, 1874-09-19

A]'-eN ~ 4ApHA1 kA6A fuQHL 1}l1N
'oulo hago olallr cd, and sooling to chooso frur,
Il these one 10 be tho custodian Of hia special
III Hooros tnc ashts. chose me. And his nfrac-
oaate roase ii Tor 90 doing ia atatod by himaelf
DO that p. nas . near and dear 10 him" 81
Seconds Two ycnrn Inter. on tho artaing Of po.
tical u ,Garoncoa hotweon hlr, ncccher aud mo,
esnlt' ng In my publicly otiticising Bis eourse,
aasf ,anod to him private iutter Noy. 90, 1BGS,
on .niuinR my hoartfelt INSURANCE tnat tAeao titA
tenccs did not bocloud my love for him. IN
.hin letter aaid:
Il fshould die nnving noa a'iva, anf yon to foro
my children for thcr fathers sake, who has taught
tho to Ro aud 10 yxaard you ths wan "
men.
Tho above tribute dorives tho g:cater force b.
cauno paid 1t to Mr. Deechor whom wo soro At
political vatjsnco aud In rro1lc antagonism.
Third-Threo years lat<er ho sent to me gift
copy of Norwood" inscribed by hfs own hand
NTH thu following AtIcattnuate uosda.
To
TnEoDonE T11rox-~
who rsatly encouraged the author to be0in and psrse-
rtTt-'rtlh The ugtetionnfe re9asls "
NsNnr WAnp DEEounM.
March IS. 1868.
I distinctly recall several warm alluHons
which Mt. Boechcr, in conversations with mo at
that period, made to thu good cheer with which
he said INSPIRED him during tho composition OF
that book. .
Fou,th-A year later such was tho respect in
which I hold hfr. Doccl,or that spout more
money thar couid afford IN order to poasesB
his portrait, naiuted by tho tirat artlRt Of our
day. Tho following money receipt will sphak
for Itself, - : :,
Accetsed from Theodore Titon, by draft from
H''rrs, 1]inos, datsd feb 2o Is6p 500, heng pay.
april !, 1902. WaI. pAoE.
tHsamp canaeled.l g., -.
Mr. Decchor acknowledges that no sat ht7y
times for this portrait al my request a fact
which puss to flight tne chzgno that either ho or
Mrs. Tiiton rcgsrdul mo As llis onomy, or au any
thing but hin admitting friond. y.
Ffh--ln tho winter of 1B50-70 publ shed
volume caiod "Sauct,tm Sauutorum," which
contained numcrouu affcotionate references to
Mr.. Bcocler. Of Which tho following. takcn from
m editorial Of u,ine In Tho Independent, ID a
nu3Eioient Apocl nann-one OF nlksty.
With grateful rlo 1ook bnck tn ur 1oint eonncc-
t,on will that god mat III this Journal goien
rat4od IN our Ito xul talinr.
Huoh wotda ~ TIM abnYh nre tho un,nistnlhbio
tribute Of frionl 10 friond.
Sirth-Couiue down still ]Ator, / received from
William Lloyd Gnrlison n letter dated Rus bury
April 0. 1870, from which quote the following
Ane:
, You say of Mr. neecher that ho would honor tns
Prcssency Of my Societr.
TGia briof axtrnct shows that not Only hon
oied nr. Docchor snynelf, but sought to nlaAo my
friends hunur hin, litewisa.
SeccnM-.Un the 1at Of May, 1sf0, public
aad fra,or,'al corrcsponecncu passed between
BIZ. noecllcr aud usot tR our capacity III Preai-
dcNts of two suffrage Hotinties hoiiips their pnp
liu meetings sitnsit..neo1sly in NaT York, and
still ponsess hlH nntosraph icstor sont 10 tho on
that kild}y occasion.
i have siycn tie Above brief extracts fwhic1,
might multiply TO SHOW, tho uuifuca friendll-
nosa 81 my feell,G toward Alr. I3taoler duwt to
tho time When thu discovery srah nlado to aa Of
lMs fatsl aasaut on tue honor Of my honae,
Those evidences d;spioyo Airs. Tl,on's oxtraor-
dtnary and fictitious charge, @hcren--spcalsinGo of
wnas aho calls "tl'o Inst ten years, "nl,uo
kt!nes ard l,aius tha daily scj1ooIetl horse}e To
bury'and forgive. '--sl.o said !tlat cue of thss6
atli'gs hnd nainD" was tho 1aet that her ht,s-
baud made ''a:nost aui'y thycat that l,o lived
always bnan Mr. Deecl,ots aaperiur, aud that all
that luy in lH paill-nite, cIllhreu, and 1aputa-
tion il ncod 6e-ehou!I full before tlis purpose"
This chHrgo BY Airs. Iitou'of malice on my pars
slo might with eqnal truth hayo accused
1no Of entertaining during that eat1o
period n secret and duly hostility towards Hor-
ace Grceloy OF Ohnrles Sumner. Tho Commit
III f
ri i ,nt,, fto;r vorct md 'there, =
sit - ~ e @ ~ ~:.E t1: ':.. ~. a"a .sIV19ft r.
beenlef what thoT call - heated ahd malicious
5nlIh. an accusation "4leh h*a hover peen trua
uf 4lu towards uny lu5nAn being, and which oyofl
a. tho present hour il not tr,,o OF .no towaltIs
tita ney 11e1,rv Wned 1fcrtter In IN ar t1,Are,
fnro ~ ~ ry,,,,;itaa, ,. ~. =. ~
49, 3 80 sno ~; Issue .a9ta. - Va
th.S suppoeca laet-"1acu 10 Nv. '"ct o'is
1alsehoaa-tha Report, lur lack OF touluatlou,
falls to tie gronud.
II. ought next TO show hq similar doci1u&etl4
tary evidences tie harmony aud infection, exist
iu,s hcf,yaer Air.. t1'tItnn 5tl mvsotf 10 1utr q
1aGn III t,,;., r,,,,,,ant ~ asn ~ f,i ~ ~
~ D"s , t1.s :" = ~ - a"o ~ LUZ aaus
Hy TIC Fnptcat!o1l oi sno so!tl1nuioua pflvAsc
correspondence bntween tnFSelf und Wlfe, illinG
AererA! pages Of LIE CHICAGO IllnuyE Of Aug,
IL, 18TH Tint | nnct hero t.lly mint IN thal
rrent sGcaf Of ,otters mud to plitci .ncreiy Fs,t
Stinwa rrom tho,n inst tn',,oi, IT., ro,,!nd tI,n
rn.1as - s;.;- s,lr1 a.ss .Isi .s, '"" 'A>
Ae@eeA " sAo'A he'4D'at eooto "ha 'oAo'
April 1Gy ltGG--. kloH not Low 60 ul l1ye With
out your precious daily lslt,r."
ncsetnler 3 1sq,.-" Apoya all, you risa gran.scat
january Z, 1sG7..-" What delicious way you have
Of rubuklug and tcscIug Ine--prttouslsng ulwayt
that you tluk tAa lovelftSt mud best u litl.t
wIrc5.H
Jauuary II, 1GG1,-" Whcu took at you aay: Yes
my euul IL satisfied: our union H. l;crfrct,'h
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