New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1875-06-12

among the population of England twas at great Crisis
in history great struggle between the different sec
lions Of this commonwealth was wasng The question
OF liberty slavery the question OF union or DIVISION
balancing fearfully In the scale or events
There many brave and truo-hearted patriots
who disbelleved In the power OF the North
and the strength OF the Union TO maintain II indivisble
and 1t was that exigency that the animosty OF En-
gland In its aid the South and in Its cold countcnance
to the North was sustaining the audacous rebellion AZ
Henry Ward Beechcr believed great men OF this
country believed with false ideas In regard TO the Issue
OF that great conflict regard to the cardinal principle
which laid at the root OF the hostility and the fight they
knew and believed that the great question
was one Of servtude or freedom Tor inc
slave and Henry Ward Beechcr undertook to PERFORM
uoby and glorousy the task Of dsabusing the MIND OF
England and reaching the hearts OF the middlc Glasses
and ycOmanry those classes which after all conro
and are beginning moro and more to controi 'he ucS
TIMES OF the whole country and he was met WIN
and scorn Io was assaulted at his meetihss'
where addresses were 10 be- delivered upon this
subject. with storms OF Obloluy AMI Kisses ana
interrriptions; but he brave man men,
Nerved by purity and the spirit OF MS case tre was
no conscious weight Of error or gin bearing upon
his heart and he wa in all the majesty or grea'
and glorious creation and he sustained tho cause OF MS
country and need not initiate or repeat the language
OF my learned and eloquent friend in telling you how
him wholly unreservcily in my reyorental estnate OF
tho motive ability, and the success Of that grand
performance the part Of Henry Ward Beeoher
But then my learned friend. says to you: "Are you
going TO convict Henry Ward Beecher OF adultery Are
you going to allow proud and envous England to say
why great crisis, you sent us your greatest man.
and he pressed and us, and after ALL after ALL
are you gentlemen Of the jury says Mr. Evars, tagging
to convict that man. that England may say he was
frail and faulty man after g. Listen to this:
You will understand that this Is an issue in which me
question is whether Mr.. Becclcr, who stood by this
whole country the hight and extremity OF her peflS
and disasters against all England and stood alone and
faced the rOwns and jecrs and cat,caiis ana scos Oh
great crowds OF I'm gsh gentlemen Of the better classes
and faced them down IN the OF the United States
alone In England, and aroused encouraged, de-
yeopcd, aInassed power in our favor tnat no
single man or voice did for nation since the world
began whether he is OF the base low, coarse ewd me
OF soul and grossness OF body that will allow the arsto
cratic society of England return the triumph that they
had to submit to by saying: You sent us the noDies
sbdue us but you discovered that his courage was
Of the soul and purity from faith from love, from
duty but from the effrOntcry OF Vouptuary ana al
adultercr."
And that Is an argument which the great advocate OF
the ago addresses American jury sitting In case
which has disturbed the world which that advocate says
greatest that ever tried In court Oh JUS
tce differ from him very largely in that, but he says
so and it DO sOthat is argument which such an
advocate in case like this addresses with flashing eye
and personal individuality this jury to convince them
OF Mr. Beechers innocence son, you must not coh'ict
him; england will laugh at You must not by your
verdict send England the that inc great
and ciftcd the brave and successful Henry Ward
Bcechcr who subdued all your hostility ana won all
your convictions has any human inirmity. You must
NOT fell England that he has scduccd woman. because
England will laugh at you. Her aristocracy will meet
you with contempt and ralery An my friend has had
too much to do with England. lLaughterl Ho has too
high respect for English sentiment and English arisoc
racy and II have got 80 ow il the ADMINISTRATION or
justice groyclng and debased in this free Gov
eminent laws that cannot pronounce justice as
against great and noble men, for fear of tho SCOTS OF
the arstocracy of England then God help justice and
American institutions. (Applause.1
Judge Ncilson-I wish you would be silent.
Mr. Beach-Ah my friend Evarts was too long at
Geneva. Turning TO Mr. Eyarts.l You associated 100
much with those EDgli5hmen; you played away TOO
much of your time at Paris you have lost the simple
grandeur of American independence and individuality
and do Won expeot to carry and control jury OF this
country sort of argument by that low appeal to
tho vulgarest passions of our naturef Whom do you
think you adlressngi What sort of men, and what
hearts, you speaking to, In case III
volying the dearest questions which attach to
society and persons when important interests are at
stake when farreaching and terrible consequences may
follow your action IL 1t hoped that You will descend TO
tho ebasement Of such considerations as what may be
the Judgment OF England, or Of anybody else
upon your vcrlcti You men responsible In
this case No matter what other people may
think, or other people may say. You are
pledged to a higher authority than public opinion
or foreign judgments and your conscenocs bound by
an oath the Judgment Scat and we must have from
you in this the clear, honest independent convic
lions OF your judgments, and wo will have them
The counsel mistakes IL no supposes mstrus this jury
Whatever may know in regard to the influences sur
rounding this case and the means which have been re-
ha1ta 4,at
they fall amlcss and powcrloss before the independence
and the truth of each member OF this jury and by
word by hint, by insinuaton have ever or will
ever, assa the personal integrity Of the gentlemen
address. Yes, England will laugh at you. Well, l
fancy that there people in England vino are looking
with considerable anxiety to the progress and watching
the result of this case. Indeed, know they are, having
positive, personal information to that effect. And no
has deeper respect for tho civilization tho nclli
gencc OF England than have. To say that have a
respect FOR her institutions the mode OF their operation
within the sphere and limit of their application Is quite
another thing Bat she has great men AMI
and learned men. and great many unjust ones.
But do not fear what Engiind may say and don't
believe that England. even with all her reverence for
p0tentatcs and digntaries and herarchesI don't be-
eve that Enganl will stop to consider the question of
Mr. Beechers conviction acquital with reference to
any association he may have had in former times with
her Government her population. England Is not very
apt laugh American justice American effort. In
deed, we have grown fast, that in the domain
OF law in the commentaries Of our distinguished
civilians and juriss, we have gained the respect
OF England and in her courts authorities and adj
Indications received and listened to with much
respect as that with which accept the teachings Of
her great lawyers and jurists of old England will not
Taught at whatever verdict you may pronounce She Will
have no occasion to and she has had occasion to
laugh at America that have known. Indeed her
associations with this country have rather frequently
produced serious emotions upon the part OF En- gland
lLaughter
Then the gentleman quotes denunclaton from the
Scriptures: Woe to him that calls evil good and good