The Wheeling daily register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1864-1878, 1874-08-15

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I timacy with several gentlemen, of whom
/ was not one, and had asserted in the
presence of witnesses that all her chill
/ dren except the first were children Of
these gentlemen respectively. In his
decent moods he was very anxious to have
such accusations unknown 10 the world.
The mere rumor of them would cast an
/ ineffacible blight upon his children.
| Nothing would have induced me 10 make
! this explanation, but that Tilton has de-
| liberately chosen to cast blight OF pre-
cisely this kind upon those very children
by his subsequent course, and all that Is
left me is the power TO speak of this
abominable accusation with the scorn
which such a horrible falsehood deserves.
Q-You can refer TO some points which
! have been considered for moment. A
have strange feeling upon me. | am
speaking my last Sunday and preaching
my last sermon.
Q.-Do you refer TO the same condition
of health and mind that YOU have de-
scribed? Al refer TO the fact of my
state of mind during this great trouble,
although if you were 10 collect all the
language / have used at various times 1t
might produce an impression that had
wallowed in sea Of unparalleled distress.
IHaye Had stormy Days,
and have suffered more from this than
probably all other causes in my life put
together; Yet, taking the four wears to-
gether. have had more religious peace
and more profound insight into the
wants and suiirriugs of men since l have
become acquainted with trouble and de-
spair. have had an experience IN the
higher regions of Christian life that Is
worth all the sorrow and suffering have
had to 90 through to get to it. Q.-ls 1t
or is il not true that in the course of these
matters Tilton expressed strong desire
that the secrets of his family should not
be- known? A.-Alwaysi at least that
was his mood, except when he
fell into strange mania NJ
times. There were times in which
1t was very evident that he perfectly
Iongcd to be oblidgcd to bring out, or 10
have somebody bring out, a Scandulous
report on his family that he might have
the credit with the world of being 50
magnanimous as still TO stay ut home and
live with his wife.
Q-Herc comes the CaSsc in which you
express profound confidence in Moultons
fidelity. Does that correctly represent
Your own feelings? 1t does; although
MouIion Was Not the Mani Thought
in that one particular "f fidelity To his
friends He was the most rcmnrkahl" man
| ever met on account of the amount oi
anxiety he was willing Ia encounter, and
bv tn" doing of work which suppos" l.
more agreeable To- him than to me, and
that is of seeking different parties aud of
fcrrcting'out stories and running things
back to their source n thing which | ut
tcrlv ahhur in social relations aud Cumsc-
qurntly the trying t" keep IN" in good
heart and the presenting to m" of ih"
best sides of Tltous character, which b"
never failed to do. When ! brought I"
Moulton what seemed to be- n bad and
trrachcruus thing learned Of
Tilton he said: "Do not believe word
Of such things. will make enquiries,
and the next time | would 80" him h"
would have an explanation "t the
whole, and felt n though it was 40 us"
! to attack TIton; that he shed every
arrow that WAS aimed against him; hav"
| said this, not only in rcterrnc" 1" the I'M
/ preston, he produced upon me, but till
. the time of the council; was IN mn abd-
/ inp faith of MOulton'. truth until the re-
plv fTiltun 10 Bacon letter, never had
suspicion Of his good faith and sincerity
with which h. was dealing with IN"
{ when that letter was published, and
Moultuu, on my visiting him in rci"r"nc"
10 it to proposed that counter operation
or documents was no help.
Was staggered.
and when Tilton subsequently, published
his statement, after he came before this
Committee, never heard world from
Moult0n; he never sent for me nor visited
me- or did thing | waited for him To-
,av or do something for ! had said to
Muulton within the last year: As thing,
are coming you are never going to man
age TiItom, he j. going I" manage you
| have said e. him once or twice: 'M"ul-
ton, Tilton is longer beaded than YOU are,
and he has outwittcd YOU, and ! hny"
said 10 him, the time j. coming in which
see distinctly that YOU have got To choose
between Tiltons statement and mine.
He said: There never will be-, but shall
stand bv YOU to the death. He said
this 10 me IN the last conversation had
with him.
Q-Has Moulton any secret Of yours
in paper, in document or in knowledge
Of any act Of yours that you would not
have see light this hour' A-NOt that
am aware Of.
Q-Hsye you any doubt? Al have
none.
Q-Do you now call upon him to pro-
ducc all he had and tell all he know
Al do, DO.
By Mr.. .CleveIand-Q Have you reason
in the light If the recent disclosure I"
doubt biz fidelity to you during these
four vcars? A-Tbe impression rnadc
by him during the four year. 81 friend
ship and fidelity was ~ strong that my
present surprise and Indignation do not
seem 10 rub II out; AN IN that kind of n
dclud"d cunci0usuc., that ! wa. IN in
respect TO Elizabeth Tilton that ,he wa
saint and chief of sinner. and Moul-
ton hold upon my confidence VA ."
great that aII that has come out now nf
fects mc a. dream.
BY Mr. Win.low-Q. In your letter
of February, 1872. YOU peak of the PO--
sibilitv Of a rinou, defence of you break
ing ont. How could there b. any ruin
on. drfnn.c of yOu2
/ A defrnco Of me conducted by igno
rant people full ofchurch zeal and p"r-onsl
partisan feeling, knowing nothing of
facts. and compelling this whole ava
, lanche ofmind to descend upon the corn-
munitv. might have been ruIrous. bat !
I think nov as then felt
| Q.-It would then bo injurious? A
Where you would .ay injuriOu., | would
az ruinous.
Q-You. speak II remors" fear and
dapair'
n...her Tell. an kneedote