New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1875-07-19
THE TILTON- BEECHER TRIAL
THE RESULT SATISFACTORY.
THE rRIBUNE's CoURsE-THE CIRCUMsTANTIAL EVIL
pESCE--wHAr Mr.. Triton HAS DONE
IN fhe Editor of The Tribune.


THE rRIBUNE's CoURsE-THE CIRCUMsTANTIAL EVIL
pRSCE--wHAr Mr.. THToN HAS DONE.
ro fhs Edtfor Of The tribune.
SIR: Permit me to express, IN common,
believe with the vast majority OF your readers my
hearty appreciation Of tho Uniform just. and impartial
course OF THE TRIBUNE In s treatment OF the 'opc
the past six months Sometimes have been surprised
10 ind 80 large admission into its columns OF the capous
criticism OF some Of its readers, to whom any question
as TO validity OF proof seemed the argument OF par
tsan And yet do not remember so strong an evidence
ard exhibition Of conscious power in editorial manage
cnt by newspaper the publication without note or
comment Of undeserved complaints The sober Judgment
OF the majority outside the circle OF Intimate friends ana
acquaintance will, think, finally pronounce such YER
diet as we have attained, after ALL the BEST tht
could be hoped for perhaps the most desirable repre-
sents as fairly may he the proporiionatc conclusions
OF honorable throughout the country who paSSiS
in review all the evidence and compicxines Oh
this sad story, confess themselves To-Day a'ler
years elaboration, unable to agree. "mle
belicve in the innocence OF Henry Ward Bcecher
am frank to admit Ia because my trust III the man
and INV belief in the consideration due 10 long esfabshed
character and good rcputc ouweghs the s'rohI cc'"
staual evidence that, used against another a'u less o
bic man, would have crushed him long ago. cOulh As
surrlly wish this conclusion might he reached by I'll
vet cannot condemn an honest judgment that attach
ing less significance 10 the value OF character ana "
TO circumstance finds its hopes OF MS Innocence sn'u
by doubt. True, this doubt VIII pfoDahly grow
with the lapse years; yet, IL may be- Henry Nafh
I,cachcr await the ina yindicaton that DeQuihccy
tell, us others have sought, who, Il salnng the care
less innate cOtcm oraries. have thrown thensevtS
boldly on the Judgment OF FAR poscriSu,s' 'n""i'i
have Ind time 10 rcyew-to pOndcr-to reflect" .
But Il Theodore Tlt0n In his attack ON the reputation
Mr Bccciicr has not succeeded 10 IN" eHuh III MS
ambition, No one can deny him the attainment OF an
undivided verdict upCn himself. However widry may
divcrec opinions upon the character oi the Object o -
malice neither the sentiment OF to-day, nor the lHdg-
nent of pnsterity VIII disagree regarding hS OWL oc
ar ac,, bo determined to 'vnhicate himself" from
fhe aspciaion OF NcwEngland clergyman who Gales
am dog and 10 ,,abl,tatc himself with areputhioi
he had lost forever. To do it, he publsed To IN" Wo,
Tho III homer OF his wife, lie brand his chluith WIN"
astiur taint he dciuged tie land with hthy ana IN,
decent scandal: he caused the purity of cielgyieh us
me yirtne o women doabtc by youth aud sc"heo
of Inv the profi.lte: and he has succeeded only III
han ing the rpltit Of snglc Individual mo thc coih-
mon w. nj iulcnt uf his frliUw-oVunti ymen l."
E,OJkiyH, July >, 1879.