
he letter of her husband She shows a The rcricl has
oecn agaius! him ihrir qaatrc cgar proves
i We think, 10 be guilty o falss0oj, aud 10 be weak
VaclHang and unworthy mau-lrYng day . convict
MS Vile o adultery and The next day begging her 10
ana i've with him. She contradlcts his s'ueEeut with
gard TO the cause OF their separations che proves that the
agreement for annual allowance had reference any
stipulation with rrga:d Lori Melbourne; she proves by
documentary evidence thai Mr. Hortons story o! r
uer of his appointment through Lord Melbourne is entirely
| icttious and concludes az follows
Il complain that The original simple Question has been
cunning lost and covered by Tie overwhelming scandal n
VII NOrlonS false Ge!cacn. resent, not his trelrhcry
ABOUT the broken agreement but his attempt 10 raise The laid
ghost Of dead s!auicr shame | resisted il with
PASSIONATE despair, because. lei woman struggle she
WI" fair fame is to,r.d and fair name lost not BY the !ci,
ha by the accusations; AMI feel il more Than in
1885, because thea my children Infants and could
ioI gfieyc lhcr Those who have commented The
peraons with which answered in court, wond do well 10
emcmbe that stood there answering questions on oath
htt had pcaaibn bGariGg TIC 'ccl knowing
those questions 10 he pG, ~ish Tie express view and rr
pose n dcatnG ms Knowing The charges I'M lied By these
questions be false; knowing he Gesairns know
ledge I'll ally that Mr.. Norton knew They were alsC
while he put them ana a nstcad OF being allowed
Prove tic tcbt ai agreement was once more being insnc
with the echo OF the l'a oi 1886 with as e ast cause
Tor the insult.
There will always be those whom s|andar is precious,
who can bear have rclutai There are also those
whose eyes the accusation u woman is her condcmna
iOn and no little whchc the story be false trc
so long there il was story against her Bu, usct
minds who will pause and review The circumstances Air
Norton himself has published will perhaps think fate OF
that hard one whom neither he verdict Of ary,
tho solemn denial Of voice from! the dead HE pc;
ton of her husband for reconciliation and ooiS Won Of The
past clear from charge always and utterly untrue.
M deserve the scandal oi 1886 and do not deserve the
scandal Of 1853 Lord Melbourne did not tempt me then 10
break my welded faith; and his has not been ile
ground Of broken stipulation. On Mr Noron's own let
that people should Judge OF US both Ma
friends have wished me 10 pass over a teller III dis
ianlu silence, a3 cluiins seI! und perhaps, IL were
happy enough be obscure ana unknOwr that would tc
my cOnrsc. But have position separate from my wo
mans dcstiny am known writer and will not per
nit that Mr. Nortons letter shall remain The journals o[
Great Britain The radcttd record oi my action
will far am abe, defend name which might
have been only fivora5!y known, but which my hus.
band has rendered notorious. The little world ot my
chance readers may say 0l me, alter am dead and
gone and my struggle over and oTgo.n-'Ih woman
who wrote This book had unhappy history but they
shall not say-'rhc who wrote this book was pro-
gate and nclcenary hyrmcrlc. Since nay @l; n WI
ling gives friends among strangers, appeal to The OPT
Mon Of strangers well that 81 friends. Since IN how
bounded and degree, there Is chance That
nav BE- remembered after DEATH Will not have my whor
life misrcniesen,rd. I.c these women who have the u,
" o,ar's lot being unknown on! oi the circle o ihtlr
homes thank God for that blessing !; il blessing: but
:r ne publicity is lugcr matter vi choice. Defence rs
possible 10 me; mol silence And must Temnd nose w"
io the ,.ht al Husband !1!rasi5a that vile ought
-afc- submit 10 tic arrrnm Ter :rPna;i"n than be
us ;fri ~ his expense That hi"c tclt3incd. All state
now might Ina stated ut any tnc DUNG me past m
Nancy years; did p.bic" state /; I'll Eow-
low when ind Mr. Norton suudcring The mcthcr o ms
soos by coarse cnecnrs signed with his and publish
I'd BY his auior,y erteavnng thus 20 ovcrwhc!m ne with
nianv G,r no osCa but thar Of having ras!y asserted
claim anon him which found no; - be Wild II law,
but only binding cn hin as mon oi ioror.'