New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1875-06-09
MIR. wLKEsoN's HELPING HAND.

Of its date on which we have proceeded and noted on Is
June. 1872
MIR. WILKESON'S HELPING HAND.
/ now come, gentlemen, to position OF con-
siderable interest in this though am quite sure
upon exploration it will to be OF any great impor
tancebut OF considerable interest in this case because
II introduces year later than the period have oeeh
lust talking about-the situation In WHICH thefe COMES "
be- for the first time, open indication 10 MI ih'on
and to Mr. Mouon that Mr. Beecher was not going W o
kent under any mposons OF silence H. as was
tho object OF the whole and without which II was "hoy
unprosperous the effect Of silence was not 10 DC acco
oshed but there was be continual threat or lear
or need OF some publication other on the part OF MI
Tilton I mean the situation that showed ltseu aooo'
the end of May and the beginning OF june 1854 sE
uation important and interesting In ITSELF and also maze
somewhat fresh by its introduction OF new Witness 10
sneak concerning it in the person Of Mrs Moulton
for it is wholly upon that point, and at that
date, that Mrs. Moulton comes at all into play
Now must very briefly attract your attention, and
perhaps with some fear of obscury. II your minds do
not recall the situation clearly mine does to what
preceded that LIST of june On the goth OF May MI III
ton had procured permitted wnked at or seen the pub
LEGATION of the Bowen letter. The Golden Age Slip The
Goth OF April the Bowen letter, Golden Age slip had
got into print and you remember the testimony gwen by
Mr. McKelway and Mr. Hartman as to what passed In
the way OF Ttons ntrustng that paper to their dis
erection in sort and how finally 1t got into PRINT
Then there came Of course from this publication in the
papers of your city Of this long budget OF III
famous accusations against Mr.. Beecher, put upon
MIR. Bowen by Mr. Tlton In the form OF
letter by Mr. Tilton to Mr.. Bowen, some
certainly quite moderate but still some considerable ex
citement. Somehow other Mr.. Bowens budget OF
accusation did not seem to have attracted PUBIC conh
depoe II Mr. Tton states them correctly they are very
specific they quite numerous, they are quite heinous
and they ought TO have some support or else not be
charged But yet his accusations seem readily to SINK
of themselves and don't disturb peoples confidence or
set their tongues much agoing But there 1t was
Then In the end OF May following May 80, Mr. Wilke-
s0n-a pretty intelligent man, one OF the most benevolent
men that Mott educated, and one OF the most
prominent OF lawyers and Of public men IL he hadn't had
the misfortune to had propertyMr Wilkeson has
learned even to mark the course OF serpent on
the rock and be sees this trait Of Mr. Bowen and Mr.
Tton the purpose make public while they are shut
ting Mr. Beechers mouth under obligations of privacy in
their interests and he publishes the "Trpartte Agree
ment" Then, what does Mr.. TiltOn dol He was quite
easy about his Golden Age slip getting published,
although he had used it to get the $1,000, and 1t was
supposed that the copy in the custody OF Mr. Cafn was
the only copy preserved However, that didn't disturb
him he didn't think there any reason for trouble
about that but when the "Tripartite Agreement, TO
which Mr.. TiltoD was party, was puDnsneo anu inc
newspapers dared TO comment upon him, Tlton land
would who they don't dare TO comment on),
then 1t was scandaium magnaam thing not to be en-
dured The safety Of society didn't permit that. He
could not bear newspaper paragraph in The Express
newspaper about him 1t touched his honor. There
must be an refuaton of this idea that Mr. Tilton
had received any favor consideration from MI
Beecher and occurred to his ingenious mind that the
best way heal that publication. would be to publish
what s called Mr.. Beechers Letter OF COnritiOn or
bis Apology that that would be admirable mode of
"a i
one paper that could do that it would be this MOutOn
memorandum Of Mr. Beechers conversation on Sunday,
and that that would be excellent thing, and he pre-
pared card on the 31st, and had the effron-
terry to propose it TO Mr.. Beecher-"I am going
to put that in The Eagle this afternoon" What
had become Of his anxieties about his wife and
children his socitude lest instantly out Of the Bowen
matter there might arise careless introduction of the
Tlton business 1t all Bowen 80 far, was
IL not 1t was all his letter to Mr.. Bowen that had
started the trouble, and that was about the Bowen
budget and the Tripartte Agreement had been pub
shed to meet that and there was not any nputaon OF
Mr. Tlton in that publication at ALL and yet he says
MY answer to this will be the publication Of that
paper )" and then Mr.. Beecher says. II you publish
that that Is what going to publish
have held for years a position OF silence
on the matter Of this calumny, to protect the
fair fame of family 1 now resign my position OF
pastor Of Plymouth Church and will meet it," and Mr.
MOuton hrrf1es down stalrs When MI. bcechcr sho"s
him that and says why, Mr. Beecher is going TO answer
your SANDERS your seizure Of confidence and betrayal OF
il In this paper in my hands, that you have had far
was concerned the Of publishing and that you
are going to publish that is the way he is going 70
answer you. The game is up. The truth must come
out Your misfortunes, your troubles will be re-
duccd TO their true dimensions, and you cannot
make a bulletmold Of your mouth any longer to
make weapons TO assault Mr.. Beecher All mys-
terry will disappear. The tenderness OF his heart,
the tenderness Of his COINCIDENCE, his mmeasured self
reproach Will be shown TO have related to what we all
know 1t relates to- and longer be capable Of being
fashioned into deadly weapons Of destruction at your
will "well," says Mr.. Tton, II won't publish and he
ddnt publish and that the end OF that That threat
came To an end He would shoot Mr.. Beecher in the
street That didn't stop Mr.. Beecher Mr.. TltOn was
the man that stopped.
The Court here adjourned until o'clock