The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1869-11-05
FHE BYRON MYSTERY.
Mrs. Stoves "Truc Story"
Proved False.
The Character Of Byron's Sister
Vindicated.
Mrs. Leigh and Lady Byron Always on
The Best Of Terms.
LADY BYRON OF UNS0UND MIND

From Advance sheets or the London Quarterly
Review
The controversy raised By Mrs. Beocher stowe >
pretended discovery and revelation has excited an
unprecedented amount OF interest AZ home and
abroad The fair fame or Lord Byron is dear to
oil admirers Of his genius IN both hemispheres; and
his personality Is SO mixed UP ana blended with his
poetry, that to blackea his moral character ia 70
lower his literary reputation and excite mlschev-
Gus prejudice against his works. A number OF
minor questions, critical, moral ana social, IL In
yoyed; and great deal OF curious Information well
worth preserving, has been elected 10 the shape Of
scattered letters and desultory notices. For these
among other reasons We think that Il complete
summary and analysis or the controversy are i'm.
peratiyely required, and will not DO deemed out OF
place In these pages.
IL we had any doubts or scruples about The course
TO be pursued they would be removed by the Views
and language Of an influential portion OF the press,
which nothing short OF searching investigation and
unsparing exposure can counterfeit While one
organ OF opinion declared that Q black mark had
been set for oil time to come against Byrons most
perfect poems, and intimated doubt whether IL
would be consistent with fine feeling or proprety
ever to open his works again. another regretted that
since 80 crushing exposure was TO come it had
not come In time to benefit the generation that read
him and took an Interest In him instead OF being de-
iayed til! his fame and influence have passed away.
Now, no man or matured understanding, moder-
ateiy yersed in European and transatlantic lnera-
ture, would hesitate 10 declare that Byron stands
UNNECESSARILY higher for worldwide fame and in
nuence than any English poet; and there IS some
thing almost ladcrous 50 our minds In testing
genius by morality Are we not to relish Sterne be-
cause he preferred "whinlng over dead
ass 10 relieving dying motherir or Rousseau,
because while expatiatng on parental love. he sent
bis iiegitimate children to a founding hospitalY or
Alferl, because he committed adultery with Lady
LisonieTf or Dante because he exalted his early
love- Beatrice, far, far above ia era faoy2ten his
whef or Milton, because according 10 Johnson) he
was o harsh father and drove the nrst Yrs. Milton
from bis housef David Deans would not take physic
from doctor who had not right sense Of the right
hand and left hand defectons of the dayn Miles
Peter Andrews las recorded by BosweIl could SEQ no
fun in man who owed him three guineas. The sen
Euve Journalist can derive no pleasure from Byrons
poetry since the terrible disclosure Of Sirs Beecher
Stowe, and almost feels that he shall open his
works again. 1t will. therefore. be kind Of good
deed so take "Chde Haroidr aud "pon juan cut
CfquRrantine and fumigate them FOR family use. To
DO this eirectually. to clear up mystery which
deeply Affects tho happiness OF the living as well as
the reputation or the dead, we must venture Into
tainted atmosphere and handle things IL Is disagree
ordinary tribunals in this respectcony entional rules
OF delcacT must GIVE was when truth ana justice
nj stake.
Moore who had the best possible information ana
was best qualified to interpret any doubtful illusions
In the journals and letters, says"With respect 10
the that be supposed TO have led 10 this
separation, 1t needless with the character OF
both parties before our eyes 10 20 IN quest OF any
very remote or mysterious reasons 20 account for III
This was aud is the only rational aud consistent
thoory. The case OF this assorted pair was clear
undeniable inevitable one OF incompatIbty. Each
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was disposed to give up They were both accustomed
to have their own way Each possessed no common
amount OF seli-consciousness and sefesteem.
His was the genulne poetic temperament
winch required soothing and could not bear
argument or contradiction. 1t was impossible
for him to get on with q reasoning, strictly
reasonable WIFE, VINO made no allowances Tor
resoiSed on being always IN the right. Granting
that in the minor differences which preceded the
decisive one she was always in the right this does
not much mend the matter IL was not the less evil
dent that H. instead Of making tbs best OF the sitn
alton, she aggravated Is py remonstrance or
reproach, catastrophe was Inevitable sooner or
later There was some domestic sparring, no
doubt But there Ia ample evidence In his familiar
he accepted the with his notions and habtsl uncon-
GENIAL part Of husband In good faith. Iaelr only
was ,na 81 Se gy Inc oo,n
cry 0. 1879 he writes 70 Moore:-
last have been Transferred to my fsther.in
sH" sla snS . MAKE aa ias
rs Ny spouse and agree sesnd I'm oa rail sy
the most arn6rosai Of all future stass ain think ono
mise q bs sspirsoD though nett Term ioT nDsty
made Pi s h1 na Il
Durham but several several times since after dunsr
SG sess " sau n III u s
hn nor FAY aseep As tsht possibly have been Tie case
March 8, 1915 from Seaham:
We leave this place tomorrow and shan stop on our
Colonel IssAs pear xswmaSlet, wsers any epi.is Of
yours wl ma us wec9ins way: navs peen eomioIia9le
@ c and in ~Sb my pous fssse
aa aoTes y GSs wSsn K su ss
hoptsbe, aud Ike thea aud the place Vastly and hope
3 ao s Ran manor h aRs su, al naa The
Ss B. sa pan SB my y s
9and9oI have prepared another carriage i9r sns Az
Saa a'a a. ns "uD'p'is "n''n ''' "'' '-ON' WIN
The unwonted restraint OF the married state be-
comes more CALLING as the novelty wears OF. He
proposes so Moore excursions ,et,hoM their wives;
nc contempiaes another journey TO the East alone,
no partially resumes his bachelor habits, his irregu
lar hours ana meals, with tho solitary musings the
fits OF dependency and gloom BY which his Wild
bursts OF mirtn were alternated through life. The
time Of trial for the welded partner OF his
come but II she had really studied and understood
his character she should have been prepared for t:
Don Jose and Donna Ine1 led
For some time az unhappy sor. OF lie
wishing escs other not divorced, b.. deal
rs a1sy cou Ssa ass saoseaiugy wsbrsG
Until al Length the smother'd FIRE broke out,
Aud put the business past oil kind Of doubt
FOR liner caipd some drusgists and physicsns
And tried TO prove ber loving lord was mai.
But as he had some lucid nternissions
She decided he was only bad;
Yet wheu they Ask'd her for Der deposluonsi
No sort OF sspanatiD could De had,
Save that her duty both 10 man and Goa
Required this conduot--whleh ssem'd very ocd.
she kept s Journal, where his faults were noted.
Apd open'd certain trunks OF books and letters
And which might, N occasion served, be quoledi
And than shs had all Seville for abstters
wnne they were living together in London curl
oHty all alive 10 discover what he was doing y
poetry ana Lady Byron The complainedl was 10 IN
habit OF rummaglng among his papers when ne wa
out In company with female friend. In one o
these voyages OF discovery they came upon som
compromising letters from married woman TO mn
previous TO his marriage These Lady Byron 5elze'
and enclosed to the husband who tDrew Thorn Int
the nre tod his wife he had done so ana took ~
further notice Of them.
HIS own eccoent OF tho separation, supplied 4
hioofe, y that sue left London on q VISIT 20 he
yatnef's mouse, Whefe he was TO join her. "The,
had parted In the utmost Kindness. She wrote hin
letter iull Of payfuness ana affection on tho road
ana immedately on her arrival a. Kirby hsllorJ