The Charleston daily news. [volume] (Charleston, S.C.) 1865-1873, 1867-10-28
The Summer
THE CAUSE OF THE SEPARATION OF SUMNER AND HIS

THE CAUSE OF THE SEPARATION OF SUMNER AND HIS
80, WIFE. ,o..,. u ,r. n.
"A public man sometimes becomes SO public that
his private affairs command a publicity which it
would be an afectation Of the press not to notice.
Hence l send you the following: Not two years
became a Benedick. A highly educated, and in
many respects an accomplished man, of good
manners and better appearance, naturally enough,
had no difficulty in winning the hand Of a widow
(from one Of the F. F. Of BOSTON,, who SACRIFICED
no inconsiderable %jointure in marrying him. The
moons usually have, when Mrs. Sumner went with
her husband to Washington, and new scenes en-
sued; Among the accomplished mon composing
lHolstein,. Of Prussia, whom, the Prussian King
had attached to the Prussian Legation there ITO
Spy out the land" Naturally enough he courted
the acquaintance Of Charles Sumner, the Chair
man OF the Committee on Foreign Affairs in the
Senate, who at q dinner party introduced his wife
to the Baron, and who was placed beside her at
dinner. An acquaintance ensued, and q friendship
followed, such. as naturally and honorably spring
up between the sexes with kindred taste and
aspiration. The Baron attended to the lady in
matinees and s!oireos, and in other public places,
and occasionally escorted her from the Senate.
where both had been to hear the Senator speak.
MT. Sumner, becoming displeased with this &C.
ausintanceship-it cannot be properly called in
~timacy-wrote a letter to Baron Holstein, in which,
while complaining OF it, report says he insinuated
something hing not y sl honora i to the wife; The Baron
said there was no came Of offence .whatever-lhe
had been polite othe Madame, 40 he was O bother
ladies OF similar Accomplishments, and nothing had
ever happened which propriety Or good taste FOR
bade.. Bubif,the Senator wass not satis6ed with
that, he was ready to- give him any satisfaction AS q
man OF honor demanded. gs& NJ 9MS
This correspondence was tho baginrinR and end
Of part first but Mr.. Sumner, report sayS. then
became cool to his vile, AL the !Iady and. the
Baron became more reserved In b eirinteTcuurs
Their Mr.. Sumner, as Chairman OF cur Oon0rniftAe
of Foreign Affairs, wrote TO the Prussfan NfEraater
OK Foreign Affairs. the distinguished B3sTaarck,
that IL he (Biamarckl would recall the HKr0n fhS
(Sumner) would be obliged. The idiot BismiArnk
yielded TO the potential position Of the Aneerlcan
chairman O Esoss.ss a Affairs Issnd the Baron was
Mrs. Sumner next became acquainted with this
correspondence, and, naturally enough. was in.
dignant beyond all power OF description. Indie4
nation naturally rested upon that part of the cor
r~espondence which, It was alleged, touched her
honor. The end OF all this is, that Mrs, Sumner
has gone her way TO- Europe-their common eS-
ta~blfshmentlin In Washington being given tp. and
another Ia taken by the Senator for the winter.
There is some scandal aaoat beyond ai this.
relating both TO the 6enstor and the lsdy-such
p marriage Affair y but the basis OF ,thefeports in
Boston are such ss Isend You. What l have written
erroneous In some Of the details, but In substance
probably correct. send 1t to you for publication
because what. II anything, 10 wrong here had
better at once be set right TO stop the tongues Of
the thousands that are making more out Of b few
facts.-5Bost0n Cor. ~. +. EzVtass. a'ia