The daily phoenix. [volume] (Columbia, S.C.) 1865-1878, 1874-08-15
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meaning Of Which 1 have recently
awakened. X, The full truth of
this history requires that one hore
fact should be- told, especially as Mr..
Iilton has invited it. Money has been
obtained from me, in the course of
these affairs, in considerable sums; but
I did not at first look upon the sugges.
tions that I should contribute to Mr..
Tilt0n's peouniary wants as sayoring
OF blaok-mail. This did not occur to
me until I had paid, perhaps, 50, 600;
afterwards contributed at one time
SIS. 900. After the money had been
paid over. in hve 81, OOO bills, to raise
0hioh mortgaged the house I live in,
felt very much dissatisfied with my
self about it. Finally, square de-
mand and threat were made to one of
my confidential friends. that if $5, 1000
more were net paid, Tilton's charges
would be laid before the public. This,
I saw at once, was black-mail in its
boldeet form, and never paid cent
OF it, but challenged and requested the
fullest exposure. In 1873. he (Beecher)
became inwardly satisfied that Tilton
was inherently and inevitably ruined
man. He did not mean we'll by me;
but US he had grown up under my in-
duence aud in my church, I could
never free myself from II certain de-
gree of responsibility for his mis-.
doings. Monl;on. apparently affected
by my soliloquy-for it was that rather
than conversation-said he was sure
that there would be 20 trouble in pro-
curing reconciliation. l gave him
leave to state to Theodore my feelings.
He (Moulton) sat down ut my table
and wrote down, as I supposed. O con-
densed report of my tuIl1-for went
on still pouring out my wounded feel
ings over this great desolation in MIR.
Tilton's family. He did not read the
paper to me, nor did I read it, nor
have ever seen it. More than year
afterwards, Beecher says, Moulton pre-
sents papers which Moulton alleged
were destroyed two years ago. She
(WoodhulI became the heroine Of Mr..
Moulton and Mr.. Tilton. She was
made welcome to both houses with the
toleration but net cordial consent of
their wives. Bcecher had interviews
with Woodhull. At the Grst inter
view, she was grncious; ut the second,
sue was cold aud naughty; but at the
third. she was angry and threatening =
for had persmptorily refused to pre-
side ut Il lecture she was about to give
at Steinwuy Hall. Most strenuous
effort, had been made by both MIR.
Tiltou and Mr.. Moulton to induce me
to preside ut this lecture, aud to iden-
tify myself publicly with Mrs. Wood
hull. AT about the same time, found
that the circle of which Mrs. Wood
hull formed part was the centre Of
loathsome scandalizing-organized,
classified and perpetuated with greedy
and unclean appetite for everything
that was foul or vile. After All inter
view with Tilton. Beecher says:
went forth like q street walker. She
evidently expected me, and showed
me at once to Mrs. Tilton's room.
Mrs. Tilton lay upon her bed, white as
marble, with closed eyes, as in a
trance, and with her bands upon her
bosom, palm to palm. like one in
prayer. AS look back upon it, the
picture is like some forms carved in
marble, that had seen upon moru-
ments in Europe. was by
no means the only clergyman who was
made the text for their private gossip.
while it seemed as if no woman of.dis.
tinction within the land WAS left out OF
their pool Of scandal. All the history
of their past lives, and even the graves
Of their friends. wore raked over to
furnish material and pretext for their
loathsome falsehoods. It was mex
pressibly disgusting to me, and would
not associate with these people; yet
Mr.. Tilton and Mr.. Moulton had some
strange theory concerning the manage
ment of this particular affair"
Beecher's oross-examination before
tho Plymouth Church Committee
places Moulton and Tilton in tho posi-
ton OF black-mailers. Beeoher em-
phatica!ly denied Tilton's allegation of
adultery with his wife, or of behaving
toward her in any way different from q
man to his own daughter. Tilton,
being interviewed, to-day, about
Beecher's defence, says Moulton will
now be obliged to publish the long
statement he had preserved. but with
drawn for the sake of peace. Beecher
had behaved ungratefully, especially
as Moulton had been his friend and
saved him from committing suicide
four years ago. That statement will
annihilate all Beecher's denials.
Beecher's Conduct is That of despe-
rate man, and his resorting to false.
hood to cover his conduct is simply
infamous.
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