, 1870-05-07
TILTON AND HASTINGS.
A Few Personalities.
FSpm TIE Eruotly7. Onion, May 3.

The short-metre method is tho best way o.
dealing With some people, and ssll answer II
the case Of Mr.. Hugh J. Hastings, editor o.
tue New York conHiereiai Adre1tiser~ ~ Tha.
speaking Of the Independent, said:
. "Undcr the disguise Of piety, this sheet
openly advocates the abrogation Of tho mar.
81. Hugh J. Hastings. the man responsible
for the above statement, is person who de.
scribes himself as follows: -,
IL waa indicted by the grand jury at tho
June term OF General Sessions, for printing
and publishing in the Albany Sacikch, Of June
is, 1873, an article over the signature OF Sara
toga+' knowing the said article to be grossly
ibeIous, and feeling that conviction must in-
eyitahly follow t1ial, I appealed to Mr. Henry
D. Stone, the person upon whom tho libel re-
fe1red to Has made, TO release me from al
further lcgaI proceedings, on condition that
would maEe'a free, full, and public letraehon
Of the foul charges made against his character
in the article above mentioned Though Mr.
stone had every reason that an unprovoked
attack upon his character and standing in
society could Eive him, to proceed against
me, to the utmost extent of the law, and to
punish me to the extent Of my deserts, yet he
generously acceded to my request, and agreed
TO relinqGish an further proceedings, provided
ton and complete ret1aetion of the infamous
article, for the printing aud publishing which I
was indicted. 1, therefore, cheezfuliy proceed
to fulfil my engagement, being anxious to DO
all that is in my power to render reparation to
Mr. Stone for the intentional wrongs which
licly state that tho article which appeared in
tho Stcitct Of June 10, '4s, was published by
nc for tho sole and only purpose OF niut1ng
the character and business Of a1r. Stone, and
disgracipg him before tho public.
It was done maiciouslg,' and for the
and designed to do him that harm, and
work him that mischief, BY tho means Of gross
fa1sehoods and deliberate SANDERS. which no
mau Of his character need fear Il naught but
tho Bimp1e truth is published Of him The
charges therein brought against him BY: me are
utterly false--withont a shadow Of touhdar
tion in t1util-and totally inescusable.
stand before the public in the attitude OF
self-condemned hbeller OF the character OF
man Of whom T. know no harm, and whose
reputation stands uninpetched in . connmu-
nifty where he has long resided and is well
known. ! confess that have most malicious
II attempted 10 do him an ir1eParable injury,
and feel that, in this retraction OF every
chergc which have nade against him, I rem
der 10 him only that Justice which the outraged
laws demand, though at tho expense Of self
dieg1aee and public humiliation- n.~a,
The above is sufficiently explicit We hertz
by append 3 similar statement patterned
closely after it, with few verbal changes to
suit the altered circumstauces Of Alr. Hastings
more recent libel: and he will obGge ua by
adi1ing his signature to the following retIact-
ion without unnecessary delay:
II ought to be indicted BY rtha grand jury
at the May term Of General Sessions for print
ing and publishing in the Commercial ddreTsi-
ses- Of Aptl %, 1870, grossly libeIlous article
concerning the Independent Feeling that con-
viction must inevitably follow trial, I appeal
to Nj. Theodore Tilton to release me from al
free, iull and public rctrast-
ion Of : the foul charges made
atsiust his character in the article above
quoted, Though Nj. Iilton has every reaeon
that an unprovcked attack upon hiB character
and standing in society. could give hlm, TO pro-
fsea ~ to n IT, nse iGe e4tept Of
deserts, yet he generously accedes to my re-
queat and egrees to relinguiah al proceedings,
provided do him Justice by public recanta-
hon and complete reFaction of the infamous
statement, for the printing and publishing
which ought to be Indicted 1. therefore,
being anxious to do all that is ln my power
to render reparation to MI. Tlton for the
intentional wrong which have purposely done
him And do now publicly state that the arh-
Gle which appeared il the Commercial ddeer-
tiser Of April %, 1870, WIS published by me
1G1 lub 6ult 8A4 UA4y F1Al1uoo - hAiNAA0S :.
character and business of Mr. 11lton, and dls-
grazing him before the public. It was done
malici0usly, and for the. very worst OF pur-
poses, and was intended and designed to 60"
him that haru1, and work him that mischief BY
the nea1B Of q gross falsehood and deliberate
slander3 which no MN OF his character need
fear il aught but the simple truth Is published
OF him The charge therein brought agaanst
him by me is uttar1y false.-vithout q shadow Of
foundation in .ruth-and totally measurable.
I stand before the public in the attitude Of .
self-condemned Ibe1ler OF the character Of
The man OF whom l4fnow no harm, and
whose reputation stands unimpeached in q
community where he has long resided and Is
well known. I copfeas that I have most mali
ciously attempted to do him an lrreparahlo in
Jury, and feel that in this retractlon Of tht
charge which have made against him reaa.
der to him only that Justice which the outraged
laws demand. though At the expense OF self
disgrace ind public humiliation"
From tq N<,g TorE Commercial ddre7tser, Aay 4
FREE LOVER HuRT:
We commented, the other day, upon one oi
the free lore letters written by oue OF the edi
tors Of the Independent to Mrs. Mcfarland, IN,
produced On tho trial Of her husband n