Nashville union and American. [volume] (Nashville, Tenn.) 1868-1875, 1874-08-23

ton in his letter were i'm the hope that re.
oonciliation and peace might still be pOSsi
bic. As the letter, IS amended, would
state an OHense only, and also that an apol-
Ogy sufficient in the mind Of TiltOn had
been made fo- that Ofiense If Beecher, IN
reply TO the Bacon letter, should come out
and state that il was true he had commit
tel an OiEsnse against TiltOn, for which he
had made the most ample apology, which
had been accepted By Ii ton as satisfactory,
and as the matter was nObOdy's business
but that of the parties interested, he would
never become party 10 any inyesti CATION
of the subject and that
Triton Had Acted Not UsjmstIy or
Unfairly
towards him in " hat he done: that in such
case the affair might possibly have been
quieted and peace maintained; but if the
words ''revolting crime remained in the
letter all hope Of reconciliation or escap-
ing the fullest investigation would be i'm
possible alter the publication Of that letter.
L so advised Mr.. Beeches, his friends
and counsel, but that advice was unhcedet;
aud i also gave Mr.. Beecher tie same adj
vice at a consultation with him, for which
he asked in letter which will hereafter In
proper place be produced. H I'll
Some days subsequent TO this ad ice Of
mine TO TIltOn, | received the following
letter OF date June %, 1874, from Ms.
Tinon, which is the last communication |
have had with or from her ON this subject;
Mrs TiItOn TO Mr. MOuIt0n.
Julle, lST4-Mr. Moilton: IL Is fitting
should rake quick endeaver to funds ~ y
injustice tO@ar,ls you L le&rned. fnoRl
Theodore last night that You greatly Op-
posed the publication Of his statement 10
DR.. Bacon. | had coupled VOC with Mr.
Carpenter as advising il. Forgive me and
accept my gratitude.
ELIZA r. TMroS
Having now placed before the committee
my statement of facts concerning Mrs. Til
ton, aud documentary eyiden tEas have
to support them, and as they are dia-
metrictlly opposed to nearly all tba.
Mrs. TiltOn appears to declare III
her published statement, / Geem it
my duty 10 myself and nv position in
this terrible business to say that, during
this affair, Mis- TiiiOn has more than once
admitted TO me, and TO another person 70
my knowledge, whom l do not care To
ring into this controversy, the fact Of her
sexual relations with leecher, and she has
never once denied them other than in writ
ten papers prepared for a purpose, which 1
have already exhibited; but, on the con-
trary, the fact of such criminal intercourse
being well understood by Beecher, TiltOn
and Mrs. TiltOn to have taken place, my
whole act IN the matter was based upon the
existence of that fact, and was an endeavOr,
faithfully carried out by me in esery way
possible, TO protect the families of both
parties from the consequences of a public
disclosure Of Mrs. TiltOn'S admitted inf
delities 10 her husband.
MOulJOn publishes a lot supplemental
~ documents with comments among which
are the fUllOwins:l
TiItOn's Retirement From Plymouth
Church.
In June 1873, charges were preferred
against III ton for the purpose Of haging
him dismissed from Plymouth Church.
This action, which seemed to threaten the
discovery Of the facts in regard to the
troubles between Beecher and TiitOn, an
nOyed both very much, and myself feared
that serious difficulty would arise there
from. Upon consultation with Beeeher
and TiltOn l suggested a plan by which
That invest iSaiiOn would be rendered un-
necessary, which was in substance that a
resolution should he passed BY the church
amending its IOll, alleging that TlltOn
having voluntarily Withdrawn from the
church some four years before, therefore
he roll should he amended by striking of
MS name This course had been suggested
% me BY Nr. Tilt0n about a year and a
lalf before in answer to a letter by Beech
II, dated Dee. 3, 1871, when a meeting Of
.he church was held and it was charged
hat TiltOn had slandeTed the pastor. ii
on took the stand and said N substan G
hat if he bad uttered any slan,ieIs againss
1eecber he Was ready to answer them, as
God was his witness. Beecher thereupOn
tated that he had no charges to make, and
he matter dropped:
In letter to MOultOn Of March %, 1874,
3eecher writes: IL am patient as l Know |
low to be, but pretty nearly eaten up with |
inward excitement, and must run away for |
day or two and hide and sleep, or there |
will be a funeral. Cordially and trustingly |
-Ours.1
The anxiety which Beecher felt, together
With the trust he Te2Osei in me and my |
.ndeavOFs 70 aid him in that behalf, NAV |
,e seen from letters headed q, 1873, which |
believe to be June -, 1873. |
Won MOItke.
%, 'IS.-My dear Won MOltke: l have |
cen Howard again. He SAYS that it was /
lot from Theodore that GilkesOn got the
tatement but from Carpenter. Is he re-
,OTting that view? l have told Clafiin that
-Ou would come with Carpenter if he could
,e found at any rate by nine tonight to /
ee StOus, but L did not say anything about
,tOrTs. l sent Cleveland with my horse
nd buggy over to hunt Carpenter. VIII |
-Ou put Carpenter on his guard about max
ne such statements, for these bear the
Orce Of coming from headquarters? Yours
ruly and ever. H. ". BEECHER.
In 4 subsequent letter Beecher writes to
.lOJlltOn that the BROOKLYN oEdgIe ought
o have nothing tonight. 10 is that med
ling which stirs up our folks" |
TiItOn No BIaeknsaIIer. |
Beecher never intimated TO me that he
bought there was any desire on TiltOn's
art to blackmail him. AS l had the sole
of the money controversy be-
ween TiltOn and Bowen L know there was
10 attempt on TiltOn's part {, blaekmail or
o get anything more than what l believed
lis just due from Bowen.
[SOme letters Of Samuel Wilkinson are
'ublished showing his knowledge of the
cal trouble between Beecher and TiltOr.
Among them is thisl:
Jag Cookies Pncifie Bubble.
NOriherR Pacific IL. u. Co., Jan. II,
S7l.-Mr. TiltOH: You are in trouble. 1
ONE to you with a letter just mailed to
ay Cooke advising him to secure your ser
ices as 4 platform speaker, TO turn New
England, Old England OF the great West
p side down about our Northern Pacific
luck up heart. You shan't be trampled
own. Keep quiet. Don't talk. Don't
ubliSh. Abide your time, and it will be
cry good time, take my word for it.
SAMUEL WuKERsON.
Beecher's BlaekmaiI Charge.
l know to the contrary If this, so far as
'eecher is concerned, that Tiiton nev T
lade any demand on him for money ?
ecuniary aid in any way or form. Beecher
imself, with that generosity and kindness
Owards TiltOn which had always eharac-
erized his acts during the whole of this
Unhappy controversy, of his own motion
Insisted through me in aiding Tilton in es-
his ENTERPRISE the Golden AJe,
Jr which purpose he gave me the sum of