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THE VALUE OF SINKING FUNDS.
EXPERIENCE OF MASSACHUSETTS -INsrA NcEs or
THE SUCCESS OF THE sCHEME.

EXPERIENCE OF MASSACHUSETTS -INSrA NcES on
THE SUCCESS OF THE SCHEME.
TO the Editor or The rrtbnne.
SIR: l am opposed, as you are, to tho
Z" mummery" OF sinking funds in general, and esPe-
cally when managed by expensive commissions Inoso
of are open to this objection, nor has
their creation most instances required anything moio
than the appropriation OF some specific source OF IN
come which has been applied 20 the extingushment OK
a partcular debt In 1887 the State subscribed $o""
for stock in the Western Railroad and piedgeu onehah
the prooeeds of lands Maine for payment OF the pond
due in 1857, when the fund was ample loan VI
In sterling bonds was also made TO the eorpo
ra,on which was required to appropriate the premium
ON the bonds sod and also $4,000 per annum from tho
earnings OF the road TO fund which. but for the
apaucial disturbances caused by tho would havo
paid the whole loan when 1t matured' thirty years
afterward -, ,.N -. hama and
ahroad aud for the payment Of these loans there weo
sinking funds created, which, as appears from
to meet the demands upon them These are al ~ ' @
hands OF the Treasurer aud are managed laitoa' nd
they have been Ncsr, S tue ss IN Se.S funds
In the notes OF counties. cities anu towns, and
from to per cent interest ln ,nn nsst 10
years The effect OF change from the paper n,c uv
of 20 cents 10 the gold at par upon tnss" ,d aesa
palities would be highly preJudcial, and IL woua %s
ss IL Justice required that or redemption s
provision should DO made for this KIND OF ss Mr.
amounting according 20 o in taot we may say
that all currency debts should be treated rs sucu
tna this would the principal obstacle 70
Boston Feb. 10, 1875. q, tbs
tran I'm our Treasury for most or tuo %
,nce Eeb 4 islO have thought might be exenseu v
saying something about our sinking funds wnen h.ye
seat Won copy OF the Treasurers report, which ps'
sss st pages "a, 10, ~ aud ". for DEBT W.
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MR.. TlLToN ASKING MR. BEECHEIs COMPANY TO
THE LAST.

Although Mr. Tilton and Mr.. Beecher had long
been separated public and social questions yet personally
they had always been friends aud Ton encouraged Beechers
visits his family In 1851 by letter which has been given
in evidence Mr. Ton then West answering letter OF his
wife which informed him Mr. Beechers visits to her during
that absence says:
MY DARLING: am sorry to hear that Mr. Beecher
had poor in BROOKLYN In view Of his KIND attentions
heart would more greet him as OF old sometimes
bottom With YOURSELF friend above all friends am in
perpetual love. r
And on Mr. Tton's examination before the investigating
Committee Of the church testified length the subject Of
Mr. Beeche relations his family how they originated and
how they were continued from time to time On that inyest
cation there put to him the following question:
SO AT the BEGINNING Of the aSquananf;Ss Of ~ Mr. 3 BeeShS
famly ly~dd you invite him frequently to your houseF A.
Yes, Sir and was always very proud when ne came -
a. Did you not 10 him that you desired nm to VISIT your
house frequently? A. did aud always scodcd him because
he did not ocner During the rst part of our life
frequency OF his visits took place purchased the house
in Lyingstonst' (which gentlemen yon viii Tememoer was wa
Tons family, according TO Mr. Tllton dd not begin unt
1865 He visited occasionally the earnest solicitation OF Mr.
Ton but not as often as Mr. Triton would desire MN TO- Dlt
he reside his house he acceed to Mr. III
toms request and visited him at his house frcqueny
@ Did you not say that there was tte woman al your
thai loved him dearlyf A did, many time; always
wanted him oftcner.
O. You frequently spoke him Of the high esteem and aec
ton that your wife bore to him. did not! A. ldd he
H.
O. You always knew IT. A. cannot say that always dd.
because at first during early years of married life felt
that Mr. BeechC rather sighted my family be intimate
with me- and think loved but he did not use to come
very my house. and it did not please me- wanted
him % Oftencr.
Q And ii wounded you, did It nOtI A. cannot say that
wounded Twas mere boy It was matter Of pride 70
She did know how talk with him. or how TO entertain
him and u process by which he obtained her conf
dence so that she could talk with him 1t the with
MIR Greeley lie had great reverence for her. and had on
aed opinion Of her do not think there was woman that
bc had a higher regard than for Mrs. Tion
O. And did she not have high regard for him alsol A.
Yes
O. And that known to you too A. That was known to
me and was very glad Of IT,
O. Did you urge him when you were of ecturlng!
A. did.
O. Did not you impress upon Mr. Beecher the necessity and
desire that you had that he would call upon family and
your wife frequently during your absence? A. did"
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That explanation

:, ,.f,r,ostion or else a break That explanation
ssa on sunday Jan ss 1853 The whole subject OF ms
,s,.,as with other womon his compositions MS suns Wv
,,s,ner OF treatment by his witn on a00o1"' ,.,.
sn.m his concealeat and Deceit were brought up ~ w.
n,eryiew Elizabeth TItoR in one OF he' mos eAAS
moods She spoke with frsnkness eanes'"eos :, ho
:, h, hnshand who stricken fe groYeng a. %
- ,s confessed that his sacred wedding" were stained
ss Vim ,n and that he could no longer look his wife and children
IN the face aud listen their words Of confidence ana SoS
without ' rcelns himself ga hypOcrIte de'e'er "n0N
.enslehre fnl OF dead mems bones"
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m ,h,, marriage may rghtfuy he Dissolved ex
ccpt aarant deliberate adultery while husband and "''s
Thst WAS Mr. Greeey denuncaton Of FREQ love- and hat
was the free love execrated Now let Us eee what mr.
Ton reply to that now read the third paragraph OF Mr.
Tiltons reply which ia as follows;
"II Just inference from your letter that advocate
Free Love on tho contrary stiy oppose It, The atest
bulletin Of Mr. stephen Pearl Andrews casgaes me because
love OF one man for through fe and hope beyond
death But this Is only my, own view; 1 40 not Iulgc @
only constitutes marrage that marriage makes ue pD d @
the bond marriage; and that gs the contract 70 d %
solves, and the marriage ceases. lwould no ihore
permit the law Of the land to enchan me to aw9nan wom
did not love, who did not love me- than would permit the
law TO handcun me slave to master on pahatp
There higher laws than civil statutes and am rgUg nS
and wife Love shond be like eson-rce from mandate y
the civil law"
that correspond with Mr. Tons oath that he has given
you the witness stand that he thinks divorce should be
regulated by law Does he think religion in free country
should be regulated by lawi
Mr. Tilton-Yes.
Mr. Beach-Neyer mind don't interrupt
Mr. Tracy-Does he think that whether you are member OF
this church that church should be subject regulated by
law! he think you desire to withdraw your relations
with one church and Join another, that the law
should prohibit you from doing that does he think the law
should undertake TO regulate In free country mans ea
tons to the churcn and to regulate his religion? No. Dut
he places divorce the footing as religion anu nc
says that "love should be like religion, free from the
mandate OF civil law" And 1t is important gentlemen that
you discrepancy between this publication OF Mr. TIL
made in this correspondence with Mr. Greeley and his state
OF his views upon the witness stand because as
shall show you further in this opening gentlemen that II
you satisfied that Mr. Tton other witness VINO may
be in this has deliberately fashed upon any
material matter concerning evidence here his whole evidence
rejected in other words you cannot rely upon any part
OF the evidence OF witness who has deliberately faied MS
evidence upon any material point And therefore you are
convinced that the plaintiff in this feeling the pressure
his counsel OF the necessity Of placing different
view upon convictions touching marriage and divorce than
no had placed his publications. came in here to state
them as he does believe them that Of itself would justify
you scardng everything that he has testified to from the
witness stand indeed would be your duty to do so.
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nv wife o. my darling In comparison with such iove You
expess how poor the friendship OF oil othet ehos
nave never seen any who loves ss you 40 .. ., Ill
We'll may he have said that You nave ns rcness ~ hsl
keep and not break With Gods help and with yours nns
be the fahfuest in the world blessings on you SUI
this Sabbath day. Ever yours,
During this Western trip he had, previous TO February 10
written his wife in regard visit he had paid this same west
ern family 10 which have referred He had stated TO her %
order to make that VISIT he had given up one or TWO OF Ms
engagements at ecturng and yet this wife having PROMISED
him no more chidng harshness, no more )ea'oy
when she received this letter from him informing her OF '
fact answers him in the manner shall now read on ihas
day afternoon February 49, 6 Mrs Tton wrote her hu'oa"u
then In the West, as follows -
TUESDAY, AFTERNOON Feb. 18th, 1868.
MY DARLING HUSBAND You have made me nSn tous ih,,
l broagt me the full epistle from Chicago read every
word eagerly; drop instantly whatever am 9os men n
nostman comes and give myself up utterly Dody anu SUI
locking prevent ntrnde just as We Ian ho oor
do after an absence heartily glad you arc win se %
Good friends in Chicago. How wish couid nave ose
You hope you have impressed upon - my III ,u
pec and love for her. How grateful was 70 your pop m
head 10 rest there In the bosom OF those dear ones an ~
Cost the Des Mones appointment and TWO letters oi e
awaiting you. realized, a. now ao ypuI ~ @
bor and the great hndance and drag nave Dech W Jou
young beautiful life. g., . .uoa s;nc and
cadden those dear eyes again. feel as never before
dreadful thing Ii is wound or stab any human heat
sharp ngng words Perhaps the dear Father mas gwen me
smother lcqse of life that may learn this lesson praise MN
for his goodness Then again. darling nave ie & 70 n ~
that there are few great and women me uea
faithful true marriage will be lost out OF the worid-ceay
out of the literary and refined world duness we revive
Il
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THE CALM THAT CAME BEFORE THE STORM.

We have now, gentlemen, traced the rise and
progress OF Theodore Ton from the time when boy he was
reporter upon the newspaper press to one OF the proudes
editorial chairs in the country station for which he was edu
Gated and fitted by this defendant and by him elevated to that
oftyposon Of power and influence But his star has cu
minated and henceorward will be painful duty to trace
the disastrous faR Of this man. whose early lie was 20 full OF
promise Previous to the publication Of the editorial in IAe
Iadepndn 50 Mr. Beecher knew and 80 far as the
world knew, no trouble had occurred between
Titon and his wife They were apparently Nv
ing in peect peace Mouton, the intimate friend OF the
family had nothing and suspected nothing Mrs Brad
shaw the friend OF both husband and wife, and VINO
passed much OF her time their house had discovered no I'M
happiness between them and may add did not until after
the Woodruff publication, known the Woodruff Scandal
But in the early days OF December and before Mr. Ton had
published his yaedctoy editor OF TIE hdpeadsn there
came to this defendant from Mrs Thon borne 70
him by the young girl Bessie Turner which message greatly
surprised the defendant lie informed that Mrs Ilon
had left her and her husband and desired to consult MN
on the subject separation The nature OF the wrongs OF
which she complained made known to him by the girl VINO
bore him the message who, with downcast eyes, informed
Mr. Beccher that Mr. TOn had twice attempted her virtue
the details OF which she then proceeded to give him.
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wife II was matter OF consultation between him and bis
wife: would determine It, gentlemen be calico
into his counsel George A. Bell one OF the most pomhe
his church. whom the plaintiff has put upon the wnesS
stand for advice upon subject and consultation was had
and after much reluctance Mr. Bcer concuucd In the opn
ion OF his wife and advised o separa0n.
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MRS. TrLToN's DEVOTION AND pIETY.

GENTLEMEN OF THE jury At the recess / was
reading you the remarkable correspondence that followed the
Interview between she husband and the wife Sunday evening"
January 16h the time Mr. Tnton to take his departure
Tor ectarng tour out West had read you letter
from hr Tton written the that night and had read
you two from his wife second letter from Mr.
Ton dated February 9th 1883 and you will see by this letter
gentlemen the high estimate in which he held his wife at this
time
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CRAwPoRDsvmLZ. ISD..

MY DEAR ANGEL dreamed Of you last night aud awoke
thinking Of this morning. How much want 10 see Won
How after youl How my soul besses you day by day
lean never describe how precious your love OF your
has appeared 10 him during these few weeks past Yonr sin
gensss your feryOr your purity your deyOtontey 1 my
mind and heart with reverence alteration and humility
regard INV last evening spent with you al home ~ The no,
memorable point my whole life You opened for me- that
night the Of Heaven which had long seemed shut
Ever since, have had nothing but glory thanksgiving and
praise II made a creature that man was
L. no more despOndencynO more relDlng more vain
gretsno loss Of selfrespecDo more groSeDg in
the dnst On the contrary again man among
aud Christian among Christians Now this transformation
yourself your rreprebe love DEVOTION 70 your
eeaseess prayers and TO yOar victorious faith
Your letters since have been from home this last time
have been dearest have ever penned They roya
u their tone Zach s WITH renewed pride aad oy Ia
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THE CHANGE OF FIVE YEARS WROUGHT IN Mr..
TILTON.

But now, gentlemen, invite your attention to the
change years had wrought the principles and char
Of Theodore Ton For five he had been editor Of
7He Iadep0detH OF the leading and most inluen-
tia of the religious journals OF the country lie
had denounced Mr.. Beccher politically in 1866
and had parted from him all public and social questions
Personally friendly he had by this attack himself OF from
that friendly guiding mind which had hitherto been his stay
and support His position rendered him servcabe the
advocates of doctrines To him it only necessary
upon him. For five years he had the
victim the aee For five years he had been the associate
and boon companion Of people of easy virtue who gd their
lives with plausible butcorupns theories How continuously
those who surrounded him burned incense to him and how
remorseessy they him. the history of those five years and
his disastrous fall the end bears sad and painful evidence
On the 1st of December 1870 the who in 1865
with such clearness tha, the marriage relation was
ordained OF God the of society had fallen that he
could publish the paper Of which he was The editor the
leading editorial the following After asking what love and
quoting from the poets, he says:
"To what breaks must inquire what makes the
marriage bond" Marriage without love sin against God
which, like other sins is to be repentcd Of ceased
the twain may been made one yet when love departs
marriage and divorce begins This is the essence
of Chrsts idea TO say that he granted divorce only
for a gross and 1eshly crime, is to forget that he
called the eye paramour and the heart wantons bed
IT, logical sequence and this too cannot be trucl the rress
be conclusion marriage broken and whether broken by
great against marriage as inhdclity OF the SOUL
This was his in December 1870 the responsible
editor Of that great newspaper TIE Ldpae or course It
flame Of indignation throughout this land from one
end OF it the other No Christian community would support
paper that advocated such doctrines and Mr. Bowen, who
can appreciate the standard Of yaue he cannot the standard
Of morals soon discovered that it was important for
him to be rid of this editor That this the cautious
utterance OF who at the time accepted the doctrine
OF social freedom broadly Victoria Woodruff herself
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DISCREPANCIES IN MIR. TILToNs UrTERANCEs.


You have heard the evidence, gentlemen of Mr..
Tton from the witness stand to the subject OF his views
upOn this question After the article which about 10 read
10 had been put evidence you how the learned coun
eel opposed break the force Of hatevdnce by intro
ducing Theodore Tton his redirect examination,
that he held the marriage relation in great sacredness thawh
him was only the question Of divorce and he opposed The
strict rule adopted and adhered to this State upon that sub
iect and desired beraze legislation and make 1t
pare with that OF New England the Western States And
YOU heard him testify the witness stand gentlemen in
answer TO the counsel and they felt il important make him
say have no doubt that he did not hold and held
the marriage relation above the law but it
which should be regulated by the law and the only fault he
found with the divorce laws Of this State that they
not sufficiently liberal and they ought to be beraized
but still it a matter to be regulated by
law That was material matter gentlemen Of evidence, and
propose TO convict Theodore Ton right here from his
writing Of having 1ed before you when he gave that ey
dence And propose show from his published writings
writings has repudated writings that he adheres
TO to this day. that when he said from the witness stand
he held as other men held that the laws of this State touching
divorce should liberal but still that divorce should be
matter regulated by law and not by the parties them
selves testified TO what is untrue. And ask gentlemen
your careful attention TO this correspondence which
among most celebrated correspondence that Mr. Theodore
Ton ever had in his life ask your careful attention TO his
uerances upon subject He answering Horace Greeeys
objections love and that you may clearly understand
the meaning Of his language shall read you Mr. Greeeys
position 80 that you may have before your mind clear
ception Of what Mr. Tion utterng Mr. Greeley says
81 You ask what mean by Free Love- Let illus
trate
Here husband and wife each fifty years old who have
lived wcdock quarter Of century and had six eight
children Of whom halt survive The pains and cares Of mater
nifty nearly out the wife while the husband 4 still
In the prime ~ manly yigor and strength He Aas filed
wider sphere and enjoyed better opportunities for mental cu
she has and feels himself her intellectual superior
Among his acquantances is youngc farer fesher
not richly lowered with worldly wealth. who admes and
admired by hwhO In fact willing II invited, TO be his
Affinity. and he is than willing that she shall II they
take up with each other take up IL quoted be
understood phrase with the free ioyes;l "their
arrangement whatever You please TO call H. Is just what
Free Love You know that such alliances
st feel that they abhod Of God and chief OF
human degradation family disruption and wretchcd
In short, hold the man who has 10 love and
cherish his ill death free love another while
that ser and slfyes ~ fuh ard MIN the duties OF
loyins VIE Hence InelselY lAts Erss Love ad hae
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Believe In me,
Yours always,


At that same journey West the 10th Of February he writes
her aaiu referring this Western influence ana me-
having made Of fahfuness assures her ta inc spe
with him is broken He says: "Te picture Madonna had ar
rived in good condition. and was hanging the wall the
wall Of the residence Of this lady
at Is very neatly framed and looks pure and royal
pleased but old fragrance has gone out or the
rose The flower still comcy interesting and agreeable put
marvel at myself thinking 1t fragrant above al sne
rest OF the garden 1t gone foreve can never pe 10
bencefoh ANYTHING but plant This figure OF speech
is mystery which think you will understand intimate no
names"
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BY bye,
Faithfully yours.

Now gentlemen, this letter written long before the
breath of suspicion had been breathed against this LADY, even
oy the malice OF her husband 1t written when his
tons with women destroyed his seepect and broken
him down. and he sought to paae it by the hahnes and
the Indifference and the jealousy which his conduct had in
spred in his wife To him and him she made her
forgiveness AS bounful make forgiveness to
an She accepted everything upon herself and see
refers hashnes here and her indifference perhaps
the cause temptations But to show you further and to
leave the subject of that interview and what
was discussed there read you the letter Of February
1853 has become somewhat famous in this
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TIE AFTERNOON SESSION

The Court met at 215 o'clock, pursuant to ad-
iournment, and Mr. Tracy resumed his argument.
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MONDAY, February Sd, 1868.
q ofclock II shiuk il icy a m


What may bring TO my beloved this bright morning: Then
she Most truly do love and resolved nevermore 10
repfcsS the expression Of have ed under me iata msaEe
thai would make you selfish but on what mas cost me 10
learn that large generous love cannot IN It's very nature
minister best and holy sate The picture Of your
dear face with glowing with love- but
sways bearing look Of that mss suffered Can who
am the thereof again be ndferenu Nay the little
life which romanet c0nsecraed to restore possible the
that would not enthusiastically make 10 this end. III God will
only consider worthy work win him have been think
ing my darling that knowing as you do your immense power
over audience them at your WILL that same power
you have with all public over any woman whom you may
love To love paseworhy but to abuse your gift OF mhu
ence is a sin.
This letter gentlemen which was so marveousy gsbled
by plaintiff in the early part OF this controversy before the
church which he rbed to put upon the wife impua
ton that she herself tempted and likely to fall and
resisting her temptation lie made it read as You
member speaking Of herself: "To love is praseworhy but
to abuse the gift is sin Here strong No temptation
could induce &C. But when you get at this letter and
read whole of it, you that She speaking OF him. and
the abuse his influence and she is demonstrating
with him against abuse "To love praiseworhy but
abuse your gift of influence sin Therefore would fain
help restore 20 Won that which broke RESPECT
Your manhood and its purity and dignity il you feel
T. il stronger than even love itself. / know this
because here am strong No demonstrations fascina-
tons could cause me to yield my womanhOod." :"
He had represented to her and believe that child
ing him. her Jealousy her hsrshness had compelled him to be
hypocte her. and her his relations and his
affections with other women He told that that course of
life which her conduct in this respect had enforced upon him.
lsd broken down his screpec and that she audes in
this passage She will aid him restore that sefrespcc
which she had helped him to break down.
Mr Evas-Mr Tracy the hour Of adjournment has arrived
The Court took until y. N.
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THE BOWEN bCANDAlaS AIIHlbU IED ~ Mis' III
TON
He had no scandals against Beccher that he dare
undertake the responsibility OF establishing do not
know gentlemen how far stories the reports which
attribute authorship Of scandals against Mr. Beecher to Mr.
Bowen arc true hsye my opinions that ther are vey