Orleans County monitor. [volume] (Barton, Vt.) 1872-1953, 1874-08-31
THE TILToN-BEECHER MATTER.

The fierce agitation that for the last
few years, and especially the last few
months, has 80 greatly affected the So
cal and religious elements Of Brooklyn.
seems, at length, to be subsiding, and
the public grown weary by the tedious
and disgusting matter, reioiees 1t the
prospect Of IN end The investigating
committee have not yet reported. but It
Is generally believed. that they VIII ind
Mr. Beeeher guiltless Of the severe charg-
IS made against him The people and
press generally, have passed Judgment
already, and acquIt him. Three weeks
ago. We made the statement that Beech
er's crime was that Of loving another
mans wife. and We made-the statement
believing it to be true, from evidence
which seemed. on account Of It's charac-
ter, to be reliable Taking that view
Of the case, the mysteries connected with
It can be easily solved If Mr.
Beecher was II love with Mrs. TTltou.
It Is not difficult TO understand why he
spent some Of his time IN her presence /.
nor IS It strange that TTltun grew jeaI-
Gus and ugly If Beecher did 10 more
than love. and even afterwari repent
ed Of this, his eosessi0u to TIIton and
To M0ulton are accounted for His let
tiers expressing remorse for his CONDUCT.
and hrs desire 70 end his trouble by
death can be explained Tltan was
jealous. and might have believed IN his
WIfss InhdelIty he was crafty, and
when Plymouth church" (as he called
Mr. Beecher1 was Gu his knees before
nm. he saw how he could punish, aack-
mani CT ruin Beerhe< whenever he chose
70 do So He finally undertook 20 ia
al these things, and has done his best
70 bring about Beecher's ruin. But The
cloud has passed. and from a mass al
testimony, pro and con. that would III
volume as large IS the works Of Jose,
Phus. the public generally believe tia
Beeeher has been greatly sfnned against
We give below an article from the Bos
ton GLIDE Of August IS. which with Ii.
above. We present IS an culinary uotic,
Of the great scandal:
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1y -. -aAA ~ 9Se'f Ali-zhe1a and vas Dvesf ~ a.s
ta1 .las Ne cnan not FEED ne eniuve.rf az ms I1-
% oe a 1n IA sad TINT VII. hlI II,.,I, ~. b,,
1eiL where 1e Hsunti 1estlier ~, -
ny MI laah sie move bis relatives and be- SIM
1RaE she Wa is4lguss Er8ts hiu asouvr,,,,- 60
diHiikesf ns popularity and hsIow=si ann re !, 49,
Ha- Ee muna 2ieaamns bower A rillsIprs E,,,1s
where ne was proudly and EEfiefsonafzIy -se.svef
th.fe he raan as manuscripts Mz rrirQH E,ui :,
benefit o. her criticism. Enlrh "a sucb sanir- r.
18ud- AnL finally per1eeE enmmuniun az s.,uf .r.-
aesEeea aen AMI taeT sel ne e4r-l n ts,.s ~
e11llpn q aietE- Beeeiler sza Gsd ssuIf .ut ,,,r
laR man who led his LIE &C home and rs ..1,Fs.
y s1eh euu1aE-zr Eizzhe1a- he tala ~. ~
e.n gr1Esa over their sia- and we're aszurzi 1hzs
.aAi aDs ne depn-ezti0a q hezzen--s,.s,7. 90
H'-r'a.sssG n nc cz11zgo rrs5nas
sapposlng the above to be an accu-zt
report Of the words Of Mr. Narltnu
does Z not furnish the key u much J
the mystery surrounding Mr.. Beeeher'
-'adenee agzInss TII5an ? There IA
been no formal evideace. Of course. =
the subject Of Mr.. Beerherys sxu dome.
TIC Inselielriss. but It Is pretty general
understood that his marital relasi5er
have noe seen al1agether happy- Is
known that, TAR same reason. he has hs,.