New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1875-06-02

all other men, III had told you that the way 10 get the
aid the sympathy. everything In respect OF sentiment
and effort that could do for another out on Mr.
Bcecher was 10 make him think that he had done you
wrong however slight and that IL in that way that
men did impose upon him, and that they knew him IA
well as Mr. rlton knew him they would impose upon MIN
great deal more-a that have laid out In theee gen
eraties Of testimony which try the patience-not OF
yOu gentlemen OF the jury for You understood them
but Of the al-wse critics OF the press that wondered
when going prove Mr.. Beecber innocent ana et
alone those gencralities of proof.
generality OF proof for Mr. Tilton 70 dsclose TO
you that the way 10 hold Of Mr. Beecher II through
his heart the way get hold OF his heart through
impression OF injury has been done IN him that
men who understand That practice 1t upon him, and
II they knew much about II he, Tilt0n does they
would practice il good deal Now that is gen
eraty that the whole malicious scheme 10 work
of the tenderness of heart and the tenderness Of con
OF Henry Ward Beecher that moral evidence, ar
they call It. that he must have done something very
wrong because Il man Of the world, gambler, profit
gate q Sir Philip Sidney, Sir Marmaduke would
rufe feather unless it three years seduction
and two years adultery All gentlemen sad thing II II
for u.s. this civilization Of ours you 70 argue the
magnitude OF an unknown onse by the reach Of gener
Gus, OF soictous chagrn, regret remorse, compuneon
that will flow out OF the wounding OF the feelings,
much of serious interference with the domestic
condition and with the external prosperity OF one OF
family standing IN the reatlOns OF 1renosnp 40 not
know express my Of this reduction OF human
nature to and vulgar standards by which the
lowest and the coarsest 10 impose their nature upon
all the grades OF character of conduct, which are
striving by education by religion, by all the humanies,
TO raise higher and higher toward heaven Ous
system Island how wonderfully successful it has
been-to raise q mortal to the skies; theirs
to drag angel down, and 1t is under those
two opposing forces and estimates of human
character human conduct and human destiny, that the
division takes place to-day before you C0wper who
besides being the instructive and religious moral
poet OF language and the sweetest composer OF de-
votiona hymns familiar TO ALL has the credit OF hav
ing written the wtes the most laughter moving erses
OF tongue also but besides John Gilpin he aso
had touch OF humor in other matters and having
occasion exhibit prans that the parishioners
tced upon q tithecollesting clergyman in England be
concludes the coarse Jokes the farmers and the mser
able sucrings OF the clergyman in this phy statement
"Oh, why farmers made coarse,
Or parsons made so fine;
A kick that would not hurt q horse
May kill a sound divine"
Now gentlemen, when they talk OF agitation OF mini
and feeling conjunction they dragging down
elevated purified Christanzed frame and abric
of character and and heart compare him with tho
grovelng and sentiments and feelings OF men
without character without conduct without aspiration
and without hope in the world, and they who without
hope in the world without God in the world