New-York tribune., 1875-01-13
PRAlsE OF MR. BEECHER's BRAVERY.

PRAlSE OF MR. BEECHER'S BRAVERY.
Now, gentlemen, I come back to the suggestion
thar about make few moments The claim that
Ia made nsw that situated Mr. Beecher fearful OF this
charge being made his cowardce that induced him TO
act az he had been acting for four years Why gentlemen,
there has been distinguishing Characteristic of Mr. Beecher
has been his courage, his boldness his eaesness When
in 1863 he faced the mObs Of Liverpool and Manchester rec
oee how his praises rang throughout this broad Land for his
bravery his boness and his and when he facing
hostile mob hostile crowd surrounded by Strangers he az
bold az lion, but when he returns to his City Of
brooklyn, where he is all powerful. surrounded by
powerful friends, word from whose kps would have
crushed any who dared utter false accusation against
him, he ia coward Ali II the cowardice Of conscious guilt
The bravery he manifested England the bravery Of truth
conscious truth and the justice Of his But here sur
rounded by his church. upheld man has been by his
church the city where he all powerful he s coward
What is it that makes him coward' Conscious guilt mil
lion of mons with their false accusations could not fhghen
that man. Murmurs Of applause But Tlton, with his
truth appearing before him. and he is coward No. gentle
men, defend that the reputation Of the defend
ant He is not coward except when conscious Of his
guilt, and then all towards When conscious
Of his innocence he fear any danger but his
courage all yanshes in sight Of the great crime that he has com
mitted No be brave be courageous when
he before him desoaed home that he hmse has made
desoa No can be brave when he happy and
loving wife and mother debauched outcas No. in the
presence Of that man, he e1elaims:
Do with me as you choose sacrifice me at your w-any
thing deserve y merit it, offer myself up as sacrifice
10 the man that have 20 vronged."
But gentlemen this letter but beathes the spirit Of all his
letters upon this subject Every letter, written to houlton
pure friendship auson this dark subject
On March 2oth ls72 he writes Mr. Mouon in which he
says;
"Ihave been doing mems work this Winter partly to
up time, and partly because live under eoud'
feeling every month that may be doing my asl "orA
He is living under cloud expecting that every month may
be his last fearful and appehensve that at any lime
this great secret should be made known and made known
that that would be Of his usefnes That the way
that he talked this for long time and as viii show you
before get through willing at any time to have vacated
his pulpit have resigned his ministry have avoided the
exposure OF this secret
During this time Of which speaking no other
difficulty arose As said little while ago, has been
succession Of difficulties keep down this fact They have
had to resort device and another and another and
m one was nut away another because Of the mposby
of conceaing permanently sucL crime M Tton bad lost
his situation There penalty attached to The conlrte
and that been adjusted settled and Mr. Tton mao
instructed his lawyers Judge Reynolds OF TINS Court ana M
Ward TO suit That another cause OF Alarm
Fearful that that would lead the exposure Of the secret the
defendant was anxious that measures should DC
taken prevent suit between Mr. lHDoh anu
Mr. Bowen and finally arbitration w% entered
into Mr. Caain M Sous, think and MI Freeiand oeing
that arbitration device resored 10 to keep down
the scandal that was being aoat this time and Others and
covenant was entered into signed by Mr.. Bowen by Mr.
Beeche and by MI Tilon and will call your attention 70
sentence of the portion signed by Nj Beecher'
II have sad anything injurious to tho reputation Of
either" that Tilton Mr. BeecneD or nav ueaoeu
from their standing and fame Christian gentlemen and mem
pair and reinstate them to the extent Of my power
Mr. Beach-when was that
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~ the covenant signed by Mr. Ton made him deny that there
were any charges against Mr.. Beecher, 10 far
as he was concerned. That he refused TO sign
but did gn part agreeing not to reerate charges Mr.
Bowen had made against Mr. Beecher having reference to
the charge that investigating but it was one Of the
devices resored TO up guilt and prevent the OF
crime And bear mind gentlemen that this covenant was
signed on the Cd OF April 1872 year and half after the
charge made by Ton against Mr. Deecher OF adultery and
in that he says:
T Ihaye said anything injurious to the reputation Of Theo
dore Tlton" putting the singuar or have detracted
from his stand ng and fame Christian gentleman and min
lister Of my church. revoke II all
What, I ask, did he, the I'd Of April, 1872,
revoke as towards Mr. Tpton And bear in mind,
at that time Mr.. Tlton had written the Woodruff
biography Mr. Beecher had for that condemned him. he
voed il ALL Bear in before that Mr. Ton had pre-
sided the steinway Hall meeting at which Mrs Woodhul
delivered her lecture Mr. Beecher condemned Mr. Titon
for that oct on ID Of April 1872 he revoked II all II Mr.
TiltOn excited Beechers
free love doctrines that The AdUanc had TO be started 70
supercede The Edend1 the Northwest he revoked all
Had he said that prior this Mr. Ton bankrupt in char
actef and morals; II the I'd OF April. 1872, he re-
voked ALL Had he charged Mr.. Tlton with pro-
mscuOus immorahties, he revoked II all. HsG
he told Mr. he not at 20 edit The Ldeds
because f his free hove because Of his promlcuous
immoes because brutality 10 hs wife because OF his
DENYING the inspiration the Scriptures and the Divinity OF
Ch So the I'd Of April 1872, he revoked 1t ALL Had be
aceused Mr. Tton charged him with having on the h of
December no charged him falsely with infamous crime
II 40 he revoked all and proclams soemny that he
Christian gentleman All these things had transpred prior the
I'd Of April andN Mr. Beecher TO that time knew Of had
anything derogaory to the Christian character Of Mr. Til
ton revoked all be Christian gentleman And, but
few days after, in bis own paper, he says Of him:
Those who have known him best the that he
honest he is fearless in thCr utterance
he lie manly and straightforward in the which
works for what to him best for man and for society
And the testimony Of Mr. Beeeher OF he
he then have been bankrupt morals and
character have been guilty OF promiscuous Immoras
have been aberne What think you gentlemen the defend
by this conduct Al well may they attempt argue
talking You In midnight darkness rather
in the glare Of the noonday to attempt give any other
meaning conduct the defendant in this than that
have attributed to hml
WIDE LATITUDE IN INTERPRETING WORDS.
| will call your attention, gentlemen, here TO
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