A New Letter From Thos. K. Beecher

Mr. T. K. Beecher, in a letter to the Elmira (N. Y.) üazette, says in substance that his letter to his sister, Mrs. Hooker, was aiined sitnply to caution and dissuade her from a oostly act of fanaticisni. It was written without other knowledge of the facts than such as she stated, and snch as were sinoerely believed by her. To avoid controversy the truth of her allegatíons was assumed. Since 1854 he has not had two hours' conversation with his honored brother, Henry Ward, and he cannot recall at any time ever having had a discussion with him on the subject of free love, marriage, divorce, the relation of the sexes, or témale suffrage. He disolaims, therefore, being a competent witness as to his brother's views on sueh subjects. The divergences of views between himself and brother, he thinks, are to his brother's credit and his own discredit, his brother being a believer in the nobility oí' human nature and himself believing human nature bad ; his brother making haste to go with every popular movement as with a tide obeying a divine guidance ; he thinking the same a device of the adversary and cautioning all against it. Of Henry Ward Beecher's personal truth, honor and piety he never had tor a moment a doubt that was based upon any trustworthy information, and he giatefully puts on record the statement that he knows of notliing whatever, past or present, that hinder him froin giving to his brother the most implicit, contented and loving credence, and he coneludes with saying that any use of his letter to his sister to his disadvantage is a renewal of the indiscreet, if not dishonorable acts bv which alone it became public property t the first.