New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1875-06-04

ton Of immortality beyond that will go with you to
the interview that the suggestion and invitation OF
Mr. Tton took place between Mr. Beecher and his WIFE,
Whatever criticism there may be to there being any
diversity OF form and circumstance and words In
which this interview brought about, as a conse
quence Of the interview between the husband and the
paramount there be doubt whatever that the in
terview between the adutercss and the paramount or
between the honest wife and the falsely accused upright
clergyman did take place that night and did take place
between them alone, and did take place upon the
suggestion or acquescence of the husband, and when
he remained absent from his house-his own house.
Now, there is a fact upon which you can repose, and
whatever are just nferences from that fact you VIII
draw, and you will not be disturbed u your logic and
your reason your responsible deductions by any
msy frivolous feelings views about these particular
people You viii Judge of this fixed fact and all that led 10
it, and What occurred during IT, and what came aier IL,
according to your knowledge OF human character, OF
human feelings OF human conduct under these grave ana
pressing circumstances Of external relations Think OF
It; think of it on Tton theorythink Of it on the view
that your verdict expected sustain that this man.
Mr. Beecher had, through years OF seduction ana I'M
pure solicitation and fondling, finally ulumphed over
the bodily chastity OF this woI1an, and denied ana
polluted the bed Of this plaintiff, the husband
for sixteen months, and that the woman Lay almost at
the point OF doom, SICK sorrowing in her Ded ana inc
husband invites the paramour to visit her in her cham
Der alone II was as few steps for him TO accompany MI
Beecher az it for Mr. Beecher TO CO. He mad seen
unseemness in bringing about an .uterNic" pe-
tween Mr. Beecher and his wife, this wife ana himself
Mr. TitOn, there to be only the kindly pur-
poses OF saving Mr. Beecher from being worried ABOUT
the Tlton-Bowen letter that had been sent him And
now be opens his wfes chamber to the visit OF the de-
clareti convicted adulterer for II there had been
charge II there had been truth in the charge there had
been an idea notion Tntons part that there was
truth in the charge, he knew the length anu
breadth. and he either doubted IL himself as
dream, or he believed IL as one OF the most
hord realities that confronts mortal man iii Ms eA
perience Of fe and he says Go down and see Eliza
beth" Now we wont say whether % she IA expecting
you at the house" be be not part Of that final ar
rancement in its expressions. That depends, perhaps
wholly on Mr. Beechers statement Of II, that rst mat
simple cause Take it any view, and you nave an
invitation a paramour from husband that Is Wholly
inconsistent with character would have been As
intoerbe paramOur Ii should have been 10 tine
husband How would the guilty man have acted under
that and confronted with the confession OF
the wife Would he have desired TO meet the woman
under those circumstances, and to furnish the hhai
proof against himself by the result OF that inter
view, If he had known that he was guilty.
and known that the wife guy, and known that the
husband knew they both guilty. so that on tha
mere fact in dispute you that it capable OF conca
ton with the preceding character of the Interview, only
by assuming the character that MI Beeeher gives 10 the
interview and dscarding that that Mr.. Tton now gives
TO the interview Only by making it-Only by It's benz
compatible with the view Of the interview that IAloh
gave on the second day after to Mr. Charles storfs-On
as compatible with the statement OF the interview a
given in the True starry" only with the interview as
stated 10 Belcher and southwick, AMI Schultz and Har
man, aud McKelway; only with Tiltons version as
stereotyped and preserved in manifold IMPRESSIONS ana
as now given in your hearingwih only the crcd ana
guaranty that belongs his spoken words, when he mas
determined out Of the ranking irritation OF Lis vanity
that Dr. Bacon witty references L. shdk speare nal eA
cited him 70 carry ont what mad been bafiei purpose
for years baficd by truth, purpose To strike MT
Beechcr the heart and fnal deliberate weshhg OF
these two alternatives OF whether he would submit to the
wounded vanity that DR.. Bacons goads made vince or
whether he would pull down the temple OF LIS house
hold on the heads OF his wife and his children
What abnormal what character and nature Is
this that considers himself driven into terrible balanc-
ing OF alternatives whether he shall bear the ests OF DIT
Bacon in his own character and scnsibes, or whether
as he expressed he shall smash Elizabeth and ruin the
fame OF his children have never heard OF any moral
construction in any history that written TO be be-
ieved have heard Of any narrative OF real ne or
any philosophy Of human character that pretended TO
present mind treating these two alternatives or
personal irritation and of final destruction Of the happi-
ness Of those dear to a making measuring cast
OF duty, as to which course he should pursue.