Bozeman avant courier. [volume] (Bozeman, Mont.) 1872-1882, 1874-08-14

AICnOugn q 0lScFeeC and wholesome
sense Of public morality would ignore
the TiltOn expose, We may take it fol
granted that, however m0desty might
wish to escape it's indecent details and
suggestions, we shall not Ike able to
abate the full measure of it's effect up.
on tie thoughts Of our time.
1t is a consequence OF evil done by
conspicuous persons, and therefore an
aggravation of the wrong perpetratetl
against society, that there is added to
the wickedncss Of the original offense
the character and influence of the of.
fender. For this reason the sin of q
clergyman is justly considered to be
less pardOnable than that of layman,
and infinitely more heinous than tina .
Of the w0rldling who makes no pre-
tense of religion.
Of Mr.. Bcecher's guilt the evidence,
positive and presumptive, is over
wllclming. There is but one loOp-',ole
Of escape possible, the insanity Of
TiltOn; for the devices of managers
like Shearnlan and WilkinSOn-bOth
shrewd-witted and unscrupulOus men,
will pass for not much more than the
asseverations of the convicted couple.
In order that the public may have a
better understanding of the case it
should be advised that TiltOn is q
simple-mindel man of genius, having
such gift of speaking and writing as
Blind Tom has for playing the piano.
Those who know him call him "ThcO-
dOre." He is tall, bcarllcss, hand
some boy, with dreamy eyes and chest
nut curls, reminding one of a creole
lad in Louisiana or Mississippi. Any
thing, everything silly and generous,
slrcwd and Quixotic, is reconcilcal
with his character; nothing that is
base, trcacherOus, or wise. One day
he ran in to Dana in a high state Of
excitement. "Mr. Dana,0 said he,
" MIR. Greeley has called me a damned
rascal The imperturbable Dana
turned placitlly about and said, in a
- y"K'.'hot;", 1sr.-@"et0ry tone, "No,
no; he certainly could not have said
that" "Well," says Tilton, "he called
me o damned fO0l.n "Oh, says Dana,
"no doubt, no doubt" Mr.. Frank
Moulton, Tilton's friend, is gallant,
Olen-hearted, truthful man, as inca
pable Of double dealing as Tilton.-
These two against a world of snug
faced BOwens I'D fee-fed Shermans,
to say nothing of an astute and devil
ish imp Of darkness like Sam Wilkin-
son, who has been potent instrument
Of mischief all his life.
This company of pious rogues, full
witted and rich, may crush Tilton;
they may drive him to insanity, sui
eide or fight; they may throw around
Beeclera network of PLAUSIBLE sopllis-
tries, ttey may encilcle Mrs. Tilton
with bribe of glittering pseudo-gal-
lantries; they may do what men of
resources may always do with an an
tagonist who is without resources, spit
on him. They cannot restore the
fame Of the false pastor and the wick
ed wife. Mr.. Beecher may as we'll
shut the book. The greatest preacher
in the world, he is cut down in the
splendor of his usefulness and glory.
If he he innocent it is Gods will, and
he must bear the eros that is put upon
him, not the first martyr. II he is
gully, he has only himself to blame
Society must, in . matter like this,
consult its. interests, and cannot afford
to have him fastened upon it any
longer. 1t may be unjust, but it is not
mean or revengefal, concerned for its
moral well-being and turning away
from one whom it followed so admira-
bly, rather in SORROW than in anger
Mr.. Beecher cannot escape his destiny.
"The End" is written over his door
way. He should disappear, vanish
'While oblivion's pail shall darkly fall,
On the dream less sleep of annihilation."