New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1875-05-26

him goes To Narraganset matches his plot perecs his
libel goes homo with his staement arrives mere on the
morning of the 4th Of August finds another letter roh
Mr. Beecher dated on the 2Sth, asking him II he won't
give to him the letters he held in trust 1or hin
at least to give them to tho Committee anu
writes to him-no not writes to him, but copies
what Benjamin f. Butler had written Tor MIN !:
MIR. MOULTON REFUSES Mr.. BEECHER AC-
CESS TO THE PAPERS.
Observe, the voice was the voice of Jacob,
but the hand was the hand OF Esau The man who pur
ports to write the letter is Francis D. Mouton-the man
who dictated it was the Esau Of Massachusetts,
No. 40 REMsfN-sf, Aug. 4. 1874.
MY DEAR Mr. BHHCHER: Ireceived your note of July
"a, informing me that you are making statement ana
need the letters and papers in my hands, and asking me
TO send them to you for the purpose of having extracts
or copies made from Them the case may be- that you
may them in your controversy with MI Triton do
wi With nv sense Of What is due to justice and
right to aid you but if you will reflect that hold all the
quest and in the confidence of both parties TO this I'M
happy affair." you will that cannot in honor give
them any of them, to either party to aid MIN as
against the other.
Gentlemen suppose in an undue confidence in me- You
appoint your executor or trustee to look AFTER
the interests Of your daughter and your SON. ana there
coming up afterward difference between that daughter
and that son. when Of them comes to me to demand
access to the papers in which their fathers will had
given to the instructions which should be my law
should coolly turn upon them and say 81 am nothing
but trustee; you cannot see your fathers WILL 1t would
be breach Of honor on my part hold these papers
trust for the whose bones are m0iderng III the
ground the benefit of the living beneciaries
created in the trust You come to me- two OF you have
entered into contract; leave with that contract in
trust; you afterwaI como to the depository OF
that contract and say, want to this paper OF which
Kept no copy and which left with you in trust" say
hold it in trust for both parties and you cannot see
unless your adversary shall consent that you may see
it," "Why my adversary has already seen it. and has
put copy that contract in the hands OF lawyer who
to-day prosecuting for its enforcement and it Is
false and forged copy Of the contract, and want to
look at the original" have taken advice OF Benjamin
F. Butler OF Massachusetts, and according to his ideas OF
honor you have business TO ask me to see the copy
don't know how the other side obtained their copy am
q man of honor"
az have not given" he proceeds, or shown to Mr.
Tton any documents papers relating to your affairs
since the renewal OF your controversy winch had been
once adjusted"
He had not? But If he had not given them TO him,
some ministoring angel who wrote legble hand had
Who carried the key Of that tin bOx How did Theodore
Tilton get those cOpes4 What this sense OF honor
that would permit man to have what he pleascdof
them, and which would refuse it to the Othcri
need not tell you how deeply regret your position
as foes each 10 the other after my long and have
doubt fully believe honest and faithful effort to have
you Otherwise.
On, now tnat impressed Gen ButerI Inc nouOi, tno
fidelity OF this mutual friend! And he gives utterancc
to it in those eloquent and breathing words OF his, that
burn as they breathe
will sacredy hold all the papers and information
have until both parties-(wlch being interpreted means
until Theodore Tlton)-shall request 10 make them
public or to deliver them into the hands of either or
both, to lay them before the C0nnitee OF am com
PEELED in a court of justice to produce them
No backmail. gentlemen OF course no did MT contem
pate suit at that time against the at whose feet he
was fawning whom he nattering TO his face, from
whom he taking day after day. certificates that he
could use thereafter against him to show that he
Godsent messenger OF love.
To produce them, if can be so compelled
"My regret u wonder whether that MoultOn's
regret or Buffers regret-Bucr the discarded lawyer
MOuitOn, the mutual friendl
Myregret that compelled to this is sOftened
by my belief that you VIII not be substantially injured by
you, and am bound to believe and that in the
preparing viii only set forth the
exact facts and if tho documents, when produced
Will only confirm, and cannot contradict. what you may
state. 50 that you Will suffer no loss.
When examined Mr.. Moulton about the entries the
blacluna in his books he said 81 ought to have the
privilege of looking at books and gave him till the
next day. If had consulted Benjamin F. Buter+f Mr.
BeechcT had accepted his services and he had sat by
side he would have said "Tcll him. Mr. Moulton you
are at disadvantage without your books. regret very
much that you cannot use Them but my regret Is soft
encd by the fact that you state truly what there
corded 1t won't hurt you, but it, which cannot believe
you lie very proper that the books should be left
hind in order to convict you of the lie" That the
method of reasoning adopted by the mutual friend and
the rejected counsel commenting Itself to the OF
honor Of conscientious at the very time they
were contemplating bringing this proceeding into court
Of justice
IT, ON the contrary-which cannot presume-you de-
sire the possession OF the documents III order that you
may prove your statement in manner not 10 be contra
tcel by the facts forth in them to the disadvantage
of Mr. TOn should be then aiding you ia doing that
which cannot believe the stricteSt and hrmcs friend
ship for you calls upon to do With grateful recoec
tons OF your kind confidence and trust in me, am
very truly, yours i. ID. MOULrON.
MR. BEECHER'S ANSWER TO TIE REFUSAL
Down to that moment Henry Ward Beecher
trusted him as your Honor. trust each of you
twelve whom have known five months, and In each
of whom recognize that integrity OF person which CON
vnces me that you upright and honest men. But
when that letter came this whom Judge Morris calls
a coward, this man who had been threatened with u
charge that should destroy him, this longer APP
pes to him for sympathy regard but in of
manness he replies, and may be permitted 10 read
you his reply.
D. MOULToS, esg.-Sr: Your letter bearing date
August t. lS74 is this moment received Allow me To
uress my regret and establishment Won refuse
even certain letters and papers In your
,ossessiOn relating 10 the charges made by
Theodore TOn, and al the refusal.
ON v0ur solemn and repeated of personal
finaHr IT, .t.