, 1874-08-22
MR. MOULTONtS gTATEMENr

MR. MOuLTON's gTATEMENr.
"e present to our readers thia morning til
full toxt Of Dir. Moulton's atatomout, which va
lirss made public in New York yesterday afte,
noon' We Aavo boen ut considerable trouble
reproduce the statement just aa it was publisho
III Now York III order that no on,ias;oDu avn
though unimportant, could bo miacoustn,ef
Ihe reader may, therefore, feol that ho has a
tnae mr. Monlron las said In tho mat
ter 30 far. With tho excent;on q
u brief predatory statoment, ip which
Mr. Moulton e1plains that he las h,or
forcod BY the course Of Mr. Deccler, his friends
and counsel to mako tic revelations which fol-
low tho document iB exactly tho same az II m,
originally prepared Tor tho Committee, It waf
| Withheld, aud tho briefer statement boretofort
pobllshod was substituted at tho solicitation Of
some OF Dir. Deechor's friends, and also some
OIL Dir. Moulton's. The fact is important.
however, that tho statement las hocr
changed in no respect since tia nub
licarion of Mr.. Bcecher,s statoma,t
and has, therefore, not boon influenced BY Mr.,
beccher's attacks On Moulton aud Tilton. Mr.,
Aloulton expressly reserves tile privilege Of ro-
piying to Mr. Beocler's personal alluaIous in a
subsequent publication. The present statement
preHonta a1r. Moultonis evidence in tho contro.
yersy.
iho rapid preparation Of this statement Inst
night prccluded that cioAe scrutiny which alone
would justify tlnnl estimate Of its roal mnort
anu Value. II wo have auccocded tba
morning iii presenting tho documou. 40
that 1t may bs plainly read, enough will
Lave been accomplished, and tho public will ho
content to await maturor Judgment as to fta
1ult boaripg on tho case. 1Yo desire only tn RI.
mind those who read tie atatoment tint it is
really tile first eutdcnce that has beeu pregeutea
air. IAton's statement was tho cllareo or acc,,.
aas'on' which referred to Moultop, aud quoted
from documents in Moulton's pogsoss;on for
pEoof' lilo statements made by Mrs. Tilton aud
Mr' becchor were anawors to thls accusatjoo.
Sof sno first time, therefore, wo hayo
the testimony Of competent witness. a1r.
aoo'eon would be competent wtnoss iu q court
o1 ia%' unless he could be impopchol, l,-that Is.
proved to be a man who could not bo believed on
oath' There ia no roaaon to suppose TINT this
could ho done III Moulton's caao, uo has a,wava
bcen regarded as IN honorable Businessman
And nelfhor Ills word nor bis character bas beon
Under reproach until A1r. Doochor Htiematixed
a1m in hls 1ecent statement as a b1ac]t-
mailer. nr. Baechor, it must be romcm-
'orod, did this suddenly after an intimacy
S"a ar. Moultou Of several years. during |
aihch ho had constantly troatod him and sno,,on
u him AZ tho boat and trust friend bo Ind an |
'afth' Nor can A1r. Deechcr's mero word bo
'osnntsod to impoacl auy wituess in tin casc
u tho posBcaHor Of certain letters and docu.
nonts which were either addresaed to hin, ~
ontided to him For eafo-leopiug, 1t is propor for
ar' MlouIton to describe tho circumstances un-
or which they wore written or given to him,
na to reveal tho motiveB that prompted their
reduction. Tho reader must therefore. kean
mind that Nr. 1luulton ia compotent vii.
eae' whose testimony must bo accepted until IT
successfully impeachcl.
LIT. Moulton'a ata.omont notably laoka t,o
terary excellence which characterized both Mr..
1!ton's aud Alr. Deochor's. It is cumbersome
I'D stumbling production in d literary Honso,
hla would indicate that it III tie production Of
H. hou9Eon's por, unaaHatod by Alr. Boocl1or or
r. I1lton, othcr Of whom could have Bhapod
10 sa'no master into moro elegant Euglish,
u ar Mou!ton III not IN experienced writor.
M ID haH evidently :old his story in his own way,
It'll those limits to the toalor. he may pcrhaps
70 oettef understand tho statement aud ostt-
atc the yaluo Of Alr. Moultous eyldouco.