The daily dispatch. [volume] (Richmond [Va.]) 1850-1884, 1874-07-16
rho Beeenor.TIiton scandal.
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The BeechersTfIt5I fseahdait continues IT'D
be the sbssrbtn topic in N l,.s d York and
Brook yn.s. The letter pc 3r. promis,.
ling TO make full statement Of she case, IN.
Evolving all the charges igainst Mr.. Beechers
| warrants the belief That Bnta few days will
elapse before the veil will be lifted from the
mystery which has so long been concealed
| from the public. The committee OF investf
cation Is still in session, tbnt as matter Of
course they willnot close the case until Mrs.
Tilton's voluntary statement shall have
been, submitted to and passed upon by them.
Mr.. Beecher came down from his farm on
tsthe Hudson on Monday on brief triple
Bfooklyn.s In conversation with areporter
of.the New York Herald Mr.. Beecher said
:. that be had followed but one policy from
the beginning-the policy of silence. He
was so resolute in this that the publica-
ton of the letters asking for an investigation
In the various newspapers had been done by
bis friends against bis protest. He did not
mean willingly to break this silence. The
church committee had the matter In its hands,
BY their action he would be governed as TO
when and ia what manner be, would speak.
For four years in the interest of Christian
peace and charity, and because Of the dove be
bore others, aud because he shrunk from
vent any heartburning. The issues That
were to come, no matter in what form they
came, he would meet in this spirit.
Mr. Francis d. Moulton, of Brooklyn, in
response to the invitation of the Beecher in
yestigating committee, appeared before that
committee on Monday evening and made the
following statement: e. :2F.| 80 ! !.
a','s Gentlemen OF the Committee: appear
L IoHo NJ inv fn nI<1
statement which have read to DIR. IiIton
and to Mr.. Beeeher, which both deem honor
able, and in the fairness and proprie'y of
which, so far as I am concerned, they both
concur. The parties in,thjs case are personal
friends of mine, in whose behalf have en-
deavored TO act as the umpire and peace
maker for the last four years, with consci-
entious regard for all the interests involved.
I regret for your sakes the responsibility inn
posed on.me of appearing here tonight. If
| say anything must speak the truth.
~ do not believe that the simple curl
osity of the world at large, or even Of this
committee, ought to. be gratitied through
any recitation by me Of the facts which are
In my possession, necessarily in confidence,
through my relations to the parties. The
personal differences Of which / am aware as
the chosen arbitrator, have once been settled
honorably between the parties, and would
never have been revived, except on account
of recent attacks, both in and out Of Ply
mouth church, made upon the character of
Theodore Titon, 10 which he thought re-
ply necessary. If the present issue is to be
settled it must be, in my opinion, by the par
ties themselves, either together or separately,
before your committee, each taking the re-
sponsibility of his own utterance.
:" As am fully conyersant with the facts and
evidences, shall, as between the separate
parties, it necessary, deem it my duty to state
the truth in order 10 final settlement, and that
the world may be well informed before pro.
nouncing its judgment with reference to
either. / therefore suggest to you that the
parties first be heard tuat if then you deem
it necessary thatI should appear before you,
| | will do so, to speak the truth, the whole
truth, and nothing but the truth. Ihoid to-
night, as I have held hitherto, the opinion
| that MIR. Bcecher should frankly state that
| he had committed an offence against Mr.. Til
ton, for which it was necessary to apologize,
| and for which he did apologize in the IAN
guage of the letter, part of which has been
quoted; that he should have stated frankly
that he deemed it necessary for Mr. Tilton TO
| have made the defence against DR.. Leonard
Bacon which he did make, and that he (Mr.
Beecher) should refuse to be party 10 tue
re0pening of this painful subject.
eff he bad made this statement he would
have stated no more than the truth, and it
would have saved him and you the respon-
sibilty of further inquiry. 1t is better
now that the committee should not report,
and in place of report Mr.. Beecher himself
should make the statement which have sug-
gcsted or that, if the committee does re-
port, the report should be Recommendation
TO Mir. Beecher to makesuch a statement"
Mr.. Moulton's interview with the commit
tee was very brief, and, declining to answer
any questions until the occasion referred
TO in the above document had arrived, he
retired.
Joseph Howard, Jr.. the editor of the New
York Star, is preparing statement for the
committee embracing several important
facts. 1t is said that Mr.. Towards state
ment would give new light TO the contro-
versy; that all he wanted was truth; that his
confidence in Mr.. Beecher was unabated ];
and that he thought Tilton was laboring
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