, 1875-04-24

hiH0s o*pIl~9E1EHHs
HER eEN2tiTY TO NA. nEECHER.
To The Edihnr Of The Chie,t7n Tribune:
ZoZoS1A, Indiana Co.. Pa, April 20.-A friend
Hends mo q copy OF tho New York Graphtc, With
thiB item mnrAed:
Mrs. Swisshelm IL tlseonrrct Of by wSlter, who
says TINT thu Of tcF cnn,ty to Mr. uychcr
not kuown. 1t hua lnen s1id 1t Is na,ard, tfat ?lr.
eccher frequently rejected her contributions, wht!o
Tilton accepted tleu.
Sorry TO bo accounted m nnomy uf Mr.. Deech-
'er, aud sorry for tho public sentiment which
makes this trial so largely question Of pef-
soual feelings tint my ono who expresses
an opinion 10 apt TO bo suspocIed Of souo
petty spite or other moan motive. certainly
DO nEL1rv1. THAT MH DEEcnEn ls GUILTY.
Of tho cri,nc with whica ho Is charecd,- ,-belsoyo
1t on his own evidence. To thy mind, his letters
aro conclusive; and lls attoutnt to explain away
thoir nvdcn. meaning IL rtsfnt, con.enantitle,
| and q mitch worse crime than tho original stu to
whlcl. they 80 unmistakably refer. No friend
ship could blind mo to tlla absnrdlty OF bis posi-
tion. Whatl full-grown nau, an author, a
I thought-coiner, meets another man, stranger,
who comeH to ns1 tho return OF lettor rctract-
| Ing another latter containing tho charge Of
| houous criule; and while thcy talk, aud w1Iilo
! his mind IL tncrtably fixed upon lho 1atgcr OF
documentary evidence, le fills to rnviug like
lHnatlc, ,-caarncscrizing mistaken. friendly ad-
ylco AZ q deadly eia; permits this hc-
| tlua(nsauco Of week to mako momor-
anda Of his words, anu then signs Men,t This
point IN the highest pinnacle Oh this citadel Of
abHusdisios,-Tho Dotonsc.
/ But for my motIyea: Tho readers OF TnE
TRIBUNE will remember tila: once WAS charged
with ospo,lsIng 1lr. Doeci,cr's cauao much too
| warmly. I certainly did all could to prevent
40 investigation OF tho eaasgea aftos they were
INV 1ecopt mans life should bo Sufficient IN.
sror - mi, - s,ar. .srnau,1,, o,,,osod ~,
e"'t ''t ~ aus4 sso5' '1lno3 oFfoeou wv
call'ng OF taat tounc'l III "lhen tho tonefeEa.
seaudal-lunt, went sho first time to The
rn,nnsr of,Ice. and for tho frat time saw its
thaa odI,or ~ hs1 s,,n, not ~ ~ so.sta n" n..
Tue" ea'oe' 70 peS 19m nos 10 auSoca'" NV ea.''
keep tho matter quiet. did this
rrAn1sa THAT THE sronr WAS rn,,E.
Int .ouyh. Ia aayo tt,o nub]c from tho otal,s or
a",, .sana., I,raaI s ,,nn, 4 .a ,nor, os;.ns ~
IME lninusE, ana upon several es;Ii othef eotofs
she cruelty of p1csslng ~. Illton 70 tno VAIL T.
Nc "e1e. anoeeus stssholng oc.wegn n.s dam,'3,y
tnkns eot that hat Council and the ReY
nscon oia very nncn!lstsan. unmsn1T tn!9g IN
AssacRing man IN euch ros'tion. urged, 30
og ~ }4on y W. .,p posane M npt naseae nomo
qua IHtoh ohoalu 20 Ieis 70 se1tso tnolf Own
pssVato qlasfels; anu teit that no ono "ad called
upon 70 interfere especially % such interference
was almost certaii. to opon INC Aood*gatea which
afo pouring out this tor1enf OF questionable
literature. Wh!1o there was hopo OF
success, ! dld VIA: Vt. boocher soeun'
10 bare argcd I'll h1a frieuds 20 do' i. Q, triot!
TO koop It quiet; but when tho exposure did
come. SHOULD ssv hsve osoG @ fa!ao 70 ny anseee.
taken n1des with tic nan vino Iad !cast money
and most enemles. No one doubts tint tho best
portion ct ny l!fe has been devoted to tho
sorvlye OF tho slayo. and those frlends who
have psver yet discovered any prudential reason
s%Gunting to shs tLonsaadta pett of an .pooSfs
Of the tlrst order.
In 1udsng mop, look back to their record IN
tho old days OF ttial--in that hArd.fought i,atsle
botweeu Hight and Might-wl,eu waH diyinety
called to opcn my mouth for tho dumb. to
''p'end tho cause Of the poor and needy u; when,
on the one sldo. thsre wastho ctouching, fmbruted
slA7o and tow poor friends; on tho other the
might Of tlis grcat Government, the allied A.
tniea of Church. Hud atata, ArtnY aud Mary, Pro-
,. lAtes aud Dloot!hounds, Presidents and Pirates,
Presbyterian Parsons aud poptsh Enihsartes,
Saints anl BinncEs, Men and urutes. Eemp1n-