, 1875-02-01
TIlTON'S TONGUE.
f:'t,r;inuc,i fra,n tt.e Tirnt 1'nae.,

of nnr Le.l-!alnra.
donnt Fsrpose, rir. to examine At any con.
fidcrahlo r't;'li .l1tls,tIes referred to OF cnm'
7ncisfel utnal. bit tne1rtnnI u1lr learned nd
srrsSfr ~ dclGt7 ttat .ln stl,:ty nf tho common
lar. excluding l.u.'a,ul at vife as witncasoa for
anl nGsinst each other in founded Hnn tho haE- I
1nnny a!4n tic Iy4olauii!ty Of tho domestic rela-
tics. do:Is nias proposition, sir. Il II main
taiued undoubtedly, by many nf tho Egltal al.
tlloftte*, AMI ts. IN nue nnti,o;ty In this STAIR
alluded to NJ tho Ero1Ed Ut cSclaaion bit III |
later a',,l l'o:cr considered authorities. R;li,ut
10 ;nar Honor THAI thu dognaa las NJ support
liz rsnH lrinseats
'fts %i:;':i-IAr rrsrlIA-:.r
that the dsfcns:ant .tit,crte la4 }n;bst,c1 lp
'.cn.ud II Atf tue ",i i';r Tic 10 s1cloa Is al
t,n4slbln rvi!en4c tilas ctl4l ~ ;roJ;cei Hga.t
him. 10 all tho carsh he 4'a4 given public thai
lcn@e. d"a'anoi.y that evcrvh'Ty wlin can throv
til. f,It 1l1on this rai.ed nid tro;lhfed contro-
vc,Ay should appear ntnl prepert it. To-dsv
through Ills r.iuH1el, lIe HeekH to cinso
tllu iti'c.Hl asenua ol erlderco. Ia biz adscr-
sarY "ttc1o while AGO, lsc called UPON to appear
ssr makes tic objection Of incn,nneicncv. 1t is
mt for lite to sar. Sir whether tho confidence ii
tut c!ti:ilenso Tested uf,on tho c,c'lnstancn
that tue Fcseatinns '7osa to be- tnadc bcfore !!'s
oNn cllo-sn Judges. arVonted by aud ruled by
himself, and thu: to-tlay that ci,al!cngo in an
awrrc't before refiabls and competent tribunal
and lnt'"r tho sanction of ju}icaat Law. At nstr
rate. 1t liz . r*ui"rlseblo inconsistency ard the
s,;c rcas.1n: which fhoHM TINA hare altcfc1 t:lp
! 1n,,o d cnaft1tnca and doliance On the pttt Of
t!iis lefcEdaDt.
TIE >I;*Ir,'Asri: OF THE rr1At-
lh1t, r':. sh- i'ssutiosl, altl4oHeh reErosentel
! by Hy learned fri:iM az q slcrccsaty l,,yruit
ui'nE. thn F)ars Of till I'a5stiT Of nInuey co:h-
pear at!un to which shall a!ue he: caftc; 4
Er no mc,.:,s an action ri tila: car,cter. It it,
ct.dea Ic:.tlona Ut higher interest t1 Tic eonl-
! .nnniir mil IL thu rartier. lin object ie 1Hr
ia:rfr araa niSit.rf t:an TIE mere consolidation
1t i,n:oS"r. Il locks tn tLs vin.licatiun Of opn
fttv "li1nl Tif,cGt!an is urccssrrs. that r, tho
ilain.'i III this a':snr. It sseyts 'la rlncsssos
! If whether i pronl!Helit and c:aibsnt leblpr Of
tho trlaticHty uf tho ago ID 10 La NJ ticich
| down hy tie scGrn and condemnation Of man.
kind hl1 TIM sCst interest t!.st rE around ttis
case, as cn1'l:eete4 with thcse 1,Ais, and far,
reaching c3Aseiinences, is of far hs;:hes ard
greaLer consideration thau lto tecIniral and
simple ruea.sn Of tic t.lti,u.to Judgment for
1ia,c damages whic', is to 10 oytlectesl aloao
f:uaA this jAry. AND. undoubtedly, Rir. thu
c,,unEsl for this slcren;:,ut, in Ito ptrs;iit ct
| s.'eis Aats, ara quite untitled 10 presen. hny
t's h:a' nhjee, io1 to tho admission Ut eviiencs
WHICH lauy il t}e.r Judgment appna. approrriate
| u:Id p:'prr. HIT, whether they kHoH it Or nat,
.ii?na cbj"ctions wcl. sccll to ezclule Hight. Gd
ana to ftlll hide III .darkuers llo alleged ain of
| this dEfehaant. reflect no credit npun Lia
| Character. and will not MD in All effort ot his
| qualification.
And now. sir, whs: In left OF tho objection
tnIcr the lsh.(t tLis Legislation a11 tl.eso M
thori,ies, with tlese Judicial commentaries upon
tho spirit mud effect Of tho successive hct1 re-
| moving tha Gupetlinlunth to tho Introduction or
| witnesses. aud ia the light of all pahsin!e eyi.
ac:lce it being shown that tho docttlaeB oi sIls
common law hare been exploded By recent logia-
ln::on il havinE teen over and over asan as
serted bs Tho higher Court OF this State, VIA.
remains. repeat; Of the objection, and why Ii 1t,
either upon authority Or upon principle, thar
this plaintiff is excluded from TINT Witness
etnnd7
| pARKER AFFECTS OF THE CASE.
mn st n lots, sir. to perceive upon whHt theo-
ry. upon What princpls, uppu whit principal
e,tilHr of policy Of law, TINT exclusion cnn be
maintained. know that evidence may be drawn
frun, this Nltness. il sworn. Which will reilcc.
upon tue chastity and the honur Of As wi!s. I
know that iact hns given, and will give 10 my
| learned friend aa oppcrsuni!y to GaxcEnt upou
tho lorfld and TIN barbafouB appearance .! sl1ch
disasrcoruens aud controversy bctweou ratties
70 ho'tly and desriT connected; md lie
1las slra~n painful aud pitifui picture
Of tile dcaortod and wronged wife. dishonored and
crushed by the testimony Of husband IN eager
chata a!.cs tAe gold Of !sis adversary. lIe has
presented t!lis wifo in NJ aFcumen.ative allcSo-
~, as listening 70 the aesusatians OF her hnh-
band, hearing the revelation ct her confessed
tfinlonor published to nll the world, aud yet
compelled to rlt sileut. without possible on
..wor tron hes lips to tho supposed caln,nny.
Bit thu answer OF th, law in Inst which have
already giyc!t, Air, thu. so in not interested i'll
the event of this auit that her rights ars un-
'n1faircd anu uo!oncllcd. AMI sbo may CAIN all
the privileges Of tho relation existing betveen
liet aud the plaintiff. Hut tint picture, sir, In.
Muother ride. VIII that be tho Eyns REVELATION Of
her aaeerted gail7 Viii tho tcstinony frou, the
}ps Of the lusband To tho fret dark shadow
which gathers upon her womanly and wifely
clsaractcr: In tA!B or III any other conceivable
caso Of seduction, IL it the actipn ltso this, or
tho tcati.non? n tue act'ou ike this, which
c!usl,ea md s,,ius won'a.naool2 No. sir, no,
Eir Tho s..a1nc, the dlsrra.e, tho destrnc:icn
Thica this wife suffers. and nlust suffer.
Starts earlier in tf,o liAtory of th!g unfortunate
trsneactiG1l. It IL rot tbs hl1Rbaud wh0 reveals
tho wlfe's Gishonor; it il the pedocer, hir. Lon:
bofo1e This action wus commented. tho dark
cloud euthroudc;i tllia ~tfe. Tits actton was net
commenced until that wife. stimulated by her
hptiucer Ind dcacrted tho louso Of her husbant'.
lid b. t!,at se1uccr, appeared before his cllosen
tribunal, aud 7ontod her Bp1ean sud Indignation
nGainss this husband. Long before thls actIon
wzs commeuesd, the shadow Ind fallen over
That lIoi,sehnltl, un1 happy ind houored homu
Was disirxcttd md dissesoiod.
The argument does not apply, air: The pic
turo ID moi appropriate to tits occasion or this
rass It h not appropriate 10 hny occasion,
ti,as tho tliahonor and tho ruin whic! follows the
pati. nf tho se4iucer commenosB ,oug before tbs
husband III appriucd OF hiH own distonos.
l. eones. sF' in slenatea love; 4 eo'nes i.
comes, at las'> in tho CLAIR revelation to the
distracted heart Of tho husband Of his vito il
eet,:ttpn aud dtnhunor, Whatever may DO said
By .clMolaro lAton upon that otaud win not add
jot or title to the agony, the shame, or tho re-
| morse Of that wifA
| MONEY! NOT SOUGHT nj TIE rrA1N11FF.
But Ibis IN II Rult ter money, SIT uly rl!ens il
REPRESENTED ns thus treadipg over tho Esrnsatian
and Tho honor OF his xifo IL greedy chase attrr
the gold Of this leieu.iant. Whr sir, did not
tia c,unaol know better1 II not lis associate
and your Honor ll,ow better. llow lrng ngo
NAN IT that In this cause, and befofa your
Ronor, tho profrer vaa 1nado to abandon
this aet;6,>. ror damages. il my 1satnal friends
woah but pyrsa toswnrd their intt,uasion TOR
llhot N asaostinr tho adultery Ut this defendant
with bta nlfe. Theodore Iiiton HcAks no damages
troul this defendant, He would not stain and
hun, his 1alm With !us guild; but ho Aeeks. sir, d
undication. Tue sin of thts defendant hks fol-
}nwrd him with destructive efficacy. Thia
defendant has gathered around him tho
corau.cutH md tin condemnation Of soclcty /;
lia fortunes lsro been rrostr4tod, Tlloao
| anAcuuaulen MiloIa nlwaYn {uEI4W II the pAth Of