, 1874-09-19

W UEEEHE PUBLICATION OF Htb OlALl'3aShfst
AND Mrs. TILToN's DEAEnr1oN TO HIM TO hD'-
TAIN IT, occunnEp on Tiir ZANE noRNlSo, name
ly, July II, 1874. On that morning ut G O'Clock
BrtE QUILTED TIE HOUSE,
net to return to 1t; aud an hour aftorWard tho
under tanning head-llues, nfr: Deccher's .cot,l-
mission To l1ia Committoa Of lnycstigatioul
TlloHo tho ncts-ono by Mrs. Tilton, tho ether
BY Mr. Deecher-wero parts uf one. AMI tito
Bnmo oyont; = joint attack on me thu two as-
sailnas striking their opening blowB at tho eamo
1numont.
AIr. Dcochor's asgnult WAS tho more public Of
tho two, for 1t renclaod mo through all the aoss-
papers on that flrnt morning but III order flint
through lack Of prompt publicity. MIR. .Oslngton
laatcned TO publish card III tho Brooklyn ArgAs
announcing that Mrs. Tiltop, on tho previous
Saturday. Ind "partod from hor huabaud for
ever."
That cvontful Saturday morning, the 11th OF
July, found me III
THE srRAN0EsT SITUATION or M WHOLE LIFE
-nsituatlon Which I lal not foresoon, aud Which
could with difficulty tcattze-n situation cou.
ssting Of tho following olements: F1rAt | lad
divulgo to q Church Committee tho story of bis
criminality with Mrs. Tilton hnd, Hecond, Mrs.
Titon herself, by Eor opou dosertlon 70 her
paramount, had publicly seconded h'm In this ATT
dacious douaud. :
What should do? Astor two days Of ronec-
tion-tto MOTT agoutziug which over endured
i felt It uar duty to acceps this challenges; nna
In ono Hcok nftorward. lid the facts before tlo
COMMITTEE iii 4 document now kuoWn AZ my
Sworn Statement. j,
, II will tl,t1a bo soeu that nv Sworn Statement
was not given to tho Committee until The Ainhs
day afeF Afrs. 1fNon's desertion from her aus
band md after her publicly joining hiH enemies,
who cIe seeking by their I RoMts1a, "ocosas
brolon name.
Had bfrs. 1itton rotnAfnod With mo, my sworn
statement would novor hayo beou made; nor did
the thought Of makiug hlcl1 statement entor
my mind until aftor her losertton ; but ut laat,
when Mr.. Beechcr and atrn Tilton publicly turn
cd upon MO and demanded that should o1poao
them, hsd
NO counaE orEH 70 ME
bnt TO atate thu plain truth, md to lot all tho
parlios abide by tho consequences.
Mr.. Mou!tou Asa shown how great waa my do
airo. during tho earlier sessions Of tito Com
n,,ttee. to shield my wife; In other words, how
little l domn1lded from tho Commtteo ia my
o6on he!a!f and how much IN hefs NY pro-
Moulson) concluded aa follows: 80.
!, "Ihe Committee cannot 'orbcar TO htate that
tho Noy. Horny Ward isoeehor, alr. Theodore
Tslton. aud Mrs Tilton (atld 10 an especial man
nor tn9 lateor) MORT a1'd !, ahould recoiTe the
sympathy nnd respect Of Plymouth Church aud
congregation
1t waa on tho worry next morning after I w7oto
tho sboyc proposed kiulIy aud charitable rcport
for tho Committee to ndopt and showed II to
my wife, who not only approved it, but expressed
with tears her marvel that l should have do
mantiett muso Tor Aer good namo tlan had douo
Tor ni,no II way. aas. on the rery next morn
lmg utter my writing tho aboyo report that Mts.
luton, ~ oDcu1ehco 70 IT; heochofs advisors,
desertcd the home to WHICH she has never slnco
returned. ...
made TO tho Committoo aud to tha public wau
no suggestion Of mine, hut was brought about
BY Mr.. Beochor and Mrs. Tfton, who united iu
demanding 1t at my hnntla. and who. by this d.
mand, loft mo no alternative but to comply or to
refuse; my compliance boing ruth to hem my
refusal, ruin to 1hysett: Forced to mako choice
pot~een taese Two alsefthtlSes,-noth almost
o9n"'ly horr1ble to my teelIhFs,-l AZ last deter
mlnea nos 20 20 mus pf9H-oeason by Two per.
sonh "no. 9astng rocoVea ny haet pardon an
my very lilo.
ask tho public, therefore. to weigh tho ono
fact Which, hayo thus eet FORTH, nArnoy:. That
tho responsibility for tho revelations which I
hare nale rosta, not on INC, but on Mr.. DuccAor
and Mrs. Tilton. I wash nv hands ofit
XVI. Th!H rohoarcal Of events will now enablo
me to answer two points nhch hAyo boon ma.la
agaiust lno. Que is thiH-1 am asked froquDus-
j.: Mr.. Tilton. now could you, after condon-
ing 'S sq 4vr yssgs ,i 4
forenltadowotl. aud 1t is this: made this OK
pnsure. not Of my free will, but from compnl-
sion; made 1t bscauso Dir. Bcocher ana Mta.
Tiltpn
comrE11gp lie TO MAKE IT,
I did not volunt cor it, I would GLADLY hayo con-
tinued to shield both partea for lie sako OF one.
nut when sIr, Bcucher and AIry. liltvu made
a public lcna,lo against mo. and. in tho fsco OF
tho whole cam.nunlty, deilea mo to tcll tho
facts, T WAS either forced to accspt their mint
cIsalouge. Or by declining 1t, to deserve the con-
temnt of mankitId. That ii mr. at,swor; and
candid men aud women viii acknowledge it to bo
just.
No1t, hhTo an equally plntn answer to thoEe
criica who coutlemn mo for having committed
~ thsy sa5, n b}uudsr in
cosnoS1Ha aty w1sE's FAULT At FIRST,
And nv answer Is: I an perfsctly willing 70
accent this condemnation from atl who choose
to oYer it-nhetLor from fooy or friends. Hofnre
God, hold that | did right. and not wrong. in
forgiving au erring womau wf,o vent ustray
through powerful temntation. Ma rn.
grot boolouds nv mud for lila foreivo.
noes OF NV wite.-ri,ich. / nm nnre
shall look buck to from nv drfur
bed with pleasure. not will nain. i forrnra
this gcntIo woman BECAUSE loyed hor : + for-
gave lor Tor her ohl,dren's anlo. I forravn l,cr
because loBDise tho pub1io sent;me9t Sy,,;c,
condones suc,1 faults IN mon. and than comnoIa
mon to punish them in women :: for.syn i.er
hocanse evrn nffor liar or;ovnua arror ah, ~,