New-York tribune., 1875-01-13
A SHARP ANALYSIS OF SIGNIFICANT WORDS.

"Tife would be pleasant if could see that rebuilt
which is shattered" What has been shattered and
what had he 10 do with the shatterng What does mean
The answer already been given IN the mind OF each one OF
Won gentlemen the home that had been Fhated ana
was he who had shattered that home, and Oh II could
see that rebuit life would be sweet but as IT, 1--we IN ue
horror Of great darkness" live" he excl inns, on the
sharp and rugged edge of anxiety remoe Tear ana despa
cannot be endured much longer Every HoTd penned hee 20
carefully was understood full by MI Beecher when he phed
that letter No understands the meaning OF the hh
language better he and when he used that terrible
word "remorse he confessed his guiit The worn
itself is a confession Of guit and implies crime
behind 1t produce the feeling OF rmoe Inc very
meaning Of the word is TO bite again Reinorse N SOME
thing which keeps biting iis victim gnawing him. preyns
moon him As Crogan says "When remorse IL Dehueu win
the fear punishment and rises to despair II eohsh'u" W
supreme wretchedness the mind This is the reorse a'
Mr Beeeher felt a blended with the fear o puhs
ment that dread Of discovery Tor discovery car
red with 1t punishment and no Wonde uA' II snouu
cnoender in him as our author describes it, the supreme
wretchedncss OF the mind" No wonder that " shou''
as another author describes II, draw MN hisA "
the grave There are many kinds OF human ~retcheuh
There poverty, sickness, bereavement Ihefe "e
types Of anguish agony, heart trouble but rem fe ~
supree wre,cheduess the mind and that was NJ beecn
condition Of mind when he used that word reTnorse Mhen
he used that word he confessed 10 all that is contained III "
He confessed 10 crmnaity capable OF producing the supreme
wretchedness OF the mind guilt which makes rehose
bic guilt which bites and gnaws and preys upon i' U'He
ike a serpent singing like an adder What "As he " w
time and at this period that should place him upon e Ae
ped edge OF anxiety and fear and despair 70 A "
the world knewf SO the world knew, Mr. Beeeh "'s
A. the acme of his fame Of these facts when suDe
WE'RE made public and disturbed him had al tnat time
been made public known. Bear IN mlnd 'nA' u VIZ
time he as living the horror OF great darkness suffering ~
tomens of the damned upon the ragged edge OF despair
fear and rernor Woodruff publication had mol Deeh gwen
., tho world because that published until the ~ Vi
November s7a Bear mind that at this time at nc "A
suffering the torments Of the damned, MI 11tohs ee
Mr. Bowen relating charges Of moral delinquency maze W M
n had not vet been made public because that did not see
the Bpbt Of day until the 10th Of April l65 Bear III nhu
t ~ Ua had not a that time notified 10 Mr. Beeche thai
he intended TO prefer charges against MI Iton ana M
Bowen in which the specification averring uat Oh ~ ~
of August 1870 Mr Ton had tod Mrs Bradshaw I'M Hs
had discovered criminal intimacy between MI bes0nei w
Mrs Tihon 10 which speci1cau ton her name N@
ouached an a witness. Bear in mind that At inns
fine M Tilton had not appeared az fymo"A
Church and there confronted Its pastor Win uN
oueton whether had spoken asey Of him or not bar
mind that a this thu council that so disturbed The deiehn
ant had not vet called until November 1873 vefs w
inatory seps looking 70 that council taken Bear In nina
,h, ur Tiops letter TO DR. had not been puhsd
hecause that wac not published until the 24h OF June 1874 Al
the time that living in this horror OF great
n. the time that suffering the tormets Of the dannu
none OF these things had been made public Ibey haa !
passd through successful pew renting Of the church lie ma
delivered course Of the theological students on
New Haven with great and which had added grsu
his already great They thinking oi making piep
an,ns 10 celebrate what known the silver wedding
the afth year his minisatons in that ehur ana
n, this time when TO world he was Of the heght
his prosperity surrounded by powerful fr'ehos WIN
resources unlimited with fame broad m Christianity aa "
Iizaon-at THE moment this time thus situated mus cf
eumsance in the eyes the world standing Ne the oreiAo''
ureaeber Of the age nothing far the world kne"
cas shadow his pathway he offers 10 give il AL up s
offers 10 step down the suggestion q MI
Tilton. 80
Would you require gentlemen any other evidence OF 'e
guilt OF the defendant than he has furnished In the ee 70
which have called your attention, taken IN oonneouon WIN
the circumstances surTuuLdng him 81 iat ne: No no ''
ncent man. 10 intelligent Juror apprh M would require any
other evideule and this language can b, ApAlned upon any
theory Of flaA be for dcsted to near INC
EXPLANATION say you gentlemen Of the jury, II cannot
be explained consistent with innocence All the sopmy
and all the subees world ors and color up
the meaning Of letter take away te guilt ihrie con-
ifsed-ar bury he meaLln " those terrible words III hA'
letter.
OH but said that Mr. Becchcr coward and that
what led him do these foolish things and that suggrs
ton gentlemen, calls up another thought IN my own nina
Bear mind letter. written by Nj Beeeher
Voluntarily they written 70 The who has been en-