Wilmington daily gazette., 1874-08-01
Beecher's Letters,
From the New York Times.

From the New 4 ork Time3.
Thus far We have seen Mr.. Beecher fatty con.
tradicting MIR. TiltOn, aud pice versa. But apart
from all that din, there are the Beecher letters
about the genuineness of which there seems to be
no doubt. al even wish that were dead.
VIII die before any one but myself shall he ncul-
pated. May not this friend (Moulton) stand as
priest IN the new sanctuary OF reconciliation
mediate and bless Theodore and my most un-
happy sclIy" These and other passages OF u like
character are said TO relate to no graver ofieuse
than this-mr. Beecher advised Mrs. Tilton 10
leave her husband, after she had submitted pa
tiently to long course OF III usuage. Aud so,
again (under date July l, 1885,
am determined to make no more resistance.
Iheodores temperament 10 such that the future,
even II temporarily earned, would be absolutely
worthless, and rendering me liable at any hour of
the day to be obliged to stultfy all the devices by
which we saved ourselves. He had con-
doned his wife's fault. lie had enjo ined upon me
with the utmost earnestness and soemnty not to
betray his wife nor leave his children to blight
With such man as Theodore Iiton there
Is no possible salvation for any that depend upon
him. With a strong nature, he does not know how
to govern 1t. There Is no use in trying
farther have a strong feeling upon me, and 1t
brings great peace that am spending nay last
| Sunday and preaching my last sermon.
And still agan-
mo man can see the difficulties that environ
| me unless he stands where | do. To say that
have church on my hands 10 simply enough, but
/
xiety, zeal; to see the tendencies. which, II
not stopped, would break out into runous do.
fense Of me; to stop them without seeming to do
II; TO prevent any one questioning me; to meet
aud aliay preudices against Tilton which had
their beginning years before; to keep II
/ was not alarmed disturbed; TO be cheerful at
home aud among friends when was suffer in x
| the torments OF the damned; 10 pass sleepless
nights often,and yet to come up fresh and fair for
Sunday-all this may be talked about, but the
real thing cannot be understood from the outside,
nor It's wearing and grinding Oh the nervous
system"
In still another letter. written tor the same pur-
pose as above, Mr.. Beecher said:
III my destruction would place him Mr.. Til
ton) all right, that shall not stand in the way.
am willing to step down and out. No one can
offer more than that. That do offer. Sacrifice
me without hesitation If you eau clearly see your
way TO his safety and happiness thereby. In one
point OF view, could desire the sacrifice on my
part Nothing can possibly be so bad as the
power of great darkness in which / spend most
Of my time. look upon death as swester far
than any friend have in the world. Life would
| be pleasant n could see that rebuilt which Ia
| shattered. But to live on the sharp and ragged
end OF anxiety, remorse, fear, despair, and yet IL
put on appearance oil serenity aud happiness
cannot be endured much longer. am well nigh
discouraged II you cease To trust me, tC
love me, am alons-l do not know any person
IL the world 10 whom 1 could go."
| All this, we told, refers only to the act of
| man advising an Ill used wife to forsake her hus
band. 1t may be SO, or II may not be- so-all thai
We say is that this theory does not appear to us
and will not appear TO any mau OF the world,
satisfactory, or even a plausible explanation o
MIR. Beechers language. His expressions OF IN
tense remorse and anguish for merely giviu@
woman Lad adsice-ii even 1t eau be called hat
advice would be lidiculously out OF place.