New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1875-05-29

Mr. Ttop) this woman Mrs Tlton arc bejudEed ofas
men and Of day, Of society, OF our daily
nfe 90 far all external relations They arc TO DO
Judged fairly; they to judged justly When ndi
vidual differences from tho common traits OF lie.
whether In intellect character In ideas, In habits OF
thought habits of expression, como TO DO scra'n1eo
and weighed, each man, each woman Is ehu'iee
10 DO considered fairly. according to the tex
ture and the qualities OF thor own nature
% far as they are developed the testimony although
It differs your nature. your nature or my nature
That farnoss but at the bottom we judge them
"A men and women. II they angels we have no mode
of Judging about their conduct II Mrs Titon Is ali
sprit and body and MI Tilton is all BODY ana no
spirit havcnt any mode Of judging OF such apnormai
characters. We assume that intelligence, cducaton'
experenoe on the part Of Mr. Tton expose him TO our
Judgment as OF mau thus having his faculties, large py
nature sharpened by education hardened by experience
with the world; and 1t isand put 1t In the utmost
good faith to you, as 1 have all my hiusl"
ton and my argument on tho question: Vi .n0
probabilities OF his having been decoived huso"a
put 1t to you that 1t Is one OF the greatest
ties in respect TO his intellect In respect to his chaao'e
An rsnect TO his experience respect to his lfe that IL
IA possble TO mpue another could almost rs soon
expect to convince myself that he is not SIX Ieet s
that he has not beautiful rhetoric and accomplished
taste and educated faculty OF rhetoric ana OF speeoh Us
20 convince myself that with this power OF intellect anu
with the traits that this evidence displays ana
with tho sharpening of all the observations and elements
Of Judgment treat Of this domestic Calamity oi a
Invaded bousehould that no should have been us So'
There is no satire and no sarcasm about IT,
WHAT WAS NOT DONE WITH Mr.. BEECHER.
NV point is that there has never been a rea-
son for his suspicion that there has never been 1au on
the part of tho wife, that he is not the husband OF an
adutercss Now gentlemen, laying out OF vew then the
trivial and feeble worthless evidence that bears upon
the question OF the guilt tho innocence OF two exce
lent people, what there in the ordinary experience vi
mankind on these questions, on the maxms OF saieV
and security that the law and common justice nave pro-
yded for such there left to inquire
abouta think as have said that but for the great
ultimate fact Of the question OF the vindication OF Mr..
Boecher against this impeachment, there would be no
further inquiry / think tho intelligence and the OK
pcrience OF every juryman were appalled, at inc
poverty OF judicial examination, whom the
plaintiff rested, that had simply reproduced the
pamphlets of last Summer and the words that noweo
from their but yet you were kept in expectation
that Mr. Beccher who knew all and whok II nc came
upop the stand II Ee did not fear God might rear
man and his punishments, said he never would come
upon tie stand three oaths OF witnesses were too many
20 DO breasted by that was to tell e They were
altogether too many but they were not too many 10 DO
breasted by man who knew the truth and was going to
tell H. YOU watch the of the evidences
drawn bther and thither, of Mrs MoultOn and OF Mr.
Tton you will find that there has been very great In
renuy exercised to avoid misstaements that carried
OF consciousness Of fasehood when any such
statement against hoo witnesses that could speak
and contradict the same thing; for the law
OF perjury, which refuses that conviction should take
place for false OATH by the oath of witness speaking
the contrary under OATH allows tho judgment to come
there DO two witnesses and the jury believe the two
against the one Aud day after day, this unhappy
human nature Of showed its qualities so discredita
bv TO it, in tho bravado and defiance OF Mr. Beecher TO
come upon the stand and then when he came upon tho
stand will agree that most Of that sentiment skunk
away and without waiting for his testimony knew that
he would speak truth, and that the truth was Inno-
cence you heard him testify you heard him cross
examined, and had heard also tho immense ex-
pectatons OF what crOssexaminatiOn was to do
Well, It was as able, 1t discreet, 1t was as
vigorous it skul, it intrepid, 1t was as
comprehensive 1t penetrating it was as severe.
powers that our community furnishes. And then they
said Oh wait the rebutta" these mon have kept
back damning facts In order that Beecher might
put himself in their giving his oaths and his
denials. Well, he had; he had put himself In
their power If there any truth or facts or
witnesses to speak against him. That was right
Nobody appeared against him. MI Bell and Mr. Bowen
gave testimony which, in is volume. and In Its appca
ton was as valuable this defendants case as any wit
Aess that produced our side as shall show you