The true northerner. [volume] (Paw Paw, Mich.) 1855-1920, 1874-09-04

on such exposures. Women and mothers OF
the class and connections of Mrs. I. unless
stark mad, never deliberately gossip over and
write out narratives OF their own fall from vir-
tue. We hear nothing Of her wasting away, Of
del;riums Of threats to throw herself into East
River, nothing OF the kind does Moulton dis
close. On the contrary their, the Tlltons, mar
ital relations we're almost exceptionally pleas
ant
But Beecher, the alleged seducer, visits her
in homely confidence and gets from her re-
traction Of the confession. Now what was this
confession, what was this retraction? 1t woulo
OF itself settle this case il produced. 1t is not
produced nor is a copy OF it shown. Beecher
gets it. and goes with it TO his home. The
next morning Iilton tears angrily into the
presence OF Moulton the " friend of his boy
hood" He RACES about Beecher, Mrs. I. had
signed a retractiou. Beecher had seduced her
to be sure but non be had taken advantage OF
this visit to her of the night before to get re-
traction. beecher was " mean and treacher-
ous." Tilton would raise all Brooklyn about
it. Moulton agrees that the retraction must be
got md Of. He would see Beecher and get
it. THIS appeases Theodore. The protestation
OF innocence on the part Of Beecher and Oh the
part of Mrs. Tilton, throws Tilton into spasms
But damning evidence of their guilt makes him
bland and manageable From July to Deem
Der, he had the written confession Of her guilt,
and Tilton ragged not, his marital relations
we're exceptionally pleasant" Beecher had the
poor woman's retraction of the charges over
night and 11lton would rock all Brooklyn but
the world should know OF it. Moulton goes to
Beecher and relates to him Tilton's "high
transport of rage" and assures Beecher that it
would pacify TIlton to give into his keeping
the "retraction," and that he would safely keep
it for Beecher's safety. Beecher delivers to
him the retraction, and thenceforth 1t disap-
pears from mortals eyes. Its production would
settle the question whether Mrs. L. retracted
charges of adultery or charges OF improper
language on the part of Beecher. Furthermore,
Moulton's last statement is delivered to the
public, without cross-examination- Beecher's
is read In the light OF searching cross-exam-
nation. Every thing depends upon the tact of
a confession by Mrs. T. Of the adultery. Beech
or denies it, Mrs. 7. denies it. Tilton and
Moulton affirm it, but don't produce even
copies of the confession nor even the retrac-
ton. In brief, on the theory Of Beecher's
innocence Of the charge, all ID clear enough
Beecher has been gulled and duped and bled
by villains. Mrs. T. is better than her " Poet
husband" and the Social Freedomites" are
abashed. MoutoR is a scoundrel il nothing
worse and Tilton 10 a mad impious fool. On
the tn cory of Beecher's guilt, Moulton. Tilton
Woodruff, Clafin d Co., are pure and ire
proachabe. Mrs. Tilton is an open-mouthed
herald Of her own impurity, and Beecher well
it would be difficult on such theory to describe
him. But we think that the improbabillties are
all too heavy against Moulton and the " friend
of his boyhood," and that the probabilities ar
very nigh certanties OF their each being pre-
varlcating slsnderers and scoundrels Of the
deepest dye