, 1874-09-22

liltona confession aro expliott enough to- aatiBfy
tho most lacrodulouB minds, and tho lcttets OF
hor mothnr throw strange gluro OF colorod |
thst, .nstosd Of Docotor ad7laIne .diyorco. us
he pays ho did, anI for whic. ha laB experienced
ontttorAbIo tormontg, he did Ills beat to proyout
+ separation, to tho disgust of tho mother, who
ssn ea ;Sha& t9 IL IN r 9
her 9 doar'son." And 80 at ovoly turn Of tho
path through this tnnglc. tho obstruotIons put
purrosaly ~ tho way By nacohcr aud hia friends
to o9ver his ttacag es sn t1row TIC public on tic
plain M daylight. To road tho papor ia ia feal
lilo force Of moral conviction. And no ol,o oan
read II without recognizing tho nbeouco Of bit
torness and revenge, snd tho tono Of manly sor-
1ia paper conoluaeh tho literature Of tho Hul,'
1ocs. Its literary presentation to tho supreme
court Of tho pooplo has boon superb. ;, No sim,
liar caao Was over Rot forth with auch polished
t. now drops into tho court, wheto tho eyideneo
will DO slftoa and weighed by legal standards.
It may seem premature to sum up tho caro-
to-aHy. But aa 1t, now stands Mf. beceheE's
aeema to DO loft sitting Oh tho ragged odge Of
anxioty aud despair, indeoa with nothing boforo
him but Disgrace anil ruin. The feeling Of pity
rises unbidaen ~ Tho thought Of such crisis to
auch career, :.
y n1pp1Ks UTTERLY THE nErong or THE 1Nvrs11-
~ From hi Sprinqdsd t'ia..} L; ;R':puoEiea1n;
Tho abatement. q Theodore Tilson. which We
wliol has boon made on his aide Of tho ease
aanco hiR original allegation, 1t deriSoa weight
both from the new mattor submitted and from
tho simple Httlng out. again OF the events pre-,
With thoao two resourcca, Tllson makes d dam
garoua breach in Dcoohor'a eta.en1out.. aud rid
dies utterly tho report Of tho Investigating Com
mittco to tho church: Without being % yet aat.
tn n IL oY1t1f
hayo IN Ills % opinios tho ndorsomont Of Mi falr-
minded men, that ncithor his Rtatoment nor tho
report Of his Committee affords ut thta moment
any totorab1o ahe1ter for hsa reputation, much
lesa any defonso agatnst tho charges imputed TO
1'of tho very frat Importance, Of course. is tic
eonfoesion md tho oarly unsolicited nnd un-
forced Testimony Of Mrs. .Iton. ;. =. Ihoro
m &c 5 afe, e for III ss %ten from @
no possiblo escape, Mrs. Ttlton now pofjuroa
berf|olf for him. %; NO foar, he does himse!f for
@ a aSS q Z g gf1s5 saoy ISe F PIo e M aTG
but think for moment, mho was Deoohorf The
great prosoher Of tle !aEo; apostle at once Of
christian and Of civil liberty. destined to etaud
With Lincoln. ohaao, .seusrd and tho great
btatesnen and aoldiora of tho emancipation
epoch. What wonder that tho woman now sac
riicea tho rest Of her soul to save him, whnt
wonder That Triton eondoned and forgave2
What man 'of eonaib'lity would not havo stood
betxeen this. man and the public discovery Of
hiB guilty passton. to tho worry vergo Of human
endurancot q Yerge that Ia aoou reached whom
magnAnirnlty and Forgiveness arc ropald With In
gratitude and ttoaohary?
. The noxt point In Importance ie tho substan-
tiation Of the 7act that tho original Charge
agnipBt Beocl,er, ~ 7sell az the confession ct
MrH, Tilton, wns Of adultery. Tho Investigating
Committee In thoir report mako. great hand!o
Of Tiiton'B eqaivoeal story that hs wsso had only
boon approached. OondonninE Tlltou becauRe
ha had not aold hta own soul to snTo Beeoher.
thoy condonn him with still creator violence Tor
bis pcsty equivocatlon to gavo his vito, and yet
from thls oauiyooation argue that thore was no
orimc At n. Tilton cites from the records Of
Plymouth Church tho Testimony Of Mrs. Brad
shaw that t. criminal intimacy" vaa what 10
charged against Baochor as carly as Aug: 8.
1870, within thirty days atteE his wise's couses-
ziiculonaly ignorant Of or olso wi1lfuly ignored.
this poaitivo proof Of the fallaoy of moro than
half their report. This nattor haa boon greatly
magniled In importance by tho C0mnittso, and
has boon accepted by Raymond aud other Dooch-
OF partisans, a. snfllclont proof OF conspiracy.
Tiiton's attonpt 10 nhinld his vito wns perfectly
innocent, and Lis overthrow OF tho allegation OF
his acouaeis 10 utter, complete, and hnnniattng.
It has real importance, moreover. as showing
to what poor material tho Plymouth Church
Committee wore reduced Ia order to mako ont a
caae for their PASTOR Their ro1sanca upon. tho
testimony Of Desaie and Of Mrs.. Morse eyincea
Of thoso Unfortunate and scarcely responsible
peraoua Ia not to ho believed moment, when
thoy sra conscious that it ls being taken. Thoy
arc only Capable OF truth in unguardod moments.
having been influenced by buslness considora-
| tiona, In going to Doeoher on the 3Dth of Do
cenber ie another damaging assault on Bccoher'a
theory OF aefenRe. -.
The tone Of the whole statement is orodtable
TO EiIton, and compares very fagorabIy with
| cithor Moulton's or Docoher'e BtatomentB in this
| respect. We presume that tho partisans OF
Beecher will affect great dlBtro8s over tho lifting
but tho wholo affair is a tale Of; tho woes oi
| wives, and Mrs. Deochor certainly sufforg the
| IeaAt OF them at tho hhnds Of Mrs. Tilton
| When it is little clearer that Mr Deacllor has
pot. undono Mrs: Tlton, may We visit proper
this extrcmity Of warfare. as for hIr. Deecho1
himself, the refuge Of libel suits against his ac
ousers cannot long avail him. II wo rnistake
not, his silence for tho rest OF hls vacation viii
give him worry cold world when ho comes baof
to It. We arc not suro that tllis coldnoss may
not by that timo DO transmitted Into bittor re
prosoh and mud indignation.
"a WALL or PRooss TOO STRONG 70 BR BnoKEs
THROUGH"
| From tht Philadelphia Inquirer.
Tilton's statement is less defensive thau of
fonsiyo; only q loss terrible nrro,gnn1ent tlas
Titon'a original Htatemont. Il is conceived AM
wrought out to = conclusion in q curlously calm
deliberate md dlspasalonata spirit; and. Will
it's argument is in 'itselt always conspiouounl,
strong,-as Mr. Mouiton'a sometimes WAS not
1t ia also strongly supportaa and verified b.
facts, lesto,s, dates. and circumstances.
Tho paper IB cumulative in ita oyldonccs Q
Afr. Doeohor's alleged guilt, a. n1oulton's was
and, 1t it docs not provo 1t. 1t goes fur in tha
direction. 1t hlr. Deecher is tho victim OF th'
baso conspiracy which he declares himself to be
1t must be confoasod that he iB greatly to b
pitioa for about him his anomios havo npparontl
bullded vail Of proofs too strong to bo broke
/ through, too high to DO oYorleapcd.
We confront tbia self-ogidont truth with pre-
i found regret. We had hoped that, though oll
cnmstanoea appeared so strong againnt II
Deocher, ho might broak through thom au, an
prove to tho world that for forty years hu
given him honor md trun love, that ho wna III
guilty, but sosoly-peraocutod man. But -, =
! | web Of evidence whlcn Ia tangled about his foo
! and most at which, and worst Of Which. 10 hf
hmaelf prepared, d,-knotting. guarlinE, and twis
T Ing It oil about him.
Ills defense seemed like truth, oven Will
= much Of it 6oomod apeoious but this nav stat
| mont of Tlton proues come of it to 10 not trll
t and fills uH With perploxing aoabta as to i