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Knoxville Whig and chronicle. [volume] (Knoxville, Tenn.) 1875-1882, 1875-06-02
PLAIN TALK.
why Judge Porter Talks Plain in the
Beecher Case.

l have used, and shall use, strong
language, in this case. Ii is not my
practice. Iu the ordinary course Of
our profession the cases are very rare
in which we are justified, still more
rare in which we are compelled 10y a
stern sense of duty, to speak of dis
honest men as they deserve. But this
is no case for compromise. If TheO-
dore Tilton's accusation is false, if he
has suborned his wife TO make Ia false
accusation, even without oath. If he
has made use of villain in Frank
MOulton for the purpose of doing the
common work of both in the destruc-
ton of "a pure and a good and an honest
man, we can not speak of them except
as they deserve.
Now, if you wanted a simple test, in
any ordinary case, of the question
whether witness was 10 be belieN ed -,
would not the first inquiry that would
occur to your mind be, is he i'm partial &?
is he disposed to tell the truth is he
unbiased? Tilton tells you that for
-four years he was liar. MoultOu tells
you that he was liar for four years.
They say they lied then because they
had motive to lie; but they tell the
truth now because they have no lon
ger motive to lie. What motive
then to lie? Moulton says lie lied from
consideration and tenderness for Hen
ry Ward Beecher. rilton says he lied
from tenderness and dellcacy to his
wife. Well, motives may not be strik-
Ing and obvious, and still they may
exist The friendship and devotion of
Francis ID. Moulton to Henry Ward
Beecher, you remember, grew out of
the fact that Mr.. Beecher had de-
bauched the wife of his most intimate
friend. And the tenderness and deli
cqcy of Theodore Tilton toward this
woman was the tenderness and delica-
cy of man who wrote to her years
ago about the Redeemer whom she
loved, in the terms that have read to
you here; it was the tenderness and
delicacy Of man who could say, in
the presence of young girl, that he
was the father of but one legitimate
child man who could bastardize his
! own dead boy to crafty his malignity.
his cupidity, or his revenge! But we
have something more. We have from
both these men admissions of a de-
gree of present malice which would
induce you to reject their osths under
any conceivable circumstances unless
you believe they falsely accused them
selves.
Knoxville Whig and chronicle. [volume] (Knoxville, Tenn.) 1875-1882, 1875-06-02

days of weary marching might
have been spared and how many a
noble soul might have been saved
had their war powers been earlier un.
folded. But rs they lost their oppor-
tunity then and expect to make it
good now, it is well enough that some
one who went through the tread mill
when war was fragrant, should recall
and recite some of the facts of those
campaigns now so lightly passed Owe
and uniustly criticised. We hay,
had occasion heretofore to cypress in
kindly terms the opinion that Sher.
man was unfortunate in publishing in
his memoirs unkind and uucalled for
reflections upon others. but when the
book is to be made the preteXt for
writing him down as q failuSe as a
military leader, we must be excused
from joining in the attack.
Knoxville Whig and chronicle. [volume] (Knoxville, Tenn.) 1875-1882, 1875-06-02
THE GREAT TRIAL.
Evarts Pictures Seduction and Adult
terry in Sublime Blackness.

New YORK, May 27.-rhe Brooklyn
CliY Court room was more densely
packed than usual this morning, and
the numi'er ot ladies in attendance was
cry large. Btecher and his wife were
eatly in their seats, while the plaintiff
cau- in "A few minutes before the open
ing o. cOuri. Judge Nelson Instructed
The audience To keep perfectly quiet in
order that not only they should hear
the counsel. tut so the jury could hear
him. Mr.. Evarts then rose and began
his address. He said that whatever
diversities the trial might present the
snlicitude Of an advocate knew no end.
There was everything in this cause
that should make every one think
what he would desire, and what he
misses himself One would wish for
some of these fabulous powers. One
would wish for one hundred eyes to
pry into every fold and crevice of this
testimony and draw forth every fact.
One would wish for one hundred
hands 10 hold up the whole mass of it,
aud then that he might divide 1t so
that at some of the fingers end there
might DE at each a passage which
would throw light upon 1t. One would
that could grasp the mass of evidence,
separate and eXpurge it of all dross,
and lose not pennyweight of all the
gold of truth in it. Then he would
wish for that greatest power of elo>
queuce that would leap from mouth to
ear. II has been true in this case,
from the time when the scandal burst,
So far as individual bolts were concern
Oh No Il afA "a ~ l4I nn
not received that charity which the
Scriptures taught.
EUROPE had BEEN TRYING AMERICA,
and New York had been trying Brook
lyn. Presbyterians had been trying
Cungregationalists, and the latter had
been trying Plymouth Church. When
they came to consider the defendant,
at once there was an expression of
public opinion as to what was right to
be done Joy such a man. The result
would be that unless he could prov e
himself as clear AS in the day of judg-
ment he would be able, double of his
guilt would remain always the same.
\ verdict, said the Counsel, OF six
cents, would be as disastrous to Mr..
Beecher, in this case, as a verdict of
500, 900, and
THEIR VERDICT COULD NOT DE A DI.
VIDED ONE;
but must either be for the plaintiff or
defendant.
The TribuHCS report says that Mr..
Evarts pictured the seduction and
adultery in Olackened colOrs, and dwell
upon the Nervousness of the otlense
with which Beecher is charged, insist
ing that by law and justice it should
in order to be established. Tilton's
conduct, in continuing to live with his
wife for several years after the time Of
the alleged adultery, was strongly con
! demned.
Knoxville Whig and chronicle. [volume] (Knoxville, Tenn.) 1875-1882, 1875-06-02
THE CASE OF DIR. HAMMOND

During the war, when it was abso-
lutely essential that there should be
vigorous discipline and one controlling,
mind to govern the armies, some
things were done that would not have
been permitted in times Of peace.
One such act, we think, was the court
martialing of Surgeon General Ham
mond. Young and enthusiastic,
learned and skillful in his profession,
he made his mark in the army as it's
Surgeon General We have not be-
fore us the records of his trial, or the
evidence upon which the court acted,
but we have known DIR. Hammond
since the war so well and favorably
that we feel confident he could never
have been guilty of an act worthy of
the severe judgment now resting upon
him. In civil life, among the most
learned men Of his profession, in the
metropolis Of the country where great
talent and professional skill are GER
tain to be rewarded, DR.. Hammond
has won 50 high place in his calling
that we feel the time has come when
justice can be done him. We under
stand that he will ask for review of
his trial, and wishes those high
officers to examine the records Of his
case. We hope it will be done. We
think DR.. Hammond deserves well of
his countrymen, and we hope if the
President has the authority he will
give the late Surgeon General Il new
trial, believing as we do that it will
result in his acquittal.
Knoxville Whig and chronicle. [volume] (Knoxville, Tenn.) 1875-1882, 1875-06-02

the idea from the customs of ancient
times and other countries. AT all
events the three thousand children
of the Sunday schools connected with
his church have the gayest time Oh
their May day, aud Beecher is always
particularly eXuberant as he receives
their floral and afiectiOnate homage,
From the courtroom, after Porter had
closed at | O'clock, | went down to
Bepcher's church. a crowd of chill
dren surrounded it, and the vast edifice
itself presented the most picturesque
spectacle. l. was filled with boys and
girls, most uf them eaily dressed,
though there were many poor ones
among them, aud hundreds of them
holding aloft their banners or gonla
Ions. There we're small toddlers OF
four or five, lads aud lasses from ten to
fifteen, young men and maidons from
fifteen to nineteen or twenty, all OF
whom had marched in procession
through the streets to this place. On
their flags were pictures or inscrip-
tons, such as Jesus, our Shepherd"
"Christ, our Captain "God Is Love"
and so forth. When / entered the
church they were on their feet, singing
hymn, and more beautiful spectacle
you never saw. After this short
prayer was offered 10y Deacon Bell, who
recently appeared as one of Tilton's
witnesses in the trial. Then IA brief and
lively address was made to them.
Knoxville Whig and chronicle. [volume] (Knoxville, Tenn.) 1875-1882, 1875-06-02
SHERMAN \ SOLDIER, NOT a
POLITICIAN.

During the Atlanta Campaign an
incident occurred which shows how
much of soldier and how little of q
politician Sherman is. In this day.
when his Memoirs have revived all
the incidents of his military career
it will be well enough to put it on
record, 1t occurred just after the
capture Of Atlanta. Sherman had
close telegraphic Communication with
Washington, and asked Lincoln to
promote several officers he named.
He urged that the effect would
be good upon the army, be-
cause the men deserved it. The
correspondence developed the fact
that outside political influences were
strong in favor of the promotion Of
one or two men whom Sherman did
not think deserved it. OF this num-
Der was Gen. Hovey, of Indiana, who
wanted two stars. A dispute as to
rank had taken place, and Sherman
had ntimated to Hovey that he
thought one star was all he deserved.
As soon as Sherman became satisfied
there was serious intentions at Wash.
ington to promote the men he did not
want, he promptly telegraphed the
President that if they were promoted
he might consider his resignation OF
the command of the Military Divis.
ion ofthe Mississippi" as rendered,
The next day the order came by tele.
graph promoting Sherman's nominees
and the effect upon the army was sal.
utary. As politician or statesman
he can make no claim to distinction
His talents are in the line of the camp
and there he stands with few SUI
periors.
Knoxville Whig and chronicle. [volume] (Knoxville, Tenn.) 1875-1882, 1875-06-02
Catholic Priests in Politics.

The Cleveland Herald narrates. edtori-
ally, that when the Geghan Bill was on
its passage in the Senate, it lacked two
votes Of the requisite number. One wa:
brought in, and the other was a Demo
cratic Senator lodging because he be-
lieved the bill TO be political blunder.
TO that lodging Democrat, in his hiding
place, appeared a Roman Catholic priest,
who told the Senator the Roman Catho.
lies had given their support to the Demo.
cratic party, and had a claim upon il
that the passage Of the Geghan Bill was
demanded by the Roman Catholics that
his vote was Necessary to the passage OF
the bill and that he must vote.
The Senator walked straight into hi.
seat, and when his name was called on
the passage Of the Geghan Bill, voted
Aye
Knoxville Whig and chronicle. [volume] (Knoxville, Tenn.) 1875-1882, 1875-06-02
EVartS on His Feet,


Mr.. Eyars occupied the same position
as Porter did, facing the jury; but Eyalts
made quite a different impression. He is
taller than Porter; stands stiff and
straight a. billiard cue, swings his arm
with force of freedom that gives impress
siye emphasis to his words. The careless
falling hair; the attenuated face. fur-
rowed from chin to forehead: the hawk
like nose the gray, glittering eve the
receding mouth and the odd gesture Of
the body and head, make Il quaint, weird
picture for the spectators. From this
gaunt, strange form that might have
walked out of one of those dusty ana
worn frames that hang on the walls Of
the old monasteries of Europe. contains
ing figures of those devoted and ascetic
followers Of the cross who gave their
lives TO the modification of the flesh and
the acquisition of learning, the listeners
look for high display Of thought and
expression. The frame seems but a she'll
animated by great mind and soul, and
full OF lofty conceptions. When he stood
up to begin his address silence fell upon
the Court.
Knoxville Whig and chronicle. [volume] (Knoxville, Tenn.) 1875-1882, 1875-06-02

The value of the small products
of the farm is shown in the following
fact; "The production of poulty in
the United States is not less than 2jO,-
000, Gee pounds annually, worth $50
100000, aud eggs worth as much
more
The Republicans of Pennsylva-
MIA enter the canvass with enthusiasm
aud confident of success. Gov. Hart
rauft's three years administration IT
the affairs of the State has been emf
nently creditable, and il can 40. he
successfully as>ai!ed. The campaign
in Pennsylvania and Ohio will be
watched with unusual interest.
The Republican primary elec.
tions in Cincinnati resulted in sending
to the state Convention which meets
June "a delegates large majority of
whom favor the nomination Of Judge
TAFT for Governor The req ular poll
clans o. the city opposed Taft His
is a liberal man in his political no.
tions, but has always been a decided
Republican.
Comptroller Gaines has issued
his warrants in the shape ofbank notes,
under the provisions of the Act OF
March oath, 1875. The notes were en-
graved by the American Bank Note
Company, of New York, and are is
sued in denominations ofone, two, five,
ten, twenty and fifty dollars. The bills
look very much like those issued by the
United States, and on first sight would
be taken by many Cor greenback
money" The Acy says that there shall
not be outstanding and unpaid at any
one time over $500, 900. These bills are
issued for amounts due from the State
They are receivable for taxes, or " all
dues to the State"
Knoxville Whig and chronicle. [volume] (Knoxville, Tenn.) 1875-1882, 1875-06-02
SHERMAN'S ATLANTA CAM
PAIGN.

A correspondent, in criticising Gen.
Sherman's Memoirs and his cam.
paigns during the war of the rebel
lion, refers to his Atlanta campaign
in sighting terms as a mere skirmish
from Dalton to the Gate City, in
which there was little hard fighting.
Those who participated in that cam.
paign will be amused at this criti-
cism. We believe that in history, the
offensive operations of Sherman down
TO the capture of Atlanta by the
flank movement, and battle of Jones'
boro', and the defensive movements
of Johnston to the time he was super
seeded by Hood, in July will rank as
the best contested campaign of the
war. 1t was true that after Resaca,
down to the 22d of July, when Nc.
Pherson lost his life, there was no
hard fighting, such as decimated the
armies Of the Potomac but that was
because Johnston's policy was pure
ly defensive one to draw Sherman as
Knoxville Whig and chronicle. [volume] (Knoxville, Tenn.) 1875-1882, 1875-06-02

REDFTELD, Of the Cincinnati COM
merciW, reviewing the exercises of the
Mecklenburgh Centennial, says that
the best speech Of the day or night
was made by Chamberlain, the carpet
bag Governor Of South Carolina. He
says it is singular, but true, that the
South Caolinians are proud Of their
Massachusetts Governor. Well, why
should they not ? He is confessedly
an honest, able Chief Ruler, now Wig
orously engaged in giving his adopted
State a good government. Massachu-
sets is proud of him. Yale College
is proud of him, for she has invited
him TO deliver the annual address to
the graduates of her law department.
If Massachusetts and Yale College
honor and respect Gov. Chamberlain,
certainly South Carolina should. The
West is proud of the good and great
men New England gave her, and Ger.
tainly the South ought to be. If the
West needs and invites brains and
character from the East the South
ought not to stand on her dignity.
Knoxville Whig and chronicle. [volume] (Knoxville, Tenn.) 1875-1882, 1875-06-02

dox and too often blasphemous and vulgar
Not we are sure because of their hetero-
doxy, blasphemy or vulgariyr but because
these men make of religion real every
day matter. They may degrade Christ by
their familiarity, but lie is at least a live
man in their tslk-here, walking at our side
to-day. Mr.. Moody in his earnest simple
stories and queer Illustrations, sees hears,
feels Him That is what the people want
all the people, the Scholar and the prince,
ms well MS the beggar Not doctrines, 10,
beautiful theories, but Christ-a reigicr
which can be an actual every day matter,
as real as the money which tempts them to
wrong doing, or the molecules out of which
Science makes world for them in which
there is no God Certain spiritually mind.
ed people, especially the clergy, do not
need such sermons as Moodys to bring
Christ before them, and to them the ser
mons are useless. But they should remem-
Der in how small minority they are, and
try to borrow TIE secret of success of these
men when they preach the Gospel to the
maiorlty
Knoxville Whig and chronicle. [volume] (Knoxville, Tenn.) 1875-1882, 1875-06-02

MEssRs. MOODY AND SANKEY, the
great American reyivalists, continue
TO attract immense crowds to their
meetings. 1t is a new feature of re-
ligious meetings in England, and for
squares about their immense hall the
crowds Of people block the highways.
The public press attack the revivalists
for their manner of conducting their
meetings, but congregations of forty
and fifty thousand go to hear them
and much good is being done. The
Tribune says of the style of preach
ing Of Moody and Sankey and Spur
geon:
Why do the great audiences collect about
Sturgeon and other preachers whom Chris
tians Of refinement shriak FROM az unortho-
Knoxville Whig and chronicle. [volume] (Knoxville, Tenn.) 1875-1882, 1875-06-02

ONE WOULD suppose from the at
tacks made upon Sherman because of
his memoirs, that he was q General
without brains, and all his success
was mere chance. The violence of the
American newspaper critic is proverb-
ial. He has either hero or q demon
in every subject. He eulogizes to the
heavens or damns to the eternal
General Sherman is beyond question
one of the very first soldiers of the
war. He has some qualities that
make him the equal OF the first Napo.
leon. With balance wheel like
General Thomas, he made a brilliant
and prudent commander. We have
read some Of the criticisms on his
book, and have come to the cOnclu-
sion that Sherman was 4 fool and an
idiot. He won great victories, but it
was all by accident. lie planned
great campaigns, but it was all by
chance. He displayed the pluck of
Grant, and the brilliancy Of Napoleon
on the battlefield. but it was all
because he could not help it. 1t is
too soon after the great rebellion to
write with the impartiality and full
information of the historian, but
when that time comes General Sher-
man will stand out next to Grant,
the greatest soldier of the war, and
in the Judgment of many he may
rank him
Knoxville Whig and chronicle. [volume] (Knoxville, Tenn.) 1875-1882, 1875-06-02

Now that the Supreme Court has de-
ciied the new issue question, we suppose
the Knoxville CHROMcLE will suspend for
want of nitro-glycerine. "Superfluous
lags the veteran, ct cetera.-NashuiUc
Banner.
If the Democratic press were 50
decided in their opinions as to what
the decision Of the Court would be
on this swindle why did they not
talk out We had no fears about
the result when we found the people
were aroused. The subscription list
Of the WIG AND CHRONICLE proves
that the people endorsed our course
on this subjet. We have subscribers
who never before took our paper, who
wrote us to keep on in the good work.
The timid, covering papers who stood
quietly by and were willing to see
the taxpayers swaAped by millions
Of worthless scrip issued to bolster
up wicked rebellion are very out
spoken now that the cat has jumped.
A good way to help courts appreciate
the law Of a case Is for the people to
give them to understand what in
their opinion the .juceSti of the case
is. That's what was done in the
Torbett case.
Knoxville Whig and chronicle. [volume] (Knoxville, Tenn.) 1875-1882, 1875-06-02

IT is charged that the reports of
grasshopper devastation have been
greatly exaggerated to help the grain
spectators in Chicago, who held
millions of bushels at high prices.
This would seem to be confirmed, for
they are unloading fast, as the fol-
lowing note would indicate. \ dis
patch dated 29th May says:
The schooner G. W. Adams has loaded
with III 900 bushels OF oats at this port.
This is the largest cargo ever taken from
Chicago. The tow accompanying the Adj
ans will consist of two other vessels which
will have an aggregate Of 10000 bushels
of grain, being the largest ever taken from
this port in one tow.
Knoxville Whig and chronicle. [volume] (Knoxville, Tenn.) 1875-1882, 1875-06-02

Mark Twain went to the great base ball
match at Hartford, Tuesday, and lost mis-
umbrella, for witch he advertised in yester-
days paper, as follows; 1.-TWO hundred
and five dollars reward. At the great base
BAH match on Tuesday, where was engap-
ed in hurrahing, a small boy walked oil
with an English made brown silk umbrella
belonging to me, and forgot to bring il
back. will pay S. for the return of tbat
umbrella in good condition to my house
on Pennington avenue. / do not want the
boy gn an active state), but will pay two
hundrediiollars for his remains. Samuel
l.. Clements"
Knoxville Whig and chronicle. [volume] (Knoxville, Tenn.) 1875-1882, 1875-06-02
Special Telegram to the Cincinnati Commercial

Special Telegram to the Cincinnati Commercial.
BROOKLYN, May 26.-It was a re-
markable spectacle in which BeecheT
figured toSday, after listening to the
close Of the great diatribe, which has
occupied Porter for six days, aud about
which l will tell you in a few minutes.
There is beautiful custom in Brook
Ign Of annually celebrating the Goth
of May as Children's Day" The
city and all its streets are surrendered
to the children. The Sunday school
children, numbering 10000, who en-
joy what is known as their May
walk" when they parade about, dec
Grated with flowers and carrying little
flags, hold festivals at the parks and
in the churches, singing hymns, lis
tening TO addresses aud eating nice
things. believe it was Beecher who
Invented
THE CHILDREN's MAY DAY
OF Brooklyn. But 1 guess he borrowel
Knoxville Whig and chronicle. [volume] (Knoxville, Tenn.) 1875-1882, 1875-06-02

The Philadelphia Times calls the
Republican State Convention OF
Pennsylvania a gathering of National
Oilice-holders. 1t makes but little
difference to these croakers how in.
consistent their charges are. They
must howl, and so they shut their
eyes and sound the old song. A gath
ering of National office holders resoly.
ing emphatically against a third term
for any man, and yet Grant holds his
personal wishes over the heads of his
appointees and is determined to be
President for a third term. Now, to
an ordinary reader all this seems alb
surdly inconsistent. but your indie.
pendent Democratic editor, you know,
cares nothing about consistency
The New York herald., 1875-12-01

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