The national Republican. [volume] (Washington City [D.C.]) 1866-1870, 1870-01-06

| She then said 10 this effect, that she be.
isvod In retributlon aud suffering In the fu.
turo life, aud that the consequences Of sins
hero follow Us there, and II was strongly
puprea1od upon her mind that Lord Byron
must sulfor in looking on the evil eonse-
quenee1 % what he had done In this ufc and
70 seal the further extension Of thai evil.
IEg 30 eometlmcS strongly appeafod p
me, ne said, "that he cannot be al peace
uhtu lthla mi ustlce had been righted. enoh i
the s.toug feellng that have when think
Of going where he Is" a.
These thlngs, she said, had lod her to 10.
quire whether II might not be her duty to
make a full and clear disclosure before she
len the world.
or sSurss did not listen 20 this story as
one who wasihyestigatlng lie worth. re-
seiyed II as truth, and the purpose for which
u was communicated was not 10 enable me
70 prove Il 70 the world, tut 10 ask my opln.
Ion vhether She shpuld show Il 70 the world
before leaving u. The whole consultation
was upon the assumption that she had ut
her command such proofs AZ could not b
Questioned. 90 nj v5Hi7ga .Hr..u j
Concerning vhA, thsy were did no mi.
nutsly Inquire only, In answer 70 general
question, she said that she had letters and
documents 10 proof or her story. Knowing
Lady Byron's strength Of mind; her clear.
hsadednSss, her accurate hAblts and her per.
feet knowledge Of tho matter. I considered
her Judgment on this point declsiye.'
I told hor that I would talks the eubJoet
into consideration and give my opinion In
a few days. That night, after my sister and
mypdlf had retired 70 our own apartment, I
related 10 hor the whole history, and we
sPslt the night 10 talking Of u. was pow
priety Of an Immediate disclosure, while She,
on tbs contrary, representative painful con.
eequspeea that wonld probably come upon
Lady byron from taking Anch Z step. % -.
Before We parted The next day, requested
Lazy Byron to Give me some memorGnda of
such dates and outlines OF the general story
~ would enable me btter TO keep Il In Ito
connection, which abe did. o. giving mo
SS 70 s.T zbsn to s
70 me for the purpose Indicated. .1.E 3
ThlA Mr.. stowe did. She also wrote a
hasty note 70 Lady Byron expressing her a.
tohibhmept at the facts narrated, aud In
qulhng N she had ever subjected them ito
the judgment Of q medical man leaned IN
pervous pathology" subsequently, she
wrote saying that Consolidating the peculiar
circumstance OF the case ] could Wish that
the sacred veil Of silence, so bravslI thrown
over the past, should mover DO Withdrawn
during the tlmb that you remain with us.n
Then follows letter written by @. II. Arid
70 the editor OF Hdemillda'I Hd0dIin' In Sep
tember last, relative 10 the conduct Of Lord
Byron Immediately after his marriage. And
thls Ia really all that Mrs, Stowe has 10 soy
IN substantiGtlou Of her charges.
Mrs.. Stowe asserts that Lady Byron told
her she had witnessed Lord Byron's i'm
proper actions towards Mrs. Leigh. She
was In the sane room with them-more, she
was ordered 10 leave the room because her
presence was not Wanted. What was Mn.
Leigh doing all this time Was she robnk-
Ing her brother or was abe .passlyely sub,
hitting 10 the improper liberties. or was she
actively participating In his guilt Mrs.
Stowe muAt orpiAin away her Inconsistency
In this respect. AZ Stands her explanation
OF the letter. 10 Unsatisfactory. Weare com
pellsd 70 absolutely and unquAllhsdly reject
Il. As regards what DR.. Lushlngton said,
there IL nothing 10 prove incest. He do.
elAred, amer hearing Lady Byron'S story,
that reconciliation was impossible. "0nly
this aud nothing more" What the offence
waS he lSft to conjecture. .L9'a.Da
Others may DO able 70 fasten the crime Of
iueest upon Lord Byroni but certainly Mrs.
Stowe has not succeeded here. Aside from
the subjeet, her work IL very poor. AZ o
literary production Il is verbose and tiTesome.
Her principal object In view seems 10 have
been the writing of O volume sufficiently
bulky to sell. To this end she dvellS upon
4 a little point at Immense length, and repeats
the same thing many tlmes over. Alto
gether, whether considered for It's beating
upon the Byron controversy or regarded as
1 q literary production, "LRdy Byron Vindi-
Gated" must be held Acompletc and wretched
failure ill.,.