The Stark County Democrat. [volume] (Canton, Ohio) 1833-1912, 1884-08-28

an ample apology, ana dropped the sub
ject,
In some way o copy Of the memor
anlnm got into the hands Of one Cal
lender, an unscrnpulOua anti-Federallal
pamphleteer, who (l7OO published H.
Hamilton felt compelled, under tho cir
cumsiances, TO give out the entire cor
respOndence between himself aud Rey'
nolds and wife, with proofs as to the
genulneness of the handwriting Of the
latter, "Thls confession" no said In
hia Introductory remarks, "is made
without blush cannot be the apollo.
| glat OF any vice, because the ardOr OF
passion may have made II mine. can
never cease 10 condemn myself for the
pang which II may inlet on bosom
eminently entitled 10 all my gratitude,
lldelity and love, but that bosom VIII
approve that, even at 30 great an ex-
pense, shall effectually wipe q more
serious stain from uamG which II
cherlshea with no less elevation and
tenderness, The public, too, | trust will
excuse tho confession, The necessity OF
10 10 my defence against more helm
ons charge could alone have ext0rted
from me 80 painful m lndec0rum,"
IL may bG remembered that In the
progress Of this affair, Hamilton and
Monroe became involved In cores
pOndence that came near resulting In q
daeli and II IL u curious circumstance
that Colonel Burr was selected by the
latter TO act ~ his friend had such an
extremity been reached. And scandal
mOngers may find q coincidence In the
fact that the female In this trouble was
named Maria, "ALawyer" says that II In
10 be noted that Hamilton never offered
himself for the sulfrages OF the people
after his defence, Hamilton, from the
time OF the adoption OF the Federal Con-
atitutlOn, had never been q candidate
before the people.
In regard TO General JacksOn's mar,
riago, tile veteran Member OF the Bar"
is yet more deeply In fault. The Legis'
lAtnre OF Virginia never granted Captain
R0barda (n0t R0bOrd) a di4Orc from
Mrs. kObardq afterwards Mrs. Jackson,
Captain R0hards was u citizen OF Vlr.
ginia (0f which Kentucky was then
pnrO nj the tine he applied 10 the Leg
lslature OF that State for u divorce, ANA
the opinion Of the Supreme Court re.
ferred TO could have presented no anal.
Ogy " his case, Jackson never applied
10 o Kentucky Legislature on behalf Of
Mrs, RObards for a divorce, nor did that
Legislature ever grant such divorce
The facts are correctly these; RObards
and his wife (nce DOnelSOu), after FREE
Qnent misunderstanding, finally sepa-
rated, He applied Q7O0 0D to the Legig.
latnre of Virginia for divorce, ON the
ground that hts wife had deserted him,
ana was "llylng In adultery with one
Andrew Jackson" The Legislature did
not grant the petition, but passed nm
act authorizing the Supreme Court Of
the district OF Kentucky 10 summon u
jury aud "luq1lTo into the truth Of the
allegations contained In the declara-
tion, and II II shall find, In substance,
that the defendant hath deserted the
plaintiff, and that ghe hath lived
IN adultery with another man
since said deaertion,' Il divorce
should thereupOn be granted.
R0bards allowed the matter 70 rest with
out taRi1g any further steps for two or
three years, and until after Kentucky
had been admitted ~ a State, Mrs. RO-
bards having In the meantime inter
married with jackson, In their mutual
belief that she was already divorced, Az
the Court OF Quarter Sessions for MeT-
Ger county, held at aarrOdsburg, In Sep
tember, 1893, tho cause was tried, and
the marriage dissolved on the grounds
stated by RObards In his petition 10 the
Virginia Legislature nearly three years
before. And thus, to adopt the language
Of Parton, "tho most chaste Of women,
and one Of the few irreproachable pub
lie men OF his day, are recorded adulter.
ers" They were remarked at Nashville
In Jan. 1904, and woe TO the man who,
on account OF that second ceremony,
ever dared TO cast any reflections upon
the conduct of Mrs. jackson. For this
Oilense her husband, while on the su-
preme Bench of Tennessee, fought the
Governor Of the State (Seyier), and la-
ter slew Charles Dickinson In one
OF the most desperate duels Of mod
ern days, To the end OF his life no kept
his pistols IN readiness 10 avenge any
allront to her memory arising out OF the
circumstances Of hls peculiar marriage,
WM, g, TERRELL.
Washington, d, O., Aug, l2,