The Rutland daily globe. [volume] (Rutland, Vt.) 1873-1877, 1874-08-24

hat we shall be regarded as living in some
iiscord, and probably (by many people, as
practising her principles. 1t would be
great relief to me to have your relations to
Mrs. w. explained in this way, so crcdita-
BILE to your heart. There is not half the
nntrutb In 1t that there has been all along
in my pretended approval of Mrs. Wood
hull's course, and yet people think me an |
honest man.. | have lied enough about |
that to ruin the character of an average |
man, and have probably damaged myself
After Bcecher had SC IN these letters of
his sister, Mrs. Hooker, he came to me in
trouble and alarm, and handed me all the
letters, together with one under the date
of Nov. 81, which herewith produce with
the enclosure cut from the Hartford Times
to which 1t aludes. 1t is marked IN. 0"
MRS. HOOKER TO BEEonER.
HARTFORD, Wednesday, 81, 1872.
Dear Brotherhood the enclosed, clipp-
cd from the Times of this city last evening.
[See enclosure below | can endure no
longer. L must see and persuade you to
write paper which / will read, going
alone to your pulpit and taking sole charge
of the services. shall leave here on the
3 a. IN. train Friday morning, and unless
] shall go to Mrs.---'s house, opposite
Young Mems Christian Association, No. -
Twenty-thlrd street, where | shall hope to
see you during the day.
Mrs. = kindly said to me, when last
in New York, only slaughter and | are
now widows, living quietly in our pleasant
home, and want you TO come there, with
out warning, whenever YOU are in New
York, unless you have other friends whom
you prefer to visit
So shall 90 rs If on shopping trip.
and stop as long rs it seems best
! would prefer to Mrs. Tilton's to any
where else, but hesitate to ask her to re-
ceive me.
feel sure, however, that words from
her should 60 into that paper, aud with
her consent could write ms one commits
stoned from ON high.
| Dn not fail me, | pray you; meet me at
n"un on Friday AS you hope to meet your
own mother in heaven. In her name !
| bcscech you, and ] will take no denial.
| Ever yours in love unspeakable.
Signed. BELLE.
| Enclosure mentioned IN above letter.
BRECnRR AND MRS. TiLroN.
ELI Perkins" of the New York CAM
mercMI, Il prominent Republican, l,apcr
| has Tins 10 say.
"Nast's very boldness - his terrible
aggicssivcncss- is what challenges admira
ton and makes Jumpers Weekly n sue
| cess.
When asked him if he didn't think it q
great undertaking to attack Mr. Greeley
| he said
Yes but knew he was an old hum
bug. | knew | was right, ami | knew
| ri, kyaHll in film onl I =,
alone, too. The people were fooled will
Greeley, as they are fooled with Beecher
and he will tumble further than Creole,
yet
We had a long talk about Beechcr ant
Tilton, and putting this with other CONVEX
sations with personal friends of Mr. Til
ton, and with newspaper men in New
York, am satisfied that Il terrible down
fall surely awaits the one who has erret
and conceals ii"
Bcecher then informed me of his uppre
hension that his sister, IN her anxiety tina
he should do his duty in presenting thi
truth ms she understood it, and in protect
ing Mrs. Woodruff from the consequence
of having published the truth, from which
she was then suffering would go into hi
pulpit and persist upon declaring that tn
Woodruff publication was substantial,
true ; and he desired me to do what in IN
lay to prevent such a disaster. | sug
gestcd to him that lie should see Mrs
9ok S Seak her kad o and eTh9 1
should see her and so far shake her cent
dence in the truth of the story as to Undue
her to doubt whether she would be safe il
making the statement public.
In this course Beecher agreed, and suc
arguments and inducements were brough
to bear upon Mrs. Hooker as were in tn
power of all three of us, to prevent he
from doing that which would have Gel
tainly brought on an exposure of the Who'll
business. During the consultation betwce
Beecher and myself as to the means o
meeting Mrs. Rockers intentions, no suo
gcstion was ever made on the part o
Beechcr that his sister was then or had bee
at any other time insane,
All these letters received from Beechei
and they are those to which he alludes, i
his communication of the 4th inst, as til
letters of his sister and brother delivere
to me. and which did not believe that
could honorably give i'm up, because
thought-and submit to the committee,
was right in thnking-that they form
part of this controversy, and were not, a
he therein alleged simply given to IN
keeping as a part of his other papers, whic
he could not keep safely on account of hi
own carelessness in preserving document
Beecher was exceedingly anxious tha
Tilton should repudiate the statement pull
lished by Woodruff, and denounce her fC
its publication, and he drew up, upon m
memorandum book, the form of dark t
be published by Tilton over his signature
: and asked me to submit it to him for tina
purpose, which / here produce, marke
IN TO-:
BEECHERS PROPOSED GARD FOR TILTON.
SIN an unguarded enthusiasm l hope
well and much of one who has prove
utterly unprincipled, | shall never agai
notice her stories, and now utterly repud
ate her statements concerning me an
NINE"
Beecher told me to say to Tilton, sui
} stantally, "Theodore may for his own Pun
pose, if he choose, say that all his misfol
} tune has come upon him on account of hi
dismissal from the Union and the Indepe,
, dent, and on account of the offence whic
| committed against him he may take til
position against me and Bowen that h
does vet the fact is that his advocacy {
l Mrs. Woodruff and her theories has don
him the injury which prevents his rising
Now, in order to get support from me an
Plymouth church, and in order to obtai
the sympathy of the whole community, Ii
8 must publish this card, and unless he do,
it he cannot rise"
lie also said the same thing to Ti,on
my presence. To this Tilton answered /
, substance to Beecher, "You know why
4. . sought Mrs. Woodhull's acquaintance.
was to save my family and yours from til
consequences of your acts, the facts abor
, which had become known to her The
have now been published, and will NJ
.. denounce that woman to save you fror
the consequences of what you yourse
: have done"
, TO resume: After l had carried to M
/, Tilton the paper of apology which had re
erence to Bcecher's adultery, and had i,
ceived assurances that all between rilto
; and Beecher should be kept quiet, INN,
!, diately conveyed that information
! Beecher. He was profuse in his profe
: sions of thankfuness and gratitude TO n