The Rutland daily globe. [volume] (Rutland, Vt.) 1873-1877, 1874-08-24

uc lUlTouUttlOu W NlOullOU Slulc-
ment as received on Saturday morning,
was s, condensed as to give an imperfect
lea of its nature, and in continuing the
statement we give it in full, down to
Tiltons first letter TO Beecher, as pub
lshcd on Saturday.
TO THE PUBLIC.
became party, almost accidentally,
in the unhappy controversy between Mr..
Beecher and Mr.. Tilton.
had been friend of Mr.. Tilton since
my boyhood, and for Mr.. Beecher l had
always entertained the warmest admira-
ton. In 1870 learned for the first time
that Mr.. Beecher had given Mr.. .Tilton SO
should be made public a great national
calamity would ensue.
believed that the scandal would tend
to undermine the very foundations of social
order, to lay low beneficent power for
good in our country and blast the pros
poets and blight the family of one of the
most brilliant and promising of the rising
men of the generation.
This disaster. as | deemed it, and still
regard it, determined to try and avert.
For nearly four years have labored most
assiduously to save both of these men from
the consequences of their acts, whether of
unwisdom or passion, acts which have
already seriously involved them in need
less and disastrous quarrel, which Is made
the preteXt of pouring on the community
a flood of impurIty and scandal, deeply
affecting their own families, and threaten
ing like a whirlpool, it not stilled, to draw
into its vortex the peace of mind and good
repute of host of others.
More than all | saw that, because of the
transgression of another, innocent children
would be burdened with load of obloQuy
which would weigh most heavily and
cruelty on their young lives.
All these considerations determined me
to take an active part in the transactions
which have since become so notorious, and
| this decision involved me in great anxiety
these interests could be my only cOmpen-
sation.
Even that reward has now failed me,
and instead of it an attempt is made to
throw on me part of the shame and dis
grace which belongs to the actors alone.
One of them whom | have zcalously en-
deavored to serve has seen fit, with all the
power of his vast influence and matchless
art as writer, to visit on me the penal
| ties of his own wrong doing, at the same
| time publicly appealing to me to make
| known the truth, as If ii would justify his
| attack on me.
feel that the failure of my exertions
has not been owing to any fault of mine.
| worked faithfully and sincerely under the
almost daily advice and direction of Mr..
Beecher, with his fullest appreciation,
confidence and beaming gratitude, until,
as think, in an evil hour for him he took
other advisers.
l have failed, and now strangely enough
he seems to desire to punish me for the
sad consequences of the folly, insincerity
and wickedness of his present counsellors.
Mr.. Beechcr in his statement testifies that
he brought on this investigation without
my knowledge or advice.
Even while mourning what seemed to me
the utter unwisdom of the proceeding,
have done all | could honOrably do to
avert the catastrophe. have kept silent,
although i saw with sorrow that this
silence was deeply injuring the friend OF
my bOyhoOd.
Prompted by sense of duty, not to one
only, but to all the parties involved, ]
denied the united and public appeals made
to me by Mr.. Beecher and Mr.. Tilton, to
produce the evidence in my possession
partly because | felt that the injury
thereby done to Mr.. Tlton was far les;
calamitous than the destruction which
must come on all the interests | had foI
years tried to conserve, and especially Of
Mr.. Beecher himself, if ] should compl,
with this request.
But stated clearly, that in one emer
gency ! AouM speak, namely, il
defence of my own integrity of action, il
it should be wantonly assailed. ] left Mr.
Beecher lnirammeled by the facts in my
hands to defend himself without the neces
sly of attacking me.
BY the published accusations of Mr.
Beecher, affecting my character, my owl
self-respect, the advice of friends, and pub
lie justice, make 1t imperative that til,
truth, the whole truth, and nothing bu
the truth, should now be fully declared.
gave to the public, therefore, the statemen
] had prepared to bring before the commit
tee, without the alteration or addition of
single sentence, and scarcely word, Ger
tanly without the change of a single sylla
BILE, since read Mr. Bcecher's statemen
and the evidence, or because of 1t.
This paper withheld from the commit
tee, when before 1t, In last despairinl
effort for peace, at the solicitation of SOM
of Mr.. Beecher's friends, and with Ithe ap
proval also of some of the most valued o
my own.
: do not now give it to the committee