The New York Herald Newspaper, July 3, 1875, Page 4

allowance for grave errora of Jidgment and ] most gubime pleces of elocutton ever weakness in action and expression on Mr. | Beecher's part, he still was imnocent of the terrible charge, so now, after a careful study of | the evidence, we hesitate mot to declare our | confidence is Unshaken. ‘nat Mr. Beeener ts Seriously hurt, that Dis influence for good 1s crippled, that ne has lost the confidence of many, | Mesadiy evident. bat the cause of Crier has to | ® certain extent sutfered we canvot question. In every way the scandal bas beea w ismentable | episode in our socisi and religious Bisvory ae 4 | community. God bas permitted it to befall us for purposes which we may variously assign, That 00d will come of it eventually is only according to the law of the Divine providence, aud we Jament the sorrow (hat bas descended upon Mr. | Beecher and bis family, and anticipate tet the progress Of the moutis and years will do much to | dissipate the clouds which, partly through uls own errors and maioly tarough the prodigious folly and treachery of those in whom he traated, have gathered around his fair (ane. Tne tangle of per- jury and mystery will gragually be unravelied, and maay Who, with good intentions, are among the number that condemn him will live w see thiuga im a light more hopeful.” ‘4he Episcopal journal, Church and State, has an able article on Miss Moore’s letter and Mr. | Beecher’s declaration that he thanked God that bis heart was not embittered, &c. On this point it says :—“This goodness of Mr, Beecher, this uni- versal benevolence ib which he appears to love Dis enemi out as muck as he loves his friends; we conceive to bea > of ali his troubles, in tue firat place, so faras his failh ana preaching are concerned, tt seems to have led him well niga to the verge Of Univers. lism, He bas preached a ‘Gospel of goodness, benevolence, large-hearted- ‘best, until we believe the Universalists clim bim, as be {s —_ certainly not | claimed by the hot gospellers of Calvinism. Are we wrong ia faving that there something wanting to Mr. Beecher’s make up. od tmerefor: want! in his preach: which ts | reflection of himsel!—we m: a certain Loughness and consistency, and inwronent infexi- bihty of virtue, which confirms and qualifies the whole character? ‘he ‘justice principie,’ as Dr. Bushnell bas it, seems to ve we ective. The quence is too Muck pliaucy and tenderness and an all-inclusive benevolence, wotcn wants to take in @jl sorts of knaves and hypocrites and lars and pe oe ed ind bodies and mousing mis- cLiel-mak! peojle and female phiuosophers and the having-ali-thioas-ia-commoa folk, and those detestable, 1mdjserimimate kissers' who seem to have thrived over in Brooklyn with such singular proinsion. * * * We agree, then, with Miss Moore tna Mr. Beecher should now denola the séverity of God, and tf he is inno- cent he bas come too near being torn to pieces © ravening Wolves to turn around and embrace them. He has let into his conddence, ana we fear let into his church, a c'ass of people who, ff he nad | preached more fai'iinliy the terrors the law, would pot have gnasbea upon him with their teeta fo huugtily and so anmerc It would he some o! those sinners over there a strong smell of brimstoue, and we beileve it would lave been a great dexl better ior Mr. Beecher, and for Plymouth caurcn, and ior the general society of Brooklya. Ine tron is, thin, were geiiing too mixed alto- getter. The hteous and the wicked were qu.te 100 Osculatory and affectionate. And if there | had be now and then @ Ddlast after the wanher of the good old prophets; yes, if there had been some oO} David’s good, square, curs- ing—whose weak point seems to have been in overdoing the matier—it would have done quite 8 Och good as so mucn preaching on the Fatner- hood of God. * * * We would bot have him eubittered and soured and ready to sirike against any human being; but presuming his innocexucy, * 4f there 18. such @ thing a8 righteous indignawoa, We think he Is calied upon to exercise {t in behalf Of the ministry in general, 1! not tn his own bent. What! ar all called upon to be sweet and ten- cer-hearted in view of sucu things, and to rush over Lo Brooklyn with our hears full of sentiment #nd our months full of kisses to be bestowed 1ndis- criminately ot this One and the other who, as we believe, have been trying to compass a govd man’s downfall? And bow jong would it be then bolore tels Brooklyn coterie stould begin to peep again nu *0 many turtiea in springtime? Wuereas, whatever becomes of Mr. Beecher, we are in ye mood to hear them any more: anc we trust they have felt it the supreme privi- dege of their lives, if there are any holes Tor them, to crawl into tiem and stay there. As we understand it, there are certain people to ‘Whom severity does more good than goodness; and while we fear that no Gospel can benelr some of Mr. Beecher’s pursuers, we are confident tuat ‘ne Go-pel most likeiy to reach them Is the most searching and threatening and severe that can ve fouud in the Word of Goa.’ THE OATH OF SECRESY. TO THE EDITOR OF THE HERALD:— Do you think it provable that i! a verdict in the ‘Beecher case was rendered impossible oy the op- position of only two or three (as the Beecher party are industriously circulating) a majoriry of them, unter such circumstances, wo t a of mind to bind themselves to to tne 3 rasy ning of the individaai members ? 1s ii asouavie and probabie to ose that tae jury stood eveniy divided or tz propor. | seven to Ove, cituer for tue plaintiff or de- tr J. C, JOHNSO. of the power of the Charen. great prosperity, thatyouwere in danger of pride, and of vantty of | @ spirtiual sori—for two years God has pat thia | NEW YORK -HERALD, SATURDA THE. COUNTRY’S VERDICT, pate ee eas oa heard, aud tte effect upon that vast throng | of upturned faces was like magic. No one clapped | bis bends Bor did a foot stir; the readition of the beautifal passages was alvogether two profoundly neartielt, Mr. Beecher was visibly «affect ¢a, but he controlied bis emotion 40 weil 4S 10 read with fue effect the last hymn. Atthe conclusion of the services & vusines® Meeting of the church memvers was held, at which twenty new upplicatious for admittance to the church were received, and Mr, Beecher wes granted lus regular tarce months’ vacation, bie will start for the White Mouutalos about the mid- cle of next week, MH. BEBUNER'S TALK. Mr, Beecher said:—it is not my intention to say Snytping in reference to that which ts resting upon all our hearts, tuat wilt have any relation to mysel, It is, however, bearing upon me to say something witaregard to urca, Lrefer to it because I should feel that 1 mad not dis- charged my duty of jeve and justice IT did) 61 ite made to canvass the New Orleans not, before leaviog jor the summer, give you some words that I have it in my heart to say. | clergy tu regard to thelr individual opinions * | fo) , . Beesher’s ‘Ait the: Week? Whemnee (inks Gwe, Deload to the | NNN Coneeraing Ht: Bechara. anes wk tome RiFOn. NUE. Bnen. Ob litte engerataod: endo: { C7Ce 088 NOS proven olterehy sdcceneTes: een.» harshly spoken of by Giada who, although pro, | very large majority think him guilty and baye pri- foundly ignorant, have been vary voluple.. I do.| “Sey @xpressed toemecives te that yd daily ascertainable, but im most instances they not blame those, whuse professional business it l8 | 1 oata-e 19 give your correspondent a direct and to make ous of these subjects @ special pled aD4 | ai tiortauve opimion ior publication, ‘The mter- such ® representation of ils ohurch 48) Vou. sanisnell below will, however, afford some long ignorance must expecied to; be t index of their general attitude in relasion to the make, I don’t wish to blame those either who | ane * ‘\ know what the lile of @ church 18, and waose neighberapod to us snould have begorten only their sympatuy, aad who had @ betiet under Opinions of the Clergy in the Various States. ie The Lawyers and the Ques- tion of Guilt. STRANGE DIFFERENCES OF SUNTIMENT. LOUISIANA, New OxLeans, June 24, 1875. THE CLERGY. ' Rev, B. M. Palmer, First Presoyterian chureh, thinks the verdict of the jury wili nave little or standing of the feeling of this churca, ad effect upon popular opinion, In his opinion My own jatgment, unmwarpel by pS- neither side nad succeeded in proving anytuing. Sion or passionate admiration, but the’! Rey, 8, Burford, Calvary church, Protestant ruit of iong years of kKiminess, go that | , thinks n® case has been made agamst by the blessing of God there hag been brought to- Belteves that of all tue Protesvant Epis- gether into spiritual communion and sympathy | copal miuisters tn the city the Rev. Mr. Lewis and | | and co-operative labor a body of men and women | himself are the only ones of this opinion. in this church that 18 withous # parallel; | Rey. Mr, Lewis thinks “the eifect of tne trial’? men who are not deficient im intelli: | will bein tne main a good one upon both minis- | gence; not deficteat in worldly wisdom; | ters and their congregations, bot deficient in executive force; mot| Rev. Kdward Fontaine is of the oplaion that deficient in personal character; on the other | Beecher may have been imprudent, han, remarkable rather for distinct individual- | from the evidence, but does not believe that he is | ism and haying a solidified condition of will, Man | crimimally guilty. by man. I believe that this church has colered | THE LAWYERS. and dwelt togetuerin a unity sch as has been | The foliowing lawyers expressed their opinions | seldom experienced ia = this) «world, and | frecty:. although, 10 pam, that unity bas de Thomas Allen Clarke said the platnti® had not the result of a common affection for | provad his case, thelr pastor, what it bas beem by uo means | & measure ofit, nora prineipal vart of it. I be- , doubt but that Beeoner Was neve that there has beenmuck humility, some de- | the evidence carefully. yotton, persoual consecration to tue Lord Jesus | James B, Bustis remarked that there ean be no Christ, a8 much personal desire to live holy before | doubt as to Mr. Beecher’s guilt. The testimony God ag there ever wasyin so large anamber, 40 | showed that he was clearly. that the unity las been consontaacous of tus fer- = Thomaa J. Semmes thinks the te<timony had Vent religious feeling. | establisued Beecher’s guut. THE CLANSHIP OF THR CHURCH. Gus A, Breaux said Beecner’s own statements So far from this being @ mere mtatter oj elausiip | had convicted him, and that the burden of proof nd onreasoning enthus2sm of a tribe around on the trial was decidedly against Beecher, and about their chief there have been tendencies | Charles E. Fenner said fe had no doubt that the other way, not always wisely deyeioped, bat Beecaer was guilty. lity, after studying a very inspiring subjugation; the fear of | ‘T. L. Bayne bad formed an opluion adverse to being mau-worshippers, tue appreneusion that | Mr. Beecher’s innocence. | one has been thought to be tied to Ex-Judge W. W. Howe was of the opinion that | the wheel of tne same man, bas come Beecher had been far more tudisercet than crim- in many cases to lead persons to a long consuita- | tion, and to waitin and ont of the rectived way. | Jn spite of such entangiéments there bas, inile- | pendent of the personalism of the pastor, been | begotten in the hearts of the church, by the whole of its members, such a deep religions iff, a faith | that is {ull of inerease, that hus beed the secret | | clusion that he was gulity. John H. Kennard believes that, while Beecher was guilty of all sorts of ludiscretions, he had — not been criminally intimate with Mrs. Tilton. | Joseph Potts Harmon sata he did not think | Beecher guilty; thinks that the defendant 1s @ | victim of a revengeiul conspiracy. | Julius Arront says he believes Mr. Beecher | gulity; the evidence adduced on the trial had ea- | tablished that fact, and that a8 a witness dir. | Beecher was vot enti led to creatt. i W. WW. Kiug says Beecher has been proven | guilty; he regards ail attempts made by the de- | should come out victorious, mot by the consent fence to controvert the effect of these letters | of spectators, mot aloae in the sight of men, | as innovations to escape from a bad dilemma. | that must always judge superficially, but that this | Major J. E, Austin believes the defenuant guilty; | cnureh should come out victorious in the sight of | tne testimony of Richards alone was sufficient to | mal. | Genera! Harry T. Mays satd he could not under- | sthnd bow anydody could believe Leecuer tano- | cent from the evideuce, H, N. Ogden believes that Beecher is gutity. Mr. E. John Ellis, says that, afier rdéading | Beecher’s testimony in full, he came to the con- | THE LAST TWO YEARS. Now, for two years, alter a church history of alter @ great many waraoings | church im the furmace and tried it aa goid ts tied, Tried tt mot by the ordinary Process, not lor affliction simpiy, uot by the com- moa disappointments of iife, but tried by that strongest feeling of a generous Ciristian nature, sympathy for another rather than for themselves. | My earnest desire. my one though: 13, tmat you | _ Goa, That which ts far more precious tous is that | convince lim of Reecuer's gutit; the evidence | name by which we are knowo—thatef the Lord against him given by the prosecution bad mot been Jesus Christ. Taat this may be soit is important | shaken, | that you should have working tm yon a Chtist | George W. Race saya that be has no moral donbt | jadging | is innocent of the crime of adultery, and that he haa been made tho victim of a conspiracy to effect bis rufa, im whieh Moulton and Tilon are the Principal actors. Mr, Joshua Starke, a lawyer of eminence and & memver of Plymonth church here, was unable to Ond a. word in the evidence that convicted | thas bis letters showed that he had allowed Mra. Titon’s admiration of him to decpen tato a feel- ing that was pot proper. Edwards P. Sutth, of Mariner, Smith & Ordway, WhO aus just been offered tue position of United States Dstrict Attorney, sald be bad come to the conclusion, after digesting all the evidence, that there was not much In the case beyond conspiracy. If he were one of the jury he could not finda | Verdict of guilty, Mr. J. U, L, Cottrell, of Cottrell & Cary, 4 lawyer | of unquestioned ability, said he bad po doubt that | the whole atair was a conspiracy. There was not, in bis opinion, @ particle of evidence in the case to show that Beetner ever committed adultery with Mrs, Tiltoa, Mr. Asabei Finch, of Finck, Lynde & Miller, had read the testimony carefully (rom begining to end. There was not, in bis opinion, one lawyer in | ten thousand who would say that there bad been | any proof that Beccuer haa committed adultery with Mrs. Tilton, Beecher’s letiers did not prove | bad been going on. Mr. William Pitt Lynde said he had not read the evidence or the counsel's speeches and always avoided conversation on the case, He therefore had uo opinion as to Beecher’s gulit or innocence. Mr. Matthew d. Finch ssid he had come to a decision anout Beecher, but be preierred to keep it to himself, Mr. Winfleld Smith, lawyer, Inclinea vo the opinion that Beecner Will not be acquitted simply | Decauge mis counsel have not proved their case. | Beecher's letters avowed a guilt of something. Mr. J.J. Orton, the well known lpwyer whose | lifetime litigation with J. A. Noonan bas made | Dim tamous taroughout the Northwest, said that if Moulton told the trata Beecuer 18 not a desir- able acquaintance, but if Moulton was lying much of the plamtims case falls to the ground. seems to think that there is no evidence before the Court justifying @ verdict of guilty, IOWA. Des MOINES, June 18, 1875. Your correspoudent spent several hours to-aay ascertainfng the verdict oj lowa’s capital city in William A, Hunt said he nad not the slightest | the Beecher-Tiiton case. He frst directed his | stors toward the haunts of the legal fraternity, and spent some time in the court rooms and in | the bosibess places of the disciples of Blackstoue, | From the scenes of lagal strife he passed to the | quiet of the parsonage, and there sought also for ab opinion in the case of Mr, Beecher. The opin- fons here were not so clear and strongly ex- pressed as amoug the lawyers, There was more _ Of a disposition to regres the publication of the scimeal and worvlize over its effect apon the country. | THE CLERGY: The pastor of the Baptist church regards the crime charged against Beecher as not proven. Rev. Mr, Berry, pastor of the Filth street Meth- dist Episcopal church, inclines to the belief that Beecuer 1s not guiity. Me thinks the act charged was not proved beyond a reasoflable doubt, and gives Beecher the benefit of the doubt, Rey. Mr. Hill, pastor of the Central Preshyte- riau church, says Beecher is not guilty, although ‘Tliton’s story seems plausible at times agatnst Beecher. Thinks Beecher innocent of criminaity, | thougn very imjudicious and imprudent. Rev, Mr. Andreas, pastor of the Centennary Methodist Kpiscopal eharch, has inclined some. times one Way aod someumes tue other, bal is now undecided. Rey. Mr. Frisbie, pastor of tne Congregational church, 18 thorougaly convinced that Beecher is iupocent. Rev. Mr. Gill, pastor of the First Presbyterian ehurca, says Beecher is innocent of the crime charged, and that it will be so decided: Beecher has been, he says, Very loose in his theology, and | tas departed from the faith of bis old father, bat there is‘no good evidenee to prove him gulity of adultery. THE LAWYERS. District Attrney H. Y. Smith neither 1ormed nor expressed an opinion, The trial Was avery extraordinary one and the evi- dence had veen admitted to a very loose manner. Henry Clay. Dean, formerly a Methodist minis- | Beecher of che crime of aduitery, but he thought | adultery, bat that something “not quite proper’ | id he had | | Wkeness, You are strong, nos in yoursel 3 | you are rich, not im your own thoughts, not | PLYMOUTH PRAYER MEETING. as to Mr. Beecher’s guilt. Percy Roberts 1s positively convinced of Mr, | ter, now an attorney at law, said Beecher was undouwbtediy guilty. The trial wasa game of uog A GREAT CROWD—ENTHUSIASTIC BECEPTION OF THE PASTOR. | Plymouth chureh outdid itself apom the occa- | D¢ t@ Yousuch # preparation as to make it pos- | had good cause to form an uniavorable opinion of | reasonable doubt of his guilt. sion of the regular weekly prayer mecting last evening. It was thougnt that the large jecture room was fulla week ago last bight, when Mr, Beecher spoke of nimsel{ aud his recent trouvies; but, comparatively speaking, it was empty then. A stranger arriving in Brooklyn between tne hours of dali-past six and eight o’ciock last evening Would very readily have come to the conciusion tuat the entire population of the city an. its envi- rong bad suddenly lett their homes and were vent on massing themselves inside Plym:utn lecture room. Literally speaking, thousanus started vo go to the prayer meeting, but not halfof tuem succeeded tn squeezing themselves into tue room dartner than the doors. They came on foot, they came py the street cars, they came in carriages and they came ry eurgiag streams from every direction and met at the eburch doors, The large windows separating the main lecture room from the adjoiping parlors ‘were hoisted so that the Occupants of this part of the building could see and bear all that was raid ana done. Every inch of space in the aisies, doorways, corridors and on stairways ‘was occupied. After ail the cuairs and camp stoois belonging to the church had been brought into Fequisition; others were brought irom the neigh- , boring houses and carried in over the heads of tne | multitudes and usually set down on the corns of some hapless individual. The writer was un- jorvupate enough to get a camp stool to sit on, and Guring tue = entire meeting had to supports an old lady op one shoulder, @ young lady on bis back and Assistant Pastor Haliidsy on bis left kuee. He ‘was kindly aljowed to make @ writing des« of nis rights kmee, Indeed. no such fhambers were ever before crowded witwin the walis of oid Piymoutn. Every aue emed to ‘uink Mr. Beecher would at last unbosom Dimself freely, but in this all were mistaken, He came in promptiy at eight o’ciock, bis taitwral woe leaning cenfidingly oa bis arm and & number of personal iriends accompanying them. The mo- ment his great genial face was descriea by the iletens dona of bands and stamp- ing of feet eusued that would have done credit to @ Tammany Hail ratification meeting. This was kept up with ut any abatement autil Mr. Beecher had climbed over the benches and scrambied over the Leads of the reporters to his chair on the platiorm. He looked very muca as ne always does—calm aad composed—and surveyed the beautiful Mowers thathad ceen set upon bis table in great numbers with a quiet smile of sat. istaction that told, as piainiy any Words couia have Gone how tie Sypreciated the impuis that prompted the donors to place them there. The ususl pumbver of personal frends and members of his housenoid oc- cupied chairs In the rear of tne platform, whtie the (rout Of it proved a very “ragged eage” tndeed for the d@ogen or more reporters who sat on it and iet tue legs baag graceiuiy over is side. Daring the remarks were made by Mr. Beecher and savseqaeatiy by Mr. Shearman the congregation availed :hempelyes of every op por- tunity to applaud. The people seemed ready to buret with eothusiasm, whico would find expression turough the puitns of geeir hands and the soles Of their (eet. Sir. eeouer, however, gave ti little opportunity by anything that e said to Work of their joyous ebull io vat when Mr. Shearme® got in his fing work i% found reasy expression, uatil be checked iy by his urgent appeal to thein vo re(rain from such demonstrations. Mr. Shear” man’s quotation jrom tue fifteenth and sixteenti | wortex of tue book of Buth was one of tha | in your methods; out, im order that you may be | feecher’s guilt. truly strong and rica in (these graces, there must | J, Davidson fill thinks Beecher guilty ; says he | sible for you to possess @ spirit of futeili nee, | Mr. Beecner’s emotional propensities from some- meekness and courage, for it thing he had heard twelve or fliteen years ago, to abide in you, I do not propose, 1 | H.R, Steele, Assistant Attorney General, re- never wave and I never sball, 1 o@ not | gards the charge made against B echer asa con- | now, proclaim any charge siat is inconsistent with spiracy to ruin him, He caunoteven believe him Judgment, with truth, or any charge that isitn- | guilty of indiseretion, as be tuluds Tilton’s word of consistent with the steps thatare necessary for no account. the vindication of tue truth. There is notbing | Robert W. Ogden thinks the preponderance of that soors so quickly as & sweet and simply good | evideuce during the trial bas been adverse to conscience. In speaking the trath we must Beecher. In nis opinion Beecher must be more | epeak it ia the spirit of the words of the tnon a human being {i innocent. | inspired apostie—“Speak the truth in love.’ | No man can be just toward his neighbor who | theory that there was & conapiracy against | nates him. No man can, out of the heart of malice | Beecher was overthrown during the trial, and, or of bitterness or of anger, judge correctly wit | altbouga he Rad not formed a positive opinion, | respect to any human beiag. The remainder | inclined to the vellef that the bulk of tne evidence | of Mr. Beecver’s address was mainiy | was against tne idea of Beecher’s innocence. | words of warning and admonition to ali | John M. Bonuer says ne has nota particle of connected with the crarch or whe were friendly qoubt as to Mr. Beecher’s gulit. toward dim, to deal gently, speak kindly and live | Ex-Judge John Livingston had not made up his in a Oaristian spirit towardall men, but especially mind as to Beecver’s guilt, but iis impressions to those who bad been tae cause of taking tue | thus far were unfavorable to the delendant, eburch during the past two years through tue | Judge George UH. Braughn believes Beecher farnace of afiiction. guaty. He does not atvach any weight to Beccn- | er’s evidence, owing to the position in which he found bimseif placed, MR. SHEARMAN’S ADDRESS. Mr. Shearman theo addressed the assembloge in feeling terms, is observations were marked | B. J. Sage has not the slightest doubt of Mr. with deep pathos, and during tne course of some | Bsecher’s positive guilt. The evidence against well directed and pertinest remarks bis sincerity | him was strong, wile Beecner’s defence, was and earnestness seemed to create great interest, simply a remarkably ingenious theory based upon When fhe first iaunchea forth the Rey, | bis own statements. Mr. Beecher quie'ly intimated that he woaid { Cc. L. Walker is impressed with the beilef thas | perhaps be heard to better advantage from the Beecver is guilty, and \s convinced tnat a staay of | platform, but Counsellor St an had already | the evidence of the case will coufirm tuis impres- opened and Mr, Beevher’s hint passed onobserved, | sion on any fair man’s mind. Mr. Shearmaa bad already jaunched into the sea F. ©. Zacharle believes that a strong chain of | of emlogy. art witi he paid Mr. Benjamin PF. | circumstantial evideoce provea Beecner guilty. | ‘Tracy a very graceful compliment and when, by No reasonable hypothesis of his innocence had the eloquence of tue speaker, many persons present been or could be offered, were tempted to make rather demonstrative | Henry C. Miller tuinks Beecher guilty. The let- | tokens of approbation, Brother Shearman kindly | ters produced on the trial faily settied it, reminded them taat @ house of worship Was not the place for sueh congratuiatory dispiays. He | WL:CONSIN, referred in eloquent terms to th recent tribula | MILWAUKER, June 20, 1875. tons of the pastor and the darkness which had | correspondent, Im Conversation with Your | temporarily eurrounded the church, and | prominent clergymen and lawyers concerning th pointed ous the ,triamphs by which if | guilt or innucence of Mr. Beecher, elicitea some was now surrounded, Peace and happiness very decided opinions, althoach several clergy- now surrounded it and the prospects were ex- o iy oright aud encouraging. Tae speaker paid an eloquent. tribuie to ois distinguisnea pastor, alluding with decided emphasis to the fact shat tne Rev. Mr. Beecher was still eusurinea ‘a the hearts of Bis people. He com- mented on the advantages which, through the imfuence of Mr, Beecmer, had been spread broadcast over the world. He msde appropriate quotations from Scripture, and contended that it Mr. Beecher's enemies belied him they also beued tue people of bis church, He called atteation to the fact that despite adverse opinion in some quarters Mr. Beecher's name and fame were dearer to pis people thao ever, Mr. Shear- Man's remarks were listened to with profound atieniiom, aod taey Would doubtiess have been rewarded With oppiause but for the solemnity which the surrowndings saggested, In comciu- | #/on, he ciled the famous words irom the Book of Ruch, and, (uruing toward Mr. Beecher, said:— ‘owhitner thou goest I will go, and where thou lodgest J will odge, Tny peopie shail be my peo- peopie and thy God my God. Where thou diest | evideuce wil! jastify a verdict of not guilty, and will { die and there will I be buried.” aces nothing to prove Beecher’s guilt, bas much ‘The Rey, Mr. Beecher then arose and announced | to prove the existence of @ conspiracy on tne the 38ist bymn, Walcd filed the buliding with a | part of the prosecution. melodious swell Mr. Newton 8. Murphey, partner of Matt 4, The services ten | Carpenter, said he had given the trial ciose at. o'clock. | tention irom the first aay; that tne result of tne Mr. Beecher is to have & three months’ vaca- | testimony had convinced him, he sald, not only tlan from aekt vinday, that Mo case tas Veen orovend, bub Wuat Beccuer speak theirs minds ireely. THE CLERGY. Rev. &. P. Nichols, pastor of the new $150,000 Presbyterian church, said that ne desired and wished to believe that Beecher woula be proved innocen!, yet feared that the evidence aad proved & stale of facts nov altogether cobsisteat with the theory of innocenee, Rev. Myron Reed, Fourth Congrezational so- ciety, Whose sermons attractimmensé audieuces to the Academy of Music, thought Beecher wae not guiity oo the main charge of adultery, but was guiliy on the otver charges, or that is to say that the prearber did, in his optuion, do things short of actual criminality that auy trae man would re- having stepped over the boanus. THR LAWYERS, Judge Dixon, late Chief Justice of the supreme Oourt of Wisconsin, now member of the law firm of Dixoa, Hooker & Palmer, considered witnout terminated shortly before ExJadge Henry ©. Divbie believes that the | ligious demagogue, | pervises she al Men spoken to op the subject were unwilling to | a superior as a lawyer in the Northwest, said tne | eat dog. Mr. D. 0. Finch said Beecher"s letters left no ‘The testiuony against him was overwhelming. Beecher guilty. But whether golity of the act, fact of adultery or not, he undoubtedly destroyca Tilton’s vome, and Tilton should toerefore have a verdict. The kind of men that promiscuously bug and kiss other men’s wives is tue kind of mea that commit adultery. Ex-Judge W. H, Maxwell thinks Beecher guilty beyond any reasonabie doubt; he had some faith in Beecher formerly, but pow considers him @ re- Who steais “the livery of heaven to serve ‘he devil tn,’ M. D. McHenry thinks Beecher innocent, the victim of a gigantic conspiracy on the part of those Who wished to strike him to the neart and deal a biow at religion. B. F, Kauffman says he thinks Beecher Is gailty, though @ more careful examination of the testi- mony might lead to 4 differeat conclustoa, E. H Crane says that Beecher is either a con- summate fool or ne is gulity Of the crime charged, and he can’s think bim sucha [00] a8 to write those letters if he was innocent, mr. C. O, Nourse, ex-Attorney General of lowa, says he thinks Beecher is gutity of the crime charged. ILLINOIS. Cuicago, Jane 2%, 1375. From the time the Tilton-Beecher scandal was broached down through all its tedious details and obj&ttionable characteristics, there has been con- siderable interest felt for its outcoming by the people of this Western metropolis, The Hara. representative has for severai days past been ac- tively eagaged In gleaning the field of opinion, and waile be has found many who, from over-cau- viousness or lack of familiarity, have refrained from putting themselves upon record, others have been met, bota in the clerical and iegal profes. | sions, who were willing togive to the paper which | . he represents their bonest views. THR CLERGY. Rishop Harris, who ts jocated im Chicago and su- reof his denomination in, this | vicinity, says Mr. Beecher has been very unfortu- nate in his associations, He nas aMilated with a class of people, a8 hasbeen sworn on the trial, of extremely questionable character, Rev. Dr. J. O. Tiffany, former rector of the | Metropolitan ehurch, Washington, and now pro- | giding over Trinity (Methodist) congregation, | CmeagoMgeve ots opinion as follows an | waiting for the verdict.” | Rev. J. 0. Peck, auother representative of the | | fignting Mecoodiat school, remarked that ne had | | no opinion and notning to say. | Rev. H.W, Toomas, D. D., pastor of the First | Mevhodist church, said:—"l disbelieved the charges when first made; but since tuey came up again | have been Goubiiag somewhat. Five hun- | dred years from now the world will rea | Beecher’s sermons and take no Dotice of the sen- gret. His letters showed that be was conscious of | gation which is now agitating the world, any | more than we now toink of David's devilments with Urian'’s wife.” Rev. U. D, Hilmer, pastor of Union Park Congre- gations! church, said:—"Tilton has been guilty of | wiitolly misrepresenting Beeon 1 have not joss faith in the great preacher. Je eviagence has | proven no guilty uct.” | . Bishop Charles E. Cheney, the head of the The. j formed Epweopal Church, said;—“in my mind there has been @ strong reaction of sentiment in favor of Beecher since hia testimony was given | in)? Rev. Dr. Clinton Locke, rector of Gra pis. copal) church, expressed bimself as follows;— “L consider Beecher tonocent, 1 ao, lowever, Ex-Judge W. W. Williamson wastaclined to think | Y, JULY 3, 1875—TRIPLE SHEET : SRNL ep think ho was unwise in permitting Mrs, Ti!ton to Mantiest her affection tor him as did.” Rev, J, 8. McClure, Presbyterian, managing edl- for of the AWiance, said:—"l think Beecher never did that woman (Mra, Tilton) any harm. At first, when this scandal came out, I thought Tilton had been rather tard on Beecher, After that I changed my view somewhat, and “now I can can- dudly say that | hardly know what to bell " Rev, Robert Collyer, Unitarian, was rather con- servative. He satd:—It is best not to say any- thing abouts this mater until the jury has re- turned its veraict, There has not oeen much change in sentiment here so far as 1 can judge. Those who believed him guilty at frat are of the same opinion still.” , THE LAWymna, OF the leacing legal centiomen the following re- sponded to my question Mr. B. G. Asay, a prominent lawyer, said Not believe Beecher to have deen guilty of the crime of adultery, Ido think, however, that he has gone So far as to make Mrs. Tilton @ tool—that is, he has embraced and kissed her, but his purt- tanical ideas would not permit bim to go any further than this—to commit the act of adultery.’ Hon. Lyman Trumbull, the ex-Senator, satd that he had not read the case carefully, depending tor his information of it upon the scraps published by | telegraph, It had been a protracted case, and ve quired more the than he bad to waste to reaca any intelligent conclusion concerning ft. Hon. J. W. Doolittle, ex-United st: Senator, expressed himself as follow: “it ig impossivle vo believe that Tilton, Moultou and Mra. Moulton have joined in a conspiracy against Beecher, and woven into it all these letters aud other docu- mentary evidence against him. Mr, Emory A, Storrs, a leading lawye “I do not believe the letrer of confession was written down as its matter (ell from Beecher’s Ups. Io not believe Tiiton’s testimony regarding the chlid paternity interview. It 1s too atrocious, 1do not believe the evidence has proven in the sligatest degree any guilt on Beecher’s part.” Mr. W. C, Goudy, @ prominent attorney, said :— “My opinion at first waa that Beecher was guilty, and [ read his statement carefully, hoping it would remove this impression from my mind. I found nothing in it, however, that couli satisly any opdinary man even of his innocence.” Mr. J. M. Rountree, County Attorney, said:— “From the evidence that has been subuitied, I am of opinion that Mr. Tilton has not by any means made out bis case,’ Hon, Isaac N. Arnoll, @ prominent attoraey, expressed himself briefly as tollows:—‘‘I do pot see how the jury can bring tn a verdict against | Mr. Beecher upon the evidence that has been | Submitted to them; and, further, 1 do not tee | that Mr, Beecher’has been guilty of the act al- | leged against bim, Judging from the testimony.” | Mr. Wirt Dexter, a prominent member of the | legal profession, thus states his position :—“I can | Say In very few words that I believe Beecher is an innocent man. I have followed te testimony care/uily, aud I can fod nothing in it upou waicd | aay jury could Binge a verdict of guilty.” | Mr. B. FB. Ayer was not wholly satisfied with | Boecher’s explanation of his ietters, | quite confident that Tilton naan’t aay case at all. MiISSOURL Sr. Lovis, June 20, 1875, Lieutenant Governor Charles P. Jonson, who was some years prosecuting attorney in the | Criminal Court, and who has had, douvtiess, greater experience 10 criminal cases than auy | other member of this Bar, expressed himasl! very | fully when once started on tne subject. He sata that he had read the testimony in the case care- | fully and could no reason why Mr. Beecher | could be considered guilty of adultery with Mrs, | Vuton, The case against bim originated, he aaid, in lis opinion, in Titom’s excessive exotism. OHIO, * CINCINNATI, Jane 25, 1875, Your correspondent has succeeded in obtain- ing the views of many clergymen and lawyers as to the guilt or Innocence of Mr. Beecher. It is to be remarked at the outset that the Episcopal | clergy are very reticent tn speaking of Mr, Beecue: case, the Presbyterian are almost unanimous guilty, the Mevhodists believe him = inao- cent and the other denominations are more or | less divided on the question. Rev, Mr. Cantweul, | editor of the Star in the West, the Universalists’ organ, is an original believer in Mr. Beocher’s guilt. Rev. Isaac Errett, editor of the Christian | Standard, believes him tunocent; so does the Rev, | Dr. Hoyt, editor of the Western Christian Advo- | cate, the Methodist Episcopal organ, and so does | Rabbi Isaac Wise, editor of tue Jsraelite, the Jew- | ts organ. With these preliminary statements [ dip at once into the subject, commencing wita the D. D's. | THE CLERGY. Rev. Dr. C, B. Boynton, pastor of the Vine street Congregationa: church aud jormerly Chaplaia in | Congress, said:—My opinion of Mr. Beecher’s guilt is based upon his letter of con’ritton and upon his conduct and@ that of Mrs, Triton at the time the scandal was first made puotic. * Rev. Mr. Hobbs, of the Richmond street Chris- tian church, said:—“I cannot bring myself to be- Neve thas Mr. Beecher is guilty, did not think he wi scandal was made, and! hive seen nothing yet to change my opinion of bis innocence, That is, I fail to se@ in the testimony any tangible evidence of bis guilt. I think he nas been very foolish.” Rey. C. B. Payne, D. D., is the pastor of St, Methodist congregation in this section of the country. He said:—‘l can’t believe that Beecher 1s guilty of adultery, though ne has certainly been guilty of great impropriety of conduct.” Rev. A, B. Morey, pastor of the Filth Preshy- terian church, is known to have believed Mr, Beecher to be gulity, and to have so expressed himself, He very mucii impressed by Mr. Evarts’ argument, so much 60, indeed, that he has avout changed his mind. ‘i terian cuurca, is @ positively pronounced beilever mains unchanged, and, from all I could obtain from him, is unchangeable now, Rey. Even Halley, pastor of the Seventh street Congregational church, said:—I was very much vinced that Mr.’ Beecher is innocent.’ Episcopal ehurch, and recently appotnted to the | presidency of the Wesleyan Female College, says | he hasa’t paid mach attention to the Bee: | urial, and is @ little donbtfal about it, yet he said :— 1 must confess that am staggered @ little, but still I think that Mr. Beechor may be innocent”? THE LAWYER: Judge P. 6. Swing, of the Untied States Court, appointed by President Grans after the resigna- tion of Judge H. Hf. Leavitt, is innocent, He said, “I conla not convict aman of aay chargé upon such testimony.” Mr. Henry Stansbery, who became prominent during Andy Jonnsoa’s aimiolstration, not only an A:torney General, but as the defender of Mr. Jobuson during his great impeachment trial, be- leves in Betcher’s galit. [eo argues that the step from religious rhapsody to tac ecstasy of love is a very natural amd easy one, and jooks apon camp meeting! ry demoralizing oa this account, Mr. Warren M. Bateinan, United States District Attorney, of this city, 1s & Srm believer in the in- nocence of Mr. Beecher. him innocent of the charge alter a careful reviow of the testimony elicitea on the trial, | belleve his ewn statement, aud I donot jor a moment question the trutn of his outh of dental,” <-Judge M, B. Hagans, of the Superior Court, is also a bellever in Mr. Beecher’s innocence, He says he thinks Beecher innocent “because there | Is nothiug in the testimony to sustain the charge of guilt, absolutely nothing, ana there \s every- | thing tn the Ife of (he wan vo give it the lie.” Major R. S. Bond, ex-United States assistant District Acvvorney, said :—"i can’t see exactly that Mr. Beecher is guilty; but, confound it all, oe has acted the fool somehow.’ Mr, George R. Suge, sgu-o-law of the famous i i bat was | clergy | in believing Beecher | Paul’s Methodist Episcopal church, of this ectty, | the jargest and pertaps the most influential | is been reading the arguments of | Porter and Evarts with great care, and bas been | | Beecher to them shut themselves up itn their Rey. Dr, Skinner, pastor of the Second Presby- | in Beecher's guilt: was so at the outset and re- | afratd for atime, but! am now pretty well con- - guilty whea the first publication of tue | Rev, VD. H, Moore, pastor of Trinity Methodist | eves that Beecher | Tom Corwin, of Ohto sa1d:—“I can’t, for the tife oF me, reconcile Mr. Beecher's language and cone duce with any other hypothesis than (hal oF galt. Tysell you, his own words «nd his own conduct ae enough to satisfy me of his tmproper and gut y intimacy with Mrs. Tilton. It dou’s make any digerenve what tiat jury may sly, Mr. Beecner has been tried on his own record by bas people, and been found gatity.”’ Ex-Governor Noyes t prominent at tity bar, althoagh more popula ly known a3 a brigadier during the War and @ repubdican politician sizce thatevent, He tas read tie vestimoay and the arguments thus far, and was and is a belisver 1D the innoceace of Mr, Beecher, INDIANA, INDIANAPOLIS, June 12, 1675. The representative of the fieRaLD called upoa several of the luwyers 'n this city to-day to ob- tain their views as to the probable result of the trial of Mr. Beecler. A large number of ctergy- men were also vistted. The result of the tour was as follows :— THR CLPRGY. Rey. E. A. Braaley, rector of Christ church, sala he had no doubt of Beecher’s innocence. He con= sidered his explanation of his Jetiera satisfactory. He would not, however, Itke to be in his shoes, because of the suspicion that would ever atvach to his name, The Rev. G. W. F. Bircn, pastor of the Third Presbyterian church, said that Beecher had mixed in bad company, and was culpable for that. As far as his @xamtuation had gone he had not found enough to satisfy him that Beecher was guilty of the crime imputed to him. The pastor of Plymouty Congregational chureh, the Rev. 0.8. Dean, thought that Beecher had been guiity of indiscretions and had done some very foolish tuings, out bis opinion had been from the first, aud had not been changed by the evi- dence, that his Brooklyn brother was not guilty of crimtual intimacy with Mrs, Tilton, The Rev. Henry Day, pastor of tae First Baptias church, said he had a very decided opinion in re- gard to the case, but as ne lived in a community whore Mr. Beecher formerly preached, and where he had many old friends, he did pot think ts would be wise to give it. He thought the ju? would dis- agree, with a preponderance im Mr, Geecker’s favor in the ratio of eight to four, The Rev. Dr. J. H, Bayliss, of Trinity Methodlas Episcopal cuurch, said he would not wish to be quoted, At the outset he had been interviewea, aud then suid that it was bad for Beecher, bus that both sides should beheard. Where there was such a great outbarst there must be some guilt, but he was not prepaced to suy just What the de- gree of gulit was, THE LAWYERS. General Thomes M, Browne is well known throughout the State for bis legal abiltty and is also prominentin politics, having run agains® Hevdricks (or Governor in the last race. Generat Browne said that canvassed by legal rules there Was nol much doubt of Beecher’s guilt, He had no doubt what the verdict of aNew York or Brook- lyn jury would be in such @ case sitting in the shadow of Plymouth church, with the outside in- fluence that would ve brought to bear. Hon, 8. EK. Perkins, formerly a judge of the Sa- preme Court of this State, and who now occopies @ seat on the bench of the Superior Court of this county, said that had the suit been between ordt- Dary persons Tilton would recover. As tt was, Beecher’s great reputation and Tilton’s tose cha- racter would lieip the former out. Hon, J, EB. McDonald, United States Senator from this State, holds a eorresponaingly exalted position tn the le sal profession, Senator McDonald sata that be considered the written evidence was Proof of tne existehee of a guilty love between Beecher and Mrs, Tilton, He thougnt there was no proof ol an overt criminal act, as no witness nad sven the accused in flagranie delictu, Mr. W. P. Fishback possesses an enviable reputation a3 a lawyer, apd was at one time editor of the late St, Louis Democrat. He said that the kame amount of criminatng! evidence that there was against Beecher would convicts man of ordinary standing in our Criminal Gourt, and the people would only langh if the same ex- planation was offered that Beecher had made, Hoa. A. G. Porter, a distinguisned member of the Bar, and an ex-member of Congress, coin- cided with the views of his partner, Mr. Fish- back, im regard to the criminativeness of the eviden Beecher’s explanation of his letters was a bar to his beitef in his ianocence. Mr. H. W. Harrington, an able lawyer, said he had looked upon Beecher as guilty ever since tne publication ef the correspondence betweea him and the other parties connected with the suit. They attempted to puta Latin ambiguity upom the letters, but that was “(oo Luin,” to use a com- mou phrase, for belief, GEORGIA. ATLANTA, June 23, 1875, In answer to @ request made by your corre- spondeut ior their opinions concerning the Beecher case, the foliowing lawyers complie: Mr. 0. A. Lochrane, one of the most successfut Jawyers in the State, ana once a judge of the Su- preme Court of the State, said that if he was one of the jury he would acquit Beecher “on tae. ground of doubt,” and that his private opinion Was that the defendant was not guilty at all. Colonel Thomas Glenn, Solicitor Genera: of the Fulton Circuit, said that from the evidence he aia not believe Beecher guilty of adultery, but me thought he was gatlty of indiscretion. ‘The clergymen visited by your correspondent were unwilling to speak about the case, SOUTH CAROLINA, OMARLESTON, June 10, 1875, Now that the evidence in the Beecher case been closed tne H&RALD reporter has made an effort to get at the state of public sentiment in re- gard to this much vexed and elaburateiy discussed question, To do this ts a much more dificult task than one would suppose, Among the laymen thera ig no trouble; but the clergy are reserved and silent upon the sudject, and the moment you sap sheils like 80 many Fulton oysters, Of the fifty or sixty clergymen in this city I bave found but twa who would express an opinion upoa the subject, and these gentlemen only consent:d to do so with the Understanding that thelr names should not be made public. Ove of them is the pastor of the French Huguenot church in this city, a gentleman of erudition and aman of pure and unblemished character, Io the interview witn him the reticence of the clergy was freely discussed, Sald he:—“I think that the winds of the clergymen of Charleston aro anout equally balanced upon this unioriunate affair, They are disposed and wish—heartily wish —te beileve in Mr. Beecher’s innocence, but are at @ Joss to find a pretext for aoing so, and are equally at a loss to fad a@ justification for condemning din, ‘They cannot make up their minds to belt bum guilty, Itis@ hard thing todo at best. For my- self, [have read every ine of the testimony and every word of tne argumeat of counsel, and, althongn I have never ventured to express an opinion as yet, f have @ very decided opinion upon the subject. 1 think thas Mr. Beecher ts a fool, but I do not beileve nim to be @crimmmal, and f think the jury will oring tn a verdict of acquittal.” I think tue opinions of thie | geatiemon may safely be taken asa reflex of the le says:—“I believe | sentiment of @ majority ef the Protestant clergy men of ua State, He is an extremely popular man, not only with ais own congregation. Mr, George W. Williams ts the weaitiiest man in Charleston, and is probably one of the most cosmopolitan thinkers in the South, He is a mom- ber of the Methodist Charch, Me said Beecher has oeen made 4 (oo! of by the women; du! IL don't think that pe did anything crimimatly wrong, | suppose the Jury Will fatl to agree upon a verdio™. I don’t see now they can do anything else.” Mr, James 8B. Campo one Of the leading members of the Bar, satd:— L's a very pecaitar . case, and to tell you Iraukly J delleve Chat ail tae parties to ine case are innocent.” Mr. A, 4. Brown, the ieading Admiralty lawyer of the South Carolina Bir, tlynks that ‘ve wae onthe jury be would bring in‘a verdict of ony cent damages for tne piaintit—a verdict whites would Gx Heecher’s gait wilaout tadorsiae ‘Tuton, Hon, George J, Cunuingharm, Mayor cf the clte