The Richmond palladium., 1874-07-29
The TiltOn Slander.

We have, on our first page, publish
ed the statement Of Henry Ward |
Beecher, denying totally and specially
the foul charges and insinuations
against him, sworn to and presented
to the Investigating Committee. We
have no disposition to soil the Palia-
dium by publishing the slanderous
utterances of Tilton in detail; but,
for proper understanding of the case
by those of our readers who have not
waded through the sickening mess,
and, also, the proper understanding of
Mr.. Beecher's denial of Tilton's alle-
cations, we copy the following sum-
ming up" by himself (Tilon) of those
charges:
Namely, that the Rev. Henry Ward
Beecher, as pastor and friend of Theo-
dore Tilton and family, tre>passed on
sanctity and hospitality to seduce Mr.
Elizabeth r. Tilton; that, by artful
use of his priestly authority with her,
she being his pupil in religion, he ac-
complished this seduction; that, for a
period of year and half, or there
about, he maintained criminal inter
course with her, overcoming her pre-
vious modest scruples against such
conduct, by investing it with false JUS.
tification as sanctioned by love and
religion; that he then participated in
conspiracy to degrade Theodore Til
ton in public, by loss of place. of busi-
ness and repute; that he abused Mr..
Tiltons forgiveness by authorizing a
series of measures by Plymouth
| Church, having for their object the
| putting of stigma upon Mr.. Tilton
| before the church, and also before an
ecclesiastical council, in SO much that
the moderator of that council, inter-
preting those acts by Mr.. Beecher and
his church, declared publicly that
they showed Mr.. Beecher to be the
most magnanimous Of men, and Mr..
Tilton to be knave and a dog; that
when Mr.. Tilton, not for revenge, but
for self-protection. wrote letter to
DR.. Bacon. alluding therein to an
offense and apology by the Rev. Henry
Ward Beecher, he (Mr. Beecher) de :
family appointed committee OF his
church members to inquire into the
injury done him by Mr.. Tilton by the
aforesaid allusion, and implying that
he (Mr. Beecher) had never been
the author ofsuch offense and apology
and that Mr.. Tilton was slanderer
that, to make this inquiry bear gener
ally against Mr.. Tilton. Mr.. Beecher
previously connived with Mrs. E. K
Tilton to give false testimony in hi:
(Mr. Beechers) behalf; that Mr.
Beecher's course toward Mr.. Tiltor
and family has at last resulted in the
open destruction of Mr.. Tilton's house
hold and the desolation Of his hear
and life"
We hear it frequently alluded to, b.
way Of throwing doubt as to the i'm
partiality of the committee of investi
. CATION, that Mr.. Beecher had selectet
! said committee, and, hence, they wer
, his particular friends and would shiel,
r him at the expense of truth and jus
. tice We publish the following letter
Y from Mr. B., making the appointment
: and giving his reasons therefor, an
: the concurrence also of the Examin
d ing Committee of the Church in tn
q selection thus made, together with tn
: character aud standing of the gentle
s men composing the committee, whic
: precludes any possibility that the in
n vestigation could be otherwise tha
t fair and impartial: