The Louisiana Democrat. [volume] (Alexandria, La.) 1845-1918, 1867-11-13
Charles Sumner, the United States
I, Senator from Massachusetts, !.

A public man sometimes becomes so
public that his private affairs command a
publicity which it .waulo be an affectation
of the press not to notice. Hence | send
you the following: ls
j Not, two years ago the iong:kpown
bachelor, Charles Sumner, became bene-
dict. A highfy-educated, and, in many
respects, an accomplished man, Of good
manners and better appearance, naturally
he stood high among the ladies Of Boston,
and he had no difficulty in winning the
hand Of d widow from one Of the F.. +.
VS. Of Boston, who sacrificed go incon.
siderable jointure in marrying him. The
honeymoon had all the apparent charm that
thoneymoons usually have, when Mrs, Sum!
ner went with herhusbaud to Washington.
and new scenes ensued. !.
" Among the accomplished mon cotnpos,
ing the Diplomatic Corps in Washington
was Baron Holstein, Of Prussia, whom the
Peussian King had attached to the Prus-
Esian legation there "to spy out the land {"
Naturally enough, he courted the aequain-
lance of Charles Sumner, the Chairman Of
the Committee of Foreign Affairs in the
Senate, who, ut, dinner party, introduced
his wife to the Baron, and who was placed
beside her at dinner. An acquaintance
ensued, and friendshid followed, such as
naturally and honorably spring mp between
the sexes, with kindred tastes and aspira-
tons. The Baron attended to the lady in
matineesi and soirees, and in other public
Jplaces, and occasionally escorted her from
THE Senate, WHARF both had beed to hear
the Senator speak. q iAp faGll'ill
! Mr.. Sumner, becoming displeased with
this acquaintanceship-it can not be prop
erly called intimacy-wrote letter to
4 Baron Holstein, in which while complains
1 ingfof it, report says he insinuated some.
thing, not honorable to the wife. The
Baron wrote back a letter, in which, in
substance, he said,tllere was no cause OIL
oaense vbateyer--he had been polite to
Madame, os he was to other ladies Of
isimilar accomplishments, and nothing had
. ever, happened which propriety Of .good
taste forbade. But if the Senator was not
satisfied with that he was ready to give
him any such satisfaction as manof honor
demanded, - ,.ty,aig,,n mos ae.f go.g
| This correspondence was the beginning
and end ofpaft ifrst-lbut Mr. Summer, re
port says, then becamelcool to his; wife
| and the lady and the Baron became more
Preserved in their intercourse. Mr.. Sumner
J as Chairman Of our Committee of Foreign
i Affairs, wrote to the Prussian Minister o.
/ Foreign Affairs. the distinguished Bismark
| that If he OBJ would recall the Baron, he
] 50 would be obliged, The adroit Bismarl
yielded to the potential position Of The
| American Chairman Of Foreign Affairs
b land the Baron was recalled to, Berlin.
! Mrs. Sumner next became acquainted
| with this correspondence, and natural!
enough was indignant Beyond all power Q
description Her Indignation nnturall,
rested upon that part of the correspondence
= which. it was alleged, touched her honor
4 The end ofall this is, that Mrs. Sumne
,, has gone her way to Europe--their common
establishment in Washington being givel
up, and another is taken by the Senate
for the winter, sI 'ifts
There is some scandal afoat beyond this
| relating both to the Senator and the lady
such as may be expected from early tleaou
s,eats in such marriage affair-bnt tn
basis Of the reports in Boston is such as
!. send you. What l have written is i
). every ,body's mouth, and It may possibl
be erroneous in some of the details but j
substance probably correct. ! send it t
you for publication, because what, if an
thing, is wrong here had better at once b
set right to stop the tongues Of the thor
sands that ure making more out Of fe