, 1874-10-09

inallon boforo tho Committee, Bl,c Bays: ~
to this lnattor, except ono, about which desire
to confeHs 1t waH with regard to my mother;
do not know wllotllor sho han aoon IL or not in
Tint letter [ gnyo ler very or1ol stab" She
fnlsflod again. IL, toar 70 llnyo PIT H. Triton know
divorce, III advice witl alr. and A1ru. Doochor
md Airs Alorao.
Iii Mr. Tllton'e statement, lo nasorts tl,as atrs
Ntoreo waE provoked with tlloir Hergant Ess>.rv,
who vah at TINT tlno llstlo 1la'ph'a wet nurse.
Florence, having missed quito Il sum OF money
from llqr puren,i, whore Il wns deposited, mud.
hnvng chuao to SUSPECT tho lil,rAo, asked NIra.
MosBe what Bl,o ahontd do toward recovering It.
to 1t. Mrs. arolac, focling. tho Importance OF
retaining this woman until Nlrs. Tilton's return
from OGio, nprr0acl'cd ler. with conmc!idablo
ca,tion aud Kindness Upon tho subject; wholc-
until Florence threatened to call policeman
II ello did not atop her abuse. II aIr. Iittou
lad not ahirtod tho responsibility which Mrs.
oEso was br&yS 'r; oanonsh 10 h t. take, porhapa
wailld flavo tcen avoided. Not II word Of truth
Ia In his story tllat Mira Morse approached him
with carving~knifc or ,lsed Tho oppression Tint
sl,o would ltso to cut his hcart out. Although
tho chisueeu until l1cr foturn from Ohio Hlo
found Il utterly impossible to do 10; and nlio
mot Floronco. as ho assorts) aout for Nina
Donnts,-little suppoain9 that She would bo 30
infatuated with him as TO ,eove tho falHo stories
Which in duly poured intu hpr oar.
Mr. Tilton contnuoB: "Aftor Mrs, alorsos
Retirement as my houeoaeopof. to 10 Rllccoodpd
(at my daughters rolHest) by Miss Dennis,
received from my inother:in-law an almost daily
with Mr. Tilton nftor sie lott l,tH houao Is iunl-
bcrea by ono letter, which Mr.. Triton pnbshcd
it, garblcd form. III tho following, tho stnra
which Mr Tilton thought wise to in1ort arc sIled
out: "ion, internal villain! Thls night
yfP y vs'o9a sspa @ooaa Se IN jail u se n"!s1 sa1
your moutl,pieco.l Why your trcacl,ur-
otla tongue l'na not GRO thlB been tcson oNt by
tho roots III II woudor.' II can Will, ,c etrako
and number Of yo,ir nllinitioHj.'' ''sir. II.
:. LArorse] knows nl1." LaIcauiug MI tho
auGrering which Mrs. Morse lad endured through
Mr. Tilt0n's treatment Of Aer er'dauGhsor.l Iilo
her lotlcr meant tho gocrot Of Mrs. TiltonH af,
fcctiou for lor pastor, and nothing moro.
-. "You re.crate by exposing the only
decd, it Hho committed it 1t was inserted In tho
which was not Gotllsltc, anl tbin was brought
ahont by Tho loyo md sympathy That nan lad
for her wrotcl,odlcee, aud how el.e over came to
expose him or .horaolf to ono ,slo kuow 10 wct
couta noe 10 trustcd, eteilhtJ NIL not DO long
enough to reveal tho n,ystory."
"'ilo 1ntcst Communication received by mo
from tho author Of tho nboyo lcstefs was at tho
begnning Of tic present year, and coutaius tho
following confoseion aud l'roposision:
"cI1xros PrAoE, Jan. 20, 1874.
" TAeodorc: >. I nln moro taan willing
to asreo to tliih compact. It i3 thia:" II you
ftou this day will a.rca to do atl In your powpr
to 1nnko the remainder Of nor life {atrs Tilton)
peaceful sud happy {as far o. the fearful pAat is
Ind hvougnt 70 thcm all], thiola her froia re-
proach giving her tue fculing Of Bsroty [tlnt il.
tilAt lie would ceaao his repetition of I'll, will
for my part from this hour Bpcak well of you"
ctc.
The nbove letter wns suggested by y visit from
i!or uycs, implored her to ouco mo1c uEo hur it,
tlnoaco for his (sEr. Tilton's) upbuiIdiug.
She wns sure ho had seen hia folly,
nlld only needed encouragement a,.d help. Mrp.
make ono moro olort for tho sako of her cLill.
Sho won't to somo Of hor friends -anl solicited
subscription for tho Golden Age. III hor effort
sho obtained thrco only, and ono OF tIlouo sho
rn!a for from her o&r pocket. Tho othcrs ro-
fused pont-b blank. and said tlloy would not hayo
with Tho above uoto, from CIintrn place. How
successful, boil, Hlio a1d Mrs. Triton ,soro iu his
"upIuildins,'" the world can hest Judge.
III concs''sion, VIC must, III jssstice to ihia
suffered as mich as Bho hns tlono in mind, body,
md ostGto,-liying in constant tcir Of Houo
now torture inltieted upon her dauglltor,-and
still roan thoir idonlty as she haa dollo. aIra.
Morse Is atScctionato and generous in DISPOSE
ton, diENGed IN manner, t.nd pleasing i'll con-
yersation, and llaB o largo circle Of warm and
hynpaihi2ing frionas, her "tompcr" uotwiti-
standing.
:T;,c Indictment OF :zir.ol. ard Mou:-
f,xrp.
"sor MaTTEH OF al@1ELY PERSONAL con-
GERM.
Fran TIC Nss 1'urk IritnAc,
Tho pnDlc t,n41tc9lto,1ablY looked to 1fr.
l3cecl1or to appear i'll tho attitude Of proscc'lt-
or ngainut tho nlen who layo stirred mp this TILL
precedcntcl sca,ilnl. 1t was not 4 matter Of
! merely personal concern. The community ,iB d.
rocsiY interested in the lsauo now joined. II
tlleso lhen tell tho truth. then 1fr. Deechcr
should uot 1e allowed to poluto tho Christian
would bo general dlagraco to permit them to
escape punishment after having for 30 many
months tlllea tho public mind with such polson-
otls ,dollement. 01r. Decchor might forgive, IT
ho chose, tho crime against himself. but Ae has
no right to forgive the crimo against tho public
involved in thas unwholeso1no familiarity with
tho rlleht formH Of domestic 1nisoty which Mou!-
ton and Iiltrn linyc propagaso1 throughout the
lenEth and breadth Of tho land. To1i thousand
immoral anu ohBceuo novels could not Lave tono
tho harm which this case has lono tn toacllng
tho sc!cnco OF wrong to thousands Of quick
! wittoa aud curious boys aud girls.
| 'Tl1E IDEAL AND TIE nEAL."
tTnM TIC 4Se.o l'ork H'orhd.
The aocial philosophy anil practice OF Plym-
outh Church and its pastor seenlH to have beef,
Il erious combination Of New England Trans
| cendontu!isn gono to sccd with oa-fashionetl
Orthodoxy como to 1ovor aud it il quito plain
thnt throughout tho long years Of Mr. bcecllcrs
torment with and through Iilton mud tho Titon-
cso llo has been hopelessy yoarning nfter anil
| seeking tho Ideal for that Eluwi-up but worse
than nndlscipliued aud g1aceeas nrchin. i briof
| percmptory application OF tho Roal to him yeatH
| nEo wonll have saved Plymouth Church ana its
pastor III tho first place, and society In general
in tho second place, from nil infnito weariness
mud disgust aliko OF tho spirit and Of tho flesh.
I Now Mt lust tho lleal il to bo applied. Let iii
| ilopo 1t may 10 found to bu batter 1ato than
mover, il not for Mr., Bcnc]lor htnaolf aud tho
causcB with which Mr.. Bo1cher has idcnai lied
himself, yot for tho community ut largo, and for
tint ca,sse Of traditional public order aud COM
lnon-rlaco soclal decehcy in which MI. becccllor
himself must surely by sha tinlo hayo loar'ioa
HUT tho beBt guarantees Of Individual peace,
| honor, aud comfort Httsl reside.
| "T1E MESSIAH OF THE NEW NELI01oH OF sENTl-
| MEHT,"
| sTo,n The .yc,g l'oSE Herald
- AZ to tho isal,o Of thoso trals 1t would bo idle
to A1rculntn Mfr Dnechor Inn onfv OltD tril1lurI