, 1860-12-01

rlslt to Washington, and borrow two dollars
dollar ii that li,nc tue beast that uttered it Is
rs 6iack as hell; ! an not cxclted; I ehoul
1c sorry to be excited By such 9 thing; have
no: been IN tue military; was aid to tbs Go.-
crnor of Kentucky, with the nominal rank cf
Colonel; my military rcnown WIS gained Oh
tie stump, aud not upon the field.
&r. DEcKw1rn then read the following let
tcS IRON l. II. Burch, addressed to John Y. L.
2ruyue, Albany:
!. Il uuxcu TO J. '. l. rRUzaE.
CHICAGO. ] N. 20, 1850.
Of neg n.e s !i mvs1ia II nset
lrised at 1ile fi u Mary than xas on conviction
reaching my mfsh that .taers had entirely diepf4c-
My position III tic treatment ot tlc has been
deliberately taken aud no retaliation Oh MY part
:as unter any cisS1n,;tancs made Mary Is doubt
what clrcum: tauces caro- not, OF course HOW.
was consinc d that jussice to myself: my chill
dEen. eoedety aud tnc churc1i Of God dcmasdrd
LII; 1c-s-was tho only one could con-
sisteutly pnrsno.. In writing to Mr. Corling
ilcffaluc4 from :isius fill or even an zpproximn
for various rca ca+.'ns-frs,. i doubtcd not Mary
wald coafr:s to im2a1:ty "f 'ise and even repeat-
cI acts ef adaltcty. wliril would Of course i-tif
*acsad did uot c,rc, unatied. to inlet upon in.
u,ceat lends waum luycd. degree Of to:t4 9
a: shame taa: they nigh! y spared f;t,n il sumo
IT,: simple evidence II her iaEdel.ty.
Again. e-ted TIC nlai.cs IN that shape. know.
Ing 1T a1y fatul t:.c yon dsrised full sGos ledge
VI k:,e c:1sc nuw Possessed hy ME, could insiic-
disscly furnish 1t. and nosv shall wsitt I'LL.
Oh, ,G.d. WIN has guided INC Of la:c - truly as
sssr H3a E ds, lsaa sI lad saf s %o s0aat F"a
Two aal llllf Or t.rcc years since Mary became
acquainted with David stuart, lawyer who came came
Isar il wroic to her ,hat he was au ni=afe man
- have aayt.tnE ~ do with. Yet Mary did not
heed Harriets adsicc. 1n Inc suul1ncr of 1855,
once VI twice saw Stuart and Mary together ut par
ties. aud .ce:Iy couuscied her not ~ laye any
thing to do with him. How far ahe was inclined 10
i.t.d my wishes could uo1 then tell. though shc
lroesaed never IL sec him, AID seldom saw them
io,ct.lcr. yet never let pnss an opportunity when
aie-cd whereby could present to ner knowledge
Facts Or rsports Concerning Ills bad character Tor
%: parpose Il ssaELin: Ler against having any-
Thu. did things move along until October, 1857.
my WIFI protesting ;ivaya iadesci Unable love !ur
NE aud labu5la Ii the Gelicf that there waa Hone
like hc, ard thai her purity wn. autavnished and
,rGoT :G ainsr temptation. The financial dfsasiers
u September. 1sj!, as yoa are aware. called me to
i,erss Lana Attaa: 1ime. Il now wrlc from Mnry's
coIfessioa) hc pressed Aore fully Epou her Ills Sc
dac;ivc appliances iattey. faisehood. a:'uut me,
etc a.:Sin: heca permittrd for lonS tinlc pre.a
wa:. * was e:.a!5tA I" prozrrrs to lis desired
ptIat without. rs initr, luEln real Opposition,
ad uu III: li1h Of 0c:ober, 1o57. 'ncy mad car,al
Froal tris time. Of course. hs way was easy, AID
lip i;le .4A u: December, 1851 ehe c.oltsse. to
.fx ur scscu acts Ut adatrry, d!icseut periods,
ai;!l him: shc has Confessed 10 ncLs ol aducry'
wi:!l him since Ie3a since iat.ie was born. the
Msy but sa:a shc has lid 10 cuarection with him
for t.c last sixteen mouths, u up tu StpltmGcr
i1:t. At whica iiiAc again he;an lis hell:a work,
! tut without eucecss, i; her wusa cau tb tru.ted
a::d il trle. will eul strange to gut, Lo don1
| taat ssch dol 50 sh"gld liave ben rsotsaetsd d
exciting SUSPICION. 1T hrsl II 60 scsnled to mic.
ALL great regularity In my t- i'lcss habits AID oc.
M r. =; ss "i;p Z: MaT M r. Tyay supSsa.i. y.
| cured. l. lau:Ely cxpla4atun 0f that. Whenever
business or oier caare called 1Ee 10 thu eahk Ct
s!sfMsTs h rl We 1sa i1g al WIT
called. that II. Ma cn.sa:Gd. Ste would EEoW the
tinlr ne called a::d oA su.nc c1sasc .nl:r. by
:sn " her NJ woaid u adlaittcti a;d laua':y H.
t coue:aE. No.cs p4<sol 5ctweca them through
| the ayeLcy ol fac Post un:cc. a1r scrsants. aud
vc vile fellow .lancd s:lr1il. fl1cad of stuart :.
rtev bad fee1 lvs =: ;uasios IL the street, from
w!rn long walks Nc;e h:d':: ard Will 1!e'v NJ
:s,i.:t:ac.1a wire .aa!e Having hcconle d:laucsi
ID III person a:ld ls;ad Of c,af-t, I'LL tlat i;.csita.
! :}v trlu@s, camel .ra!A htl%eet i:cE:. Ent Wta
rid with each utocr. III he 1nuet likely rcii=t:.
:.cSh :c;i lis avsc hose Of lo:~ use, tc-e eee:lss
isa.c been cszsa!oa Of GeNat. ;,c:2 1or awhtls
| ;Et ~ r!::;-t tiuis stce l1e;s p.:tl!.vs Mrse r.
,:i,scd. aIu but itT Ge'ec.t:,n 4; ~: would -.
;,eca c:r III! Oh ,,ow: Snb.ld had they D.: -"
t'eir p,1;ci Is taai aIaES a.: t1c i:,: i - -
u.ny. with Ill. doors of the ]ib-' i-s:ior
Wherever II WIS coni:ictt. unta<1eieI. Nos Gilt
tent With iadul:e1ccs rad With stuart. tot'e 1cM
at:.:.i: .iace NARY commented love a.air y I'LL
bic tas}ilc E1?d, :: y"uEg 1naa ot u CITY, hit1es
10 well cs.coii:d l.. society. She depics h.stEG
:ad conucc;iua with him, bit ack:luwlss';cs 4
,,:.dsrcc, haS.tng aid k;=n't.: rutestasions .
tys without lit.t. aud, JUDGED The fiileet t;alS
s4cc u eli ,hit leads y to=i:iSc ada;ery and yv
-i.;.: shr:, 1t c1It Eiss'lL- she has lad ler cW:
nlt ;a.tse- .nto 4ia: tcfsyi!y. and given them L
':rar1 a:.d Eay.i. A.: this shc las confessed i
y ruw strongly uo,rA:es li:- own confr.+
,:r$e ,:en to III; l:sa*r, :y.:Io others, Eesrc;
t:c : aahtt Il shifting lie ronm dosr wae;,ssc
hey entered tEe lib.4sy, or parln7. 1os slnco tx
.u servants tu ray :lnuag Themselves 1!lst :!r-.
scs;nciics any cri.rinai Intercourse wiih any v1v
| :i,ol=h tEi.se ll!cy l.: r-.nt,nber aic 'o tisrl
:,z..aI ct 1la:s: cFtuic, then eouani'ls. t:a no
-,ge 10 60 mare into particulars. >: touclii It:
-iec:al cases Of Aer wiuug d.iass with :'tasr; an
| .so,L. aud I will here remark that 1f,E.:a tt
.or:l hsse !4cr fr:c,;s believe su has and dse: r.
cat uf ;.r sins, A.d ;luis Stuart IL dstc:latta
a,houg}, u: does not 70 speak It boyd. "; be
iiesc il stuart -asE!d apr.o:c5 her In A1.iuy. !.
:l*ewhc7. and ua':iEcss Il desi:o 10 c-,ntt:iue hi
ri;,t,.a! iate:conr-. with her, >hs u:d lot lou
] :e.;.t hin. tlp mt state that belief because Vie
10 ,na;:its lsr f.us, l,It us a no:c ct wlri,ing
:ay WHO HEY stek TO sav. tr. that tlc:s - caa.c
.,sf!Mc!ny goat ct'nt.arC T. t,-. avn =. rr;,:i
vi owcsa t' ':>i't te.-, Ihc f.c;, sr:ii;
!: IL Mofal :-.:rc a:e polluted. she las Nassc
af'H rartIH.g profess rf.nt sej1ohi cha.actc
SO: lie c"rs3 ofany oezsoi'e downfall, is yon vi
\ few year sileg she was Mt 1tyc Tcac.. f,r h.
a.a.th twita:at met: Sh. there carried 81 ! rao
tar,lx1oat l.':s affair with =: Aruell oi chcas
..cars Lied ;,r.r ,ir-. irncid. Msrv h,s CO
cealcl oil that l:un lnr. ard has always succrct'c
Ia de:asi!n:: ;Hc upon thss subject Indies aud ,e'
| .:ow Intern ,..c VI the fran=ac!iuna which we
detailed 10 ,nu bc:osc. At Avon, su,nc To-
lr s;re years azn Il 1uy !s"m hc:, eise 7:
=, i l"re affair with one CAPT. Mick. whose y
sa: sics. sud far did they clrry 1llr matter til
: Mack pr.'i,ysed t!.:i they rhuu:d e:op,:. This
.:rv.:r hesnl II nntil now. I4ss, summer.
aims, ii: had ca.ts:. Will, Mr. Ti.he. w!!se
i:ew og. te coadc:a .s:'.: I'll h. g:;ests Of Il
r'Esc :t:tl I:Ets"ysd r. .-s:o ., s'Es liI.ic Ill
farmer lnu>1 !:au,r r,.''':'::.:: q: tai. acr,
;ica7d .: !, natil nnw. ~; TIL. .:c;l Eutsnt
| &4ssd. Thea H.. sic;:i.t-s il. ;: death or j,
fe1rsary: 1s*s. , tis IT,: s;r,It '1 IT, to naE
i.'2 in lic Vi him: ss:,at.tissciy a.icr III
'1',s ;!:c dsn,h c: your dear hi!tS: .sd tgllowi.
ticipa:c r e:li,,:s il: thc iitly c"1nuao, Ut i
lon orc would think should have y ork'
f;c w!,rii tri.uds l.arc Invited etl:c+ aud N,
l. EuEths Daughters OH uf escituE- Mary b
.cll-tH IL accompany us because she could not
iutt csn:r1il. IN her rad state # nll;d l..sac 70
-.eat b:1eai c;nr!st$ AID especially III: d".lh
:ltr Ear tiSttr. and wEcA NC EAv: y0lc W:thu
Ii h1s nro:cn s!:e E:d ent and Ind cithcr 10
ines =:,s wt'Eid s,.cdcnly be attacked by hradath
t.M cun rot 20 tn prayer m-eI3nEs Or r''nl" otl
;Itac.: here Ii: expected to 70 with us. AID the
| .esaa!ivc W.:~ >hS Tad t,lc Ut shU-c tffan= vi
::T I'll the evc:ag III ;he:c things she 1lanne
in'l e:ar13 90 sp Town ana zo:scs'hcre meet h
.'-:n 1tc::, I:'- war wa4 clear that night. To ma
Iii, dus sure s:le wt,all xi:psl til: n1n ectsis
tc p;;.c by }l.aeac tic window shutter ui,cl 1t
| tlaC: OF +,t1.r Eact tudlcAtcl MY presence or 4
sencs. On the At, Dcc. 81. the young ladies wi
ds.wtrc ;,ss.ly bs invitation of beauxs arly b.
| .'ncu wr"1t S1:.ft no1c a. follows. or nearly F
"II:c ..sI* are aal :,:,ac to tie thcatTcyusl un
etana." This as,a:h Stuart to the ho,ltc ut orr
and he passed t;le cvcutr. with :icr, and that Ill
| i.ad connection with l.cr. This sho curle.srd
i,lc: aud that w!aio this was :;utn. Mr. farlia
: called. and WAS refns cd :tn1t;ancc. was 1b.c
Eat dnria~ mos: of tho had c1tduct tn Tic fall
1851. trsin; eavc tue ,aEiS from f.itnrt, aud Il
irum poverty: aid when thus a-uGf:in: to p
| tcfvt 0nr property and reputation. thought
h1d @;N2 18th Zia1 :sl;t 1t home fwae ni~takt
| tier .rsa:cst frtcd'at os carnal intercourse WI
| :hoa.llt w:.s rcyoll{,. hveontl contemplation
frcl tha: my huuse s1a- hceu polluted III every pa
md that my child .saT Grow M. with marSs 1t
| will r.nlnin upon her. MI that have k.atc :
has csnIeaar ard danbt III. that tho fnll exit
ofIercElnlc las nut sr. 81 brought 10 Hight. :;Ec
!: :s to1;ht i lIa.;s. Is my cll.d. 1 have th
> !i,i;lIt.ly te+crih.d her copdnct, 10, tLat her
, nlctl.a,c friends ua5 have full coenizancc OF
drlf6vIir. but that .su 1nay ba Guarded AGAINST
yras reliance usion aer statements. ehnuId shey