The frightful tragedy in which Mr. Sickles has become involved
has recalled attention to calumnies which were circulated against him some time back ; and which were utterly false ; but we learn by a New York letter that there is one of those stories which peculiarly presses on his mind, even at this season. It is, that he had insulted our Queen. All who know Mr. Sickles know that he was utterly incapable of insulting any woman. His faults are those of an impulsive, generous, ultra.- chivalrous nature ; and his life, which was frank and open, was pure. The tale was that he had introduced to the Queen, at Court, a woman of improper character. We have already said that Mr. Sickles was in- capable of such an act. The plain fact is, however, that he never in- troduced any lady at court. Nay, his position, as Secretary of Legation, precluded him from doing so. If he had performed such a ceremony vicariously, the records of the Legation would give the name of the person introduced. But the whole story is a sheer fabrication.
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