New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1875-03-02

hcen before The Committee agreeing with her that
certain report shall be made by this Committee andlhey wing
before the Committee and make statement which shall Jnsup
that report and lie there writes in his own Handwriting te
exact statement Deecher has always gyento this sa
THE ANTIQUITIES AND BROAD GESERAiLrlES IN
THE CASE
have now, gentlemen, believe, gone over all INC
facts this far design TO cal them to your sen
ton in this address You will observe gentlemen That nave
spent time commenting upon explaining the letters OF
the defendant | have confined myself TO stating
case which we shall prove which explains the letters and
prefer that the case should expu the letters than to explain
them by word OF mouth When we have presented toyon
case when have proven the facts winch nave au
before YOU yuu will that the explains the letters Inc
letters explain themselves They entirely consistent WIN
the case as We shall make IT, Everything here turns upon
single question When these people talking about gener
aies when Mr. Beecher using general language whch
might cover thing another thing the question 10
what w parties referring what did they have in their MINDS
Did they have this complicated transaction, the details oil "ch
difficult OF cEact statement involving this business Trouble
involving stories which Nr Beeche had told and circulated
against Mr. Ton involving the angry remarks which he had
made 10 Bowen when that letter had been presented to him. IN
voing the domestic difficulty between TtOn and his w'e IN
which Mr. and Mrs Beechc had both akon part; wa It this
complicated affair which had ended in Ttons dismissal ana
injury and for which Mr. Beeher had been convinced that he
had been In the wrong and had done Triton innstice-was
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for you And, say, these that we have made the i'c'
that already stand proved this case when they are
put alongside Of other facts which we SHAH prove,
will show you beyond all question what II was
those parties talking about and what 1t Is that ms
general language in this correspondence refers TO- You VIII
see gentlemen how utterly unsafe IL IL to ascbc to any par
tcuar ocnse rs being covered by general language that
dsienaes nothing oil this correspondence you will OBJ
serve that very few facts stated at AL This CORE
spondence consists entirely general expressions OF sorrow
and regret anguish but wherever there fact stated ia
one OF these letters when you consider it, you will
when the case be summed up-whcrcyer thcre Is
fact stated OF these letters yon will that that fact
IL against adultery tends establish Innocence and prove
innocence and guilt
mTut to show you that gen
ca language points any particular sin crime, desire
to read to You briefly now from Mrs. TiOn dated le
3st OF January 1863 II IL conceded on all hands that at TINS
time this lady perfectly pure. This language mad
no relation to adultery, as the paintn and we
both conccde Is nine months b3ore the pretended aesl
ton and two ycars hall before suspicion had been
excited All agree that this time this lady had no suspicion
thought that she had been accused Of crime and certainly
that she had never committed it, She referring to the ord
nary sins ordinary difficulties between husband and VIE
and want you to see how shedescribed Il:
"My Dear Hqs51ad: have just returned from Matiies
haunted night and LAY by OF knowing a because
my barshuess aud indifference 10 yOu you were driven 10
despair anl perhaps SIN AMI tlcsc 4'' years Vi "1'Pp
ness"
There the word remorse used in connection with harsh
ness merely harsh words harsh language anl yet they say
that the word remor.e' in Mr Bsechers letter means adn
terry cannot nyhng than adultery for what could
man have remorse except for the crime OF adultcy'
81 sometimes feel it to be the objectionable SIM
Suppose this had bee written by Mrs rton after the
ALLEGED act-crno how the changes would BE- rung that
phrase How my eloquent friend would eXpatate on that
sentence ami he would You what the objectionable sin
Of the wife, What but adultery; what it be bat aiu
terry And vet Of which she j. here speaking Is the
sin Of harshness ~ her husband unchatsbcnes' and i'll
temper
And God forgive r but you only be restored
TO your former lolein-ss shall CJnet 10 i've my me IN
pelDance yea Ill zlce an tc chief of sinners. under
Stand perfectly how !oI have let carry Ia my soul Ihs bur
den black Of sin
l. there any such language in Mr. Beecher letters notwith
standing his Sorrow notwithstanding the and wrctchednes
that these men inflicted him for four years. Notwithstanding
the fact that he did walk the rough and ragged edge Of life
for four long there is there aAy such general language
in hi. letters ~ this woman has used to describe
the mere mos. ncmAi Of ,nccs IN household M,
And coud turn you gentlemen, and my associate
will 10 letter Of Theodore rion himself written during TINS
very period that fall but yey little below the exaggerated
language which have rad fon his wife. he, to- uses the
word rtmor-e VITA him LIE ha, been failure and blight
am quotn, the language OF his letters long before charge
ofihs description moord in isj. ANA :. Hi language
repeat as ,ons Mr. Bcecher- stron IL the pIanHs
wife arly and You see gcu'elon The necessity that they
felt the pressure that they under Of attempting 9 cA
plain their own letter..