The New York herald., 1874-09-07
"Grace, Mercy and Peace"

DeecIieI are SeehiuB RECONCILIATION. IL seeIuS
that another mutual friend" in the person Of
James Redpath has come upon the scene Mr.
Redpath is mild, busy, talkative person Of
the fungus type, who began his career as q
parasite Of John Brown in Kansas, and has
been more or less in this relation to the lead
ing men of New England ever since. He is
more tranquil spirit than Moulton, with ex-
traordinary capacity for talk, and with even
less discretion. Redpath as the mutual
friend" will be blessing to the Boston re-
porters and distil his interviews like oracles
all over New England. 1t seems from what
our correspondent gathers that Moulton is
now in Boston to consult with General Butler
as to his proposed statement, and that by the
good offices of Mr.. Redpath an ambassador
from Mr. Beecher has arrived in the person Of
Mr. Cleveland. The purpose Of MIR. Cleve-
land is to suppress the proposed statement,
to prevent the trial and allow the whole mat
ter to end rs it is at present.
There are some ways, of course, in which
this scandal could be brought to an end Mr..
Beecher's house is only mortgaged for five
thousand dollars, and there is, we believe, no
mortgage upon Plymouth church. A good
deal of ''grace, mercy and peace" could be
realized out of these two pieces of property,
and in such business transactions Mr. Moul-
ton has experience. He has compelled Mr.
Bowen and Mr.. Beecher to pay already, and
any triumph over Mr.. Bowen in a money
question shows the highest genius Further
more Moulton, in imitation of that other great
diplomatist Bismarck, could deal with Plym-
outh church as the German Chancellor dealt
with France, namely, punish the congregation
for its animosity by imposing fine upon the
members. If the three thousand lambs could
suddenly become ravening wolves and hunt
Mr.. Moulton down Hicks street because they
loved Beecher, what money could they not
be induced to pay for "grace, mercy and
peace" Bismarck squeezed five milliards out
Of France, and Moulton with his revolver
could net pretty sum out Of the congregation.
So that with the two mortgages-a second
on Mr.. Beecher's house and o first upon the
church building-with the fine and another
subscription from MIR. Bowen, who will be
soon in possession of the available resources
might become one of the most profitable
transactions our community has known since
Jay Gould had his settlement with the Erie
Railway. The impression conveyed by our
correspondent that some arrangement is in
progress is confirmed by the silence that has
fallen upon Brooklyn. MIR. Tilton and Mr..
Moulton have been all the week waiting like
lol 1ar dv RI
new Statements. Mr. Moulton was par
ticularly full OF new letters which were to be
Of the "most damaging" character. Whether
he had any from the poor old lady Mrs.
Morse or from Mrs. Hooker to her brother
we do not know. But he was understood to
be in condition of spontaneous combustion
Mr. Tilton's statement was also Of a thunder
and lightning character. But nothing has
been heard OF either. If this compromise con-
tinues Mr.. Maverick will be our only hope for
their publication.
Upon what reasonable basis can there be
''grace, mercy and peace?" And in any ne
gotiation who will control Mr.. Tilton? Mr..
Tilton has been the master of this controversy
from the beginning, and he is the master now.
He has used Mr.. Mouton, Mr.. Carpenter, oil
who have come into relations with him, like
SO many gloves. He has had q direct purpose
from the outset, has never abandoned it, nor
swerved from it. nor been influenced by any
one, except SO far as it pleased him. He meant
to destroy MIR. Beecher, and to do it by pro-
cess of vivisection. Whatever his motive he
has certainly submitted his gifted and ven-
cradle antagonist to four years of exquisite
torture MIR. Moulton and Mr.. Carpenter
have merely aided him to work the rack and
screws. When Mr.. Tilton thinks the torture
is complete he will cease, but until he
does so it is the merest moonshine to
deal with Mr. Moulton. Mr. Tilton showed
in his letter to DIR. Bacon that he had power
enough over Moulton to obtain control of
documents intrusted to him in confidence and
the integrity Of which, as gentleman, he
should have cherished with his life-that
Moulton was his creature and his vassal. So
he is to-day. MIR. Beecher cannot buy Tilton,
he has not yet frightened him, and any ter
mination of this affair short of the whole
truth will be misfortune to society and re-
lgion and prolongation of the four years of
misery he has undergone.
Better let the truth come even if Mr..
Beecher walks into the East River to hide his
shame. For there can be no compromise that
will not leave him in position compared
with which suicide would be blessing. Mr..
Beecher has been assailed as no man of this
country has been assailed he has been
menaced with the worst form of de-
struction; he has placed himself in
position that would have terminated in igno-
mlny the career of any other clergyman, but
he has been sustained by his church with
singular, extraordinary and beautiful affec-