Memphis daily appeal. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1847-1886, 1874-08-20
BEECHER-TILTGN-MOULTON.
MOuItSn VIII Print bis Other State
Observation-Disclosures 20 the suit
Before The Courts.
Beeeher Denies Having Uttered "a Seq
mon Urging the Hanging of JefI:
Davis tn 1853.

NEW YORK, August 19.-The Argus
to-day reports MoultOn as speaking as
follows: "The world now knows that
my honor has been impugned, and l
shall publish my statement in fuil, eX-
actly as it was written at first. 1t Is al
ready in a printers hands" He said
his printer had promised him that ev-
erything should be ready in,time for the
statement to appear in the morning and
evening journals of Saturday next. The
prospect of report from the investigat-
ing committee on Friday evening is SO
good, that the trustees have directed the
large church to be made ready for use,
in case the lecture-room proves made
quate to accommodate the large number
who will doubtless desire to be present.
Nothing now but unforeseen circum-
stances will prevent the report being
made at that time. The following let
ter was addressed by Tilton's attorneys
to Rev. Henry Ward Beecher, on Mon
day, the seventeenth instant:
Rev. Henry Ward Beecher:
Strive have been retained 10y Theo-
dore Tilton to commence suit against
you VIII you please indicate the at
torney who is authorized to appear in
your behalf, that we may serve papers
upon him? Yours, etc.
MORRIS * PEARSALL-
To the foregoing communication,
Shearman q Sterling, attorneys of Mr..
Beeeher, this morning made the follow
ing reply:
Messrs. Morris & Pearsau:
GENTs-Understand that you con-
template the commencement OF an ac-
ton at law on behalf of Theodore TiltOn
against Rev. Henry Ward Beecher, we
beg to inform you that we are author
iZed to appear for Mr.. Beecher in all le-
gal proceedings, and that We request, in
his name, immediate service of papers
upon us, either at our Office, or, If service
can be made before eleven O'Clock, at
No. 81 Hick street, Brooklyn. Your
obedient servants,
SHEARMAN & STERLING,
Tilton and MOulton were in consulta-
ton long time to-day.
MAKING PEACE WITH THE SOUTH.
LOUISVILLE, August 19.-The Cour-
ier-JOuTRdt tomorrow will publish a
letter from Henry Ward Beecher, pro-
nouncing the reputed sermon Of his,
which has been widely published, ad-
vising the hanging of Jefferson Davis
in 1865, as an unblushing forgery. He
says: 'sNot only did l never utter or
write any such miserable stuff, but the
whole world knows that while many
were clamoring for some sacrifice of vic
tins, everywhere and always opposed,
with intense esrnestness, the shedding
of a drop OF blood, and resistt with all
my might the influences which sought
the execution of Jefferson Davis. 1t is
not the first shameful forgery upon me
which has been circulated in the south
and west. am so heartily desirous of
the re-establisbment of good will be-
tween all who have been alienated,
and l so much value the goodwill of
nv fellow-citizens of the south, that
step aside from my usual course and
make reply to this SANDER"
The approaching general convention
of the Protestant Episcopal church, to
be held in New York city IN October
next, will be one of the most important
in the history of that large and wealthy
commission. Twenty-s;x permanent
commissioners and joint committees
were appointed at the previous sessions,
and will submit reports embodying the
results Of their labOrs. A petition Is
now before the house of bishops asking
for the conservation of number Of ad-
ditional missionary bishops for the west
and northwest. A project has also been
agitated in the same house for a mis-