The Middlebury register. [volume] (Middlebury, Vt.) 1850-1882, 1874-08-18
Beecher-Tlltoil.

The case is virtually closed. Mr.. !
Beechcr's statement is before the public
and the verdict Of the people is now be.
ing rendered We give few comments
Of the press
We have never for a moment doubted
that the character Of the eminent divine
was pure and spotless, nor chat if the light
of truth were let in upon the great scan
dial, his deeds, his words, and his whole
connection with the affair would prove
to be the words. deeds, and relations Of
an upright Christian gentleman. Wejoin
in the common satisfaction that his pow
ers have enabled him to so present his
case that no reasonable person on the
present premises can have any feeling ex-
cept that good and great man has been
foully slandered his good name attacked
by unprinciplcd men and women his
peace Of home and his peace OF mind
overthrown for many months, and throu Oh
all he has sustained an honorable bravery,
and has issued forth from the trials with
a nobler name than he ever bore before
-BoSton Post.
In the light Of the fact ROW tJr the
first time made public, Mr. Becker APP
pears not as wrong. doer but as one
deeply wronged. 1t becomes evident
that he has been the victim OF plot,
cunnngly devised and skilllully carried
out that he has been made, in manner,
to bear false witness against himself, by
having his sympathies so touched, and
bis emotion so aroused, as to be led into
expressions which seemed 10 give eoun.
tenence to the caumpics against him ;
that the man TO whom he trusted has been
apparently a party to the plot making
use Of the confidence committed to him
to lead him further into the tolls, and
that as the mcshes thus woven grew
stronger, the threat OF exposure, Of the
loss OF reputation, and Of irroparable
community at large, was made the msaps
of extorting from Mr.. Beccher large sums
Of money. until the demand became, al
length so exorbtant that the iniamou:
traders in character over-reachcd them.
selves and their victim dared them tc
speak out. These, we repeat are the
facts clearly established by Mr., Beecher' ::
statements They constitute a complete
vindication Of the purity Of his character
Of the rectitude G; his purpose, and re
vealing as they do in some measure, thC
weight OF the burden he has SO long car
ried, and the depth Of the anguish he ha!
suffered, they can hardly fail Of quicken
ing the public affection and regard fol
im.-Boston Journal.
= A full view of Mr.. Bcecher's statement
which We arc able to present this morn
ing, marks new epoch in the case
Barring the Introductory portion, sottiD.
forth the character Of Theodore Tilton
J it is plain and open statement Of Herr,
Ward Beecher's defense. Although i
is impossible not to marvel at the verdan
cy Of Mr.. Beecher in the successive stu
atoms, it is happily impossibleal so not tt
admit the force Of his explicit denials ant
the FEASIBILITY of some portions oftheory
His statements will turn the presumption
E oSaih III his iu'uI, pu' IL cauho' NC ucctpi
ed as finality. There is no course lcf
now but for Nloulton and the other parties
T. who have not been heard, 10 disclose al
e they know. Let them speak, or foreve
, hold their peace. If Mr.. Beecher is in
r deed the victim which he claims to Eav
: been, the penitentiary or the insane asy
lum is the only proper retreat for tn
authors Of the monstrous fraud. If tn
whole thing has. been trumped up out c
n the doings and Mysteries Of a weak woman
the morbid chatting of soured and licer
:, tious man, and the oficious assistance {
;, a cuisines man" attempting the role {
"frieDd sent from Cod 1t is an awfl
$ warning .-SprinQfeld Republican,