New-York tribune., 1874-08-01
ATTITUDE OF THE SECULAR PRESS.
THE POINT AT ISSUE.
from Tas NuffOa

simply Is scandaiOus; thOisln1s ~ bre oe-
cause the standard set up by such mLn as Becchor
seems a condemnation OF tEeir own ways ana
aims. The overthrow OF great rnoraist Is always
triumph for those who deny that there i any morality
but wnat manufactures for himself H. aGta Oota
as Justification aud announcement - them pa1
wear for the righteous" Butler said, u good year
those wno make 10 preteDse ~ rlghteOusnrhs 10
raises them in their own estimation pits an en1 I'd
some prickngs of and opens up new i'ds
OF activity. There rascal IN the country To-Day
not In exreating himself from the me- IN winch
lie entangled. Aud then there are oil men
who are really not rascas and pass rs very rcspecti
Ue whom the downfall Of ANYTHING great or ie'peo
able human society IS somehcw sasia ion, thlgh
they do not well know why, AMI often aa ncd I'd
confess 10 themselves The source OF this eehg Is ono
M thoss INV series of human nature on neither
the naturallsis the theologaus have throwa nucn
light. and 1t is one which nobody who wishes 10 tnIhh
well OF his kind likes to explore 10 say ,hat ~ ~ a
form of envy ls simply TO name without explaining
it, o; its diffusion, OF It's powerful ihnlsies ~ our
social life knows comparatively little nn one VIZ
progress OF scandal such as that whch Is
to-day the talk Of the country IL Is towaru
religious people by the necessary os,entalon o. tnen
professions Dy their tendency 70 redt ~ mere teh
porary apses from virtue; oa wh.n co ~ ~ nt1 3
which OF the world. sometimes rl-hty dhl some,
times wrongly. set down as hEemeAiaD.e d;'ec'' oi
There is however source of interest in tho
"TlltOn-Beecher scandal" than We have ehlherated.
and one which much more clearly reveals the barbarian
stain in blood. Iriai by newspaper has certain
spectacular attractions to which other process can
lay claim. In proceedings however tragic before courts
OF law, the parties are represented ny professional adj
yocates who, even they lay aside the conventional
decOTum of tAer cangs andattenpt dlspay OF p'tnos
hardly rouse the feelings OF the auaehce Tue re-
green-rOom air their tears and suppcao9s. Toe re,
pay OF passion nowhere appears. The plaintiff aud
defendant are silent spec; of the of skill aud
ingenuity which their fame or fortune Is stiked
When they appeal TO the public. however espe-
ciay in what may be called capital cases. tne
controversy has all the horrible interest OF con
nct in the surely, scene in the ampnltheater
was shocking t1an the assault on eacn Otnor
in which Tlton and his wife have bee1 engaged n tug
ne pers during the past week HIS ptOluctlOn OF
her letters written in moments OF happy ana connling
il somewhat elusive tenderness To justify his desperate
attack her reputation and htr bitter ana ihconersnt
impur to hun Of all base ana malignant passiolS.
of meanness, fasehood treachery oi envy hatred anu
mace-and all the eyes or millions OF spec
tat0rs whom the mutual rage and destruction vi thls
unhappy couple gave but keener res9 ~ LOT M ene
or the bull lights l. It not somewhat 90 our
civilization that sncn garreiS soa S "a nr'SecI dos
IN this way. that we should nave 10 protcet uOS %
TIC happiness aud purity by inviting Tue Whoe Moru W
see Fares tearing household to plecesf Tue case
brought on the very hFst day wh n te? hines,
cOmpass-nuch narrower than Mr B,echcr hiM,et,,
seemed to perceive when he wrote ms statentnt' t
he thoroughly comprehended the situation, he would
have saved himself the trouble or traVelslhg ltons
naked assertions and have addressed himself al once 10
tine task OF explaining the circumstances under Wch
he wrote the letters embodied IN llltohs Complaint
We trust he viii now do this, and that IN tue mean time
his friends and champions will keep silent Wth iegao
TO everything which does not toucn i dcsnt re-
serve the matter Of denouneing Ilton, ~ Ms, 1
Beecher's explanation Is found sufficient a. We mus au
hope it will be- the whole matter can properly De drop
pea an eyil dream
FAITHFUL SERVICES OF THE COMMITTEE
From I'H HaTyorI Post ,
What ground is there for charging that the
Plymouth Cnurcn Committee Is preietermlned to pro-
II.
of the highest standing not only IN the Church Dut IN
the community Ii Is true they are rehIs 81
Beecer who would gladly see him safely delivered; IL
would be difficult to mud hlldozen reputable men IN
the country would he willing 10 confess any other
wish in the natter but these gentlemen nave reput
sustain; they know tnit the eyes Oh tne y
are upon them IT will be Impossible Tor them
20 make a whitewashing report against evidence
without damaging the accused The Tact that they ao
taken the precaution phDnographer take down
ali the evidence presented, De published with their
ndug indicates that they nteud u deal honestly ahu
frankly with the public and TO base their yeret upon
the testimony brought before them. The friends OF
Tlton lack OF confidence IN his case when they
such effort toAdiseredit the Committee IN @d-
''n''' STRONG MINDED GOSSIP
TIE Syracuse Journal
The new revelation" which Mrs. Stanton
has tit to make 10 newspaper reporter iarhIsnes
an insight into the KIND OF gossip in which the strong
mndedD have been IN the habit of nduging over their
Tor whether Mr. on SSnndca an account
as stated by the former or whether ne dld not Is ap-
minded there could be found free parliament" for
the discussion of social" questions. Mrs Woodhulls
WeekIv ,was one the fruits OF the discussion OF so.
cal questions by the "stronG-mlnded;" and we think
noxious enough. II is honor TO 5irs. stanton and
Miss Anthony that they now figure prominently "a; a;
aaoat by Victoria Woodruff, the ayowed advocate Vi
free love in an unlimited sense
from The WinOHa Republican,
Courts-martial,' it has been said, "are or
that the Plymouth Church Investigating Committee was
organized to acqut 1t composed exclusively OF the
prominent members OF his church, aud they have per
sonal, social, and religious interest IN securing Mr..
Beecbers acGuittal and complete eXOneratOH. Before
this committee, organized, Ton goes, without couh
sell and his statement, ana into their bands ne
commits the originals OF the documents oy whlc tue
various charges IN that document were sustained.
Under these circumstances what security has the
PROSECUTOR against fraud aud misrepresentation Til.
ton has already complained that garOlei version on
his scrossexamnation has been furnished to the puOlc
by the counsel for the defense. lie positively denies
that he had said to the Committee that ne nad no
evidence of Beecher's adultery except from Mrs It0hs
lips on contrary he testified that Beecher had cn'
ffssed his crminaity, both 10 him (I1ton ana 10 Mr.
MoultoD How absurd to close the doors OF the com
and call the session secret wben every DAY
the nroceedngs or what purpOrs to be such, gwen
10 the public by member Of the Commute lhero
n this matter tnat Is TO throw open tho
doors TO the reporters OF the daily press 50 tht lhe
public may know exactly what trahspres aHd ho"
witnesses treated.
THE KEY TO THE LETTERS.
From The EhzIbsh JouaaL
Every one knows that Beecher is one or
nrndence means and has than once made sefsac-
riees FOR irendless person or an undefended cause
,a ~" sometimes he initiates that funny hero by charging
nnon windmis You must have the key OF his charac-
ter ere YOU attempt decipher his letters Many people
are utterly unable put themselves upon n9h aud
generous plane when they deal with reputation; tho
Sometimes an hey are TOO sour
grimy but Insisting tha on account OK
1 S ,arv ia nrobabiy true but oener IL is their
deprayed nature leads them 10 suspect III Others
~, NAV haze been or might under similar crcum
%aat eney wa nafe nesp guilty of themselves. Aud tins
mains the eagerness with which some people seze and
NO NEED FOR HASTE.
sSom TA, Saratoga Saratogian.
II there is one thing more than another that
the plymouth Investigating Committee cannot AFFORD To
~, A. ~ 10 make undue haste in their proceedings Mr..
Beechers character Is the structure oS lifetime 1T
the foul breath Of prostitute rake or lree-oyer
good men and women OF the nation then Is there
fna MI