, 1874-07-31

! know mat Of upright lito, looked upon by
tiioss ~ who Slo oest 4naIlgod to tnddo as an
al extent that Htranacr might suppose him
guilty Of murder. Mae1ulay adYer.s to ttlis lu.-
position III i!ls oasay on tug LILO and Character
o. john buayall, aud shows conalustyelt Tint
discrimination on this point asaiglej to ths ta,~
mortal drcamor q onnractor In curly llGo which
was not rroaly his. - There oa1uot 0o 4 groator
mibtale." says alacanay, - than to lnfof. from
tue atlong o1pressioos III which q .levous
that lie. has lod w1rne LIE thai
blu uoiEhbpry. Many cxccllons porsous,
wloha MOI al character from bnshuol to Old aso
las bcen FREQ from auy Btai,i dsoernlblo to thoir
fellow creatures, have, in tloir autoblograptIca
aud diaries, apphsd to themselves, and u0lbtosa
with sincerity eplthots ~ soseru could bo al,-
piod to Titus Oatos OF Mrs. Drownrsgg. II is
quite cortain that buuyan was, a. ls, what, In
would hayo boon consilo!od aa a young tnau OF
singular gfayt, nj Innocence. i. 3. a Roc.
tIr Of tho rohool OF Laud would l,ayo held such
young man up to tho whole parish as D model.
learnod III very ditforout school and hs was
mado mlso!ablo by tho CONFLICT between llis
tastcs und bib soruples." Unlaas TIC recognize
tIla tondeioy OIL tile part Of tnon Of sensitive
c1sBconce tho language of Jonathan Edwards
syhose pure 'fe aud furyent piety wore Scarcely
itiaror TO llis greatness uf iuteloct would often
uttorly mislead us.
Now, ! would cbcerfully conccao to nlr.
nsoohe, tue ia' loneils Of thisprinclplo, though
It would moi be dillcult, II wore disposed to ba
Hovo:oly discriminating, to show tint il tH not
perfectly applicable 10 his case. Ho Maa not
writing m autobiography or q d!ary l,a was moi
ponring out his confessions OF Bin into lie enr
OF his alakes; ho w"as acknowledging to fellow.
man aone particular ol1e,lHs committed against
thRt man. fhta, too, attor III accusatlon had
been brought axainst lin OF such uatu1o, and
WITH such evidence to support, it, rs to caura
ended bis use, nlness," n,n. to i'll him with fear
| loBt ho might bo nrlai8Gel iu oouuoI! Of min-
istora. Those are not che circumHtaucos uudor
which = man Is likely to indulge III oxt'asaEant
expressions; Ma y. vii not say tint tho language
Of Mf. beecnef'a apology cannot bc teconcud
with tue theoly Tint Lila otenso, whatever Il
may hava boon, was only vonial. NucA III ex-
planation may bs possible. II 80, let linn mako
II. Iho sooner, tie botter. | do my that,
planatson that baa not tia look Of tn,proba.
bility, especially In tho light Of Alr. Eeecl,o,'s
subsequent ooclaratlonn. II quoted in Mr. Til
! tons foArful Indictment
There II auotncr document, Of which no opo
has taken particular notice, SO far aH have
soon, ard yet Which, 10 my mind, III very forma-
! abla: refer to Mira. Tilson's note TO t,er huB.
band, bearing dato Of Dec. 80, 1870. In this
called On hes that evening, and "asaod hcr II
| she would defend him against my accusation III
n council Of naiuis.ers;' and that he aoularod
that aho "had struck him dead aud onled hts
usefulness. Why this fear and rropidntiou ?
Ia 1t Doaaiblo that Horny Wata Doecner Btood
IN mortal terror OF q council Of minlstora
l because forsootE, ho hal merely ADVISED an
abused and suffering vito 10 leavo her husband :
Mr. Doeohor may bd tim:d man, though hs uaa
not usually borne thai reputation. uo ID certain-
" not u fool, and no ono but fool, coward
though l.e might le, could entertain For Quo mo-
ment antA nn idea. Here the exaggerations Of q