New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1876-01-17
THE FRIDAY NIGHT SPEECH.
SOME OF TIE MORE STRIKING PASSAGES REPRO
DUCED.

DUCED.
Following are passages from Mr. Beechers
speech OF Friday night which The TRIBUNE report only
gave in part, but which arc now presented in full:
lt has been said that had been familiar and Intimate
IN the family Dr. stoIrs, but that AFTER TIME Lsi
absolutely Withdrawn, and that had not crossed tIs
Doctors threshold Tor TWO years, and he dd not know
what make " it, Well for those two years Dr S1orrs
was in Europe with lis family, AID the house VS.
rented II been said that the most ardent letters
have been written me- and that have never made any
answer, and letter written by Dr. otOfts las had 80
much To do with this matter, | thinS WIZ read " IL
just after the publication ot the "oodhuh sc'hua
Nov. 2, 1872.
Ny DEn BErcuER. hear from different quarters ta.s
sclns and annoy nave been made about you:
cy ars such you, and At any tune be VI
mate get any hep or any eonot taat can si'e
You IN any way. Yours inocuonately AZ ;. sioHas.
There is that letter about subject Of which he knew
nothing. Ii ever troubled me was TO tell MN, ana
that all usht; but did not want anything oi nim AT
tlaI time, and did not tel him, and think III tho
. light OF subsequent events was right .
Now entirely proper letter, ana II came 70
men " no called pay their respects and 10 advise VITA
me ana they sand This is one OF lie things you ought
not Ia toucn it DO smothered IN the mdd from cn
il came" Acting their advice never wrote letter
on the subject did spcaA any person. not even ~
tss ST ntme concerned by tie trouble slr oultoO,
Mr. luton, and their families maln'ihhoi .htie
silence and determined tnat would mol De party 70
do that which believed would DO Injurious 10 mV"' "a
II false To the truth. . a., - A.. ,,a
not want II kept silent and there was Soreness ahu ou
break following each otle continually. TO, ny 80 ,l
tell the truth wien questioned "ln mol Al auy Wy
helm the diffusion which cannot Dut De mrceY-
aus and SO am tainted IN tie new spapeis MIA My
dnut Won carry Your disgusting STUN aD.Oauf nave
heen iombarded-scySrcy assacdi DAT On are my VIZ
tat nave not the one tnat sre1 IN TIE mlIe
Noy MIR Van COt IN respect To tbs mutual eouI-
cil have analogue IN Our eiNh courts We tblnk
great deal OF the Iy Of The licnase, Decans., 40
sats chatAa ter goes for great DEAL nave had
iIYy of tho yicnage stand IN tie midst Of 10000 peo
Die that have known me Tor stand IN tno Inost
assauaDle position Of any man Oh earth. ALL not
neber party that def ndllg ne. AM not co. CT
cd with sect that Is interested IN defending NE am
almost alone. 1 q man that has been t:unt UP
aud down tho land an a0oliuonist, wien 10 DC AZ
abOlitionist was 10 be reproached nave s'ooe' wan
proudices beating in upon me, known ANA rcsa oi M
mem nay sermons published, my iectufeTooia
talAs printed my family eonversauoh rep,aleo
III the papers. l have been stilpped pafei
naked entirely and stood Ia the very glare OF
publicity the last i've years, under pressure
unprecedented have beCl hunted by III. women Oh L9
stews and their paramours, hunted through the c.u
courts hunted by newspapers that have hotohs eso 70
do but To make common sewers OF themselves io s
Islander. ICireat appiause.I Now, put the Qussuon
every honest How can . man s'shu uiiuSa 800
cilcunstAnoes he Is that guilty wretch tnAs sney
that he isf Applause IL Is admitted tEAe W. soriuN
i.ays lining Behind la spirituality IL sdntteu Say
thew are ~, the bread life " hundreds ana ~ tnsX
sands and how o man not supported py PatVs ~
supported by scots, and only By the thousands afs
heen around him for years. and, with that
world almost against kim-how y he 70 fsie - asoSsT
,rnier fhis enormous pressure Is DO NOS snAs WV
with him and that he 70 right