The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1875-06-15

the duty aud the rG@pOHslOlllty Wnlcn rests
upon YOU. NO judgment should be pronounced IN
TINS without careful consideration Of all its
suits ana Wi nout pro- er regard Of the immense
! interests Whlch may depend upon your c0nclu
slons; and yet must say az my duty 70 this case,
thlt &c seems 20 me as there mad been an organ
lzed plan OF defence an array Imposing In It's
tent ana characteristics IA this court room, 10 IN
nuence, BY these indirect and insidious NODES tue
MRS. TiLroN's POSITION.
There has been another appearance in this court
room. Another lady was forced carry into this
arena, where her virtue was the football u con-
tention-where She day after day. upon ner own
confession, upon the lnculDatlng evidence OF
others, was exhibited as a woman who had fallen
from me virtue and the grace and the dignity Of
her character sns cane here, not as the
friend and ally OF her husband-this plain
tln-but she came here as the adnerent OF tnis
defendant, VINO mad entced her away from
her home; who had produced her before his
packed committee, who mad led her into an atti
tude OF hostility 20 husband home aAd children.
And she is brought here to listen TO the details or
her sin, AND 20 hear the jeers and mOckery OF an
snces she eames When sne was 6rst enriced rom
her home Mr. Frank M0ulton, anticipating al the
consequences which have followed rom that most
injudicl0us act OF Mr.. Beecher and reproached
MIN for It, says to him -I told Mr.. Beecher that
MIR. Tllton never would nave written tnat card II
IL mad not been from the publication OF his corre-
spondence with the committee ana the deserLlon
OF his wife. And said 10 Mr. Beecher at mat In
terviev, DON'T you know that you are doing
yourself are liable to 90 yourself great hurt
\ by keeping Elizabeth away from Theodore
! Don't you know erectly the influence that that
woman nas mad over him, aud that II you keep ner
away from him 1t VIII only incense MIN aud you
'That can be arranged II this other matter Is fled
| up propef1y.in Mr.. Beecner was on the stand.
| That accusation OF withdrawing Mrs. Tilton from
her husband and their nome stood upon record
under the evidence OF Mr.. Moulton against Henry
1 Ward Beecher, and he uttered not word OF de-
NAL And you remember with wnat particularly
my friend carried hin through all the relations OF
Mr.. Tliton and hF Moulton as 70 matters when when
/ ne considered important ana when were possibly
/ subject TO denial by Mr.. Beecher, and this most
pregnant circumstance was omitted and there n
/ Beecner, nothing In his relation or cir
! cunstances winch conteadicts this allegation
/ that this woman was thus Withdrawn from
/ her home and for the purposes OF production be-
| fore the investigating committee. TO give eYi-
i dence which | snal comment upon hereafter.
4 That she Is permanently seduced from her hoaae;
I that Mrs. ogington who IS pronounced one OF the
Processes OF tue earth. was the agent by when
/ this act was accomplished; mat sue became sud
/ Illton, taking her to rides inviting her to the
hospitalltes OF her house, intimating TO her that
when IL became necessary her house might be
made her permanent refuge. You remember the
! letter the note addressed to the Investigating
Committee, 10 know whether Tilton was upon the
stand, and whether any necessity was arising Tor
any movement upon the part OF Mrs. Itlton. You
| remember now Mrs. ovlngton visited Mr. Beechsr,
4 Mr. Beecher into the operation, ana through
4 the evidence you see the machinery by
home and children aud to accept residence with
Mrs. ovington; and that woman widow, though
cerng. subject to the control or Mr. Beecher and
Plymouth cnuron, supported BY Plymouth church,
brought into this court room, and along the first
days OF TINS trial, how uncsuous, how expressive
were the gree tlngs between MI. Beecner and Mrs.
Tit0n; shaking or hands smiles OF welcome and
exhibitions or that character between charged
ssducer, whose guilt was under examination. and
the refugee wife, the victim OF his arts, made In
the presence OF court and jury aud continued
ae Sese senasmen pthat tSnT pay could
not be conducted Ia al i've parts Without reprooa-
tion
HARD KNOCKS FOR TIE PLYMOUTH PASTOR
ma
please, support a guilty pastor; the VIE OF Mr..
Beecner, with ciingng and devout fdehty, may
adhere 10 him during all the phases or This most
remarkable trial; but what indecency IL Il ana
&c was to parade Mrs. Tlton in this court room,
slde or Mr.. Beecher. to hold him up IN mis- trial
with Justice And ali these things, SUBMIT 20
Bcccaer. II he Is innocent he needs no such trap.
pings no such aid. qDa righteous are bold as
lion. Like any other man ne coula nav appearea
defiance met THIS accusation. without resorting
70 these policies ana strasegles 70 protect himself
that the friends or an accused man SHOULD mani
fest their interest," taoir friendlness In MS
should be SHOWN TO the prophecies OF
court room, and ordinary respect
said again ana again. and / most cordially join in
the declaration, tnat Mr.. Beecher IL 20 be judged
Ike any other man. The law Is no respecter OF
persons; the law does not regard hign position
exalted talents; tue law makes no distinction be-
You remember It's symbol. mat ooes not repre-
sent II fny. IL is the statue OF Justice stony AID
nniVering and an anSympasnetic arm. No heart
beat dsNurbs Its rgor or It's sterDness. Its eyes
are handaged Il sees no lltgants before ~; i
regards only the evidence, vita the clear
unnoying, unwavenng lndgment criticislng
tumuituous passions which control the judg-
msnt Of men outside Of the temple. IL IL thus
often ts 10 a the beat Of tais is have You been
been moved when locking upon this defendant
grand and noble In hts nature, now quivering
and appealing 70 heaven, and anon changing
TO at the moods ana tempers OF the memory
not look upon that spectacle uumoved. You
could not but see the man In all tue grandeur OF
present position 10 that 70 whlcA by the force OF
your verdict he may possibly come. Bus - thar
!gsse SGSee IA R Ssr nP e sns ~ s,sfn
rigor with WHICH her penalties are admins
tered TO the wronEdeefI Why; gentle gentle
ccter. tne power, the uniyersallty, the ne
cessiiy OF the lawf How everything under the
heavens and above the heavens are regulated By
unmovabie, fixed, Interchangeable law, and APP
Piled to all the departments OF creation and lifeS
10 law-iaw established by omniscience-and |
mat omnpotence which VIII upAold IL to tue |
males,icai roof fretted with golden IRE. down /
to the hnmDlest flower which blooms at your feet /
there Is not an atom which moves not In obe- |
dlence to the law OF God. And suspend but for 4
one single instant the operations OF that law ana
all this magnificent creation would rush AZ once /
int daTkened chaos
VIOLATIONS or NATURAL LAWS.
And 50 IL ~ with the law OF our bodies. Violate i
these depart Tor one instant from that fixed aud l
regulated law established By the creator, and you
sever me weird Itself-paln, anguish snd death
you exist and which to-day you are administering,
and the same consequences-thouzhp possibly not 10 \
immediate and Derceptibe enect-iolloW. the /
purity and integrity ara lmmov2bility OF \
tue law must be preserved. IL you vio- I
late Ii to-day IL operates upon the future. /
Nay, gentlemen, you do harm 20 your own con-
sciences to your own sense OF right: you democrat
ze society. for | can tell you that every vioaton |
or the Is sure 10 be punlsncd-ths life Is lie
OF compensation. Whether Is If true that sin /
carries within itself the ingredients Of us own
punishment or whether God Almighty interferes
70 punish, DO rot know; but tnis do know, that
II there u any truth IN Cod any truth In scrip
ture, can violate any Of the laws 81
God, aud no nan can violate any OF the municipal
laws without imposing upon himself and others