Memphis daily appeal. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1847-1886, 1874-08-22


the draft Of it in the lecture-Toom. He
drew back and said, "Better not said
it." Iasked him If Beecher had ever
made him statement Of the very bot
tom OF the facts, and if there were any
charges / did not know. He evaded the
question, and intimated that it would
hardly be right in telling you. have
not sent any note, and have destroyed
that prepared. The real point TO avoid
is an appeal 10 the church and then q
council. 1t would be conflagration,
and give every possible chance to par
ties for hiding, and increase a hundred
fold the scandal without healing any,
thing. shall see you as soon as re-
turn. Meanwhile, contide everything
to your wisdom. As l always have,
and with such success hitherto, that 1
have full trust for the future, don't fail
to see G. and have q confidential talk.
Yours, ever.
From the time Of the tripsrtite COW
enant nothing occurred to disturb the
relations between Beecher and Bowen,
or either of them, SO far as know, un-
til the publication in Woodruff q C!af-
Inns Weekly Of AN elaborate stony con-
csTning the social relations between
Beecher, Tilton and Mrs. filtoD. After
that publication occurred it again came
to the knowledge of Beeeher that Bowen
was making declarations derogatory to
his character. This was followed by the
publication of the tripartite covenant,
which Beecher informed me was done
by Samuel Wilkinson, and also that
Beecher was not party to the publica-
ton, nor knew anything about il. After
ward there appeared an account of an
interview between Bowen, Clafiin and
Mrs. Woodruff, published in the Brook
lyn Eagle, in which an attempt was
made TO obtain from her any letters that
she might have showing that Bsecher
was guilty of criminal conduct, which
attempt failed whereupon Beecher ad-
dressed me the following note:
BEECHER TO MoULToN.
81 need to see you this evening, any
time till half-past ten. Can you make
an appointment? VIII you call at l24?
Shall | say at what iour? Isend ClAfin's
letter. Keep it. Answer by telegraph.
H.W.B.
fI shall take tea at Howard's, "a
Hicks, and should you call, let it be
there; or / will go around to your rooms.
want to show you proposed card"
l also produce a letter from Ciaflin to
Beecher, of June %, 1873, which was in
closed with the above.
CLAFLIN TO BEECHER.
New YORK, June p, 1873,
MY DEAR Mr.. BEECHER-I have
yours. 1t was distinctly understood
that the call on Woodruff was entirely
private, and not to be reported. / told
Bowen that Woodruff had no letters
from you of the least consequence to
him or anybody else, and he was entire
ly satisfied, after the interview, that
was right. 1 went there at Bowen's
earnest solicitation, knowing it could
not harm you, and might salts
y him, as think it did. It
was in bad faith to publish the
meeting. All present must have been
disgusted at the utter lack of what
Woodruff professed to have but could
not produce. Truly your friend.
H. B. CLAFLIN.
P. S. I wish you would call and see
me, if you pass the store. am always
in about eleven in the morning.
Beecher, when we met in pursuance
of his note, produced to me a memoran-
dunn of the card which he proposed to
publish ia the Eagle, and which he sub
mitted TO my judgment, and gave me
leave to alter the same as / thought lit
for that paper.
BEECHER's PROPOSED CARD.
BROOKLYN, June, 1873.
I have seen in the morning papers
that application has been made to Mrs.
Victoria Woodruff for certain infOrma-
ton respecting certain infamous ISLANDERS
against me. She has only two business
letters-one declining an invitation to q
suffrage meeting, and the other declin-
ing to give her assistance solicited.
These and all letters of mine in the
hands Of any other persons, they have
my cordial consent to publish. l will
only add, in that connection, that the
and rumors which have for n
time been circulated about me are
grossly untrue, and 1 stamp them in
general and particular as utterly false.
1 saw the editor of the Brooklyn ED-
gle at his office, and, after consultation
with him, the card was published as fol-
lows:
To the Editor of the Brooklyn Eagle:
SIR-In a long and active life in
Brooklyn, it has rarely happened that
the Eagle and myself have been in ac-
cord on questions of common concern to /
our fellow-ciiZens. l am, for this rea-
son, compelled to acknowledge the un-
confidence and regard of which
the editors of the Eagle of late bear tes-
timony. l have just returned to the
city to learn that an application has
been made to Mrs. Victoria Woodruff
for letters of mine supposed to contain
respecting the Infamous
stories against me. have no objection
to have the Eagle, in any way it deems
fit, say that Mrs. Woodruff, or any other
person or persons, who may have letters
of mine in their possession, has my cor
dial assent to publish them in this con-
nection, and at this time. l will only
add that the stories and rumors which
have, for some time past, been circu
lated about me, are untrue, and l stamp |
them, in general, and in particular, as
utterly untrue. Respectfully,
H. W. BEECHER.
lConcluded in Tomorrow issue.l