Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1869-09-15
The BYRON SCANDAL

letter from Lady Byron's Sslie itar.
The mails By th- stan ner City OF Antwerp
hing the text OF the letter from The sollctt ors ~
LADY Byron, Of which = brief aostrae, xas
rec, Ived By the cable. In % they say:
"Wn0ouI for a moment concedtng nat Mr.
S,owes narrative contains complete acco0pt
OF Lady Byron's relations with her hnso aud,
~ must protest against n as being pro-
Iessoy.-frsi, a NEST gross breach OF the tT Tsst
sn sno connoenoe stated 70 have been reposed In
HeI, Scona, rs Inconsistent with ner own
recommendston 70 Lady Byron; and. third, as
an ignorant violation (at least we snail an
charity, snppose Mrs. Stowe 70 be iguoranf) OF
tne sAprsss terms OF Lady Byrons last wiiI
First. as relates TO breach OF trust Mrs
stowe states that she was consulted In an inter.
view which, 20 use her own words, had al.
most the solemnity OF a death-bed,' not as N
whether she would undertake q red uction OF
Lady Byron's married history, but only As 10
.o,s me PS,i'y , Of passnps s sSsn history.
returned 10 Lady Byron the brief memorandum
paper which had been entru sted % her, with
n. statement OF her opinion that Lady Byron
would be entirely iustifiabie In leaving the
truth TO be disclosed after her death, ana
recommended tnai All facts necessary snould
oe put IN me hands OF some persons - Be 81
puoilshed' thirdly, Lady By ron dad. by her
isst VIII al teststnenL executed few DAYS
only before her decease, bequearh 70 thrae
persons as trustees all her manuscripts 10
oe oy them nrst sealed mp. sfter wards de-
posted la a bank IN the names Of such trustees
and sue direcfsd that no one els, no sey.r
nearly connected win her, should upon any
plea whatsoever b. allowed 10 fuspec; surp
documents. which the trustees were alone %
make use OF - they might Iudge 10 b. best for
the Interests OF ner grandchildren. Mrs. Stoge
IL not one OF these three Her paper is entirely
gratuitous and Unauthorized. II H. as we IA We
satd. not consistent with her own counsel: AZ a
40 offence against Lady Byrons dying wishes.
and the autnort s. hss written in utter dlsre-
gard OF the feelings OF those grandchildren OF
whom she speSks In vague, fulsome way, as
"some OF the best and noblest OF mankind"
The appearance OF the volumes about Lord
By ron by the Countess 9ulcctoli is alleged nv
Mrs. stowe as the main reason which Indac Z
her 10 publish her story; bot it Lady Bgron's
g scendenis. her personal aud trusted friends
IN this country, suffer the sia-ders OF tue
Countess GuiccIoi 20 pass uacont radtctsd-
what value was the oatcrv OF the mtstrs ~
a. lInst the " ale Their silence should surely
have led Mrs. Stowe 10 hesitate before giving
TO the world q statement which. however az
may AFT CT the memories OF the dead. mus, ~
eyitatly iniiict much pam on the living.
Lady Byron's own staJeInenr is ia the pos
seSsion OF those who love her memory too wei
10 make q rash use OF IL and IL the world is
ever TO learn the true s.9ry =. l. ~ i,yroas
life II will learn IL from them.
at would have been In better taste tf Mrs
Stowe and the editor of NdcmiiIda's Mayds.a.
had initiated the religious silence which the
latter so much commends IN the case Of Lady
Byron. Meanwhile, Lady Byrons descend
ants and representatives. entirely and abSo-
lutely disclaim all counienauce OF Mrs. Stoves
article. which has been published without their
priyiiy or consent