The Richmond palladium. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1855-1875, 1874-12-30

From the Boston Waterman and Reflector.
@ Mr. Beecher Thus Far.
Those who pin their faith on Mr..
Beecher certainly see no reason yet
for loosening its hold upon him. The
case in its legal aspect has already
passed three important stages, each
one of which has afforded believers in
MIR. Beecher's purity a great deal of
satisfaction. First, there was the de.
cision Of the ease in Mr.. Bowen's
libel suit. BY that decision the char.
acter OF a dead woman was vindicated,
and the atrocity of the lie, which
made her and Mr.. Beecher partners
in crime, was held up before the IN >.
dignant world. 1t had effect, too, to
stiffen the faith which was beginning
to waver under the weight of such ac-
cumulated accusations against Mr.
Beecher. 7e: bs9 e $40 8
Last week another point was reach
ed. Moulton, i'll his lying statement,
brought an innocent woman before the
public as a victim of Mr.. BECKER.
With great particularly of detail, this
ibeller of womanhood branded her
name with shame. The horrible
story, as narrated by this villain, has
teen read by millions in this and 9TH
er countries. The woman sued this
MOulton. She called for proof, or
evidence of any kind of such awful
crime. And now when months have
gone by, carrying the terrible state
ment of Mr. Beecher's atrotity to-
wards her into the most distant lati.
tudes Of the earth, begetting belief in
thousands OF hearts, NOW the mis-
cradle coward comes forward and cou-
fesses that he had no good ground for
ever asserting or believing a single
fact so specifically alleged! 1t needs
the genius of another Shakespeare to
fix in fadeless colors the utter mean
ness, inhuman cruelty of this modern
Iago. We are not left to suppose that
he was led to this confession by the
prompting of any remorseful feeling
at his great crime. He made his con,
tession simply to save his dollars!
That is the whole Of it. We can't
conceive of jury of men who would
not have stripped him of every dollar
Of the one hundred thousand named
by the plaintiff as the amount OF dam
age. He showed his wretched greed
in the Matchmaking of his first victim.
1t comes out again in this other case,
in his admission of blacklist guilt just
to save his money. JA
Here again Mr.. Beechers purity is
vindicated, and one more lie in the
case is strangled. And now men are
beginning to ask, Of how much worth
is the testimony yet to be offered of
this self-convicted slanderer? I'm
fortunately he has nothing further to
gain or lose in mercenary way in the
case. 1t is not then probable that
there will be any further backing
down from his Statement" But
what witness is this to swear away a
Christian character Of forty years
duration.
The last point in the case is the de-
cision of Judge McCue, on Friday last,
granting the motion of Mr.. Beecher's
lawyers for a "bill of particulars
from Tilton naming specific acts of
adultery. This renders it necessary
for Tilton to bring forward something
more than his vague generalities
based upon mutilated and forged
writings, which served him so we'll in
his adroit Statement" An appeal
has been made by Tilton's lawyers
from this decision, but with little
chance of success.
These different stages already reach
ed in the case will confirm the faith OF
Mr.. Beecher's friends, that the next
stage will lay bare the entire machine
ry of a horrible conspiracy against
him, and reveal him to the world as
deeply injured, and as true and pure a
man as ever lived.
Among the applicants for Congress
sional aid is the Northern Pacific
Railway Company. In order to en-
able them to finish their line, or at
least to complete the more important
sections, so as to push the road west.
ward, and to bring it from Duluth
perior to the borders of Michigan, the
directors propose that Congress shall
guarantee per cent. interest on the
money advanced to the company on
its bonds. As guarantee for repay
ment the directors offer first mort
gage on all the company's rolling stock
and property of every kind, which
they contend is ample security, and
will enable them to complete the work
by private means.
The Toronto Globe, in an editorial
commenting on this application to
Congress, remarks:
1T is felt strongly that something
must be done, for the Canadian Pa
cifc Railway fills the directors Of the
Northern Pacific with alarm. The
completion of our line would iniure
the Northern Pacific very much, if il
did not destroy it altogether. To
prevent this and, as is urged, to fore
stall the Canada Pacific, Congress is
urgently asked for the guarantee. The
urgency with which our own Pacific
railway is continually referred to as 9
very formidable rival is one among
many reasons why there should be nj
delay in pushing through what is, il
spite of past official laundering, oul
present great national enterprise.
The will Of the late Mayor Have
meyer, of New York City, has beer
admitted to probate. The value O
the property left is estimated at iron
5000, 900 to s5,OOO,OOO. The onl.
heirs are his widow, six sons ano tw'
| daughters.
Senator Carpenter has been electe,
| President pro tom of the Senate by 3;