New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1875-05-29

men who wish to run these experiments with reptile
characters In animal nature try them.
Mr.. TILTON ACKNOWLEDGES MR. BEECHERs
BENEFITS.
Let men who wish to, run these risks with
the wckedness Of the heart when that is confessed
read to you the list of evil that out Of an evil
heart as given by who knew what was in man. Now,
having cautioned Judson to assume to be his friend
further and TO speak to him again. ne wrote NJ
Beecher this letter:
BROoKLYy Nov 30 1865.
Ret. HENRY WARD BHECHER-Hy Dear Friend Return
you letter Twice have been forced to appear your
antagonist before the public the occasions five years
OF being MANNED strengthened After this last, II
old love wakes instead OF wanes.
That was when the quarrel about the peaceful enden-
ces Of Mr. Beecher fresh, and when for some charity
that had been extended to the fallen foes among our
counrymen by Mr.. Beecher, he condemned with an
exhaustive vituperaon scarcely equaled blythe secular
press.
Two or three days ago. know not how impeed, took
written to from England, containing an adeconate
your death Tonight have been thinking that in case
aS"d Die HF sa TSn y i wall AND OF
rocated love- My friend from my boyhood up you have
man can be- While was student, the influence Of your
mind on mine was greater than all books and all teach
years has been to my wife and family, the chief
affection Of nay life BY you was baptized by you mar
friend, companion. The you never pay.
Ny religious lre my intellectual development my open
these my dear friend owe in 80 great degree to your
kindness that my gratitude cannot he written in
words, but must be expressed only III love.
Then, what hours we have had toge'her! What arm
narm wanderings about the streets what hunts lor
munings! What interminglings OF mir1 OF tears, OF
The more think back upon this friendship the
am convinced that not public position, not your
the secret Of the bond between For whether you had
been high or low, great or common, believe that my
the same Now therefore, want to that IT, either
long lately, any word OF mine whether spoken or
printed whether public or private has given you pain
beg YOU 10 blot IL from your memory and write your
forgiveness in it's place Moreover should die leay
fathers sake, who has taught them to reverence you
and to regard you as the man OF men. ,,o uoro,
been refreshing than during the last year Never
before have had such fair and winning thoughts OF the
other life With these thoughts you stand connected in
strange and beautiful way believe human irienusnip
earthly; 1t shall day stand uplfted above NOR
taty, safe, without or flaw, without breath to
blot, or a suspicion TO endangeri IL
Meanwhile, o. my friend. may our Father in heaven
bless you the EARTH guide you strengthen YOU nlu-
crown And now good night sweet be your dreams
THEODORE TILroS.
Now gentlemen. you understand what words worth,
written spoken from this When, three days be-
fore, his sanderous tongue has spoken mischief and
acquaintance OF Mr.. Beecher, the recipient OF
his easnss, asked this, at least, about Mr. Beecher-
that there have been any suggestions against his
morality in respect OF women" and Theodore Tilton
with the threeacted pomp OF duty to friendship, and
felty to TRUTH which forbade ask what untrue,
and did permit him 10 tell what was true, said Il
have lost my faith in man." and when asked what point
there In that in regard TO MI Beecher- have lost
faith In man." and third time pressed Il have
lost my faith in man." and then, at midnight, in
order that might be preserved after he is dead, II
he should die suddenly. or take poison - what
poison would operate - preserves this record.
Are such characters newt They are not common We
should have out OF this world into another II the
staple OF society made up OF such characters
No. serpent heart hid in howery face is charac-
ter old least Shakespeare and thus preserved by
him. Now, gentlemen there is nothing In all this unless
1t you rest, it does TO me, correct in
telgent candid, and not unchartable estimate Of this
plaintiffs character as disclosed by his evidence
Such believe it 10 be; such the juxtaposOn that We
are make OF things said in private and demon
STATIONS made in public, shows you the character
Ii shows you It's discords; it shows You its
main current OF purpose and Of blood; it is the
character And 1t shows You II shows yOu that
when you dealing with disputed question OF par
cuar line Of conduct incident relation between
two you only get hold OF enough OF their re-
spectve characters you tell whether the other
with the character disclosed outside Of the particular
controversy of the Truth COMFORTS WITH
agrees WITH every metaphysical moral and spiritual
in the world Error may confuse; error may distort
but be there truth that is not compatible
with every other truth in the material creation or the
moral relations Sometimes, by fortunately or sklfuly
acquiring facts enough TO whether the particular
fact will comport with them the crosscxamner is en-
abed to battle the false purpose ~ a witness. Why
what is Examination, in s subtle, penetrating
poweri think IL is 10 exhibit the inrmity OF mem
DRY, and the nexacness OF expression by words and
that great feat is accomplished when. by asking wit
tell long conversation over two or three times
the witty and profound has demonstrated
that the thing cannot be done. Well everybody Of any
common sense knew IL before How often did the coun
sci exhibit 10 you their na5iy-and do Mt refer now
my learned opponents any more than 10 ourselves
counsel before youexhbit their inability TO repeat,
after q ten interruption by legal discussion.
very question that had been asked before the discus
sion began and allowed to be repeated and before
your eyes, and without the least shame or annoy
anee, asked that the stenographer might
read the question because We could not repeat
it. Now with such confession Of this common trait
between witty and profound crossexamners and COM
mOnplace unstrained memories does not seem to me
very great triumph OF crossexamnaton TO exhibit this
incapacty Indeed II the rote followed completely
in the second relation, would show that was known
by heart-had been committed 10 memory. But when
Examination, ignorant AT the start or imperfecty
instructed undertakes to demonstrate the mprobabity
the alsehOod OF immediate statement by showing its
incompatiby with facts that shall be arrayed around
it, and how it will not compOrt with them then is that
the cYoesexaminer follows this great rule and principle
Of TRUTH that truth II truth, will match all round with
material facts, with moral quates but If 1t be false II
that triumph the of justice, in the
service OF truth follows The employment OF the trained
art OF the lawyer it is great and beneicent result but
- NJ
memory laughter the Indifferent mental qualities OF
this or witness is the only result Of crossexamina
ton, it may immediate purpose, but it does
not serve justice or promote truth.