New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1875-06-09

tioning me 70 meet and alisy prejudces against T.
serene az If was not alarmed disturbed TO be cheer.
full at home and among friends when was sunenE INC
snd yet to come np fresh and full FOR Sunday h;
may be talked about but the real thing cannot De unde
stood from the outside nor Its wearing and Grinding ON
the nervous system.
And that trie description OF what had been I'M
posed upon him the policy OF ssnce" BY the urgency
and entreay Of Tilton and the pressure OF Aoulton
Now he says, When yOu say that am not ~ hcipi -
might be- and that the channels and the agencies tnss
with my little finger could open for the aid Of Mr. III
opened just consider this, that am under
these suspicious, circulated somehow, God only Knows
how and obliged TO maintain this situation" The let
ter proceeds:
God knows that have put more thought and judg.
and desire into my efforts to prepare way
for T. and E. than ibid for myself. hundredfod
Then be says that he loses opportunity Of try
ing to repair the evils and with increasing success
But the r0Ss this sI re- Sns TT,
feelings that had existed long Neither be nor you can De
grounds than late rlmors mention this explain why
knoc with absolute certainty that no mere statement
affairs and reinstate them TINE ana WORK WILL
II MI Tiltoh goes on with work-honorabIe noness
wurk-time and his work, showing his worthiness VIII
rensate him, hut nothing else can. With sefsser-
fcing spirit, he says:
my destruction would place him all right that shall
not stand In the way. I am willing 20 step down AND
out No one offer more than that That do oner.
the next June, when tho matter was pressing
on him. he said "very well; will resign will stand
this no longer II MI Tilton thinks don't do all In my
power to help him; II don't domy duty; If he desires
to terminate the policy Of silence and have the truth
known. I am ready for it at any moment"
Sacrifice without hesitation, II you can clearly seq
way to his safety and III S .hoa 10
destroyed, but he would not be saved F. and me en.
S Sem Tc could dee s se sacree my part
look upon death sweeterfaced than any friend
have in the world Life would be pleasant, II cOui ""
that rebuilt which Is shattered
There his anxiety Is for Others wholly for this family
But TO live the sharp and ragged edge OF anxiety,
remorse fear despair and yet put all the appear
ance Of sincerity and happiness cannot be endured much
longer am wel-nigh DISCOURAGED II You TOO cease
to trust me-to love mel am alone nave not Ano'er
Well 20 God commit all whatever N may oe mere 10
shall be well there With sincere gratitude Tor your ne
roic friendship and with sincere Affection even though
you love not, am yours though unknown 10 YOU
Now gentlemen, you very easily see that " Mr.
Beecher had the Of any OF these meas
OF guilt he would not have invited a. an escape
from the suspicious and coldness OF Mr. Moulton and OF
Mr. Ton and Of this great oppression TO him. thar any
body should charge him In the tnderost point with the
want Of socitude and Of effort TO restore the for
tunes concerning which he felt himself thus 10 be re-
preached II had had the consciousness thas
this seduction Of q parishoner this adultery
| with COMMUNICATE that all these horrible i'm
putatons were ~ facts chat were TO come ONT,
feeling would have doubted that he would rather hava
that than these anxeties and these impressions and
these appearances Of preyarcation and equvocahonf
By no means Why gentlemen. you may hold TINS 10 Do
fundamental proposition Of our nature implanted M US
not deeply than any other form and duty ana sent-
ment Of selfpreservaton that man conscious OF gus
never makes record Of IT, never voluntarily writes IT,
never parades it through strong epthets in voluntary
spontaneous repuse of GOODNESS the part OF Mr.
Mouton aud feeling Of Mr. TltOn that Mr. Beecher was
not doing enough him. Why, gentlemen the strongest
selfish impulses that likely TO overpower man VIII
not bring him confession disclosure even In the
sacred relation Of penitent and priest in the necessary
confidence of patient and surgeon physician or in re-
spect TO property and life and character between client
and lawyer until the law puts its protection over tnosa
confessions and for the good Of the soul and for the cure
Of the body and for the preservation and defense OF
| property assures TO those condolences seclusion
against the power OF disclosure before. the law.
The peniten that would seek the solace Of absomon Oh
spiritual will keep the secret TO the grave
rather than risk to disclosure by the law The wounded
or poisoned will carry In his blood and bones the
venom or the hemorrhage shat will take away his
nfe before will disclose the surgeon or physician
the source of the wounds the infections that are TO be-
tray him and client will keep from his lawyer even
what is to help life and his fortunes II at the same
time II is confession Of guilt and OF infny that by any
possibility could be disclosed through the source OF hs
confession; yet when society. recognizing thoso
deepest principles of nature has thus covered with
It's protection against the pryng eye OF Justice ana s
punishment all these condolences are told that this
lavish use OF epithets is to be construed "a con-
| fession of guilt Why, gentlemen, we all know
| that II you will trust men 10 portray tneir
feelings, their sympathes, their honest and cred-
table emotions there is limit 10 the profusepess
OF their condolences. and the strength and point OF
their reproaches and epthets and all this letter honest
indeed though overweight not WISE not the measure
of circumspect and careful thinker but the oupourilg
of the unrepressed sereproach that he who had been
working under impulses for the good OF others and had
borne 90 much himself, and was himself so much I'M
pressed with the consciousness OF fault that he had e1
pressed Mr. Tton and expressed to Mr. Mouton that
be- knowing that he not open TO these reproaenes
should still suffer them, of codnes mean, and ndifer-
ence touched him the very heart and without call,
without the least OCCASION and casting all these pearls
under the feet of these 10 be tramped on and
then to turned and ruined by them by this evidence
of his feelings that indeed is hard fate
You will ses gentlemen, that II Mr. Beecher is 10 suffer-
under the judgments OF men II will be because
they do not place themselves upon the level of feeling OF
discipline Of mind and heart OF long long study OF hove
and sympathy and charity the basis Of our religion.
| and the very hope and duty OF society.
II 10 because he Is tenderer in conscience
to the least touch of selfcOmpunctton that
these expressions Of overlooking reproach pity and.
If you please, despar at his inability to repress mischief
whichhe has unconsciously DONE that taken up by
other jud ments and made the Of crimes, as
they had been uttered by hardened and wicked men.
But hardened and wicked men don't confess at ALL and,
II they do confess they don't dwell on she circumstances
nor exaggerate the fault but yet exaggeraton is the
truth OF this and of the other letters IL is exaggeraon
Of feeling and not exaggeration Of fault.
Mr.. BEHCHER WRITES AGAIN IN A HOPE
LESS STRAIN.
Now, there are two other letters that con-
meet themselves. When the movements were going on
which ended in March with getttng the money Mr..