New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1859-02-26
TO NOR, than tbs 70 coo,ssd yits, I may subnis r.

any letters or pieeshts nom Mrs II. ~. Fry ocffs-
sposcett there thTk nay be saiey .eii 20 ts svro
sihteEer Of those tgo gentlemen, which OH be
forthcoming when oscd fof. They hst tasr insl no
tiors from ne necessarily 18th 50 ne discretion. n(
cid no, sud could net know sn the hearitss Of che
case IN The exercise Of that discretion thsy broagsk
back letter sId miniature Of NV w.', q which thsV
gave 10 her stEout ny ever having soea either Asl
ley obtsirtd nom her the letter which had deteo id
end rttuItd il 10 The writer a; Wet Point M
fi IDS fsi;hfsly AZ gentlemen Of t3eir knssn ho.er
wou'c DC, fadued their miss.on They had, on slifea
roucs, cons'rted 70 go to West Poo; g! my cake,
disasreeabe as the eIrand was, aai felt Is va
,u q iehcAcy rot 90 interfere with the terms Of
tirarc,ment which their interest IN me, wou &C
other parties, hi decided upon.
Nv part TOO, Of any implied Obligation VA rclis-
ionsiy performed It wss my Sifs's desert'oa, soss
after which gave the matter q tue paohc ear ssd
tongue Al that or my hieeds could do was doao 70
supprss The scandal from that ime to the atsk uSca
ne IN your honorable boty, which am nov defesd.g.
As toy any opinions eIpie sSed by Mr.. Williams 70 Nj.
wsgrtr iull two weeks after the formers ageaoy GA
n tehs.f haj ceased. with regard to Mr.. Wagners
conc co. n IL nshle 20 hold me- respoasOie Tor
them. Nj Williams wrote TO M. Wsgner. SO DO soy
tells me- In answer to q letter from The ltser. nsa
tCtlnl 20 do with tina, eorresponde1ce N any way.
Mr.. Williams wac no more my agett thee than no 10
Rows ana ttls fact Mr.. Gngg mas hsse pcroetvsss
Icm the Gates aud matter ot those letters; AMI ses
attempt 20 tasten Mr.. WtlhAms's opiti Dos me 10
orou o. example II ,be csingenuous arguments Of Mr..
Gf'sg Which alternate his ,s,ive misststements.
Having thus freed ysel from the resp lnsbiity OF
iocoisitg Mr.. Wager come 10 HE letter /, Mr.
Grgg. sbal deal summary with that letter. la u
the writer SAYS: " 90 most solemnly ayos that Ell
NY persoua intercourse with her Mrs. II. ID. Fey1
" was such might freely occur between a gsuue-
uao sne lady, aud was governed by principles q
" ffeudship aud honor" Six days-the period II
worth Iotbirg-sX Gays after Mr.. IL ID. Fry iee
West Point and ~ 'uTIed home Mr. Wagner vrose
hera love letter. beginning, Dearest Eniy," sad
ending With DEERE that she shoald conieaet, vnts
arc cor fde in him. This perfectly well rem' mhw
Of that letter. Now, If As MIR NagteT ieFeasty
a,ows =" all" let It be remembeied, " oil his par
soIs iuteIc with her vas gu ID as might freely
occur I, seen gentleman and l,dy "A lady "se
was another mans wife, only three weeks mauted-is
is qu.te pertinent 10 ask, by whl, stages thor
FAM iariy reached the point that he could bold saf-
reptitous CORE sponoeIce with her, stdross hes -
OILY husband or lover or very near relative ad-
dresses a woman, snt encourage her 20 COSTUME 70
make him the recipient OF her hearts secrets, and, o.
coure, other husbands conhdenoe'
L. is, however. by no means necessary 70 my case
thus 10 set de Mr.. WagueIs letter Ia Mr. Grss. IL
score Of with. sses produced 70 prove that they
overheard every word that Mr.. w. cay, my ~ie todd
him. il would amount to bothog, and should n@cans
to nothing. Her inconstant ns'ure sought change.
She nsd conceived pn'sion, which prompted her
10 gain his affections SO herself, IN her letter 70
him speaks Of "the preference for him, WHOA shs
was informed had been matter OF pubic ca omenS
There are few men who would have the peSumpuon
10 tempt the affections Of yong lady just married.
Both her 40 and his sta'ements may be- accepted 70
show that che sought his sympathy" WhT As
sympathy Why not her mOthers, or her fai acr 9,
oI her si:ter'si She could have written to them aai
invoked their counsel their proserce, and could
rot possibly have prevented her OF che oOaii hNs
said 10 any Of the ladies or gontlemen who wofe |"
Wet Point from Philadelphia, I" Wf.to 10 my fatsT,
" want him to come here, or 10 my mother.' Her
letter to Mr. Wsgncr proves her to DO an adopt :. cf-
peden ts; could not have been for want OK know
dge or ingenuity that she did not DO this. Hat this
was not what wanted. Mr.. Wsgnor was u Dc
gaired; and AZ he very willing ID believe ~ou'e
not have thought taking the drs step, ,t WAS no
cess8ry to invite II. Heuce, the syaipstby, ~nes
u r hau haai
credible romances Of my singing her Vioeaut
from chair and occasionally throsing ohslrs al NOT.
! the poise o, which the good people in th' ROOM
arouId above and below we're too polite ever 70 o'n
PLAN o.; and my varying this exercise, BY ru'u'es
! my tIuuk for pi tos TO shoot her. when woaM re-
/ member were not loaded; AID my being more luosJ
at another time when they were pointed AZ her head
loaded Of course, since ] before refused to prossas
/ them when they we've not.
exhibit a motive, an alsuhcent one, Tor my witss
conduct; and her swornnarrston of particular iso1
| -such for instance, as my behavior on tae wharf
when leaving Philadelphia proved, by tho aaneIee
nHidavts TO be iase il follows that any uosippoftN
| ststemtDts which she made at West Point to me-.
Wsgrer especially any go prepoterous ~ those sboss
! quoted, AT. entitled 10 credeBce whatever. Mr..
Grgg standing ia the foreground Of bis memorial, n
the zane attitude he did In tho background OF his
daughters petition fails to sustain her assertons OF
my peitOBal violence by any sembl,nce OF probability,
much loss by testimony And the very apology which
she offers for her intimacy with Mr. Wagner IS re-
prosch 10 Mr. GdPg go Illuminating that " he hsd nes
reputation he would haveseen It in time TO escape the
shane. Wtst, | might ask him. what coali have
been the degree Of trust and confidence betSoon hi1
ard his what the nature OF tho good dones-
tic example which he bossts Of bayngse set his family
what the end sfog the hand and the frank
reliance On the other when that daughter prefenett To
pour Der alleged sorrows thu sacred secrets Of hor few
married dsys into the esr Of yesterdays acquainf-
ance, while a word flashed by the telegraph should
have brought prot ctDg parent to her sdof There,
fore mig say TO Sir Grgg, tho gtsater the truth Of
her pret nded apology, the greater the reprosch "
himself
No, It was not for any wrong had dooe her at
West Point that sbc honestly required symp sthy that
, TIE pre.eAt merely for had II been real, sho
would have been eager To return home, 10 BE- near hss
parents and 10 find comfort aud aid Ia thoin Ba. %
ier was thus from being the case, that nay iohienos
was ~ vain eIorted 10 mzke her lsave the paoo, aoa
| Was Only too glad ~ second or suggest any idoa
that would T. nminate tho visit. And nov ropsat,
that shen she did home il is not pretended thai
she sought any early opportunity Of oonhdag 70 tho:e
whom batnre had made neorest and pTin aPe shouts
have made cearest, the wrongs charged on mo "sich
csBsed her 10 court perfect straDg,r II nor soy %
ace pied IN Orccr 70 nod support 10 MS cOuhSi ass
solsoe 10 HE sympathy.
Mr. Greg Informs me of crime have oommltted
the arrest Of loye-lsttsr, written ~ my sils 70
another man. Tie iayOrs ue too, with notice OF tho
penalty Tor ihet crime 500 fine and one year i'm
rTlsoninsntl Why what value does Mr.. Gfisg set
upon bic daughters TeputatOD; that daughter wbom,
oi course be would have emulate his wslspsnt
life what value upon her reputation, uhea no
would shrink from fne Ut 500 AID years npns-
ounett ia order 10 save il Did be give her ~ ms
10 love honor and cherish her and suppose I would
passively permit her 10 rush knew not whittier,
mislt BE- 70 dirgraoe1 Ba, Mr. Guggs legal arc No
better than his no-a conclnsions If be supposes THAI
any law could be Interpreted 10 make husoasds
penc abe prt lection Of his ues yrtue or good name
When ny Intercourse began with Mr. Gdgs grow