, 1860-12-11

Aot "e awe t4o Original In her Own h10d-
tha 'sy that the defense 9eeups
position. that what she meant by all this
Knoaees tnat eno SO especially praised In tho
Last week, md she writes thus for his eye, was
sIgn the most damnfpg confessions OF her
guilt and that they wers all false. WIN that
nea11 fou nave been so kind to me for the
ast xeeS-wratlng that to him, when he
kas hne% s ana re knew that during that week he
aaa Sonmnteu against her crime darker than
muiusay9n in.. s,- aTe oeen so Kind to me TOT the
.,l., tsa "seh' mnen vas shining and guilty; J.
e auw .tsn ttsn oe4ose mkhg my tnai departure
can human fmpudence 60 farther than to ask
sgnsloe men, Jurors IKE yourselves, bound to.
a@leenaslse @ your anty apon your oaths, can hu-
hn,;a t1tt .ntuuenee 60 Mxtner tnan TO ask yon to
t";1. tnN aanng tnat fery week he had bru-'
.aay amy eormpehea aer 70 stgn these false confes-
thaf yerv ~ nT q ana W. then At
h;s hnnSy. o0e'' oA4'1ns neF 1utnlessiS 1som
-. ~ 4ous n,;s; hi,
,u ~ ~tS4 1gA.n 70 sk your forgiveness for:
~ tttAt ! nase done-dcecptlon, falsehood,
.Ia,'. auI 81 nlng, tninK can tease you to
nsnI ~ peace ana 1or you, dearest hus-
pnn snd yoa can netes knGW = how suffer for
3on. I'M ana - an 20 .naak1al that AZ our friends
I've I've 2oa 70, anu care 1or yon. can bear that
.E ,.4 nnouiu eeI asi4e ana sphfn me-, II they.
sa nn II my iose, cnena9 ana endsaFor to console
,ua 3h.a ~ - tals R.eat am1eron. They should 40
tnls, luI you nave donc nothing, while merit
essFyfh,ng on Rsts TINT ddaa Is eadh ad;b,,u w,,,
iou naVt zone notnlng, while merit eve
rJthing that Is bad" Compare that with the
s4pposluon mat &c had e1torted from her
!alse confession Tor the purpose Of ruinlD:
neE
1he IT letter to which shall call your at
tent'qn, Is one Wratten oy Mrs. Burch On her
way East-Re 90 nos Know tue exact place,
T.
- IL u Mls; fainam. Il was written when eac
vas entirely out from under the power Of Mr..
b9feh, after she had left her homo. She GER
fanny was not IN physical fear at that time.
Lei US see now sne expresses herself:
God KNOWS how l thank you for saying
1nat you VIII DOT gaFe me up, even alter all-
s1e ls re!es1ang, doubtless to convcrsation
sns naa WIN Afs. tnfnnm; IN which Mrs.
HAI hlna.s to!u ner- -,,NotW1thstandinS all
eonl En4ll, notwithstanding az your sin, Will
~. s'se yoa up, you naEe oecn my friend,
@ aase ''een yours; you nave s'nned, sinnca
your family, and your friends, the deepest
SHAME ano scantaL But IN the plenitude Of
| Gnilftlan ehlft1y. on my oe1ded knees, viii
aaity impiofe our common Father for mercy
upon you. ana VIII never gaye yon up" This
| nus. nave been piainiy the language Of Mra;
raInaus, ~ WiAch 1he woman Ieicfs. anu
! Mnlcn ene says y great eonsolation @ to her:
! noH ao you e1p'Mn that Why should Mrs
sAlnam eay 1nat a1ef aal sue would never
sNG sI nee r., up. up: ,
90 heeo !otc ana klnaness now, and SO
uoes NY poor husband.
X5 poua a'.sa'1 1usuum, Mno has enoSed me :
| ms poot nusnaIA, ~uo nas sLaEcn MS hkl
Id 1 iny lace; ana colnpehea me 10 ilne! myself
h,a hn,nn t'eu u''en nc 's@o"l'''ous's Isom my
nome.
rIn ne hts uesn ~ einnea Ns,aiusl.
ra.a", ,m snnTu r'i sue y wiring 20 Mrs.
Ia. ,.a., a,L Iui7 - ~ son!es7!on 20 hef
nus pane sue does nor write this II hillL
she Is Informing her nearest friend, who has
u;.: to!a Ae. .t'at sne %al stana ~ her; she Is
MrltlnS 20 tnis her dearest Tread about her
Lusuanu. eaf ms n9 occasion 10 tell false
hn hooas noM ", 'aey coula not Peneht her; heI
naE.',,, nuspInu a,u aoa hnow H. ask YOU What
~ .IIi;y mo.'I sonia .nuucG .nls woman 10
,aEno aon Sne - ny "I1tin5 70 Aer Ills
"a.4: y. nos t !pi b Us ~, out " q !9len4.
~ has oeen SO slnred against. l, my dear
lnend, nave sinned against not him alone, but
.ne holS 1nosL On my TOD 1t seems som.>
,4s ,iGs Is tuousu Wy sins were 100 great 70 be
u,o.,en 10 outs H.. uoa IN I1: ns innnne goodncsf
falnam' anu youf good kind husband. comfort
mn mac a. AZ yon on can rray WIN MN: and Tor him
4n"s w ash uiin a3,ilu 10 pray lor me- OH
1t1nst ae VIII uo1 close Ills heart entirely
asaihst NC, pao as am.
beg your attention to this further passage
which l will read:
He promised, if he heard anything more
he would let me know, aud promised woul,
tell the truth"
Now ask you, what can that meane What
does this passage in that letter refer to? 81.
says that her husband had promises to let he,
know If he found ont anything more. Any
thing. more Of what! Aud that she LII.
promised to tell the truth. Take that witt
The statement that ehc had so sinnrd a.,ains1
him. What is the sin, the unforgiscn sin
the only sin that cannot be forgiven, that Il
woman can commit asanst her husband
was Just aud right that she shoalA be drive,
from home: What could induce her to co,,
sent to the Justice Of that verdict that should
separate her from, her family, but the ct,l
eciouencss Of the very sin charged against her
ask yon again, What is the meaning Of this
With proof OF the total hlsity Of this entire
defence.
:" have been trying TO think il had forno.
ten anything, but cannot."
Take that In connection with her statement
to Fannie Burcll She says to FanuIe. :. Layt
promised my husband that will cou:cs5 all
have thought of this additional circutust sta,cc
Now, If 1forget ii, you remiud me Of it, tor
wish to confess all 10 him now / have fal-iliet
to him, but hayc. now concluded to cunirtz
all, nnd Il forget this circumstance rcts.iud
me Of It" Hers in her letter to Mrs. Farnanl
l
been thinking, and can think Of nothing that
have not confessed. What eau that ,nean:
10 You know, ars farnam, felt on Mon
day would take polsons But that dreadful
Thought ls passed, and now want to live tc
repent. AND, on! II could I've long enough
to tce! that all my sins were washed awny, thai
Christ himself had forgisen nc. LIE has told
me 10 SID no more, and By His grace viii
nol
Now, why shoniu she apply that passage tC
hcr-elfs 1ou all remember tfum where it Is
derived. You understand to what class o1
pe'sons That pas age Is applicable. When sht
says that Christ has told herto "sin no more, ;
ana oy Liz grace sue VIII not; wat docs kht
mean Why aoes sne quote that passage aE
applicable 10 herself, except that it refers to
this, her odense? And this letter Is infinitely
more epoteut-cntirely more conclusive THAI
any f1rm OF confession could be; because
take the design Of it; take the circumstances
under which 1t was written, to third p rsop
not TO her husband Do that, anl you u.usi
cometo the conclusfon--you cannot avoid ih&
conclusion, that It speaks the real sentiments
Of her heart at that time 1t Is the expression
Of her feelings at that moment. No human
being could ever counterfeit such sentiments
rs those. It surpasses the art Of man, howev.
er ingenif us to counterfeit them, this mixture
Of ssrrow and piety.
He has told me to sin no more, and By hie
grace will not. We're you told that that awful
man said was not beloved by nv husband
| but that he loved another and She bImy Yel.
aud again this last fall he said the same thing.
aud said, she is she-devii, never hayc her n
think you all loved her better than me"
Now, l ask you what that refers tot What
can it refer to. Take the history Of these III.
tiers about Miss Spaldius; take the jealousy
and hostliity Of stuart towards Miss S1aIiSinG
all Of which yon perfectly understand aud tLs