The Kenosha telegraph. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1860-1888, 1874-07-30

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gave to Tilton, and which she afterwards
attributed to him, sought, by many personal
services and kindly attentions, to influence
her to such good will toward himself and
ia mily as would remove all disposition and
desire In her to afflict him with such publ
cation. Tilton's efforts and association with
Mrs. Woodruff ceased in April, 1872, aud ak
months Afterwards. namely. Nov. 2, 1872,
she published the scandal which he had
labored to suppress. 10
Is. That on the third day thereafter Rev.
Thos. K. Beecher. of Elmira, N Y wrote as
follows: os
ELMIRA Nov. 5, 1S72.-Mrs. Woodruff
only carries out Henry's. philosophy against
which recorded my protest twenty years
ago.
Is. That in May, 1878. the publication by
one of Beecher's partners of q tripartite cow
ensnt between q. G. Bowen, H. W. Beecher
aud Theodore Tilton, led the press of the
country to charge that .T!lton had committed
against Beecher some heinous wrong, which
Beecher had pardoned, whereas the truth
was the reverse. To remedy this false public
impression, Moulton requested Beecher to
prepare suitable card relieving Tilton of
this injustice In answer to this request
Beechef pleaded his embarrassments which
prevented his saying anything without
bringing himself under suspicion. Tilton
then pro oosed to prepare card of his own,
containing few lines from the recently quo
ted apology for the purpose of showing that
Beecher. Instead of having had occasion, to
forgive Tilton, had occasion to be forgiven
by him. Beecher then wrote letter to
Moulton, which, on being shown Titon, was
successful in appealing to Tilton's feelings.
Beecher said in it under date Sunday morn
ing, June !, 1878
My DEAR FRANK; I am determined to
make no more resistance. Theodore's tenn
permanent is such that further peace, even If
temporarily earned, would be absolutely
worthless, and rendeii-g me liable at any
hour of the day to be obliged to multiply
all the devices by which we saved ourselves.
1t is only fair he should know that the pub
LEGATION of the card which he proposes would
leave him worse off than before. The agree.
ment (nsmely. the Tripartite Covenant) was
made after my letter through him to you
(vIz., the Apology was written. He had had
1t year he had condoped his Wife's fault :;
be had enjoined upon me with the rim ost
and selemnlty not to betray his
wife nor leave his children to blight.
Blank With such man as T, T. there is
no possible salvation for any that depend
upon him. With strong nature, he does
not know how to governit. (Blank.) There
Is no use in trying further. I have O strong
feeling upon me. and it brings great peace,
that / am spending my IasJ SUNDAY anu
my last sermon.
The hopeless1ess of spirit which the fore-
going letter portrayed On the part of it's
writer led Tilton to reconsider the question
of defending himself at the cost of producing
misery to Beecher, which determination by
Tilton to allow the prevailing calumnies
against himself to go unanswered, was far
Their strengthened by the following note
received by him two days thereafter from the
office of the editor of Beecher's journal
1913 EAST TWELFTH STREET, June 4, 1873
MY DEAR THEODORE: May Itell you frank
y that when saw you last you cid not
seem to me to be the noble young man who
inspired my warm affection SO many years
ago. You were yielding to an act which RI
cannot help thinking would be iishonorable
and perfdious, and although it is easy for
me to make every allowance for the circum-
stances that had wrought you to suoh
frenzy, was dresdfully shocked my dear
Theodore let me as an old friend whose
heart is wrung by your terrible suffering
and sorrow, tell you that you were then
acting ignobly, and that you can nevo. have
rue peace of mind till you conquer yourself
md dismiss all purpose and thought of iniur-
ng the mantwho has wronged you. OF all
promises none are SO sacred as those we make
% those who have injured US, and whom we
profess to forgive. You cannot pairs too
o'acKly the wrongs you have suffered. On|
that point make no plea In abatement.
but beg you to remember that nothing can
change the law which makes forgiveness
noble and God-like. have prayed for you
Night and day, with strong crying and tears,
Oeseeching God to restrain you from wrong
ing yourselfby violating your solemn en-.
gagements. Tonight am happy in the
thought that you have been preserved from
committing an act which so much dreaded.
In letter written by Mr.. Beecher In order
ID be shown to .Tilton, Beecher says as fol-
lows: -
NO man can see the difficulties that environ
me unless he stands where I do. To say
that have church on nay hands is simple
enough, but to have the hundreds and
thousands of men pressing me, each one