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Show THE REASONS SO 51 K OF and p rfidous. and although it is esy for nie to matte every allowance for ttie circumstance that had wrought you to such it frenzy 1 was dreadfully shocked. My dear Theodore, let roe as an old heart is wrung by your fr end whos terrible suffering and sorrow, tell vou that you then acted ignobly, and tbat y..u can never have true peace cf mind till you conquer yourself and dismiss all purpose and ihought of injuring a man who has wronged you. Of all the promises our lips cau frame, none art so sa ered as those we make te those who have injured us, and whom we have professed to forgive, and they are sacred just in proportion a their violation would work injury to those te whom they are made. You cannot paint too black the wrongs you have suffered On hat point 1 make no plea in abatement, but I beg you to reraember that nothing can change ihe law which makes forgiveI have prayed ness noble and or you enough and say, with strong cryiug and tears, beseeching God to restrain you from wronging yourself by To violating your solemn engagements I was the in that thought night hapny you have ben preserved for nommitting an not I so much dreaded " In a letter written by Beecher, in order to be shown to Tilton, Beecher spoke as follows: "No man sees the difficulties tbat environ ine unless he stands where I do. To say that I have a church on my hands is simple enough, but to have bundmdg and thousands of men pressing me. eacli one with his keen suspicion, or anxiety, or zeal, to see the tendencies which, if not stopped, would break out into ruinous defence of me, to stop them without seeming to do it; to prevent any one mentioning ine, to meet and rally prejudiees against Tilt on which had their begiuning years before; to keep serene as if not alarmed or disturbed; to be cheerful at home and among friends, when I was suffering the torments of tbe damned; to pass cheerless nights eften, and yet to come fresh and prepared for Sonday. All this may be talked about, but the real thing canuet be understood from the outside, for it is weariag and grind'ng on tbe nervous system." Instill another letter written for the same purpose as the above Mr. Beecher said: "If any destruction would place him, Mr. Tilton, all right, that shall not stand in tbe way. I am willing to ktep down and net No one can offer more than that, but I do offer the sacrifice without nesitaticg, it you can clearly see vour way to bis Bafety and happiness thereby. In ons point of view I could desire the sacrifice on my own part. Nothing can possibly be so bad as the power of the great darkness in which I spend most of my time. I look upon death as sweet er far than any frieud I have in .he world. Life would be pleasant if I could see that rebuilt which is shattered; but to live on tbe sharp and razed edge of anxiety, remorse, fear, despair and yet to put on the appearance ef serenity and cannot be endured mnch happiness, longer. I am well nigh discouraged. If you cease to trust me, to love me, I am atom-- . I am alone. I do not kuow any in the world to whom I could person Gaunt, for all sick leadings of tn and laving Providence. Yes, now e I feel quite prepared to renew my vow with you, to keep it aa tbe Savior requiaeth, wholooketh at the eye and hesrt. Naver before could I say this. When yo yearn toward me with a true feeling, be assured of tbe tried, purified and restored love of all-wi- TILT05T COXTISUES. se mar-riag- Thi- - ritn'i ::i!in: portion of tne cit- izens id Utah, ill": who hare couie here to uih.fi si c if own business, who watte no tiii.c in m ;nuliiCturing hatred against ; he M settlers, who de- ppi."e the frit km aud falsehood of the political rolu.se that has floated into our Territory, who work fur their living and bare no disposition are willing to give the "iM urinous" and all other people freedom t" Miuv? what religion seems right to them and who are an honor and a strength to anj community, will not join in with the opposing element calling itsolf the "Liberal" party at the coming election. to steal it, wliu The rra.'ons arc; they know that under "Mormon" management ponce throughout the Territory; that justice is mute 1 OHt to iil!, irrespective of cecd orJcity; that the aifiira of Utah hav been regulated with the strictest economy; that honest)' ha guided officials in their public administrations; that th:s is the lighter-taxecommunity in the Union; that perfect liberty of speech and aet has been accorded to them in things political social and religiou.-- ; th;;t morality prevails hero and that vice is not spoken against with the lips and winked at with the fye; that the general prosperity cf the Territory has been sought with a due regard for the claims of every branch of lihmafi industry; that no public funds have been squandered, but that the Territory as a whol? and the counties and cities as its parts are frco from debt and iuterest-draw-in- g bonds; and that th future development, greatness and wealth of Perfidy Added to Adultery. Twelfth, thai in the following month Moulion, wiibiog to biad Tilton and Beecber by mutual expressions of good Bp'ititi elicited from them the following correspondence! "Brooklyn, Feb. 7lb, 1871. "Mr dear friend: In several confer-sation- s with you, you hare asked about ray feelings towards Beecber, and you sid the time had come when you would like to reoeive from mean exI say, pression of ibis kind in writinztherefore, very cheerfully, that notwith-- s anding the great Buffering which he has caused to Elizabeth and myself, I bear him no malice, shall do him no wrong, (shall discountenance every pro ject by whomsoever proposed for my ex. posure of his secret to the public, and if I know myself at all, shall endeavor to act towards Mr. Beecher as I would have hiai in similar circumstances toward me. I wish to add that your own good offices in this case have led me to a higher moral feeling tLanl might otherwise have reached. yes-terd- - "Ever yours, Affectionately, 'TaeoDOBi Tutoj." To Frank Moulton. On the same day Beeoher wrote Moulton t ie following : "Feb. 7th, 1871. 1 am dear friend Moulton: glad "My to send you a book, etc. Many, many friends has God raised up to me, but to no one of them has lie ever given the opportunity and wisdom so to love me as you have. You have also proved'! heodore'e friend and Elitabeth's. Does God look down from beaveB on three unbappier creatures that more need a friend thai these? Is it not an intimation of God s intent and mercy to all that each one of these has in you a tried and proven friend, but only in yoa are we thus uoned. Would to God who orders all hearts that by Hi mediation Theodore, Elizabeth, and I could be made friends again. Theodore will have the hardest task in snob case, but has he not proved himself capable of the noblest things? I wonder if Elizabeth knows how generously he has carried himself toward me. 01 course I can never speak with ber again without her permissioa, and I do not know that even it would be best. Mr. Moulton, on the same day, asked Tilton if he would permit Beecher to address a U tter to Mrs, Tilton, and Tihon in the affirmative, whereupon Utah depend upon keeping in office replied Beecher wrote us fi Hows: "Brooklyn, Feb. 7th, 1871. just such men as have hitherto so "My dear Mrs. Tilton : When I saw wisely, faithfully, cheaply and disin- yon lust, 1 did not expect ever to see you terestedly labored for the people's again or to be alive many days God was kinder to me than were my own giod. thoughts. A friend whom God sent to rue, Moulton, has proved aboveall friends the And on other hand they know that I ever had. Able and willing to that if affairs were to pass, through help me in this terrible emergency ol his hand was life, it that tied up the my into tho hands of the any calamity, storm that was ready to burst upon our disreputable horde of impecunious heads. There is no friend, Theodore s who has it in bis power to serve wV.o are trying to lie so vitally and who will do it wiib. you their way into power, that they and such .delicacy and houor. It does my tho whole Territory would be at the eore heart good to sec in Moulton an unfeigned respect ami honor for you It wercy of a soulless park of con- would kill mo if I thought otherwise. Ue scienceless knaves who would eoon will be as true a friend la your honor effect the oppositc'of our former peace, a ail iiappiness as a brother eould be to a sister. In htm we have a common prosperity and freedom from op- ground You rui I may feel in him tbat the past is ended, but is there no future ? pressive, burdens, plungo onr rieing May not this frieud stand as a priest in mountain State into a stormy sea cf a new sanctuary of reconciliation and mediation? Bless Theodore and my debt, j'juaudcr the people's money most unhappy self. Do not let my earnand fight ovir the spoil and briug estness fail of its end. You believe in 1 tab, into the same deplorable con- my judgment. I have put myself wholly and in Moultou's hands, gad dition as other places robbed and there gladly I must meet you. This is sent with Theodore's consent, but he hn mined by insatiable f read it. Will vou return it to ir.p hv hi Wo have po room for', further own baud. I am very earnest in this wish, for all of our eases, as such a letrsas ons ter ought not to be ihe subject to even a chance ef miscarriage. Your unhappy pr-vai- la even-hande- a d d, t'flice-seektr- 1 s. carpet-bagger- to-da- a j on The coroner tf thf will have one job that he n, tJtough it may not Bend. That is to tit en f ihn on the evening It may 3 j. bo. a little will be Mrong tnougn .It. W. BKrcnsa." f"cnd, Thirteenth, that about a year after for j i n my. . infincnials can connt be in the the eorpt tf August one bst it for the red Mr. Tilton's confessiou, ber mind remained iu the fixed opinion that her criminal relations with Beeher had hot boen morally wrong, so strongly had he impressed her to the contrary, but at length a change took lnoe in her on this subject, as noted in the fodowiug letter, addressed by her to her husband : "Schoharie, June 29, 1871. "My desr Theodote: the ministry of Catharine Gaunt,through a character of fiotion, my eyes open. .wr.ue nrfi ume tu my experience, so thai I see clearly my sin. It was when 1 knew that I was loved te suffer it to grow to be a passion. A virtuous woman should cheek instantly an love, but it appeared to me in such false light that the love I felt and received could barm no one, not even yon. 1 have so believed until 1 o'clock this afternoon, wlieu a heavenly vision dawned upon ine. I see now.as never iho wrouK I Uavu done you, and hasten immediately to your pardon with penitence so fincero that liernJ forth, if reason, r. mains, yoo xuky trust me impliedly. Oh .'my dear Theodore, though jour opinions re not restful or eon-viciu- To-da- y, have-bee- . ' At it.. r.twi . we reached ;r,.ta," writes out of thu Amtrivuu pilgrims "This place abtuu'it. in historical and it was hm. that the Tope in-tcr'- found refuge1 whin' he fled from the in 181'J. Among th hg. nie tif tho pliM-- i mm-t- n the eltYct that hw and the King of .'nplos, who had com to iykt him in his exile, i r hr.urd n American vessel Th e fomnunticr welcomed them in thew. trrins : 'Pop, how are you ? King, now d'ye do ? Here's Lieut. Jouc-fto youspeuk yet my own integj aryiou$ rity and purity jul, are eatred and holy with while I and K ma ratio wn t lio bo-for- e, as-- wt-u- c Krt-nih- ras tiling U'tiS GuJ iit oe for CV !ui ine "Elizabeth." Mrs. Tilton followed tbe uhove with these: "July 4th, letter 1871 "Oh, wy dear husband i may yoa Hver need the discipline of being misled by ft woman as I was by a goad man " No date. "I would mourn greatly if my life was to be male known to father. His head would be bowed indeed to tbe grave." And others of a similar char- acter. Fourteenth, that about one year after Mrs. Tilton's confession, and about half a year after Mr. Beecber's eonCrmation of the same, Mrs V. C. Woodhull, then a total stranger to Tilton. save tbat be god-lik- e had been presented to her in company, wrote ia the World of Monday, May 22, 1871, the following statement, namely: "I know ene nmn, a public teacher of eminence, who lives in concubinage with tbe wife of another nubiia teacher of almost equal eminence All three concur in denouncing offences against morality. I shall make it my business to analyze some of these lives. Victoria C. Wooihull. Signed, New York. May 20, 1871. On the publication ef the above card in the World, Tilton received from Mrs. Woodhull a request to call on imperative business at her office, and going thither a copy of the above card was put iuto his hand by Mrs. Woodhull, who said that the parties referred to therein were Kev. Henry Ward Beecber and tbe wife of Theodore Tiltcn Following this annouacement Mrs. Woodhull detailed to Tilton with vehement speech, tbe wicked and injurious story which she Mean published in the year following. while, Tilton desiring to guard against any temptation to publish tbe grossly distorted version which she gave to Til ton and which she afterwards attributed to him, he sought by many personal ser vices and kindly attentions to influence ber to such a good will towards himself and family as would remove all disposition or desire in her to alliict him with such publication. Tilton's efforts and associations with Mrs. Woodhull ceased in April, '72, and six months afterwards namely Nuv. 2d, '72, she published tbe scandal wbick he had labored to sup- press." "Fifteenth, that on the third dsy thereafter Kev. Thomas K. Beecher, of Llmira, H. x., wrote as follows: "Elonira, Nov o, '72. Mrs. Woodhull only carries out Henry's philosophy Hgaiust which I recorded my protest twenty years ago " Sixteenth, that in May, '73 the publication by one of Btecber's partners ot the tripartite covenant between II. C Bowen, H. W. BeeoUeV and Theodore Tilton, led tbe press of the country io charge that Tilton had committed against Beecher some heinous wrong which Beecher had pardoned, whereas there was the revers.. To remedy this false public impression, Mr. Moulton request ed Beecher to prepare a buitable card, releasing Tilton from this injustice. In answer to this request Beecher pleaded hia embarrassments, which prevented his saying anything about briuging himself under euspicieu. Tilton then proposed to prepare a card of his owa, containing a few lines of tbe recency quoted apology, for the purpose of showing that Beecber, instead of having oo to lergive Tilton, was successful in appealing to Tiltou's feelings Beecher said, ii is under dale of Sunday morning, June 1st, 1S73: Tilton yieldei to the above quoted, and other similar letters, and made no self defence against the public odiam which a tached to bim unjustly. Seventeenth, that tbe marringo union ca-io- "Mr. dear Frank, '1 am determined to make tie more resistance. Theodore's temperament is such that the future, even if temporarily earned, would bo abolutley worthless, and rendering me liable at any day to be obliged to stultify all devices by which we saved ourselves. It is only fair that he should know that the publication of the card which he possessed would leave him worse off tban The tripartite coveby tbe agreement. nant was made after my letter, through you to him. The apology was Written and he had it a year. He had condoned his wife's fault; he hnd enjoined upon Iho with the utmost earnestness and solemnity, not to betr:iy his wife nor leave kis children to blight. With such a man as this there is no possible salvation for any that depend upon him With a strong nature he does not know how to govern it. There's 110 Use trying further, I have a strong feeling upon me, and it brings great peace, that I am spending my last Sunday and preaching my lust sermon. ' The hopelessness of spirit which the foregoing letter portrayed n the purt of its writer led Tilton to reconsider the question of defending himself at the cost of producing misery to Beecher, which df termination by Tilton to allow the prevailing calumnies against himself to go unaunwcred, was further strengthened by the following noU received bv him two days thereafter, from the office of the editor of Beecber's journal. "June 4 h. '73 My deur Theodore: May 1 tejl you frankly that when 1 saw you last yoti did not seem to me to be i tho noble young man who implred my warm affVctioo o many years ugo. ' You t were vieldinK te whiti. I coula ''74. i Mvinesicn oo, Leip thinking wouli be dishonorable j January 4ih, "'71. ! au-ac- i between Mr. and Mrs. Tilton. until broken by Beecher, was of more than common harmony, affection and mutual Their house and household respect. were regarded for years by all their guests, as an ideal hoste. As evidence of tbe feeling and spirit which this wife entertained for her husband up to the time of her corruption by Beecher, the following letter by Mrs. Tilton. written only a few menths before her loss cf honor, will testify: "Tuesday morning, Jan. 28, 1868. My beloved Don't you know the pecu liar phase of Christ's character as a lover is so precious to me because f mv con secration and devotion to you. I learned to love you from my iove to Him. I have learned to love Him from loving you I couple you with Him, nor do feel it one whit irreverent, and as etery doy I adoru myself consciously as a bride to meet her bridegroom, so ia like manner I lift imploring hands that my soul's love may be prepared. I, with rhe little girls, after you left ns, with overflowing eyes and hearts; consecrated ourselves to our work, and to Von. My working thoughts last night were of you: ray rising thoughts this morning were of you. I bless I hoDor and love you. God sustainjou, us and help us both to keep our vows." A number of other letters, all professing the greatest love and devotion of Mrs Tihon to her husband, are appended. They show that the Christian wite, loving her husband to the extreme degree, above set forth, could only have severed from the path of rectitude by artful aud powerful persuasions cU.hed itt the phrases of religion and r.uorce.1 oy strong appeals from her chief Christian teaoherand guide tignietnt i. that the story purporting o explain Beecber's been written, becauseapology he had.having offended Mr. T,ltonby engaging hia wife in project ot separation from her husband, is false, as wnl beseea by the following 1 S:hioS:lhrds Street, BrsokJyn; i r r ran pi. 'mud: In ii rZ3 tol ui3!Tut regard 7c whether I hive ever from my husband, I that such was ever the denied it a hundred lM Th 'orytha. I wanted a deliberate falsehood, coined . 'S mother who sa,d he wonl responsibility of th's, d other VU ments she might 'ed to my husband's enemi c Beecber, and by her cwuJj-BoweI, feel outrige(j fc proceeding, and I ftm now eHri"Lo consequence, more than I am fcJJ g? nIZ T 1 J I am truly yourSi E,ixabel& C Tilton " funetienth, that . of May. 1871, a few letter was written, Belcher corlr ted U Tilton through Moal.o Tn wish that he, T.l.c, would Vak, to Europe and resi le there for term of years, at Mr, Beecber's eipen8l Similar affairs have since been reteaua by Beecher to Tilton, through the e channel A of kindred ieJ-wafrom Beecher to Tilton Urn brought l'UIMmr' r. u carpenter, as will at pear from the following uftddvit AtJVxEl Z tnes-ag- s i V"i0meriVY" July'74 0nSudar two days after the ur reptitious publication of the triaartt covenant between II. W. Beecber H (' with .Mr. lieecher trom tha P!,...l ' Church to residence of F D M,.i ton, in Livmgxtone street. On the war to Moulton's hiuse, Mr. Beecher said t me thut if Tilton would sund by him b wauld share his fame, his fortune ami everything he possessed with him, jj. ton. Francis B Carpenter." sworn to ana subscribed heiori Bit this 18th day cf July li74. "Wilha... T. Hickock. "Notary l'uhlii." Mr. Carpenter, in communicating it Tilton tbe aliove affidavit, says in a Utter accompanying it: I have no htsin. tion in giving you the statement, u I understood ut the time it was for mei report in substance to yon, and I did t ' It was at tLis repeat it. interview Beecher 6poke to mo of hit apology u you " The charge that Tilton to levy blackmail on Beecher i false; on the contrary Tilton has alnays resented every attempt by Beecher It put him under a pecuniary cblitiei. Twentieth, notl ng after the scundil became public Mrs. Tilton wrote on a slip of paper and left on her husbid writing desk the following words: "Sow tbat an exposure has come, my wholt nature revolts to join with you on t TLrougb the instanding with you " fluence of Beecher's friends, tbe opioien has long been diligently promulgate! that nothing was due Tilton and that tbe alleged facts were a ma!icinun invention by bim to revenge hirm-elfor and im ginary wrongs dooi to him by Beecher. Many words were stoken from time to time, by Mn. , ton, to the praise and eulogy of Beecher, which, being extensively quottd through bis congregathii, heightened the impression that Tilton was Beecber's slanderer, Mrs Tilton being herself the authority for the statement, ia this way: Mrs. Tilton oud one of her n latives have been the chief causes of the great difficulty of suppressing the scandal. They have had a babit of saying Tilton believes such and lack things, and their naming tbese things by way of denial has been a miscbiev ous ay of circulating them broadcuit. Ia this way Tilton has been made to appear a dofamcr, whereas he has mde every effort in his power io sufpreii tho injurious tales which he has beta On all ocharged with propagating. ccasions he has systematically referred to bis wife in terms favorable to hf mrt-tempte- d f d Til-- character. Further. Tilton would ift have communicated to tbe committee tie facts contained in this statement except for tho perverse course of Rev. Henrj Ward Beecher and Mrs. Elisabeth K. Titon to degrade and dtstroy himiotlt Tjublle estimation. that ons evening sbwt Twenty-firstwo weeks after the publication of Mr. Tilton's letter to Dr. Bacon, Mrs Tilt on coming home at a late hour, inform her husband that she h.td been visit at a friend's house by a oommittevf investigation, and hai given sweepisf. evert evidence, scquiting Beeeher of intimaU first the was This charge. which Tiiton received that any committee was then in existence. sb thermore, Mrs. Tilton stated that a ef udvice had done this by the w& shorn Beecher had sent to her, and before t" in advance of her appearing hertbequw-tionwith committee, arranged and answers which were to cef s stitute her testimony in Beeoher IC ' after giving the next day On untrue testimony before the commit" suBer-inshe spent niftDy hours of extreme at from pangs of conscience testified falssly. She expressed .tbe nV uld for!" to her husband tbat God motive r the that but her for perjury, husband. to save Beecher and her from also to remove all reproach cause of religion. She also expressed u similar eontritiou to one 01 " friends. i , Finally, that evii- ... . r .:. jrtf and couM confirmations euces of other ln J adduced if needed to prove -- Bme.r, recapitulated statement M It Henry Word Beeche TiltfO Mr. tor and friend f t, Ir' l",r s g Twenty-second- r |