The Rutland daily globe. [volume] (Rutland, Vt.) 1873-1877, 1875-06-09

true description OF WHAT was imposed
upon Mr. Beecher by his endeavoripg to
faithfully observe Mr. Tllton's "polcy of
silence" Mr. Bcecher offered in this let
ter to sacrifice himself, 10 step down and
out, If this was necessary to save Mr.. Til
ton. So did he offer 10 June TO resign his
pastorate rather than permit himself TO be
the cause of what be believed would be
great misfortune TO others; Mr. Evarts
urged that this letter was wholly lnconsis-
tent with the theory of Mr.. Beechei's
guilt. A guilty man never paraded his
guilt IN voluntary letter and placed 1t
upon record. Intensified by epiihets, out
of his own free will; yet it was pretended
that Beccher's lavish use of epithets in his
self-reproaches amounted to confession
of guilt. That these overhowings OF his
feelings made in sacred confidence should
be used as weapons by the very friends, as
be thought them, to whom he I'M
burdened himself, was hard indeed. The
counsel then read the letters of June
IS, 1872, in which Beecher spoke OF
"Bowens ,reacberous whispefings" of his
meetings with Mr.. Clafin and asking
if Bowen had ever told the bottom facts.
That is, Mr.. Evarts said, Mr.. Beecher
wanted to know if Bowen had any new
charges, as was explained by him in the
next sentence. lie wished to get at the
bottom facts as Bowen told them, to ascer-
tam if there was a lower depth in Bowen's
capacity tor Islander than had yet been
sounded. When Mr.. wilkeson published
the trpartite agreement the newspapers
dared to comment upon 1t adversely to MIR.
Tilton (and whom did they not dare to
comment upon?). Mr.. Tilton threatened
to answer it by publishing card in the
Brooklyn Eagle embodying Mr.. Beecher's
"Ielter of contrtion' or apology. When
this was shown to MIR. Beecher by Moul-
ton he sad, "If Triton publishes that I
will publish this" and wrote resignation
of his pastorate, explaining that he had re-
NAMED in false position for two years in
order to preserve the fair fame of family
in his church. but that now the truth must
come out. Moulton took this news to Til
ton in great alarm, saying Beecher had
turned at bay and that if this proposed
card in the Eagle was published the truth
would come out and their game be ended.
That finished this matter, and Tilton SAID
he would not publish. Tllton threatened
| ~, Mr. Doa,l,ar e., La - I,,t y1,ot
did not stop Beecher Tilton was the one
who was stopped. Recess here was taken.
After recess, Evarts said he wished the
jury to judge Mr.. Beecher stripped of all
the advantages of his position, as a man
like all of us, but he did not wish him to be
judged as brute, as a profligate, or as a
man of selfish and mercenary charater. He
was to be judged as man of refined ma
ture, of generous heart and of keen sensi-
bilities. 1t was preposterous to suppose
that Beecher would sit down to write fresh
evidence of his guilt if he was a guilty
man. Evarts then read a letter in which
Mr.. Beecher said he had resolved to con-
| tend no longer that all the devices by
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"n'on 'i'e ""D NV " 'a'. , -m.n'..'','
had proved worthless, anu that lheodores
character was such as 10 leave no
hope for the future. That is,
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I MI I'"i'' e"'u' w. De.eNe' i"', iUu''
that the policy OF silence, IN spite OF all the
burdens it had imposed, did not secure its
own object Mr.. Evarts remarked that,
"''o. oil '"o eAp'i'e"'o VI 'ne "U,iu' a.'',
all the rays OF the sun to which Hilton mad
been exposed, his skin had not been tough
ened or tanned. and his conduct in regard
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.no puo"Ta''' u '",'
trated his character. Deoauch MS wife,
and he did not mind That. In this letter
MIR. Beechcr went on to say that the pros.
pect of death and the hereafter was far
happier than his life, and that he would
write q statement which would bear the
light of the judgment day. lie closed by
expressing his gratitude and affection &c
Frank Moulton. Now Mr.. Evarts asked
what was there of guilt in this letter ? AT
ter urging the improbability of an adulter.
er's writing such letter to man who
knew his guilt, he read the reply OF Moul
ton, IN which the latter told Mr.. Beechel
that he would stand if the whole cast
were published tomorrow. Could Mr.
Moulton could any man-suppose fol
q moment that minister of any