New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1859-02-26
NETWORK DAILY TRIBUNE SATURDAY FEBRUARY &c,

70 be ctiI5 forgetting that se hst destroyed ii hun
eel wien he permit % Der 60 dts1oncr my hkuis'
HoSever, I happen 20 b. rot Eiisogt PROOF ,l''
err-vtusiy az SIC tai wrcoEcd and hluict me,
tpsrfd 10 tffor, 20 screen Der oomee nom pnhLc oD
tcrEttiou a. have s-oedy cilcun ,antNy stHtsd ia
nv stswer ~ her petition.
But M. Griggs CcrdIct csrnot Dc ~ ea'hy oe-
etIed Ou ttc 9th CAY a. Sept nbof last, there sAs
puLL,L, IN TIe SundIv Irrascllr' Of this city an
ErcEyutn co,muuicaiiou, cottNuing ttan-eroas
charges or nsiruGt COS against my seooe especiHy,
q proposition hsf been dscu seed O. conpru asnS
fcrlfics with Mr.. Greg for the cum % SiJ0 wv
Mr Gdeg knew then, aud knows nov t1at hsve
reytr, BY the uOst distant hni by myself or auy one
fpeAkirg fer me, referred % & c mps0mise for any
col -'ders,ior, or upon auy terms Whatever. Hs
Brcse that any aeg stiou 10 This effect 10 and always
has been a vilo sod bsse.ess hCcl that my dealing
sh him from The start has been perfectly independent
ard Upr'gtt Knowing iris and kuowiog that the
sri Gle ia The SgHdry TraEScT5p detained ne abomi.
uabiy be busted hiusef on the Sunday morning on
vhict the pstcr was pab,shec ia buying copies Of
that psper ard sending them 10 his scquan,auccs. |
received one self rough TIE post, which sald az
the time ana stul reasonably Inspect, csme from himi
6rc | have grounds for believing also t1at he sen,
some bv, Al, 10 PERSONS at defiance who know me.
Three ladies' who have informed me of tue fac re-
c-iveJ ehca 3 copy Of the ssrue papsr MI. nugs
kfows ss vet as they by what hands those copies
were delivered. ,
is fourth ID re's'i,u to my e)sion upon verbal
procession, made TO me by t~O gentlemen, sPeabiog
~ IN tie name Of third but never 10 cOocerti ana
Nho addressed ire fntcJs abke OF MI. Grgg and
nys-f That propo, ticr, IS be states T.. was that
shoud apply 10 the Legislature for divorce on the
ground Of ny wi'es tesertion and that 20 opposition
should be offered by her. My own UNDERSTANDING OF
the terms not this: but was, tcat s9ood Apply
FOR div the ground Of i0compatbI'.y OF en-
per ard that Mr.. GIigg would take upon himself tue
payment Of any expense rccessiTy 20 procure IT, O3e
If NY f,ien6s who was also spoken tn DY one Of Tue
ger tlemeu reerTed to- coLceive6, es cd, ths 10 DC
l..fl hat ira ri
so stated l. at the time % others whom toJk n'o my
COZ fdf nee as s6vheTs before gave my answer 10 IL
% sisted il TO my legsl counsel, with view 70 oe
advised ty him especially.
The conception OF the two gentlemen, " nov seams,
did rot conform TO this view. Zee conversations they
hsa With me lsepaIate | repeat, aud rot toSethefl
nere rCt formal hut IieIdy ant discur5lve. Nothing
was put no, " paper. HerCe misunderstanding was
ito pcsslble and acted upon tie tuu belief Lhat
was 10 decide wbotberI would mske su Application
for divorce on the ground OF nccmpahbity OF tenn
Der. reaeOn Why shout DO. have conceived or
thougt Of my wife desertoo 10 be the gronnl pro-
10 cd We that this belongs to the Jurisdiction
Of tie Courts, rs ! knew perfectly "eu ADD there
fore excluded by the Constitution from legislative
ec''tn.
deferred reply TO tire propossl as understood by
ne Until, as have mentioned, l could consult my
coutse ard ore or tvo intimate friends. Iheu aiVicc
was emIhstic and unqus fed rot TO acoep. tue prop
os.tiou, ard this agreed with my own yiews-becsus',
rst and sufcieLty the ground stated was not true
kuew better than any enc that 1t was ihsei Know
that ny temper vas compatible Win tne temper Ot
afy oIe Who was not coDiessedg beyond the pale OF
saie association. could not ooneut 70 talsy fact.
suc nv owl patuTe ard character IL hai apphed
20 your horCTabe body upon the Pics proposed 10 me-
| was conrcious that | snoad commit PERJURY. aod
might induce you 10 grant me divorce On gfouuus
which had no existence.
This cav. was 10Y irst and all sufficient reason
bot there ives auo'hor. | knew that my reputation
would not be safe in such pL1coedlIg, nor on ono
founded on alleged de5ertion. There ha' hoI oceu
ssut,ug persoLs, Mr. Gngg among them as nave
own to raise SUI pcious Of my motives which were
sspersed o. corrupt Had accepted Mr. Giigg
proposal either as understood II, OF on the BrOuhd Oh
Nv siss desertiOD there little DOUBT the tame peuS
and the San topeuas ard the same hands would have
eudeayored 10 satisfy tue pu0lc thst | would never
Iuse oo-s.ptsS 30 sash urnnaedia9 81 hont "nn-
sheraton; and contrary testimony woa!d not nave
awaited, a. AT this moment no testimony does sv Su
with Mr. Gigg himself to arrest the repetition Ot Tao
hbes in nls daughter petition, which had dspiOVed
before the pre- sestaticu Of HE memorial.
Before declined the proposal there ware not want
ING parties urged It's acceptance Tor reasons whcn
to me o. made its reie ctlOn tue more Incumbent
npop ny sslfiespect Ii was earnestly and eoqaeoty
,eorertIted 70 me that if did not yield TINS point,
MI Gripg would make an application for divorce, on
biz daughters behalf that must aaticoate All sorts
q SANDERS; ttat the respaPefs woui SeI uPon ee
rottier. that IL would be served up Hnd scattered
abroad a. a public document, and 80 commentsd upon,
10 manner that cou0 not suppress or prosecute as
ibelous, that i. would 90 tar aud wide where no
"A, eger would reach Il; tJat tue asohOOds mus ols-
zen mated would damage if not ruin, my socis aud
bueirc-s ct aracter; that pretty young woman ana
rich o'i In-r could do anything with the suscepu0e
hearts CT palms O. your honorable body that 10Y case
would be utterly hopeless against shch odds anu muon
more 10 the same erect,
NV answer 10 al this WAS: Thst ] had done no
WroIg and that wLile wac CONSCIOUS u my O"n IN.
,egy end the strength Of my cause, feared none Oh
the ,eJrbe cOtseGuenCes winch had been held before
N.Ff Al al 4 In a
ceLilenen gho made me the proposition It was this:
That TIE Legislature Was not the proper Tribunal zoe
clear case ike nine which came within the Jnrsdc-
tor OF the Courts; sb1 that n due tne "Ouh APP
peel 10 the latter for Is divorce, guSrclng my WLs
fet utation ~ far as possible. remarked tnat was
cpposcd going before the Legislature Tor any cause
tbatil h6d case FOR divorce would maintain " 10
t. c ourt Of jus ice; that Mr. Grigg bal o. right 10
sppfoacn me with eby p1opos.tiohs "hstessr 90 tne
subject Tor ie tina it adding insult to the Giary
tai already sustained.
Hao not the right 10 take this position, 10 mater
upon what basis WAS collected to oPpeal " your
boUofsbe body, fortified ne was by legal counsei ana
by irdiciCua friencsl Wa Mr. Gusg tue man 10
oictst. 20 me- terms or modes, or the time Of Oh
voice from hs daughter who bat violated her OATH OF
love ard hO1Or % me, and abandoned my nome. ous
ore uoLth after Ter usuneei And because re-
iec,eu a prCposa which deemed unworthy, 10 now
carts 20 emerge ne with tho consequences Of bis oSn
Infatuated proceedings b.iOle yonr honorable Dooy,
sleI be bad anpe waning, himself, tcat II Ioy lar.
6cteT sbouid be assaulted urJustly, 1 "Ouh defend
uyteG With TIE Ga ming fscs, which mad Prev Jnsy
submitted 70 RS CONSIDERATION. And how was i az
stalteOl Letuy wf,'s petition tel-branded as
brute ard liaf ard olly not al assassin, Decause
va. af5aif t. be 90. And tlese are the soft sugges-
iiors 20 wbich-if Mr. Grggs mefnor al treating Of
tLls matter escs aiytbinel vac tsnely 10 submit.
fitf subject, 20 witch Mr.. Onsgs memoirs q caH'
lOf ply u tue question whether tr not Nv
tsa Lerorhsge Of TIE lutgs when at Yves, Point,
j whether lot IN any way caused nave
stated 10 ny ans Eer 20 ter petition, ny btet sn1 I'M
prt..its 60 to tie nature Of that bleeding, AID 10
iheu. / adhere. That ever caused IL, deBy. Add
az 20 the physicians option q tie case, sm sll