The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1875-04-08


BREATH and say, s'lf there is peace in that book
want 1t :" A. do not know whether drew the
long breath, but the rest 1 think Is imaginary.
o. Now. Mr.. Beecher soon after TINS interview
In the cars you wrote letter TO Mr. Moulton re-
ferrlng 70 tin Letter 81 February iSaa BE- Pc
tween you and Mr.. Moulton which Induced the
o. HOW did that occur and when did t occur'
A. / went on q Saturday morning TO the ONCE 10
see Mr.. Moulton; It had been wearisome time
from week TO week; sat for some time waiting
Tor him; when he came in ne did not see me- on
purpose; he finally gave me
COLD RECOGNITION
and went out; | went OHt with him and forced
myself on him; when entered communication
with him he was very abrupt and even more;
began 60 talk about Mr.. Tilton's demand on me,
and that my friends were dong me a great deal
or damage; Mr.. Moulton replied In cutting tone,
had church and home TO talk about Mr.. Tton's
feelings, but ne was suffering poverty and annoy
ances; ne spoke with some severity in the mat
ter it was very trying TO me was going away
next week; on Monday felt all this matter ana de-
cided not to 20 on before mad cleared myself In
tue court OF Tor the lulllment OF every ooli-
cation | had assumed; l determined would write
him letter that would show him what mad
OF what mad done and what was willing TO do for
Theodore T1lton; you cannot understand the letter
unless you understand the gradually accumulated
circumstances rom which II was derived.
THE RAGGED EDGE LETTER.
Mr.. EvartS then read the letter.
MONDAY, Feb. 8. 1872.
pass through from Philadelphia to New Haven Shall
About two weeks ago met 7 in the cars going p B.
H Kind We talked 6ap h saa be oa me
TAR his feelings ANA actions were the occasion OF APP
returning home from New haven 6ghsTs am
three days n me wseS oapd note rom e
that T. tet hard toward me ana was gong 70 SEQ or
O. Whom did you refer TO by E.S A. Elizabeth.
o. Mrs. TiltonS A. Mrs. TllLon
Mr.. Evarts then continued:-
She kindly added. DO not be cast down. bear this
ali whom
liver us all safely know you do and willing abund-
meats These We're words d warning but also q con-
ISOLATION Tor believe Is 6S rG h Of God ana that
self for her But IL seems that change has come TO
he has e Intensely the orcc Of feeling S oee
and the humlliation which environ his ENTERPRISE he
did not develop and believe that you have participated
in this feeling.
witness-sIdmitations,p think 1t should be
saimitationsu instead OF "humiliationsn
Mr.. Evarts-Tnis Is in the evidence
O. How had you learned or gained the impress.
sion that Mr.. Mouton participated In that feeling ?
A. had occasion to on the saturday tefore.
Q. That is what you refer TO A. Yes sir.
tReading.)
It is natural you should. is dearer 10 You than
be- He Is with you. All his trials lie open TO your
relations environments necessities lInitaiIons dan
gers and ySn see or
experience and be alive or sane.
Witness-And sane.
circles each one OF which required clear-mndedness
sHa the S the
9 sba e h 10 be- Sf ie G Is the me
tai Of the firm locked up in it; say that have
handrcds and thousands Of pressing me, each ono
with his Keen suspicion or anxiety or zeal TO see ten
ruInous defence OF TO stop them without seeming
" G hS R'fs ana
s years 10 b ~ 81 sm as and mot
friends when 4 was suffering tne tormeuts OF the
a sh and @ nda
about but the real thing cannot De understood from The
outside nor its wearing and grinding on the nervous
system.
o. what anxiety and troubles did you refer to
in that letter. ! referred 10 the anxiety had
that the trouble IN Mr.. 1it0nis family should not
be made a matter OF publicity and dragged into
ur S snffer,ng: The preceding conyersaiions
had turned upon this ground tnaL had damaged
hr. 1llton's position, name and peeunlaTY re-
sources; that my said great influence with Mr..
Bowen rad materially damaged his interests.
MIR. Eyarts then continued 10 read from the
letter.
and earnest desire into ny efforts e prsnare way ior
apa r. hsn p sSsf f have SF TO
soften preadces 10 reiue ialsehoods and to excite
among eerVymen, public men aud generally the makers
Seavor 10 restrain The evils Which have been visited
upon r., and with increasing success
o. Now Mr.. geecnei, what in your own conduct
effort does that clause refer tor A. Ii refers TO
the prolonged enueavor that | had made 10 say
that believed the stores Mr.. Bowen had bruited
were false: / believed Mr.. Hilton 10 be an honest
man-nelther q lecneT nor a drunkard: that 1 be-
neyed him to be weak In some things, bat still the
brilliant man tnat he was when at the head or
Mr.. Evarts read paragraph ending land the
children would have their iuture," ana asked tue
meaning OF 10.
Witness-i undertook to clear him from an i'm
putatf0n that Affected his caa acter, except those
connected win MS soelalistlc ideas and the
Woodhull | could not not undertake 20 clear his
character soclalisic subjects, but IN regard TO
ms household, Elizabeth aud the children; u he
desired that matter to be brought up Tor investga-
ton thought II would destroy the church, and
rather tnan Kill Plymouth church had eXag-
geTated idea but IL was n real idea that anything
OF that Kind would suffer anything out tnas that
church should stand; then, as lot him and
his aud the children-thls Is not exactly the Ian
guage OF literary or logical statement, but II IS
tue language Oi-lbursting into tearsl-as when
Paul said II could wish myself accursed from
Christ for my Drotner's sake.n or as David sad
over ADsaom. 'Would 20 Coo that had died for
theer-ii my going out OF the church ana out OF
The ministry, and so the destruction OF my proles-
slonal LIE would restore things as they were,
had the feeling, certainly, when wrote this letter,
10 give them all up Willingly 10 put things back as
Mr.. Evarts continued reading and gave that
paragraph including "the sharp and ragged
edge" and asked y the clause expressed ms ieeI,
had been stronger expressions should have used
them.
Q. Here ls an expression, ''oe as bad as horror
and darknessgu A. don't know; only know
am subject 10 very great darkness sometimes;
Mr. Evaris dId not do right say n.y. Most OF
my time ~ lived very dear 10 God then, and the
most OF my time had peace (weepingl.
z. WHAT was the condition Of your temper az
the time q writing TINS letter A. ! was N tle
letter alter suCh saturday.
q. Now, sir, In these clauses OF any OF them, OF
this letter. as l have read 10 TO you, was there
present TO your mind any thought, Idea or memory
oil any criminal intercourse with MIS- ltltonf A.
NO. sir; none at all; none AZ all had no need Of
that; there was enough TO my thought-in hurt
ing q friend. IN destroying household. IN being
unlatniui to the highest nonor or OBLIGATIONS
there was enough IN that 20 torment me vita the
t0rments OF the damned; | know of no more hOr-
ribe thought ia this world tnan to betray or hurt
friend; don't say tnat other things are not
worse, but say could suffer as much Tor this IS
for anything, n nave q capacity TO suder.
q. To what do you ailude when you say, "You,
too. cease TO trust me, am aloneW A. could
have gone to 500 friends; That was simply recog-
nition that was smut up BY circumstances to him.
q. By what circumstancesf. A. BY that policy
OF silence winch all OF us entered INTO.
y. Now, sir. IN this expression, Though you
love me nOt,u what was tue referenceg A. It was
the story OF that saturday when ne turned away
from me and treated me as II he thought was not
tue man he thought was.