New-York tribune., 1875-01-12
THE CLANDEsTNE CORRESPONDENTS.


rovinc light upon this transaction M occurred at this
d during this month that forever the fact that
n, Nouton charge facts and secrets relating TO the
Attendants moral that MOuon was ntrusted by hn
With the management OF these facts and that they related to his
,,r.l delinquency On Of February, 1871 Mr.. Dana
t note 70 Mr. Bonner including printed slip referring to
these denquenes threatening its publication and M Bonner
Immediately transmits them Mr. Beechcr, with letter
MARKED strictly confidential" ard they are taken I'M
.si,telv 10 Mouon this letter Of Nj Bonner and the
note Of MI Dana and the slip although marked
strictly confidential and requ sed they are taken
q, Mr. Moulton and put in his hands manage the And
Mr. Beecher Mr. Mouon and introduces him TO MT
Bowen retiring and leaving Mr. Moulton there 10 explain this
matter and on that Mr. Mouon succeeded again in
throwing Of 70 certain extent the suspicion by denying the
, OF the charge that he TO be condemned 1t
met Mr. Beecho approval then, and called down upon Moul
ton head his blessings for four years Sundays and week days
and on this occasion succeeded again Shall he be CON
dmned because be denied the truth Or shall you dbeeye
him because he denied the truth Oh, When Mr. Moul-
ION was DENYING the truth these charges then
senrer sent from God When he tells under the soeny in
his obligation The truth. he is a yicc-regent Of hell
Well, gentlemen come now to consider another
period running from February 70 the 2d Of April
i part OF IN arrangement to keep the secret from the
uubc It agreed that neither Mr. Beecher should
write to Ton she to him. without the knowledge OF
M Nouon that they should have communication with
zach other his PERMISSION and you viii see by the let
r OF February 5th Nj Beecher thar it is written by per
mission that he speak 10 her again without
nrcs permission and therefore it becomes important 10
ascertain relations these parties assume 10 each oheaer
tha per 3D. The matter have been reasonably
lied Theodore this letter Of February IN Mr.
Beecher had written MouOn, and he had written Mrs
TYton and there seemed bo prospect that this
would for ever be buried and it inspired a feeling Of
security on the part the defendant and consequence
Of that candestne correspondence ensued between him and
t woman whom debauched and the first letter upon
that subject written him March sth in which she
"My dear Friend Does yonr heart bound towards all as it
used' So does mine" viii stop 70 read the whole Of
these letters viii only call your attention to the ideas
tanned them Mr. Beecher replies, and viii read buta
sntcnce or two Of this letter:
III wOud be comfort to you now and then 70 send me
sletier Of true inwdness the outcomne Of yonT inner
heart would safe, for now at home with my sister
Bear In mind acntcmcn that when this letter written
tbs is the first communication, Ear know that Mr..
Beecher las with Ms. TIton after the letter
70 the first private letter he writes her or cOrcspOn
dence between Ms Tlton and this bear in mind
long after Mrs on las written her confession after he
wrote reacun and after she had written the letter and
had been known r Bcher in which she speaks Of letter
be obtained IS having been obtained Oy ms dcHuOh Not
had falsely accused MIN uf This infamous crime
She had retraced and re eirce iaAen oack ana re
Gnd The hrst communication iItt me! nave Ut'I HC suD.t
ausion made 20 AL this that has passed No refer
think ~ H. syOu falsely, makes false charge
Sranst you makes false confession 10 her husband reerates
you giving The why 1t viii be safe orh TO 90 IT, and
IN this first ondence there Is no muson made 70 whaI
has transpired there reference made 10 there s no
explanation a-kcd f'a the lady why She hd made snch
charge how she could nave made such charge Snpwing IL 70
be false she could make such charge and them having
retracted how she r rates ara D. ana makes me ad ona
false charge that he had her Not word
rcpy but inst such 2ondcnce yoa would expect
be.ween married aad a married woman not ms VIE
improper relations existed between them BAD enough ior any
married write -r~h letter as tet 70 married woman
his wife under any ccul>tanceS 5d eAols' Du MINK
Of minister Of the G holding s1ch Correspondence nhder
the crcumsa Of this letter. and no aluson WhAt-
% this II II is in the power Of man 20 explain H. COZ
esteni with innocence should be glad % hear ihe explanation
10 explain IN consistent with innocence hear IT, you
want 10 hear il But gentlemen il there
this correspondence there little accompanying this,
which think lsayes n 1olo pp9n r me sl1Se,: & u t
Twill next Friday WILL De gone a. lle loep4I, ~ R52V
week. truly yours, -. II II W W D. d. 2-
these parties after hc took the pains 70 inform her A4
safe because he is home alone with hrs sister Why was i
not safe II he EXPECTED proper corr spqndence win
Christian woman, one Of MS own plTi-honers Why
dos take troube inform her ih3t il is safe TO do
then because ihen ne r nome thers WIZ IL, i7So fii &
be bad gone through hc Uh 0 December when he says in
his o February %, te expected to see her again
or be alive may days that could speak with her
sgain without her husbands p-iinssion ana ne
or proper or not without the knowledge 0f that
husband, and without the kno"lcaZe or the man
- Sj,H 49,, i,,, rsi lions viii her and then in such
putting sip making appointment Tor meeting
Gentlemen expec; n ths case 70 be judged ny me same
you will Judge dceHSant by the rules that you
yourselves would be uds by the same rules t%t you wou
judge other men by We do not expect that III ms case you
will because he il great man. because he has great
name and his extcnts throughout the land that
you will withdraw Inn IN cohtluens uls case from I!Din
the ordinary rnes t1a you would apply ,Dd 10 oul,i Sd
caIght in such correspondence that with another man
wife upon WithOu anything else you would be
your fellow man and would be righteous judgment
Marx you gentl,men this letter, too Is written by
that he 20 blamed himself be believed that his
eoun had tended 70 produce social unhappnes oecSe 9e
beeDt 0f "a
paroxy 0 ef from the ruin that lac believed
himself though unconscOusy he 10 have been the cause
o. home we'll nigh and desolated by his confessed
yet writing 20 that woman the mother the head
OF that home. such letter that, without asking
any explanation giving any explanation, without 80
much making aluSon ~ al this That had preceded 2t had
frenzed him. that had driven nm almost mad N rear oI
losing mnd-to lndte such letter as tha' under
such circumstances and he writes as lnolgh
nothing had occurred between uleln on ue I CoI
al used SO does mine II you want to write il Is safe
permitted u yoa Go IT, II do not see you tomorrow night
w" on Friday am gong away ana cannot De hTS @ pciGr %
what do you tliuk would be said Of you
fact alone stripped every other consideration, stripped Of
every fac wha; would be tie judgment Of mankind upon
this eandesne correspondence under the crcun-
is strong evidence that there had been an improper
Intimacy thee parties because there had been an
bnproper intimacy between these pares-with knowledge on
As part a. lac sas counsel h presence had tended 70
produce this sOrrOW this grief in the family he would have
been very careful would have renewed that intimacy
Cerainly Wby he hsd been forbidden you reconoc
enter the house gain forbidden ever 70 speak to her
tgan ana could not speak 10 her ana Gouu not CONT 70 e
b her and reviews uns intimacy candesuneiy, with
the knowledge husband, without the kno~i
edge Of the whom this secret had been conilaed
Bot that q not an She writes letter 70 him. In which
she undertakes frame for having confessed ior
nc communicated the fact to her husband The daie OF s 10
Mr. Eyarts-what is this other one, Mr.. Morrisf
Dir. MOrrs-NaTch sIh, 1871.
Mr. sheaIman-Tberc IL no date 20 that w
Mr. AOrris-No; but is dated by other circumstances We
vi show the date 10 be as given.
ar Ssarts-bnt there II no date on H. ,. &, &.