The Rutland daily globe. [volume] (Rutland, Vt.) 1873-1877, 1874-07-01
THE TRlrARrirE AGREEMENT.

New York papers, and was telegraphed
over the country;
THE TR1PARTITE AGREEMENT.
We three men earnestly desiring to re-
store, each to the other, respect, lcvc and
fraternity in which we once lived happily
together in our social life in Brooklyn, and
as members of the Plymouth church, and
earnestly desiring to remove all cause of
offence existing between us, real and fancied
and to make christian rcparaton for in
juries done or supposed to be done, and to
eilace the disturbed past and to provide
concerning good will and love for the fu-
ture, do declare and covenant, each to the
other, as follows
First, |, Henry G. Bowen, laving given
credit perhaps without due consideration to
tales and inuendoes respecting Henry Ward
Beecher, and being influenced by them as
was natural to Il man who receives i'm
prossions suddenly, to the extent of re-
peating them, gradually, however, and
within limitations, and not for the purpose
of injuring him, but strictly in the conf
dence of consultation, now feel that therein
| did wrong; therefore | disavOw all the
charges and imputations that have been at
tributed to me as having been by me made
against Henry Ward Beecher. | declare
fully and without reserve, that | know
nothing which should prevent me from eX-
tending him my most cordial friendship,
confidence and christian fellowship, and /
expressly withdraw all the charges imputa-
tons and inuendOes imputed as having been
uttered by me and set forth in a letter
written to me by Theodore Tilton, on the
first day Of January, 1871 Ga copy of which
letter is hereunto annexed, and | sincere
IL hnyipU rnpIa lamentations
charges or inuendoes unfavorable to the
Christian character of Mr. Beocher; and
covenant and promise that for all future
time, ! will never by word or deed, recur
to- repeat or allude to any or either of the
said charges, imputatons or inuendoes.
Second, And |, Theodore Tllton, do of
my free will and friendly spirit toward
Henry c. Bowen and Henry Ward Beech
or, hereby covenant and agree that | will
never again repeat, by word of mouth or
otherwise, any of the allegations, or impu-
tatiuns or inuendoes contained in my letter
hercunto annexed, or any other injurious,
imputatons or allegations suggested or
growing out of these, and that will never
again bring up or hint at any cause of diff
ference or ground of complaint heretofore
existing between said II. C. Bowen and
myself or the said II. W. Beecher.
Ihlrd, l, Henry w ara Beecncr, put the
past forever out of sight and out of men,
DRY. | deeply regret the causes for sus-
picion, jealousy and enstrangement which
have come between us. 1t is n Joy to me
to have my old regard for Henry G. Bowen
and Theodore Tilton restored and Il happi-
ness to me to resume the old relations of
love, respect and reliance to each and both
of them If have said anything injurious
to the reputation of either, or have detract-
cd from their standing and fame as chris
tian gentlemen and members of my church,
| revoke it all and heartily covenant to re-
pair and rcinstate them to the extent of my
power.
ii. G. Bowen,
THEODORE Triton,
ii. w. BEEcHER.
Brooklyn, April 2, 1872.
The letter referred to above as having
been written by Tilton to Bowen on the LIST
of January, 1871, had already been pub
lished. 1t was of even date with the letter
of humiliation said to have been written by
Beecher to Tilton, and quoted in the State
ment just published by the latter. The
publication of the above covenant was fol-
lowed by the publication of the following
card in Brooklyn paper on the I'd of June ;