The New York herald., 1874-08-07

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6eecner. IN writing his novel Norwood, often felt
uepIesseu unoer unusual literary burden This de.
Pression Mr Tlton cheered to such a degree that
an, w%sn - was finally published, Mr. Beecher
see 1t for yourself" AN 'ou niAy
The inscription was as follows:-
Theodore rilton-.
tn. .u,Sdr who g greatly realty encouraged snS.
the An'SiiaIsiY aESsS wsRS wTfsfRTS' SEEcnER 81
MARCH H. 1853
81 fall" said Judge Norris with smile, "to sea
| any trace OF vndictiveness here; but let us 20
| iurther, and perhaps We shah nnd II. Now this
other book when hold in my hand Is a copy OF
Editors Table. by Theodore Tllton. Editor OF the
independent In this book Mr. Tilton gathered
together various Of his public utterances con-
THR WHOLE PERIOD OF HIS PUBLIC LIFE.
LET US see how vlndctively he speaks OF Mr..
Beecher. Here, for example, is Mr.. Tilton's ac-
| count OF the excursion to Fort Sumter, In which
he went as Mr. Beecher's companion, TO hoist the
nag Hear what Mr.. 11ltOn says:-
Finally Mr. Beecher and his strong voice into
struggle against sea breeze that kept whsKing his
%resis h down Sai the man who conquered
ab m16 %as not to to o. an
readers Of the i"peden Judge ye for here enclose it.
''What vindictive way" said Judge Morris.
.Mr. nlton has Of aluding to his friend. Look at
this other extract; Here Is an article OF Mr. TIL
! toms, called AN Editorial SOhoquy bearing date
May o. 1867. 1t was the article In which Mr.. Tilron
broke loose from eccleslastcism and swung the
Independent clear from the Congregational de-
nomination. Mr.. T1lton, alter referring to the
three original editors-the Rev. Drs. Bacon storrs
and Thompson-then refers to Mr.. Beecher as
d 9nSs asv the @ ensuing Of M Mr.
churches to accept any for their mouthpiece bur
owing sun more 70 nc emnenty and
Rs oUasrsas ast
ss s es psspsl f ssoy @
SsS sss sas
PISS asi q 1
nsss
with that good man IN this journal golden period
called attention to the extreme vindictiveness
actly, SAID he 'as # Mr.. rilton were hunting Mr..
Beecher to death. But let US go further. There
was man who did hunt Mr.. Beecher-I mean
crltically-I refer to an English critic,
MATTHEW ARNOLD
He called Mr.. Beecher "a heated barbarian Mr.
Illton, In dealing with Matthew Arnold inns ein
Quently defends Mr.. Beecher:-
again n seEycs n as M rendered
aa At o
lana, sssehsss fss,s1 n lie
9sn III the sD
Arnod Ihs English called ora
tor "a heated And yet what
Beecher's bsrbaric rey certain our own poet:
s s 2aa
And yet s nsy sy S has hs
SO nsctil TO mis- countrymen Mr Greeley is brayeiy
and s9 Mr. sSe oNs H snS
the toing millions Of America does any one suppose
or the other "a very unnecessary kind OF man ~
"N what 1 have just read to your said Judpe
Norris "does not show Mr.. Tilton's vIndtctiye-
ness to Mr.. Beecher, then l pass to the following
proof" holding up stamped receipt. s.Mr Mi.
ton was animated with such spirit OF vengeance
towards Mr.. Beecher that he employed the most
o''"nSo1Sne0 PORTRAIT PAINTER
in America to paint q portrait OF Mr.. Beecher,
which was done. Look at this paper:-
sss r1sSdSas s.
for portrait Of Rev. Henry Ward Beecher :" 'uN
ArRL l, 1869.
Judge Morris lifting this receipt In his right hand,
ana waving 1t IN the ar as II before Jury, sad:-
~ don't pretend to be saint and have mad some
%sto 10 Theodore Iton who carries his
costly degree OF spending $500 of hts lecture money
tor Mr. Beecher's portrait painted in oil, to which
q iurther expense Of $50 should be added for the
frame. have never heard Of any man who went
further than that to CRAFTY revenge'
REPoRTER-What has become OF this pictures
Mr. MoRRIs-lt now hangs on the walls OF Mr..
MOutOn's house.
REronrER-how did it get theres
Mr.. MORRIs-Why, IN the following year-that is
in 1870. After Mrs. Tilton informed her mother Of
her guilty relations with Mr.. Beecher her mother
into Sits, and Mr. Tlton. unwilling to see a work
or art destroyed, removed It for safety TO Mr..
M91isong U mouse, & wnere h IT ,st1a stili remains
In that bundleP
Mr.. MoKRIs-wen, here is one in the copperpiate
hanawrr,ting HANDY Of William VIM Lloyd Garrison. + is
eSd Tton wnot read TIN the etser for Il IS
s9 hea ooS,"s
!0rwaEd g t1elr anniversary meetings. Here is an
Interesting sentence in <--c q<sy-;;---s'
! NM uAKRIsONs LETTER
TO Mr. Tlton which bears on the present case.
Mr.. Garrison writes:-
You say Of MI. Beecher he would honor the
| presidency OF any society,""
"What extraordinary malice" said Judge Nor
ris, 'this shows in Mr.. Tilton toward Mr. Beecher
But let me give you final and closing instance OF
| this undylng hate:-
.'The two societies, alluded to In Mr.. Garrison's
letter. held their anniversaries In May. Mr.. TIL
ton was President OF one and Mr. Beecner OF the
other The TWO Presidents exchanged public
greetings. which were published in the newspapers
MIR. TILToN TO Ms, BEEcHER.
Rev. HENRY WARD BREcuRR President Of the American
Woman's Suffrage Association:
o@an Suffrage ~ ooey S ynao,Gu. noM aus
20 ah You ana
Stenway Hall our friendly situations hearty GOOD
y nS sTear yea cause OF
President Of the National womans Suffrage Society.
MIR. BEECHER's REPLY.
TO InEopoRE IILros, PnEsIDEsT OF THE UNION woMANs
York. , ''e"
r.. NEW YoRx, May II, 1870
PEAR SIR-Your letter Of congratuiaton was received
with great pleasure by the convention assembled
ad % H ihs s1
their unanimous vote their to recp.
rocatc your sentiments OF cordial good will
IL the great work upon which you have entered the
est ana aim and we shall rejoice every which
yours HENRY WARD BEECiER
President OF Convention.
'These TWO letters" " continued Mr.. Morris, .are
the crowning act OF Mr.. T1lton's hate and ven
Reance toward Henry Ward Beecher. during the
two or three months following these letters the
estrangement took place between Mr.. TiIton and |
his wife. and on the Sd OF July Of that same year
she made
HER CONFESSION TO HER HUSBAND
OF her criminal relationship with Mr. Beecher. |
Speaking BY the card,' said the Judge, 'I think |
have now sufficiently proved 60 you that the one |
object OF Theodore Tilton's life for the past twenfy
years. according to Mrs. Tlton's testimony has |
been to DESTROY Henry Ward Reechar - -S