The Wheeling daily register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1864-1878, 1874-07-25
THE BEECHER-TILTON SCANDAL
Opinions Of the Press.

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Which of the statements is the public t.
bclicve-PiHsJurgh Telegraph.
| CRETAISLY the world has seldom become
acquainted in detail with more fright
full " impressive illustration ofthc work
/ ing Of sin. of sin not only "tindimg out
! it, victim but forcing him to vary, cX-
| tend and continue his moral tranSgrcS-
| SiunS, adding mcannoSs To- wrong and cow
| urdicc t. guilt, in the vain hope OfcOvcr-
I inc up the original oncnsc by thruSting
/ into the pillory a> the sinner the very
man who had been outraged. BIT let us
/ trust to the last that the affidavit will be
| 80 rNpaincd rs H. turn all such rcpr"ach
from the great prcachcr.-PtttsbaHI
| C"0,mercidi
Ir requires great impudencc to make
! a statement ut all in denial Of Tilton :
! crushing arraignmcnt. II Bccchcr
We're al honest man, and a Christian, he
| would hasten 10 make II confession and
| throw himself upon the generosity Of
the people. But he will not do this, or
ANYTHING else which rOntritc man would
do under the circumstance. The lcchcr-
Gus wretch having wrought the ruin of ut
least one family, is no doubt prepared to
take the consequences. If tn" officers of
the law do their duty he will be sent L"
keep Tweed company, who with all his
faults, wa, never accused of 80 helnOu~ n
crime a. that To- which Bccchcr comtiesSrS.
-PittsJUgh Dispatch.
1t il almost too painful to dwell on
these things, but our main thought goes
out to the great and noble soul who is the
illustrous accused. We are proud /"
feel that thus far he comes out of his trial
II maguanmuus, brave, sUrely-stricken
soul. who shows himself in no way uu-
worthy of his genius, his fame and the
forty wears Of his blsnclesS Christian life
" j. HcrdId.
WITH the nominal subject matter of
this revolving paper we do not propose
lust now To- concern ourselves. The
question of Mrs. Tilton's guilt or III
noencc and Mr.. Bccchers guilt or i'll
uurcncc have now for the first time been
distinctly raised by this statement i'll such
wi~r ~ To- make it imperative that they
should be- settled But this, not because
Mr.. Tilton now for the first time. after
month, and wears of dark inucndo and
malignant insinuation, plainly charges
Mr.. Bccch"r with the seduction of his
wife. FirSt-hand witness to the charge
though he claims tn be, Mr.. Tilton j.
a worthless witness. for Mr.. Tilt on has
written himself down dog. Nothing
csu be- entertained, nothing can be be-
lived. nothing. can bratfirmcd or denied on
thccvidrncc of II man who eXlllt> to show
that with him nothing is sacred, neither
his plightrd word nor his proteSsed
religion. nor his sclt-re,prct rs man, nor
the nuptial chamber of his welded wife.
y. J. U'orid
T1lroy has launched his thunderbOlt and
there i no denying that 1t is heavy
one. There is no cquivocation about IT,
sud unless the Pastor Of Plymouth
Church can give clear explanation 81
thcurly facts and statements contained
in the paper, he may prepare himself l,
receive the contempt of all upright and
pure men, whether his own congregation
rrtuiu him or not -SteWbcItrdte hSTGt".
IyMr. Bcecher could havcstopped DIR
Bacon without seeming to do 1t, and
I ,piked the Congregational guns WHEEL
were discharged at Tilton's head there
i NO shadow of doubt he would have
been wlad to do it, He feared the rum
uu. drtrnse:" he feared its effect upon
Tiltou'> strong nature, which he dio
not know "how to govern. Very lew
men would know how to govern thel
natures, however strong, under sucl
circumstances. But assuming Mr.
B,prrhcr To- have been gulltleSS, wh,
should h. he in such state of ment''
perturbation; why wa- he suffering IN
i,ru,.ut. If the damned; why a>t
Tituu~ forgiveness; why tell IIIt"'
that he can not paimtt L." hlackII 'h'
WRONG, he has suffered; why break ou
into reioirinys when he ascertaInN tina
Tiltnu has not Yielded to the temptation
To- make an exposure, an act WulCh IN
,Brrchrrl 50 much drradcd.-CHcm'
nat, Cou,mcrciGL
THE case now tranSccndS the p"we
of ecclesiastical conferences or "l WEI
meaning marplotS 10 settle or conceal Il
Unless this trightful exposition Is All
Swcred promptly and fully the mos
famous pulpit the world has ever see
since Paul preached on the Hill OF Mar
is silencrd. the life of the greatest preach
rr in the world i ended. 1t Is us"Ir>
to fall back upon the record "t = spot
less and glorious career. There l. n
longer safety or dignity i'll the pr"u,
silence which would have 80 well hec"ln
the great pastor if there were no words "
his own L. be explained. No MAJ
living. least ofhll his currish asSallant'
would have the right to make him ope,
his lips i'm contradiction if his own han'
was not there IL bear witness aSalHs
him-N. J. Trlb"ns.
IT is only common fairness to remem
Der that Mr. Tilton i the accuSer, ant
that. As vet. he is the only witness tn
public have had Il chance 10 hcar-h
and his dreadful letters. Now that IN
appeal has been taken from Mr.. Bcecher
church to the public at large. 1t Is OF IN
first importance, not 10 Mr.. BeechGi
whom nothing can now shield from tn
results of this inquiSition, whatever the!
may be, but public virtue and the cau>
which his pulpit represents. that h" Sh"uI'
. not be- condemned upon this evidence
Let Us have the whole truth, and thcl
justice will he done. though the heaven
iall.-Bo>t,1, advertiser.
WHILE the statement is manifest
characterized by eNtravaganceS incon
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