Alpena weekly argus. [volume] (Alpena, Mich.) 1871-1893, 1874-08-26
(Conti,mod from Eo,,rtb Po,e,

md took down, as | supposed, a
condensed report of my talk, for |
went on still pouring out my wound
Ell feelings over this great desola-
ton in Tilton's family. 1t was not
a dictation of sentence after sen
tence, he a mere amanuensis and
composing for him. Mr.. Moulton
was putting into his own shape
parts of that which / was saving
in my own home, with profuse ex.
plantations. This paper of Moul,
tons was mere memorandum O
points to be used by him in setting
forth my feelings. That it con
tains matters and points derived
from me is without doubts, bu
they were put into sentences by
him and expressed as he under
stood them, not as my words bu
as hints of my figures and letters
10 be used 10y him in conversine
with Tilton. He did not read the
paper 10 me, nor did | read it, mol
have / ever seen it nor heard il
read that / remember until the
publication Of Tilton's recent doc
uments. and now reading il | see
in il thoughts that point 10 the
matter Of my discourse, bat it i
not my paper, nor are those my
sentences, nor is it a correct report
Of what said. II is a mere string
Of hints hastely made by an I'M
practiced writer a. helps TO his
memory in representing 10 Tilton
how | felt toward his family. If
more than this lie claimed; if it be
set forth as in any proper sense my
letter, | then disown it and de-
nounce it. Some Of its sentences,
and in particularly that in which
/ am made TO say that | had OBJ
tanned Mrs. Titon's forgiveness,
! never could have said even in
substance. ! had not obtained nor
asked any forgiveness from her.
and nobody pretended that | had
done so. Neither could | ever
have said that ! humbled myself
before Tilton as before God, except
in the sense that both TO God and
TO the man | thought | had deeply
injured | humbled myself, as | GER
tainly did. But it is useless TO
analyze a paper as this read, The /
remainder of my plain statmcnt .
it will be its best COM
ment. This document was written
upOl three separate half sheets Of
large letter pcp2r. After it was
Moulton asked me if !
would siguit ! said no, it was not
my letter. He replied that il
must have more weight if / would
IN some way indicate that he was
to explain my s ate ;
nent. took my pen and at some
distance below, and writing upon I
.he lower margin. indicated ]
hat | had committed the docu- ,
ncnt in trust TO Moul'on and ! ;
,igund the line thus written bv me. |
\ few words more as to its further I
ate Mr. Moulton, Of his own
ccord, said that after using it he
would in two or three days bring i
he memorandum back TO me, and {
le cautioned me about disclosing !
n any way that there was n diff
ulty between Mr.. Tilton and me {
5 it would be injurious to Tilton |
o have it known that | had quar- {
eled with him, as well as to me {
0 have rumors set ahoat. | did {
ot trouble myself about it until :
more than year afterward, when |
'ilton began to write up his case,
f which hereafter, and was look /
NC up documents. | wondered what !
vas in the old memorandum and
lesircd to see it for great certainty
. one day ! suddenly asked Moul-
on for that memorandum
nd said "You promised to
eturn it TO me. lie seem
d confused for n moment and
aid "Did ! :" Certainly" | an
wered. lie replied that the paper
al been destroyed. On my put
ing the question again he said
that paper was burned up long
go and during the next two
'ears, in various conversations, OF
Ms own accord he spoke of it as
destroyed. / had never asked for
Tor authorized the destruction of
his paper, but | was not allowed
10 know that the document was in !
existence until a distinguished ed
tor in New York, within few
weeks past, assured me that Mr..
Moulton had shown him the orig
inal and that he had examined my
signature to be sure of its genu-
ineness. / know that there was n
copy of it since this statement was
in preparation. While l rejected
This memorandum as my work, or
m accurate condensation of my
statement, it does undoubtedly cor
rectly represent that | was in pro-
found sorrow, and that | blamed |
myself with great severity for these
disasters of Tilton's family. | had
not then the light that | now have.
There was much then that weighed
heavily on my heart and conscious
which now weighs only on my
heart. l have not the light which
Analyses and disseminates things.
BY one blow there opened be-
ore me revelation full of anguish.
An agonized family whose inmates
lad been my friends, greatly below