New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1874-08-06

make I'M my mind TO camp under any
voir / should want to take down the dam stone by
stone and see Just how It put together and having
once taken 1t down and let the waters meander over the
valley AT their sweet will, don't think I'd he In
any particular hurry about png the stones up again TO
oonfne ANYTHING that wanted to be loose. don't think
that even the best engineer going could dam even
me with mpunity.
THE TOPIC OF THE DAY IN MASSACHUSETTS.
Possibly you think incredulous john II not
doubling Thomas. But what do you imagine occupies
the people OF this valley just now Oh what thnK you'
they taki Not OF the breaking OF their reservoir In
deed but Of the apparent giving way OF the great eece
sastcal dam over Brooklyn and the mad not when
the foul waters seem inclined to run. In travelling
through Massachusetts, have found this the absorbing
topic met the same first question on all sides: "ha'
do you think Of it," And for the credit OF humanity
too generally aspersed too generally reported as ue
lighting in dow malls for the worst am prouu 10
record that nd but one hope expressed out one
vent aspiration put forth. and this goes up INC
nraver-that Mr. Beecher may be proven innocent
Coarse SITS are not INDUCED n-men not reho"heu 'o'
Mt sneak decently and sOemnly when thIs SUD
iect 10 discussed Never until now did reanze INC hou
which Henry Ward Beecher had on the popular he"i.'
Even lifelong ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS emooraVS' Nv
thatforbear their fling DO you wish to know the pre-
vailing sentiment at PRESENT. Briefly then, III Is oo VI
sorrow and feeling increases as day AFTER a koe
nv and no satisfactory explanation Is brought iortp'
In the first blush OF the accusation an indignant ciS
went up the people that 1t was false; that MI
Beecher would arise the morrow ana rehd asuuucr
the thn web OF calumny which surrounded him. emery
ing from the mist Of accusation strong ana spoess DIS
an archange They listened for the indignant blast OF
that which has often echoed through
the land confeundng wroDgdoers and championing ever
the interests of right when assailed. Aud when instead
came the piping notes of lawyers making speclai peas,
the people bowed their heads, and now they weep
That Bcecher be good because Ton s bad; thatt
is not to presumed that clergyman In MT Beechers
position woald do this do that; that he must DC
Judged by none Of the rules which apply to other men,
that Mr. tons story is unworthy OF credence because
his brother died in an insane asylum and he himseH
drinks ale or porter after retiring to bed ana teaus h
self TO sleep-all this the people feel TO be ghasty
tring with universal common sense as well as Win
very serious subject As for Mrs Tltons statement 1t
seems TO be generally held that if this woman TO whose
spiritual truth and deep religious life everybody esti-
fes, would falsely accuse the pastor upon whose
strong arm she leaned through all the dark val
ley OF domestic affection, OF even attempted
adultery--it is generally held that any Subsequent
statement made by her can have very little pubhc
interest AS for the "tripartite agreement or Gov
enant OF peace there TO be prevalent impress
sion that the is not usually anxious to bargain
with the hen that they will not step each others
toes And there all sides an indispostion TO
believe that under the sting OF feeling that he
had rghteously advised wife to do precisely what
wife ought to do under the circumstances, just what
brother would have advised her to do, Mr. Beecher
signed his name in dark room TO a compromising
paper in ignorance OF its contents. And they cry,
"Who is this dear friend Moulton What are his an
tecedentsi How came ne to be the pillar upon whom
the pastor OF Plymouth Church leanedf' There is
feeling that-but why dwell painful subject fur
therl Let simply record in conclusion that there Is
now feeling that it is time that lawyers were swept
away from meddng, time that the Committee gave up
the conunrum of endeavorng to guess what al these
persons mean, when only OF them thus far has
stated meaning clearly time that party at least
forward and explains what he did mean by wish
ing dead, and what the peculiar sharp edge
Of that rugged anxiety on which he so long sat.
To return TO reservoirs disrust all dams, how
ever carefully built when il is attempted to dam
elastic element difficult of confinement. And the weak
OF walls, perhaps not much more at fault than
the folly OF attempting TO reverse natural laws For
will not up hill; neither can you dam up the
Nile with bulrushes. JOHN PAUL