The daily dispatch. [volume] (Richmond [Va.]) 1850-1884, 1874-08-17
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We cannot antl room for ths whole pl ois.
Beeche.,s testimony and y part you'd s. oe
81 no value, we emit all. The 1,sou''s :
verdict is; !, ii.
q The statement viii neasurably clear Z.
away he clouds that have been oa.s a y, :,
rt,ieS at1o,,t Mr.. Beechef,s name. II !. nso5
came sooner. it would iD oil probaoiiisy hase
ended the scandal. 8 54tsysss
The World yerdict IS:
Mr, Beecher has rescued himseis51r rs'tla
his only peril. He has stated the history VI
his relations with the Ttltons ana Wiz moht.
| ION without reserve. The charges OF d. lslton
/ h.ye been supported by no proof. The gar
bled extracts from MIR. Baecher's own let
lers were, in our judgment at least, incon-
sisent with the TRUTH OF IiltoR,s cnarge'
n,.t they were such letters as TO need exp'a.
| nation. Mr.. Beecber has mace that explains
liion, spring no one--neither Iflton, nor
| Moul.on, nor himself. Thus at last proving
that be has nothing no~ to conceal. Ml.
Be.cher dispels the only shadow OF dis'rus.
/ which NAV have crept over his GOOD name
among fair. minded and pure-mInaed fnen.
The Heroid's verdict-and after reading
all Of Beecher's statement, we may say our
own-is as follows:
| .Thc mystery of the whole affair IS I'M
penetrable. The explanation OF the lH-
nor,apt letter of conlrit,on' is perpleXing,
/ and indicates that Mr.. Beecber must have
neon extremely weak to have signed his
name TO confession he had never reao, ana
which he now says he denounces ana dis.
owns. The charge of Matchmaking is dis,
,inctly made against Mr.. Titop, and Mr.
Beecber says lie has paid thousands OF DOL
| ,ars up to the summer OF last year. LIE re-
| fused to contribute any more money aiter
l.bayiDg mortgaged bis house 10 Oh der to meet
the demands upon him, and then he claims
| Mr, Tilton determined to ruin the man ne
could no longer rob.
ITO fully analy re this long statement
would be impossible now; we can but merely
indicate its character. II is strong, and per-
baps will be accepted by MIR. Beechei's
| friends az bis yindication. But the public,
while hoping for the best, will not accept it
as q fioal disposition Of The case. Dir. Noul'
TONS full statement has yet to be mace the
committee has yet toreport. NO one has the
right to decide upon the innocence OF MIR.
| Be.cher until the verdict of Plymouth church
has been formally rendered aud the testimony
published 10 full, while even then it may be
necessary to suspend judgment uufil the
questionsis tried before that higher tribunal
before which Mr.. Til,on announces he is re-
solved to bring it,
We give few items:
WILL NOT STOP PREACHING.
Question /: Notwithstanding your great
suffering during the last four years. do you
feel that your health or powers Tor labor and
usefulness are unimpairedS Answer: i
work because l like to work; worked be-
cause my whole soul was saying to me, "Go
forward and preach" reyer measured bow
long the shadow was Of my life. / never put
the question to myself once, whether was
| higher or lower than other Christian minis
tiers. TO be called the first preacher in Amc-
RIGA, or The world, is only throwing shadow
| at me. have but one feeling about this, and
| that is, just as long as live every particle
| of strength and imagination, and feeling and
| reason, and body aud soul, give to my
country and my kind, and that is all the am
bitiop have. never had better health than
| have to-day. I do not think the machinery
is worn out yet, and L do not propose o be
| idle. and shall do again what did in the
beginning of my life. never asked any
body tor permission to work. and shal not
ak anybody now. Channels am Working
in may flow here or there, but propose TO
| work years yet.
WHAT TILToN SAYS ABOUT IT NOW.
Mr.. TiIlon told a reporter to-day that
Beecber'S statement needs no other answer
| than the one which was written by Moulfon
week ago, and which for the sake Of peace
: Moulton withheld from the committee. The
suppressed statement Of Mouton must now
come forth. All fair-minded men should de-
mapd its publication. Moulton can ne longer
with self-respect withheld bis full statement
| of all the facts and documents. II ever one
man tried faithfully TO serve another Moul-
| TON has tried to serve Beecher for four years.
| Mouton, holding the documents in his
hands, has compelled me to compromise my
case in Beecher's behalf, and now for Mr.
| Beecher TO turn at last OH Mouton, and pub.
| iclg 10 bear false witness against the most
| faithful of friends; to speak evil, as he does,
against one Of the truest-hearted men that
| ever breuthed; to denOuncc rich, gener-
Gus, and princely man like MoultOn as a
blarkmaiIer; all this, leaving my own self
entirely out Of tie case, shows Beecher TO
| have been guilty not only Of the original
| crimnairy with which charged him, but
| of subs, quent ingratitude 10 the friend who
rescued him from suicide four years ago, and
who from that time to this has been bis Chief
| shield from public reproach.
Reporter: Will you say anything as 10 the
points OF Beecher's letter?
J MIR. Tilton: No; not to-day. L have read
it yer, hastily. My chief interest IN 1t is lis
| attack on Dir. Mouiton, which IS base beyond
parallel. Mr.. Moulton is out of town, and
| know not what course he Will take, out l
know this, that Moulton has only TO tell the
plain facts. or what ne called 10 his prelimi
nary speech to the committee, "the truth,
the whole truth, and nothing but the truth"
lie has only to tell this just as suppose he
has written it in his full and complete state
meut, and the result will be to annihilate
| beeehar's denials of adultery, and to leave
him in the attitude of a desperate man, who,
| TO save himself from the truth. has resorted
| to an array offalsehoods which cannot char
| acterize by any other word than infamous.
| PLYMOUTH EMBARRASSING.
The regular weekly prayer.meeting of the
members of Plymouth church was held this
evening. The lccture-room was about half
| filed, the audience consisting for the most
part of lddieS. Assistant Pastor S. b. Hall-
day led the exercises, which consisted of
singing. praying, and offering OF remarks by
parties present. Prayer was offered by Rev.
DR.. Edward Beecher, Thomas 5. Shearman,
Fl. W. Cleveland, and others, in which the
Divine protection was invoked for their be-
loved pastor.
LETTER FROM MRS. BEECHER.
Dir. Halliday read few letters from out.
log their good wishes for the welfare OF the
characteristic letter from Mrs. Henry Ward
1 10 f,rpo ~ he