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ANoTuEn AMENDMENT.
! Afr. Harriaon from tho Committee on Elec--
tiona. presented a report On the proposed
amendment to the Constitution "a to tho elcc-
.ion Ut presdunt aud Vce. President. III tayor of
tile plurality system, md y minority report was
| presented by Mr.. Smith IN. ~, recommending
the abolition OF tho electoral college, and direct
| election by tho ponple. Ordered printed.
| COUNTING THE PRESIDENTIAL VOTE.
IN tho Sellate, MIR. E4nlun,tH introduced a
b! to provide for anu resuFnte .ho count
ing Ut yuteA for President mud Vice -p1esi-
dent. 1t provides that from shreo to lon
days next prior to tic lust Monday IN
oyerY January following the election for preBi-
dent or fico-lrealdent, tho scnate bha'l appoint
tour Henatoss, and tho Hoaka Of Representatives
1.-Two. Of ith numberH, aud Huoil nine perso'a
i shall constitute the Committee upon tho
Election of President aud Hlco.lFcalont. A
majority Of sad COMMITTEE shall bo q
quorum, aud concurrence of said majority
sllatl ho necessary in any action thereof. Eae&.
| member Of tile Committee Bllall tako special
oath to l,erloru. tito duties imposed upon lin
by the provisions Of tLls bit!. Tie helatu aud
House required to meet together ia tho hull
Of the Iiouse ut u'ctook on sud Inst Monday Il.
January, a.A mect daily tsullday s1cepted] untIl
the duties i,orcaftcr specl!ie4 arc performed.
Tho President OF tho Senate is to preside aud
certificates of votes cast for President Of Vice
l'Eeaslent. aud, after 70 opening thtsn,
the papers sha!! sll 10 delivered to tho Commit,
] tee above provided for WHO shall proceed to ex.
! amino Tho ssmo aud report III writing, az aoou ~
possible, tho htato Of votes, and what pcrso,.s
) II Ally, have baen, pursuant to law elected
President Or lice-l'readeut, II, whom tls
: report Is mado, Rny question is rAiBet
touching the iogal validity Of Any vote o.
: proceeding oi tho Comml!tee, the t1o House,
New-York tribune., 1875-02-26
Mr.. TnToN FORCED TO MAKE PEACE.

But whether MOultOn was consulted or not the
situation was pain-Ton could get nothing from Bowen
upon which to support his threatening letter and he had
nothing from his wife which woud confirm the charge which
he had made 10 Bowen against Beecher He had therefore,
given rash challenge OF the foremost in Brooklyn
without the slightest support his word backed by
his own tainted reputation There but thing to be
done lie must make peace with Nj. Beecher. But how
sbould he accomplish that He had written most insulting
letter Should he say frankly, Mr Beecher, have been
mistaken I sent you tina: letter under misapprehenson Of
fscts Not mention that the idea Of apology would be
utterly repugnant 10 Tons selfconceit and vanity, Mr.
Ieechers natural answer would have been How did you
dare 10 send insulting letter without making inquiry as to
the Moreover what msapprehenson Of facts coud he
have aleged' II lie had said Mr. Bowen told such and
.uch tales Bowen would denied it, and Ttons position
would have been than II he should say MY wife
has told an evil tale about you he well knew that his wife
would deny IL unless writing extracted from her
Il was essential that he should have interview with Mr.
Beecher which he should instantly satisfy the latter that he
had had reasonable pretext for writing his nsont de-
unand and should the moment withdraw that de-
mand in such convince Mr. Beecher that IL he
should further this withdrawn insult there would be dan
ger Of an explosion in which Mr. Beechers reputation mut
inevitably suffer no how innocent he might be- Pur-
themore Tton must shape his to satisfy Mr.
Beecher that the stories which the latter had circulated
10 some extent against Ton false and sanderous and
thus at one blow convince Beecher that Ton pure
in his morals and under honest apprehension 10 Mr.
cop1u
New-York tribune., 1875-02-26
THE CHARGE MADE ON DECEMBER Sofa.

Now. what was the charge which Tilton made
agans, Mr. Beecher that nisht' This Is the important
question in THE inquiry gentlemen and to invite your
serious attention. because If we satisfy You that than
night Mr. Tilton did not charge Mr.. BeechG with the
crime OF adultery. you will consider ths disposed
Of You will no, hsen any charge subsequently invented
Of cayer oense than that which brought Mr. Beech
r attention thai night They bound by that they
cannot charge that interview of their devices by which
they have been induced lie 70 conceal this crime They
brought Mr. Beecher into their presence make the accusation
and by the accusation there made they stand fall
You will not permit them TO charge it, | intend TO
hold them there and intend demonstrate to yoar under
standings as clear the MONDAY in Heaven that that
ehmle not adultery
In the fret place gentlemen Ttons conduc, from July
December uery inconsistent with the existence this
pretended knowledge He says and asks You believe now
that all be night he had known for x months
and vet had not ed the temper Of Theodore Ton
There domestic jar In the family arising
count Of this information Theodore Tlion then editor OF
Tie Ind<prodsnt ard Of The B,oOhy. Uatos He was 8
prosperous man, doing well and you hear lisped
word from Theodore Tihon in regard The
existence OF this charge until December, when he
himself says he fell into br.ness troubles with Henry
Bowen which the language OF his statement
augmented by the Rev Henry Ward Beecbe and hs wife
wherefore says Nj Tion in his statement AT the
instance Of my wife, Elizabeth, who letter to
Mr. Beecher ! sought 10 interview with him" Undl
business troubles upon Mr. Tlton there sus.
eesion against him by Henry Ward Beecher
only found thar Dir wife had ef him that Mrs Morse
says insisting Abe shd not rnTn him. that Mrs.
DeeeheT engaged IN consultation with Mrs Morse thai
Henry Beecher aho engaged In consultation with
wife and giving her sd,e when he found alec that Mr. Beeher
was credtng the stories mat In circulation against
km and when he found himself liable be dismissed from
tbeempoy Of Henry Bowen, his position OF influence
support taken away from him. then IL he
conceived the idea the e5h day Of December d entering
into this conspiracy with Henry c. Bowen 10 make
scandalous charge against Henry Ward Beecher
and thus drive him from Brooklyn. I there
with Mr.. Tton. say that from :hs showing. IL he
h TO be believed II what he say tnnspred the interview
between himself and Henry c. Bowen they did there
coc these sesndAons matters and sent that letter Henry
Ward g~eher for ihe pnpo'e 9f nMdapng hm aud driving
New-York tribune., 1875-02-26
NOTHING CONSISTENT WITH TUE CRIME
CHARGED

And right here, gentlemen, in approaching the
discussion question: permit that this is
peculiar in this respect all the acts Of all these parties from
the time that this charge first ntmaed down to the time
that Theodore 1ion made his charge Of adultery be-
fore the Church Committee have been inconsistent with
the crime Of adultery. From the beginning TO the end
OF IT, strike il where you will where yOu find OF these pa
ties performing tha, act isuery inconsistent with the
existence Of adultery Their whole evidence against Mr
Beecher here OF words Of language which they say he
has uttered from time time But the acs Of Mr. Tltou
the night Of the h o! December his whole conduct from
uly up to na time conduct OF MI Beecher the conduct
OF Mr. Mouton the conduct Of all OF them combined the
Of them wherever you strike inconsistent with the
charge OF adultery This accusation repeat rests outrely
nnnn Hord. and uIon nothing else.
New-York tribune., 1875-02-26
ANOTHER BOND OF ALLIANCE BETWEEN Mr.. TIL
TON AND MR. MOULTON

But this is not the only tie, nor even the chief tie
which binds together these two They have had most
significant alliance in the prosecution of new social theories
They have had most significant relations with women whose
very names stains the lips that utter It, They have
both held their voices In humiatng bondage, and
compelled the women whom they vowed to love
and to cherish to become the ministers TO their lust II
not Theodore Ton who sent his wife TO bring home In
carriage the most notorious preacher and patser OF free love
that the world has This degfadaon reserved
for the wife Of Frances d Mouon And her lips and
not the lips OF Elizabeth Ton far we have yet learned
that kissed by Victoria wooihu 1t this woman
whose published uerances foul thar thu learned Judge
presiding unwilling to allow them to be read in your
hearing part OF the evidence in this case who
selected by Francis d. Mouton the honored guest OF his
WIFE and person to be brought home In carriage by his
wife and only child And this alliance maintained for
year 1t maintained II you believe Mr. Moulton for the
sake OF Mr. Beecher whom Mr. Ton hated with all his soul
else it maintained you believe Mr. ton for the sake
Of Mrs Ton whom Moulton despiscd with all his heari
New-York tribune., 1875-02-26
BITTER SATIRE on Mr.. MoULTON's CONDUCT
THE INTERVIEW OF DECEMBER 80.

But to return now to the interview to which Mr.
Mouon introduces M Beecher this stormy winter nghr
desire call your attention In this connection genteheh u
fact which Mr. Mouon states In his evidence and desreto
refer unconscious testimony which the acnn OF DOM
OF these parties according the evidence OF M Tton iur
nishes Of the innocence Mr. Beecher Mr. Moulton tells
you that on his way 10 his own house, he told
Mr. Beecher Of the stories and ISLANDERS whch bowen
had reported against him in the interview OF the 26 OF Dece
Der You will the language that he makes M beeche
use on that occasion says d hef am surprised at that
for Bowen said nothing Of that kind" 1t was evidently
according to Mr. Mouons testimony the first that Mr. Bcecher
had heard that Mr. Bowen had guilty OF sanderng him at
that interview When he is introduced Into the presence
of Mr. Tlton desire to call your attention 10 MT lioh
evidence OF occurred Mr. Ton says the ist hig ne
said TO Mr. Beecher was: received letter from me-
suppose Mr. Beecher says did 1wish you to consider
that letter Withdrawn as was never written" Then
saw. Mr. Tlton introduced the name OF Elizabeth ana
began to state him what had learned from Elizabeth AT
that instant" says Mr.. Tlton, Mr. Beecher interrupted
me and said: But what about the stories that
Mr. Bowen told You concerning me on the
ssthy" And Mr. Tflton says: "since you ask 1t,
will tell YOU" and stopped bis narrative and went on to re-
peat TO Mr. Beecher the accusations which Mr. Bowen ha
made against Now gentlemen, desire you 10 consider
il Mr. Beecher conscious up to that moment a nc "a
confronting injured husband who about to accuse him
~ duced his wife do you think he would have inter
rup;ed the husband that accusation by reference to the
mere slandcrs OF Bowen, saying "Tell me hrst ABOUT
what Bowen said mes DO think that II this great
clergyman conscious that he 10 be asaed on that
evening with such charge that, that that would not
have the thing that would have absorbed all
his attention aud that the questions Of the mere ISLANDERS that
Bowen had uttered against him week before would not nave
made any impression his mind The fact that he in
teruped Ton this stage OF the case as coon as he
had introduced the of Elizabeth shows you gentlemen
that Mr. Beecher thinking Of nothing at that time except
the information which he had just for the lrst me received
from Mr. Nouton way his house to w.t. that Bowen
had been uerne anders him in this interview the
26h 1t s an unconscious piece of testimony that in my uds
ment outweghs assertions OF any number OF men who
Are interested here producing upon your minds particular
impreson 1t is the OF the parties 1t shows how they
felt aud how they acted on this occasion
New-York tribune., 1875-02-26
MR.. MoULrON COMPARED WITH JUDAS.

But no mere words can do justice to this man !;
but artist who should paint the he i bring
his real before mankind and thank heaven
emen that portrait has been painted and by OF the great
artists the world known any OF you visit
the beautiful city OF Milan you will find that to is mag
nacent cathedral which thousands OF saints and angels stand
carved in heavenly white in the attitude Of silent prayer the
pride and glory OF that city in the humble refectOry
OF ancient monastery, upon the wall OF which. four
hundred years so the iusols Leonardo da vnc painted
his almost inspired picture Of the Last SUPPER picture
the coors of which too rapidly fading but tho fame Of
which will die. And gentlemen, in the most striking
portrait that group OF disciples will recognize the start
ling likeness the red matted hair the sharp and
lar face the cold and remorseess eyes OF Judas caro and
the same features In his legitimate successor the muua
friend" daughter aud ap?lause There that consected
wall the portrait OF Francis D. Mouton has stood waiting for
his birth 40 years
The noise still contnun, Judge Nelson said "M Mr. Tracy
please stop" Ito the audience 81 will adjourn this court
If there is any more aemonstration OF that kind"
Mr. Tracy lresumng And will stand for twice four hun
years after this resuectd Judas shall have sunk into
eternal infamy.
such that Tlton requested TO become his friend
in this emergency and this into whose hands he
placed the OF his wife and bsde him and invite Mr.
Beechr interview the night OF the Both Of December
New-York tribune., 1875-02-26
MR. MoULToNs GOOD FAITH WITH MR.. BEECHER

But we are asked to believe that when he was
informed by Mr. Tton that not Mr. Bowen but Mr. Beecher
been his worst enemyh enemy in business hs enemy
in the church. his enemy in the househod-Mr houon ap
preached Mr. Beecher genuine spirit Of friendship and
with sincere to act the fair and honorable part OF
strictly friend He tells that he learned that Mr.
had been guilty Of OF the basest and foue acts
which any man can commit he tells you, under the
solemn oath OF who believes in neither God devil
that his Mr. Beecher commenced on that stormy
night learned for the first time that this new friend
had debauched his old friends wife, This horrible crime the
deliberate and longpauned seduction OF trusting and reyer
entia by the pastor who had given her hand
to her husband in marriage and invoked the blessing OF
God on their union fact which awoke in the gener
GUS breast OF Mr. Mouton fountain sympathy with the
alleged reacherous seduce He hasened to pledge to this
man. whom describes abandoned hypocrite and
bertne "the strctes and frnest friendship He assured
him that among the thousands Of friends who stood
around this pastor with devoted affection would ever equal him
,n6
New-York tribune., 1875-02-26
THE "TRUE STORY" THE BEST AUTHORITY.

The Court resumed its session at 2:l5 o'clock.
Mr. Tracy-Thus It is clear that upon the statement in I'll
handwriting prepared in December 1872 and shown
by him to friends the truth Of the matter
that Mr. Mouon was consulted separate days after the
ah and before Sh and that was by Mouons advice
that Tton determined send for Beecher this advice being
given before Ton her brief note which Tton has
sworn was written December 10Th What motive did Mr.
Ton fsyng in this respect when he drew up the
Truc Storyf" lie a motive for faying now because he
has been advised by that these facts made out
clear conspiracy against Moulton and himself and 1t
by their shrewd suggestion Out do not intimate that 1t by
their advice both he and the mutual friend now dsclaim
any consultation prior to the signing by Mrs Tlton OF the
sbomnabe charge drawn up 10y her husband But Tton con-
lawyer when he prepared the True Story and only
inserted such aehool seemed to him then TO be useful
This statement was not which could have done him any
good and it may therefore be safely assumed to be true
New-York tribune., 1875-02-26
MR. MOULTON's CONDUCT TOWARDS MR.
BEECHER

While they were on the road an incident occurred,
according to Moultons account Of the affair which will justify
short depression from the main subject He tells you that
having learned that very evenngfor the FIRST time Beehe,
pastor Of his wife had most nfamouy debaueed the
wife Of Mouons intimate friend that circumstance s
PEELED him, for the frst time in his LIFE TO proner to
Beecher lifelong friendship Of his accord Without
hin, from Beecher Of his desire for such services
ton said 10 him, ~ Christian, heathen bu, II
you wish, will show you how well heather can serve
you" And from that moment there sprung up the
strictest and frmest friendship leo he ayO between
himself and the whom he now describes and
whom he must then have known lbertne He assures
that for four after that time he day night
and the whom he denounces with such
intense bitterness and who according his account has
added not one whit 70 bis sins since thai time except that there
New-York tribune., 1875-02-26

period Of nearly four yearshst the original scheme gaao
ally developed the most gigantic and hdeous conspiracy
Of modem times
need argument to satisfy you that man VINO
has been for years carrying on so dabocd conspiracy ~
this his movements being known at every step to the man
whose cause he was really serving could fall himself to be
involved In such network Of crime would make 1t im oss
bic him his steps to abandon his partner
gu-no what might be the cost to himself OF pursu
ing the original scheme The descent into crime Is easy but
the from such touous paths OF darknesss well nigh
impossible Neither Of these could for moment afford
bsiray the other they had apart from this
case either drive the other to desperation would be an
act OF suicidal madness
New-York tribune., 1875-02-26
A NEW PURPOSE AsCRIBED TO THE PLOTTERs.
Titon knew Beecher we'll and we shall show yo,


gentlemen he has often declared that the way
curing Mr. Beechers aid him OF having wronged
YOU convince him that he has done injury and
there nothing you ak that he will not do to repair the
wrong.
They determined to approach him in this manner and to
convince him the stories he had heard well those he
had circulated against Tton false and sandeou They
knew that il they could convict him in his conscience
Of having sandered Tilton, he would make haste to
atone for the injustice. To do this they must
destroy his confidence in Mr.. Ttons accuser. That
accuser was Tiltons wife. They knew Mr. Beecher's
confidence ruhfuness and to impair that confidence
was difficult task There only way in which this
could be done beyond possibility Of doubt To obtain from
her etracon Of her charges against her husband would
not suffice for Mr. Beecher would easily suspect that she had
done this either from affection or from fear But IL she could
be by any brought to make accusation against
Beecher himself then he and Tton would stand
ground accused by the and Beecher
ing accusation against himself to be false could longer
place slightest confidence in the charges which she had
made against her husband They knew how reuc
tant he would be TO attack even in his own defence
who had long In relations Of friendship and sympathy
with him. and who lying upon her sick bed They
knew he would rather be sacrificed himself than save his
reputation by making upon her. This suggestion
suggestion Of the Devil and being carried
with skill an audacy and heartlessness worthy Of s
author.
We have seen how Mrs Ton had been controlled and en-
trapped into signing accusation ingeniousy nmed 80 as to
be especially disastrous to the reputation OF her pastor Thus
far the scheme had been successful and It only remained
carry through in such Beeches thai
Mrs ton had voluntarily made this accusaon and the sue
OF the plan would be complete Thus with ideas
seething in his mind ton sat awaiting Beechss arrival con-
scous that unless this desperate plan Of himself and his friend
succeeded he ruined Meanwhile Mouon had gone
down 10 Beechers house and with air Of poeness bu, Of
great had requested Mr. Beecher come to his house
hold interview with Theodore Ton Mr. Beecher natu
rally guessed that this proposed interview had bearing
upon the letter which he had recently received from Ton
and motive of which utter mystery him Send
ing Mr. Bell TO take charge of his meeting he with
Aoaton and the way inquired what object Of h.
interview which Mouon replied thai he had better let Tn
ton tell Il himself.
New-York tribune., 1875-02-26
SIGNIFICANCE OF THE DESTRUCTION OF THE
PAPER.

Why have they destroyed it? Why is
this, the most important paper the case, missing
when every paper that sheds particle Of light upon
case been carefully preserved by this panak and labor
ions mutual friendg' There a scrap paper writing
from Beecher which could throw the slightest light upon
this but that they have preserved and garnered up with
care that indicates that they consider worth many times
weight gold precious 10 them than diamonds Every
one o these letters can be construed by their or statement
into an accusation confession OF guilt Why ID
the paper the thing that would
have settled this missing herei Do they pretend
they destroyed II with the knowledge and OF Henry
Ward Beecher' No. Was he consulted about i No Did
he assent m No. They say they destroyed it, They tell
Won they destroyed after the pare agreement Where
is the logic gentlemen Of taking this single paper and
DESTROYING that and preserving all the othes' II the psr
te agreement had been intended be executed by
the good faith which professed have been made
be final settlement Of all this difficulty, then yos
that there would have been logic and popre hs
destruction OF all the papers that bore upon this But
why the destruction OF this single papef Why the picking
ont Of this scrap from Mouon archives and consnng this
the flames when they hu.banded all the Others viii tell yos
why gentlemen We will show you that this paper could not
have been destroyed has been destroyed at a until tho
conspiracy was hatched between Theodore Ton and Victoria
woodruff charge charge Henry Ward BeeheT with adultery
and then the destruction Of this paper became absolutely
with thar paper In existence II would blast every and
woman thai would have himself herself with tho
scheme He only produce 10 convince every ia
the community OF the conspiracy No. destruction therefore,
became imperative absolute necessity and des
royed h has been destroyed this day (Which do not
believe and which you evidence Of but Theodore I
ton =, until they had perfected that conspiracy