The Rutland daily globe. [volume] (Rutland, Vt.) 1873-1877, 1875-06-18

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larm would an investigation have done IL |
.hese things told by Beecher were true ?
The jury must reconcile these things. No |
matter if Henry Ward Beecher stood in
The way, justice must not swerve one jot
or title out of her path, and the law of
justice must be fearlessly executed. Beech
er says he was aware that Tilton and
Moulton were acting with Woodruff, but
they say he was acting in league and con-
cert with them. Counsel argued that
Beechers recommendation of the policy of
silence, and his persistence in that course
were wholly Inconsistent with his plea of
innocence Beecher practiced deception
and was an accomplish in system
of his TO protect and Mrs. Triton, TO save
himself, and the jury were to consider
whether that was consistent with the char
ac,er of an innocent and maigned individ-
ual. Could they believe that Dtecher,
when he appeared on the stand as wit
ness, so jocund and gay, had a hardened
and petriiled nature? Beecher, in ore of
his letters, says he had acted with Moul-
ton TO suppress the scandal, and that Moul-
ton had tied up the storm for four years.
Tilton's character was unstable and could
not be relied upon, and let the worst come
he would fight against it and make state
ment that would bear the light of iudg-
ment day. Why should lie deprecate the
publishing of II card by Triton, if lie was
prepared to resign and was going 10 put
forth his statement? The theory and ap-
plication of this matter could hardly be eX-
planned. Those portions of the tripartic
agreement which explained the positinn of
Theodore Titon, were suppressed, and the
righteous indgnati)n of Samuel Wilkinson
was aroused. Beecher s'ys in his letter,
''God would take care Of him what
did he want Gods care for if
he was innocent, ard was prepar-
ing document which was to clear his
character from every accusation? Beach
continued quoting from the letter of June
|, 1873. from Beecher to Moullon, and
commenting upon it. "With such man
rs I heodore Tilton there was no salvation
to be expected What was there to save
Beecher from? said counsel. 81 have a
strong feeling, and it brings peace with it,
that | am spending my last Sunday and
preaching my last Sermon continued
counsel, reading from'the letter, and this
said he, was the feeling of noble gentle
man encompassed by doubts and fears
who thought that at last he could justify
himself by standing up and declaring him.
self innocent before the world. How idle
and that this man desired to separate him
self from his pastorship to lialt against
these accusations. What cause was there
for resigning when Plymouth church be
lievcd in your innocence, and you said yor
held it in the palm of your hand AL
its members believed in you, ant
if you were going to send ou
statement of your innocence what fttei
place than to issue it from Plymouth pull
pit? Was there member of that congre
CATION that would dispute your word, ant
was there hard and bold disbeliever il
that church who would doubt your word
Resign, strip off his strongest and brightes
armor, and for the purpose of a contest
All no if he contemplated s.atemen
which should clear his honor, well ant
good, but if it was the truth there was M
need for Beecher to resign from the citade
of his strength. But when, next day. h,
published card generating Titon in til,
eyes of the public, he did not contemplate
this contest for he would not have armet
his adversary for the coming conflict. o.
the follnwing day he resumed the policy o
silence and continued in his efforts to sup
press the scandal, until at last there was n,
concealment to 10 further had, and h
adopted the course which he pursued he
fore the investigating committee. Ii
the letter of June LIST, 1878, writ
ten by Mr.. Beechcr to Mr.. Monitor
in regard to writing statement
which would bear the light Of judgmen
day. The writer was DESTROYS of throw
ing himself on the mercics of God and hi
fellow men. Did earth being in darkness
and the morning sun breaking through tn
clouds mean innocence, as broken spirit
If we were to Judge of what has gone be
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with confidence, there could be no doub
of this mans contrition. If Mr. Beeche
had fallen into oifense, his own faith
his religion, the doctrines he laugh
his congregation, MI led hin
to do this, and was Their
anything improbable in this to the Chris
tan mind? Mr.. Beach then referred [,
the letter written by Mr.. Moulton 10 hin
in which it was stated that he (Beecher
could stand If the whole case was pub
lished tomorrow, and counsel argued tina
by this Moulton meant that If he confesse,
his sin he would be forgiven for it and i
would wipe out his sin. Counsel submitted
to the jury that this letter of Henr,
Ward Becchcr declared the senti
ment and purpose of self-destruction
and in other letters TO Mr. and Mrs. Moul
ton that purpose was avowed, and whel
they looked at what was called the "ragget
edge letter." they saw the condition
of this man. In this letter he describe
the environments, dangers and perplexitie
which surrounded him ; his nights wer
sleepless, the grinding of his system wa
80 exposed that he could not endure
much longer, and that he was forever suf
fering the torments of the damned. Thi
picture of all this horrors of anguish whicl
hurt him he was relating to Mr.. Moulton
True, it was dark and desperate sin, bu
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