The Wilmingtonian, and Delaware advertiser., 1827-03-01
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In The "Wimingtcnian' OF the iotn INST,
very scurrilous publication appeared W.
the signatures OF Peter Pierce, Bernard M
f;u;gsn. bernard M.Cann and John Durnin,
self.stvlcd Trustees of the Catholic Church,
| in Wilmington, in which my character mas
] heen uniustly assaled, and most wantonly
slandered. I feel it duty owe TO myself
and my friends, to rcpel the unauthorized
base and unfounded charges made ny those
calumniators, and expose them to that con-
tempt they merit by exhibiting to the pup
lie statement of the facts connected with
the Lottery case alluded to- as briefly as prac-
| ticable, with comment, from which they
NAV be enabled to form their Judgments.
Itmay be vecollected, that on application
of the Trustees of St. Peters Church, at
Wilmington, the Legislature OF Delaware
in 1922, authorized the raising by Lottery,
forthe use of the Church, and payment OF
debts, the sum of three thousand dollars, lo-
yer and beyond all expenses); anc III ina.
law named certain Managers to superihtehd
the Lottery; some in Wilmington ana some
in Phil .delphia. In conformity with the
provisions of the law, the Managers pro
ceeded TO discharge the trust conhdeo 20
them. After riis period the Managers u.
niteG, in opinlor, that one OF rhem should
sign the Tickets, and receive and make pay
ment of prizes Unfortunately for me, or,
as the self-created Trustees would have It,
for the Church, was selected tor that pur-
pose, the residue OF the Managers giving me
their bond OF indemnity against any loss IN
the performance of that duty
The scheme of this Lottery was sold to
Thomas Hope, Broker. by and with the
consent Of the Ma1tgers, for the sum of
three thousand dollars-to be drawn in Six
classes, ayable $500 at the drawing of each
class. Cuder that ARRANGEMENT Mr.. Hope
went on, and drew two classes, For those
two classes paid the Church in cash and
Note, and payment Of her debts the tull a
mount aud upwards, say sixteen hundred
and FIVE dollars aud fourteen cents. The
! Third class Of this Lottery, was subsequent
" under the direction of Patrick Higgins,
and conducted by him, and many of the TICK
cts in that class remained unsold. The pri-
zcs in that class was called on for, and OBJ
liged to pay; by my SIGNING, ] was pledged
TO redeem them, On Hope failing in his en-
ragemcnts the Fourth class was sold to
Nrssrs Yates and M.lntyre. The money
received for thr clas, drawn BY them, ace
cording to contract, was applied (and paid
to the deficiency Of the Sd class, conducted
j BY Patrick Higgins. All of these facts,
remain ready ard willing to make appear IN
defence of the suit t2O e.rnhmgty &hoken Of,
but 7thieh has never been commenced, altho
SO boldly asserted.
AS 10 the dcnunci4ton of my services, by
those "Tiustees". il is truly ridiculous.
know o. ne powers they possess to grant te
me- Nh a270trS Arc from higher and
, more resrsctsplr source. Those men need
erplovnieut themselves, and they will pro-
baiiv receive it, 81 that Kind in legal way
not comfortable othem. A part OF the tlnds
Of the Church would, 10 doubt, be very con
vcateu "a 0pr 'e,cntlemen Trustees" but
which . i hnpel the good sense of the coli-
gregaton will prevent them from banding
afd Very nn1artunate indeed would 1t be tol
the Church, to confide bcr concerns in such
hands, 79ho Lave not sufficient discretion Il
conduct their own affairs. ] would observe
that no dissatisfaction would have arose, bu
tor two disorganlzing members, one ot whom
J. undertook TO perform part III the Lottery
d which his incapacity unhtted him tor, where
; by he was abandoned; and he did not real
60 rich harvest as his fancy led him to cx
pect.
would further remark, that the second
IS a certain nondescript. pcttitogglng Doc
tor, who is every thing by turns and nothing
- long affecting to be Catholic, and who
~ has seen sowing Giscord aud dissention a
,e mong the members since he came tn WI
+ mington. From whence he came, or who h
= is, God only knows. 1t has been said h
Is formerly resided in Lancaster, but for wha
le he left Lancaster, whether by d0y or nigh
4, for the safety Of his carcdSc, or by the advic
he of tseeipe hoHrSt ycomen, know not.
r. am attached TO the Catholic church
which affords me satistacton; and feel
pride in promoting the interests OF tn
Church; and do hope the congregation wi
= lie on their guard against the tricks attempt
st. I'd to be practsed on them by such an un
g 2rincipied renegade.
X feel consciousness Of the correctnes
nd Of the course pursued BY NE in regard to tn
20 Church, aud that it has not only been jus
IA and horourabe, but that instead of a gai'
MS have sustained a ieSs, by my attention I
y her concerns, which can make appear 81
y, tistactorly TO any unprejudlced mind.
:" VIM. LARKIN.
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