Nashville union and American. [volume] (Nashville, Tenn.) 1868-1875, 1874-07-29
Bill snyder's Literary sensation.

10 the I mon AMI American.
NEW YORK. July %, 1S74-Since the
day Anah discovered mules in the wilder
ness, down TO the recent discovery OF
Cogzia's comet, nothing has so distorted
the face Of the public TO SUCH IN appear
ance of disgust, and such an expression Of
contenpt for persons in high places, Is the
Beecher-TiltOn scandal. The published de-
velopments bring back to our literature the
days Of BOcaceio, SmOllett, and all that
style of fiction which so excited the dia-
phragms of our fOrefathers. It fell like a
bolt Of thunder upon the fashionable
portion Of this metropolis, and every mar
ried man began to count up the number OF
pastoral calls made in the past few months
by the pastors Of their respective churches.
~WhOm can We trlSt?' was the principal
interrOCatory propoUnded, and the voice OF
the public echoed back. mo one
But Beecher has friends by the score, who
will bet their bottom dollar on the final re-
suit, (which they are confident viii end in con-
vincing his church Of his perfect innocence.
Where there is such an awful amount OF
smoke arising there must surely be brand
of fire hid away somewhere The unctiOus
look of the man. his passionate fOndneSS for
the opposite sex and the thousands Of temp
tatiOns constantly thrown in his pathway,
would lead any sane man to suppose him
guilty of all the charges brought against
him. If guilty Of this heinOUS crime how
many households may he have diShOnOred,
the truth of which has never been, (and
probably never will be- brought to Light.
The Church discraced, the husband and
friend dishonOred and the whole city
damned to infamy by the base villainy Of
one who was pointed to from every section
of the world as a shining star in the re-
ligions diadem, is a sad, sad picture to look
upon. What an evil effect it must have
upon the rising generation. If such crimes
go unpublished the whole pulpit will be-
come outrageous and the entire fabric Of
the Christian religion will be slit and torn
into shredS.
What a great blessing il is to the South
that this affair did not occur within her
borders. The great high priest of Radical
ism-tbe brother of one who did more by
her Uncle Toms Cabin TO destroy the in
stitutiOn Of slavery and bring upon us
war from which this generation can never
recOVer-has had meted cut TO him a
small portion of the anguish Of soul (if he
has any and body which he was so instru-
mental in bringing upon a people whose
shoe-sOles he was unworthy to lick. Is it
not n righteous retributiOn2" Is not the
hand of the Almighty visible in this as it
has been for the past few years, by 6re,
upon the people Of the NO1h9 1t is ignO-
bic to rejoice, but for purity Of thought,
honesty Of purpose and freedom from such
yillainOJs proceedings, in the words Of the
immortal Bill Arp, all bet on Dixie as
long as I've got dollar
The above is simply an Introduction to
what L was going TO say. | am engaged in
writing up true history Of allen Beecher,
the Immaculate ROue,' and have secured
Mrs. II. b. ChefstOwe to put in the fancy
touches and sling along the pages little
fiction, on the same order as that thrown
into her Private Life Of Lord Byron. The
frOntispiece is gotten up in Nast's nastiest
style and is enclosed in a border of hers
nests, beautifully arranged in the order in
which they were discovered in their hiding
PLACES. Many prominent members, male
and female, Of Plymouth Church, will
figure in the narrative, and Harper q Bro,
will print il in beyeled boards, gilt edges
and muslin binding. desire to establish
an agency for this work, to be sold only by
subscription, in every State IN the late
Southern COnfederacy. None but one
armed or One-legged Confederate soldiers
need apply, and they must produce an
honorable parole signed by the proper
authorities after the surrender.
| leave for home tomorrow. All appli-
cations for agencies must be addressed to
me, care OF the Union and American Office,
Nashville, Tenn, and l will, in all cases,
prefer those who have had experience as
canvassers for Beecher's ChriStiGR Union,
throughout the South BILL SNYDER.