Delaware tribune. [volume] (Wilmington, Del.) 1867-1877, 1873-03-06

THEODORE TILToN PREPARES A PRIVATE MANU-
SCRIPT VOLUME THE wooDHULL STORIES
FALSE.
A Brooklyn letter to the Cincinnati CONNER
ctat says
''Mr. Theodore Tilton has permitted one or
two OF his more intimate friends to SEQ and road
the manuscript volume which he has written for
private preservation, about the so-cAlled
'Bsecher-Tlton Scandal, considering which
the slAnderous Mrs. Woodhuil tried to raise
social and religious uproAr four months ago.
1t is an elaborate and detailed history Of
this extraordinary scandal, involving many Gu
rious Incidents, duplicating persons who have
not publicly figured in it, covering some ten
years of time, with dates, names, and circum-
stances. and calculating some things which are
not likoly to be revealed till the the Day .of
Judgment.
"There are reasons, satisfactory to Mr.. Tilton
and others, why this manuscript should not be
published and there were reasons why.it should
be written and retained in his hands:
"Under the circumstances, it would be mani
festly improper for anybody else to make pub
lie display Of the.facts it contains, or to say any
thing about it which the author himself or MIR.
Beecher on his own account, has not seen fit to
'But there is one thing which the public
ought surely to know at once, and which, it
seems to me, would 20 far to couuteraet the eff
feet prejudicial to Mr. Beecher which has been
produced by the slsnder Of Mrs. Woodruff
"This thing is, that there is nothing in Mr..
Tiiton's narrative to justify or give any ground
for beliving the accusations against MIR; Beech
or in reference to the lady with whom hi
name has been scandslously associated. On
the contrary, Tilton's narrative exculpates
Beecher from the charges of crimnaity in this
matter, which were brought against him by Mrs.
Woodruff and which she fortified by evidence
that disappears in presence Of tho actual facts.
Ono sees. in reading it, how Mrs, Woodruff DIS
| torted what she had heard. drew upon the inn
agination for what she suspected, and worked
| up q slander, at once false and CRUEL against
/ innocent parties. One can also see why it has
been considered better not to tickle the midrifs
| OF gossip-mongers by retailing domestic matters,
the publication OF which. while overthrownl
the Woodruff ISLANDERS, would give renewed oc-
casion Of mischief to backbiters and stirrers-uf
| Of falsehood
..Perhaps need say nothing further about
this wretched affair, but should merely let the
foregoing statement stand as II is given, for the
information of those who have been srievel
| about the Beecher- Tilton scandal-of those who
fancy that where there is 30 much smoke there
| must be some fire'-of those who think there il
| some mysterious crime yet to be revealed. ant
OF those who feel troubled because neithe
Beecher nor Tilton has come out with any pub
| lie denial of the foul story which has been CIR
culated to their detriment. 1t ia not worth Whii'
to argue over thing Of this kind. or for thos'
| who understand what they are talking about II
| wrangle with others who can't possibly under
stand tho matter talked about
'.But there is another observation wish t
make. It is this None Of those-and they ar
necessarily very few--who can possibly hay
any direct knowledge OF the facts in the Beech
or Tilton scandal, make any accusations OF Grim
inality or guilt in regard to the affair. II Iiltol
in this case. docs not bring the criminal charg
against Beecher-ie the slandered lady who ha
been its victim repudiates it--if Mr.. Beeche
himself knows his own innocence in the matte
If neither Of these parties, say, accuses an
of the others OF the guilt which slanderou
tongues have imputed-who else, let mo hsH
Can be in position to obtain better knowledg
of the facts /? Who is authorized to speak abou
) the matter Who has spoken about it ?
"Certainy nobody need give any heed to
sensational story which was concocted by MIR
Woodruff, and which she supported by what si
called the evidence OF three persons-Fran
! Moulton, Mrs. PauIina Davis and Mrs Stanton
!; all Of whom deny the allegations which she in
| putes to them. .
''since the publication Of this scandal, NJ
Beecher has been 3 friendly visitor at Illton
, house. Since its publication, Mr.. Tilton hi
appeared in society and in public places with b
, wife. In November last, Just after the promu
cation OF the scandal they attended Greeley
> funeral together, and had their fair-facsd lit
boy with them and up to the present time the
home has neither been destroyed nor their llv'
+ divided by the scandal.
s "Beccher gets a great many blackmailing 10
o | ters threatening to propagate the slanders Abo
I him. But he takes no notice of any OF thel
= and is never In the least alarmed about ther
/, He cannot be driven into defending himse
: against such accusations. He canpot wage "
against the peetilent and poisonous cloud
r flies, but he can live above them. and smile
the efforts Of the swArming brood to harm him