Nashville union and American. [volume] (Nashville, Tenn.) 1868-1875, 1875-06-11
BEACH WARNS UP.
He is Received with a Storm OF
Applause.
HaiIstone Teaching-CurinS Vol
canoes with Pills.
ParOxysmal Kisses and Apothe-
Osized Pumpkins.
A Moral Niagara, Typhoid Con-
sciencesI and Horse Raptures.

OSiZed Pumpkins
A Moral Niagara, Typhoid Con-
sciencesland Horse Raptures.
NEW YORK, June 1O.-The Brooklyn
| CITY Coirt-roOm this morning was again
scene of crOWding more dense, if possible,
| than yesterday, despite the instructions
issued by Judge Nelson. When Beach,
who was early in his arrival, entered, he
/ was received with a storm of applause.
/ TiltOn was present, but Beecher and his
wife were absent. Porter stated that
Evarts was unavoidably absent, as he had
to 90 to Washington, and was therefore de-
/ priVed of hearing the remarks Of Beach to-
| day, but he would be present tomorrow.
After a few remarks from Porter dis
| claiming any bitterness in his attack on
| Tllton, and stating that be had not used
| the phrase attributed to him yesterday,
''Do1n, down to hell, and say l sent thee
there" Beach replied that be was sorry if
he had misunderstood his learned friend,
but he had heard him say "DOwn, down."
/ to Tilton, and naturally thought that he de-
sired to consign Tilton to hell, and, in
| deed, said the counsel,
Think So still.
| [Laughter.] Beecher and his wife entered
at this point, and took their customary
! seats.
The Posts report says Beach then re-.
| sumed his address to the jury, and said an
effort had been made TO represent that
words imputed to Beecher By plaintiff and
his witnesses were such as weie foreign to
/ his STYLE, and could not have been en-
ployed by one so skilled in the use of the
| English language. For instance, the coun-
sci for the defense had urged that the term
paroxysmal kiss was an absurdity, which
could never have come from the lips OF
| Beecher. Beach quoted numerous passages
| from a sermon of Beecher, in which the
words paroxyism and paroxysmal were
used in regard to repentance and other
strong emotions. This came pretty near to
a par0xysmal kiss. He then considered the
expression, "a moral Niagara" aud the ar
gument that it was piece Of false rhetoric
which Beecher never had used any more
than be would have spoken of "a moral
haystack." He considered this to be
forcible and proper phrase TO describe
Beecher's position.
Beecher Did Stand
on the brink of a moral Niagara, from
which only the jury could save him. II
was as proper an expression as DR.. Watts
"gulf of dark despair"
Beach then cited number Of passages
from Beecher's writings to show his fond
ness for extravagant rhetorical expressions
and the liberties which he was in the habit
Of taking with the English language.
Among these were "apotheOsized pump
kins," san ethical furrOw," 'the CHASTITY
corpse Of an apple pie" "umbrellical,' ga
pocket ocean," "a typhoid conscience"
gladstone teaching, ''the hilltop Of hap
piness," "pulver human" ga horse rap
ture," "curing volcanoes with pills." and
many others. He didn't quote these by
way Of Criticising Beecher's style, but to
show what his style was. Such expires
sions were natural to the man, and were
interspersed all through the eloquent ad-
dresses which attracted his crowds and
hearers, and made them burst into applause
even in the house of God. Some were the
result of the humOr which was prominent
among Beecher's good qualities.
The expression Of Beecher to Mrs. Moul-
ton that she always impressed him as
"a Section Of the Day OF Judgment"
had been ridiculed by the counsel for the
the day Of Judgment into sections. Well,
when the day came be thought we should
find out that it had at least two sections.
Laughter Mrs. MOultOn was constantly
urging Beecher to confession, was holding
up before him the day of doom 10 which
his course was leading, and he expressed
the feeling which she produced upon him in
a manner natural 10 the man.
Beach then spoke of the attempt to
represent as blasphemous the letter to his
wife in which TiltOn speculated upon TIE
character which Christ would have mani
tested in the position of marriage. He
urged that it showed a depth Of thought
aud religious interest which was commend
able in TiltOn that, immersed in the cares
of business, he turned aside to speculate
upon such a subject. Beach referred to
the love or reverence which all had for the
Lords prayer taught to the child at the
mothers knee. He then quoted an eX-
preston of Beecher in regard TO it, in
which he said its value was not lessened
by the fact that when Christ taught. its
sentiments were not new. Thus Beecher
spoke Of
Christ a. a PIagIarIst,
and adopting for his own use what had be-
fore been repeated among men. Beach
cited the passages from Beecher's works as
showing his familiar mode of treating
with Christ's life and attributes, and urged
the injustice of seiZing upon TiltOn's let
ters, not prOclaiming his theories upon the
hnuse-tOp, but written in private to hiswife.
He then spoke of the position taken by
Porter that a man who would use such
language as MOultOn had employed con-
corning BeecheT, was not a credible witness
against him. Well, if this was so, what
sort of a witness would Porter be after
such language as he had used in regard TO
the plaintiff?
Beach referred to Porter's charge Of COW
ardice against MOultOn because he carried
a pistol to BeecheI's house, and said that
| MOulton, engaged in a business which took
him about the docks and warehouses, and
among rude men, was in the habit of car
rying pistol for prOteCtiOnin case Of need.
The whole evidence showed he never used
| the weapon for the purpose Of intimidation.
VIBideatIOn Didn't XIII
and when he had called the attention Of
| the Jury TO the rank injustice OF POTter's
epithets he hoped it would lead them to
reflect with care upon his argument. Gap
| plause in the galleries.) He had been as
/ signed what might be called the heavy part
/ of the work for the defense, With the
/ wonderful power of language possessed by
| that gentleman, he had endeaYOied to
| change the relations Of the parties in this
! case. Instead of defending Beecher he
had tried Tilton and MoultOn and Mrs.
Moulton and called on the plaintiffs coun-
| sci to exculpate them from the indictment
which he brought against them.
! Mr.. Beach then considered the PROPOSE
/ ton Of Mr.. E7arts that this form Of action
was an anomaly, and to bring it was dis
| reputable. That was an extraordinary
| proposition to come from an eminent law
/ yer. Was there no punishment then, no
means Of inficting legal chastisement on
/ him who invaded the sanctity OF the
household According to Mr.. Evarts thee
was none. Yet so strong vas human feel
ing on this subject that IL protected the in
| iured man who took the law
into his own hands. But here aman came
into a court Of justice by the only path
which was open to him and restrained his
arm from that vengeance which was OppOs-
ed to the law of man and Of the Almighty,
and he was told that his Christian for
bearance was ignominiOus and that he was
| a miserable seeker after pelf IL was for