, 1875-07-10


Eoecher'a long eflo.ta u snpptcsB tha charges
against him wero 40 much ikc t,nosona contes-
AIuis Of tnotr truth AZ 10 call fottn from lis
friends tbo question wl,'c1. llo IL aid onco to
have appsIed 10 Lila own conduct: Did ever
glcatcr ass fall into deo2er p't7"
That Atr. iicociler will now proceed with his
ordinary lsbors ws arc assured by bis own
mouth. Dul lie has tricd tho q lvinR-down "
body except him aud Plymouth Church to Know
that it aono Ia failure. II Sir. Deeclsr Ia
going to regain his position Of three years aeo,
lie must tints tho aght sgstnhe tho sfAnues. Tbs
courts havo proved bnt = feebto dofon~o. Tho
Testimony OF stra. nlson. which might l,avc shad
much ght on thu case, Was not tece!vsd. Hsr
own Statements to otlieB waro al sI.
cinded. Mrs. lleechnr was not cAilsd to
,lS w,tnGtstsnd r., Il ne~ .r,n; MI n:eeess e
ton. and bring i0 LhcGo' w,tnossen: WHO knows
hut hs NAV greatly help his positton7 II he
Wikhea to do any further "ark in tho world, he
can multiply its usefulness many Told bJ devos-
Ing yeas first tO tbs crushing, II hh cnn, nf The
charges against hin,. Better Kive ati The rest Of
his ltfo 10 H. II necessary; fo Tue danger il that
e.eu hH past uasfuinnsA will be cancBted. II he
br Euiltr-wDui1 We nccd not write tbs Words
then, after all lis perjury, thars IL but Que
to 1--we down tho truth aud atys up hla lio; aud
even that courea must TAT.
MISCELLANEOUS FaEBs.coaMENTs.
Cincinnati, Cutnu.e,t,ai.
The people Of Erouklyh arc beginning to Pas
that Mrs, ucecher 10 tho hcro!no nud martyr OF
the sria!. people who have beeu Plying beechsr
Oh account Of h!e VITO will hereafter be callod
upon to reaervs their sympathy.
Hen York sun.
In truth, his pniy rsal defanee VAS his own
denial of guilt. Tue theory OF conspiracy and
tho fact Of bacEmAl ware withdrawn by Deccl,er
himself, aud wsfs PIT. oGt OF the ea-s by Judge
Heiieou and thus tho Iasue was between hfr. TIL
ton, Mi. and Mrs. Mouisuu Mr. Dcechcr's own
letters. And Its extraordinary conluct. OIL tho
side. and IN the other t'ls defendants don,hls Ut
quit or Of any improptIaty Whatsser presented
In his lraMatic !est,nuny on tho witness sssnd.
Gould he expect verdict Of tho Jury Or tho pub
liz IN his favor with tho baia.ce 10 strong
against him? lie las rather reasou to thank his
good fortune that tho jury, IN WOW Of his Eepu-
ths power OF bis influential clutch. h.4 nnt
Judged him as an orduary man. Whatever he
does, however, bo IS ruined tnau, and-yery
sadly we say it-he deserves llIs fhto.
Lh+dIa tdta,ttr.
IN the ,ufis. OF 4 medley Of conflicting testi-
mony and u WGss of toles, sttful devlcos, mud
almost tnexplicab!e ent1nR!cmeutH. w do SEQ q
m2n baAlly involved III nelwurk Of ffee-hnu-
easy naouolh, ptnnnsc'nuH klsa1'lgs. crodnlitiea,
conceatuenta nnd flaming rhetoric, bnt nut
proved y',lIty Ut criue BY any legitimate owl
letlce Whatever, whether direct or circu1lstau-
ttai. We sso the atcady growth aud torrihte de-
veloplnent Of All interest and purpose iii another
person. ilest, to press him, aud, whan fairly baf-
crush him, aud We trace the expansion ot tho
plan itRelf luto proportions neither desil ed nor
expected. Wo See All unprinciplcd frotld Of tllia
nlan alno drawn 10 daepor aud deeper, till le.
too, u!uBt share tho fkte Of tits principal. We
sae various other ambiguous relationships,
friendly aud unfrena,y, wlIc1 We cAn explain
0n ordinary principles Of hnman action. Aud
NO wlthGBs, in tho background of tho whole
Aceue, aociai. moral, aud religious laxity, on
which tue transaction 1s \ sorronful comment.
No tnan can paAs through d trial attended WITH
such developments and stand in tho Wow Of any
person As 10 it'd bsfoJe.
Ntu rurk Grnphtt. -
Ths termination of tbs BROOKLYN trial teaches
one sld lcssou which mist be toIernb!y obvious
tu all. 1t IL tbat tho lAw cannot haneoforsh Lo
depended OH to roE1er Justice III q auit for
sainctiun no nattor low strong tho sydance
aiau will still need protection Of somo sort,
and lie will llayo it. II the law will not give hin
rearesB 10 will help himself to It tue ,luickeot
nsy. 1nore ID great danger shat the Beochcr
tr.al will ileuguIato Ian lessneBs in retaliation
for sexual oifeuscs, and thhs men wAoss
wivcs or eBtota haya bern debaucAed will
instead Of calling Jury of twelve,
ta4e the law into thur own banda.
II Ills Rmautable trial have any leseQn At Hl
1t Is that there IL no effective weapon asaust tho
sodncer except personal vIoionco that fur1ivinK
uamb.-pamby sentimentnlium that An appeal to
Law III little Hnort OF idlooJ and tnAt there in no
retaliation possible oHcopt that dcalt BY the
nlai1ej Iiand.
Whethor powder Is safe a.bitsr may we'll he
donbted, but its authority has, NO fear, once
uIare bean oatlhliaticd - It exiated In the good
old ti.nes OF Dau Sicklea aud Con. Qolo.