Memphis daily appeal. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1847-1886, 1874-08-22
A Complete and Concise History
of what has Heretofore been
Only Clear in Part-NO
Room for DeUbt
Now.
4 Statement that Embraces All
the Others, and that is More
Comprehensive and Di-
rect, Even than
TiitOn's.
Reeeher's Death-BloW-A Plain
and Clear Grouping Of Facts,
Sustained Fully by DOcu-
mentary Evidence.

NEW YORE, August 2l.-The EUeaiHg
GrgDHic furnishes in advance Of publica-
ton the proof sheets Of the complete
statement Of Francis D. MOultOD. Mr..
NoultOn prsfaces his statement with the
following card:
To the public:
I became a party, almost accidentally,
in the unhappy controversy between
Mr.. Beecher and Mr.. Tilton. 1 had
been q friend Of Mr.. Tiiton's since my
bovhOOd, and for Mr. Beechsr had al
ways entertained the warmest admira-
ti0n. In 1870, 1 learned for the first
time that Mr.. Beecher had given Mr..
TiltOu 20 grave q cause OF Otfense that
II the truth should be made public, s
great national calamity would ensue.
1 believed that the scandal would tend
10 undermine the very foundation Of So
cial order, to lay low q beneficent power
for good IN our country, and blast tie
prospects and blight the family Of one Of
tha most brilliant and promising Of the
VisiUg men Of the generation; thus dis
8 S2O4s 1 deemed il and still regard il.
I 'elHTmiued 10 try and avoid 1t. Fer
Usa-SF four yeau I have la6Ored most
,r-fF Szlslv 60 save both Of these men
fr.r Z 6s consequences Of their acts,
whether Of uuWisdOm or passion acts,
which have already seriously involved
Them in a needless and disastrous quar-
rel. which l. made the pTeteXt Of pour
inc on the community a flood of inn
r,rrifv and scandal deeply affecting
5bsfr own ami les and threatening like
! vyhfrlpooI il not stilled, to draw into
IFS vortex the Z eace of mind and good
rsuu+e of "A host 0f Others. More tnan
sIi saw that because Of the transgres-
sion Of another, innocent chndren
would be burdened with load OF obio-
any. which would weigh most heavily
a.ud cruelty on their young lives. All
these considerations determined me
20 take an active part IN the
Transactions which nave since
become 50 notorious. lhl5 decision H.
volved me iu great anxiety ana lS0or,
Tor which the hope OF saving these H.
fer-sts could be my only compensation.
Even that reward had now tailed me,
aud instead OF il an attempt is made to
throw on me 4 part Of the shame and
disgrace which belongs 60 the actors
alone; one Of them, whom l have
zealou7iy endeav0red 10 serve, has
seen ut, with all the power Of
his vast influence aud match
less ait as q writer, to visit on me
me Deualtfes Of his own wrong doiDg,
at the same time publicly appealing to
y, = 10 make known the truth, as II II
~, I'D Justify his attack on me. l feel
f1ar the failure Of my eXeriions has not
bsaD owing % any fault OF mine.
-,-,-I-s q faithfully and sincerely under
+,a .In7CsI daily advice and direction Of
I}oe.bar with his fullest appreciation,
.c,Dfidar. .ea and besming gratitude, until,
.es tbiu Z. in an evil hour for him, be
fr,sofhar advice. l have failed, and
,.4yy strongly enough be seems 10 have
. dasire to punish me fer the sad eOnse- |
.0uspces of the folly, insincerity and
g-ickefness If his present counselors.
M. Reecher. d his statement testfles
tbst he brought on this investigation
without my knowledge or advice. Even
while mourning over what seemed TO
mo fl,a ugter unwisdom o: this proceed
fug. / nave done al coulu honotSoiy
Ia, =, overt the catastrophe, and have
5-.,,,f zfIeut. although l saw with sorrow
t5,sr FMS silence was deeply injuring the
srie-,4 of NV boyhood. Prompted by
ssns. of duty, not 20 one only, but to all
fba usrfie- involved, 1 denied the united
md DubIic appeals made TO me by
Beecber and Tiilon 70 produce the evil
,lznce 10 my possession partly because
r fslt that the injury thereby done TO
n. non v-Sg far less calamitous than the
g. tYu,tion which must come on all the
irte,egts L rad f0r years tried TO
,-1uslrvp. and especially on Beeeher
ri,,aarf TT should comply with tnls
T..rI.,--. ll1t stated clearly that, IN one
.-Tsrg-ncv. I should SPEAK, namely: 10
defense af my own integrity OF actioa II
Il should he waut1nly ssssiled. lleIt
gseeber untrammelled by facts in
NV hands to defend him
.sjf without the necessity oil
at5.ckiug me by tie published aecusa-
ion. of Beecher, affecting my eharac-
f.ra auty my own seif-Tespect. The al
vice of friends aud public Justice make
II imDera tive that the truth, the Whole
fTutn- and nothing bat the truth, should
nov 1s f1uy declared. ! give 70 tLe
pgblir. therefore, the statement 1 had
rreDared TO bring before the com mlttee,
without the alteration or addition OF
sentence. aud scSTcely a word, certainly
,vifbout tbe change 8f a single syllable,
einca L read Baecher's statement and
violence. or because Of il. This paper l
-rifbbeld from the committee, when be-
ore iF In p last despairing effort fOTpeace
A. 80 earnest solicitation Of some Of
T-.cberis friends, and with the approval,
49,, ,f some Of The mos. valued Of my
o,,,f r-ieudz. / do not now give It to the
committee. but TO tine public, because It's
-,roduction concerns mysef rather than
he principals in the strife. II is laade
Far p5yown salyAtion against public ac-
cusafions. and MOTTO aid the party to the
controversy; for the needless and cruel
,,s.,essitv that now so imperstiyeiy COM
80 - production / have the most pro-
,,5 S,7 oFief sor which there Is but sin
gis alieviation, namely, that the dis
.,iosure Of the facts ct this time can
..earcaIv work more harm to him whom
al frst tried 10 befriend 10y withhold
= .hem from the public, than they
1rs ,.Ss,ld hsve caused him injury, IN an
uarv. ISL, wen but for Hy i.,sdfIc inte[ift,
ence, the public @uia inost =, ~ sIbo
have been put in posse ~ siie psecb. ,.c
truth. This publication, 10 y -. vssT,