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in the trial OF Mr. Beechsr. 1t New York, could
| possibly occuE- We are not now concerned with
lhe immediate issue OF the inquiry. How fA1
| the specific charges asainst the defendant have
bean subatantiated is in itseK = question Of very
| little consequence, and one into which We are
certainly not disposed to enter. Whatevez may
be the truth ~ to particular incidents, Mr'
Beecher's own account Of himsel. is sufficient
to show what sort OF man be is, and what is
the nature OF the religious influence which he
disseminates among his flock aud it il unnec-
essary to follow out tho subjec. IN ali it's Details
It is more important to observe the light which
the case throwa On soma pecuiarities OF
American temperament and feeling, Is
displayed in the manner Of the trial
and the attitude Of tho public ir regard to it,
The point ut ssue ia in itself very single one.
| and tho testimony bearing on it might have bsen
| easily compressed within small compass; but
| then everybody had agreed that this was to be a
great trial, and thas ths utmost amount Of dis
| play and excitement must be got out Of it. The
public expected to have it's CURIOSITY we'll hckled
.nd the performers in the CASE, on their part,
| were determined to loss no opportunity Of show
| ing themselves OF to the greareat advantage.
Accordingly tho examination OF witnesses, In
stead OF being strictly confined to the fscts Of
the case, has been made to include almost every
thing under the SUD. Most Americans in the
course Of their lives paaa thronrh . variety #
occupations. and when their pri7.ta Tfe n
ninutely gone into as IL was in this case theV
have good deal to tell. Witnesses were also
exhauetiyely probed "A tn their reIiriona min.
ions, and indeed cousiderabia nark of tbe evi-
denco is made up of Theological specn|ationa.
It would appear TINT public opinion on tho
whole, though it has had flactuadons. ia On ths
aide Of Mr. Beecher not that he IS generally
believed to be innocent but simply becansa nef,
ple xro tickled by his histrionic ffYronterv and
by the way in which he makes himself interest-
ing and his counsel has alan haInad rim IN fh;s
respect BY recalling the da1k days OF the War
when Beecher grappied With m infuriated aris-
tocracx On its own soil. Il doas not .nnear that
anybody takes what be saws YER yerv aerionslr 1s
bnt his smartness is Irresistible. since the acsn.
dal atosa the attendance 1t plymontb Church
on Sundays and on lecture nights has immensalY
increased, and tho preacher ia almost buried in
rifts of flowers far bis n}n,form- Whanovar
there has been nnv par1icnlarIv anocastira av;-
doncs in court there has been 4 rrah 70 rhnrch =,
sec how the pastor took it, After Mrs. Monl
toms disclosures. for instance. Mr.. Daechar
illei the church. but blocked the snr1nnnd;ng
streets. He read, We arc told. the Thirty-seventb
elocuton, and piacipg = a. Significant M @ m inaeetion ]
upon every "sentencs that seemed to relate to
provo the oecasion with eraasv rnct;on srg1;n9
of course that chasteninr was = acn of H;Tine
love. All tbesa lecturea and aermnns .re nov
reported 1t full length ia the psnara a1ong WITH
the proceedings Of the trial: and in facf M
Beecher has neysr flied tha stara to tha a.n,o
daeree A during tha 1aat few rnortba
fba oenera1 drift ~ M Daacasvs coun.,
seena Io ha that i doe. mi mnc 1ost @hat
man does m |onp "a he ia f1iI ~ .n;r;tna1 fsv,
and love for h1s fallow-cTeatnres. and ~ h;a
own cass her certainly nnn..Ta r. hsTs r,rr;sd
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