Chicago Daily Tribune Newspaper, February 27, 1875, Page 5

SCANDAL. A Very Dall Day and a Small At- tendance at Brooklyn: The Opening Address of Gen. Tracy Drags Its (Slow Length Along. Publication by Mr. Bowen of a Portentous« Sounding Card. Rumor of a Deficit of $175,000 in Plymouth Treasury. Tho Christian Union Will Stand by Mr, Beecher wilh Mrs, Ml- cawher’s Fidelity, Tho Danville Case Blossoms Into Unoleannoss Worthy of Pub- lio Attention. The Fort Leavenworth Soldier’s Bride Forsakes Kim Veluntarily. Sho Institutes a Divorce Case Which Will End ia tho Supremo Court. BROOKLYN, YESTERDAY. MIRA. TILTON. Speetat Dispatch to the Chicago Trioune, Bnovxtrn, N. Y., Feb, 26.—Mrs. Tilton wae abuent from court again to-day, snl alroady eur= miso is hard at work accounting for tho myxtory. Vho weather is too balmy and aucouraging to provent hor attondanco, snd rumors of her ill- health are inetautly and angrily contradicted, Vho most planalblo explanation seams to bo that tho dreads at Tracy's hands thu ropatition of tho contemptuous esposure to whlok Becehor’s In- yeatignting Committce subjectod hor, or, pere hops, hor pregent guardians are disinctinod to giva her an epportunity of betng suddenty con- vinced hy Z'rwey‘s warenstia roference to herself flint, after all, her gacriica haa been in vain, Bocnuse eho way abuout, ber patticuatod keopera wera absent also, Hit, DEKONER AND HTS WIT, . flanked by sons, brothtrs, aud an innor circls of tio olect, wero ail iu their plucos bofae the cur tain went up on tho anything but flecting Fundow. Beocher looka bland and jubilant, as if ho had forgotrer that mich » thing 2s crosu- exsmination fay beforo hita in tho uear future, Ho nods to brethren, Inugba to sony, whispers gicefully in Shearmen's car, writes notes to Jortor, and domeans himeolf exactly as as if ho were o schoolboy unoxpectedly cscaped from purishment. is wife, too, wecins to rogard ‘Tracy's ypocch su abwolutaly ununswerablo, THE LAWYER, Sbonrman bas liccome a devoted lstoner, and, buddling up in his chair, watebea Tilton's inco a Daniel Quilp wight have wateheda Parlia- ment of old women discussing his untimely taking off, E-varts site et tho ond of the lawyers’ $ublo, with Jusarms folded and a very cynical smile upon his thin and wrinkled lipa, + Tilt OPENING BrLECH. Tpon the desk which bed beon extomporized on tho tablo, ‘racy piled his manuscripts, and then, thrusting one hand into tho broast of his cout, walked up and down beforo the jury like a cagod boar. All tho oratorio improvement which ho showed yosterday bad entirely yanish- ed, aod his speech was once moro inenfforably dnll and tedious. It commonced with ecritical analysis of tho lottor of contrition,from which analysis Tracy deducod tho inforenco that Beochor had never dictated 1t, but that Moulton had remombered some of the poiuts of Baccher’s remarks to himand hautily bundled them into the form of a letter, Thonco the speaker proccadod to discus the oral confcesions repeated by Mfoul- ton and Tilton, and claimed that their very plrasoology proved them connterfelt. Tho theory was ingonious, and, at all events, enlisted tho altontion of tho jury. After recees, ‘racy ‘dissected Titton's rolation to the Woodhull, and argued that the protongo that It was maintained ‘to reproun the scandal stig, in tho langungo of modern Spiritualism, iusuNciontly materialized, ‘Upon this sterile and too fainiliar wubject ‘racy .disported himeclf at great length, clearly sbow- ang that tho defensa consider Tilton’s nnfortu- nato connection with Woodhull ony of tho taut favorable cloments of their case, Woodhind put avida on her shelf, Tracy ventured on what he ‘was ploasod to call A PERHONAL EXPLANATION, Whon ho offered to make it, Bouch objectod, une Jess he was willing to subetantinto it by on onth, Tracy void bho was, Bonch then domandod it he would take tha stand aa no wit- ness. ‘Tracy rephod, ‘Yeu, if noceseary.” Now, if Tracy can only bo put oudor Fullerton’s pile driver, wo may look out dorono glars-eyo Baring out of o paucake and nothing cluo of him, Hia personal oxplauntion consisted of tho romarkable ntatoment that ba would not baye becomo Beachor’s counsel if TH fon had not chupged his original charge agalnst Leechor from mipropor advauces to downright adultery, ‘This elogalar justitivation Isated till it was time to adjourn, ‘TUE PLEA OF THE DEVENSE, ‘Tho defouso ix now pledged to cxtabllah tho thoory that Bowen, ‘Tilton, and Moulton were walgar couspirators, and that Leecher's tear of exposnre was occasioned uololy by a droad of being accused of moro error of judg- tent in advising Mra. ‘Tilton to lonve her buaband. | Hathor than appear in the light of a foolleh domostio cauinsslicr to his dooply- attached congregation, ho proferred to aupplos ment his lottora of agonizing remorse aud con- trition with tho endurauce of the vileut imposl- tous at the baudsof Tilton, Moulton, Woodhull, and tho firm of Woodruff & Robinson, — Accord- ing to that thoory, the simple horror of Plymouth eritfelam made bim tug dloulton a the best Arend God had avor ralscd up for aman; mado dua humble limvelf before Tilton ay he did bie fore bis God; made lim vow to Mig, Moulton that ho would end bis mundano troublus with a Little whito powdor; and made him ales Weat aud others from inquiring into ‘Tilton’s charg: The extraordinary sonei- UHity of Beocher 14 relicd upon to prova eyory thing but then, this is a very extraordinary Os AMOBT ASTONISNING ReronT Is current in town to-day, It is to the effoct that over 175,000 is missing from the Troasury of Plymouth Church. ‘Tho lows is cumulative, Every year over 875,000 bas boon dividod up Smong the principal stockholders in Plymouth, wi is weither more nor less than a close corporation, Beecher boing the Atlas who aupporia it, This i ® large sum of money Pr to bs the neighborhood of 2 Tia hee disappeared. ‘he supposition at ithau been applied without the kuowl- ge and consent of ‘eholders to the vane of oxpoures jucidevtal tothe scaudal, mati lor detectives, componantion of athe Iuves- tgating Committee, retainera of counsel,—uil theso outlets have drained the Pious well-spring Protty dry. It fs because Bowen 18 hikely to iu- t on an tovestigation Into Shoarman'a ao- edanta at Tiaey mde ‘his vlotunt attack upon Afazima of the ecandal, and, Xe: Claucn RIFLANATION OV MIS. -TILTON'S A) Mrs, Tilton’s sbeence is explained to-night by fae statement that the child fteipo, ator nity was in question, is ail, porhaps Dy. Bhonld Abe heplom little one pasa out of the orrors | ie discuavion, what effeat on his wonderful mother ad Hot Be he BOWEN's KNOWLEDAZ, Bome information which Il long been in hitherto sup. weesion of, but whichI have Foassas, Ussnow kecoms of transcendent Lua, THE CHICAGO TRIBUNE: SATURDAY, FEBRUARY 27, 1875.--TWELVE PAGES. ortnnes in this trial. It throws mach light npon sowoen's card publishod to-day. Bomo yoars ago, Bown told thia story: Ono day ho bad left his home ta go to Now York, and had just reached tho forry when tho sudden incronao of a malay from which he was suffering inno 1t necopnary for him to return to his bed, Ho had not beon in his room vory long hoforo ho heard Rome ono arrive at his house, ring tho boll, and entor. One of tha mombora of his household waa os vory pretty young irl, to whom ho was sincercly al- tached. Bho went down to tho parlor to enter- tuin tho visitor, and remained thera for soma time, of 8 atuddon sho ute fered a succcasion of piorcing — abrieks, Bowen was _ alarinod,—hi constornation being incroavod by the sounds of a stenggle. Dencending to the room ov quickly av he could, he found his protego ALMOST IN THE VIOLENT EXURACK, OF MB. DRECHER. A lifetime yanished with the alent flight of a recond, and thon, after the first paralyzing dhock of surprise, tho pastor graveled at tho fevt of hiv parishioner, and “humbled bimsolf befora him as ho did before his God.” This ia Howen's own solonmn glonerip tun of ® scone which Beecher afterwards confoased—if Moulton ig not @ perjurer—to Moulton, It is only ono of tho awful disclosurera which, whether thoy be true or faino, escaped from Bowen's keeping before iltow loomed up ws Bt accuror of Henry Ward leecher, Bowen, from the first, had tino opportunities to becom acquainted with Beechor's clractor- Istics. 1f the presont charges of ‘Tilton aro trio, thoy nro but WARTED FW:8 WHICH LIYR IN IS ADVENSADY'S BILE. Those ticantious fiamca Bowwon wos well abla to cuntempinte in the young man Beecker, who, twenty-live or thirty yearn ago, wos au inmate of his houye, and afterwards the object of his bounty, 50 poor was Boechor, in tho early days of Plymouth, that he choppod his own wood, and once nhovelud snow for tho trivial compen~ eution whieh rewarded uch Isbors i the golden: ayo of the Republic. ‘Tins wes just aftor Beech- er had beon summoned from Cincinnati to build) up the chureh end creod in which Lowen sunt ull hig firat eatninge, ‘Yo tho Borchers, Bowon has always stood lo 3. masterly relation. ‘ueir fitful economy de- ponded upon hin to fill up the chinks, ‘Their hutder had an underground connection with Lows on’s kitchon; and in Bowen's gum keoping, 08 Iu bniron safe, all their geandala and wocrete wero lodged. Jt noone to have been ASTICAWPERISIE HOUSEITOLD, after all, {hat Beecher monugo, with the differ+ onco that this actual wito'’s adhesion to hor spouse was volileh, bigoted, and tyrannical. Ho wis, in those days, n rar ly-gifted young inno,— somolhing visiopary, something too sanguino,— alw: bubbling over with animaiity,—big- veined, over-blusded, recislesa, aud as daro- devil a9 a preachor might bs, Shoe wai, afcorbormarringe, whatshe waa before it,--a nur- row-minded wotuay, of violont temper and byiter speech, incapable of measuring all Ler lusband's dinonsions, and yet for all that, may bo, tho Mount compotent Judge of his qualities, She is atill tho sort of womau who drivea her husbend like a tethered beast, grooming Ivim with » ran- corous jentousy,—but causoleaety wtinging him into outbursts of rebollion. Anothor wife might havo waved Beecher from tho clond which im- pends over tho closing of his career. Xho only intensifies its gloom, ‘Mrs, Reecher's dreadful tempor barely escaped being embalmed intho amber of ecclosigntical hintury, Door yman Beeeher, after bis bard urthodoxical wartira, DIED UNDEN ANOTUEN ROOY TUAN Wg FAVORITE Bon's. The youerabls sire of them all had oxporiences of hin daughter-in-law hike only fo {hoxe which Cant. Cuttle chorished of Aira. AMacStinger. ‘There was no pags in his Lerole blographios in which might bo tuld the diemal peane of auch domestic convulsions. A very Ephowis was that parsonege on tho Heights, and truly in tones of anguish might the banishod divino cry with Paul Lis © elieriuemachesa t ‘ guniu Bowen stalked satirninoly to tho ro: It was ona bed yroffored by ono of Yowen's relanyes that Lyman Beochor died, Doctor Syxvax. (To the Associated Preao,y - ‘TIE CONFESSION. New Yonk, Feb, 26.—Mr. racy continued his Argument to-day an follows: I como to tho al- loge:d contansion of his guilt that the defondant is charged with huving inado to Mr. Montton and his wife, Beforo the Church Committoo, 3r. ‘Tilton said that his evidence agatont Menry Ward. Beocher was in wriling, and ho did not thon pre- tend that ho had in his pouycesion any orul oou- fermion of Mr. Beechor. In Moultou's atatomont of AN 21 ho ctated that Mr. Beechor had con- fossod to bim, but that was givon iu goeocral tormne and not specifically, It was not until bis wecond stutomont that he came out with it bolt- ly ; and they would alse reszembor that on his exninination horn he clothed bis Invgnago in dif ferent corms to that he did in his second state- mont, You remomber bow Montton, on tho wit- hexs-stand, made o slip twice in regard to tho words “#oxzusl relations ;" low in his second tatemont Lo omitted the word ‘nex. ual,” and said that when Ar. Beecher was con- fossing tohim ho uscd tho word “rolation.” Moulton malos ond invauts the interview of Jan, 2 with Mr, Beocher. Sunday came on tho Ist of Jnnuory, 1871, and tho spolopy was writ- ten on that evening, and on tho next day, which waa tho 2) of January, Moulton usys bo called on Mr, Beocher and had tho interviow. Now, goutiomen, the 21 of January of that year was New Year's doy, whon Mr, Bacher entertained ovar 830i callers, atut wo will show you that Moul- ton bad no interview with him. “Tho obtect of tho interviow of ‘Tilton aod Moulton with Sr, Beechar wos to procure ‘Nilton'’s return to tho editorship of the Jadependent. ‘Thoy gat Bosxio ‘Turner to rolract tho stories with regard to 'Til- ton's intimacy with hor, Tho action of ‘Tilton aud Moulton showad that the; KNEW THAT BEASE TURNER CIRCULATED THTSE STORIES, and it wae their Interest to keep hor out of the way, to got lor outef Brooklyn, so that she might not interfere with their plans. ‘thoy at- tenipted to put tho responsibility of hor abaanco on Mr. Beecher for circulating stories with ro- gard to hia intinacy with Mrs. Tilton, ‘They Wore careful to gat hor rotraction of tho stories against Tiltop, that ho Lad been instrumental in raluing, Doyau think, gontlemen, thid retray- tion waa obtained to benotit Mr. Beschor? You will readily goo it was not. ‘This retraction was obtained Yh ‘Tilson and Moulton, who dreaded that Boxsio Turner would uppear in court with o different story, and they would have this retrac- tion to bring againut her, Was It not remarkable that tho nian who was alleged tu havo wont her way mado uo offort to obtain a retraction of her utorios against bim? But Iraucis D. Moulton is tha mau who mukes the suggestion of sending hor away when he tells Beechor thut ‘Tilton ia not ablo to doud heraway or pay her bills. Therofore, whon rotractious wero Leing got from every per- s0n who had clroulatod-wtories about ‘Tillou, this aitl it wos dotorminnd to sond out of the ‘way, and Mr, Meccher enid, * Let hor go away, and, if ‘Tilton fa unablo, I will bear hee oxpentes,” On Jan, 3 or 4, thoro ia au interview between Mr, Bocchor oud ‘Lilton, at Moultou's house, wheu MoultoA upbralda ‘Tilton for not showing hospitalily at meoting with Mr. Beecher. Was this tho action of a friend when speaking to tho injured lusband for not shaking bauds with bis wife's dastroyor? Thon camo THE LECTED OV LEN, 7 TO MAKE MORE COMPLETE, “TUE RECONCILIATION which these parlice sought, Mrs, Tilton waa agyricved at the conduct of hor uusband, and to her Leecher writes a letter asking her to vo with her bueband, wnd take his homo happy, In his letter to Moulton ho eaid his object 600 Mra. ‘Wsltun’s husband truatin hor with moro oven than the old lave, likely to bo the couduct and oxpresslons ofa mau who was chaigod with adubtory ? ‘Lhe counsel would not dwell un the remalning loltors which passed Letweon the prrttes w that winter, or tho remarkable story which the plain- tif told of his mnterviow with Beecher ovor the paternity of his last child, ‘ho Conrt here tonk tho usual recens, After tho recous Mr, Travy roviewod PLAINTIFE’S RELATION WITH MRS, WOODTULT, platiaing that ‘Tilton’s intimacy with hor was not. in tha intoresta of Mr, Boecher, but from his own free choico, and that he etnaulatod Mra, Woodbult’s publication of tho ucandal jogtead or trying to suppress it, S Tracy thou waid that so long as Tilton was Prouperous he way ay gilout us the grave cou- coraing this senndal, As soon, however, aa he was dowa, aud folt the nood of Heochor's hand to bft bim up, he began to agitate tho mat. ter, At this timo Tilton had overdrawn hin acconnt in Woodrulf & Robinson's, aad bad no monoy, Tho importance of this would bo obvious ‘at another point of tho case, Br, Becchor’a refusal ta prosido nt tho meeting in Bteluway Hall wan rogarded as a ign of Loutillty by Tilton, In tho following year, when Tilton returned from his lecturing tour in tho West, tho Golden Age wanted money, aud Bowen way pushed for the money which ‘Tilton eatd he owed Lim. He makes a parsonal statement, ste it in type for publication in the Golden Age, and in it he incorporates the totter of Jan. 1, 1871, Ho took one of these copten to Willkeson, and told him ho should publieh that statemcat unless Nonry Ward Neecher did him juste. No demand for justice frou Bowsn, for ust would iniluenco Wilkeson. Mr. Wilkeson ald if that was published it would croste ao, ecandal which wonld adyited him not to Leecher neyes mubleh ie itor’ ad te Lilton walt ‘bla help in being kopt in his situation on the Independe If conned could show that this pubtication waa threatened by Tilton to compel a rerignation from Beochoer na to tho juntnoas of his claim against dosren, then it would bo shown that thin publi- ention was throatened for the purpose of binch- mail, They never intended to publish this atate- mont, but tiad the two copins #trick off only to compol the payment of this claim, Wilkeson promised to aid him in gotting money front Bowon if it waw justly duo him, sq Wilkeson sald it woatd,novor do fo hare, this published : and gentlemon, on tho 4th of April, ‘Tilton had Inte $7,000 in his pocket from Bowen; bit I do nat eny, gontlemen, that tho obtaining of this imoney was blackmall, for {t might Lave been due to Tilton, PERSONAL RXPLANATION, Gon. Tracy ssid, ou approaching anothor part of bia subject, that ha desired to make nm por sonal oxplanation, To this dir. Keach objoctad, unlous Tracy would go on the witnces-stand and verify hla oxplanation. Tracy replied that ho wes quita willing todo no, ‘Che argument was engaged in by Moasrs, Evarts and ox-Jadio,lor~ tor, the latter stating that Honry Ward Beocher would choose what counsel Le pleased to defend him. Mr, Beach disclaimed that he dictated what counsel Beector should employ, but ho was of opinion that thut tion, Tracy had already excocd- ed the huunds of propricty Inid down in the counsel's opening. Judge Neilson vald it was the duty of connsol to apeak only of facta which bo intended to prove, dndge Portor anid thatthe facta which Gen, Trauy roferrod to were facts which they intend- ed to prove, and here the matter dropped. Gon. ‘Tracy thon continued: Lam chargod with Proparing questions for plaintif’s wifo Lofore sho appeared before the Committee. ‘Tho plau- tit way f told him so, Now, gentlemen, vo will show you that k met Mra. ‘Litton only thirty or forty’ minutca bofora she — nppourcd uefore tho Conimitte, and — that I never told plain 50. L wan _Intro- dueed to her by hor nlop-father, Judgo Morac, and i¢ was sodark that I could hardly eco ber face, { went to the Committe and prepared them for Mrs, Tilton, and F eaid to her only the words: ‘ira, Tilron, do not foal offended at auy questions that may bo askod you, as they are nat intended to give you Gifense.” No such vonversation as reported by tho plointiif ever occurred between Mrs, ‘Tilton and me, snd it 15 An wnnecesxary reflection cast by plaintiff on his wife. When Iwas cousulted abont the Waod- hall pubheation by Woodrull, Ldid not then kaow Leeehor nor Moutton, 1 then uuderstood that my services wore not to be profonrlunal, und were only ass friend of tho firta of Woodruff & Nob- inson, and to be mercly a friendly consuttation. T desired to examine certain papers in Moultton’s posession, and thorofore bad an interview with him at bis house, The Woodhull publication was pone over, paragraph by puragraph, and Moulton doniod tho pistol scone, aa he did bora aluo, He donied giving Mra. Woodhull tho ine formation contained in the publicution, In re~ wy, to ine question ax to how tho story of Mre, v ‘oodhull arove, Bfoultou snid I had but- tor eco ‘Tilton, Mr, | ‘Tilton camo up thern beforo L- left ‘with ronnuscript Tilton ast down, snd before ho began to read the manuucript or said anything, he turucd tama snd said in substauco; “Mr. ‘Tracy, 1 don’t know what tho otiquetta of your profession por- nite. If I glvo youn statoment of my cass against Ienry Ward Ecocher, and ho and I should afterwards come intocoltizion, in that caro would the etiquetta of your profossion permit youto be counsel for Hanry Ward Beechor? J did say to Tilton, asf romemmber it, without disenesing what tho etiquette of oy profestton would or would not permit, that if I consented to recvive a etatement from a mon who bad o controverry with another, aud they.should coma into collision on that caso aflerward, { rhowd not feol nt liberty to beoome counsel for the other party, Now, it there wos anything said aboul lying at that inturview, it was on the quos- tion whether it would bon Jie, The discussion of the question whethor if would boa He for a inau to buy thats elory which ie told sa nsinglo story, which is substautlally untrue, whether for him to aay that that story was « lio would bo asserting tho truth, providud (hero wey anothor trausnaction not alluded to in it, but connected with it a8 Dotweon the wane parties, that was true. TI un- doubtedly did say that, if Tilton was not able to dony Woodbull's story without publishing tho “True Story, "silence was tho only course to pursuc, Butin ne other event than that, be- cauno both of these parties conceded tho etate- mont of facta; to which I arguod as far an Moulton was concerned. 1 ro- mombor, that to omit to deny no lo, becatuo a miau who gat sfont uniter a falyo- hood and did not deny it when it was his duty to dony it, was to be moralty guilty of a telachood. When tho time was approaching that I saw or thonght I saw s tendency in ‘Vilton to changa his ground againut Beechor, and instead of charging nu impropor proposal, to malo a charge of adultory,—ne svon 0a 1 waw that, I sought Vil- ton and said tohim: “ Mr. ‘Tilton, when you prosunted mo your caso with Deochor at Moul- ton'a house, in “72, you asked moa curtain ques- tion, and I made aoxwor thst I should nut be Leecher's counsel, if you camo in collirion with him in the — cago, Now," 1 said, “as long as you adicro to thin cng, Mr, Titlon, a8 thera presented, I shstl adhere to my promies; but if you aver olange your cause of action against Mr. Beecher, and say to mo that the etory you told ma on that occasion is not trna, and that yonr causo of nction against Br. Beochor isau entirely different ono from whnt you thon presented, I give you notice that 1 alinil conuidor mysolf at liberty. 1 snl not ceneiter myself bound by tho promise I then mado you." Now, on that question, gentlemen, which Involves my proteusional standing (and it ia the only thing I care any- thing about in thia cave, and it is etrango to mo that it is here, but it id hore), the only question that I caro anything about, 1 say, is ove that ime putea to ine an improprioty«profoasionally in this caso; but so far ow that is concerned there is no dispute of fucte betweon ‘Tilton and inyuelf, Tho only question is a question of juilg- mont and discrotion, Ant that question is whothor he, haying stated to me ono cano agaihet Honry Ward Boochor, and obtained from io a promise not to bo bis counsol, binds mo not to be counsel of Menry Ward Beecher when he brings n difforent caso Againut him, or ono of an entirely difforont nature. ‘Thia was enbstantislly the “True B8tory.’” Bet tho “Truo Story," os a comploted document, was never shown me, and tho only charges contniuod in’ that document. woro those of improper propovals. Tilton denied boing the author of Alrs, Woodhull’s scacdal, a8 also ho did here, Thoy way that I provoxed tilence. Now, this thoory could not bo truu, un- ie aan had zal that the, publication of his “Erno Story” was the only way of‘imnecting tho Woodhull ecandal, and that betwoen ie two Uuings tho gafost course would be to preserve silences, This is the last tinio Was cousulted by these parties, and { stepped down and out of tha coo iy 1672, and wan out of it until after the publi- cation of the Bacon lotter, whea Moulton sont for me, and sald ho wanted me to coino again into tho caso. { was very angry on hearing of this publication. When I learned of ‘Tilton's preferring oburges of adultory againat Boocher, aud that ho had changed bis courso of uction, 1 went ta Lim sud told bim that 1 did not conaldor inyself bound to fieop trust with-bim, and was ro- leased from) my promiso not to sppear a4 counsol for Boechor, I have consulted with my associates, and thoy considered I was within tho bounds of propriety in appearing in this cave, Thix, gontloman, eald counsol, ig tho history af my connection with the matter. ‘he contt here adjourned. ‘Tracy will con- tuo on Monday, CARD FROM BOWEN, Tho following card from Mr, Menry 0, Bowen Was published this attornoon ‘Tho statements made by 3tr, DB. Y. Tracy, in his opening addreas to the Court aud fury; iu the Brooke Ayn acandal caso, us haying been ero qwalignant ca deatitute of oven s particle of truth, aa sald ‘Tracy cot learn if be willcali ino to the witncss stand, in which fealty ite“ ios at 10 wail 6 taught iio, that “lying ie justly Sable uuder certain elreahutunges nt : Itexar 0, Bowum, Wew Youu, Feb, 25, 1875, . THE LETTER OF CONTRITION. (The following reference by Ar, ‘I'racy to tho letter of contrition, was omitied from yenterday morulng’s issue on account of tho latenoss of the our at which it was recoived 1} Moulton says this paper was dictated by Beoch- or dotiborately, xentonca by sentence, and that he wrote it down as dictated ; aud that the pepof was notin Hoechor’s words, but every ecntenco Of his construction, while Beucher wiil tell you, footlemen, that this papor was propared toward ho close of w Juug avd excitud conversation . embracing many moro topica thau thero ferred to by Moulton, who remarked that ‘fil- ton wag uhdor tho impreusion that Beechor was iuimicat to him, au ‘ous of his over- throw, and that if ‘Vilton could but know how kindly Beecher had expressod himself toward him in conyersation it would romove all hareh- ness from tila mind. *Beocher deciined to write, but said: ‘You can tell him what I way.” fo which Moulton roplieds ‘It would have more olfect ££ it catno from you in somo authontio form." Well, eaid Boccher, you cam make a moinorandum of what I say." And theroupon Moulton took a pon and bogan to write what Ucocher had said during the convereation, ‘I'he Ouly dictation which Boocher did in tho saiter wason two or three occasions wher Moulton arkod him: “What word or phraeo did you uso on this point?” and Reecher anpplied word or phrase aa the caso might lave beep. ‘Tho preparation of this paper wau the last thing flono at tho Interview. It was comploted after Teocher's toa boll had rnug, which on Sunday al- ways nngs at 5 o'lock. ‘Tho sun lad not; tho roum wos growing dark, and the gas was not lit. Te wan written in great lisnto; it was not road over by Moulton, nor was it read by Beecher, It would hardly havo been poraltlo for vither to road it, Whon asked by Moalton to sign it, Hevchor rofuned on the ground that if waa not proper: but, boing proesod, he finally took a pen and wroto on tho oxtreme lower edge of the lant “T havo triatod this to Moulton in con page: fidence, Honry Ward Beecher.” —— BEECHER’S PAPER, IT DNCLABES THAT “IIH LIFE 10 ANIMATED AY THE #PINIT OY GoD,” AxD THAT, “'HOONER OW LATER, WS KAME WILL WINE AB ONE OF THE TAITUPUL OF GOD." Chrishan Unton (Henry aoe Beecher, Hdltor), Wholly without Mr. Boccher's knowledge, the othor conductors of thin quer aynin tale the ro- Hpousibility of spealing jn its nstuc, They wish its readers to know whut attitude they Geeupy toward ita oditor-In-chief during tho progreen of hia trial, and what is tho papor's porition toward him. They purposely choose thia time, when the prosocution {a bringing forward its mont plausiblo evidence, and befora the defenao how bogun ity reply. It {a in no inconsi or spirit of bravado that they apeak, ‘Iho groat intereyta which are involved on their port aro the anwuranco that their words are deliberate aud well-waighud. Wo say, then, that wo baro unebaken and ab- Roluto confidenca in Mr, Beccher's entire inuge cence. We implicitly bolieve that ha is a puro, npright Christian man, Wo hold tum worthy of tho utmost trust a8 amoral teachor, And the Christian Union, which las veon proud to bear: hia nane when tho whole world honored him, ia prouder to bear it to-day in his adveruity than over before, Tio name will never be taken from tho paper's front so lou; o# tho papor re- Tsing in ily present bands, Tho Christian Union is rendy to stale ita life on Honry Ward Beecber, Wo ray this, with tho full meaning of the words, well assured of tho ground on which wo stand, Tho editorial and business managers of this paper know Sr. Beecher. Wo have personal knowledge, and some of us 8 lifelong knowledge, of lis char- acter, Wo know that his life, In its great \ ‘inciples, is animated by the Kpirit of God, Wo know that ho is totally incapable of the tenstrons hypocrisy with which he is churged. Lt is ont of a faith, fervent indeed, but based on knowledge as rational and well-grounded as tho human imind edinite, that worledne to him anew the unroeorved allegiances of the Christian Union. In the prosperity of this paper our pers uoval fortunes, interests, and aspirations are moat deeply involved. Wo freely and gladly wtako it all on the Christian purity of thie man, Wo ore not inseusiblo to the speciouances of gous of tho ovidenco brought forward by tho prosecution ; nor havo we any censure for those who, haying no personal knowledgo of tie man, aud no clear intitaation of how bis accurers will bo met, are for tho present swayed against bin, Dut wo ourselvos haye no doubts, ‘Io issue of this trial ia sith the Almighty, Wo lcok to nes. Me, Meechor’s namo cleared before tho whole world, and euch honor paid him an be has nover yet received. Whau that doy comes, wo ball Fojoice that in thoso dark houra tho paper avowed its faith. But oven ifthe temporary isso should bo in any degree a:vorse, wo are willing to share ad- veraity with our leader. if the pu should be tutaled inte doubting him, the Christian Uniow could ask wo tnore honorablo fate tan to share the evil an well as the good fortnne of tho man who bua bolter werved the Amarican community and tho cause of, Christianity then any other in this gonerution, In good report and in evil ro- port, Wo trust nod honor bim, and are proud to follow him. Wo kuow that sooner or Intor those clonda will nasa nway, ad hin nome ebine as ono ‘of the fnithtul of God. ———. THE DEFENSE, ITS LACK OF APLASITUDE, “Buran It, Anthen —Sammy Shearman, Fildtole-deo! You can’ foot met ‘thas docs not follow! Oa, no, wir-cet don't you a0 ¥ iisut ‘a been talkin? right rmart to abe Whilo Susan was sittin’ on Theoitore's knee 7 But, ‘twist you and me; twas Vother way, He Vortud bisself crovswieo on Susan's kuvv, ‘Aud felt o flea, when, in a eprca About I, 3,, Ho would broak the door after “Lizabeth T, | Inover could see why the great 1, Wrote like a madman of bis myserie, ‘Then warned all ousolors so quiet t Bent Beare away to u far connte: Hupuvsted for 'f, 'T, a volaga to ‘And tnortyaged bis hone-tor a Mith elpliers tree, just because he Told *Lizabeth she ought no more to be A dutiful wife to the monster 7. T, t "tho slory, to me, Ja thin ev tho wing ef ah old, droning beo, ‘And seant for the roue of a good Pharlece, Turan Tnonapre, > “BESSIE” AND MRS. MORSE, Avy York Herald, A cURtOES BIT OF VLEW, Tt camo tu tho eer of one of the Zerall writers Inat Saturday that Bessie Turner, the mysteri- ous witnens renred by Ate. and Mra, Tilton, and gent to the West by Mr. Boecher or somebody to bo schoolod ont of baci's way, was living at tho house of Mrs. Purdy, No. 74 Hicks atroot, and that she bad beon takon thero not from charity, but froin the persuasion of ono of Mr, Beocher's church folks and friends. Tho Herald writer proceeded to this house aud foimd Mre, Purdy to be a retined and quiat Jady, sthore Lnsband was formerly a prominent man inthe Clinton Strect Presbytoriau Church, but las boon deceascd for woveral yoars, Tho cir- cumstances of Mrs. Purdy requico her to let a part of hor house to boardery, and who had first secon Veesio ‘furner about ten days prior to Sat- uarday last, Tho lady of tho honso waa givon the name of ono of har frieuds as authority for tho statemout that Bessle Parner had not boon taken in from charity but from introduction, iu the way and by the person mentioned, “Yor,” said Mra, Purdy, “I doclined to taka tho young, women at first, not hearing good ac- couuta of hor temper, and unwilling to be mixed ‘up with thia dovasiatingreandal ‘Cho yentloman who ropresentod Plymouth Church suled mo if my objection was founded only upon a dosiro to avoul tho ecandal of tho connection. ‘To thig,” continued Mrs. Purdy, I roplicd that it inight bos purt of my objection; but, as I kept voarders, it was lees that obfection than tho universal rumor thet Bousio ‘Larner was a diza- grcoable, bad-tempered, bows-carrylng porsou. Mrs, Purdy then expressed bor surprise and nutisCaction with the girl's good behavior whilo inher dielling, and lad undoubtedly formed a vory ploaing opinion of hor. “Well, madame,” said the Jerald writer, “whut compensution aro you to recolvo for bourding Miss Turner? Ihave heard that you have a gitarantee, but no cash in hand.” That ia (rno,” unawored Mrs. Purdy; ‘about ag Sr. — has told you. Twas told that at tho close of the caso l woold bo paid my lull upon tho personal guarantee of tho ycutleman who brought Miss Turner, But that, while the caso wos on trial, no mouey could pags on uccount of ‘Miss Turner, ag it might bo » subject for arvas- osataination.” “Then you did not take in Mies Turner from charity merely 7"" . “Of course, I expoct to bo paid for her board, BibT fin, ngrocably divappoluted in her beyond all that,’ “ Ave you not afraid, Mre, Purdy, that you will bo jnctdeutally the subject of much refereuce with auch o peculiar guest 7" ANOTHER WITNESS, “Oh, welll” oxclaimod Mrs, Purdy, with » amite and houitation, ‘2 suppoue L sould havo been reforred to in the eoandal in any event. I have anothor boarder of promiuence iu tho caso. ‘Who fe that?” .“ Woll, w lady was brought here before thin, with trunks and apparel, and she bus been with mo gome time, That ia Mre, Morse?" “You. Bho fv ona of my boarders, too,” “Havo they both beon subpanaed #” “T believes, Aru, Morse, I know, expects to teatify, Beusle Turner was once subpanagd, bot we could not fud out where the subpens came from, Sho wes subpuwnaod by Mr, Uooch- er's wide on Friday night.” ‘The reporter aluo learned that Mrw. Purdy was inatructed not to glyo Misa ‘lurner money, ox- cept in the way of ca-faro or a fow ponco for ordinary usca, ‘Tho girl bad been told by ayoth- er Plymouth mombor—not the esmo who made the arrenjoraenta for hor—that her ovidence way now worth vary little to Mr. Beochor, as thecaso aiaines! him had amounted to nothing. Ble wad advised to gettie down quietly and board some- where, and bud, therefore, apparently como to Mpg. Purdy's houso unaware that aby arrango- ments had boeu mado for her in advance and suppoving that sho was tho subject of bonuy- olence, ‘The gentleman who sent ber bad uot visibly established any relation with the gontlo- mau who uegotiated for her. ig accounts for atecontnowkpeper juteryew cacdbing Deule aos helptons: stray, withont home or sponsors, lodged by charity, NOT TO DR INTRRVIEWED, Tho Herald writer aent his card to Mise Tam. er, and the norvant roturnod, saying that she re- quired tho name of any gentleman before seoing Lim. To the namo sho sont answer that nhe war Inatiacted not to Hon nowspaper men daring the progress of thia trial. Morao and Bessio Turner are thus in daily relations with exch other, and both oxpect- aut of teatifying for the defense, pa ior dea OTHER SCANDALS, THE DANVILLE SCANDAL. YRATENDAY'S TESTIMONY, Spretad Inspateh to The Chieago Tribune, Danvinny, ly Feb, 26,—The first witness ealled this morning by the prosecntion wan Jerry Englum, who swore defendant employed him to haul wood for plaintiff, and paid bim for a, Preston Poor swore that Bisckbarn'’s Mul- borry-Grovo farm of 1,800 acrea waa worth £19 peracre, Edwin Perkins swore it wan worth from %20 to $25 per acre. ‘Tho prosecution here reated thelr case, Maj. Gordon, for the dofonse, read tho depo- sitlon of Dr. Iu. M. Jfoward to tho effect that he had troated plaintiff for vonercal dixcase in 1863, William J. Hunter sworn: Jive at Paria, Taro known plaintiff ever rince sho moved to Ilinuls, I bad fihcit intercourse with plaintiff in 3860. Know of no ono cleo hove ing it It was at her ovn hours, Jt was repented in 18G!. Had a conyoruation with plaintiff at her house, Waa thers at bor request. She did not want moto bo a witness against her, a4 1 was the only wittcss she fearcd, Hada talk with Hunter, one of tho counsel for plaintiff. Hoadvised ma not to testify, as I would be impeached. Iam slightly related-to plaintatt, Cross-examination by Voorhees: Willlam Morgan never threateued to soot mo if I did notawear as Ido. Told Andrew Hunter I did uotcaro if I was impeached. If the worst camo to worst, would swear to the truth. Am on‘good tern, a6 faras Ll inow, with plaintiff. Know Low Wetzel. Did not tell him plaintiff! was a virtuons irl, Know W. S, Ohair, now ao member of tho Legislature, and HR. N. Bishop, Did toll them £ knew nothing about tho case. Itold a tie that time, Said to John Vanes. “I know nothing about tho case.” I told a falechood then, Nover told H. J. Ball Jennio was a virtuous girl, ‘Told John Westbrook I never bad illicit inter- course with Jennie, Did pot tell my father Jenuio was a virtuous girl, Yold him Lknow nothing sbont the creo, Jold, in effect, tho same to Dr, Sodd. Mot Dan Voorhecs on a railroad-train. Told him Jennie was a good girl, vofarna I knew. Never told Bleckburn what I would wwearto, Am not paid fur swearing au I 0. Redirect: Went to Kangoa at one time toavoid being a witness, Wiliams Morgan sworn: Live in Missouri, Havo lived in Edgar County, Huve known plaint- iff for fifteen years, sexual intercoume with her in the fail of 1#G3et her home. Stayed two or throe nights with ber in fer room on the lounge. Jenuie toid mo A. 2. Conkey was the man that ruined her, end ho thould marry her, if any one, Told me ler stopmother hnd ween us together on tho lounga naked, Madea proposition of marriage to her, but was rejected. “Thin was in 1861, Sia told mo Llackbuin would bea good match, and ebo would like him. Blet Dinckburn at her house. Ho woutaway, leaving mothero, Did not tell Gacrge W. Loaves that I would toutify for tho sido that would give mine tho most monoy. Did not say I know nothing against tha plaintif. Said to Low Wotzel, in t°joculsr manner, that I would ewear for the sido that would pay the most. Did not tell him 1 knuw nothing agains Jennie, Consider William S, O'Hara a roagh, Considor Gecrge W. Jteovos a rough, s plug, and 4 sbyster. Stated to George Humes, in s joking wav, that whoever had the most money would get to. Did not state to 3. J, Burna that I wanted woino of Duve Binckburn’s money, Did not say to Burns that I oxpectod to make $5,000 out of this suit, Blackburn bus threatened to ehoot me within the Inst ten year. Wo are frionds now. Did siate ta Andy Hunter that I ‘could throw the case any way 1- wanted to, Lob Wishop, — counsel for tho plaintiff, told mo I could make $6,000 Ly not swearing ugaiuet Jennie, Did noteay thut Davo onght to have married Jennie. Never suid {burnt my barn in Missouri and collected o largo amount of insurance. Did not tell that & incon- uoction with others, robbed a mau in Paris, and my sbure wes onhy €35. Bob Bishop ad Hunter, lawyers for the piain- tif, did tho robbing, and tricod to fobup a job on me, but f was able to prove nn -atibi by R.N. Parrish. Did vot tell Jamen Yenco that if William Iuntor did not swear ho liad bad carnal intersourse wita Jonnic he would heartho erack of wy navy, de-direct—Ollured Jennie n 8600 check on o Missouri bank {{ she would take $5,000 from Blackburn and compromiso the cage. Sho said the jisd sot her stakes at €20,000, ‘This was my own proposition. Blackburn Imow nothing of it, Nave never received a dollor from Misckburn forewoaring asldo, His attorneys havo paid part of my traveling eapenses, John Sheets sworn: , tuow both plaintiff? and defendant. Plaintiff is a cousin of my wife. Jonnie boarded at my hours, and ‘taught achool, Morgan visited “hor. Never saw any thing improper betweon them. I saw tho plat im Cincinnati, Saw Conkey with cr, Plaintiff loft tho Walnut Street House and went to tho Brizhton House atimy sugges. tion, a8 board waa cheaper. Jeunie only staid at tho Brighton Houso a day or two, snd then ro- turned to the Watnut Stroet House, Do not know twhethor Conkey staid wity ber or not. Tho court adjourned tit! 8:30 o'clock to-mor- row, a THE LEAVENWORTH SENSATION, THE DNIDE FAILY TO CLEAVE TO MED MUSHAND. Special apateh to Lhe Chicago Lribune, ‘Leavenwonti, Kan,, Feb. 26.—Tho Heimcke- Craucer writof habeas corpus wae distniseod, Judgo Ido, of the District Court, ssid to tho young bride, as she stepped from tho witnora- utand, that she was free to go whorever sho ploasod—cither to accompany her parents homo or to joiu hor husband. Sho went to hor father and mother. Sho now filou application for divorco, alloging a3 causa therefor that hor Lus- band has another wife, ‘This divorce suit will tost tho logality of Toim- eke'a marringe at Fort Dodge, in which tho ceremony waa performed by the Post Adjutant, In all probability the caso will go to the Supreme Court. If the first marriaga ba deolarod illogal, Miss Crancor will recognize Air. Hoimeke ay her husband. ia Pinar WIFE, The deposition of the Mother Superior of St. Mary's Academy states thot Jfolncko's first wife wos admitted to the Acadamy na his stator, but, after romnining threo months, was ox. pollod. ‘Tho renzons ausigned for tho expulsion wos lmpropor language and indiscrect conduct, ‘Hotmeko's counsel odmit = tho fact of the Fort Dodge ceremony, but claim, under tho statutes of Kansas, which centain express provinions regarding tho marriage contract aud how it shall ba outored into and maintained, that tho rst marriage us Vold aud of no ortoct in law, oF oop GHAACTER, Lotters from Gan, Yau Vliet and other army oflicers of high standing woro adiwitted as proof of Mr, Ucimvte's good characte! CADET EXPULSION AT ANNAPOLIS, Bautisong, Feb, 20.—A lottcr from Annapolis, ‘Md., says that anothor cadet haa been dismissed from the Naval Academy on account of tho col- ored cadet, During this weok, Gordon Claudo, of tho Aunspolix Cadet Englucors, was ordcrod to fence with the yogro midshipman, which ho rofused to do. Ho was then told to rosign. He would not do that, though ho disliked to disobey orders. Ho waa then {nformoa that he should consate with hia parcuis, ‘This ho did, when his father, Dr, Abram Claude, #uid that be would not adviso Lim, Joaviug it to tho young man’s owa judgmont, Dr. Claude, however, wont to tho Suporintendent and told him that his son was relaod ag x Southerner, and notones w#ocial equality with the negro, sui Lo would not udviso ita to do what howould not do himaelf., On this youog Claude was ezpolled on Wedacuday, $ ee OCEAN STEAMSHIP NEWS. New Youu, Veb, 26.—Arrived, steamship Su- evla, from Hamburg; stoamuldp Tho Queen, which was arhore on the Now Jursoy const, reached hore this morning, San Fuanoisco, Feb, 20,—Atrived, ship Bov- oreign of the Soaa, from Now York, New Yorx Fob, 26.—Artivod, steamer Elysta, from Glaegow, Bourusuvtoy, Feb, 20.—Steamer Hauss, from Slow York, hea asived out. .. WASHINGTON, Republican Opposition to Parta of the Force Bill. The Habeas Corpus Clause Espe- ciatly Condemned. _————— Feeble Discussion of Civil Rights in the Senate, Votes on Civil Rights and fhe Poreo Bill to Be ‘Taken To-Day, The Tariff Bill to Be Reported With- out Amendment in the Senate, Report of the Minority of the Vicks burg Investigating Committee, Paclile Mall Report of tho Ways aud Means Sub-Committee, es THE FORCE BILL. DEDATE ON THF MEASURE IN THE MOUSE. Syrciat Visputeh to The Chicava Tribune, Wasmtnorox, D, C., Feb. 26,—The night res elon of the House was very largoly attended, Tho Force bill had compolled tho attendance of Inombers who do not generally appear at night seesions. The galleries wero dousely packed. ‘Tho speeches of the more radical on Loth sides aroused hoated partisan fecling and expression. ‘Thero wan developed, very early in tho ovening, a marked opposition on tho Republican sido to the habeas corpus feature of tho bill, It doos not now seem wo cortain aw it did yeaterday thet the bill cao pass, ovon if materially modiiod, WILLARD, OF MICHIGAN, The apsceh of Mr. George Willurd, of 3fichi- gab, was tho fentaro of the evening. The tect of his upeoch was that tho policy of the Ne- publican party towards the South should be that of mediation and not menace. He directed his atgument to the paliey of conciliation, Ie waa opposed tothe moasuarca embraced io the va rivne pohtical bills, whichbo thought implied a Surther'exteneion and more rigid enforcomont of Vederal power in tho Sonih, Iie claimed that theao mearnres involvod the intorforence of the Federal Government in sapecica of legislation heresoforo left to tho neveral Southorn Statow, in conferring upon the President tha powor to sus pend the wrt of habeas corpus, in eubvarting tho present Stato Goyerninont of Arkansas, and in authorizing the mamtensnes, against tho popular will of tho prevent fraudulent Governe ment of Louisiana oy tho militury force of the nation, HE OBJECTED TO ALL THESE MEANT, because they ate in tho moin bagel uzon infer- ential and not apeu the clearly ox;ressed sane tion of the Constitution, The cacapo of the nae tion from snarchy and derpotism depends upon tho nuequivceal recognition of ttm abuolute su- premecy of the Constitution, Itia truer now than in old Roman days, that sll most be slayou of tho law if all wonid be freo, ‘This isthe highest work, and I might ndd is the fundamental cond:tion of patriotiam to thoro who would warp tho Conatitution to mvet a tem- pore expedient for the protection of porsonal ibercy, sped) tay, beware how you toach the shrine which ts deposited tho only security of freedom to overy , citizen, in the =omsh and desperate —offort todo oven ascoming good bya resort to mens ures which may establieh unconstitutional pre- codents. Do not demolish tho very sanctuary of American liberty, and Ieave us to the morcy of faction or illo ficklo whim of power. Tho | Constitution for tho black man is bin safety for the presout aud his encouragement for tho future. Tho Force bill encourages further military intorf er- ence, and implica tho proionged subjection of civil to the military power, ‘Tho termination of tho period of tho silence of Iaw under arms has Leon anxtonsly awaited, but tho bayonsts yield to the ermine, Mr, Willard feels that the remedy for existing evils ip the cultivation of concord in strict alle- ginnce to the Constitution, in tho restriction in- stosd of the oxtonsion of military power, in the oucouragoment of local self-goverumont, and in the industrial improvement of the wholo people, GEN. HAWLEY, OF CONNECTICUT, made s speoch ecarcely lovs significant and ro- markable than that of Mr. Willard. Te said ho had Lean » Republican from the outset, but now, unfortunately, ba felt compelled in & messuro ta fe company with eomoof lis radical associates. io could not agreo to put sny further or groster brah into tho banda of any President of tho nited States. Ho thought the oxisting Inws sufliciont to protect tho right guaranteed by tho Federal Governinont for the dischargo of tho obligations resting upon that Govornment, Ho instatod that the troubles in the South could only bo cured by an entire social, moral, and roligious organization, which uo legislation can effect. WAC ati we THE CIVIL RIGHTS BILL, THE DEATE IN THE SENATE, Speewat Miapateh to The Chicags Tribune, Wasutnatoy, D. C., Fob. 26.—The Damocratic Senntors this morning aurpriaed thomsolyes anit tho Senate by the most extraordinary formal an- nouncement that thoy wore out of wind on tho Civit Rights bill, Tho Sonate yesterday pro- vidod for twouty-six hours’ continnous dobato on this droadfut bill, It waa expected that tha Democrats wero ready with their usual flow of talk, bat Dayard, with somo ombarrnee- went, declarcd that tho Democrata bid not been ablo to agreo upon tho ordor of speators, ‘Then Thortwn maid bis old epecch over ngain, and the Civil Mights oloquouce of tho Opposition was exhausted. Norwood man aged to tnish his spooch on Lonisiana instead of apeaking on tho Civil Nights, So tho day weaton, The Domocrats admitted that thoy had nothing to way upon the quention, yot ro- fused to permit a voto to bo taken, + THE VICKSBURG INVESTIGATION. MINORITY REVOLT OF THK COMMITTEE. Wasurnoton, D, 0., Fob, 26,—Hopresontatives Spcar, of Ponneylvania, and O'Brien, of Mary- lund, of tho Misaivelppl Bpecial Committee, have united in a report, concluding a4 follows ; Trom 9 review of the whole toatimuny, wo briefly stato our conclusions: aftrat—Thut in the City of Vicksburg and County of ‘Warrou, the white citizens pay about 92 per cent of the taxes, Which bute yruwit enurmoudly oppresalvcy pid the negroca chicily ussoss, collost, und disburse en. Sccond—That tho debt of tho city, which in 1809 was $13,000, fu now £2,400,000, aa fur ad can Le aucertatned ¢ that it haa accumulated 10 this sur by rections on Inpprovident twelalation by Republican oftcialy, and by a yriovous burdea fisposud ou a poputatian of 12,000 people, lesa thusn half of whom ara white people, U—Thot a corryt aud tufuinous ring, composed of negra oficial, haw existed fm salt ety dud county for uve 14, who, by furgerica, pecalation, uni aystematized frauds oa the revenues, lave impaired tho jiibllo ereliiy iuporertslet the ‘people, aud auge mented the taxed to rates resulting tu practical con- Hacutlon, Fuurth—That Veter Crosby, the Sherif and Taz Collector, war the political and’ pervonal frlund of the corrupt dlilcials, and by his power {iu surmonlag Jurore, thule convictlon was rendered practically Iu pacuitsle 7 that the Shorif adwitted tu ball bis politival riundy when charged with tho gravest otfensy, 0a lwnde nutorlousty worthives, was the cblef tupedi- nent to the administration of justice in the courts, Aafth—Thet Judge Drown had publicly declared that iio eaderion of Cardoso, the leader of tho ring, for Malfeasauce in uftice was persecution, when nv houst man fn Vicksburg of eltuor party double his guilt, uuu, by ita partisanabip, kad desiroyod pubile conn: dohco Iu the tribunal over whieh ho presided, Sizth—That the Tax-Payc ra! Leugito wae organized Irrespective of politics ar calor, ani that its sole ob, an stated fu its constitution amt declared ti ita meo! jugs, Wau to secure copably gitlelals aud Lonest yoy ernipent, Serenth—That the bonds of Crosby se Shorit und ‘Tax Collecior were usterly iusuiticient, if not ubsolute- 4 ¥ { the Lioard of Bupervisora wero advisod WMeleney of Croavy's Lunds, Lut core ruptly declined ta, countel Lin, us tao law required, to give good and suilicteut boude, Ninth—'That the tine having arrived for the collec Ucn of tix08, the tax-payera having no adequete reweily, wero jutiBed tu thur demand for Croaby's Featgnation, and that hia resignation wus yoluntury and ot the reshit of violcuce or treaty, ‘Penth—Tho conulct of Dec, 7, resulting in the lle {ng of tno whites sud tweuly-four colored porwous, wou solely wud wholly caused Ly au aricod attewpt a! the uegrvea of Warren County’ to tavade Vickibung} that thiy invasion was fucited snd iuutlgeted by Peter Crosby, aud that Orvsby was adyizod sud eogousagod. to take this 4 to toto this conrae, and was promised ald in tt by Hlerenth—That the defense of the ci under the direction of the Mayor, and alt tho i pares tion and conduct of the cltizena were Jnatified by nes ture’s bighent law—relf-prerorvation, Thay acted in dofonss of thelr familles and thelr homes. Any other eaurae world have heen ertielty to the farailica of oth raves, for, an Gen, Puckor testified, It was ® mercy ta the women and children, white and black, that the now Brore wera provented fran entering the city, eyo That tho pur, of tha invaders was only limited by the will of their leaders, and that, If they had succeeded in entering tho city, they would have Fern tea Ingo number fea Gearmen and zed Neproon wel really t0 co-operate with them. gumbo mere snd. han not beony an irternin That jihere te not, Tetlatance at Vieksbtrg on the pa of tho white to lawful’ wuthority fut on tho, contrary, the white people, owning nearly ail tho properly and paying Heatly’ all tho taxeo, ata sincerely desirous of preserving peace and good: der, Their interesth—aocial and. business—pt alrength to this desire; nod tho pattence they ia exhibited under accumulated wronga and outrages wuch as the absence of a Northern ety would not tole 8 ningle day, {a the marvel of our civilization, ‘uurteenth-Thera ts no White Teague of political organization tn SUinsteipnt, whces object tn to deny to colorcd men, hecause uf color, or furany roaton, any: night or privileges guaranteed by Jaw! nor ie thors any political organization of white men witch haa any ather object than to secure the electio: cay.able utielnin, pee ae Fifteenth—Tat the call of tho Governor on. Ment for military afd waa based on. panini ates manis cutlrely devolil of truth, At tho time the call waa made Vickaburg wan ne quiot and perceable asany aily of the rame population inthe United Sta ling ro rotaaiued to the present hotr, Sioa Henth—Atter Crosby's reniguation, Flanagan was elected Sheriff, ard tork penceablo. poesesnion of the oltice, Whether ho or Crosby wan tho legal Sherif wae ‘& question for the conrty alone ta deterinine, and. ya! Sn ehanuclers. lareggartl of elvll late, Of the vinhte od elizeus, Flanagan hia been marched out of the Courte Houseby Uulted Biates soldiers at tha point of tha ayonet. Seventcenth—That the oondition of Misstaai \* det deplorable, Witla Gavornor wie nan hes that, If not 1n office, he would not realdo in the State it the whole of its with corrption prevalling to an xtent im counties where the negroes and baggern have control; with proporty doprectat nd taxcn Increaaing, iitter ruin tan bo arrested ouly by. Fisloring to tho reople honust Govorament ud the control of their cwn alfalrs. wit = fereuce frou the Federal army, ARGU lates —_. LOUISIANA. WASHINGTON AND ORLEANS RUMORS AND BYECULATIONS, Epecial Dispatch to The Chicago Tribune, Wasutxaros, D, 0, Feb. 26.—Private dis- palches to-day from Now Orlosna show that tho MeEneryita and the Antoiua negroos aro groatly excited at the entire compromise proposition, but tt 1s not boliaved boro thattheae tivo factions combined will bayo sufiiciont following to croate sorious trouble, Thero is a rumor here that an agreement has been mado botweon tho Ropubli- con managers and the Lovisiann Con. servatives = that Pinchback shall not be sruted, nod that Collector Casey shall bo olected Senator from Louisinua by a fusion between the Conservative and Ko. publican parties to tho pending compromise in tho present Leginlaturo, shouid this be dono, tho Conservatives will give tho most format pos- sible recogmition of the legality and validity af the Kellogg Goverumont. It is confidently bo- Moved that tho Conservatives, uniting with tho moderate Republicans, will bo ablo to progerve order, and connteract tho Inut-ditcbora, ‘l'ho Conservative wnnagers oxeort that tho opposition proceeds from only about twenty- five men, and that every step that has becn taken hore has beon approved by tho Conservative Logiulative caucus. A promi- nent member of tho Louisiana Committee pre- dicts that tho. five Demuerntio mombora who were ejected from tho House by the military will be etarved back into it to mako a qnorum, and got their salary and milozge, aud that the ‘Kel- loge tuction will not oppose their entrance. Mepresentativos hero of tho Kelloge faction avo not enthusiastic for tho compromise, and stato that they have no reagon to beltoye that tho Democrats will keop their faith, Ufo the A aasciated Presa.) THE COMPROMISE, Wartrxazoy, D, C., Nev, 26.—Mr. Zacharie, of the Conservative Comumzttce, prasented to Rogr resentative Wheeler to-day tho lottor of accopix auce of the Consorvative caucus of Louisiana, It {4 understood that tho wholo Congres sional Comimitteo will romain till after tho adjournment of Congress, and then caursss the = rotums, which will be forwarded hore for thoir inspection ang do- jormining, tho revult, which will be carriod to New Orleans by Wheeler, and put into effect under his personal supervision at tho oxtra sess tion of tho Louisiana Legislature, ‘Tha time as which this session will tako plave hes not yet beon determined. LARGE NEBL MELTING, .,, Special Dispatch to The Chtcuny Tribune, New Unvrany, Lo., Fob, 26.—A larzo mcoting was hold to-night at St. Patrick’a Hull to do- nounes the Whooler compromiso. Fully 4,000 people wero prosent, Resolutions , wore passed denouncing the compromise in ‘unmeasured torms. The meoting was addressed by Col. Me- Enery, Dr, Bruns, Randolph McConnell, apd others, Caro was taken to refer individually to Democrata sna Republicans who favored the compromise, aud repoat the offenue of the Clay Statue mecting two weeks ago, McConnell said that the next Mouse of Ropresontatives would ‘be Democratic, aud would dictate to the Presi- dont where he should and whoro ho should not station tho army. Soldiers would then ba removod from thia State, and the McKnory Government eould bo installed, Every reference to the ith of Soptembor, the day of tho insurrection, was rocuived with un- hounded applause, The White Leaguo was at tho meoting in force. NO COMPROMISE MOPED Fon, Dispatches received hero from Washing» tou etsto that Judge Whoolor will not accept auy conditions to the compromlus plan. One condition on tho part of aceoplanco by the Conservatives was that an cxe tra soxgion of the Logisiaturo should bo called. ‘Tho othor was that the wholo Loulaiaua Commit+ tee should act as arbitrators inatead of Messrs, Moar, Whooler, Fryo, aud Marshall. Judge Wheeler also saps that ho will not considor ay an acceptance anything short of a written accoptauca elgned by every member of tuo Cousurvativo caucus, Haid written acceptance to be placod in tho hans of Gov. Kellogg. ‘Its will probably atl to tho tlerce opposition which ft recoives hore at the hands of the last-ditchors, and defoab tho compromiso, + PACIFIC MAIL. THE COMMITTEE'S RETORT. Sweetat Lriepatch to The Chicuga Tribune, Wasusatos, D, 0. Fob, 26.—The report on tho Pacific Mail subsidy investigation was agreed ~ to by the Ways and Mvans Comuittes to-day. It ina long document. Tho Committeo reviews tho ovidonce taken during the wintor, and present a condonsednarratlye of all tho facts proved during the investigation, with commonts upon thom. Among the facts which tho Committeo declares uot to have beon protod is the bribery of any membor of Congress by the advocates of the Subsidy bil, ‘Tho report..discussca at loogth the inannor in whieh money wua paid out by Irwlu, and) gaya «that tho. Pacitie Mail Stoamehip Conipany fa ontitled to the beno- it vf tho statement of tho managing oillcors, that thoy did not know of the payment of monoy to corrupt lugislation, ‘Tha Cominittes seems to accopt the theory that itt priucipal por. tion of tho 81,000,000 expended wae used by Stookwell in oa gigantic stoul-spoculation, Commonti aro made on the fact that money was part tbo rployes of the House und scattered ayenad loossly by Mr, Te 10 Committee is ate i watisfuctory stato Join a, huimale ho did with — the what of monoy ho got from Stockwwoll, aud that the Com- or mitteo hax not got hold of W.8. King at all ‘Thexo men are soverely handlod, The Commit too refers to the great diflicultics in the way of obtaining avidonco, and winds up ite report with two resolutions and two bills to be acted on by tho Houne, ‘Tho Committoa recommenit thut tho ovidenco relative to Mowurs, Schumaker and King, who sro elected members of thu noxt Honso, be certified to the noxt House, to take such action in regard to thelr conduct as it may eco dit, -and that it also bo furnished tu tho local District Attorney to take such acticn in regard to King ag snay be propor. Onoct billy provides for an ofloial fiat of porn practicing aa attorneys bofore Cougs which oyory person who engages profcesi: intuoncing logisiation must sign bis nan second bill provides propor penialtica for the , meut of any monoy to auy officer or J Congress by ary per mn for zor while thoy are ni thole ofictal, Thoroportus..0s. cand Means Coma will porhaps leaye biog and Bebuawhey o woruo situation than they would bo place) . rorolution of expulsion wore now osc. roport leavou those gentlemen in wuch a thut it will bo impossible for the wast Cons, to dochuo to act upon resolutions tu oxycl. ‘0 the Associated Hrees.) Wasursaroy, D. O., Fob, 20.—Represauta Fegzon will mako a report from the Conus .. of Ways aud Dleaug to-morrow, reviowiy.s 1: legislation under which the Pacldo Sail Stoite- ehip Company bas boen carrying the mails of the United States, aud tho tory of tho taveutigation on that subject, Is reviews tho rolatlons betweon Stockwell and Irwin, and the oxpenditure of tho funds furlabed to insia.