, 1874-07-30

I AfIf1 HNA {fHHf
nolitic., M ot,a. 'u uaa..aan. .s -. VI tnsny
pot.oA snu otnoF 4aesEona 10 haVe boon
sFIaue:' ,'a look upon him In somewhat similar
in nh n sso nsr1 , or.oa soSf ns ,
psrtod eohotar and atsteaman' 0om,no ~ In
RI n...,.a ".aas. a ssn".'; "e,'" GolnR u 'no
na.sAa w. .asn ~ s'''S' ooie'o Alr' booohor TO 10
~ ALL TIE RIGID MORALITY,
Without any of tho hypoorgy. which c],nrantcriye1
tho followers of Cromwell , onil nj i'm so,uo
timo. tn be imhnol viii tlo I,iol' ,r,an',,n -.
honor anu ontvhlry, without any Of tho
a.tstooratfo foolfngs, which are symbolic
Of the Royalats Of historic days. I bolieyo him
4 painted by Eliza Cook; aud tito contemplation
Of Ala oharacser and oaroor has confirmed my bo-
licf In tho truth Of tho lines, tl,nt-
Though fow Of such tnay gon tha earth,
*, YSt .',at1s IHca rafs 4, ems E'n there re-
mn. ~ ma,a.,ae x,ssaes Pour ~. s'a.: a,,: .
afo, cohaomns "nns y Is noaaod to CAL my
En e ror" feo as un
OF my statemonsa concerning him. Two oorre-
pna pGnaGnse; - npmS'er' haSe undertaken tho cam-
p'onsmp OF ~ .nas A. ,
Ct hea rsPa speaks q my
..an a~aia an peng ,mantioatiy unjust" 'nnfair"
o. trqfn ana Pfendood in Its dealnse
hso rss IL o be- IN
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that no ono oyor accused him Cfilton) Of being
a. !lnortino, Aor, or man OF immoral Life, un-
I'll ho dared charge Doeohor with tho crime
for which ho ia now On trial" I'LL. A. p"
should understand that air. Tilton'a prt-
yato I affairs. were not proper subjects for
discussion until he himself mado his family
GqI,oa hea,r, kn9wn to to world T1o public
10 paraded hts domestic SORROWS In tho praas.
BEFORE, ne Waa only Liable to tho Hamo criticism
4a any oshor public man 10 hts public position.
Long before 10 over aimed blow at Afr. Beech
Or n1a fr9Soye doctrines wero freely criticised
pteaa. moreover, i is only i9 connection with
flls affair that his contradictory statements
naeo
and j. ;. ,,d BRANDED .1,s,3a Y mM a; AZ 4 LIAR;
With Mr. neecher and others in reforouco to tho
soanda!, thae lays him open to tho charge Of
1oYyang niao4mail. 4,.na When mH. APP" anys that
raphy Of Mrs. Woodruff "hc was guilty 81
o u ansefoouIno with nor and other womon,"
sopsP4sa!;a eopsessateson Ny vosas wi 10 auoh
criminal ,a intercourao to Ttlton. My charge that
l1son Was IN sentiment, II not IN practco, lib
et.ine, t4.sa was founded on tho assumption
.in .!ias' ho adVocatod FREQ love,-an assuml,-
ati,a mnoa he spcsks "a Of bis (ton's) Ink views Of
when s,.. II: 4 F." atlmtta Til.os's Woodruff
iastsoc'asaons he aIao admita Ttons criminal
sueh slG statement to mo. I nsk " II. 4. r" tho
olucrence betHeen fEoo-loVer and libo1tiuo In
sentiment: ointment: ,o.oo.,
tho one whose communication 1 have notlcod
denies IN an eyasivo way. Tilton'a advocacy Of
1ree-1oYe doctrines. To deny this Is to
.,,, DISPUTE nATrEn OF HISTORY.
1lttoh mas Tor long maintained those doctrines
on tho rostrum and through tho press. lIo was
Nelt kno"n a6 tho "fltor OF iree-loYe editorials
when he Was connooted with tho Independent
ana 81. % n editor ct the Golden Age. 1s has main
ralses .; grnmb!e about two sentences which
mean auoatantlaiy the same thing; but ho docs
nos , o1spIoVe tho ssatonent that Mr. Iilton has
tod thfeo different stories concerning
antruo. MAINTAIN thae neither OF these
correspondents has succeeded 10 his attempt to
roiuto ny charges against Tlton, which are
sapsIantaally ps:a.t ~
seeond-IAas he IL an acknowledged advocate
OF freo-loge:
.1hsrdEIhas 10 attempted to levy blaokmail
On n.'e neeSneTi S.,s r.
arc irrelevant. am perfectly aware that ill
ton is not upon trial. and that his guilt does not
1ustify DeecherH ononse. But submit that
eas teS L. moxes Ct nssi ere5 esa e. vAASS Il oa
mony to be, believed? II ho ia an advocate Of
freo"loTo, aoos y not como within tho bounds
of Posaibilty t1at ho, IN common with Mrs.
WOOL MoodnuI. saonia 20 oagor to provo that other
Etp ERSomo PlAcsGna ;s mnat ae prcaohea3 And, Il
anson n 's EailIy OF ievy1ng nlackmail, would
i,ss hot ;me 'aps soa aeal5at Mm IN any court Of
2asEce! IN inclined TO believe that oven Gen.
haasa e on, ~ e. m VAS relevant
ponGvo ls 20 Dc necessary foE tho bet
toI nnootstanainR Of the caao to have the whole
pqnlnos4 in.I sounuea 20 tue bottom.
a.: iAE = IMiauhE III, however thinks that tho quos
t'on o. 1ntohs yeraoity Is only very slightly i'll
voiSod. II involved at all, and proceeds to refer
70 Mf. beeohors letters, which it considers the
pE!acipa. evidence against lin. The TRlDUNE |
anoala lemempef: as nave stated III InY formor |
communication, that these letters arc.
- y gAuELEss ~ WITHOUT 7HToN's TESTIMONY
~ is rs eYlaenoo s9at places the oYl construction
upoa taem., AND, Il THIS Testimony ID not to ba
believed, wheso' ask, is tho caao ngainst
9oacherf poea not tho Testimony of Oliver
JOHNSON ionu peculiar forco to the truth Of the
thoosy sot up By NJ. Hoocher, that the letterare-
5erred to Ilsons family Affairs, and nothing olso
~: JOHNSON ;s"ears that this was Tiltons orig
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