The New York Herald Newspaper, July 28, 1874, Page 3

‘5 TILTON'S WAR, Wew Developments and State- ments, Pro and Con. ae GNOTHER ELIZABETH IN THE FIELD. ee Ree | | it Was quite unintentional on iny part. Well, at What Cady Stanton Knows | About the Scandal. BROOKLYN CRITICISM. the Tilton Statement. Beecher’s Farewell Ser- mon ot. June, 1S7:3. ene zi Views of the Country Press in General. MR. TILTON ON THE SITUATION. —+ Mr. Tilton was cailed npon yesterday in refer- ence to the publication of his cross-examination, and in reply to an inquiry as to the correctness of the transcript said that he had seng the follow- img card to the evening paper: I Fespecttully call public attention to the fa that, though the Plymouth Church Commitee hare this morning published eight or ten columns the irrelevant and desultory conversation ve- tween Mr. Beecher’s counsel and myself in the committee room, yet this voluminous report Strangely omits the most important part of my testimony—namely, that the crimimality which A sworn statement charged upon the Rev. Heniy fard Beecher and his religious victim was con- fenped to me, not only by herself, but by Mr. Beecber; furthermore, that it was contessed by her and him to Mr, Moulton, as the friend eouneellor of both; and sitll further, that Mr. Moulton’s office as mediator tor four years between Mr. Beecher and me was based on the one sole fact of tlus pre-existing criminality vetween Mr. Beecher and Mrs. Tilton. ‘This state- ment] made to the committee with my utmost plainness of speech. 1 furthermore stated to the committee that Mr, Beecher's apology to me, in- stead of growing out of any circumsiances with which Mra, Woodhull was connected, was commu- Qicated tome by Mr. Beecher nearly six months before J ever met, knew or saw Mrs. Wooduuu, The omission of these facts from the commit report jorces me to lay them before the publi mecessary part of my case. THEODORE TILTON. Monpay, July 27, 1874, No. Livingston street,: Brooklyn. . R&PORTER (alter reading the card)—I see that you only reiterate there what you have been rep- resented as saying belore, and which has already een published in the HERALD In a reported inter- view with you. So we need not, discnss that, There is, however, a very important question now veing mooted, and I think you can, if you wul, give A statement that will clear away ull doubt, if you feel at liberty todo so. What was the object of Mr. Sage’s visit to you on Friday morning? 1 see NEW YORK HERALD, TUESDAY, JULY 23, 1874.—TRIPLE SHEET, bun pavtignea her statement that! knew of the Not al the details, you understand, since come to light, but the story io substance,” ! “And are you willing to tell in what manner you came possessed of this Knowledge?” “Certainly, Some time—I think it was in the fall of the year, though | won't be positive—whiie Mrs, Bullard was still connected with the Revolu- tion, Susan B. Anthony, Mr. and Mrs, Tilton, Mrs. Ballard and myself were in Brooklyn vogether. It was afternoot nd after culling at the office of the Revolution Mr. ‘Tilton and myself accompanied Mre. Bullard to her residence, and remamed to } aimuer. THROUGH OME MiSUN DERSTANDING Miss Anthony went wiih Mrs, Vilton, and dined with ber instead of us. There was some jecling on the part of Mrs, Tilton in regard to tis, altho: gn e table—no one Was present but Mrs. Bullard, Mr. tuton and myself—Theodore told the witole story of his wile’s faithiessuess, As 1 vefore observed, | he did not go into the details; but the sum and | substance of the whole matter he related in the bearing of Mrs. Bullard and myseif. We were re- formers, He gave us the story as # phase o! social hie.” nis was the first you bad heard of it This Was the first, The next evening. hearing that Miss Anchony was a litte piaued at me jor | leaving ber on the day before, | retnrned to my Legal and Judicial Opinions on | | ne | becaine intensely excited. home bere in Tepafy, ‘To my surprise, | found Susan awaiting my arrival. ‘That eveumg, when alone, | said to her:—-I'neodore related ‘a very strange story to Mrs. Bullard and me last evening.” ‘rben L recounted to ber al! he bad told us, Miss Anthony listened attentively to tne end. Then she said:—‘l Dave heard the same story from Mrs. Pil- fon,’ We compared votes, and found that by both man and wie the same siory had indeed been told,”” hat were the particulars of Mrs, ‘Tiiton’s con- ion 1 will tell you how it was made. When Mr, Tilton returned home that evening some augry words—growing oul Of the separation in the after u—passed between him und his wile, Both Ip the heat of the of Miss Anthony each passion and in the presen | contessed fo the otber of faving broken the mur. you are represented as saying it was (o urge you | to withdraw trom this case. “As the matter is discussed, | have no hesita- tion in saying that Mr. sage did not call upon me mm any Ofictal capacity. He called simply as a iriend. Whatever he said to me I shouid not hold the committee in any way responsibie for.” “Then his interview with you was entirely per- sonal anid not official?’ “Yes. Mr. Sage is uvery fine man, high-toned and the very soul of honor. He, like ali true friends of both sides, is seeking for peace, and not war. He asked me whether | could issue a car riage vow. In the midst of these startling dis- closures Miss Anthony withdrew to her room, Shortly after she heard MRS. TILTON COME DASHING UP TRE STaiRs ana Mr. Tilton following close after. She tung open hér bedroom door and Elizabeth rusued ta. ‘The door was then ciused and boited. Theodore pounded on the outside and demanded admittance but Miss Anthony retused to wuro the key. So | intense) was his passion at that moment. | that she eared he might kili his wite | if he gained access to the room. Several times | he returned to the door and angrily demanded that it be opened. “No woman shall stand be- tween me and wy wile,” he said, But Susan, who i$ as courageous as she is noble, auswered him wiih the words, ‘If you enter this room it will be over my dead boy!” And so the infuriated man ceased bis demands and withdrew, Mrs, Tiltou remained with Susan throughont the night, in the excitement of the hour, amid sobs and vears, | SHE TOLD ALL TO MISS ANTHONY. The whoie story of her own faithiessness, of Mr. Beccher’s course, of her deception and of her anguish fell upon the ears of Susan B, Antnouy, and were SPOKEN BY THE LU’S OF MRS. TLLTON. The wext morning Mr. Tilton told Susan never to | enter hix oouse agaip. She told him she should enter whenever she chose; but | believe she did | not go there again ‘By Mr. Tilton’s croas-examination,”’ observed ', “it appears that Mrs. Tiiton was far trom iviendly to Miss Anthony. How could she | have made this confession to her ** i “On the contrary, Airs, Tilton thought a great deal of Mise Anthony, of Mrs, Bullard and ull’ those ta . If was very intimate with her belore Mrs. Woodhull's thunderbolt. At the timt of our first knowledge of the affair Mr. Wilkeson also heard of it. He besought the ladies not to make it publi ‘To nim it was @ matter of money. He was a stock- hoider tb Plymouth church, in the Christan Onion and in ‘The Lite ot Christ.” Now, the destruction of Mr. Beecher would be the destraction of all these, Ax Mr, Wilkeson expressed it, ‘It would knock “the Life of Corist”” higher than a ki Hence his concern in keeping the matter secre! A BROOKLYN VIEW. Opinions of the Peopte and the Bar of | the Pablished Testimony of Theodore Tilton. ‘ The publication of the first instalment of the testimony taken by the Plymouth Church Investi- | gating Committee—the examination of Theodore ‘Tilton—was the overwhelming ana ali-absorbing subject of comment in the two cities yesterday, | aud appeared to engross attention and distract | the public mind from the consideration of ant | other topics, Each question and answer of the Voluininous transcript of the oMcial stenogra- | pher’s notes was read and analyzed and weighed to which I could honestly and truthfully state that | Thad been mistaken in soy supposition as io the conduct of Mr, Beecher.” “You could not entertain that proposition, 1 suppose?” “No, | told him 80. He expressed bis regret ‘Phe remainder of the conversation was certuinly miore or less, on the possibility of a compromise, but I told him I pelieved that the time had gone by when such compromises could be entertained.’’ “Have yon made aby suggestions to the com- mittee that would be in that direction?” “T have, since it bas deen in session. They have not been made in any formal way, but have been talked over as schemes or modes of setilement. For exampie, I have suggested that the committee sbould terminate their lavors on the piea that the inquiry had transcended thetr necessary Itmita- | World the whoie of that gentieman’s testimony tions as @ private boay of citizens, aud that the | matter should be transferred to the courts. & simple mode of doing that would be to lay a crim- information against me for slander.” jothing came of such a proposition!” lo; Leould scarcely expect it. The men are ‘all fair, good, well-intentioned men who are ani- | Mated by one pervading desire, and that a good ope too, which is to save Mr. Beecher. Jt is 4 worthy motive and ahigh end. But they don't pez the trath and I don’t wink they want to HOW it.!? 5 - “are yon stili for peace?’ inquired the reporter. “f am for peace all the time; so! Wink are the committee, but Tracy is not. He counsels war. He wants to Hight, and so long as he fights there 18 battle between us. I know the truth, and 1 know how to tell it. J shall go on telling it so long as this is the line of wariare. If Mr. Tracy thinks I have vo reserve forces behind he is mstaken.”” “Great importance is attached to the testimony of Mrs. Morse, taken on Friday night.” . Tnat,”? Mr, Tilton, ‘is another of Mr. Tracy’s blunders, Mrs, Morse is my mvther-in-law. Sbe has been crazy for years; she bates me with an intense hatred. Mrs. Morse’s evidence, us against my statement, will not be worth very much When contronted with the silent witnesses, that ‘will tell their own tale whenever they are handed 3m and submitted to a tribunal that will admit evie dence only in a tegal manner.” Mr. Tilton said that be expected Mr. Frank Moulton, and the reporter withdrew. ANOTHER INTERVIEW WITH me. TILTON. ———_—_ In the early afternoon yesterday a reporter vis. ited the residence of Mr. Theodore Tilton in Liv- ingston street, Brooklyn, and being jortunate enough to find the gentleman at home, was ad- mitted to an interview. Ajter a few preliminary remarks of littie importance the foliowing conver- sation took place :— NerorreR—1 suppose, Mr. Tilton, you can easily Givine the object of my calling on you to-day 7 Mr. Tu.von—What may it be? ReroxrRR—You are aware, of course, that puvlic attention has been much excited by the publisied reports of your cross-examination? Mr. TILFON—By nO means a cross-examination. Nowning 16 crossed by it. Jt is more to be regarded as aseries of conversations between myseit and Mr. Beecher’s counsel. Besides, not an exact idea cau be obtained trom the report. [t is mucn con- @ensed, #0 that the actual jorm these three long conversations took can Lardly be gamed from it. RerorTER—Will Mr. F, MoGlton, do you think, appear before the committee? Mr. TILTON—Not voluntarily, nor have the com- mittee, yet at least, requested him. A teeling of honor prevents tim from stating anything in this affair within his knowledge unless with the con- sent of Mr. Beecher and mysel/, or under the com- puision of & court o1 law, | bad any existence in fact? . by regson Of the knowledge of his Platonic afece REPORTER—Were you aware that your examina- | won on three occasions would be given at ence for pablication? Mr. TinvON—Certainty not. I never knew of any such intention until | saw them appear in tne morning papers. { fee! it imperative | shouid say something to the public with regard to that punii- cation, ANOTHER STATEMENT. What Elizabeth Cady Stanton Says—A Curious Story. {From the Brookiyn Argus, Jaly 26.) An Argus reporter called on Mrs. Elizabeth Cady Stanton at her residence in Tenany, N, J., this Morning, for the purpose of eliciting facts in the great scendal, “Lam periectiy willing to be interviewed,” re- | Marked the jady, with a simile. “Gan you teil me when you first learned of this affair, Mrs. Stanton?’ “I have a shocking poor memory for dates, and wil, therefore, not endeavor to fix the exact time. J sunk. however. jt was a year belong Mrp, Wood- in ali poasible vearings, The inferences were ag varied us the: bias of the reader upon this, that and the other pomt, On one point alone was the | verdict unanimons, and that was, that it is an ugly case fora)! convefned and a foul blot on re- ligion and soviety im the City of Churches, The action of the Investigating Commit. | tee in offsetting the capital sought to be made by the pubdileation of the several statements of Mr. Tijton by giving to the was very generally approved as the correct thing to do in the premises, in justice to the parties concerged and themselves, ‘The failure of Mr. ‘Tilton to remember the date of the “aukle scene”? at Mr. Beegher’s residence, whiie Mra, Tilton aud | the pastor of Plymouth were looking over the en- , gravings, was regarded as a very weak admission. | “What man of honor could obliterate from mis memory,” said a citizen to the writer, “recoliec- | tion of the period of such an act of indecency, if it i think there are none, go that L, for on use 0 accept that incident as | true. I believe that ‘ f TILTON, HAVING THE ADVANTAGE OF MR, BEECHER, tion for Mre, Tilton, kept thac knowledge within himself and exercised it for bis mean, seitish | interest when he found it available.” The committee asked him ‘whether previous to | annouveing bis discovery to Mr. Beecher he had | not fallen into trouble with bis employer, Mr. Bowen, of the Jndependent and Union, and Tilton acknowledged that he had. He knew the infu- ence he could exercise in his behalf, and there brought his hitherto secret weapons to bear upon his victim, The committee asked him whether, as @ Matter of fa he did not accept the apology of Mr. Beecher and forgive the offence, and he replies that he did accept the apology with as much Jargeness as he thought it was possible for a Christian man to assuine, The offence stated against Mr. Beecher, and which Tilton gave Mr. Storrs, was written, he testified, by Mrs. Tilton, he said:—“It began tn this way, that on a certain day in the summer of 1870 she informed her hus- band that Mr, Beecher had asked her to be a wife to him, together with all that this implies; she Was very solicitous to make it appear that she did ot accept his proposition, and, happily, in read- ing it, those who saw it naturally inferred that this did not accept ms prop Von.” This statement, he admits, was written with lis assistance, Now, sir, irom my reading and digest of the testimony pub- lished to-day I fail to detect anything, weighing aii the circumstances ofthe case, that is suMcient in my mind to warrant any prejudice against Mr. Beecher, Whose word is certainly as deserving of popular credence as are the utterances of the ex- editor of 80 many journaix, even upon the exhibit of the sworh but unvorrovorated testimony of the latter, PAUSE FRIENDSHIP, “one thing that has struck me as pecuitar during this sad scandai case 1 the strange conceptions of | friendship and purity,” remarked a prominent _ Mercuant Whiie disensstng the case, “Mr. Tilton | was asked Whether his relations and feelings to- ward Mr. Beecher since January 1, 1871, when he | leit the Union, had not been friendly, and | he replied, ‘Yes, sir; my relations and feel- ] ings toward him since January, 1871, when he | made the apology, down to the time when the | arch began tO put out its right hand and take | me by the throat, were friendly.’ What awful friendship! Surely poet never sung of such. ‘save mefrom my iriends? was never so strongly brought out as # fitting prayer, | think. asin this | scandal. Look at the triendship of Moulton! Look | at the irendstip of Maverick, which indnced him ty surreptitiously obtain a copy of the statement of tis, tend Tilton, and, without his consent and | against ls wishes, publist 16 broadcast to the world! | envy the possesser no such iriendship, | and ip trouble would have none ot it if I could guard against tt. Jt is somewhat remarkable that, though .iitom quoted extensively the ietiers of his Wile, written prior to the time he said that she admitted the intercourse began, he had not any jetters fo show that were written since that ime or during that time, Peopie will begin to doubt that there are such letters extant as the Beecher letters Of apology, to which Mr. Tilton alludes, unless he submits the originals for inspec- tion, Which be refused to do before the commitiee. It is hard to reconcile Mr. Tilton’s assertion of im- pricit faith in the white, Gnsaived soul of bis wile Qnd big decarayjon of hex lack pf Chaat am Ler | lence about the matter up to that time, in view of | the peculiar circumstances of tbe case, would | were acting calls upon them to make a proper 1 sai he, “is this a trial either of Mr. Beecher or } | Mr. Tilton. Tis object is to ee ine arch. | Though Mr. Beecher appointed thé coi it ee it | | mittee would be held with open doors. bearing in this case, Jtis au awiui ugly affair as | itetands. We cau see where the parties con- | cerned have gone in, but Heaven only Knows where they will come oat. 1, ior my part, can see | no limit LO this scanda}, which is spreading like the overnow of the Mississstppi levee, branching otf into wew channels and culminating in the submer- sion of Characters that heretofore have stood on mgh ground. The moral marsh creared, te sloagh of despond into which great ehurcomen and | . highiy respected men and women are thrown | promiscuously to walow and wail in despair of again regaining the heights of sanctific: mood sOCLeLY, IUIS lamentable 10 reflect upon. It should go to the conrts, » © delay, where matter could be ana lorever.”” Der IN PROOP. “Mr. Tilton, 1 8e: da lawyer, “testifies that the only knowledge which ne had of adultery at bis and Mr. Beecher’s house was Mrs. Tilton’s own cou- fession, That was all. he states in an interview, however, that ie has other evidence, He doubt: less alludes 10 the letters and circumstances wht he hopes to be able to connect to substantiate the charge.”’ In answer to the question as to whether there was snfficient in the published testimony for | a jury to base a verdict of guilty should filton | bring suis for divorce, the lawyer said he believed there was. A gentiemun who was stunding by said, “In my opinion the matter had better drop here. ‘The commitiee will acquit Mr, Beecher anyhow. Suppose they did not do #0, Piye mouth Churcn would stand by mim right | or wrong, and he knows if, and finds strength in that fact. Weil, on the other band, what is to be gained by prosecuting tuix scandal any further’ Brooklyn woald have no standing in the oniside estimation of the world wituout Beecher. The city would scarceiy be known put for the fact that be lives in that town, so—tue Mayor knows it, every public spiriied man does—tnat | Brooklyn cannot afford to lose Beecher, Besides that, he is an old man, and jet Christian feeling manilest itseifin bis behalt. But the thing shoald | be dropped at once: is Killing people, | learn Uhat several inquests were held this torenoon by the coroners, anda the verdict in each case was | died of “B r b U | DGE TROY. Ex-Connty Judge Jawes Troy was asked for his opinion touching the published evidence, and 4s to how it wonid stand the test of law, 2 duage quizzicaliv asked, “What have | done in this case, wherein have | offended,. that my name ix (0 ve | brought up’ Baviug been assured that no undue liberty would be taken with his name, he said that inasmuch as Mr. Tilton tad condoned the offence— the alleged aauitery of nis wife—ne would have uo ground upon which to base suit for divorce. Then, again. the fact of Mr. Beecher having appointed John Winslow, the District Attorney, a member of the Plymouth Chureh Investigating Committee, it was almost tantamount to being @ certificate of imimunity from prosecution, inasmuch as the peo- ple would fail to distinguisi between the prose- cuting officer of the county and Deacon Wivsiow. Not that for @ moment the ex-Judge doubied {the sincerity and avility of the — bis- trict Attorney, but the dual posimon = of | Plymouta church deacon and pros might be confusing in sach pene the matter before the ¢ pts Judge Troy was of the opiniou that Mr. could maintain an action against Mr. Beecher for seduction, and said he:—"l think Mr. Tilton's si- outing officer, no anawer to an action of that kind, for the reason | that the hostile course subsequently pursued by Mr. Beecher and his imends, as ‘Tilton claims, would seem to be inconsistent with the terms upon which the matter was originally alowed to resy,? He wished to be excused from giving an opinion as to the cross-exammation of tiiton, published yesterday, on the ground that it Mvoived an opinion “a8 to the course pursued by the counsel, “If the matter shoald ever cuine before the courts tie testimony of — the Plymouth Charch Investizating Committee couid not be used, a8 it is intormal and unauthorized. | Although tt is pudlic now, this investigation is really @ private one, or supposed tobe ones? “t have a general belief, with most men, that If facts of this kind ever get to the puble through the mouth of un outraged husband and father there is but one proper place to teil the slory, and that is at the Coroner’s inquest; and to mike it complete there should be all the accessories of a coroner, a Jury, @ prisoner and a corpse. In such a case there ig hever room to doubt the sincerity of the man who staked his lite us a pledge of that sincerit | The ex-Judge dit not believe that Mr. Tiiton vould be indicred for libel {n the communication be bas sent to thie committee, for the reason that the communication was invited by Mr. Beecher btin- seit, | PISTRICT ATTORNEY TENNY. The United States District Attorney, Colonel A. W. ‘tenpy, said that the testimony published had certainty & Very strange bearing, but, like ail other documents m the case given to the pubiic, there Was something which needed explanatior There was too much and at the same time not enough of it. It was his opinion that the case would evidentiy get into the courts, The pubic | demand ‘‘the truth, the woole truth ahd nothing but the truth,” and the teswmony taken belore the coministee lacked that definiteness which characterizes all strictly legal proceedings by ting rid Of & Vast quantity of extraneous matte: The facts might be stated in half a hundred words, It was his belief that Rev. H.-W. Beecher would be able to expiain those :acts; theretore the sooner the cuse was moved from beivre a private committee into open court the better it would be for all converned. WHAT A COMMITTREMAN SAYS. A reporter had ap interview with a member of the examining commitice touching the fairness of the appointment of the’ committee. ‘The gentic- man said the letter of authority under which they | vestigation and inquiry. and to report as to th matters in the Bacon letter compromising M Beecher. Alter this bas been done they are r quested to report such action to the church as and justice shall require. “In no sense,” Was Sanctioned by the examining committee of Piymouth church, and, therefore, becomes a joint appointment. If the pons ratte report that alie- ations have been proved, which require that ir. Beecher ought to be put upon trial | beiore a regular ecclesiastical authority the church will do it. If she committee should vindicate him, it Would be wholly upnecessary to | take further steps,” ‘I'he committeeman said that Mr. Beecher would doubtless appear before them Tuesday or Weanesday atternoon, but that their labors “would not terminate until next week, demic aulicipations of certain members of that jody. District attorney Winslow, who persistently ob- jects, to use bis own phrase, to being ‘interviewed Upon any subject this side of the comet,” said that he did not know whether tie sessions of the com- ‘the sub ject bad not been considered. For his part, he | Was opposed to “piecemeal” publication of the testimony. Mr. Henry W. Sage said nottuny farther wonlu be published from the commutece until they had completed their labors, In conversation with a gentleman last evening who is conversant with all the proceedings beiore | the investigation committee. a reporter of the HeraLp received an important explanation | as to the allegation by Mr. ‘Tilton of an omission in the published proceedings of the cross-examination, Mr, Tilton, it will be re- membered, states that tuere Were certain parties besides Mra. Tilton wito conteksed to the cnarge of Adultery, and that such confession was made \o Mr. Moulton, Mr. Tilton compiaims in his Jatest card that this is omitted from the published transcript. ‘The —_gentieman alluded to above says that it is not anikely that Mr, Tilton may have said this, but if he did say it it was said at the two informal ses. sions of the committee, When no stenograpber was present, and when 1 Was understood that the cou- versation xshonid be perfectly free on all sides, und not hampered in wny way by the formalities of professional questioning. On one of these occasions Mr. Triton was very much excited, burst into teais and asked to be re- lieved irom any further atiepdance on that day, | which request the committee promptly complied | with. Itascliimed by the committee that every word of Mr. ‘Tilton's crus -examination taken by the stenographer has been published, | HE UADY STANTON STORY, Very little anxiety ts felt by any of the commit- tee, as far as could be ascertained last evening, bv the published story of Mrs, Cady Stanton in refer- ence to a confession made to her by Mr. Tilton of Mrs, Tiiton’s adultery. That Mrs ‘iton has told such @ story, not oniy to Mrs, Cady Stanton bui to other women equally eminent has beeu known to some of the committee tor a very jong time. 1 important part of tus revelation is the statement that Miss Anthony received # similar coniession at the same time from Mrs, Tilton = T part of the scan says one of the committee, has happily veen disposed of by Mr. ‘Tilton himself, some lew weeks ago Mr. Tiiton Was spoken to in reference to Miss Anthony's knowledge 0} the scandal, und he replied that no reliance could be piaced on Miss Anthony's state- ments, inasmuch A she Was sexually insane and had been 80 for many years. ‘This, on the an- thority of Mr. Tilton, said one of the commitive, ought to be received as gospel truth, THE PLYMOUTH CHURCH Com- MITTEE. This most potent committee met last evening, With closed doors, a* usual, at the residence of | Mr. Augustus Storrs, No, 84 Monroe place. A very large delegation of representatives of the press as- sembled on the sidewalk and eagerly scanned the Witnesses, as they filed past and up the broad steps leading to the mansion, The committee met at hali-past eight o’ciock and adjourned at a quarter to eleven, Several members of ie committee were approached jor tntorma- tion concerning the proceedings, put all yetnsed tO converse = on tne sn yect, and contended that the press ongtt to be satistied for some tine With the twelve columns of vesti- mony which they Jurnished for yesterday's papers. It a8 believed that testimony taken was of an unimportant character. The residents of | Monroe place express themselves as an- nmoyed by the persistency displayed by the pedestrians oF the press in keeping nightly vigil ever thi heretofore private and wu- Gistorbed jocality. There appears to be no hope of @ release from this snrvegiance of the com- Mittee, however, uni) tbe Avorn Of that busy eball Lave verpunated, | Beecher doves not see any of the gentiemen. | Beecher bad | “and say that it comes MR, SHEARMAN. tine ‘The folowing conversation between a reporter and one of Mr, Beecher's most trusted frieuds will digelone some further traits in the progress of this peenliar case :— (From the Brookivn Argus.)” When the argus representative drove up the carriageway leading to Mr, Beecher’s country seat he induiged grave doubts ax to being able to see thé reverend gen'iemat of whou he was in juest, Under the advice of Mr. Shearman, Mr. pecher 18 seeable by tuose only whom Mr. Shearman esteems Mr, Beecher’s friends. The summons oO! the reporter was responded to by Colonel Keecher, who gave courteous expression to thé opinion that Mr. Beecher could not be seen, as he Was in strict retirement, Would he be Kind enough to state if he knew when Mr. Beecher wouid go the city? Mr. Beecher was undecided when he should go down, He should go when the committee sent for him apd not beiore. If the Colonel would be kind enough to convey the reporter s card to Mr, Beecher with the state- ment that, it was not desired to view’ Mr, Beecher, bat simpiy to secure an answer to a coupie Of specific questions, he would confer a favor, The Colone} would do so, though the errand would rove iruitiess. Mr. Shearman would see the re- porter, however, if be would answer. The reporter agreed (6 whe substitute, adding the mentai promixe that when he got him he'd “make bim answer,” and patiently awaited the commng of A TALK WITH MR. SHEARMAN. Within ten minutes that gentleman appeared, He was very busy, he said, mucn pressed jor tune, and couid spare bat a few moments. If possivle, the reporter would like to get an as- | surance im’ regard to bis statement from Mr, Beecher iu person. ‘That would be inpossible, as Mr, Beecher saw no | one. this was refreshingly cool, in view of the fact that Mr. Beecher was closeted with a World repor- ter, Whom be had sent for less than balf an hour betore; which littic circumstance was well known to the Argus representative, bo Shearman could pot say whether there was to be. ANY WRITTEN STATEMENT or net. That was for the committee to say. Uf they chose to tell Mr. Beecher they wanted one be would then prepare it, Was Mr, Shearman to be understood as amrming | | that no written statement was to be submitted to | the committee: that none bad been prepared, or | Was in course of preparation? Mr. Shearman siniled, He was not aware of any statement. i! there was Mr. Beecher would have id to do With its publication; that would be jor THK COMMITTER, He (Mr. Shearman) deprecated this intense publicity, If the committee had determined to ubiish all the testimony they had acted very Injudiciousiy, Witnessés, not being restraint, would mention names and say things derogatory to various individuals, which, while they might be true, were very dificult to prove. bd member of the committee would be hab Jor libel if these names were not expunged iro’ the testimony beiore it was printed, too, that printed these names would also be neid Kable, ‘The papers must take ths risk il they would print the testimony. ‘There had veen aito- gether Loo much publicity already. Mr. Shearman believed in Mr. Beecher’s tri- umpbant vindication’ Most decidediy, Under any and all stances, And that Mr. Beecher wonia shine stil! brighter be feason of this clearing away of everything that obscured the case ¥ ertainly. In that event, then, it must be acknowledged that the Argus had dune Mr. Beecher the greatest favor of his life? Weil—Yes. Was there any truth iv the matter published in Saturday's Graphic, purporting to bean abstract of Mr. Beecher’s statement ? ‘That was a graphic invention, As soon as Mr. Beecher’s statement was ready tor the press there { would be no favor shown. | Then Mr. Shearinsn could say there was to be a | statement ? | | | circum. No; he could not. But there were so many ab- surdities bandied about, It was absurd to call THE COMMITTEE MR. BEBCHEH’S FRIENDS, ‘Three of them were such ; but the other three were strong friends of Mr. Tilton, and one of them he wsed to leave all his money with when he went | lecturing Another absurdity was in calling Mr. Tracy and Mr. Hill Mr. Beecher's counsel. They were nothing | of the kind, One member of the committee en- @aged Mr. Tracy as counsel for the committee, wile Mr. Hil is retained by anotner member to look after bis personal safety and interest. Mr. or the outcome of the investigation there could be no adow of doubt, The committee had already more than evough before it to clear Mr. Beccuer. It was necessary, however, to look into soine of Mr. Tilton’s doings and to inquire as to some | of his friends, and there was reuily very littie eise Ww do, SAMUEL WILKESON’S STATEMENT. {From the Brooklyn Eagle of yesterday.) , In Mr, Tilvon’s cross-examination beiore the in- vestigating committee, reference was made to Mr, Samuel Wilkeson in this manher :— Q. Did you complain of Mr. Beecher for not aid- Ing you to remain in the /lependent? A, No, si a Oewe have scorned |t.. abbiicuapeinicalin aie . You have read Mr, Wilkeson‘s statement? A. J have hot. You Know Samuel Wilkeson? A, Yes, Did you say to him about that ume that Mr. ot befriended you it that matier? A. I did not, and Mr. Wiikesou will not dare to suy that under oath. Q. You say you never complained of Mr. Beecher for not helping you’ A, No, not lor nos helps: me, but for being unjust.to me and saying that ought to be turned out. [understood that he said to Dr. Spear that they were going to have Nr. ‘ ton out of the /ndependent. Mr. Charles Briggs | told me that. He said :—‘‘] Know something about this thing; I heara some such thing.” } Mr. Wilkeson testified before the committee ; that late in March, 1872, Mr. Tilton showed bim a | press proof of a letter which he threatened to pub lish in the next Golden Age unless Mr. Beecher should do him justice. Mr. Tilton claimed that be had been dismissed from the Independent and the Brooklyn Union without cause, and thereby had been ruined in tame, prospects and estate, and that Mr. Beecher was utterly indifferent to nis Jate and would not help him, ‘This is the statement which Mr. Tilton says that Mr. Wilkeson dare not make under oath. Mr. Wilkeson is the Secretary of the Northern Pacific Railroad Company. An Kagle reporter | called on him at the oMice of the company, corner Fifth avenue and Ninth street, New York, this morning. Mr. Wilkeson is an elderly gentieman and of @ positive character, a8 the Conversation with him will show, RerorveR-—Mr. Wilkeson, bave you read tie pablished reports of Mr. Tiitou’s cross examina- tion beiore the committee 7 Mr. WILKESON—I have, sir. Rerorrer—Especiatly that portion which refers to yourself and in Which he impeacbes your veracity ? Mr. WILKESON—I] have read it all. Now, what rou wish to know, ask me a direct question and I will give you a plain and truth/ul answer. ReeortER—Well then, did you hie or did you tell the truth in your statement beiore the committee? “Wait a moment,” said Mr. Wilkeson, and he began writing on a sheet of paper lying 0.1 the desk before him. In @ moment he handed the reporter this docu- | ment: | Mr. WILRRSON said:—"I reaMrm every word of | My published testimony. Jt is true—every word | of it, and | wiil testily to it under oath ina court | of justice. When Tiiwwn denies my statement of | his conversation with me he lies. Indeed, he 13 the champion liar of America, No man since } Baron Munchansen’s day nas lied as be lies «aily.”’ “You can publish this in your paper.) he sid, from me and is in my own 1 have nothing to savy about the Good | handwriting. case except so far as It concerns mysell. morning.” OLIVER JOHNSON'’S STATEMENT. Ap Eagle reporter called upon Mr. Oliver Johnson yesterday morning, and found that gentieman ny writing and glancing over exchanges in the onice | and accordingly arranged @ moetin, sween | them at Mr. Howen's house,” eee | ‘The reporter then read irom the teatimony:— | “Alter Mr. Jobnson went out be (Bo ‘an slacadact? (Bowen) made “Mr. Johuson, can you tell me what that allega- tion was?” “When f left them they plunged into the qu tion before them. 1 heard afterward that M Bowen informed My, filton that ne wad heard damaging reports avout bis (Titon’s) behavior With Women im different pla Mr. Titon put in @ geveral devial. and went on to say that bis mother-in-law had always suriven to muke trouble with iis wife, and had endeavored co separate her irom him. | 1 don't remember exactly how Mr. Beecher’s name was brougut in, but fil ton made an insinuation against Mr. Beecher he said (hat he could say something against Mr. Beecher’s character. Mr. Bowen aske waat he could say, and Tiltou rel le (Beecher) had made improper sdvu Mrs. Tilton, Whereupon tiey agree Jetter demanding the reurement {yom the puipit of Piymouth ehuret fo unite in a Mr. Beecher which Boweu said he would himsei! take to Mr. Beecher. Pilton signed the letter, bul Bowen, the cunning vid fel- Jow, did not sign it, but called upon Mr. Brecher, and presented the letter tg hum, om oming f Tring again 10 (he testimony, the reporter “What did Bowen te: he afterward threatened he should reveal 1t7 “When Tilton discevered that Bowen had pre- sented the letter beiore mentioned as coming from bin (Titon) alone (Bowen not having signed it) he Was exceedingly angry, accused Bowen o! bav- ing gone back on him and threatened that he would reveal to Mr, Beecher the fact tnat he (Bowen) had stated that he had knewn of ‘her's improper relauions. with women for years betore,”” Relerring to the testimony again, the reporter | i 8 # Perhaps (his young man has 4 reason for not going wo Plymouth church.’ Did you make this remark, Mr. Jonson?” “No: I said nothing of the sort. I have no recol- lection of saying anytoing like that at ail, It is all imbug, you ani Tilton, for which Tilton with dismissal if ard about Mr. Tilton 1 He did not reveal it to me,”” “Mr. Jobuson, do you recollect the night that t John G. Whittier at Mr. Tilton’s house /”? “Was anything said that night about the scan- | dai +? “1 don't remember anything being sat “What was the date of that meeting ? “1 caunot remember now.” “Was it after the alleged Beecher #7 1 think it was.’? “You are pot positive that Tilton said any- thing about it on that occasion :? “Lam not. He may have mentioned it to Mr. offence by Mr. | Whituer, for he was always dribbiing his state- under | The papers, | | valedictory, according to bis ment on the slightest occasion, SUINKYOT about bim on that question “Mr, Johnson, have you ever had any conversa- fon with Mrs. Tilton ‘about her husbaud’s charge against Mr. Beecher 7” “Yes, I called upon her in the matter.” Vhat did she say about it 17 ‘She only alluded (0 it in a vague manner, and, arse, Fcvuld not question her about ft.? Mr. Jonson, then taking the morning journal and looking at it, read to the reporter from the testimony as follows:—You had ceased to be the euitor of the /ndependent when you made the an- nouncement? A. No, sir; T ceased to be editor of the /ndependent on the ist ol January,” That 18 @ mistake,” said Mr. Johnson, ‘Mr. Tilton’s connection with the /ndependent ceased on the 22d of December, “That was the day on which he published his atement,” “Yes, and he positively ceased his connection with that paper on that date. Bis vaiediciory He carried a and sympathized with | Stated that ‘from that date’ he ceased to be con- nected with the paper, and [ know that it ter- minated M8 Connection with the paper, 1 stay but he went.” ‘This closed the conversation, Johnson, the reporter leit. SUNDAY AT PEEKSKILL. oe SSE and, thaoking Mr. The charming situation of Mr, Beecher’s summer residence und its mauifold lovelipesses have been too Irequently dilated upon to need recapitulation. Here Mr. Beecher spent his Sunday, surrounded by all (nat is lovely, quiet and beautiil, At an early hour the great preacher is astir. | The dew sttil lies heavy upon the greensward as he strolls leisurely through the spacious ground: | Mr, Beecher looks pooriy. The lines are deeper | drawn, and there are traces of suffering and care | Upon bis countenance. There is placidity as of old, but it is the placidity of repression, the crowding back Of @ sorrow which will not down. Plainly, Mr, Beecher cannot say with Paul, “None of these things move me,” His step has but little of the elasticity and buoyancy which were wont to characterize it. He moves meciant- | cally, as thongh preoccupied. ana only when some , hold make ready tor church, | is brought | sermon is not sensational. | convey the | more resistance. strikingly beautiful object in Mower or shrub meets | bis eye do his ieatures light up with the old-time animation. j As the sun rises higher the other members of the household appear. Salutations are exch, eu, the morning meal is discussed, and an adofent ment bad to the pleasant porch, where, reclining in the easiest of easy chairs, fanned by couling , breezes and in tuil view of ine glorious prospect, Cartent eppsultatio tween Mr. Beecher aud Brother Shéatinan Habeas Soon the mellow tones of some distant church bells from the pretty little villages scatuered on | the hillsides below are waited on the air, and the younger Mr. Beecher aua the ladies of the house- ‘The tawily carriage to the door. They enter. Young Beecher takes the reins, and the natty little team of bays, obedient to command, dash toward the village at a Spanking pace, and the Second Pres- byterian church, in South street, is speedily reached, The Rev. James Demorest, Jr., preaches his fare- well sermon and the church is amply filled. As | the Beecaer party enter, they are the cynosure of all eyes, A murmur of disappointment runs farougy the congregation. “He is not here,” is , looked ard whispered; a few furtive glances are cast to muke sure that there can be vo mustal and then the assemblage settles down to the gular order oi Worship, waiting in quiet expectan tobear whether Rev. Mr. Demorest will, as has been intimated, make any allusion to the topic which ig uppermost in the minds of all present. Lt is time for tne sermon, The minister opens his man pt. aud slowly, distinctly and emphat- ically enunciates, “Why halt ye so long between two opinions?” Instinctively every eye seeks the Beecher pew. Its occupants are painiully cog- | nizant of the attention, and only partially success- fal in disguising it. The text is ominous, but the | [t contains no allusion tothe current theme. Benediction sollows, and, ax the congregaffon disperses, Many inquiries are made respecting Mr. Beecher, and kindly messages intrusted to the members of his family—messages Of sympathy and love and faith. Even more rapidly than before the little trotters church-goers homeward. The copsul- tation Is not concluded as they arrive. Sill the two gentlemen, pastor and clerk, occupy their easy chairs aud confer earnestly together. Dinner. at length breaks up the conierence, but only tor a brief interval, for the long hours of the afternoon see even greater application, and the emboat- Inent of the morping’s conclusions in concrete Jorm. fwilight comes at length, and with its coming everything 1s laid aside, and all gather on porch and iawn. ‘The sun seis in majestic splendor, ti Shadows leugthen, night creeps on apace. A gieam of light shines through tne open doorway, revealing the scene within, Holding tn his hana the Book of books, sits the honored teacher, tie | centre of a loving, idolizing group. RETROSPECTION. In the statement made by Mr, Tilton before the investigating committee, and printed on Wednes- day lust, there appeared the toliowing letter 1o Mr. Frank Moniton, bearing date Sunday morning, June 1, 187 My Drak FRANK—I am determined to make no Pheodore’s temperament ts such that the future, even if temporarily earned, woud be absolutely worthiess, and rendering me liable at any hour of the day to be obliged to stuitity ali | the of the Christian Union, He was received with a | pleasant “Good morning,” and the arduous duties of journalism were, for tne moment, thrown aside, ag Mr. Johnson invited the reporter to take a ebair and enjoy the breeze that came re- freshingly through an open window looking north- ward. “What can I do for the Zagle this morning ?”’ he asked, with @ pleasant smile. The reporter unfolded a copy of a morning jour- | auy that depend upon him, nal, and read the following irom the cross-examin- | ation of Mr. Titon :—~ General Tracy—vid he not make such allegations against you (Tilton), and did not you and he ap- pont @ day of meeting at his (Bowen's) Louse, when, in the presence oj & mutual friend, the alle- gations against you should be stated and you | dition of Mr. Beecher'’s mind in the pulpit atcer | should Make an’ explanation, aud did not you | meetin the presence ofa mutual isiend for that | purpose ¥ Auswer—No, ir; Mr. Johnson visited me about Christmas time to see Mr. Bowen, He said there were some stories afout concerning me, &¢. “Now, Mr. Johnson,” sau the Aagle man, “did you advise Mr. Tilton to see Mr. Bowen on that question 7? “Well, the facts are these, Mr. Bowen informed me that be had reveived imiormation derogatory to Mr, Tilton’s cbaracter. I said to him that he | | St. Jobn was in itself fited with figui | DEVICES BY WHICH WE SAVED OURSELVES. It is only tir that he should know that the publication of the card which he proposes would leave him worse off than betore. The agreement (viz,, the “tripartite covenant’) was made after my letter through yon to him (viz, , the “apology”’) Was written. He had had it ayear, fle iad condoned his wife's fault. He tad Joined upon me, with the utmost earnestness | id solemuity, not to betray his wile nor leave his children toa bight. * * © With such a man ae Theodore Tilton these 1s no possible salvation tor ith a strong nature, | he does not know how to govern it. * * * There is no use in trying further, 1 havea strong seeling upon ine and it brings great peace—that I | am spending my last Sunday and preaching my last sermon, In this relation and as showing the actual con- | the above note was written It will be interesting | to reproauce the following summary of nis morn- | Ing sermon on that dare, as printed In the HERALD, | June 2, 187 Mr. Beecher preached yesterday morning, to the usual crowded congregation, a sermon that te orthodox will regard as a plea for Universalism. He selected his text from the jast clause of the fourth verse of the twenty-first chapter of the Reveia- | tion of St. Jobn:—“For the former things are passed away.”’ Phose words were the summation of that which had gone before, The Revelation of res and sym- | bols borrowed irom the Old Testament, The Now ‘Testament was fairly aglow with these borrowed symoois, Jobn had been talking about heaven. And when Jesus spoke everyining Be said seemed omnes pot 1b Tp Ruane WithONE a Dead! 10 be fquched with something ethereal, Let ibe | | God, 3 thougwts of the congregation to-day, » My. Beecher, be turned toward ‘heaves To-cay is @ good day to ialk about heaven. The very ligot of it ‘seems spread over the earth; it seemeth 10 us like unto the rest that remaineth for the peopie’s good. There is uo storm on the sea, no storm of Wind on the eart and a new life has come to the wh kingdos of trees. The air is frayiant with the white alemiotc of the morning fowers, Buc there is a Sunshine that i far purer and a fragrance in the aur that 1s infinitely more enive ing io the heavenly ether. Let ua, then, consicer the Cransiloriness of our life here aud some of tie conclusions that force themselves Upon our mind, Do beleving souls pass jmmmediately into a state of Diessedness + Do they stand Waiting for a dis~ future era? Ic cannot be suid ti aiment is absolutely explicit on this ve Impiicativn of the New Festameut y is that velleving souls pass Into a uew presence, @ purer consciousness of & Bpir- Wual lite. This Was Panis belief evidently, im Proof of this part of the filteenth verse of the Hire of Corin siuans Was read, and also the four ue and fifth of the Second of Cormehians. It was evideut iro Uns that there was no Waiting Of the soul—not even the waiting of THE Skeb and the seed sprouting. ‘Then there was Pau)'s (riumiphant exclamation to Timothy, “1 have: fuisved iby course.” The day spoken of then wae the day of his release. “This does not preclude tue bower of development TING idea oF & soreclosure of the iu diferent stages of our existence hereaiter. Phat Wasa question that was settled py Christ in tie: story of the woman with the seven husbands. The relations of tau and Obligations of earth are deciared to have no abiding place there. The passions which continue the race, the thirst, the hunger, that are dominant here, are not known there, There is po use (or them, maniestiy, Mm the higher development. Then comes the question, of the range of the soul. A jiower range of sunt will not suddeuly attain to the higher deveiopmeni of heaven, They will only possess the beginnings of an undeveloped spiritual ie, Each one will carey, with him into the ether @ kind of superficial gravity that will gravitate bin to his place. Wiat— ever those gradations may be we may be cervain that they will be aS Davpy as their pature wit aliow them to be. The growth there, too, will be immensely rapid. If must be remembere that we snali be under the direct influence of “We shall see Him as He i: Phen men say,. HOW IS TRIS 43 TO CHARACTER and the fitness of claracter Jor au entrance to heaven? When you come to appiy this rule »ow great is the diMicalty! The command is, ‘how shalt love the Lord thy God with ali thy mind, with all thy heart and with all thy sou. " Wha oman is there could have the angel of heaven pnt over him that mea sure as @ test of his fitness 10 enter? Not the nobiest martyr, not the noblest mother has attained unto this, Ali must confess that they are saved by grace—by the grace of God—by what is calied the gilvof God. God does this because de wills to doit. “I have mercy upon whom f wiih have mercy.” God says, in effect, “L will do tha because It pleaseth me to do it.” Then the very best women and men must go to heaven by grace. Ii one sinner is admitted, why not the second, wiy not che third, and s0 on uuto the lasty Why nut the bottom one of all? I dou’t believe that there is a soul iiving on the eurth today upon whom tne fave of the Gospel tas shone, and in whom there is some indication that God’s grace has not entireiy died out, who will not, by the grace of God, fina an entrance, and that that soul will Und itself trans« planted there. THR OTHKR BOUNDARY OF BRAVEN is far better than the highest place on eart ‘There sous willbe brougnt under educative aod mspiring in@luences—tow grades it may be; but is is vetler to start at the bottom of heaven than now to start acall, Men mourn becanse their children have died suddenly and have given no indicaiow of conversion—tad not joined the Church. Tha children bad thought a good deal of reiigion, aud had lived a [le Chat Was comparatively without re< proach, but they had given no signs of couversion and pareuts mourn them as lost to eternal iife. dou't know how it ts with you, but I could sooner: believe that the san would drop away, the Cie fade from the sky, than believe that’ God woni cousigu to an eternity of perdition such a child. 1 should, if 1 belleved this, go walling all my days, “Would that I had died jor thee.” ‘I therefore dowt believe that where tnere is a germ of velopment in any soul foward goodness that od will Cast it away irom His presence. Remein« ber the transforming power of the Divine influence, and Jet us take courage, and do fot let us despisa these truths, but work out our salvation witb jear and trembling, and to remember that it is God that Worketh in us to will and to do of His own good pleasure. THE PRESS ON THE SCANDAL. A Just View. {From the Philadeipnts Ledger.) It remaius to speak Of Mr, Beecher, He denice ‘Titon’s accusation both for himself and Mrs. T)'= ton, He ts then confronted with his own admise sions, confessions and “apology” for @ ‘sin’? coms mitied against Tilton. This, he explains, was a Mere unfortunate intervention of nis ina domes~ tic dispute between Tiiton and his wile. Now, leg Us measure the force of this explanation as tested by itsintripsic probability, His offence, as he now: explains, Was trivial, yet at the time when the ac~ usation was being Négotiated about, bis contrie letters were couched in words that can be fitly ap- puse an | wo ep ey ee of heiuous sin and crime, je speaks of his sitvation as a “terrible EMeNTONOY; 7 US FATOYK Ud the apprehended exposs of it to the public “as the storm that Was ready ta burst on their heads;” he vegs the return, by a particular band, of the letter which contains these expressions, ob the ground tnat “such a letter ought not to be subject to even the chance of wm x- carriage; he refers to tue agreement by whic exposure was for atime averted as the “device « by which we saved ourseives ;* he pleads that 1. \- ton “aad condoned his wiie’s faults,” and had eu- joined upon him “not io betray his wife nor leay his children to a blight; he telis how he suffers in. being compelled to wear two faces, to be hidden ali the time behind a mask—bow hard it is keep serene, as if | was not alarmed or disturbed, “to be cheerful at home and among friends wh I was suffering the torments of the damned,’ pass sleepless nights and yet come up fresh an: fair tor Sunday,” “vo live upou the sharp an Tagged edge of anxiety, remorse, fear and d par, and yet put on ab appearance of serenity and happiness ;” and in view of all this he looks “upon death as sweeter far than any friend I have in the world,” and he twice refers in these letters to nis possible death belore “many days" or ve. fore the next following Sunday, as the thongus that gives bim peace of mind, Can it be imagined that avy man would write these words of inten<e auxtety, remorse and despair, for no oer re: than because he was sorry he had meddied py family dispute? It requires either unbounded ni in the man or infatuated creduity to beuieve that, {From tng Sua.) Avother proposal, however, is that Mr, Tiltom himself should be indicted for tibel; and this is something that the District Attorney of King# county should attend to, for thus a real investiga* tion will be set on foot and the truth will be proved. Hituer Mr. Beecher is an abandoned ana adniterous monster, debauching tue women and desolating the flomes of his Nock, or else Mr. Tilton is guilty of inventing and circulating @ mass of cruel and indecent libels intended solely to olacken the reputation and destroy the aseluiness of Brookiyo's most respected citizen and America ablest preacher. Let the District Attorney at once perform his duty. Let him bring the subject be- lore the proper authorities, and let it be investiza- ted and determined beiore a court and a jury, where the attendance of witnesses can he cor pelied, perjury punished and tue real facts pe fully ascertained and justice done. Evils to Religion. {From the Brockiyn Eagle.) £ven now, every day the agitation of this mat ter is continued, the evils to morais and rehgtoa are deepened and multiplies. Such papers as now Seem inclined even in advance of its report to render nugatory the investigation of the commit- tee, and who indirectly, and directly, too, are striving to have Mr. Beecher, his wife, Mrs. Milton and ovher men of respousibility ana character, Gragged into # court of law, thereby to protong this scandal on the church, and magnify its effects, are committing what to Us seems @ grave error, the iui] responsibility for which must rest upon them, while its consequences will reacn the youth of every family in the land, jor in few iamilies is the fame of Henry Ward Beecher unknown as than of one of the foremost preachers of Chr It Was indeed acase to settie, and itis that to-day as Much as it Was belore the investigation commenced at ali. A Strange Story. iFrom the Northern Budget.) And yet it transpired that three hours bdefora such publication in the Brooklyn Argus, in whicls it first appeared, that Demas Barnes, the editor of the Argus, called on Tilton, showed him the copy and had Tilton certify to its correctness, Tha cross-examination, Which we publish eisewhere, puts the very strongest suspicions afoat—tme, place and cifcumstances being mentioned—that he had himself been practicing adultery rather numerously. So much and more of a look tor Tiiton, To which must be added that there are phases of the affair that indicate that Tilton is cunningly and shrewdly and coolly seeking, by all means in his power, to crush out Beecher at what- ever cost or means, Jair or fou), and that he is will- ing to sacrifice (amily, wile and even himseif so thas he crushes out the great oracle of Plymouth charch, Tempest Tossed. (From the Tribune.) While we Wait for the conclusive testimony promised irom the witnesses who are to be ex« amined this evening, and reserve for fuller devel- opments @ final judgmefit of the matter, it cannot be dented that the published cross-examination will invalidate Mr, Tilton's st.tement in publia ‘Opinion as much as it is said to Dave done Ww We