National Republican. (Washington City (D.C.)) 1872-1888, 1874-08-22

Q TED Ttton, who thought that Beecher shou
have done SO II he had stood BY him fully and fai
9 " es agreed in that letter. However, BELIEF
!, IIlton was mistaken, because Mr. william
: DID II against the wish o. Beeeher, and wlthol
q any consultation with him, as appears by the e
lowing letter. Of June Is, 1873:
Mr.. WEST TO BEEcHER.
NEW YORK, June Is, Is7s.
DEAR Sin: Moved by q sense Of duty AZ men
Der 81 Plymouth church, have decided to prefe
/ Tilton, and have requested Brother Hailida5
call 3 meeting Of the examining Committee IN O.
Thin sRss IN. make ne charges before then
J se99ainted with the facts, called last oVenIn
IA sst5r1d house Us where was Informed that 20
Oy early mail to-day. Yours very truly,
WILLIAM r. WEST.
Meanwhile Through intervention Of DR.. storr
ana ana S S,I,hers as l nndsrItood,) an eecleSRStia
" attempting distelloWship Of Plymouth
Snuren, were very displsasng 70 Beechor, AM
caused him much trouble, especially the action :
lowing letter. dated March rs, 1874;
| BEHcHER TO MouLToN.
| tConhdential.l
Mr. DEAR FRANZ; ! am indignant beyond OF
preston. Storrs' course has been an unspoAkablI
outrage. After his pretended sympathy nnC
friendship for Theodore, no has turned agains
him in the most Yenomous manner, and Il Is NO
sincere HIS professions 81 faith and affection foi
tactical Hls object 10 plain. He L determined
20 force conflict and % use ono Of US 70 destroy
| the other, II possible. That is his game.
BY singing Theodore he believes that he will
Dc driven Into course which he hopes Will ruin
me. II ever man betrayed another he has. ]
am IN hopes that Theodore, who has borne 90
much, will be unwilling to be fail in Storrs'
hand 10 strike at friend. There arc one or two
reasons, emphatic, for waiting until the end Of
attack on Plymouth church and threats against
Congregattonalism were so violent that The pub
nc n ma Is likely to be absorbed in the eecleyas-
tical elements, and not in the personal II Ply
mouth church is dlsfeloWShiped II Will CONSTITUTES
blow at me and the church far more severe than
a. MIN. Thlrd. That II Council docs not dilfel-
IoHshlp plymouth church, then, undoubtedly,
Storrs will go Cd into PresbyteriAnism as he
almost without disguise threatened in hts speech,
and In that case the emphasis will De there
At any rate while the fury RACES IN The council
1t is not wise to make any move that would be
one among 50 many as TO lose effect in degree,
see what ought to be done. Meantime, I an pa
tient, as know how to be, but pretty nearly used
up with inward Excitement, and must run away
ior day or two and hide and sleep, or there win
be funeral.
Cordially and trustingly, yours,
p S.~No one can tell under first imBF TaEs
what ne effect Of such speech will be. 1t ought
Mr.. Halliday, the assistant Of Beecher called upon
him and upon me to endeavor to learn the facts
about the difficulties between Beecher and Tiltop
stated to Halliday that did not think that either
ne or Beecher were well employed in endeaYor-
Ing to reopen q trouble which had been adjusted |
and settled by the parties to It, and that II was
better, IN my judgment, for everybody that the |
whole matter Should be allowed to repose In Quiet
The result Of the interview between Halliday |
Ind Bsecher was communicated to me IN the foi |
iSt tss S SIaaf bS. and unsigned that
writing.
BEEcHKR TO MouLroE.
SUNDAY MORNING.
MY DEAR FRIEND: Halliday called last night.
me interview with him did not satisfy but dIs-
uroed: It was the same with Bell, who was
resent. II tended directly to unsettlng Your
interview last night was very beneficial, and gave
This must be looked after 1t is vain
build II the foundation sinks under every effort
snail see you at 1880 tomorrow If you return BY
The anxiety which Peecher feels sbout than
tories, and the steps he took to quiet Thorn, to-
ether with the trust he reposed 10 me, and my
ndeayors 20 aid him in that behalf, may perhaps
as well seen from o letter headed Is, VS., which
believe to be June IS, 1873, and directed, Ny
lear Won Moltke-menninK myself and kindly
ompllmenting me with the name Of Q general
aYinB command Of battle.
BEEcHER TO MoULToN.
MY DEAR Won MoLTKE: have seen Howard
gain. he says that Il was not from Theodore
lat Wilkeson got the statement, but from Oar.
,nter. Is he reporting that YleH7 I have told
% Storrs. But I did not say suythlnT abont
.orrs. / sent Cleveland with my horses and :
lrpenter on hls guard about making such state. ,
ents3 From him these bear force Of coming :
ON headquarters.
ours truly, and ever, H. W BFEcRxR
Meanwhile Halliday had had an Interview With I
lton, the result OF which, as unIsttiInR the =
utter between Tllton and Boecher, was very 6
xi3usly awaited BY Beeoher, who communL. :,
ted 70 me, and who was also quite as anXious Y
~ y, al,ton should take no steps By which the :,
,tter between them should get Into the news Il
pers, or be made In any manner . matter OF ,
1trOversy.
With this Wow he stated the situation on the .,
ne night 81 the Interview q Halliday and I'll.
"aS Wilton In pencil In great haste. M
BEEoHER TO MoULToN. q
SUNDAY NtaHT. Il
II DEAN FaIEHpi The Eagle ought 70 have N
our folks. Neither you nor TSSodor TT oSTSt 70 q
troubled BY the side which you served 20 faiLh. o.
Y IN public. 2. The Do4cohI' meeting think %
nj; o. Tho only near next danger IL the women N
rrlll, BradlhhW, and tho poor dear child. ~
papers viii hold on month NO can ride out 81
o NO are 10 deop tranquil waters We Will An 81
hands IN profound and genuine LAuS Deo, for nc
ough igoh wilderness enly Divine PFoVl. ssnn
lthvd beasts that lay 10 wait Tor OUT iiyeSiF i II
IN the u o'clock train afteF SlooploII night. / =
anxious about Theodoro'g interview With Hal. GU
d!ya Ga is sss. Ss ~: MSnsSS 95gas Or
ssaehuSsttI ! shall get malls there iii FL Ia
have now produced 10 the COMMITTEES all the ri
ert and documents bearing upon the Iubiaot. da
Ter o. this Inquiry which have IN my posses. al
!, either from BeecheT, TIlton or Mrs Tllton
Vlous 70 the Bacon letter, and there iS but ono
ateFal matter OF which ! desire TO sneak,
questions put 10 the cross examination Of Til. !
o. published In the Brooklyn Eagle, and also neI
iiihed In the newspapers, with how much ofI WI
"a know not, that Mr.. Samuel Wilkeson had reI
rged that Tllton's case In controversy with hG'
Beeoher, and that he (Wilkeson) knew that mai
. had been no crime committed against TIlton Tul
Is 5. household by Beeeher; Bescher never IN an
ited 20 me that he thought there was any de- net
on Iilton's part TO blaeKmail him, and as / lee
S sS Ilg O. the money eontro StO
adyfully explained, know there was VIII
ATTEMPT ON TILToN's PART TO BLAcKUA1L Mr.
et anything more than what believe his lust u's
rom Bowen, so that am certain that MI IN
xeson is wholly mistaken in that regard. n1s
question whether Wilkeson knew or believed oth
any offence had been committed Willdepend III
the fact whether he knew Of anything that ~ :
been done BY Beeeher or TIlton'S wife which ~
,ovenant. Il viii be renembered III tsst pbs reg
rtite covenant was made solely in reference u
o disclosures which Bowen had made to TIL ~
set OTb Sat aSs II SSwS0 and IsO
oven OF Beecher's Gets towards himself were
proper advances made to his wife, and that and
MS SnA- ~ IN OIuer 70 save the honor bacl
vile. These questions will be answered nv ans,
reduction Of The IeS:SE Of April 2 1917, writ anot
samuel "lksson' 49, proc
wILKEsoE to XoUtros.
/, ~. ,,...,,. NEW YORK, AprIl2, 1874
Z for the closing act OF Justice and duty. R-oi
Theodore pass INTO your hand the written reno
gy which he holds for improper advances, By =
o you pass It into the hRmss Of the friendly sirs
q your room Of reconciliation. Then let rect
dore talk TO Oliver Johnson. hear that he sal
carpenter, the artist, have made thlE whole m
the subject Of conversation in ctubS acfn
SSiety SoHS SAhUBL hlLKEsoN. now
letter, It will be observed contains no pro- and
Ralnst biackmailing, either on TIlton's part were
own, upon Beecher or Bowen, and is Of the ing
y me rIripSrtite covenant Wilkesop also tiee,
ng OF Tiltons troubles kindly offered to pro- nifty
lin very lucrative employment in 3 large ali h
prise with which he was connected as aI- CORE
from letter dated January II, ISL: publ
wILKEsoE TO TIIT6R. un ~.
oRTHERN PACIFIC RAILROAD COMPANY, I n
r TILToN: You are in trouble. i come to IN ~
ith letter Just mailed to Jay Cooke, ad- 10 X,
him 70 secure your services as o platform ri
or 70 turn New England, Old England or ~ *
cat West upside down about our Northern S.orn
Q. Plnek up heart. You shant DO tram a. =
own. Keep quiet. Don't talk. Don'tp pub tt ~,
Aoide your time, and 1t Will be very good Will,
IVA ''' s.,,,,,, IU,,r,,.. had
I'll be observed that this letter was dhted ..
ne letter Of aP3l1gy and after the letter Of to Ii
q 10 employ In 90 grave an enterprise one BeSoj
be then knew OF believed 10 be ATTEMPTING dsnia
,kmail hif employer, and, besides, his kindly who