, 1874-09-22

tho WoTHt TINT naH doom ohhfGea AND It Will
he hard to and any other explanation Of thnm
satisfactory to unprcjudiced persona Of plain
common sonso. With the marvellous aohioyo-
mcnts, however, In tho way OF explanation thas
hayo boon accomplished on both sides fresh In
mind, NO eho ula be- xash to conclude that Mr..
Deoclier and hia friends will not account for
them at loast aa woll thoy did TOR Tho apology,
and far botter than Tilton accounts for tho, uB.
he made Of hIr. Dowen's Woodstock lotter. Thao
will toll us that in the mouths Of Wild Bonti-
montalists like Mrs. Tlton words 1oao their
natural meaning, and thoro Is nothing Ill her
painful aud almost incoheront lottor which tnh.
not bo recouci1ed with her own account Of an in
nocent lnfatuatton with tho Plymouth proaoher
-and the romorsa which followed 1t. This No My
Ia tic posaible Rnawor of Mr, Recctes'a fdenda;
but thnt cold aud unBympathosio world will bo
content with 1t we cortainly do not be1iovo.; IT,;
Tho aeeond notable point in Mr.. Iilton'a state;
mens in tho ropiy he makes to the charge, upon
whiah tho Plymouth Committee laid 80 much
atress, TINT hts original accusation against Mr.
Booclier WIS nothing moro than improper Rollol-
tatton. Ho ahows from tho records OF Plymouth
Church itself In tho matter OF the abortive West
inquiry which. WAS gusncho1 lnss year. that ha
mado tho charge Of "crimtnal, intimacy" O. :
carly as August, 1870. OF courso .thia proves
nothing; but 1t Leaves tho Committee in . very
unpleaaans predcanont and terribly inpaltz tho
yalYo OF thotr aueopng and emphatic: vor.
Whnt, then, is the result Of this latost, nhd lot
| VI hope Last, OF tho statomentss We can only
that R.rlot legal Investigation Ia irnporatvelY
necessary for tho vindlcatlon Of Mr. Deoohor, II
ha Ia over to DO yindicated at ALL h1r Tilton has
already begun suit which ought to accomplish
final aottlonent OF tho caae one WY. or tho
other, and Mt. Boecher must meet that suit with
alamity, Happi1yit Is brought in form which
throws tho main lRsuo at once into court, aud II
it is pressed in good faith and fortified with tho
H.
his statement to-day, It will result in tho utter
ruin Of one Of tho two parties. There is: too
much Eoason to fear that there has been not only
vast amount Of lying and perjury ln this case,
but IN infamons, q shocking conspiracy. Tho
Church Committee certainly failed to get at tho
"bottom faots." Lot us sec il tho courts Till
| DO allowed to do it.
"wur Buou1n NOT porn PARTIES WAIT ron A
| !. LEGAL DEOIS1oN Pr. >.
| From TIE Ntto lork Herald.
| Now, this ia our statemont Having road ~
| tho atatemouts Of tho other statesmen, Ia it not
tin1e to atato that any further statements aro =
bore .Wo thtnk 40. The public, from the facts
! prebented, has been Rhlo to form 4 general idea
OF tho case and the details of tho private iifc OF
tho romantic poople Of Plymouth Church, thofr
outcomings and their inwsrdness, havo ceaaed to
be interesting. J. -. The newspapers. too.
hayo other duties to perform than. t6oae nh!oh
concorn Mr.. Boecher and his wild companions.
There arc. murders in Montana, laroenies In
Louisiana, Grim. con. IN oonneoticat, arson
In Arizona and outrngos tn Ohio. We cannot
cottuo ourselves to a single crimo In Brooklyn.
| Much AZ We reapect that crime and those orimt-
mails. other sins and other sinners have claims
upon ua wl!iol We ara In duty. bound to oonaidor.
The questions Of Mr. .Beeoher's guilt, Of Mr.
Tliton's Bu1oringe, Of Mr. Monlton's yeracity, Of
h1iaa Anthony's virtust of tho sanity OF tho
but other men have siunod, and 1t is possible
that othors hnyo lied. though probably not to
Huoh IN extraordinary extent. As Mr.. Titon. IL
| he has beon wronged, has IN opportunity OF OBJ
haa appealed and as tho friends OF Mr. Dooohor,
II hn la innocent. can provo 1t better In. court
than In tho newspapers (for, unfortunately, We
cannot compel tho statesmen to swear to Whai
they say), why should not both parties wait TO.
"AEsTs UNDER THE BAMH pIHADyANTAqHa."
From the 4Stso FORK 11mes.
Tho vile mixture OF spi.e 1nsinuatlon. in ana 10
lToulton's statement ia considerably diluted
hora, but the statement rostS under tho same
disadvantages as that Of the ''mnti1al friend, il
presenting no now evidence which ean u, he r. r.
ness Offering it. Tilton can claim the benefi
/ Of q natural feeling of compassion in whiol
: Moulton has no slnrc.. For, aftoE all, apar
rem tho question Of who was tsht 70 blame
@ tared "'sa round ii Him., 'ufo'f IL had moreovcr. %
= 1notlor-in-law with an, extraordinary talont TO
% at Soyloias' u.s. aud ID lay sVaie nigbts to concoo
n scaudatous stories about him. Tho prosenco o
= middle aged and discreet housokooper coul
j. not scraau tho unfortunate mau from vilo aceu
Bation, and ovon an intellectual tote q toto Wit
Susan .. Anthony assumed improper aspects t
d, | his cenaorlous critica.
!. Yet though IT is possible to pity Iilton, uh
can accept his cousae aa tho honoat, manly, Al
generous one that ho wished to paint 1t
AEtogethor, Mr. Tilton'a course ot action hp
- beeu like hiB "glowing Rhetoric, equally iucf
~ pablo Of appealing either to tho undorstaudln
=" or the aympathies Of ordinary men. :, ~:
+. "AusoLUTELY NOTHING NEW"
" From kht New York Hiorld.
~ =. In tho way Of documentary proofs, either {
~ bis original charge against Mr.. Rooo4er Of b
th Mr. uoechor Ii1son gives Us absolutely nothl
T. new OF to tho purpose, It Is the same old sto
o. which las already siokenod the public Of nngol
beaBtliuess ana salat-llko pollution: rilton
hc limsalf, can only DO described as SORT Of Da
II ter's saint's nost among tho he slsms s'n
81 ti read these tIiugs printed over ills wrotoh'
a | creature'a own Mans In newspaper, it won
to | bn libel On humanity to suppose any mort
ey capable OF inyeuting OF Of tutoring thom. .
[ts fhoro t4oy arc, And with them GRO coupl
aa acorea Of othor uneonscioua revelations Of
tho interest OF public deocnoy tho man raa
oueht to bo remnYod from among luis fello
men and segregated In aonao sanitary inatis
precisely sa ,tl%a the aesa a sarsa
,re loathaone and yisibly horrible dlseases from
81. tins about in public plhces e7en for tho puspe
nv n sn'icitjng nitns for their support.
,ro "un. pKEouEa's POSITION sEEa1s urr1RIY Ho1
M. IKRa,h
M From khe Nev York GTapht, .
he Mr, Tilton's reply to Booohor a'la tae report
nj tAo Investigating Committed, IL complete
,er oyory particular. II containA faota end pro-
of wLich would hsvo hoou laid boforo the 1nyol
el. eating Commttoe had that pody oeerea reg i!1e
ar IT shows tho nssee btouuutaaeMoIa ~ ~, t1,;1t MI
Oft TINT tho ACCUSATION wa rsouus1u ~, i,ot y i,
@ ,ns maJe bpfoTo liz plaza aud fortune were loat
re- Whllo 20 Haa III Iocoipb " va . saoI H. ~
u.s. mi oharga be,ng Bitnple improprIety da 1aeo
or orh part, atu GROWING nnaoI Ais tuuuhon'o, , ~
bt- accusation or oFmlnaut5. tho cti tm
wAs made three ysa1a ago. pna Nh inVess'zssas