The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1869-09-04
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ENGLAND.
Tho London Press ON tho Byron
Scandal.

Tho London Press on tho Byron
Scandal.
LONDON, Sept. 8.
The London Times Of to-day has an
editorial on the article In the Atlantic
Monthly by Mrs. Stowe In relation 10
Lord and Lady Byron. The writer,
After commenting on the character and
position OF Lord Byron, considers Mrs.
Stows's story faithful reproduction OF
Lady ByFon's statement 10 her solIoi.
tors. The latter do not hesitate In man.
lfestlng desire 10 dIscredlt 1t, but do
not contradict the story. II Is impossl.
BILE that Mrs. Stowe understood once
and forgot afterwards the substantial
part Of Tho statement, but u u perfect.
ly possible and probable that the wife
was victim ot delusion. We can fiud
nothing incompatible with such an hy.
polhesis. On tho contrary, the story
unIntentl onally confirms Il. We have
vaInly searched 10 see what Lord
Byron said and did to confirm
the suspicion OF guilt and only tiud
vague expressions by which the
wife was convinced, The fact la
startling, but not the less 30 when
we remember she thought him
Insane. We cannot comic ctuFe how the
wife came to entertain the suspicion,
but can easily understand how once
entertaining II she first imposed on her.
self aud then on Mrs. Stowe. 1t would
only be what thousands OF unhappy
wives have done before, to have Suspl.
clous ol exceptional enormity. THIS
quite accounts for the doubts OF her
husbands sanity and low opinion, his
own confessions may have led her 10
form OF his morality,
The Pail Mall Ga:etlC says OF this
subject: Whatever may be the rsRsOns
that determined Mr.. Wentworth aud
his sister 10 postpone the publication OF
Lady ByrOn's papers, Mrs. Stowe cans
not be such serious offender, II the
grand, children seriously thought of
printing them. The solicitors In their
letter recently published made no
charges OF inRccuraCy, but OF incom-
pleteness. The Inference Is that Mrs.
SLowe'a statement Is correct, bu. that
more remains to be told.
The Morning Post has IN article on
the question, wherein tho writer says
AS lady Byron'a will committed her
papers 10 the care Of trustees, under
certain conditions, and aa Mrs. Stowe
was not one, her story Ia entirely
gratuitous and unauthorized. She has
committed u breeoh OF confidence re.
posed In her, and the offence, by her
own showing, does not admit OF ex.
tenuatiop, There was no error Of ludg4
ment In the matter, and 1t Ia for Mrs.
Stowe 10 explain her motives. 1t does
not signify whether Mrs. Stowe was
ignorant OF the terms OF the Ill or NOT,
the violation OF confidence, the outrage
on the dead and the disregard Of the
feelings OF the living are the same. She
ought 10 know that the public con-
science cannot bs 30 offended with i'm.
punity.'
Tho Times AdmOnIAheR the Sick
emperor.
The Times to-day saws the Indlspo.
sltlon ofthe Emperor 10 II gain for the
people; It has made them feel that ma.
tIons must survive individuals and
their destinies must not hang on life.
1t will be the Emperor's fault II his In.
disposition be not a gain for himself
and his dynasty. He must suffer no
relapse TO find him uuprepared; he
must admit the possibility OF the worlds
going on without him and honestly en-.
deavor TO set itgoIng. To achieve this he
has only TO make good Prince Napo.
leans words and must base the En-
pire on policy unreservedly liberal.