The Indiana State sentinel. [volume] (Indianapolis) 1868-1895, 1874-08-25

that I must have interview TOMORROW
since em to speak tomorrow evening AZ ouen
way hal and what shall or shall not say VII,
depend largely upon the result of the interviw:.
This letter occasioned Tilton much anxiety, lest
Ms. Woodruff, In proceeding against s F,I
am. his sisters would thereby involve MRS. III.
ton. Accordingly. knowing that Beecher and
Mrs. WoodhuIl were 10 have an interview at my
house next day, he came TO 1t 1ninvitea, ana
urged Beeeher 70 preside on that evening AT
s,eateS rs 1rgenoy TO Beecher ON that evening
I went TO steinwsy Hall with lllton. anu n.Iu
ing no one there 70 Rfes,ds haIisye had the eff
feet Of preventing Mrs WoodnuH's proposed a.
tack the Beesher family at ihat nnn s Hn
sent letters TO Beecher desiring he would speak
at the Ioman's suffrage convention In WASH
1 Ian1a;y 70 Down ~ That letter Beecher for
warded with the following note OF the o"te vi
the End OF January, iss2;
BEECHER TO NoULToN.
BsooKLYr, Tuesday Evening. Jan. 2, 1872.
NYD.AR MoULroS: l send you V. WIS letter
IN me and a reply, which ! submit TO Your
iudyrnen.. Tell me what you think. Is 1t too
iongF Will she use II for publishing? l do not
on fhe platfnrm OF either of the two suffrage So
eieties. What influence | exert prefer 70 no
my 2Tn hook ard 90 n95 n mean be 70 fair 10 To
press me I'm where l do not wish 70 90. But
leave IL for you 10 Judge for me. have Leaned
was mistaken about the church Union coming
ont so early thai he could not get notice OF the
Golden Age in il. IL was just the other Way-'O
l1e delayed, and to send on a rough oof OF the
lir,t page ami The Star article In the paper to-
morrow. A line or so will ba inserted 10 soiten
a little the touch about the Sig. Christ an. DO
you think ought to keep copy OF an letter
To V. w? DO you think 1t would be better to
write AZ again, and not Ray much? WIN you
keep the letter 20 me, and send The other,1 you
indis wseT wa yo You Sf" Conclude? am full
w. Il.
There IL a paragraph in this note VIII CHI needs
a vrord of expanation. I had advised Mr..
Deecher In order that he might show that there
Eas no unkindly feeling bstween him ana III
ION, 10 pub ish In the Christian Union Ieiet.
-ncs 10 the Golden Age. He agreed TO do so, but
Instead of that he had notice which thought
was w%,S S9 In. sse1nd prssrsp OF this letter is
10 a letter which had written TO Beecn II upon
the two topics, this and Mrs. woodruff, ON the
5th OF February. 1872. l received I ON Mr.;
Beecher a letter of that date, which is included
in the statement, but already pabllshed In Mr..
know that Elizabeth bad written 10 him con-
trsry to her prJmise and without my parInissi IN,
and also to inform me OF his fears as TO the
change In TiIton's mind. and its clear statement
of the case as il then stood, can not be further
elucidated oy me. On the 18th OF March re-
ceived a portrait Of Tilton as present nom Mr.
Beecher, with a note, as a token OF his conn.,
dence and respect.
BEEcHER TO NoULToN.
My DEAR FRIEND: 1 sent, on Friday or Satu'
DAY, portrait OF TiltOn to the store for you;
hose 1t may salt you. l have been doing ten
mems work this winter. partly TO make up lost
time. parity because live under cloud, feeling
every month that may be doing my las. work
and an xiOus TO make the most OF IL. When E>au
sold his birthright ne found no place for repent
ance and tears, but heve one abiding comfort
Ihave known you and found in you one VINO
mas given n new meaning TO friendship. AS soor
as warm day. come want you TO go to Peekski IL
with Eae- am OF IN an hour for Massachuset 5
TO be gone all the week. am urging forward
my second volume of the Life of Christ. for I |
night cometh when no man can work. VIII
much affection and admlratlOH,
Yours, truly, H. w. h.
March 25. 1872.
campaign document against Grants admins
tration and in favor of Mr.. Or eleys election
Beecher discussed with me the position laker
(Beecher'sj spst ch, opening the Grant campaigI
in Brooklyn. After the speech was delivered IN
here produce. marked X. r.,
BEEChER TO MOULToN.
MAYl7, 1872.
SIT DEAR FRANK: L send you the only copy
have OF my speech at the Academy of Music OF
Grant, and have marked the passage that w
spoke about last night. and you win see jus
now. Pray send IL back, or shall be left with
out a speech read TDeodOre's on Gram. d.
of rrapeshot; Yet Think il viii overacr. Il
too wrong. WIN be likely to produce feeling
among these not already intense that IL IS ex
cessive Yours sincerely and ever, III. w. b.
Don't forget to send back my speech.
ABOUT tn- time OF THIS occurrence neecneT AT
Tfiton met at my mouse on frieRdly terms. II
TACT can not exhibit better the tone OF Tilton'
mind in the winter and spring Of 1871 and lSz
the time, without date; but can tx the date a
early as that. Il is here produced:
TILToN TO MoULToN.
HUDSON RrvEB r. r., Monday morning.
Mt DEAR FRANK: L am writing while tn
train is ia motion, which accounts for the ap
parent drunkenness o. this shaken chirography
Mrs. Beecher sits IL the next seat. We are al
most elbow to elbow in the palace car. She 1
white haired, and looks dozen year
older than when l last had a near view of her
Ny heart has been full of pity for her, notwith
standing the cruel way in which she has treates
my good name. Her face Is written over will
many volumes OF human suffering. do no
she has been absorbed in Thought, her eye
rooted 10 one spot. A suggestion has occ urres
to me s which e. GOING !, hasten sfar,d 70 com
never return alive. II am ever to De win
dictated from the ISLANDERS which she has circu
rived from her and Mrs. Morse, why would i
not be well to get from her and Mrs. Morse
statement under oath-by such process as las
evening, documents made easy and harm
less-of tn exact narrations which they mad
them say what they said before he ges a chsnc
70 say what they said TO him Speak to MI
and Ri@ sass iHs
hearted this morning. A sullen neighbo
keeps The dark aud iurid past windy before m;
her priestly husband has been guilty of, be
lteve she would shed his b God or, perhaps, savD
him, she would wreak her wrath on his vic
Tim There Is a look Of despera ion in her ely
to-day, as II she were competent to DO anythin
bitter or revengeful. But perhaps mlsjudg
her mind. hope do. shall not be home Il
Thursday evening, instead OF morning, as saie
leaving for Washington at sr M that evenin'
ON the ID OF June, 1872 Beecher received fror
Ars- Woodruff the following letter OF that date
MRS. WOODRUFF TO BEEcHER.
IS BROAD STREET. June Q, isTz
TO the Rev. Henry Ward Beecher:
MY DEAR BIZ: The social Tight against m
being now waged in this city is becoming rattle
hotter than can well endure longer, standin
unsupported and alone as have until nov
Within the past two weeks have been shut OF
OF hotel after hotel, and am now, after havln
Obtained place in one. hunted down by a set