New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1875-06-02
CONSEQUENCES OF THE RESIGNATION
LETTER.

Now, if nothing had happened to Beecher
from the transaction OF the Goth OF December good
deal had happened to Bowen and good deal to Tton.
Bowen saw the necessity Of his rapid retreat from his
companionshp with Tton. and he left no doubt in
Tons mind OF what the result OF the interview between
Bowen and Beecher was OF what his TtOns fate at
Bowen's hands was to be- We have very graphic de-
scripton of II by Mr. TitOn. and Mr.. Bowen was not
called upon to contradict II by learned friends Now,
the staple OF the further conversation between Bowen
and Beecher this Bowen was slow 10 remember IT,
but IL all came There Is not word wanting in his
crosse Examination and direct examination together
to corroborate and sustain every word of Mr..
Beechers testimony In regard to that interview;
and call upon you to notice IT, not merely because 1t
gives an absolute confirmation Of the spirit and charac
Of the interview but because 1t corroborates the
strength and accuracy OF Mr.. Beecber's memory. Mr..
Beecber has displayed 10 you the conversation ABOUT Mr.
Ttons proGigacy the rumors OF It, as they had come
to Bowen, that he had heard nothing OF them-Bowen
hadn-ntil after he had deposed Ton from the editor
ship of The Independent that then they came in, came
like an ayalanch came from here and there from the
West and from the North and that they were horrible
and then that he Mr. Beecher said, "Wel have heard
about Mr. Tilton myself" and within very short
time, Bowen says that Beecher asked him II he
knew anything about any troubles in Mr. Tltons family
No" says Bowen, "no have heard nothing Of any
consequence about any troubles in his family" Well
am sure don't know that he had. have nothing but
Mr.. Titon's word for it that he told him anything
against Mr. Beechcr in their conversation MT Bowen,
on further direct examination by his own side OF the
case the side that called him. made TO answer that at
the time OF the signing of the Trpartite Agreement
he had never heard Of any imputations against Mr..
Beecher In respect to Mr.. Tiltons family That Is in
1872 He says that he never had heard that Mr. Titon
had made any charge against Mr. Beecher They had an
object in asking him that question: and be favored that
object by his answer but the difficulty is that when you
get an into You cannot get 1t out and
competent for both sides TO comment upon 1t.
Now then Mr. Beecher proceeded to tell him about the
flight of Mrs Tton from her husbands roof the resort
TO her mother Mrs Morse their joint resort to him and
Mira Beecher, and the advice and the grounds OF the
application and OF the flight Of the wife, the Bessie Tur
ner matter other ntrgues with ladies OF more distnc
ton and credit and Mr. Beecher concurred In the opinion
of Mr. that ii would not do to have MI T1lton
at all connected with The Independent Now, the point
about Mr.. Bowen is that he had already made up his
mind the day before and all these statements OF Mr.
Beechcr which he admits were made to him,
Cured in that view, tended TO that result, really
produced no IMPRESSION upon him. because his mind,
sefposed had already determined But he agreed
question put him that there nothing in what Mr.
Beecher said that tended to uDsee his decision and he
had sad too, that although he had substantially made
up his mind, and had substantially informed Mr. Tlton
on the 26h Of December that he going TO discharge
him. yet he had not absolutely. And then in the next
codl be said that he had absolutely and so you have
those insensle vibrations Of great mind Between abso
Lutte and semiabsoue determination Why the touch Of
child Will rock great bOwder that poised in that way
and should think that what Mr.. Beecher said might
tend to the absolute and dispose OF the semiabsolute
determination Well gentlemen you all understand that
interview II Of the kind that b. Beecher states
and Mr.. Bowen absolutely confirms 1t. We have got
into a curious question of where the converse
ton took place, and which Is right about that
an unimportant consideration, there is an entire
agreement the OF the interview was that Mr.
Beecher did that snappng his ingersl for the
missive, and showed II. Mr. Bowen cared everything
for having appear that he had nothing TO do with the
mssive, and Mr. Bowen friendly, and friendly, and
friendly and glad 10 find that II he had not succeeded In
trumphing Mr. Beecher, he had at least success
fully concealed from him the deadly enmty and hatred
that he felt for him. and he back rubbing his hands
again. fguratvey, TO Mr.. Eggleston. who was waiting
for him, and said, Mr.. Beecher Is delighted that Mr.
Tilton Is discharged In the present tense "And he
is your friend, and my friend. and he has told me
stories about Tilton -" horrible stores" Eggeston
says our compact, and amity is complete"
Well gentlemen, I don't know whether Tilton has
msrcpresented Bowen In that previous interview
between himself and Mr. Bowen, not and don't
know that ever shall know, for by the
very Of the proposition 1t is only the statements OF
the two about each other that shall get Mr.
Ttons statement Of the interview stands the truth in
this 1t uncontradcted and furnishes far as
that into the estimate of the feelings and relations
Bowen. and Mr. Beecher. the evidence the subject
mean OF these calumnies against Mr. Bcecher, the
animosty Of Nj. Bowen, aud the subJugatou BY the