, 1875-04-26


tropor Ferson to eait tho Eroolly Cninn. -Four
days thereafter Mr.. 1}occfler had run against
'oltoI,. md his opinion entirely changed IL re-
Eard 10 Theodore. flo became convinced tl,st
place than himHc1f.
again, by tantalfziug coincidence. alr. Triton
mado An affidavit In tloso proceedings, charging
Hr Eteclor will, crimna1ity in tho narly part of
Vctohcr. 1853, and in lin C1uft-rootn Oh Tuesday
lncso wa M read an extract from a sermon proacli-
ed BY s(r. Beeeher ou Oct. 4 1868, in tho follow.
inE wordH.
, 10 nor mink We are hornd to confess cr1n,ts In
uen "sy tlat they Will ornrtatc and nll With
NJ INT tht*e who koeAally eunncctet With u. II
5of ia aroused, md you hare committed
,s st'e fre, F all t' i, T. es.ts your band, and
contrasting tile net .tf ,,ni should take COUNSEL st,d
sna oSs "he couhtel. It "a often better that past
concerned. "
sAN EowhEs Q: hrEcKsn's EyrpEsoE.
Mr.. Eoecler lett tlsn witncYs.Hta,ul Yesterday,
hir testin,ony hnrlnE oec,1picA q liltIo over tcn
dayH. Az We predicted, lla has totno himself
proudly. md made most gallant fight for life.
lie haa uartainy douo ~ well m could bo expcct-
cl4-hettcr than could llaya boon cxncctod OF
any other man than Horny Ward Beccher e1.vi-
roncd with s1,ch ter,ible Gordon Of fatn! oyi-
deuce. He linz denied imprcaAivolv. aud OK
planned With all tue pausibi]isy that lis u,tnosL
clnqucnca could command.
ma ]ority Of impartial ohseryere aud will te tho
verdict of history, TINT Nr. Beecicr has taiicsl
III tho effort to rocnnctio himself with himself.
AS tho Republican said When llo took the stand,
against himself, and Ae has not bcon able to do
s.toy his OWL work. Accepting lis
testimony aH agaimt all other wit
nc1Hes for tho prosecution, ho has
fas!ed to lrcnli down tho two Eorst witnnRHcs
agninA. !lim.-Ifenry Ward Bcecller and Eliza
Ecth Il. Tilton.-and The fata! evidence Of I'll ,ir
acknowledged acts aud words. 91r Uccchcr'a
pen has proved itself mighrier than Lis tongue.
Plausible rs some Of lis explanations appear, his
preacnt theory Of hs conduct and letters during
tue paht four ycpts does not. nR \ whole. sllake
tIle conviction Of l,js g1il. which that co1Hluct
and those letters originally made upon the pub
lie mind.
RATE STANTON on THE n1ooHtEx nEvs1Ar1osa.
he Springfield {lNa*s.) h.pm',lican Tho grcnt
trnl hns reached tat ntage wlcro II Is no longer
improper 10 utter AL opi,.ion regarding tho
Becchcr-Tilton coniczt. Ny Bympatttes arc
with Elizabeth Tllton In any eVont for, II tho
Charge OF her husband bo true we have Mr.
DeccAcrs assurance that s,o was more einucd
agntnps than sinning--whicll Al confession, or
~ a declaration. ia hufic.cntly nutbontc In uy
judgment; besides, VIC cannot demaud improba-
hiiities even '+inuoccnce Of orcaso" Of nMy,
especially tmpntcnt natures. Hut A1r. BcocLer
has spoken fmphatical.y ut last. OF course, wo
expected him TO dcnr tic charges one and all
and for Mrs. Tilton's aalo we trusted that ho
would he nl,le to deny them In ssch manner M
to leave no question OF h9r innocence. His i,luo-
ce'tco |er Sc was matter Of comparatively little
Importance; for MEN are forgiven their ofTeuHcs
nrafuAt purity, md "no questions aaked." Eo-
clety is Roo!. indeed overland, toward e.rinE
men. 1t not oaiy giyea thc,n one opportunity
for repentance, bat indE!eent1y ntNltiplies their
opI@rtt''tifr* IL re1n1f. and ieniel!:1y cxpungos
oil Their stains. whether shcv re7eut or not.
Eu: Las Mr. ueecl,er done bis duty to ,irs. Til
ton:. Lot NJ Acc. s!.e lad right and NC, her
female frlenda. had right. to expect him to
do all shat he undertook. II innocent. it VAS
his dAty not on1y to deny the charged. but to 10
explain the text Of !,in aEoNizinG letters M to
leave no room to doubt bis rendering. hut he
has wofully failed "a q " eo1nmenta.or" failed
to such degree rs to cast denp ehadovH upon
lin general moral aud intellectual character Or
well aH imply canieEeian Of tho charge ip quc,-
tion-if innocent. Ifgullty and pcrjurcr. lie
Inns disclosed sorrowtu incompetence to simulate
the nccesAary t:'sthfu!ncss, bad acting. aud un-
lie author Of q "Lifs Of Chris: ought, i.
secms to me. TO havo learned better llow to de-
fcnd miracles" As q commentator" upon
miraculous afEoirr, Mr., Daecher reeds not to
"atep down and out. for be has l,cen allowol
exit bY ths intelligent public already. We're /
on 1llton's sscounxel {wo,ld it not ba wieo 10
have women counsel on both sides Of Buch 4
case, ns well ns women jurors III part y,
atoutd hare acorntnly lcellcd to cross-cx amino
with the analytic scalNel Of common
scuEe only, Is touching those letters and
the authors rrcecnt commentaries upou
them. hut suctl a course haa not boan taken,
ard trust that. by nn unsFarnE ordeal. a1r,
Dcccher will be aro11Ecd 10 such intellectual CT
forts Nh may provo protective Of poor Mrs. I'll
ton. II eho ever loved him. she must In her 70.
cret heart deRpise him uow. aud curse the hour
When fnto led her within the dazzling Sunshine
Of his dangerous friendship! Qed deliver all our
wax frntn tin 1;naa-tree-]iAe stnfntocttnn nf all
such Eecchers. Better I,lton With lis gallant
~, and with all the peradies, tyrann1eB, and dis
gushing cgatisms with xhicn he ia charged, thhn
Henry Na1d IIcecher with hs gushing ult1na
aud siekeuing wcakncsscs.
The jury will, ! suppose rcuder verdict for
patching tip Mr. Becehsr's slovonly work. Tie
Jury ought, In duty to Mrs. TiIton, to confirm,
the testimony Of Mr. Becchcr by Judgment in
hts favor; for the question Of her guilt ought
not to be cast again upon tho public with only
Mr DessheEs % nesas'0n aid negative testimony
YLUcruAT1SG STATE or N1ap.
.ye. Turk SUR.
Mr.. Beechcs's testimony In regard to his pay
ment Of money to Mr. sfou}ton for 1fr. Iilton's
lcnoat reveals very 1aetaattpG state OF mind
mailed, aud part OF the ttmo TINT ho had not.
When be lsienod to bis lawyers. md when he
wlo&o out bla defouso ]ast summer, no was Of
one opinion; but when 10 was loft to hln-
so!f he was Of another. Ho reminds us Of the
employer pronounced a. counterfeit. 4 few
woeka aitcrwarl ho wasssaskcl Nllat had become
\ Of 1t. "Wby, you zee. n1ssHa, ncyer WAS quite
ciar 10 my nind about dat arc bill. sono days
fought lin Lad, and aome days tonight him
good: and onD OF dem days dat fought him
good jis' pseBod him away"
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