New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1875-05-26

and bos,dcs Con Tracy tits not honorable on my part
to Theodore TtltOn lot Mr. Beecher SOC those papers
"why mott" "They original papers" ""ny' mr.
Mouon they are original papers Of which the copies arc
circulating all through tho continent They are original
papers OF which Theodore TOn has pubshod the copies
so that they have from state TO State throuS o
Union What Mr.. Beecher wants Is to verify inc COPIES
by tho inspection Of the originals He don't know ~n"'
no has written he has left them in your hands In ruS'
he asks to look at them" al don't think ~
vo,,d bo honorable 10 Theodore Tlton to let
Henry Ward Boecher see what have never ie'
Theodore Triton see" whats You didn't publish
them q, "No" "whO did," "Theodore l".on,
" where did no get his copies = u T
know" "Did he get them from your NO "no
c,se has had tho papers ~ al don't know now no eo'
them, stornly refused to lot him mako copy OF a
single paper and honor calls upon me to refuse IL equally
stornIv to Mr. Beccher." "why, the originals VIII DO
safe il you will let me take copies. uoh Aho"'
whv there ia your own clerk let him make copies 80
that Mr. Bceoher may tho whole OF the papers OF
which you published what purport to be extracts Gen
Tracy / am going to Narragansett haven't 'nnc'
The General, lawyerlike, sits down ana "ri.cs
note asking IL he will allow Mr. Beechcr to have copies
made his expense and by Tt0n clerk t0tne end tna
he may be enabled to speak OF these papers, Oh WHICH
corbled extracts had boon given to tho public by Tton
but of which Mr. Beecher wished to give the whoie'
haven't time l am going to Narrasanset| Now II
Mouton could not trust his clerk to make copies OF
that he had in his tin and his safe there was
prhaps reason for the refusal What was there In those
papers that needed tho shelter Of darkness instead OF
tho blaze of light Gentlemen, the man who
was Just his way the for Narragansett mad IN
his pocket the pocket which contains pistol when ne
goes to a woman for letter. to clergyman for paper
he had in his pocket those papers, to exhibit them 70
Benjamin f. Butler-whO was no "Mutual Frend.' 10
whom Beecher had authorized him to show them-to
he woven by Gen. Butler into spiders which should
entrap the fly Of Plymouth Church This man whose
honor would not permit him to give to Mr. Beecher copies
of his own papers, which had already been published
by Theodore Tton. had them here (placng his hand on
the breast pocket to deliver them to man who what
ever may be his claims upon public consideration ana
regard had no claims upon Henry Ward Beecher except
those of rejected addresses and unreqed love- and ne
SAW to Tracy, al won't road your letter. ana ask
YOU to take back letter to Mr. Beecher and he pro
ceeded on his way This then processing such friend
ship for Henry Ward Beecher, who had never wronged
him. goes to Narraganset matches his plot pcrfects MS
libel goes homo with his statement, arrives here on the
morning of the 4th Of August finds another etter on
Mr. Beecher. dated tho 2Sth, asking him II ne wont
Give to him the letters he held in trust Tor MN,
at least to give them to the Committee, ana
writes to hm-no not writes to him, but copies
what BENJAMIN f. Butler had written Tor MIN