New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1875-05-28

Brooklyn cpithets (Iaughter II tho bridge can stand
that 1t will bear any burden. But seriousiy cona"c'
like TINT OF this plaintiff upon his own showing Jana no
man can complain Of being judged out Of his own MOUTH
IA not in need Of any Characterization AS JunB said
once with the pith that characterized him. such CHAR
aeter rs this plaintiffs escape censure only when IL
escapes observation. Now II may not be peasant mon
do not Ike-aways ke-tO lilo In the bed that they have
mado for themselves and they sometimes most unsea-
sOnably and at great Inconvenience to othcrs'
try to find q softer bed. (l1ughtcr.1 But
alasi In tho search that this plaintiff may
mako TO get ont Of this uneasy bed in which hc es he
has not the sympathizing follower with pillow be-
hind him that he had those other occasions ll1e-
newed aughtcr1 Now, gentlemen, there had Dech no
question in this affecting great character In which
there enlisted the interest OF every honest man ana
woman Brooklyn, in the United States, in Chrstendom
Il mean Mr. Beecherf tho fact OF his purity had not
the fundamental fact in this case, but the question
had been Ii might have been between Mr. Titon ana
Of his neghbors OF equal importance In society,"
between neghborng farmers, or merchants, or lawyers,
however reputable and however dear to them their
credit was, plaintiff, against such a defendant
had brought q suit OF this Kind the jury
would not havo sat five months one month.
one week one day. upon his case. They would have
said: "we you could be cool and quiet so gener-
GUS and forgiyng so amcable in Intercourse with the
aduerer and receive many aids and avors from him.
and above all If you could live with your wife our years.
we do any good reason why we should trouble
ourselves much about your msforunes you have been
olerably patient under thcm and guess In the long
run will be as well for you and Elizabeth and the chill
dren that should go you have begun, to the end
The plaintiff would DO laughed out OF court, ana ne
would not have had uncomfortable record for the
public in that short disposition OF tho case as the five
months protracon OF your patience and OF your IN
diligence has made for him here. Now, our learned
friends understood this perfectly, and the odousness OF
q on action husband
against defendant In respect to this disturbance OF
his peace II n all believed was so apparent that
they early dsdained that Some more noble passion than
the accusation OF gain after this long patience was nee
essary and my learned friends have found 1t in that
very mild and credtabe Christian virtue revenge This
their Encouragement for money, but revenge. Well,
never knew Jury that would like to be made an instru
ment Of revenge II they were to heal an honest mans
injury they would do 1T but to help him TO revengef
assault upon another not crodable We pardon even
the sayageness Of enemy that under provocation,
takes vengeance his hands, but we do not pardon
much men who lend themselves as instruments To the
vengeance Of injured paries-not much II man shoots
an enemy for great injury, sometimes he escapes con-
demnaton when srctness Of law would take his life;
but think that he hires another to murder his
envy, the hired assassin is not considered an Institution
society whose neck is to DO saved from the gaows
SO here, If vengeance. II injury, II destruction is the
whole motive and purpose Of this suit you will not lend
yourselves It, And you will understand that this is al
issue in which the question whether Mr. Beccher who
stood for whole country in the hight and extremity
of pers and disasters against all England. and stood
alone and faced the frowDs and jeers and catcals"
and chat" Of great crowds OF English gentlemen or
the better classes, and faced them down in the
name Of the United States, who stood alone In En-
gland, and aroused encouraged, developed, and
amassed power IN our favor that no single mind
or voice ever did since the world began-whethcr
he Is Of that base, low, coarse, lewd fiber OF soul
and Of body that will enable this arstooracy OF
England to the triumph have had TO submit TO
by saying You sent the noblest strongest most cour
ageous most adequate man, and subdued us, but You
have discovered that his not OF the soul OF
purity from love- from faith, from duty but the moro ef
frontery Of voluptuary and aduterer." Whether
you are to say by your verdict this man, that ever since
this trial has been progressing, has sat In
your presence, that every stranger, humble or
famous, that has visited the courtroom during
tho trial has desired his acquaintance, the grasp OF his
hand the recognition of his autograph the knowledge OF
his person that not only they but You and all
men should exclude from all companionship-or, TO
peat, however lightly, however carelessly, however
grossly people may talk about different forms OF incon
nence aud iregularlty nobody can qualify nobody can
tolerate premcditated and persistent seduction OF
married woman, and continuous deflement OF the
marriage bed All! gentlemen, must look this crime
In its face Why, there is not sailor in Wrapping with
strumpet on either knee and beaten In the de-
baches long voyages and frequent ports but that If
comrade should venture to suggest to him that he had
ssduced the laughter Of Old shpmate, the wife OF
young comrale, he would bury his sheathknfe in the
heart Of his accuser There has been and
vulgar debauchee vOluptuary, that would faunt his
wealth and his vices In the face OF our citizens
here or in New-York and ride tho fourth
hand Of his new riches packed with coresans the fact
that one Of his boon companions should him OF
seucng the companion of his daughter the wife Of his
friend who had been trusted to his care but that would
send bullet through the heart OF his No, there
are no coarse and vugar vouptuares, however lightly
they may deal with incontinence, and however much
they feel at liberty to poach on the manors that are
not con6ded to their care, that either in practice
or in accusation will tolerate any such charge
a this that you asked to bind by your verdict against
Mr. Beecher and your verdict for six cents fluids it
much as II 1t was for 100000. This Is not case in
which, as In some Of these libel sus they don't want to
hold that cdo- has kept within the bounds Of polite
ness and they don't want to show that the plaintiffs
character was worth nothing. No, no tho issue is a
vital ono your verdict Is for tho plaintiff for the de-
fcndant 1t passes upon this issue There Is not
other crime with which he is charged. There are no
qualifying circumstances about It, II he Is not guilty OF
all that have described to you, he Is not guilty Of
thing That is the plaintiffs figuring OF the dimen-
sions the incidents the traits OF the crime.
THE CIRCUMSTANTIAL EVIDENCE.
We NAV consider ourselves prepared now TO