Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1869-09-20

TIE BYRON AFrAN;. -Ihc London Times,
in an article on Byroa, says Mrs. Stowe
admits that she was consulted with by Lady
Byron only on the expedency OF publishing
the true account OF the separation, and owns
that she dissuaica her from doing so; one
omits to produce adequate authority fcr Fer
statement. Whatever there may be believed
of this revelation, tlrs. Stowe was wTong IN
publishing information which vas supphei N
order that she micht give the opinion - to
what action should be taken upon it.
NJ. Schlessipe r, in letter to the Cologne
Gazstte. states tt, t Mr. Wentworth repeatedly
assured him that Lady Byron desired the III
happy story Of her marriage 10 die with her
and that the family papers contained no secrets
Il is stated that the Hon. Stephen Lushing
ton. who wa consulted ty Lady Byron IN re
gard to sepa, alton from her husband, is alive,
and will dou!, iess be abe to clear up the 50
called byron SANDER" Mr.. Lushingto nisnow
eighty-seven years OF age.
A remarkable letter of Lori Lindsay to the
London Times is pnb.i.hcl, g..lng !ul ae-
count written in isis by Lady Byron herself,
of her relations to her husband. II IL supple
mepted and confirmed at every point by the
renorts Of one of Lady Byron most intimate
friends, drawn from her confidential talk u
the time and taken by Lord Lindsay from
| Lady Anne Barnard ; manuscripts, In Tue
letter Lady Byron says: 1t was the acute
ness of his remOrse, lmpenltent IN It's charac'
ter. which so long seemed to demand iron
| my compassion to spare every semolahce .,
rcproach, every look OF gIiei, when migis'
| have said to his conscience, You have MADE
me wretchcd." am decidedly OF opinion that
he is responsible lie las wished to be thought
nartially deranged or on the brink OF It, to
perpex observers ana prevent them from ira
cling effects to their real causes through all Inc
intricacics of his conduct.
| His illusions to me in Chldc Harold are
cruel and cold, but with such a semblance rs
| tomakc me appear 50, and attract all sympathy
TO himself. l. is ead in this poem that ha
tired of him will be taught d lesson to III:
| child | micht appeal t. all who have evci
| heard me sneak OF him, and still more to ny
own heart. to witness thas there has been NJ
moment when have remembered injury other
wise than ail.ctionatcly and sorrowluy. lt i
NOT my duty to give way l. hopeless an,
wholly unrcdujtcl affection, bur, 50 long rs
live. my chief struggle will probably b not Il
remember him TOO kindly.
Lord Lindsey, in giving thS ielirr says
at is the province OF your readers and 81 t"'
world at large to JUDGE between me Two !'sti
MONIES now before thcm-Ildy ByronS II
lSlG and ISIS, and that pnt lJf"ai" Ia 80
by Mrs. l.. Stow, ~ c)mmuatcitcd h} Lazy
Byron thirteen years ago. In the lace OF ID,
evidence now gwen, positive, negative ahu
crcumstantiaI, there can be but two aItern''
yivcs in the caSc-eithcr Mr.. i. Stowe mus
have entirely misunderstood Lady Byron, ant
, been thus led into error and mlSstatement, o
we must conclude that under TIE pressure OF
, lifelong and secret sorrow, Lady Byron ; min
had become c!oulcd with an hal.uclnation II
respect to the particular point IN question.