Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1860-12-22
John Wep sworth on ssI1aye" Stu
art, Boz {. -4ld the Burch Case.


The richest reading on this subject that
we have yet seen, is the Chicago Demo
crafts announcement of the result:
The Jury, yesterday at Napieville,
brought in a verdict nfaor Of Mrs. Burch.
What newspaper editors will have to write
about now, and what men, women and
children will have to talk about, remains to
| be seen.
TO us, in all its aspects, this has been the
most painful case on record. Painful in
every light in which it can be viewed. Both
parties were in high standing, both in the
church and out of it. Both had influential
and respected relatives. Besides, there
were children.
But there are important lessons to be DE-
rived from this case.
First. No wife should tell stories against
her own CHASTITY, without being able to
prove them in Court.
Second. No husband should rely upon
his own wife's confessions, however yolun-
tary, for bill Of divorce.
The verdict in this case has made Mr..
Stuart the hero of the hour in our city,
The moment the verdict WIS known, the
ladies were all enquiring for him. Hus-
bands contributed for rockets, and wives,
too, when their husbands were absent.---
Several snow white boquets were sent TO
him, and several persons Illuminated their
windows in honor Of him. If the eecti II
should come off tomorrow, David could be
elected to any Office that he might want.
Not SO with Carlisle Boyd. Not boquet
will he get from the ladies; not rocket
will 90 up m his behalf And even that
solitary candle, that he swore was once set
in the window, is extinguished What a
contrast between him and Stuart! A lady
knows that even though she confesses upon
herself, David's oath will exonorate herbe-
fore any jury in the world. She may sign
all the papers in the world, acknowledging
her guilt with him, but thiseoath before a
jury, will make her spotless as Cesar wife.
Not so with Boyd. They fear he will tell
all that the women will let him do, and
cnminate them as far as he can without
terminating himself. Alas! Poor Boyd
You can never handle another woman in
Chicago.
If it be a mystery why Mrs. Burch sho'd
do what she did respecting herself, il is the
mystery Of mysteries why any man should
tell what Boyd did Of himself: II woman
should suffer death rather than own up to
anything against her own virtue, were j.
possible that man could suffer ten thou
sand deaths, he should endure them, before
he should tell anything respecting his con-
tidential intercourse with lady.
We understand the ladies of this city are
to tender Mr.. Stuart public dinner upon
the first convenient opportunity, and that
they all sent their husbands to serenade him
last night.
We learn that the popularity Of Mr..
Stuart among the ladies at Napieryille is
Iunbounded; and they, too, think Of tender
ing to him some token OF their gratitude
hor being the hero to protect the female
lsex, even when they turn against them
selves. We hear his name spoken of for
Congress already, as Napiersille viii then
vote with Chicago. But we think it would
be better to send Boyd to Congress, so as
to get rid Il him and elect David to an
Office which would require his constant
presence at home. We would respectfully
hint that the office Of Mayor of this city
becomes vacant in March next, and that we
are ready TO join the Ladies' Party, and
support Mr.. Stuart for that Office, II they
think best.