The New York herald., 1874-08-22

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friendly journals have meyer been countenanced by the
we wish pso
perity TO the Gotacn Age and its editor. H. @. H.
The above proposed card was subsequently, and
voluntarily changed by Mr.. Bowen Into q sttil
stronger and more friendly notice OF Mr.. Tilt0n.
to the knowledge of Beecher, as he informed me.
that Bowen was still spreading scancals about
him, at which he was angered and proposed to
write Bowen letter stating the points that had
been settled in their reconciliation ana agreement
and the reason why Mr.. Bowen's mouth should be
closed in regard to such SANDERS. l nnd among
my papers pencil ana ink memorandum OF the
statements intended TO be embodied in that letter.
III Is IN MS handwriting and Is produced, marked
"M." II reads as i0lOw5:-
BgECHER's STATEMENT OF BOwEN's sETTL EMENT.
J. That he allowed himself to listen to unfounded
II That he never eroush. them either q, G,
WHISPERED hem ana even that only when he had some
III. that he did not himself believe that anything had
Bs conn or Ms tor II the rus
spicuous attendant at Plymouth church.
G continued pabeasioas 05 Of 9 my se ser%o%s Mc.
Of these points Ats Of Settle
SS " sss ct vssass as
in which rot single hl' Of any psrsona immortality.
Iv Az a result OF such agreement
(D was to resume my old familiarity at his house.
q, 10 write him letter that could give his family
c9 10 endeavor to from him GOODNESS and
% Ss as ~ns ana aa was
giving him the r:ht S put in the dsDe"de sermons
G) Twas invited to to Woodstock ana be his guest
\. OF The settlement by q commttse whose record
is with NJ Clann have nothing to say did not see
0ES SHS
had done sg Mas %ne sScss
affect ny sra standing rs mas n,.ssn ana mns'er @ Illus
dus that
nomnous puIson from B o., his refusal to pay him
the salary and forfeit of contract.
AS a part OF this transaction Beecher sent me
the following note. mar&ed "N":-
BEECHER 10 MoULrON.
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nmstsd that i hs had he hardly would bs right in te
TO- have not sent any note and have destroyed that
The real pon. to avoid is to appeal to church and
tnsn woniS c9S"S e cooaapraon and rive avery noss
cha s .;. hidss and ana Increase
an ann ss IN s's scanaa without healing anything
MsansIns sSnaas s'S syslythss 70 your wisdom ..
Don't iail to see c. and have full aud confidential
From the time of the triparute covenant
nothing occurred to disturb the relations De-
tween Beecher, Tilton and Bowen, or either Of
in Woodh,M q Claatn's Weekly OF an elaborate
Beecher, Tnton and Mrs. Tilton. After that
publication appeared yssasr It again came to the
knGwlsdSs o. BeeGner thae sowen was MAKING
was followed BY .ne publication nsH ., Of the "tr
was zone bv Mr. Samuel WilKeson, and also that
Beecher was not party to Its publication nor
knew anything about 1t. There alterward ap
ii. B. Ciafin and Mrs. Woodhull, published in the
Brooklyn EaGle IN which an attempt was made to
$40 wing that BeecIer was guilty Of criminal con-
Duct, which attempt Jailed. Whereupon BeecheR
addressed me :he following note, which here pro
BEEcHER TO MouLroN.
need to see yNI h; sysn"s any viii %s I'M
Or shall At what hour send Cianin's letter kssi
shai take tes at Howards. "A Hicks and should You
call let i be there w go round to your rooms
also produce a letter Of Claim to Beecher OF
June %, 1873 which was enclosed with the above
cLAFL1N TO BREcHER.
Mr. s ne ays %
sns %e es
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not harm you and might satisfy him. as think y did y
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Beecner, when we met IN pursuance of his note,
produced to me memorandum OF card which ne
proposed to publish in the Eagle. and which he
alter the same as thought ft. That paper ls
herewith produced, marked IN F':-
BEECHER's PROPOSED CARD.
BROOKLYN June, 1873
in he ha
certain naoa' stories against me She has two bust
meeting and the other declining give her assistance
These and all letters of mine in the hands Of any other
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mors which have for time been circulated about me
particular as utterly false.
saw The editor Of the Brooklyn Eagle at his
Office, and after cOnsultatOn with him tne caro-
was published as follows:-
na . sSs s m sTGoyn has ss
cord on aar q s to our eor
edge the unsolicited confidence and resard which Il:
as @
S ss' ny 1sss
ters Of mine in their sssion have my cordial ccn
Tor s s % sS a.
as utterly un,ruel Respectfully, -
(SigneQ HENRY WARD BEECHER.
In order that the emendations made by myself
and Mr. Kinsella may be observed at glance,
have enclosed in brackets the words which are not
In the original 1t will be thus seen how much ol
this card was the composition OF Mr.. Bcecher, and
how much he relied upon tue judgment OF others
In its preparation.
] would have submitted this card to Beecher
before publication, but he was absent. For obvious
reasons held myself excepted from this call for
publication as ac0S neil understood by Beecner. ]
know nothing further Of the relations OF Bowen
and Beecher In this connection which Is Of impOr-
tance to this inquiry have traced them thus far
because that controversy at each stage Oi it con-
tinualy threatened the peaceful settlement Of the
trouble OF 1iltOn and Beecher an account OF which
now resume.
Another curious complication OF the relations Of
the parties arose from the publication by MRS.
woodruff OF the story In her journal. II is mat
ter OF public nOtoriety that Mrs. Isabella Beecher
cause OF Mrs Woodruff on the question OF woman