The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1875-05-22


less Y ne Of that order Of trouble 10 which they
are better prepared than we are TO sustain II.
Wnen these things happeued what should pc cN-
pected OF mem Z Now let suCu clmnhCat0n Of
Ir0ubie surround man ia our profession ana OF
mature years, accustomed 70 affairs. fearless.
seli-teuuu.t esquire, ready TOT peace ahd
equally ready Tor war; calm, sen possessed.
what thcny supp any such attempt we're
made upon . man he my tiend Beacu You Gun
see that eye na.hug wlth tire hat would not he
content unless y was sec9nd"a by a blow. Bat,
Just iook around thls audience, and see Wnetner
you cannot ltom wnere Won sit men of
worth and character exceedingly mprcssel Win
shai dor ShgH taiN To my wlef What 10
my vile aUont being rhat4 81 altI disnonurlng an
easy Tor US 60 say wat We coald nave done. II Is
not quite so easy Tor rs 70 know wat We would
nave done. but ABOVE az, u = ulncult 70 say
not what we would have uoue hut what any other
man would have done There are twelve o You.
one would have acted one Ney. Another another
Perhaps no two alike, even among you twelve
How shall Henry Ward beecher act Wen, II We
had IN our midst l., 900 Henry ward Beecners, we
should have the means Or Judging, because We
could Judge by the way one acted how the other
would; out We nave no more l2O01 Henry Ward
Beecners among US tnan nave l2,090 Theodore
Tlltons among Us. lLdugnlerl
Closing up TO recess Porter becomes converse
tionaI in his manner His voice drops low and
keeps at d pretty even level. He adore sses him
sell entirely TO the Jury. His sketch OF the differ
ence between the lawyer and the divine, the one
accustomed TO battle his way through the word.
mmghng chiefly with men, the other battered BY
women and praised by the other sex, beloved and
caressed and thrown into all xmas Of temptations,
interested the audience considerably.
a CONTRAST,
they are men greatly unlike as opposite as the
poles; but theJ are men eacn OF them VINO nave
lew parallels. You can't say, with absolute GER
talnty, that because sou. know how General Tracy
would act, or how Mr.. sherman or Nj. Howard
would act under the circumstances-you are not
quite sure THAT either MI. Beecher or Mr.. lllton
would ave acted IN precisely the same way. ana
vet II seems that there Is some sort O Procrustesi
bed which must he made 70 at. Whatever rheo-
dore Iltan would nave done under those clrcu A.
stances, unless Mr. Beecher did IL Beecner is
gulty. Wen, wnat ola nc 90 that's the ques-
something-not mucn. All that ne wrote
that day was not those three shsets
Henry ward Beecner wrote, so far az We
know on the lst q JSnury, 1871 are tnese:-"i
have trusted tubs 10 Moultun In confidence. II.
W. Beecher.n mat Is the record 81 tnar Does
that N IN that Henry Ward Beecher deDaucned
Now, the man who took that plper ana cherished
II, kept II IN his TN box secured Il IN ais sale,
there ana everywhere. had u photographed, used
1t as a WEAPON, used IL Tor the destruction ut IN.
toms euemes-tnat man VINO mas something mucn
better than those TWO ines, II IheodOre lltnn
tells The truih, ali he naa u 40 was 10 put his
nand IN MS pocset ana cake out the raper signed
by Elizabeth X. llltOn, Que ~ the most respect
able women IN BrooSlyn. that she had committed
adultery with Heury Ward Beecher the 10Th
an I7th OF October, 1865, anC aas IN ddulteTOus
intercourse with nm from nat time Tor erod
OF sixteen or eahteen months; and yet they would
have you be ieye that. having evidence like mat
they needed. anu having no evidence hut this,
lheS burned that
Jucgr Neuson-It IS one O'Clock
MT Porter-les, SIR
AZ ADJOURNMENT.
consultation here ensueo between Messrs
Evarts and Beach. which asted lew minutes.
Mr.. Beacn-lI our Honor please, III tine report
OF tie argument made oy Mr.. Porter Yesterday,
II bears some observations upon the letter OF
the 31st o! January, 1873. IL Is the letter waich
commences, .My Dear Husoand-l nave just re-
turned from Ma5te's 20 see your Dust,' &C NY
IrIenu. Nj. Porier commented upon or inter-
preted, q quotation ron that letter: anu this
paragraph appears in the report Of the tribune.
'.And she, appealing TO that earlier aye aud lnat
pure man which she IN ner wOman's simplicity
describes your FORMER luveiiaess' SAYS. that
], by my indifference and coidneSs, and reoukng
OF your s.us. nave d ougut you 10 abandon
the saviour whom YOU lOveG, TO 90 after strange
gods anu strange women YET can acceps
that destiny without the forgiveness OF
God, u Il VIII only restore vou my beloved nus
baud Of my youth Il II VIII only restore YOU 70
your lOrmer luveilness and reconcile you 70 that
Being wuo IS tue Coo o. your children and Of
giveness and salyatlon.r That appears IN the
port, sir, and l tnnk properly, ~ tue board OF
publishers. put into tn report as quotation, be-
cause NV friend there follows with an apparent
quotation u the lann uage. 1t was an naayeitence
INTO winch my ~ ned friend ell, tDlnk. lnere
are no su1n expressions IN the letter, such are
here assumed % De given. IL was evidently IN
tended by my learned Irlend as parapnrase upon
The spirit Of the letter | called the attention
Mr.. Abbott 10 the circumstances, ana he kindly
referred me to rho original letter and SAYS tho
passage should not nave Deen prnted a. quo
tatiOn. IL was mere statement ol the substance
or spirit of the ssage itself rom actual readnV
as see IRON actual reading oi the portions Of the
letter - placed before ne by ny lrlend
Ar. er-I am Obliged u nv earned friend
for mentioning n, for nv ~ G happened THIS morn
ing 10 IAN upon nm enurely different sentence IN
another paper, HI wnich nnd am made to in
pute TO Mr.. lilfon language which was using
myself and also on another occasion where Ian
Guage wnicn was reaily used ~ MI. futon in the
letter appears 70 De nv own. Everyone unGer-
stands utterly impossible it T. FIR Une re.
pot ter 10 kROw at what PRECISE pout the speaker
STOPS Ieauing ana iskes W. owa iaasuase !
tnink INC Jury arc apl' 70 DISTINGUISHES but my
voice being In tie condition In which n difficult
for them 10 near, they cannot az the same tune DC
looking ~ 70 see wnen am readmg anu Nnen |
Mr. Evsrts-l asked ms learned friend ana
associate, Judge Porter, now ne feels in re-
gard tc strength, IN view 81 The sudden
heat a. our Honor may readily apprc-
cate, IL is somewhat CeuIlitaung, Hn1 sir. Porter
does not ieel so adequate 10 proceed after the re-
cess as 10 maze lilm wisn e. proceed. Unless
Your Honor should tnink otherwise we might
adjourn nov, Il benz m last day Of the session.
Your Honor mas alWats been 80 cunsiuerate ana
disposed 10 graut All proper requests that we sub
nit 1t would not De i'm roper, view vi the way
Judge Porter ieeis, 70 ass our Honor 60 gran. u
ar. beacn-1f Your Honor pleas am resigned
TO the fatality Of this case. Wherever il goes.
must 30 Win II, and bear all the pernci0us con
Low difficult II - - speak ansecutiyelY several
da,s realize the TACT that the Sucden nut agree
aOle change M the weather nas made it sui more
oppressive 10 40 So II my learned friend, Mr..
Porter, iceis the sitpntest Inconvenience, am re-
signed 10 me Adjournment bat " tue unnecrs-
siry proiongatlUn ~ the trial must certainly
dissent.
Juuge Nelsoa-Then, gentlemen Of the Jurr, We
adjourn until Monday morning al eleven o'ciscE.
Please be here ~ that time.
HOW MUCH LONGERs
Mr.. Beach-Nlll Your Honor give ne some init
mation az ~ the length OF lime We will occupy.
We n w an intImasion mat ny Trend Mr.. Evarts
Will probably occupy dive day-. don't mean 10
say mat our Honor ought TO exercise your dis
cretonsry bower IN the lml, Or the aebate nut
Ii seems to me there should be some understand.
Ing anu limitation Is to ne extent oi the Discus
sion. am very sure | shali not pe obliged 10
trouble Your Honor more tHan a couple q Gays,