Year: 1875

He did all this with the knowledge and full ap-
proya OF the man who claims been the husband
whose happiness had been destroyed by the friend whom
Mr. Mouon enthusiastically took to his bosom And not
this pretended friendship for Mr. Beecher which
seemed gradually rpen into ardent afecon notwh-
standing repeated pledges and offers OF support nowh
standing his that Mr. Beecher should in all
events be protected by him. Notwithstanding the absolute conf
dence and high esteem which by his pausby he gained from
his friend all Of which well known to Ton as the
case progressed Mr. Ton himself tells you from the witness


stand that this conduct excited doubt suspicion


in his mind Of Mr. Mouons unqualified fidelity his cause.
or nade him for think otherwise Of Mr. Moulton


than as his most chvarous and devoted ally There
never was an act Of Mr. Moutons which Mr. Ton did
give his There paper OF the least import
snce save one) written by Mr. Moulton which was
not either dictated or approved by Tilton and
there never was secret conAded by Beecher 10
Moulton which he did not instantly betray to Tton On
this point the testimony is clear and most significant While
Nouton affected 10 deny that Ton had Mr. Beechcrs
letters or he Of Ttons copying them the evil
dence Ton shows that in every he took down short
hand notes in Mouon presence Of just mach thought
desirable aod that in these confidential communi
cations were left in his hands by Moulton for period long
enough to have made printed copies, Ton had wished
do so.


And another piece OF evidence which desire your
attention here gentlemen which Mr. Mouon had evidently
forgotten this connection his letter signed him





where he refuses Beecher these papers and says
that he sha consult Mr. Ton and obtain his consent to lay
these papers before the Committee & his first opportunity
when Mr. Tion present and wrote the letter himself
That letter you will remember gentemen-a statement in
Mr. Mouon had evidently forgotten for in that very he
states that Mr. took shorthand notes from these
as he read them TO hm-and yet he comes upon the
stand and you deliberately that he per-
mitted Mr. Ton TO have copy OF this confidential
spondence and with his assent allowed HIM TO have
copy never him take copy tells you under oath that he
could copy in shorthand without his know
edge all he could and yet in that very letter
Of Augusr 5h, sent by Mouon TO Beecher Mr. Mouon him
se says that Mr. Tton took shorthand letters
them him shall have occasion call your at
specifically that letter Mouon affected give advice
both parties in the interest Of both He tells you himself
Tton almost uniformly disregardod any advice in
Beecers interest Beecher uniformly against his own
judgment followed the advice Of the mutual friend Ttoa
yielded except when plain 10 both these con-
spato that his refusal would precpae the crisis kill
the goose that laid the golden egg and when he did
nominsiy yield II always upon condition that he should
dictate precise Of compromise and anything was
10 written that he should write IT, word by word his own
language Then the papers thus written dictated were car
Yied 10 Beecher without intmaon OF their real author
ship and submitted TO him the production OF and
devoted friend II IL impossible conceive pfoessed
friendship carried with the approval the d.
rect guidance Of Mr. Beeche most bitter and relentless enemy
could have otherwise from beginning end than utterly
hollow false 1t necessary suppose that this
plot was originally hachei the conspraors laid out their
plans upon the gigantic scale which they afterwards
They doubtless supposed At the beginning, that the
restoration OF Theodore Tflton would be speedily
compshed and not until his repeated failures owing
to h Own amazing foes and wkednessthat extended over