The New York herald., 1874-08-10
Whatever tho ault, 1t Is Past.

Whatever tho Fault, 1t Is Past.
New YORK, August s. 1874.
To THE EDITOR OF THE HERALD:-
One view or the case now before the public
seems wholly overlooked. The President OF Yale
College came near the mark when he said d:-"Hls
series OF lectures, which concluded his course.
deeply lmpressed-even more tnan those Of the
TWO preceding years-5Oth the professors ana the
students with the sincerity OF Mr.. Beecher's
character and an indication OF his high religious
tone.n
The point is easily deducible Is 1t not exceed
ingly probable that out OF his great contrtion out
OF the depths OF his very SOUL Dy prayers by striv
inUs after forgiveness. Mr.. Beecher let himself
nearer to God and nearer to poor, weak, erring
humanity than ever before Is it not very posi-.
BILE rnat for the last iour years he mas labored
with more Of earnestneSs and sympathy, with
more OF hopeIulness and success, because OF tnat
very experiences And cannot years or expiation
be accepted as Sufficient atonementf Must one
fault or sin or crime, though blotted out with
prayers and tears OF anguish, outweigh long life
No. the age Is too generous, too just for such a
verdict. Let rather the voice OF me people say,
He has asked pardon OF God and man. He has
come nearer to the erring and the suffering be-
cause VI 1t. He has stretched out hand reader
ana stronger. to Int up the fallen he has warned
against evil more Zealously, IOr many months, for
years. Since then he mas done all Tor good that
any man could do, aud only desires, with the help
OF God, to keep Oh dong TO the end. in the in-
terests OF humanity, and we Will bid him .'God
speed" IN his brave and noble work. MIR. Beecher
Is not the man to pc crushed down. He has not
offered excuse or palliatIon Tor wrong-1Oing. All
honor 10 him for tnat. He has the night that All
men have TO "wash and be Clean" 1t Is not to be
wondered at that hign-toned and sensitive ma
ture should shrink from laying bare his inmost
consider that many who lay claim to refine
ment and habits OF reflection wilfuy mis-
pected from the Qrosser portion OF the racer Is
not power given too indlscrmlnately Tor many to
Judge n sner innS II this cono
be dropped. now and forever, out Of the public
mind only the few concerned have the right to
know all the facts or to settle the issues.
The world should be satisfied to know that. what
ever Mr. Beechers offence, 1t is Of the past It was
his usefulness because he 'entreated OF GodY'
instead. his zeal ana his sympatnies were quick.
sss sssd s. s:! "
msn. Let II sudace. "
Fair Play.
TO THE EDITOR OF TIE EeRALD:-
In this terribly sad trouble, between Theo.
dore Tilton and Henry Ward Beecher. let there be
fair play. The most manifest partially has been
shown Beecner from the beginning He has not
only been allowed the benefit OF all doubts and
many undue advantages, in this controversy, but
has been aided in various ways, BY suggestions
from the local press, and positive partiality from
his committee OF indicators and large portion
OF our community, according to the puplished
reports. This may have been quite natural at
the commencement, ana was, perhaps, creditable
TO the impulses OF those to wnom the scandal as
possible TACT was new; but at this stage OF the
case there Is surely no reason why eyen-handed
jusrlce should not be meted out to Iilton. Con-
all the evidence produced he certainly
has clear right to, ut least, equal consideration
with Beecher. In this particular any lair mind
must concede he has possession OF the whole nelc.
TtltOn 49, unfortunately, very unpopular with
OF the local journals, which fact
has operated to his great disadvantage though
does appear that ne has IN way forfeited the
rights OIL O man and O citizen but on the contrary,
as the case STANDS, ne appears the injured party.
IL matters not what the private character OF TIL
ton may be, II Beecher cannot thoroughly explain
Or dsprovc the authenticity OF the letters and
gwen as genuine In ItltOn's sworn
he Is the vest OF hypocrites and
r1ton Is o most grtevously injured man, Tor
there can be but one reasonable construction
placed upon the meaning OF those documents.
orgeries, Tllton is tile basesr OF scOundrels and
snave One or the other Is guilty or an unpardon-
lble offence. Let no one be Influenced by efforts
which are being made TO divert public attention
rom the main point at issue-the guilt or lnno-
,ence Of Beecher-by bitter vituperation against
riIton, and by dilating on the motives that
prompted the disclosure. There must be no sup
)ressiOn OF Iacts bearing directly upon the case,
,ur give each fair chance and make public eX-
ample OF the guilty one. This will be the most
,rfectual means OF counteracting the dem0ralizing
'-'' '''''' -'f'O' -O JUSTICE.
Not Guilty, but Don't Do 30 Again.