New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1865-07-29
r. Il. Editor Of The NJ Y. Tribune,

Sis: Speaking of the Mary farms case Inc
Me-, York Times says:
tn man may really have been guilty neither OF crime
IT,, oer.op an upon her honor nor an onehse
against ns ,IS her !. not such she had anticipated from
o. sbe NAV MI him upon notice OF "ihoht hpice.
T.m.n murdered by M neef OF .ne 0PosbS sc what
49, .bs l. almost certain to escape not oniy tue eA'iee
eNo.iis of he law, but sny I"naity whatever
-, an many unadyised comments of the press
,ost inconsiderate have seen. although the
tone unfortunate and such as might cause seri-
an, alarm ifone could forget the comments on 'ne
,n;,,.I The assurances of immunity for murder were
Vita eoaa in that case TO those which have peeh oleu
ant bv he late decision yet We DO not ma 'na' 'ne
nswss greatly increased by thatVerdiot on the oerm
.ntsrpretation given to by the guardians OF tue pupo
morals. On the contrary people here think II hau
,,rtsry influence as a check the causes of murder
Would it no, be better now TO use the occasion asus'
,bs canse Of their killing, than by making light matter
At that cause to debase public sentiment and lower the
standard of the foundations Of national honor-iemc
pari:y' 80, .....,o, so,,,i,oop,s on this
,t,al question: can feel that Burroughs made no as
,sult upon her MARY Hairis's) honort' -. ono
What was his persevering pursuit OF years pu' on0
extended assault upon her honorf $3.50 -, ,,o.
How can any one read those cod,biO1deu caieu'at'
ag non-committal appeals to her yinI' Ner aeS,
Der passions without feeling that nc who pehhea the
frtended her The greatest possible mlur! when one
human being can infict upon anoiher--ah INJURY 70
which the taking away OF her natural HE Wouid nave
teeu benefsctionf This Is certainly the view taken bF
tSe ry and the cue that verdict which finds It's plea
90 deeply bedded in the popular heart That me IN
happy gin felt her honor not only ass luted, bnt
aeriousy compromised is very apparent. she was no
.doub. educated in the Irish idea of female virtue
which holds that a maiden ana mower cdhho' DO
fouched without being bruised"
Perhaps no other nation holds female purity IN SO
4 tuaafia he
syery woman is the guardian Of her Own honor ana
when she fails 10 preserve it unsuled public sentiment
rather demands that her family shall wipe away The
stain by disowning her.
The fate of the mother and babe dying with the frozen
tear in its eye, which is ,euctncly described oy
Pollock is what the Irish public sentiment feels to be
but Just eXpia0n OF her CRIME. One OF their pOel'
expresses tie sentiment thus
.When lovely womsn stoops to folly.
Aud hnds late that bciray,
What charm can sooth her melancholy
WHAT ash her stain away
The only way her 1nit TO cover
70 hide her shame from every eye,
T. bring repentance to her lover,
Aud wing hi. bosom, is--to die :"
Yverv respectable Irish girl is brought mp with thi
sentiment all through every fiber oi her being
and Nth keen not ony Of that dishonor recog
yzed by law. but OF every approach to Its and having
been woOed and won 10 receive the cares OF love
as her afanced husband must feel not only deserted
but dishonOred. Does not every instinct Of our nat
Teach MS that woman thus BETRAYED is less worthy 4
become the wife and mother Of honorable menf Th
petals OF that human Hover are Dlulseu-ls puTlt
ENTHUSIASTICALLY stained. We have none too niue
OF this nice of female honor and the Press shOu
stop and think before writing down the little we have
As for the decision OF the Jury being open invita-
sOn to MURDER il Il all moOnshine What re~pectabl
woman would willfuly pl ice herself in position :
have her love letters read in court and published in
the papers What hope could any but respectabl
woman have of escaping the extreme penalty of III
iawt When any woman undertakes TO follow Mar
Harrss example she will require clear record; AM
as for those men who may have provided such Cor
yespondcnce as that of Burroughs for poshumous pub
leaton if they were all shot tomorrow tie number o
men capable OF bearing arms would not be great.
diminished. and the world sustain no loss.
JANE q. SwIsSHELM.
Ydsiiagl0H. July %, 1865.