American citizen. [volume] (Canton, Miss.) 1864-1890, 1875-05-08
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Philadelphia Times.
1t is IL cause which concerns pub
lie morality, aud in which is invoIv-
ed social problem of no little
moment. Back OF H,nry Ward
Beecher stands the class of which
he is member, and back of the
crime he alleged TO have commit
led, stands the theories of which he
is Il representative.
Now thus far, We must say, with
out desiring to or taking either
side, that the mass of he testimony
is overwhelmingly against him
There is milestone around his neck
which has not been removed even
while one has been attached to the
giraffe TIltun. The witnesses he
has produced have testified to moth
ing which exculpates him, white
they have revealed numerous things
which inculpate Theodore Tilton
They left the case precisely where
it>tOol before. We knew Theodore
TiltOu as "a long haired, long limbed,
visionary, who could write the
sweei, st song that ever Ia led
bah, to sleep, and the mos, lib
iIin,I> argument that ever excite
the appetite of II iecI-r.'IS an nptn
u Pa .tarcEy. We knew Hear,
Ward Bcecller as II tull-f,c-d. fall
Uolie.i and tuil minded preacher o.
physical religion who drew his IL
Illustrations with full freedom from
II. tune, md We k.OX Tin as suci,
4 III L..
brought H., in an am '>phrr,.,
tl,eolugicaIiy srreaklng. IN rather
religiously, as pur" as crystal; thai
his la her Lyman b .clicr. Was an
accepted expression "f the orthodox
Gather OF New Eng land, and tina,
his six bru,he.s were all preachers.
Very we'll. And then he emphati
cl ime with which he is charged.
He denied TiItnn's statements, lie
MOultOn, aud he charges
all the other witnesses with being
perjurers. But he does it alone.
Not a single witness has been pro-
duced who cOrrObOrates. sustains or
clinches his evidence 1t rests
it the plaintiff and the long line OF
witnesses who followed him on the
stand are to he believed, is a slender
reed indeed. AS the case stands al
present, L lions testimony holds
good the mutual friend is still firm
and Mrs. NJ fulton is to be credited
with having wished to "give thu
old man another clIanc-," Brother
an unworthy brother VIII"
and acquiesced in SIS
ter's shame, is unimpeachetl, and
Mrs Cory, the cook, natural EN-
brOller Of family, is unchalleng-d
The letters, too: which were III
remain, unexplained and
Nh. Beecler still
hangs on the sharp and ragged
edge OF anxiety, fear desp sir, and
remorse Theodore would still have
acted better under the same cir
than he did, and MOui-
TON is still the friend that God sent
him. To all inten,s and purposes,
IS far as the evidence goes, he
preached his last sermon yesterday.
What Mr.. Beecllpr must 10 is to
confirm and COZ roborate his story
by other witnesses. The fact tina,
the pnritanical Lyman Beecher was
his father, and that his six brothers
" ere all clergyman that Tilton is
Al abandoned social licentiate and
that Frank MoultOn, besides being
: hea hen, according TO his own
is a swash blckler and a
will not help him. If he
Gould bring in Bowen 10 chink the
gaps left by himself, he would gain
! great deal. Bowen could-if he
we're consistent III the theory OF the
1efeDse-explain TiIron's motives
Is MIR. Beecher has his actions.-
Otherwise, the weight of the evil
lence is against Mr.. Beecher.