Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1875-06-11

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Now, the woman was not unwarned-
=" Been greatly distressed at rumors concerning
Mr. Beechcr's moral integrity
Well, every rumor has been traced to Mr.
Tilton thus far. Tilton repeats Bowen,
Tilton writes to Bowen what he says Bowen
said to him, but Bowen has never come out
and said he said it. Bat you will see how
the dreadful alternative that | put to this
man of knowledge about Beecher, ii there
was any truth or any fact, comes cut of his
own Pigment, to be sure, but of his own ne
ceSsity to make by iigment story that he
thinks is credible.
" She had in the carly stages Of their t,iendh'P'
Mr.. Beecher's and her own
" been greatly distressed at rumors concerning Mr.
Beecher morat integrity"
Why should she have been distressed about
matter that, as it turned ont, was only 4
scruple of an over-scrupulous woman, and
that when the vile pollution had been perpe-
trated and continued, had not touched her
yet, and for a year afterward, with 4 notion
that she had violated her marriage vow p
Oh, this IS too extraordinary.
MRS. TlLroN's 'NrsT HIDING LETTER
BRookLYS, Nay D. ls-i.
NJ. Beeaier-
NV future, either for life or death. would 10 hap
pier could but feel that you iorsayo while you
forget me.
Well, now, that Is very extraordinary
letter for woman that had been ruined by
confidence in man toward whom confidence
was almost an absolute duty that had been
involved in the final sacrifice of personal
purity for which she had will not say a
morbid, for no worship of chastity by wO-
man could ever be morbid, it is the very
health Of her as n wOman-but that was as
exacting As universal, as cear-sightcd as ever
was prepared by priest or poet as the rule
and guide and the safeguard Of a "oman's
life. And that she, with these relations,
should write to Mr.. Beecher
My future, either for life or death, would be
happier could but feel that you ior-ayo while you
year.
Oh how sad they must have been be-
tween her ami her husband when such
wreck came at the close Of it rs this sub
mission to his Will in falsehood, in cnlumny-
an all the sad complications o; The past ear ny
endeavor was 10 entirely keep from you an suffer
ius, To bear myself alone. leaving YOU forever quo
rant Of il. My weapons were love, large, uutlrins
generosity, and nest-hdn. That ! i4i cd utterly
we both kL0w, but now ask forgiveness
Ny learned brother Porter has shown You
how utterly monstrous, and how shallow
and frivolous is the Interpretation of an in
decent meaning TO the word - nest-hiiins,'
to wit meaning, as by a slang terra, the
adulterOus enjOyments that had passed be-
tween paramOur and mistress. Separated
from the paramour, with all connections Of
any kind terminated, and with these in-
pure connections, if they ever existed, con-
iessedly terminated more than n year before.
she writes to him that during the time and
period Of the present troubles, " Ny weap-
Jns have been love, large. untiring gene
rlsty, and -aduiteroIs enjoyment Pray,
with whom?
Well, gentlemen, what is tie " ne-;-hil-
ing" that has been the solace and the wc.lu-
on against the wickedness and treachery D.!
others, and the pains, the doubts and -a-ri-
cions and accusations that have been ci-cg-
lated You have all heard OF that symbol
of devotion and se.l-sacrifice by which the
wounded mother bird, while her life is cbb-
Ing. hides from the pursuing fowler the
Young Of her nest and that j, the weapon
by which pouS woman and loyin, mother
seeks to protect the young in the re-tt.at /
the oyi. bird has sought 10 foul.
rnE so-CALIrD "IIlrEa or c1NIglIlH..
Who're. before. since the aimili-tra.. of .
Justice began. was there ever notion tat .
you could tell whether man hai set i.-. 90 .
a barn OF dwcliing-hou~e, or bed r'h.la I
bauk, or bad committed murder, iv tie +
strength Of his feelings at some mi-..... lr .
other that be had done Without tae .ly .
of the crime being proved othervi-r ami .
Withou, the evidence that be had SAIL fl-
i burglary or an cmbezz.emeut. ~ r-.a. OPP
q robbery. yoI are % measure out ui -llat. T
modification. conccalment. di-trc--. tlcr..ui
that the crime was committed, thar De- i0,er-
red To that crime and that Dec committed it
1t was only hy reducing yog down &. tlc
point that there was 10 iIct 900 vA. l,r.
Esecher'- mind could be- work'u- v.Hl he
tha- talked, cxrcp, the fact .l imr -el
adultery nothing hat that (lor wli-- they
had long ahlrcI IN "a series oi l.-l.-
tiou~l that could have ever made tH..r ar-
glmen, tAat this paper cartel any weight
lr force worth the attention Of an irgc-ron-
-ible pab.w-much less OF 81 responsible /
ury
Be- Lash. through ,os. Tacofare T..aa- r--.r,.
hess aul Aaal.., us .e.- h-.. re ID a l. A e.ar-
1913 cui.
Wei. Mr. Bc.che7 Ll- gwen yoa DIS ,i.w
if that sentence. which be doc not rcc.--
lizc as his own at AID. lie SAYS tia. De- dd
-ay that be- had humhIcd himself before God
For the errors that he had committed. aui he
WAS willing o. humble himself before Mr.
II.ton, or to ask his forgiveness such
he was lie iclt it. he says:
cd lie would have been a better man in uy cir.
'umstauces tlla hast been.
What ld he mean by that---for be SAYS
be did say substantially that lie say, that
be remembered, and it brought Jelrs q bis
ives how when even slight. bat which
Mr. Beecher', exaggerated style OF emotions
made a grave matter. in his son : mi,t1r-
une, trivial and temporary, and that would .
nave been wiped out hy President Lincoln
md all his Cabinet. ut moments suggc--
ion Of unca-inc-S to this great prop and
supporter OF tie policy and PRINCIPLES Of the
hen current politics Of the c1uutrv--that
when Mr.. iiiton knew Of it and heard % it
be dropped his business and went u Wash
ngton and promptly brought back % MIN.
he father, agitated by these feeling. tie
Information that the prlnks of his son bad
leen overlooked and he was restored To- his
position in the army. lie remembered THAI.
md don't think he ever forgot favor done
lin in the world. or ever failed in his exag-
,eration of it to make it the occasion of I'M
fielding gratitude and unmeasured affection.
Vow, he said 20 him, - / have returned that
,ood with nothing but evil When they
anne to me with these stories, whether of
he domestic difficulties or Of the business
'uin that was TO follow from such impata-
ions. did not send for Mr. Tllton. / un-
apply acted under-in the last ease of nv
nterierence-the irritation of what should
lot have irritated me, this demand OF the
9th Of December. believe that Theodore
hilton would not have acted toward me As ,
ave acted toward him in this respect"
Y ell, think it was a charitable view Of Mr..
Ilton but it was Mr.. Beecher. and it
would not be the view he would have taken
he had been present at the private CONVEX
atoms between Bowen and Titon which we
ave disclosed to us, or the private CONVEX
atoms between Moulton and Tilton which F,
re have not disclosed 10 us Bat how ludi-
roas 1t seems if you imputc the application !
this proposition to the condition of Mr..
'eecher'S interference with the purity of
he wife by seduction and adultery think.
tNf III lti'itutt 10 inc seduction Nl the I
-lie and the prolonged adultery with mar :
led woman, Mr.. TIlt0n would have acted :.
etter toward me than have TOWARD! him y
on see the absur1ity of a man of common Il
'nse being Supposed 20 have framed any Of :
nose computations or comparisons upon this ,.
einous otiense as is now imputed bat it Is =
ade most naturally and EASILY in reference :,
, conduct for which NJ. Beecher supposed =
imsef actually responsible. Well, the '.
st is very general. :,
" can ask nothing, except that he ui!l remember
! the other hearts that would ache ! Will Mt D,
cad for ms self even wish that ! were dead T.
1t others must live and suffer. will die before n
~ one but my self shall hs inculpatei All nav 4.
ou-hts are running tow1.d my friends toward i
lded hands " n
Mr.. Beeeher has given You his views OF :
Nv much of this, in form and Of substance. It
respect to emotion or in regard IA Etrt IL I =