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mail. There is no hell he has not aroused. It
he believes the Christian religion
lie IL A pA3INEp MAN.

tfWhat is the nature OF your firm ?"
''Therc are four partners,- all Eastern men,
--and am the youngest All OF them uphold
my course in that question: But Jeremiah
Robinson is friendly to Beecher, while George
Robinson, 4 member Of Boecher's church, is
asai1s. him. You can see the business standing
VIC have by this fact: Nt. ". l. Stone, pub
Usher OF the journal Of Commerce, paper
wholly mercaLtile, waited on Inc st home yester-
day, ard eaid he wonld be pleased to print my
statement of the Beech2rTi!ton affair us slightly
affecting an old ind prosperous house."
'tWhat ia
YOUR TROUBLE WITH THE GOVERNMENT,
recently compounded, Mr.. Aoulton?"
Merely this :: To preserve intact our large
warehousing business, We paid $4,000 for =
violation of the warehouse system without our
knowledge goods without permit.
1t was thought by our counsel that. to maintain
our frioudly relations with the Government, We
had better pay it, as tho ofrense Was no doubt
committed. and the Government could not
sacrifice its system Of fines and forfeitures for
any house. That case has no moro to do with
Beecher than he has to do with godly life.
Yet any i1pputation will do in the present state
OF tho case, to obscure the issue. There is 4
journal in New York which. for long while,
ran on the theme Of blsckmailng merchants by
Government. Now l am victim OF Govern
lnent punishment; but, to suit the Beechcr
issue, that paper wheels on it's position and
hiuts that, in my case, tho fines and seizures
we're all right. Tie editor of that paper knows
that he was an hnbitue of the Woodruff houes;
get they link no, who went there for another
purpose with the Woodhnl1s. have tried 10 be
III hut + 4
man. and can take caro- Of myHolf. and saJt to
Beeclara organs,
100 sorr.'"
I asked Mr. Mou!ton what Deecler had
related to him of the direct adul-
tory with Mrs. Tilton; how he explained
himself on tho subject Of debauching a frie4ds
wife; and if 1t Was his conscience that cried but
in such anguish, Or only cowardlce for his 1ep pu-
tation.
Said 1Ioulton: "In all his talks On that
question, be proclaimed that he had sinned sbe-
cause he could lot help it; that ho loved Eliza
beth, anu sas loved by her anl that he could
not feel the epjoyment OF this lovo to be = ain.
He said that his wife had made his home q hell,
whe1e he found neither appreciation
nor sympathy; and that she d fove
his relatives and her own family Away.
She WIS jealous; wrote hin anonymous letters:
iisliGed lis popularity, and followed him like
Nemesis. uo found pleasant bower ut Tllson's
house, where lie WAS proudly aud afectiouate9y
received. There lie read lis manuscripts aloud
to Mrs. Tlton had the benefit Of her criticism,
which On such topics WAS good; and finally per-
feet communion OF soul arose between them,
and they fell to the earth !.
IN THE VERY ExALrAT1oS OF r1ETY.
Beecher said God could not punish man who led
his domestic lifo at home and vas tempted by such
a comforter Us Elizabeth. lie told me that Alley
both prayed over their sin, and were assured 4hat
it had not tne depreciation Of Heayeu~ Pi1is
particular conversation BoecAer hold lying on
Ills bed. He seemed to think that Tllton 1leyer
had any original rights in the matter of his wife,
who had made misalliance with nature not
spiritual enough for her,"
To the above description OF Beechers con-
fession
THE SECRET LETTERS or BEEcuEn
adjust themselves, ,-lmpassioned, rcn,orseful,
poesical, aud yet with twinale Of intrigue.
where he says, being absent somew1ose, UNDER
scoring the words: 81 You are aIrnittel here =
again, =" & I'D maize very swee: thing in you;"
again, ''After all tllis wear; agony, know VIC
snnll walk together in Paradise" They we're
found in this way: Mr. TIlon bctbouyht him,
on Saturday two weeks ago, Of maalng a general
hunt over the promises. 1t was already made
when got there. He found these Daecner let
ters III l1rs. Tllton's copy Of the
Life OF Christ, Doecher's present. When
his coupe came to the door to take him to
Mr. MouIton's house, he carried these letters with
him to surrender 70 Moulton, as he WAS obliged
By agreement to do. also got in that cqupe,-
wishing, AZ said, to speak to Ioulton, for good
natures sake, in the midst Of his publicity. had
with mo Mrs. Til:on's letters aud Ills, Of better
days in Ms, which expected to read over IN the
parlor while the rest were engaged. alr. Moulton
then came down stairs, dressing, and askes. me to
breakfast; and while at breakfast, 1llton handed
him tho newly found Deeclor letters. Moulton
burst out, saying alr. Doecher bad now
PLAYED FALSE WITH Hill,
BY renewing correspondence with fllton's
wife. Moulton huuded tho letters over to me,
as in q gesture, impetuotsly. L read them, with
out knowing what part OF this drama they be-
1ouged to, and tocgraphed them to Chicago. No
wonder Beecber's lawyers arc looking a1ixionsly
for those letters; and I presume that, at this
stage OF the game, Tlltou's counsel has them.
The Dcccher letters are written in TINT vein OF
sentiment WHICH PeFullto tue booA
mans idolators to say, "Ah. nothing in this!
Quito pastoral and seraphic." But they nro 1ln-
signed, if not undated, and bear the stamp Of q
secret aud the suggestion Of passion tolerable
only in loose celestial existence.
BEEcHEn AND wooDHuLL.
"You are criticised, Dir. AIoulton, for
bringing Mr. Becchcr and Alrs. Woodruff into
your family"
"There is nothing in my family to fear. A1y
wife is broad-nlinded, sclf-preserv!ng woman.
able to take care of herself. We accept lifo on
tho theory Of human imperfection. I was
struck with tho unexpected modcsty Of Mrs.
Woodruff, and said, Emrna, want you to take
. look at that woman. and tell me what you
think of her. We treated her with
the courtesy the case required, and, by
placing her under q higher motive than had
generally been imputed to her, that OF mercy
aud sacrifice, We had the scandal suppressed
for q year and half. We abanioned her only
when no found tnat there was an adverse influ-
ence VIC could not orerreach.'
"What VAS that ?"