The Wheeling daily register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1864-1878, 1874-08-15

me. NY old and fellow worker had been
of his eminent place and in
fuence, and 1 had counselled it. His
family had well-nigh been broken up, and
had advised it. His wife had'been long
sick and broken in health and body, and l,
rs l fully believed, t...
Had been the Cause OF all this Wreck
by continuing that blind heedlessness
and friendship which had beguilcd her
heart and head, had reused her husband
into a fury of jealousy, although not
caused by any intentional act Of mine,
and should / coldly defend myself
Should l pour indignation upon this
lady2 Should l hold her up to contempt
as having thrust her affections upon me
unsought? Should l tread upon the man
and his household in their great adver-
sity? l gave vent to my feelings with,
out measure. l disclaimed with great
earnestness any intention to harm TheQ,
dore in his home or his business, and
with inexplicable sorrow | both blamed
and defended Mrs. Tilton in one breath
Mr.. Moulton was apparently affected
by my soliloquy, for it was that rather
than a conversation. He said that if Til,
ton could really be persuaded ofthe friend
illness of my feelings toward him he was
sure that there would be no trouble III
procuring a reconciliation.
1 Gave Him Leave to State 10 TheO
dorc MY Feelings.
He proposed | should write a letter;
declined, but said that he could report
our interview. He then prepared t,
make memorandum of the talk and sal
down at my table and took down, us
supposed, condensed report of my talk
for went on still pouring out my wounded
feelings over this great desolation i'll I'll,
tons family; it was not dictatIon OF
sentence after sentence; he mere
amanucnsis and l composing for him.
Mr.. MouIton was Putting into His
own shape
parts of that which was saying in my
own manner with profuse explanations
This paper Of Moultons was mere
memorandum of the points to be used by
him in setting forth my feelings. That
it contains matters and points derived
from me, is without doubt, but they were
put with the sentences by him, and cX-
pressed as he understood them, not a>
nv words, but rs hints Of my fgur"s
and letters to be used by him in convcrS-
ing with Titon. He did not read the
paper to me, nor did | read it, nor have
/ ever seen it or heard it read that re-
member, till the publication of Iliton ;
recent documents, and now reading 1t, l
soc in it thoughts that point to the mat,
ter of my discourse, but
Ii il Not MY Paper,
nor are these my sentences, nor is it q
correct report of what | said. 1t is 4
mere string of hints hastily made by an
writer, rs helps to his mem
orv in representing to Tilton how felt
towards his family. If more than this
be claimed, and if il be set forth as in
any proper sense of my letter, | then
disown it and denounCc some ofitS SEN
tences. and particularly that in which |
am made to say that | had obtained Mrs.
Tilton's forgiveness. | never could have
said even in substance that | had not OBJ
tanned nor asked any forgiveness from
her, and nobody pretended that had
done 50.
Neither Could Ever Have Said That
1 HumbIcd Myself Before TiltOn as
Before God,
except in the sense that both to God and
to the man | thought | had deeply i'll
iured, and | humbled myself, as GER
tainly did. But it is useless to anal we Il
paper prepared as this was, and the re-
of my plain statement concern
ing it will be its best comment. This
document was written upon three sepa-
rate half sheets of large letter paper, and
after it was finished Moulton asked me II
| would sign it. l said no; it was not
nv letter. He replied that it would
have more weight if would in some way
indicate that he was authorized to en-
plain nv sentiments. i took my pen,
and some distance below the writing and
upon the lower margin, | Indicated that
| had committed the document in trust
to Mr.. Mouton, and signed the line
thus written by me a few words more
as to its further fate: MOulton' OF his
own accord, said that after using it h"
would. in two or three days, bring tn"
back to me, and he caution
ed me about disclosing in any way that
there was difference between TiIton
and me. as it would be injurious to Hilton
to have it known that | had QuarreI"d
with him, rs well rs to me, to have IN"
rumor set ahoat. | did not trouble myself
about it till more than II year aitcrward,
when Tilton began to write up his case,
of which hereafter. | was looking up
documents, and wondered what was III
the old memorandum and desired to see
il for greater certainty. so one day |
suddenly asked Moulton for that memo
randum. and said,
:. You Promised TO Return Ii 10 Nc.
He seemed confused for moment ana
said. Did IL" "Ccrtainly, | answered.
He replied that the paper had been de-
stroved. On my putting the question
again he said "that paper was burnt up
long ago," and during thrncNt two years,
in various conversations. OF his own ac-
cord he spekc of it rs destroyed. | had
never asked for nor authorized the de-
structon of this paper, but | was not
allowed to know that the document was
in existence till distinguished editor in
New York within few weeks past AS
Sured me that Moulton had shown HIM
the original, and that he had examined
nv signature. He was sure of It's genu-
inrncss. | know that there was copy
nf if sine. this statement WAS in prcpar-
alton. While rejected this memorandum
AS my work or. Inaccurate condensation
of my statement, it does undoubtedly rep
resent that
Twas In Profound SORROW.
and that blamed myself with great Sc
verify for the disasters of the Tilton fam
ilv. | had not then the light that | now
-, .b,ro ,,.,s r,t,,h thru that weighed