New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1875-06-02

he preserved that advantage after he had seen the way
the lion received tho insult OF less noble animal iou
may rely upon that Bowen. who meant to keep out OF
the reach of the lions paw and not to have MS
head crushed between the lions jaws, didn't tnihk u
worth his while to thrust it in when he saw that be nad
kept 1t out and that the lion was by no means tame AN
Mr. Boweni Mr.. Bowen Men must be judged by ther
character; and whatever uncertainties there may
be about yours, they do not touch your caicu-
ations about your safety and advantage, that you us
played hereby your caution In not carrying an open e'
ter Then Mr. Beecher according to Bowen as wouiu oe
very naturaBowen does not say ne told MN hc Aho"
what was in the letter. had suspicion OF H. OF
was any party to It, but he thought he had TO move Mr.
Beecher to talk about that letter. Well, he admits a'
Mr. Beecher said TO HIM that motion OF his the sahe
thing that Mr. Beecher testifes that ne sain spoh-
taneously that they agree about But then MT
said according Bowen (and here there does NOT eeo
to be any very particular diference-Mr Beeeher sau'
well Sir do you come here as friend, OF
how do you come Z" Did that look as II MI.
Beechcr cared how he camel But he wanted
10 know how he came. "Oh " says Bowel
as friend; oh, friend by all meansP lLaughter'I
Now II Mr. Beecher could have heard the conversation
between Tton and Bowen about hour before, that
took place in Bowen's par0r, what would he nave
thought of Boweni You have heard them both. Well
the trouble about this conference at which only two are
present and both Of the way OF thinking, Is that
when you have too many OF them and you are the con-
slant party with changing partners and you profess 10
be OF the way OF thinking all the while with each
partner that you are with, when you get them
together, that is tho trouble an that Is inc
nitro-giycerne that blows up the whole Concern.
Innocent harmless acids and alkacs, oils and powders,
If you will only keep them apart; but II you get them
together they do play the mischief with the best laid
foundations and the honorable characters Laugh
tor Only think Of It, Bowen, that with Tlton an hour
before had been sensitive to his own Bowens honor
that he could not suggest anything, move anything TO-
wards arragnng Mr. Beecher, but said that Ton might
and he would back him up, and they together woniu
drive Bcecher out in twelve hours he boards the lion In
his den and the lion says him. Sir how do You come
herei Do you come as my frendr "Oh, certainly,
certainly" and while he was not willing to admit, as
Mr. Beecher had stated that he grew more and
more friendly all through the interview, yet he
admits that It began friendly ended friendly,
continued friendly. and the only reason 1t didn't grow
was that 1t without variation shadow OF turning
Well what pity it IT, at several times during the long
tortuous course of these Shiny calumnies these con-
tempbe hatreds that you could not have got three or
four Of these people together and had them put their In
teryiews together. That that ia the miscalcuation
about the resources Of the Divine provision for the adj
mnsraton OF justice among men, forming part OF the
moral government OF the world These two consprators
Moulton and Tilton, Bowen and Tton, when they arc
together. think that no eye overlooks their
Vaccinations and no ear oVcrhears thcir Piot
tings: "a IL human justice and the moral
government of the world had other power OIL
overseeing and of overhearng than that the particular
privacy in which they dealing. Shallow, ignorant
foolish calculations thus rebuked by the great prophet
and poet of the Hebrews Yr fools, when viii ye be
wise He that planted the ear shall he not hear He
that formed the eye shall not he see - Here, in this
little juxtapositon of these two MISREPRESENTATION an
hour of each other-between Tilton and Bowen, and
Bowen and Beecher the resources easy resources OF that
Justice which is but part of tho moral government OF
the world shows you that men can be overheard and
their privacy be penetrated by the sight when they
think that they arc alone.