The Wheeling daily register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1864-1878, 1875-04-08

t since | saw him in the cars. Indeed,
ever since, be has felt more intensely the
force Of the feeling in society and the
humiliations which environ his enter
prise. He has felt that had power to
help which did not develop, and l be-
lieve that you have participated in this
feeling.
Witness-Limitation | think it
should be "limitations" instead of "humili.
ations.'
Evans-That is in the evidence.
Q-How had you learned or gained
the impression that Moult"n participated
in that feeling? Al had occasion to
on the Saturday before
Q-That is what you refer to A
Yes sir. Reading 1t is natural that
you should. Tilton is dearer to you
than can be. He is with you, and all
his trials lie open to your eyedally. But
| see YOU but seldom, and my personal
relations, necessities, limitations, dam
gers and perpexities you can
not see or imagine. If l
had not gone through this great year
OF sorrow, would not have believed
thatIany one could pass though my ex-
perience and be alive and sane.
] have been the centre
of three distinct circles, each ot which
required clear mindedncss and the iacul-
tv of action or originating power, viz:
First the great church; second the new
paper; third, the book. The first | could
neither get out, nor slight. The SEN
sitivcnes> of SO many of my people
would have made any appearance
of trouble or remission of force
an occasion OF alarm and have excited,
when it was important that rumors should
die and every thing be quietcJ.
Mr. Evarts-lt seems to be very I'M
perfect
WitneSs-There is an illusion in the
sentence. 1t would have excited in
quarters where it was understood. Read
lng.l did but little on the newspapers
except give general directions, and in So
doing was continually spurred and
eXhorted by those interested. 1t could
not be- helped. The Life of Christ,
long delayed had backed up the capital
OF the firm. and was likely 10 SINK them.
Finished it must be-. Was ever II book
born of such sorrow n that was The
Internal history of it will never
be- written. During all this
time YOU literally were my stay and COM
fort. should have fallen on the way
but for the courage which you inspired
and the hope which YOU brcathed, My
vacation was profitable, and came
back hoping that the bitterness Of death
had passed But TiltOn's troubles brought
! back the cloud with even srverer suffer
/ irg. For all this fall and winter have
| felt that YOU did not feel satisfied with
me. and that | seemed both to you and
Tilton II, contentng myself with II
/ cautious or sluggish policy, willing to
/ save myself bnt not to risk anything for
/ Tlltun.
/ Q-Had you observed any such indi-
| cation on Moulton'- part2 Al had. 1t
/ eliminated in that interview | tried TO
| make myself think that it was my I'M
/ preston, but Oh that Saturdays inter
| view gave that Interpretation To all the
I interviews given before from time to
time.
Q-During what period do you mean?
Al mean from ihr period Of three or
four month, or more, ever since the last
OF September ut any rate. Reading |
/ have again and again prob"d my heart
/ to see whether WAS truly
/ liable 10 such feeling, and the response is
umcquivically that Am not. No man
| can see the difficulties that environ me
/ unless he stands where ! do. To say
! that have church is simple enough, but
/ io have the hundreds and thousands of
/ men pressing each one With his keen suS-
picon, or anxiety, or zeal; to see ten
/ dcncIcs which, if not stopped,
would break out into ruinous
/ defense Of me; to stop them
without seeming To do IT. 10
prevent any one questioning me; to meet
and allay the prciudices against Tilton,
which haG their beginning years before
this; to keep serene, rs if was not
alarmed or disturbed; to be cheerful at
home and among friends, when | was
! suffering tormeutS of the damned TO
pass sleepless night often, and yet to
come up fresh and full for Sunday; all
this may oe talked about, but the real
/ thing cannot be understood from the
outside, nor the wearing and grinding on
tie nervous system.
Q-Now, sir. what We're the occasions
or subjects of the suspicion, or anxiety,
or alarm, or disturbances which YOU refer
/ to in the letter. Al referred to the
anxiety which | had with these troubles
/ in Tiltons family, and which | felt my
/ self to b. culpablv careless in; that their
ordinations should not be made II matter
of publicity, and that they certainly
should not BE- dragged into my church
and be made the subject Of church
, INQUIRY. 1t was that part OF
/ the trouble that. throughout the letter,
was an occasion of poignant suffering,
( The preceding conversations and eN-
| postulations with me tnrned on this
! ground. that had damaged Tilton's
name, fame position and pecunary re-
sources; that | had given the weight of
my great influence, rs 1t was pleased 10
. br called, L. Bowen, and therefore TO the
propagation of those stories which had
, terrified him. 1t was, therefore, onl Y II
reasonable thing for me- to restore to him.
a. far as my influence went, the good
name that he had lost.
An Argument. n"i Testimony.
Bcach-lt strikes me- your honor that
this is argument instead of testimony;
hope it vii be restricted aS far - posi-
bic.
Evarts-Now, sir, the letter proceeds:
"God knows that have put more Thought
and alignment and earnest desire into my
effort, to prepare way for Theodore and
Euzthoth thqn | ever did for myself II
hundred fold, as 10 the outside public
never lost an opportunity to soften pref
udlrr- to rriutc talsehood, and to excite
kindly feelings among all whom | met;
am thrown among clcrgymen and pub
/ l.c men. and generally the makers Of
public opinion. and | have used every
rational endeavor To repair the evils
which have been visited upon Theodore
. vitI iDrrpaSjup success