The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1869-09-19
THE STOWE-BYRON CASE.
Defence or Lord Byron-Lady Anne Barnard
and Lady Byr0n's Stntements-Sir Walter
ScOttss ODiniOu.

and Lady Byron's Stutements-Sir Walter
SCOTS Opinion.
To THE EDITOR OF THE LONDON TIMEs:-
1 have waited In expectation OF categorical
Beecher stowe against Lord Byron and his sister,
on the alleged authority OF the late Lady Byron,
letter Of Messrs wharton and Fords in your impress
Of yesterday. That letter Ia sufficient to prove
that Lady Byron never contemplated the use
made Of her name and that her descendants
and representatives dlsclaim any countenance Of
Mrs B. Stoves articles but it does not specifically
meet Mrs. Stoves allegation that Lady Byron in
conyersng with her thirteen years ago affirmed the
charge now before US. 1t remains open, therefore,
to a scandal loving world to credit the calumny
through the advantage of this naw, involuntary,
believe In the answer produced against It, My OBJ
ect In addressing you is to supply that deficiency by
supposed authority Ia at variance in all respects
with what she stated immediately after tue separa-
ton wh en- everytnhg was desn IN ner memory IN
b. stowe, she believed that Byron ana MS sister
living together IN guilt publish this evidence with
reluctance but in obedience to that higher obIga-
ton OF Justice to the voicee5s and defenceess dead
which bids me break through reserve that other
wise should have held sacred. The Lady Byron OF
1878 would, am certain have sanctioned my doing
SO had she foreseen the present unparalleled occa-
sion, and the bar that the conditions Of her will
present las | infer from Messrs. wharton and
FOrds letter. against any fuller communica-
ton. Caiumnies such as the present sink deep
and with rapidity into the public mind, and are not
easily eradlcated The fame OF one OF our greatest
poets, and that OF the klndest and trues and most
constant frlcnd tnat Byron ever nau, IS AT STAKE;
and It VIII not do to wait for revelations from the
1ountain-head, which are not promised, and possibly
may never reach u.s.
The late Lazy Anne Barnard, who died in 1925,
a contemporary and friend OF Burke, Windham,
Dundas and a host of the wise and good Of
that generation, and remembered In letters as
the aathoress OF "Auld Robin Gray" had known
the late Lady Byron from infancy, aud took warm
interest In her. holding Lord Byron In correspond
quence OF what she believed to be his harsh ana
cruel treatment OF her young friend. l transcrlbe
Byron By HERSELF written ptasi IN ISIS rom coS pr
vate family memoirs, In Lady Anne's AUTOGRAPH,
now before me include the LETT letter =, because,
ter and the causes OF the separation, IL affords col
lateral evidence bearing strictly upon the point
LADY ANNE BARNARD's LETTER.
The separation Of Lord and Lady Byron astonshed
his habits and becamed man as to his remor rs
He had written nothing after his marriage TIL the
famous Fare thee well,o which had the power Of
well aware that he was not the unhappy person he
affected to be. Lady Byron's misery was whispered
word transpred, no sign escaped nom her. She gave
| birth shortly to daughter, and when she went as
sSSns her little Ada with her. no one knew that Il
was to return to her lord no more. At that period
severe 1T Of illness had confined me to bed Tor two
| months. / heard OF Lady ByrOn's distress; Of the
pains he took to give harsh impression of her char
acter to the world. wrote TO her, and entreated
her to come and let me see and near her. II she
| ceived my sympathy or counsel could he any CON-
fort to her. She came; but what tale was unfoded
| fondiy hoped to have made young man OF genius
and romance las she supposed happy. They had
veyed them from the church when, breaking
into . malignant sheer, "0h, what dupe
you have been to your imagination How Is u
! possible woman OF your sense could form the wild
| hope OF reforming met Many are the tears you will
have to shed ere that plan Is accomplished. il Is
| you; II you were the wife OF any other man own
| you might have charms" &c. i, who listened, was
| astoniIhed. 'How could you 90 on after this" said
| !, my desri Why did you not return TO your
father'sw because ] HAD not q conception he
was 10 earnest; because ! reckoned It 9 bad
were very dinerent from his Of himself. otherwise
| he would not ind me by his side. he laughed 10
] what had passsd tin forcad % rsmsmb~ IL Ibe