St. Johnsbury Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1867-1919, 1874-07-31
The Press on the Scandal

Mr.. Tilton'S " ift'~ letters IT, him .
l-tiH were II" part of the present ,.,,
If anything on this planet j. ,I,,,,
| they we're sacred. To include thrrI.
this indictment WAS an instance. OF
wanton and cruel pI"lnnati"n. ah..
nothing but utter madness can =.
cuSc Hosion 1drcrtiSrr
Mr.. Bccchcr'S silence invested rn.
charges against him with Il Wei.
which nothing else could have .j.,.
them. But his speech though ru,J
will dispcl many doubts. and .ilr ITO.
confidence III his ultimate ahrllr, r..
entirely clear himself from til, imp,
tions east upon him hN this di>-iJr.l
and distressing scandal. E">iop Gj.u,
The accu>,.r stands alone. dr>,ltrl
of his family. his once happy hon.
drSolatinn. his hopes for the tuu, o.
ruins. and pcrSent> his calm ;c,,l-lrI.n
with II sincere protest against Di, ur.
ce>>ity that compelled The act. indIiir
cnt now To everything but tn, rr>,ri, 81
his name and reputation. n : mo-
worm that turns, but IL man NUh ~
heart strong enough to bear nb,au H.
own great >orroWS for Years in sI,p,
There il no diScoNcrahlc malice IN l-
arIaignmcnr of the great preacher no
is clearly above that. lie cN id,rr
ly seeks no revenge. But in hi ljUr
cation far worse l, suits are iuclul. .
thau amy rcNcmgctul desire could uuu
pass. Boston Post.
We can recall no one event >inc,. f'D
murder of Lincoln that has :" mo.,l
the people as this question vhr,a,
Henry Ward lbccchrr i the ha~,.>r o.,
men. If the story of Mr.. Tilt"u l. jIu.
then neither history OF fiction shows ~.
daik Il character. 1t is certainly llr
bile trait in our people that thee ht..
resolved to stand 10y MIR. BcccIrr n#.
the largest and nohc>t charity and COO.
tidencc. to believe that he has done Do.
wrong until the evidence comes j.. >....
IL shape as to leave no room t"l doaf
-Ncw YORK. Hc,aId.
After making due allowance tol 'L.
excited state of Mr.. BccchcI'> trclr-,
in penning this document. let IL hoD
that he will follow it up with >"-'
thing that plain people can understand.
and that will furnish his friends with
substantial reason t"r the tlrh rh,
still lcpoSc in his un>ullird honor. Nu
York Times.
Mr.. Tilton placed himself, "u VI"
day. in the most unfortunate and lnH
full position in which it j. possible to'
man to find himself the a>>lilaut.
public. of II Wonran'S honor. and l'.'
woman his wife, and the m"rh"l "t b.
children. If he should Ice .i>t"ll-l''
by the fact that the statement 0l"'
he regarded as unan>wrrIhl" hI> cd.
ed down upon HIM nothing hH e"
tumely and "hloquN he will md The
explanation in the existence 81 to-.
manly instinct which lies at the Vel.
| base of our social structure. aud tIll""-
| which woman. the weaker. finds. through
her very weakness. strength and di-
nifty. B,'ookIw EdgIc
| In the absence of positive proof ,'
the contrary. these aS>rNcliIlI"n> ' W.
Bccchrr and MIS-. Tiltnn would ." I'D
ccptcd as otlSctting an a'cu~I'''' ''
crime made 10y amy man. hut " I'N ],
made 10y man who has The shame
ci1rontcry to claim that he VIZ '',,'..''
10y Mr.. Hrrchcr. through N~. I.''''
in his very presence. IN It WIZ :"
that he does not feel At Ih"ilN ]"
scribe il. and that he did not resent
10y Il man VIII" SAYS thai ne i"1"'
wife locked in 4 h,'lro..m VIII I'
| tor. and he made no iH-~ H'''''I
acrtlSa!iur breaks d"Nn i"n ','
tai absence. oi ordinary mE'il!l"''
Scli'-IcSprct in the man maxim
B'"okiw Eagle. .uJ
Yesterday. Mr.. Tilt"n'~ >ldr >''''
| to he Il very strong """. 1'.' w. i.I
were im"cIri"u>ly mH'r ana l'' L..L
but Mr. I:r,.chcr'~ do"IAi mdh''
like the work of i very Iri"'''
most desperate mlm. VII" >''H'" "'
piriorS .ipp.iI:ii,,r.S t" make e.
scriou, ci;rr..r> E">f"H H""".
| is well To h~ Il good "HrNI''''' .,n
better To hc a good scholar; II T. J" ~.
all tn he II refined and r"nl'"""' -.,,,L
man. That the Young me" WIZ" Nh.
back the low ing chamPI"l'' L.i,.fm
first time to this, city, sci It Il, ''''' I'm
to III, al three. shows that 'h'3 IN,
the higher praise "f dr>''\ ~ '.-..,,J,d.
cess they 81 CALAMITY '"'''''''
y. !. Times.
or. stroke Of ligh'ning killed ~ l, I%
sous in W"odl"rd COUNTY ~" ,,J wife.
night. namely: Mr.. Mih"H and
Mr.. Black. wife and di"%''', -, l,r,,.
coIorcd person living IN me >''I" .hruiu-
During the same storm ''' I Ken.
struck many points /" '''''
lucky.