The daily Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1873-1877, 1874-06-26
Storms. Fires, Fights. Etc

New YORK, June 24.-Theodore Tilton
publishes in the Golden Age, this after !
noon, seven column article touching the
Beecher scandal. 1t is defense of Tilton
against the charges Of the Rev. Leonard
Bacon, Moderator of the late Brooklyn
Council. that Tilton has been a cowardly
slanderer of Beecher, whose magnanlmity
alone saved him from disgracetul exposure.
Having suffered in silence for four years
from these and similar misrepresentation,
adroitly put before the public by Plymouth
| Church, Tilton says that neither patience
nor duty will permit him longer to conceal
the actual facts from the public. He then
goes on to say that he has never slanGered
| Henry Ward Beecher. but on the contrary
has sacrificed his own reputation to sup
press the truth about him, and that he
never has refused to appear before the
church and answer all questions, regarding
the scandal. that might be put to him.
Tilton gives his reason tor seVerlng his con-
Inection with the church as follows
After | had been for fifteen years a
lmember OF Plymouth Church. and had be
come meanwhile an intimate friend OF the
pastor. the knowledge came to me IN 1870
that he had committed against me an OF
Tense which torbear to name or charac-
lie. Prompted by selt-respect, L lmme
diately and forever ceased my attendance
on his ministry.
He publishes the following as an eXtrac
from document signed by Mr.. Beecher
BROOKLYN, Jan. l, lS7l.-l ask Theo
dore Hlton 5 forgiveness, and humble my
/ j INV
He would have been a better man IN IN.
9 circumstances thai l have been. can asI
nothing except that he will remember a
the other breasts that would ache. l WI
not plead for myself | even wish that
;. we're dead lSignedl,
\ H. W BEECHEB,
New YORK, June 25.-Theodore Tito
, includes in his long open letter to Rev. ID
Leonard Bacon, on what is commonly know
rs the Beecher-Tilton scandal, the follow
ing, under date of May /, 1874:
D.. Henry Ward Bee,her:
SIR:-Mr. T. B. Carpenter mentions
me your saying to him that under certa
conditions invuIyin, certain disavowals
me. some money would or could be ralst
to send me with my family to Europe I
term Of years. The occasion compC
me to stare explicitly that So long as II
and sci! respect continues to exist tngr(a
~ INV breast | shall be deuarrcd II III |
ceiylno, either directly or indirectly, a
presents or other tayurs at your hanC
The reason tor this feeling on nay part y
know so well that will spare the sta
ment Of it. Yours truly,
THEODORE THTON.
TYIton follows this with reference
what he declares to be fact, that althou
he had received from the clerk OF t
mouth church on the 18th OF May co
Z munication announcing that his llllton
trial had been read by Rev. Mr.. Hallld
assistant pastor of Plymouth church,
submitted to the examining committee
whom it had been rejected, Mr. Halllt
had some forty days afterwards empha
ally denied to several newspaper report
that such an offer had ever been rccely
MD and branded the whole story false II
beginning to end. Rev. DR.. Bacon haV
JS lin his speech characterized Beecher as
most maguanimous of men and reterre'
. Tilton as dog and knave leading the
lie also that the latter was In ST
wav creature Of Beechers bounty,
i, At ton states that he called Beecher at
st s. tinn to the offenslveness of the staten
n and insisted on its correction by either
q gentleman or himself.
lood. Tilton closes his letter to DIR. BacoT
.reats ., follows: IF the public have hereto
Wy -, considered my silence as Inexphcabie'
r my sufficient motive oe now seen ia
+ lust furbearauce which | felt morally DC
- t. show IT, a man who had sent hG
ten and absolute apology, but my duty
- continue this forbearance ceased Whel
z ! spirit of that apology was violated to
injury by its author or his agents. l
-nr violations have been multudlnous and
EhI threaten to multiply in the future, ioi
me to protect myself against them ~
--, vance, particularly against the eunnin
Nv vices of the clerk Of the church VINO,
Ill ing as attorney, appears to be eondu
this business against me as II 1t were I
of law. Had the fair spirit which |
:. right to expect from him Tor
nastors sake been shown to
me, | would have continued TO
pc, ,O00 , in silence on Mr.. Beechers ap
Is OCS and never, during the remainder OF N!
5000 would | have permitted any
$1,000 'O00O word Of mine to ailude to the Of
14S V00 nfFerred: but the injurious measures
100000 the anthor Of this apology has since
100000 ny laL +.LA againSt me
10 900 mltteu MS cHui VI " '" -, -
$1,000 ont urotpSt on his part, lnNoNlug sio
100000 -. = -, ,,-h;.b have bepn rreatl
100000 lurleo W iho' "i''ei ~ o,,. :,
l20.0O0 gravated by your ialhngS, nave luI
500 fnre my cnnntrymeu In the character
$50 600 III ,r n eb.ractar VIII
500, goo trust is foreign to my nature and life
der the accommodating weight of thi
5 5000 mn. uniustly bestowed on me,, neitht
800 so0 tience , nor charity can demand that L
500 90 silent.
900 90 Mr. Beeeher is now on his farm at
lii and today the children, teache
GER, friends OF plymouth Oopu!
e, KY. .horo to congratulate their pastor {