New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1875-06-22
yR. TILTovs FORGIVENESS OF HIS WIFE.

There is one subject connected with this,
gentlemen (pcrhaps two, which need remark or two
No precise proposition has been presented by learned
adyersares upon the fact that Mr.. TtOn orgaye the
error his wife, In the language OF Mr. Beecher upon
two OCCASIONS used for the purpose OF expressing his
supposition that Mr.. Ton had thus condoned away his
right of action with his conformation Of his wies fault,
has found tho text for severe reprobation OF
Mr. Titon. and q circumstance upon which our
learned friends insist evidence that this
idea of seduction Is wholly unfounded
have said something upon that subject before.
do not intend to repeat those ideas But VIII you De
kind enough, gentlemen to consider what Mr. Tilton
could have under the circumstances other than he
did do Certainly lie justified in concealing the cir
cunstances Of his household. II he sincerely and hon
esy believed with Mr. Beecher, that his wife guilt
less 1t just much his duty to pardon her and to
accept her To his love and his respect she had been
outraged by violence II Mr.. Tton believed that by the
course Of sophistry and OF casusry suggested by Mr.
Beecher and by the power of his influence over this
woman he had fascinated her mind well her heart
and had mbued her with the conviction that 1t her
duty to him. tho church, and to religion, accept his
teachings true in the same spirit and for the same rea
son that she would lie to min from disgrace then 1t
was duty Of Mr T0n to accept her as he did But,
without reasoning that question, what Christians,
do you say should do when he believes that the sin
of a woman does proceed from a corrupt and carna
vulgarty-whcn he believes that, notwithstanding the
error the mind and the heart OF the not de
ba,edi As a Christian man, what under those circum-
stances you bound 10 do in imitation OF the example
Of Him who said to the brought by the scribes
and tie Pharsees before Him. caught in the act Of adultery
60 aud morep In the light of his treatment Of
that name hch SYNONYMOUS for womans degradation,
Mary gdaenc, she who was last at the and first
al the sepulcher what to do under such circun
stances present penelce and sorrow but more still
where the sin has been under mental Illusion where
the power great and pious standing in the eye
Of the sinner to his God, and believed In az God;
where such a has oyerspread human heart weak
and fral woman with hallucinaton, fascination, sub
ued every principle of her nature and being won every
passion and cmotOa IL whom the woman looks and in
whom the nan trlstsi What will yOl do with
who under such circumstances, has sinned, but
has redeemed her Sn by confession, has at last
awakened to its enormity, and done all that
An erring aud sinful heart can do, and with
all the plalnve appeal OF woman's nature, OF
wifes renewed affection, OF mothers love- appeals to
you for forgiveness and this woman did, processes
that the deluson had passed away and that her inner
nature had woke up to all the enormy OF her fault and
that she could be true and loving wife TO the endf
Oh! whatever whatever, may be the repusiye emotions
husband may feel at the dissertation OF his wfes body
yet If he can adopt this belief In regard to the intrinsic
purity OF her being Is In the nature OF manhood TO
reject such an appeal. But do not my friends seedid
not Mr.. Beecher see when Mrs. Monlton told him
that Mr. Tlton intended to publish tho evidence he had
against him. he said He has he has condoned
his wlfe's fault" Did Mr.. Beecher that there
must be before there be mountaineering there
must be before there be forgiveness What
was il that Mr.. Beecher meant was condoned by the
husbandi Not wandering Affection not desire to sepa-
rate. There radical, intrinsic offense
Conformation does not apply TO any such Condona
ton the forgiveness Of guilt In that sense IL was
understood-n that used between Mrs Moulton
IL .l
Tilton stood up prepared make accusation When
1t understood what that accusation would be and
had been, then 1t In TO that that Mr. Beecher
says, lie has he has condoned" IL Is CON
| fcssion Of guilt. The woman tho man accused OF
adultery who ses up conformation In answer " 1t con-