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Eureka daily sentinel. [volume] (Eureka, Nev.) 1871-1887, 1874-01-04
STATE or NEvArA,
County of Eureka, -

County OF Eureka. ~
l.. +. H.. HARMON. County Clerk ,is
o'hcio Clerk of the Board of County Comm.
sioners. in and for said County, do hrrSre.
lily that the above and foregoing is sc,,s,
and true copy OF the original matter tl.s,
which now remains in my office at Eu,s.I
County and State aforesaid.
Ia testimony whereof, | have h~orerng
my hand and affixed the seal of said Btsdr
office IN the town uf kureka. thi. .,h ayd
December. \, y. Is.
i. II. HARMON. County CleH,
And eX-otiicio Clerk of the boaYi Of Court
commissioners, Eureka Coaniy, Sre 4
Nevada. IL,
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AppiCation for Patent.
NOTICE Ne. 23i.
L. :. REGISTERS OFFICE,

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TONS.
sIICNS ~.
AG&icaIIOa 49,. Patent.
NOTICE No. 80.
L. ;. l.tGiSrrR,s OrFIcE.

L. ;. E.tGiSrFR's OFFICE,
Eureka. Nevada, Dee. -, vs.. !.
NOTICE Is UEtiEBI GIVEN THAI TUE
y Geldes and Bertrand Mill and Mining
C.mpany postotice address Eureka, Neva-
da.S has This day Elcd in this office a diagram
together with a notice Of application tor s
patent from the United States. Under at .:
Congress approved May. %. lS72, for eight
hundred Sc linear feet Of the Gedies Ne. !
Lode, the same running iS2 feet northcrlv ami
SlSteet s~outheily from the shat No.. !. with
surface ground 100 feet at northern e Il ana
100 feet ut the southern end and situated IN
secret Canyon Mining district. EurCEa cVun-
~. Nevada. and dcsclibed IN the plat and field
notes on file in this office as follows, to-Hit:
U. s. Survey RIO. 90.
BEGINNING at a post marked No. |. :.
Survey No. 80" whence the Town tumranv's
well in Vanderbilt bears :. Is - 7. ~ feet:
Ne. > bears ~ ". 22i feet and nut
pine tree > feet in d diameter markcdG. n =. Il.
+. bears y. % W. II feet: thence RAINING
:. ~ 100 feet to post marked No.2t. :. sur
vcy No. ~: thence NJ - ". >oi2.lo feet
to post marked Ne. 3 |. :. Survey No. IL:
L. :. Survey No. ~: and thence :. IL +. Sn
feet To post Ne. |, the place of beginning:
containing > 10 acres. Courses expressed
from the true meridian with a magnetic vari-
ation of H. East. This claim is on nnst,r-
eeyed land and is bounded on the East by the
Stockton Lode. :.
HE claim is recorded in Book e. page l. of
the Secret CANNON district Mining Records,
and a copy of the notice and diagram can De
found posted at shaft No. j upon the lode.
10 CYRUS T.. HORN. Register.
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G. N N.
Late Of New York Citvl

FASHIONABLE DRESS AND CLOAK
Il Maker, Main street, Eureka, New Inh
site the Silver Brick. '''oiP'
Dresses and Cloaks made to ordor o,a
warranted to f farer patterns emf anu
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Application for Patent.
NOTICE NO. 81.


Eureka, Nevada. pcc. ~, IS
NHTlCE Is HEREBY GlNE\ THAI TIE
~ GedlcS and Bertrand Mill and Mining
Company Po>tefiice address Eureka. Neva-
da, has this day filed in this office a diagram
together with a notice ot application for II
patent from the United States. under act OF
congress approved May 10. lN73, for eight
hundred 500 linear feet of the GcddeS Nc. >
lotic. the anne RAINING rs 5-ld feet >outherlH
and 81 1-lntcat northcrly from the G"ddo> ".
; shaft with surface ground 300 feet in width,
situated in Secret Canyon Mining district.
Eureka county, Nevada, and Described IN tho
plat and deld notes on file iii thia Office - ieI-
lows, to-wit:
U. S. Survey no. II.
beginning At Il post marked "NolC.S. Sur-
yey No. 70. made tol the Geddes and Be,trand
Mill and Mining CCmlan! on the stockton
L",ie, whence the lie" nGampunN's well, in the
town of Wand. lbilt. beats south 81 Il east
80 feet; shaft No.. , bears south 5 west 500
feet: and the tiedde> Ne. , shaft bears north
y west l7oteot: ethenee running south 10 ".
100 To- along -aii Survey No. 70 to post
marked No. |. :. SStSey Nc. Il. whence a
n%ut-nlne tree . inches in diameter
bears north 20. east 70 feet; thence north
ii west so trct 10 post marked Nu.3 | =. sur
sc. No. Il; thence north - cas- no feet to
rost marked No. 1 |. :. Survey Ne. Il, whence
a n~at-llnc tree | loot in diameter marked q.
W. : Il. |. hears south - east - feet: aal
thence south ~ east 500 feet to post NJ. /;
the place ot beginning: containing : t7-lH1
acre: courses expressed from the trut
meridian with a magnetic variation Of lii j.
east.
This claim is on unsurvcyei land and i
bounded on thr south by the lode. The
cret Canyon District Mining RECORD, and ii
copy ot the notice and diagram can be found
posted at The Gcddes Va. =. shaft.
dl ClElS /. HORN, REGISTER.
, 1874-06-29

pntrod by silence respecting charges which, IL
talso, ought to DO at onco reiutou mud, II truo.
!oinan1 hfb dismissal from tho position In which
10 could no 1ongolr. 10 anything but . dotii!nent
and rcproncA. We do not belIove In prejudg-
tug this case, aud We should be tho laat to give
orodonco TO thoso ehpr8es against tho dlatin-
Fuished Drook1yu cldfgyinan until lo had been
proved guilty, but 70 doom It oil THO moro inns
81 their ca'1so BY my fnrthor notion ignoring OK
dlsroKarainR theso grave imputatiouB.
From nsa Boston Journal.
Tho whole mattor should now lnvo speedy
thorough, aud impartial investigation, which
shall aithor explode the whole scandal into tlin
ar, or olso extract that modlcum Of truth Which,
y sy wi 10
munlty than this horrible sortes of insiEuations
and suspicious, Blurrod over only to DO revived.
aud spreading all tho while like smothorod
aaso, to tue irropEarabo Injury Of tho public con-
man, or any half 4 dozen mon anl women, that
aere to DO regarded ns hero concetnea the poiup
IL reached wlloro tho community Inns its rights,
ahd bhould 500 that thoy are enforced.
70 dlsntercsted person eau read tho substance
o. o NJ. Tiiton'a statomonts without saylng that
!ustnaf Investigation ts inoyltablo, and that tha
unt OF tho doforouce duo to Mr. Beeoler'a
prdo sfn'y y L. '1sssns hsa aSpnt14.5o 5SpStsoa
nrst thought Of hoals Of roadors will bo
that hr. 1i1ton Ia uudor IN hniIuntnntion. Or.
WYE amounts 70 the same thing, is the victim
Ii III .e halnslaatloo @ Of others noar and dear to
t.!m' s y "ili TO soon by our dispatches Tint be-
!ofo pnb3latiing his document ho submitted it to
tno 1nBpoct1on OF tlo nov. Or. Dacop-Whoso
onargoa havo boon alleged aB the osues Of ita
prepafatlonI order tant. By sesraction In prl.
not tho result Of Tho interview. Did Dr.. Bacon
look upon tho autllur OF tho paror III mono
maniac, u, With J., shom no understanding would be
, 1874-06-29

dofclont tho Church n,ay SOON to tho aspirations
Of Bubmutod enthusiasm, which oannot pos
albiJ 10 sntiSosl In slls world no really thought
ita higl,or ,,soa, but must regard oyerytlIug that
looseflB tho influence of Criatlan teachlnge with
apprehension. It is this consideration which
visits such public odtum aud ponaltioa upon re-
nodernt,ng their punishment, It should DO mo,
rigorous alld appalling. Tho dcaecration OF the
altar is n sin for which thore should be no atoo.
mont In Tits world; orit III tho source not
merely Of playafcaf corruption. hut stcnls, like
allow poison, through tho yory bosom Of tho
Church, to blight and wllhor It's freah and whole
Aumo life.
, 1874-06-29

The loss Of a great iudydan! reputation Is,
country. It ca,,nut he uirordea We therefore
hoar 1t tho discredit to llenry Ward l}eecAsr
with sorions regret. II inas DO asAod why Alr.
IeeoAer'a fF|cnls, suoh ~ Leonard uacon, aud
prociplata sn it.vos.xatto!n BY THAR attacks Ia
upon Theodore !i,iton az 4 olil.ainator Of Mr.
Deeel,er7 IhlB brought forth Iiltop n sqlf-
4eienae, aud ruinel the Iahtor Of plymouth
Church. We suspsct-lndoed We have pretty
good assurances for asying-tAst Bacon aud hia
not beloug to . Puritan clement iu The church
Which III really opposed 10 1esOhar, aud
, 1874-06-29

Wa HAYS heretofore been firm in our beljef
that AIR. Deechor il entirely innocent Of the si1ls
which hayo beon luid at hs door, but it must bo
coufceaoa that TlItou'a last expose makes things
look a little dark for tho gleat preacher. 1t ia
community everywhere, that tie whole truth
should now be known. II 1liton is liar let
him bo 30 branded, and il Deecler is guilty, Let
it be 10 published, though it oo7ers his friends
with hLame aud sorro ",
, 1874-06-29

would DO slnd to got rid Of him OH nooount
of Ills liborat Christianity They therefore forced
OIL m Investigation Of which They knew llo WAS
NJ htnrt afraid. Wo cannot say that Mr.. Ttlton'a
principles Of honor. For four yoara, 1t neolns,
he colidoned his wfo's onenso, anL took ITO ntopa
to avongo her or l!s honor.. The oCrenBo Of
Doocher agaiust him le was willing should bo
stoned ior by tho illuminating private letter he
doubted By Doocl,or's supposed frienda lo de-
ctnroB he Gnu kaep sllonco ITO ongor. Thus, Til
tou forthwith puts lls individual character aboyo
the honor az his vito. 'Certa1nlv TINT 10 not tho
general eBtnnto Of mankind upon alcll quos-
lionB. Most men would suffer tho loss of voract-
y ID proferehco to maxitg public tho loss Of
their wives' virtue. io
, 1874-06-29

We hnVo been solicited 10 open thv odtorial
oolumns Of tho Eueninq Post to Il sopetttion of
thetn lfllton'H statemonb1 and have doo1Iuod to
do 80. OIL tho grouud that thoy arc manifessly
calculated to Impair, Without . lalr hearing, 4
reputation ard an influence whioh we helieve to
ono Of the greatcas, in this country.
We snail po,sst in our ratlsRl to give my rar-
tlal atatemont Of matter Thich In my aspect Ia
deplurAbto,
, 1874-06-29

Tho last number Of tho Reoue les Deur Mondcs
contains all account OF the diamond district at
tue Cape, espeoIaIly Of tho results obtained at
Now Hush. which will not tend to damp tho ardor
Of adventurorH. Tho ground AROUND Now Rush
alone has, according to this authority, praducol
On an average more than 5000 diamonds per
qalFed IL thst Of digging up and sitting tlto
oaftn put tho latter procoss Ii not ~ irksome as
mond does nos sparkle. It tustsntly catohcs tlo
Sye, ana s Gust mover ellngs to It.. The Oatfros.
sonei TO- a,arry on the pIoceua Of altting. are 90
careloss that large diamonds ara o(iol found In
tho earth they throw away ~ having boon duIy
examined, es5 and many Europeans who caunot af-
lord to buy clAtm make fair inoome by going
eyer t tho rnfuss. Women and children spoui
thelr time IN tho same 1nAnnos, Oh tho oha!,ca OF
reward which aoltlom fails tholn. Everybody,
nay, oyerythlng, gloana after. tho Ca&froa, for
even tue cuoka anu 4onh, dHdalniag tho example
Of thu cook ia tho faho who would have pre-.
ferrel graIn Of barley to tho pearl ha cAalcpd
70 70 tlnd. piak up al u'any diamonds ~ Homs Of
their botsera. So HucoeAaful arc toy that ths
cooks Of New Rush mayor tail to examine tAs
crop and g!zzAlA OF every fowl they prepare 1ol
the tablo.
, 1874-06-29

UnloaB Mr. Tisou has told aoven-cqlumn lle,
Vic. Woodruff was 1nnde martyr in November,
1872. But is it not about time to put stop to
this scandal? Do we mead to havo ostr morning
chooolato always poisoned with the stoucL OF
this Horrible plymouth Church business
, 1874-06-29

Mr.. Triton should have Hail more or he should
have continued to hold his tongue. What dpea
the omItted part Of this paper slgned by Mr..
Deecher contain2 Why did Mr.. Deechor ask
Beeoier done that Tlltone should forglyos How low
would tho QUO havo baen botter mau III tho
same circumstances ttau the other? Why docs
Mr.. Dcecher wisI, that he we're dead ? And was
this document roa!ly written by atr. Deeolor
with his na.pe eIgnod to 1t by hiB own hand
Those questions suggest themselves 70 every
mind, Tho end OF this amazing affair has not
yet been reaoflod, Mr.. Beeohor m>,st now speal:
aud tell tile Whole truth Bileuoe Oh lis part is
no longer poaslbls.
, 1874-06-29

-Ont Of tho $4,000, 600 of poople fnhabittno
EnH!sh1 AUD Walos, not 6QD. .U0u pay ill0ome tpx
!nu ~ KIN oRam9or, to Matq 1t with exsetuesy, Ia
, 1874-06-29

It may as we'll ba understood Tint religious
people, moral people. aud Intelligent people
tton should take place at ouca, Thore is no
reason for .rostponement orconcealmout becnuso
the alleged transgresaor il Ar. Deeol1or, but, on
tho contrary, every argument in favor Of making
the examination tue lnole searching. II lie has
fallon from the ligh niche In which his
hundreds OF thousands Of admirers have
placed him aud strayed into forbidden paths, it
nilibe, after all, hut the shatterjng OF Que moro
idol formed Of clay, and valnly supposed to be
without flaw or blomish, whereas contrary
COURSE Will tend to Increase tho unbelievorA and
acoffora, aud make the clerical cloth text for
jokes and jeers wherever tue Word ia preachod
II innocent, q searching investigation will not
leave even 80 much a. ths smell Of sn,ohe upon
At. Hooollor'a garments. aud it gnilsy, the
Church should not aud must mol be- uade TO bear
tile burden Of his daep disgrace.
, 1874-06-29

Among considerable body Of ChrlA!ians in
brothor Of Mrs. Harriet BoecAer stowe will ho
lroatod to the whimsical struE Of tho plous but
dtscroet Copperieal who, when told Of Mr.. Lin
eola's doath, observed With slgA, "Well, its
hard, but gnosa we'll have to boar it." Tho
generality of thinking and reasonnbls poople,
however, will loae slght Ut hy.gono partisan
grndgos IN 4 dismal soune Of intellectual diHap-
poiAtment aud MORAL regrot. This
Deecher bHslnesa ia enough to ehRtter ons's faith
IL proportion ~ 1t disturbs the hold Of a loas
vigorous spd aelf-pzssqsyipg faith. AQWeyer
, 1874-06-29

The publicity given to tbs atatamsnts Of Mr..
Tllton, aud thclr evident connection with tllo
Dsccher, lomslsd SOME explanation IRON tint
Ssntet,An. OF, IN lutAult OF thls, an inyoaslga:.
tlon Which Allall shan who !. responsible for the
scandal which relsats upon the Christian body
or which tho pantor Ut Plymouth Church haB 90
alive, II in dua to Dir, Doscllsr, uutl to tue ro-
ligious society to Wl,ich a ,nlulstors, that lila
usefulness aud tAels orsdit sApuld not be In
, 1874-06-29


Mr. Tiltop's association with tho Woodruff
people Ias totally disqualified him for boing a
trustworthy witness without very poslliys COR
roborating proof.
hfr. Ttlton has boon silent four years has
lived with, and, it is to bo supposed has forgiven
tho woman whom ho, rightfully or wrong(u!ly,
thinks has injured him.. He now exposss har
to tho acorn Of the world aud himself to tho
reproach of weakness In having tolerated for
able-tho consciousness thak Mr.. Boeuuer and
his own wife wrongod him, aud that le WAS suf.
foriug contume!9 aud misrepresentation for
thoir sins. slch conduct Indicates .u inuano
mind Or failure to recognize the first prnoi-
glyon hls wife, ho has no right now to aaariiico
her TO sayo himself, II he Inns not forgiven aer,
aud was conv!noed that Mr. Daoolsor had boe,!
guilty of tho ofrepse charged, le hsa grlasounly
he las deemed hoiuous enough to blazon to tLo
World.
, 1874-06-29

Deccher's private letter to IIlton. acknowl-
edglng hia sln, and asking forgiveness, aud do
clarlng ms wish to die, is tue aaddost aud most
humlating utteranco that ever camo from such
nan. For his own sake, and that Of tie world
which he 80 instrncts and bEightenH, we doeply
ragret this disclosure. Not for the sake at the
cause OF the religion OF which llo is admitted to
be tha most Prominent and brilliant expoundor !:
far from it; for no immortal Truth eau be really
harmed by the stumbllngs or the errors Of its
protasnsd upAoldors. But we rrgrat this Auulili-
ating exposure because, first, hi. Bcacler i. too
good ana great man to be crushed In this way;
~ breaking hf1n down, to silence him for the
future, and deprive the world or lH eloqupnce
and his brilliant sayings. That would be a loss
not alono to the religious denomination of which
he has Loon 80 long tho bright leader, but to the
whole public. wllose boat edt,cated and tliukinr
portion can Ill afford it.
Alr. Dsacher should lage taken the mora
open aud manly Coliae Of q frank and full
acknowledgment Of errors to Which al nau Of
hla constitutional makeup are necessarily OK
posed and faithfully gona Gu, striving to avoid
that, with al lis reputation for moral @ oouraee' e.
he is not morally build man, His forced ro-
cantaton OF his liberal politics showed that He
Goula not faca the duty which confronted him.
he fols that his very conspicuousncss as man
and toacler, eeea Of all tho world would oon-
contrate upon him, it lie did coufaas, tie u,,-
spaslng blaze Of such Drummoud light of pub
lilo criticism, ou both hides Of the Atlantic, az lie
could not endure. Yet it would have boon
better. Nay, 1t la his best course oven now,
The r1eaEost thing connooted with thls uttorly
retulaiye subject is the conduct OF DR.. Bacon
and other Bo.called religious lights, who, pro-
fesaing especial frendsh,p tor Dsooner have
lypoolitioaliy united to denounco tho nre,cietl
Woodruff Woman as o deliberate liar, when they
knew: all the time, that tho essential part Of hor
unwelcone story was hut too true. Or, Bacon,
while processing to utterly discredit the story,
noYertheless demanded IN Investigation.
, 1874-06-29

We most profoundly regret tlat sone OF our
contemporaries have allowed themselves, Oh tho
strG,ngta Of nr. Theodofs Nlton'a vague, esA-
the conclusion that tho Rev. Honry Ward
D0eehor must be guilty Of the disgusting and
dlsGsaoeinl charges mado agalast him in Vlctorlh
Woodhulra vio paper. Whatever other Honti-
mont meu OF honor may have with regard to ills
scandal they eau oertaluly feel nothing but con-
tempt TOR Air. Theodore Tilson, aud whon they
reflect who and whas Mr. Uoechor il, and who
and Whit alr Ti!ton s, they will be- 10th to con-
presented in tie unmauly statemout tho latter
has deen Ut to givo the public. Mr. Boeohor will
be doing himaelf, his friends. and the cause of
religion aud manly, honor IN injustice, il he
docs not now toll tha wholo story. Ii he ra-
fuHas to do this tbs church of Which he ia tho
pastor cannot In common deceuoy refuse auv
longer to hold sloh public Investigation a. vii
finally put an ond 70 tie acaudkl in some shape
or othor.
From ths Philadelphia Press.
IheodoFo I1iton's card seems to definitely
settle the question Of the guilt or Innocence OF
ared ot tho p!oss soueral; that i asos " tG 's hs
much as possible the publication ot tho miys,eps
ol ministers OF tAe Gospel. 1t docs 10 because,
ply. rather, asYerer punishment for having
fallen 30 far: the religion which they were elect.
90 20 fefVa. pat forgot, munt be shielded frou,
tao aiegfacs they would bring upon 1t. Tho
make OWL use Of all such Aanpeninrs. Tin
truth cannot long bo harmed by tLeir argumontv,
but woal men are led sstray by thor power.
The Heeohor scandal, however, became such
public property that ailenco is impossible. Il is
tho unfortuuate eyont OF the age. II draga
down to tho mrs man Whoae ability was akin
to eentus, liz had thousands Of followers, His
seeming. pleLy was = glorious example, lie
Tas tho foremost preacher OF tho
hcinous Of oglmeY made more 10 from the faot
Of l!s calling and his place iu public ogteon,.
Ms. Vs1ton'a card but aettlos one Charge among
the many, but that proven, thore ls littso room
to doubt that tho otAora were equally well
, 1874-06-29
,BEECHER-.-TlLTON.,
Comments Of tho Press.

F+n'n tho Ne,o York Tribune,
Ihofo arc low ,nonplc IN Now York or In tho
this shocking business, which from tie begin.
ming has boon marked on botl, aidos with, sng,-
lot deficiency Of tact aud judgmont. = Tho oarly
publications. ID regard TO 1t Woro larbarous and
quiet tho scandal wcro awkward and nlunaoring.
Tho brooklyn Conference, undertaken with tho
best motives. resulted in no good, and slnco Its
adjournment there 1,as hardly boon q word said
boon loft <uusaid. lii. Tlltous critics havo
proved thofr lack Of practical Houso BY driving
him bofore the public with M apponl which cau-
not fail to do great hnrm to himself and othora.
lnnoconco in no defonae against tho injurious
effects Of wido and clamorous soaMtal Which
wraps wholo community in ita unwholesomo
atmosphere.
It may now be thought sxpodiont by Mr..
Bcccher ami hfH friends to mako eotno roply to
this authoritative and sti1ous attaok. Ii l.o
should simply deny tho truth Of Mr. Tilton'a
somewhat Fagno. allegations, aud explain tho
docuulont to Which his namo ts attaohod, ho
would find the community among who'n 10 Las
laborad with euch dlstinsuished eucceus. dis
Mr.. Illton has much to sny Of the reticonco ho
has hitherto observed. We stall bo greatly aur-
pisod II ho does not soon regret that ho did not
observe L longor. It ia not for us yot to judge
hardly conceive any suffering moro into':
erab!o than thai which tho eloquent MI d
iudlsoroes editor Of tho golde" Ago has propared
for himself by tls unhappy manifesto. Tho
woll-nigh fatal nstakos Of two or tbree years
oomou forth-Bsung by what eooms tho insufti-
cieut proyooation Of technical Irregularities Ia
tho Congregational Conference and unfriondly
criticism in cottain nowBpapors-to challenge to
mortal duel the most enaiuept preacher in tho
world, man royerod for bis genius aaa his good
works Us far rs Christlanity extends. 1t would
bo misfortune to all Of US II the just aud
righteous fame Of tho great prenohcr should 70.
1t would bs base ingratituio for thus pooplc to
think any evil Of him before ho haB beon heard,
or without stronger proof than has yet been Of
fered.
, 1874-06-29

Mr.. Doocher's own admissions, as quoted by
MIR. Tllton, arc certainly worry stiong, and will,
perhaps, stalt Ito many who hold that tic liveH OF
miniaters Of religion should correspond in somo
degree with thoir preaching. The solemn warn-
Ing, " Do anro your s,na viii And you OUT" is
not limited In It's application to tho hearers Of
the Word, but applies to tho proachera thereof
alBo. hr. TllIon declares tlat he would not have
published a lino Of this unpleasant subject but
for the persistent attacks which have boon low
elud at him by the friends Of Mr.. BoGoher, aud
there aoouls no roaHon to doubt his word.
, 1874-06-29


It ia worso than folly to refu4e to listen to
such developments. II Mr. Deeoher ia not tho
man le Processes to be, let tho world know it !
II Theodore Iilton ia liar and traducor, lot
him BE- proved to bo sol It is impossible to
avoid painful conclusions after reading tho evil
donce tlat he las thus far presented III tho ro-
opening Of tue scandal.
For all concerned, IL it not better that tho peo-
pie should know the truth, tho whole truth, aud
nothing but tho truth7 Did AIr, Bescher write
certain lettogs now produced aud Which seem to
compromiso him? II hu did, what were they
written for7 The "polloy OF brave si-
lcnco" will sorye no purpose nov. Un-
willing ~ the poopla arc to bolieyo aught
against tho personal character OF one for whom
they havo such love and respect, they still want
him to clear himself. Hneora will not do this !;
nor will silence; nor will magnanimoua offers to
forgive an enomy; nor Will carofully-worled
prayers really intended for publication rather
than tho Divine ear, MOI Lot MIR. Booclor
come out squaroly, meet hts oppononta face to
face, and dare than to tho proof, Let him sock,
rather than oaimly submit 10, investigation.
Lot him romenber that ha carsIes something
moro than a load OF personal dignity in thls mat
ter, le repreAonts sacred calling, aud has
personal influence thereby Of wh,on he should be
most careful, aud to ylndcata which he ahould
bc roaay to MAKO any sacrifice.