New-York tribune., 1874-08-05

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yoar FAMILY you not feel that you are respYnsOie
A. do not: feel tnat nave borne and suffered Tor
and that he alone responsible Tor ths dsrup
! ton OI my family.
THE PRESS ON THE SCANDAL.
MOULION'S CONDUCT CENsUKABLE.
from TIE Prorid>aa Journal
The Beecher Investigating Committee have
lssued card requesting all Drsons wao nave been n-
vited before them tO appear lay evening.
as at that time w probably De ned tne last m.eths
Mr. Mouton, VINO il regarded as a material wines, has
manifested any disposition 10 respond to Nh echers
Corning the matter; and NewYork papers aye init
mating very broadly that lie dare not appear lest his
own character should the chief sufferer by truthful
narrative Thls may be intended to gold Mr. MoaIton
forward TO testify 1t Is understood tnat Mr. Moulton
passed Saturday the Bristol Ferry House. His
duct alter the part he mas heretofore acted IN this
shameful business, to Oe open to tue grayest cen
sure. - - -
Mr. Henry Ward Beecher has stood very
hish IN popular esteem Everybody admits tnat he Is
mIn OF great ability He stands Charged now with ~
ofF.nse hat vii degrade him II it IL proven that IL
guilty He has met the charge by sweeping denial.
lie defed Mr. nllon the accuser, t. do his worst e
urges Mr. MOulton, who Is credited wt saying mat he
would not testify without Mr. Beecher'5 TO
before the Committee and speak fully. He Is acting AZ
making careful preparation When he answers he viii
somebody 1t Is only fair play to walt ana SEQ
whether It ) himself Or somebody else.
ROOM FOR TWO MORE WITNESSES.
II is claimed that Mr.. MoultOn knows some
thing against Henry Ward Beecher, and he been
vted 10 the Investigating Committee. Car
penter very anxious 10 make appear that ne does
NOT know anything. and the Committee have given him
another opportunity TO demonstrate IT, But two etnaln
Henry c. Bowen aud susan b. Anthony. The former
maKes professions TO knowledge. but looks solemn
like and shakes his head omlnonsly whlle susan y re-
ported TO have affirmed and TO have denied thus riding
both sides of the saddle, III furtherance or womans
rights we presume. IL Mr. Bowen and Miss Anthony
say so ana DOUBTLESS the Committee will enable them 10
show It, silence. now VIII be acontession oy ootl tneso
have nothing worth cOmmu muulOdtiuk
against the character OF Henry Ward Beecaer'
THE CHARGE PREPOsrEROUS.
No doubt if good many of those VINO have
been nasty conclude Mr. Beecher guilty would have
been slower do they mad stopped to realize tho
the adultery charged against him is no common adui
tery-no mere sexual stu from excess Of passion.
dctment charges another crime besides ita crime un.
mems minds viii appear to equal if not exceed IN
gravity that of adultery We refer TO the betrayal OF
might often fall into sexual sin. and even commit
serious breaches Of the social law, while no, 70
tbe main. But the man who could seduce
the wife OF friend so near and dear as was IIton to
Beecher at the tne of the alleged crime would De dls
honorable and base. We might by possibility bring
ourselves to believe Beecher guilty OF sexual excess
but to believe him thus mean ana contenplOe Is 700
much All presumption Is against IT, IL Is thlng tlat
would shock debauchee. Forget that Beecher is
aspirations, witnessed Of by llfetimes conslsten!
utterances remember only that he Is a man endowed
with only the average sense Of honor, and snch be-
trayal of close friendship as Is alleged agais. nun IS
still "A thing to be hastily credited. Even tue
proverbaI FL honor among thieves" would restrain
man In such a case.
THE MRS. STANTON INTERVIEW DOUBTED.
From TN ChicGg9 Journal
The intimate personal friends of Mrs. Henry
b. Stanton and NJ - Susan b. Anthony In this city, VINO
profess 70 know that ne pTetsnSa Mr.
greatly wide of the facts in the BeeeherIton case, as
deem duty publicly disayow and contradict tho
statements she is represented to have made They Say
Beecher to be- innocent OF the charges Tlton makes
against him.
AN UNCOMFORTABLE SISTER.
From The Ctsrnaasi Commercial
THE NEw-YoRK TRIBUNE hints at the part
Mrs saGen G se sfT S sfa nSoor
Tnton could, II he chose tell very amusing story OF
her Visit 70 10 le the pnlp and make hSmbo
confession in the face OF the great congregaton liz
ployed TO moderate her zeal close her lips, aud send
her back to Hartford without having moved upon ths
Plymouth pastor
SOME OF MR.. BEEcHER's AFFLICTIoNs.
From 1hs Chsdgo Post dnd Mail
Considerable light Is thrown on the Brook.
yn affair 10y an examination oi Mr beecne aus "ha
proneness to gush." This has doubtless contributed
VIII % nsonstrous heart generally poetic nature, aud
longti acquaintance ana fahery love for tue young
man who had been 30 suddenly transformed from an
office boy into an eminent editor under his tuteage,
was not surprising, but unfortunate that he shouia
as IN the hands OF knave might and perhaps will IN
ducs his rain Another and even more weighy element
nreacber ,I has been throughout life forced to
cate It Is always the baue OF a great
and influential life 10 DO surrounded by a sci
of hangers-on, who claim title to notice by
this Intimacy. In this share OF the haner-on
are 10 bo within the limits OF Mr Beechets own
family His wife is represented Oy those VINO KNOW her
"a weak Jealous woman much beneath her husband
IN calDer, and much older IN years lhstodu Oh
being a helpmeet she Is sand TO have always been a
clog Mr. Beecher's sister, the notorious Isabella
Ho0ker ia OF ike character. she has dragged tha
Woman sufragiss OF which class she Is prouilnent
memher INTO Plymouth Church and about her brothePs
ha,rtbatone H IA said she has legged on" the Wood
huI and lent her those who were DONG their
ntmosf o ruin the man should have aided To-day
II is announced that she has demanded eOnfessoh OF
Mr. Beecher and proposed 10 receive 10 herself on tha
Plymouth platform. With such milestone about his
neck Mr. Beechers troubles are little TO DO wond.Fcu AT
JUDICIAL FAIRNESS.
Ias 0nca Hcra1
The ability, the services, the past character
of Mr. Beecber will change the real facts Ahel VIA
Affect the temper IN which Judgment VIII be rendered.
IN tbe cnent can be broken down his triumph VIII
he for all hearts Will do him honor Should
t be Otherwise the power OF the tonptaons OF suen
man In the ministry will be recognized, aud Ills whoo
life will be considered IN any estimate which equity wiz
frame But generous the country Is toward nun,
will not hesitate render lust verdict lie must ~ AZ
eyents explan his words Beecher IS yet tho
witness against Beecher Delay has not been Wen 10.
him for uen have looked to him strike down ,ns
wnole basis Of tho charges by swift. oieH sa.e
words Now, IL Is not eloquence for whicn tuv 80
Jury is on tptoe II not pahos. 10 Is not log,o Iii
avail. Mr. Bee.her has put himself on uia' '~'' ''~
| ment ia due TO him aud to justice itsei
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