New-York tribune., 1874-09-19
TuTON,s DOMESTIC HARMONY.

TIIION'S DOMESlIC IlhhmONi'
ought next to show by similar document
arv eviiences the harmony and affection existing Dc
,,vaan Mrs Ion and myself July s. 1870. But this
argument has been fully made by the publication OF
the yoiuninous private correspondence between
and wife, filing several pages OF The Ch'cd0o Ir'os
ofAug IS 1874 that need here only point 70 tbas great
sbeaf of letters and pluck merely few straws om
themust enough to remind the reader OF ther soHo"
scope and tone:
MRS TIIToN TO HER HUSBAND 49,.
April rs. ls66-"I know not now could hVo ""nou'
your precious daily letter" . ,,-,.
best"
rebaRins ana teaching me~pretendng always that you
think am the Iovenest and best OF httle wives
Jan. IL. 1871 When look at you say; YES my
soul is satisfied: union is perfect"
Jan. 20 iSs7.-"Your letter expressing great pa. pa
teoce toward IN reference TO my finances came yes
ierday and thank you wi all my heart; you are
Dagnanmous and generous beyond all da;v p,s now
Is the thought looking upon your dear face again
Fen. II, Is67"GOd oless you for the confession OF
yorr trerfrct love for me-"
Feb. /, ls6a-'Tne supreme place is yours forever"
Feb. :, 1868 :" on. you are truly and nobly loved
Fec. IS, IsSs.-"The idea of faithful, true mar
rage VIII be lost of the world-certslny out OF the
literary aud refined world-unless We revive it,"
Marca IS II the thought Of seeing you is 80 de-
hcious, what wall be the realty - -, -.
Feb. 4. 1s69.-"My darling, l must believe that
thus beautiful home which you have made for us must
We generally secure from earthly lsbors"
Fen T. 1852 cOnsecrate myself TO you 50 long as
Feb. II. Isss-"You will find q worn and weary
woman thoroughly satisfied when once again sac may
Feb. 2s, 1863" Among the terrible changes of many
hearhs God has kept steadfast with glowing love,
admiration and respect for each other"
March 20. ls69-" am nearly beside myself thinking
that IN week am yours and you are mine again"
Aug Is, 1881 have taken your sentence in large
letters. Win Love Unbounded,' and hung 1t
Jan. g isTo-"I am IN g neat little hotel where the
hostess reads The Independent and wishes more to see
its editor than other living man. such sentiment
from this simplehearted woman was like wine to my
tired body and soul"
Mr.. TuION DURING THE SAME TIME) TO HIS WIFE.
Jan. 9. lsS5-"My sweet love. begin see.
before. that the center OF the world to an honorable
map is his own family his ns wife's SittinsrOOm' his
Oct. 25, 1866" Nothing is more deeply rooted in my
conviction that owe more to your pure love aud
wlfey example than TO all the world beside"
March 2S. 1850 But whichever wind blows. find
In little while that you my dearest are my sheet
Dec. 6. l8cs1" If you should ever appear to me
anything less than the ideal wOman-the Christian saint
that know you 70 bel shall not care 70 live day
longer"
Dec. II. 1865" More and moro you grow into the
Dec. "a, 1865. - you the nOblest of women"
Dec. Is. 1851 believe that IL you the
earth but ia heaven could not help writing letter
Jan. 8. is57--"If we should have achieved nothing
besides perfect union OF two loving hearts, shall
have wrought out for ourselves heaven earth,
perhaps afterward the heaven above the earth"
Jan. 2. lSe7-Nota . day passes over my head but
yourself before my soul, by which image that
nils me with love reverence. and humility" -.
reward aud pleasure OF my hfe."
Jan. 10. ls6s.-"I think sometimes that have the
sweetest family that God ever gave To a man"
March l3, 6s-"Every letter which you have sent
has been like buoy under me, helping me to swim in
March 4 seo-"My chief title to sefrespect is that
and kept the unbemshed love Of the best and
truest woman have ever known"
Jan. 50, is7O-"I snail feel like sailor tossed on
the until get TO my iual haven Of rest in my
house There is but one home"
April 6. 1870" Accept ms undivided and ever grow
ing love- and kiss the children for their fathers sake
Let 1t be in mind the above correspondence
between Mrs. Tton and myself the long period
which her testimony assigns TO my feigned Ill
treatment OF her, namely "the ten OF sorrow,
ned with stings and palms." including alleged lock-
ing In for days together, and deprivng her
OF food and hre
To throw q side-light the happy domestic relations
which the above correspondence portrsys will add
here brief letter. without year, received by while
on my ecturing travels from my then Office associate in
The Independent and Mr.. Beechers present editor Of
The Christian Unfon:
OLIVER JOHNSON TO THEODORE TTLToN.
INDEPENDENT OFFICE. Dec. II.
MY DEAR THEODORE: wonder what you would give
for a chance kiss little woman who only an hour
All my dear fellow. 1t is great sacrifice you make in
leaving such a home as yours,
was delighted this morning receiving visit from
your WIFE, aud hearing her say what beautiful loyeet-
me through her tears she spoke OF you and the long
season Of separation that is before you; Yours
lovingly, OLIVER JOHNSON
toms pretense Of my 1-treatment of her. ~~s
She seemed TO me CIr Beecher saws an a1ectionate
and wife, looking up TO her husband as one Tar
above the common race OF men.
Mrs Tlton's charge Of iu-treatment is already so
universally descredted that need not further
Nevertheless take just pride in mentioning that my
yeuerated mother, who recently made journey from
her country home TO visit me In Brooklyn, did me the
sweet honor to declare that both she and father in
lately looking back my nearly forty Of life,
we're unable TO recoect that spoke 10 either OF
parents single harsh word, whether child, youth,
man My own children could testify that never one
OF them has received from me solitary
stroke from whip or rod, once blow OF the
hand in corporal punishment have had offers from
some OF my past associates both In The Independent and
The Golden Age 10 testify that during the years of my
daily association with them they me in
anger Many Of the former inmates of my house, In
cludnR relatives friends and domescs, stand ready to
testify 70 my uniform gentleness towards Mrs Tlton
and towards all other persons in my home As God is
my witness soemnly aver that never laid my hand
on my wife in the way Of caress, nor did ever
threaten with violence subject her to privston
Furthermore has at all times possessed herself OF all
my means and resources IL being well known to my
family that my earnings spent always for the
beautiyiDg OF my home, and never for purposes in
which my wife and children had not equal share with
myself.
Twill insert here the following extract from written
statement signed jointly by my father and mother:
KEYPoRT n. j., August 80. 1874
Also we further testify that we never heard OF
any III mfeeltug bet weeD Theodore and his wife.
or any complaint OF iltreatment by him towards her,
until we lately heard Of It for the first time IN Eliza
frne SILAs TILToN,
CslgnsO EUsALIA TrIros.
Ill.
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