The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1875-06-12

tl0no. Bus
HE PROVES BRAVE MAN THEN
nerved BY the purity and the spirit or his cause.
There was no conscious weight OF error or sin
the majesty OF q great and glorious creation,
and ne sustained the cause OF this country. /
learned and eloquent friend In telling YOU how
successful and now noble that EFFORT was. | agree
s w a@ tn otys tsa III my
cess OF that grand performance on the part OF Mr..
Beeeher. But, then, my learned friend says to
Beeoner Of adultery Are you going TO allow
proud and envious England to say, why, IN that
Re persuaded and oyercame u.s. But, alter all all
alter ali, are you, gentlemen OF the jury" says
Mr.. Eyarts, "golng to convict that man so that
England may say that he was really a fallen man
on / you must not convict him England viii
laugh az US You must not, BY your verdict
send to England the announcement that the great
Beecker' who supdued ali Your nostlity ana won
all your convictions, has any human lnfrmity !
You must not tell England ne mas sedIced q
81 you. Her aristoeracy Will meet you with con-
tempt and raiiery An my irlend mas had too
too high respect for English sentiment and Eng
Hsn arstocracy, and II we have got 80 low, II the
debased in this free government OF ours tnat we
cannot pronounce justice as against our great
and noble men Tor fear OF the SCOTS OF the aristoc
racy or England, then GOO help Justice and Amer
lean institutions loud applause.)
Silent. =
MI. Beach-An. my friend Evarts, you were too
atea e. too m9ca VITA these Ensn9 Un aSsS en
played away TOO much OF your time at Paris. You
have lost the simple grandeur OF American inde-
pendence and individuality, and do you expect to
sortoi argument, BY that low appeal to me vul-
think you are addressingY What sort OF minds and
what hearts are you speaking tor In cause In
asca 10 our society and our
when great interests are at stake, when
ow acOn Is q to be eSs
you Will descend TO the debasement OF such con-
siderations as what may be the 1udGnent Of
You are men responsible in this case. No matter
what other people may think or other people say.
you are pledged to higher authority than pubic
opinion or foreign judgm and your con-
sciences are bound By an oath to the Judgment
clear, honest, independent convictions OF your
Judgment, and we will have them. Counsel mis-
taxes II ne supposes -, n,,s ,r.,
: Whatever may Know IN regard to the fnhu-
enGes ms case ana Ihe means when
lieve that they IAN aimless ana powerless be-
fore the Independence and the truth or each men,
Der or this jury; and by no word, by no hint, by
no insnnaton have ever or VIII ever assail the
integrity 81 tas sash
are looking With cOnsldersbe tere5Ttc the Prog TH
fess aud watching the result OF this case. Indeed
sonal information to that efect, and no
ton ana intelligence OF England than | have.
TO say ! have q respect for her institutions.
and limit Of their application IL quite announcer
thing; but sne has great men and learned men,
and u great many unjust ones too Bat | do not
that even England. with all her reverence Tor
potentates and dlgnitares ana herarcnies-I
abe question OF Mr.. Beecheris conviction or ac-
guittal with reference to any association he may
nave had In former times with her government
or population. England is not very apt TO laugh
at American justice or American effort. Indeed,
we nave grown 80 fast that even in the domain
civilians and Jurists, we have gained the respect
and adjudications are received and listened to
With as much respect as we take the old teach
ings OF the great lawyers and jurlsts OF England of
old. England Will not laugh ~ whatever verdict
you may pronounce; she VIII have no occasion to,
and she has had no occasion TO laugh at America
with tails country have rather frequently produced
serious emotions on the part OF England. laugh
citation OF The Scriptures, 'woe 20 him that calls
evil good and good evil.n what IL the application
o. that sentence en- Nobody disputes the pr9gTleJ
him who calls evil good and good eviu We agree
70 the sentiment; but we Rad a long essay from
my learned friend, Mr.. EvarIs, upon that subject
which led mo to think that there was some terri
BILE doom falling upon some OF Us. 1 do not know
good eyh and evn good y e i III.
ton Is 1t Moulton 7 Is IL mysel2 Against
whom Is II applied In this case TINS learned gen.
flsman and great advocate ought to have some
why, Henry ward Beecher tells Us that he was
charged with improper solicitations. Benjamin +.
Tracy tells us In his worldwide opening lsatirical
1augnterl that the real point in issue In this
IS wnetner the. offence was improper solicitations
or adultery. Mrs; Tton over and over again says
ease well, Mr.. Henry ward Beecher, whom
est man r. on ali the earth,n whom everybody sd-
mits is the greatest manin the pulpit OF the conn
try-f you have been guilty OF improPer solIclta.
tions addressed TO one OF your parishioners who
worshipped you as she did Der God, how comes II
that these sentlemen-Mr; Tracy aided by al
tnan as demi-god, upon whom the stain or sin
has never rested Who IS making good evil and
EVIL good ~ Can the pastor OF q great church adj
dress TO his parishioner solicitations OF lustlul
evil, undenled By his counsel IN court, and then be
represented to the American community and to
the world % q demlgod just descended from
heaven
Here remarkable scene took place. Porter
stood up like spectre and cried out In a sepul.
chral tone. II cannot permit counsel to mrepre-
bent us. we never admitted the charge OF i'm.
proper solicitations" Then he sat down, wnile
Beacn-nls white hair all flying about HMM
slstea that they did. Again Porter rose up, while
repeated bursts OF applause, repeatedly
checked, made noisy acc0mpani-
ment 70 the angry discussion between
the counsel. The Judge Interposed. Beach cried
put That he was surprised any gentleman would
stand up and interrupt counsel By stating he NJ
tered a fasehood. The feelings OF the audience
were highly wrought, and the preponderance mas
on the side oil Beach.
Mr.. P0rtcr-0ne moment cannot permit the
counsel TO make a statements the falsity OF which
Is known to the Court and TO every juror. When
have we admitted that Henry Ward Beecher made
improper advances 20 her3 Applause nom the
Plymouth party.l
Mr.. Beach-My learned friend forgets himself.
No rN IN "A WI tQN
been growing for thirty years between us will not
stand the tension or an accusation like false
hood. tApplause.l
permit me 10 give statement made In open
Court that we admitted q charge when Henry
Ward Bcecher has denied on oatD, aud against
which each OF the counsel In this case have ar
rued.
Judge Neilson--The Court
Nj. Porter CONFERENCE.-The question whether
the charge was improper solicitations or adultery
IL another thing. am amazed that my friend