Bradford opinion. [volume] (Bradford, Vt.) 1874-1881, 1876-01-01
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BEEcHER.
THE Beecher trouble will not down
because tho people of Brooklyn will moi
lot itrest. Mr.. Beecher's last appearancs
of fight has not been maintained. Sher'
man, his attorney and chieffriend. holds
himself in defiant attitude, but he can,
not keep Beecher up to the mark. The
fact is, the Rev, gentlemen feels that
the world is against him-he feels that
whether guilty of the offence as charged
or not, there has been enough of i'm,
prudence and folly in his intercourse
with the feminine part of his pock to
leave more upon his name than clergy.
man ought to have. lie knows that the
clergy generally believe him guilty, and
that he has lost standing in his profess
ion. Therefore, Mr.. Beecher will very
soon step down and out. Despite Sher-
mans buster, and the curiously devoted
support of his church, Mr.. Beecher is a
lost man. If guilty, of course it is all
right, if innocent, he is the most uniortu-
nate man living.
What widespread destruction this
scandal has caused The ablest preacher
in the world has lost his power. Tilton
is ruined financially, and in reputation.
Mrs. Tilton is eking out miserable en-
istence, keeping boarders. Florence,
their daughter, a delightful young lady,
teaches school and works nights copying
for lawyers, with the aid of the type
writer. Mrs. Moulton, u refined lady
with nasty quarrel on her hands which
she cannot let go Bowen, with two libel
suits. There has been nothing but
misery, trouble and wretchedness from
beginning to end. "Be virtuous and
you will be happy"
Has been heard from. He is in Hav-
ana, in such condition that he cannot be
caught and brought back to answer for
his crimes. That his escape was pnt-
up job there can be no doubt. The Off
GERS permitted him to get away, and
very ingeniously put the police force on
false scents till he had got safely out
Of the country. A sailing vessel had
been chartered, and was lying in read
mess in the East River, with her papers
all prepared. Tweed went through his
house, got into carriage, was driven to
the vessel, got aboard, and sailed away.
The officers who were privy to the
scheme kept the entire force searching
in all the places where he was not, till
he was safely landed. Now his lawyers
will move heaven and earth to make
compromise. Tweed will return enough
of the money he has stolen to make a
decent dividend, and he will return to
take his old place in New York politics.
The old man is anxious to. get into power
again, for he has a great many old
scores to settle. He is vindictve old
fellow, and ifhe ever does get back, woe
to those of his friends who went back on
him in his troubles He will make it
exceedingly torrid for them.
ENGLISH THIEVES.
LAST Saturday thirty English thieves
and burglars landed from steamer, and
took up their abode in New York. A
telegram from the London police to our
chief, notified the city of this accession
to it's population, and detectives awaited
and spotted them. Foreign thieves like
America for they are not kept under
such surveillance as in European cities.
There they are treated as thieves, and
are watched; here they become Demo-
cratic politicians, and get to be aldermen
and city officials. Among the lot were
three noted burglars, who narrowly es-
capped hanging in London a few months
since. The Others are pickpockets, sneak
thieves and operators of smaller note.
1t does seem as though some arrangement
ought to be made by which each country
should be compelled to take care of it's
own crime. As tbs, when foreign cut
throat finds his own country too hot to
hold him he comes here. America is
the refuge of all the hunted scoundrel-
ism of the world, and New York is the
sewer through which it flows. And the
great trouble is, we don't hang as fast as
they can be imported.
POLITICAL.
Two rather important political move
ments are being inaugurated in this city,
at this time. The Democratic admirers
of Gov. Tilden are organizing to force
him on the National Democratic Conven-
ton, as its candidate for the Presidency,
on hard money, free trade platform,
whether or no. They are putting oceans
Of money on it, and are striving to have
such an organization perfected as will
control the Convention. The other is
among Republicans for Grant,
for the third term. This latter embraces
a great many very excellent men who
are not otfice-holders, but who real ly
believe tn at the best interests the coun-
ny demand his denomination. They
are organizing very thoroughly on the
oasis of anti Catholicism, or rather the