, 1874-06-29

Mr. Beechor declines to any anything openly
in anBHer to the charges made against him by
Mr. Triton, because, as the report goes, it would
prolong the discussion OF this unpleasant SUBJ
ioct He thinks that, II he koopB silence, tho
end of the whola matter will DO reached BOON,
Still, 1t is not for Ills own sake TINT Mr.
Doocher wanta to bold his tongue; 10 docs
not fear the result Of tho di4cussion for him.
self; no fenrs it for others! This is AIr.
Beooher's own view. Mr. T. G. shoarman, who
seoms to think that improper advancos to
another mans wife arc vory small affair, ia
Of opinion that II hlr. Beeeler makes any reply
he ought to bo 90 brief Us he can. One way Of
ending tho matter, according to hlr. shearman,
would be to demonstrate that tho apologotio
letter eaid to have been writton to Mr. Tllton by
Henry Ward Doccher was never written by him,
md nothing reHombltng It exista. It must be
confessed that this would DO the most effective
way Of dlsposing OF the uholo controversy; but
II tho letter DO forgery, why does Mr.
Deecher not soy 80 Immediately? Why
does 1o not eud tho discussion by
denying that 10 ovor wrote 4 letter to his nc
cusor in which ho said TINT 1o humbled hmaolf
before Theodore Ti1son and before God "A rath-
or irraverental connection Of names, 1t n1ust be
| coufessod,- wished he were dead! Thoo-
doro Tilton Says that Beochar did write such 4
letter. He has given part Of the text Of such q
letter to tho world, to Tho "Church universal,
tho country, md the age, "and given it aa tho
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ho can alcgo that ho never wrote such letter.
Thon he and Tflton will bo ut Issue, and tho
| jury may doclde between them; and 1t will de-
eide impartially. If, as Mr.. shear.nan more
letter; II Mr. Tilton simply forged 1t, or pro-
| tends to hayo received 1t from Mr. Beeche1
whom he did mt, surely Mr. Beacher must know
that ho noyor wrote It; that he neyel
said he would humble himself for aomc
unnamed and unoharacterizel oifonso before
Tilton and before God; or that, on &C.
count Of the eamo unnamed md uncharaoterized
offenao, he wished 10 woro dead.
Now, II Mr. Doecher doea know that
he ia guilty Of no unnamed or un
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ii he knows TINT ho never committed IN!
Auch great wrong against him aa is insiuuatod
Why on Garth docs ho object to saying anything
In public in rolation to the charges OF his no
oueor2 Why docs he foar to prolont
tho discussion when by ono word ho can end IT.
and brand Tilton ns alanderor and a forger
Why insist on q "Hont policy" when a two
word policy would bo moro effective whom b
could anawor all that Tilton accusos him Of b.
simple plea Of Not guit52 The burden o
proof Ia Oh Tiltou, not on Deeohor. Aa th
lawyers havo It, AD2rmnaA non ,'eganst II
cu,n1u pro1atto-the proof lies on him wh
atllrn,a, not on him who donles. VII
Deecuor wants n week to determsn
what to do, 1t is hard for common poe
ple to mako out. Docs Mr. Deooher want q weo
to remainder whether Or not no ever committe
tho ofTanse3 Either Mr Deaoher did comm
guch m otrenso or ho did not. II he did no
why take week. to deliberate wAotAor le la
hottor say that ho did not? lie ts rotlcent, Il
anauses tho public, because be desired to got OF
OF tho difficulty with ~ lttls Injury 10 othpss