Year: 1875

INCONSISTENT UTTERANCES COMMENTED on


There is another fact, gentlemen that transpired
at the interview January Sd 4h to which desire to call
your attention II is the interview where Mr. Beecher meets
Mr. Tton Moutons house, early in January when Mr.
Tton cut him. you will remember did receive him cordial
w. attention TO it briefly in support OF the
theory that attempting TO bring before you that
the action Of all OF these parties has been inconsistent with
adultery Mr. Mouton says that Mr. Tlton did not recognize
Mr. Beeche cordially hor first meeting after January and
he upbraided him for it, He says "Why Mr. Beecher has
done all he could; he has apoogised. You ought to ac
cept it, you ought to recognize him. and don't like to
have you a guest in my house in this way"
Well now gentlemen you prepared TO believe that Francis
d. Mouon used such language that TO injured husband
who meeting the seducer Of his wife! And he talked TO
Mr. Tlton so severely that Mr. TOn did recognize Mr.
Beecher do not dwell IT, only call TO your mind for
the purpose showing simply that their actions entirely
inconsistent with the theory which they now seek to advance
1t is impossible that upbrd another for not shaking
hands who has done him such great wrong that
the meeting him after such disclosure 1t would be
an insult and an outrage which do not think Mouon
could be guilty Of pepetratng upon his most admired friend


Then comes the correspondence OF February 7h where
three letters, gentlemen were written on the same day,
written as Mr. Tilton tells you at Mr. Moulton's sugges-
ton All these writings done at their suggestion. Mr.
Beecher told had better wre there object
that you can accomplish by letter. write" And the three
letters are written by Mr. Beecher-one TO Mrs TOn and
the other to Moulton-and letter by Tion to Moulton



Is TO complete the reconciliation which these parties
had ATTEMPTED to naugurae The reconcied after
this interview Mr. Moutons house TO which have just al
luded but the suky; the resentul
her treatment she not entirely reconcled. She
was recovering in health they were not entirely
cure that when she got out from under that
roof again she would talking She did admire
manner in which had been treated by her husband and they
wanted TO make douby Of that fact they got Mr.
Beecher write this letter using all the influence
that he upon her. urging her to live with her husband
submit the wrongs that she called upon to endure and
build up the peace and unity Of her family That
the 9TH Of February. But there a remark In the let
ter which Mr. Beecher writes Mouton which desire to call
your attention. gentlemen 1t is in the line Of the thought
which am now advancing that the conduct Of these par
concusey that they dealing in regard
10 an admitted adultery for in that letter Of Mr. Beecher
to Mr. Moulton speaking Of Mr.. Titon, he says: my
earnest longing is TO see her in the fun sympathy
Of her nature in him. and to him more trusting
her and loving her with better than the old love" Is
not that remarkable sentence for to the most


intimate friend OF husband who has been outraged by his
being debauched by her pastor for that pastor say to his
friend " hope that husband loving the wife with more
than the old love her better than he did be-
this and after f Is possible that IL this was an
admitted adultery and this had forgiven his wife, that
Henry Ward Beecher could be urging upon this mutual friend
this friend Of this husband that this husband should
love wife better than he did beforef Wouldn't man
be quite contented if he could the husband love
her well he did before Gentlemen, that Henry
Ward Beecher writing Of his supposed affection which
this had for him. and had assured Mr. Ton that he
had intended any wrong 10 him. that II his wes aec


ons had become aenaed had been by his unconscious act
and he suggesting undoubtedly that Mr. Ton would be
more attentive st home show his wife attention. could
win back her affections and he trusted that family which
bad Thus been aenaed and shattered up and
the Affection existing between husband and wife greater


had ever been before; that consistent that honorabe
b reasonable But the suggestion husband should love


wife who had been debauehed better than
before is suggestion sure that could have emana
Ned from the pen of Henry ard Roechor