New-York tribune., 1875-07-03

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TIE PLYMOUTH COMMITTEES CHAIRMAN
SFLAKS.
PLYAOTTH CHURCH \ UNLI FO. Mi. AlkclE4'- 4HA
FA,IoK5 NFLUE>CE Nor HiPAiKtD-PRlch
CONFESSION INDiCAING HOW THE CASH AGAINST
NR r -FCHER WAS fKEPAR. ..
Henry W Sace, the Chairman 0f the Plymouth
Church Investigating Committee of last Summer,
was called upon yesterday afternoon b. q TRIBUNE
tcpolr and asLcSfog h's views as 10 the disagree
u.ent Of the Jury. Mr saSr talked very freely, and
c;lyo not only his impressions concerning the lnry'
hat $50 concerning Nr Titon, Mr.. N"u'ton, 'rs.
Tltou. Ain Moulion the Investigating COMMITTEE
and q variety of other TOPICS ccnn'c,e" Win me
scandal H. said t!af while it wonld und'uhte$'y
have be.u more satisfactory 10 Plymouth CnG~eh
AID to the many friends of Mr. b-echcr outside q
pl,.ro..,i Church to- have had . unanLor, Verdi,
IN favor Of the Defendant. yet the dissent Of three
,s.,, .r... tfat opinion I'D Mt Ill tac least dceree
lr,L ,hr moral effect Il Tie result nor shake IA
SINGLE instance the entire confidence o every nie II
her ~ Pvyne,th CsltG,h ina Mr. BeecIier'- comp ete
innocence Plymouth C',arch is absolutely ri1t
u H. belief in ~ ?a>tor innocence, and It's c"nYc
tiel LAX Be- has been GO sy ccir@s 81 and ii-sel
man, .,,, the heart, Of tie three thousand members
a
IL = n.t strange, said Nr sag, tl.t there s-ou'd
he a dileleace of opiaioA ao4s the twe.Ve men on
The Jury Take any community oi misce.iaaeou
rer.on>. and vou win fnd snsh dih r'lces Away
.y..tinr Among khose. however who know
Hcericr and Tilton and nonlton tlere is 40 dlucr-
en,c of opinion. T-ron am Nonto't hen taken
t,ce.Jer make "a most at.e team thoy are both
s,.art. both Courageous. Titou has the power OF
in.enion pa a4 extraordinary degree and IL ";.' ho'
~ al wonderful tliat tlcy could cCncoct 'JolJ o.
n,ncl Inherent PROBABILITY. Ilton a. Young man
IA , great genius lie wa always supposed "a be
man Of rrncine. cf higI c.aacter, q great peiy.
H. was wc1 known throughout tie bIted states,
and liceed ia i,ecialy Throughout the Vet. Hy
r.. talent AID bold advocacy 81 his "Ii ious
h. lte.rie tie social f.cld Of Srcu
men a. VIII m Lloyd Garrison, E"'1cc
Gr..le,. T. ry Wand Bee.her. We.don Ptili.
s.d u.aa o.. tLa. Class, but after II 1ecs.I To
l.. Whispered ..ai he Gia-olaf, Ia h,, habits
III influence WaIod and hi- fall began. IT"cA
d.. arg~d Tilirn iron Tie Iaac'aaa'H on 'e-
count Of lis d--olu;~Hes. IAis, Ar. Sage saa-.
NJ. Bowen had told him Jau. = ~ ], aid
laI al.o said t'lat Ilion swOFe that II he feli,
Mr. Beecter Should fll win him. This wa Liz
motive IN l. pursuit Of Mr.. Becclcr. II wa ditf-
cult for people T. b,!icyc that such man a. 1i-n
was popularity supposed To be, could suddenly turn
around aud to "a Dad u..su but t.ose whe knew HIN
Intimately aBd knew hi- dissolute ci.gacteT were NOT
surprised.
MIR sae.e said that there four classes of per-
sons who always rpeeed Mr. beechef. fiISt the
o1a pro-Saverv Copperhead, Democrat element,
who hated him fo- Ls outsIoken adj, oeaey Of aboii-
tion: second had reu who always reloiced 10 near
am evil thing inputedI 40 Of hitherto blamelcss
lvr, aud who would ike TO drag men down to their
t.ir ,,gn ba-e level third. large cLss OF ministers
Who we're ovorsh4 lowed by BeecAcrs prominent
talents. and who were influenced by professional
,o.,.ns,.. fourfh. the Old ewEugland Cal
whistle believer, in hcli who believe tnat
all vuo DO NOT believe in hch Will surely
~ tLcrc Thcse four clas-es OF men, declared Sif.
S,ro are III opposed 10 Mr. Beecher hecanse his life
ard opinions are totally opposed to them They can-
not u.iiold him, because he has 10 sympathy with
them
Nf. sax. then expressed himself very vigorously
and Al considerable length n regard 10 the Loader
Price afidsvts saving without reserve that he be-
Ecyed that matter could be ;rced 10 Iilion and
Mmli,ea. and that i conclusive as 10 the way
j. which rle entire idence IL tie case was manu-
fartur,l
Mr sage also referred 10 thc lahors of the lnves-
tigaaug Coualitt.. After hearing all the evidence
ur..s,ted 70 them and reading the different state
I.oats. the COMMITTEE took ballot without any
,r,..ous discussion. and tlls gesui "a il unaEi-
MOI, v.4.i,t IN favor of the innocence Of Mr.
I,,rhrr Not one on the Committee, from tile hIst,
..rr had single doubt upon that point Nj. sage
strongly denled that the COMMITTED WAS appointed
~ A wlhtewashing Committee saying that the
question arose IN Lis mind II did III the minds
q tie other members Did NJ. Beecher appoint
This Committee to fnrs and iupartally inSes-
i.gate tic matter and consider 9ll the eVi-
dencc aellus. hnn from wbatevcr source, OF did
he intend il a. al Generating and white
washing Committee As much as the members OF
That Committee loved Mr. Bcecher, they loved
tratL purify aud justice far more, aad tLey were
erh ore Determined 40 do jnstIce, nO matter who
rlglt stand OF who might fall. They heard all thu
evidence a.M when Mrs. Tlt0n old her story, that
ee did write the letter iinpcating Mr. Beecher, but
claimed that il was not her act. she was under
tie entire domination and chufIDl Of her husband
he's manner carried congIction Of the truth OF her
words. SIZE said that when her husband willed her ,
u do or to ssy thing she had absolutely no VIII 0i
her own ~ oppose 10 his. MF. sage said that he
knew instances of the physiological fact that one |
peIson should have this control another espe-
cIaDy man over a woInan, and more especially /
husband over a wife.
Mr.. Sage felt that Mr.. BeechcT's influence in /
FiyBr Itb Church would iOt IN the least degree be