New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1875-06-17

Beecher to be the man that he declares himself to be-
conscious Of no oense, never addressing an impure
thought or proposition to the wife Of bis friend yet
dwelling in this bitterness Of death. with tho hor-
ror Of great darkness broodlng over him, Wiling
TO step down from his glorious attitude az tnc
leading preacher Of the day. conscious OF all hia
crca, powers and his ennoblIng influences. feeling
past achievements and their glory and benefit ana con
scous that the future full Of the same career OF
glory and of benefaction to his ellownen-that man
offering TO step down from hs pulpit abandon his great
mission Offer himself ready and willing sacrince II
Theodore Tlton can helped. Elizabeth can he saved
and her children protected from dishonoring ana
whitening blight cannot gentlemen elaborate TOPIC
of this character. cannot make 1t moro empnatc "oo
appealing all the sympathes and the sentiments o'
our being the expression ITSELF connected win
your recollection Of the character VI this defendant ana
the circumstances by which he was surrounded.
sha come TO speak. by and by, OF the idea when nc
presents of interference In the family relation
of advice and OF unconscious winning vi the anectohs
Of Mrs. Tton Suppose all to be true what was there
In It that caused this great preacher TO tender himself a.
sacrifice for the woman who had unsoughf, bestowed
her affections upon him. to satisfy the wrongs OF ADVICE
to separation which never followed and to repair
the injuries produced by advice to Bowen which came
after the injury had produced And this Ia the only
apology In the case which is presented for this solemn
oTer OF sacrifice by Mr. Beecher. He proceeds;
Nothing can possibly be 40 bad the horror Of great
10 "ss f%an any an have
the world. Life would be pleasant II conid see tnat re-
ragged edge Of anxiety remorse fear despair and yet
to put all the appearance OF serenity and happiness
cannot he endured much longer.
RsmOrse! Dcspari Tho horror Of great darkness
the bitterness OF death i'm this condition this man was
dwelling and suffering And yet no says there was no
adequate cause for It'll have done nothing II was
true when looked up to Mrs Moulton and said TO her
Mrs. Moulton, am good man." Is IL conceivable
genernen Are to adopt any such theory In regard
10 the conduct OF Mr. Bcecher and these declarations
coming from great minister, from master OF our Ian
cnage from teacher in all the ways OF human nature,
years experience in the discipline and control OF
the human mind, and the culture OF the human heart
This man dwelling In darkness Of spirit on the ragged
edge of despair and remorsc and yet snlcssf Why did
you ever consider tho force OF that expression
But to live on the sharp and ragged edge Of anxiety
remorse fear despair and yet To put on an appearance
Of serenity and happiness cannot be endured much
longer.
Never was there a more emphatic appealing dcscrp
ton OF human sorrow and human spirit suffering! IL
WAS an excess OF feeling prostraton OF sorl
acknowledgement OF bitter anguish and emotion, never
uttered by human heart In words OF moro appealing
and significant power And yet they mean nothing!
Uttered in The progress Of this transaction express
slye OF his condition. descriptive Of tho rea-
tlons Of those parties to IL, characteristic OF
We come to an examination IT, that 1t Is senseess and
unmeaning Mr. Webster defines rem)rse TO be 80 tho
keen pain or anguish excited h. selse of guilt COM
punc,ion Of conscience for crime committed -qte
different ia It's Specification from regret We are sorry
for and regret a wrong committed against another that
has not the qualities and the consequences OF crime In Its
moral character ana its intensity But when we speak OF
reBOrse, We speak of it sorrow for crime Phioso-
piers poets orators preachers. all use 1t in that sense
such Is the legitimate meaning And 1t ia used by q
esfl scholar BY an acknowledged master In the use OF
terms.
think have had at least, gentlemen. half dozen
letters from prominent from all sections or the
land desiring me 10 draw attention to similarity a
rarael ID exist between the case Of David In
hl. treatment of Trah and his wife, and the expression
of his penit the In which his confession was
made and the poetic and expressive song Of David over
this his onse, in his Psalms. And Just here, gentle
nien allow say that am endeavoring to shorten
and abridgo my argument 1t has been most enor-
,nousy expanded. and very unexpectedly to me- and
feel painfully that am trespassinS very considerably
upon the time Of the Court and against the ideas which
entertained as the character OF tho argument which
snoud be submitted TO the part OF the plaintin
| hopel and believed that in the course OF q
couple, or. possibly three days, might haVe
presented TO you that argument. Bat l have this
apology, that the able and learned addresses OF my ad
ycrsaries presented many topics for consideration
which 1t was concluded could not, without dlsrespeci
for them and possibly injury TO my cause omit to con
sider have been led into line and extent OF dis
cusson that Is affecting TO and am very certain II
is Oppressive TO you But am urged by my associates
and my client, not by abrldSoment OF my scheme OF
argument 70 what may and does appear TO them
its force And although am determined not to follow
out to the OF their wishes the course OF thought
which had occurred to originally yet You must par
don me for troubling you with little of detail upon
topics which suppose to be important Because gen
tlemen much tms spent by me In the attempt to
answer the addresses OF my learned friends
that have reserved but little time TO myself for the
presentation Of suggestions which appeared to me to be
pertinent ia the first instance.