New-York tribune., 1875-01-12

him yas fe had written e letter connon be had witt
ten Bowen he had received through Mr. hoalton the etes
OF that Mr. ton wocd not expose his scctct be
OF great that he borb his family but Win THU
fact pressing upon his mind with ts anxiety est AMI
moment Mr.. Titon might break out and esposG
| the guilty secret. he very anxious 10 know
what tho condition Of his mind. To
write TO him he could not; the wound that he had RivG
too deep He the state Of his mind by consulting
Others and Moulton his mutual friend;
to him he had oon6ded and to him he must go TO sscerss
whether he stood upon prccpce or not And upon the
7th Of February Mr. Mouton said to Mr. Tlton "M Beschex
anxious that should get from you expression Of yoos
feeling toward him." And Mr. Tion writes letter for Mr..
Beecher and desire TO call your attention the Significance
that letter In this place. and 10 show you that Mr. luton
actuaed In bearing this wrong and this suffering by the undng
love which ho bore his chdren h they was that rened
him from incting the punishment that was due To ma 90
stroyer the ne their for the sake Of the innocent
who involved IN this matter not only hs family, bat
Others yea the family of the defendant and hms he foboe
TO ske and when appealed by Mr. 1oulton 70 give sone
expression his feeling towards Beschcr order that no
might him that M Tton did not intend v expose
this secret that he did intend to strike but had eonsenIed
TO he wrote this significant letter portion only Of which
will read
say therefore very cheerfuy Notwithstanding the
great suffering which he has caused 70 Elizabeth myself
bear him malice shall do him wrong, shai dscounten
Of id bis seer .ec hS the public ought to sd your
offices in this have led % higher moral eeing than
might otherwise have reached Yours, &c.
Mr. Eyarts-That Is TO Moulton
Mr. Morris-That Is letter to Mouon written Mr Beo
request and shown Mr. Beecher for the purpose OF
assuring him Mr. Tilton did intend TO thh
great secret and says there that he will dscounenance
project by whosoever made exposure Of the sece
Mr. BeecheTs great notwithstanding the great wrong
that he has done to Elizabeth and myself" WelL
gentlemen the day the defendant writes two leers
the writing plain and unmistakab the writing upon
the wall There no mistake about what the party Writing
There no mistake las as 70 lhe s w5G1s Sl Ica @ NE p
ary the nth, mark you now gentlemen |ne M Itoh sS ,S
OF Mr. Beecher the wrong that had been done M
family there reconciliation at this time There "n
no forgiveness as apparent Beechers letter Mr. TIL 90
mad simply forbore to because In striking he must Dece
sahy strike his own family and bury them in the common ruin
This il written TO Mr.. MoultOn:
Il am glad to send you book which you will RELISH o.
which man on a sick bed ought 10 relish
MIR Moulton at this time was sick confined bis house. and
almost daily Mr. Beecher visited him at his house sometimes
twice day, connseng him with reference to this mater
endeavorng to take some means adopt measures that woAo
s Ss 9u5pg 5a S % Ike ' hs % could send you one every
day not repayment for your great kindness TO me- iSr % @
Nv trust in YOU is Implicit YoG have proved yourself
T6eodorc friend and Eizabetha Does God look down from
than hesei It is not an nmaon Of Gods intended merey
to all that each Of these has in you endI bl IN G as -
that by your kind inmaton Theodore SnG oI1o
be made friends again Theodore will have the hardest k ~
such q case, be not proved himself capable VI ns
Theodore viii have hardest task in that case but has D.
proved himself capable Of the nosesI thihgs, g, mE
would have q, the hSdfs M Beeef sF and Ms Ton w
concerned, there difficulty Recollection a. between
Why should ne have the hardest tssk1 Why because w
against against his household that this great wrong had
fbinos What noble thing had Mr. Tton from the S
Of December 1870 till the 9TH Of February lSl' What noble
thing had he done that he should call out TINS
his nobility What had he dOne Why be had done no0s
thing He had shown himself capable Of the nobes things
In what respect AID why and how Why because knowS
the crime which had been committed against MIN kh9wngas
desoaion which had been brought upon MS ne &
strike down the assassin Of ms h3ms 6s anS n
only had he orbOs strike dow down H ais tsS G for Is the saE:
Of his children, he had for0orne TO expose tne man ~ % % ~
OF the world. hope they will be aole y explain Wn' "a
Cany thus far no explanation been youchsafd because
il was ali muddle as he could recall the precise workings
ing the precise workings his when he wrote this lete
and when he wrote in these words ne VIII na'e s'
IL would be rather much to expect OF huhan
against whom such wrong as o o dIu a Ve @ ab 70
rise TO plane divine forgiveness and when men 90 cay
10 strike down the seducer has destroyed that home ney
are held up gnomny because Of the exercise q mos
are IN a tribunal where will not be available any mGfe
self toward me - In what had this generosity consisted
viii explain il to you he speaks q the generosity with
same facts as when he said Has he not proved himself
capable of the nobest things VI course II mn means b % 5 De- =
combe 1870 declared him to be bankrupt in charaeef
utterly worthless but It noble act that ne had dohs
prior 10 which he speaks but was generous foroeaf
ing and noble after the Sh OF December ana of 70 Ine
9Th ofsFebruy 1871 and ask YOU again. @na haa nc zone me
during time stay his hand and not 20 cast on h
destroyer OF MS nome 10 corh
and to the just punishment that would ioow sueh s
on the part OF virtuous and Christian community THIS man
that was everything that . was Ssd nOGombs on aS 1 ..
once is transformed into perfect man. capable a the
act other that have that he did during thai
period the defendant TO hs lace with having
seduced his wife and brought upon his home And
for this charge seduction and debauchery of the wife, and
the desOaton Of the home called perfect man gieTSus
beyond expression capable Of the nobest things Explain ~
You other theory than that winch nave P
the daboca crime known, the most infamous crime and
that minister OF the Gosle- 70 accuse suCh bhl
saw of such crime falsely, Is TO transform man from brute,
ibertne bankrupt into perfect man capable OF o
nobes things generous beyond expreson such an act
capabe Of thus transforming then there in
the language upon the theory Of the defense otherwise
not No gentlemen, of course can never speak TO Eod
aoain without his permission" Why nOt Why not? Why
Why because at time or Other at some indefinite
period that be stated in indefinite way that cannes
be explained Mr. Ton had seat word 10 him that he should
never the house again II that word had been sent wby
hond he house What had occurred be-
tween these parties who for had loved
what ay had occurred that should forbid him
ne. tb hons aganY But with that exp anaiion rcads
Would to Godwe three could be made rends again Ihto
dore would have the hardest such case but has he noe
hidden meve his house again. ana that the reases
one word gentlemen explains all this language every act Of
the defendant for the four every act OF Mr MOuon
conpecon with this every Of all the parties perfectly
main and all harmonic by just using this word" aaa
tery Take adultery out OF il and there not a. mncA
harmony in their letters in their acts as you would hnd Ia
But he writes another letter the day to Mrs Tea.
he writes this letter as no says by The permission On hr
her husband Theodore Tton the plaintiff Now marx you
gentemen he writes this letter TO Mrs I1ton by permon
~ her sbaud requests the return OF Il Oy MS hh
ha s he asks permission Of the who had made tais &c
caton against him write TO his wife, and hen wotein
letter, and requests its reslrn by the nsn no hiu ~ ~
when saw you last did expect ever to Sc. yoOsgan
TO be alive many days God was kinder 10 ME an we've my
When did he see her When hsfne seen her 4st On