Alpena weekly argus. [volume] (Alpena, Mich.) 1871-1893, 1874-08-19

llmrultles which neSef him 70 IN
neaies ( and dearest friends On
portion Of his life Was a scale,
book 10 every member Of his family
and Yet TO stranger man who's
first interviews with him were NJ
most accompanied by yiolence-h'
unburdened himself and reposeC
confidence. To him only could b.
20 for comfort and consolation-ir
him alone could be trust And
Notwithstanding this, there va:
nothing which demanded this trnsi
and confidence on his part. II
VAS only his fancy. artfully wrought
up by arch-schemers when he wa:
'oyerwcrked in state Of neryiou:
prostration. which led him 70 be-
lieve that the nature Of the injury
be had done Til;on should remain
concealed from public view. His
wife mus; know nothing Of his
state Of feeling. for II she did she
would sympathize with him, and
that would break him down COM
pletely. She WAS instrumental with
him in eounseling Mrs. Tilton to
leave her husband on account of
his ill-;reztment. but she must
know nothing Of the terrible strain
under which be found it 50 difficult
20 bear up. Only Monlton, the
friend Of Tilton-the man who
knew what Tilton knew--could be
bis server. his helper, in his time Of
need. He helples>ly suffered him
self 10 be blackmailed out Of seve-
raj thousand dollars. hut az no
time was be conscious that be had
been guilty Of any grave criminal
offense. At no time had he done
anything which could not have
horne the light, bat he paid hush
money. entered into a tripartite
agreement, gave vent in the pres
eDce Of Moulion 10 an evtravagant
soliloQuy on the wrongs he had
done Tilton, wrote his resignation
as plstor Of Plymouth Church,
signed papers without KNOWN.
heir contents, and otherwise con-
Quoted himself as a man who was
driven TO the very verge Of desper- I
ation, and all for the sake of Tilton. (
he feared his life-work would lie
and this simply because he |
was partly instrumental in driving
TiltOn ont Of the independent. /
when IL he had one glimmering ray
If reason left he could have seen
hat if Tiltop had acted as it is
.harged he did. the whole world
would unhesitatingly have aquitted
i'm Of every responsibility for his
DOWNFALL. Man is indeed fearfully
md wonderfully made, and among
III the wonderful specimens the
Eorld has ever seen, Henry Ward
3eecher is entitled TO a prominent
,lace.
Beecher's statement places Tilton
n a very bad light before the peo-
pie, and Moulton in a far worse
position than he has heretofore
occupied. The latter instead of
being the trusted friend on whose
strong arm Mr.. Beecher leaned for
according to it, was a
'cheming william, in league with
Tilton against the pastor of Plym-
outh Church. He was guilty of
the grossest deception, and injured
Beecher when he professed to aid
him. And Tiltoni What shall he
said Of him! According to Mr.
Beecher's inordiuate vanity is an
element which enters largely into
his composition, and to obtain an
opportunity to crafty that vanity
he has descended to the lowest
depths of infamy and degradation.
He has beslimed his own house.
hold; he has built a monstrious
fabric Of lies, invented SANDER upon
SANDER, sacrificed his wife and
family, desolated his home, ruined
himself and attempted to immediate
Beecher. II Beecher speaks truly
the vilest and most contemplate
outcasts from society ranks with
Tilton in manhood and decency.
Mr.. Beecher has spoken strong
~ of Tilton in his statment, but II
the facts are as he narrates them
no language is too strong or un.
deserved, and unless what he says
is confuted, the public will adjudge
bin an innocent man. But thi:
judgement will be co ;crled will
amazement at the weakness he he:
displayed, and at the guilty gart
he voluntarily assumed, and o
which he found it so difficult to di
vest himself.
In the present aspect of the cas'
the statement of Mr.. Beecher can
not be considered as putting al
end forever to the doubts which
have arisen or to the suspicion,
which have been engendered by
the various publications which bav,
been made. Moulton has not We
told all he knows, and Tilton il
said to have something IN reserve
Until all the principals and acces