The Wheeling daily register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1864-1878, 1874-08-22


nant nothing occurred 10 disturb the rr-
lstions between Beecher, Tilton amt
Bowen, so far as know, until the publi-.
cation in WoodhEli / Caaih's B'eekig OF
an elaborate stery concerning the social
relations between Beecher, Tilton and
Mrs. Tiltou. Ater that publication APP
peared il again came TO the knowledge OF
I Beecher that
Bowen WAS Making Declarations De-
roxatory to His Character.
This vas followed BY the publication OF
the tripartite covenant, which Beecher
informed me was done by Samuel Viii
kinson, and that Beecher was not a party
TO its publication. There appeared an
account of an interview between Bowen,
II. B. Clahin and MrS. Woodhull, pub
lished in the Brooklyn Eagle, in which
an attempt was made Ia obtain from her
any letters which she Nigh, have show
ing that BccChcr was guilty of criminal
conduct, which attempt failed, where
upon BeeChcr addressed me the following
note:
Beecher To MouItsn.
need to see YOU this evening any time
till hslf-past ten. Can YOU
make the appointment? Will
you call at twelve o'clock, or
shall |, at what hour. Send Claains
letter; keep it and answer by tclc-
graph LSigncd.l
I ,'Ull take tea nj Howards, q Hicks
sire, YOU call let il be- there ar
will gu round to Your Rooms. ! want L.
show vou prepared card
also produce u letter of ClaRn's to
10 Bcccher, of June 81 1874, which Wa
enclosed with the above.
. CioNH to Bc,chcr.
NEw YORK, June %, 1873.
My DEAR Mr.. BEECHER-I have
yours Of the 9TH inst, il was dis
tinctly understood that the call on Mrs.
/ Woodhull was entirely private and not
To bc reported I told Bowen that Mrs
Woodruff had no letters from YOU Of any
consequence 10 him or anybody else, aud
/ he was entirely satisfied after the inter
/ view, and said that was entirely right.
/ ! went there at Bowcns earnest solicita-
tion. knowing that il could not harm
YOU and might satisfy him, ~ think
II did II was in bad faith topublish the
meeting, all present must hnvc been dis-
| gusted at the facts. Of what Mir,
Woodruff profcsscd To have but could
not produce.
Truly your friend,
III B. CLAFLIN.
7. 81 wish YOU would call and see
me if YOU pass the store am always in
mt about II An
Bcrchcr, when We met in pursuance of
his note, produced to mc the mcmoran.
dunn of IA card which he proposed to pub
lt,h in tn" EagiC, and which he submitted
to my Judgment, and gave me leave tD
alter the same as ! thought III.
Bc~chrr's Proposed Gard.
BROOkLYN, June lS13.-l have seen In
the morning paper that an application
had been mad" Ia Mrs. Victoria Wood
hull for certain letter. Of mine, supposed
to contain information respecting GER
tain infamous .torics against me. She
has two business letter., one declining
AN invitation to suffrage meeting, aud
the other declining 10 Civ her 'assistanc.
solicited These, and Nil letters Of mine
in the hands of any other person, have
my cordial consent 10 be- published.
will only add in this connection that the
stories and rumors, which have for time
been circulated about me, are grossly un-
true, and stamp them in general and
! particular rs utterly false. saw tho
editor Of the Brooklyn Eagis at his Office
and after n consultation with him, the
card Wa published no follows:
/ H. hc Editoy. ot hc Brookigr Eagic:
SIR-Iua long and active life IN Brook.
+ Iym It hn, rarely happened that the Edgi,
aud my.rlf have bccu In accord uu qtc--
lIuu. uf common concern to our follow
rtiZrn., nm for thI. rrasuu compelled
iu achu"wlrdg" the unsolicited conf.
drur" and regard ~ which ia" column
Of the E0gi1 81 late b.nr. testimony.
have just returned 10 ia" city to lrhru
that application ha, h""n made to Mr..
Victoria W""dhull for l"ttors of mine,
/ .u.ppo>"d t" contain iniornntiUnr".p"ct-
/ ing certain Infamous stnri"s against me.
/ ] hnv" no objection. to have the E0gic
! .tatc in any way il deem, III, that Mr.
/ Wo"dhul or any ether pcr.on or per
/ -pn. Who may have letter. Of mine in
/ their po..r,.on, have my cordial consent
/ 10 publish them IN this connection and
/ at thi. time. only add that the stories
and remark. which have for some time
/ past been circulating about me, are un-
/ true. and .iaInp them IN general and ia
particular o. untrue. Respectfully,
IlESRY WAED BgEcHEE.
/ Ivithst"0d the cntrratic. Ofmy husband
20 III" lat and ."nl Mary IN 10Y stead,
and at th" Ia.t moment c"nhdcd tD her
all that knew and felt, and feared that
n" might b. prepared 10 sustain her
/ athrr -b0uld trial OyrrtHkc them. BY
reading %" accompanying letter. from
them you will p"rcoyc that from Ouuide
+ evidence alone h. had com" "a tb" con-
cu-ion. which ! reached only through
the mot reliable testimony that could
/ well b. furnished in any case and
ugaius, every precipitation Ofmy own
.oul. Fearing that they would hasten
home Ia me aud thu, lOze all the bebe-
fts Of the journey, for owing b. this and
other anHictic. ~ business John had
grown wore rather than better up TO that
time. Though thr air VI the high Alps was
hcginning a. promote .l"cp and restOrh-
tion. ! tclcgraphed hy the cable: mo
trouble here; go a. Italy and By re-
cent letter ] am rejOiced tO hear Of them
10 Milan ia comfortable health and
spirit. From the day those letter came
th" matter Ia, not beeH out 81 my
thought. al hour Il seems 10 me, and an
uucca.ing prayer has ascsnded that
might b. guided by wi.dom and truth.
But
whats the TruthT
am further from understanding this
morning than ever. The tale A. pub
lished j. cs,cntially the same a. told 90
mc, In fact il l. impossible but that Mr..
TiItDn !. the authority for II, since ]
recognize rsri sumil,f,0ic. a. ] under