Vermont telegraph. [volume] (Brandon [Vt.]) 1828-1843, 1836-10-19
THE TELEGRAPH.
WEDNESDAY. OCT. 10, 1885.

MARIA MoNK.-Wllllam l.. Stone, editor
Of the New York Commercial Advertiser
and Spectator, fills seven columns of his
papers, in fine type, with description of a
late visit to the Hotel Dieu Convent, de-
scribed by Maria Monk in her " Awful Dis
closures" and come to the following con-
clusion:
Thus ended this examination, in which
we were most actively engaged for about
three hours. The result is the most thor
ough conviction, that Maria Monk is an
arrant impostor-that she never was
nun, and was never within the walls of
the cloister of the Hotel Dieu-and con-
sequently, that her disclosures are wholly
and unequivocally, from beginning to end,
untrue-either the vagaries of distem-
pered brain, or a series of calumnics un-
equalled in the depravity of their inven-
ton, and unsurpassed in their enormity."
w. c. Brownlee, one of the editors OF
the Protestant indicator, has addressed
letter to the public, in reply, of which the
following is an extract:
I'VE deliberately say, that after examin-
ing Maria Monks case, at the first, for at
least six months, we could not help yield
ing our belief to the overwhelming evil
dence. We do honestly believe all Ma
ria Monks statements, and all of Scipio
de RiccIs disclosures and all the aw-
full disclosures made by our Protestant
forefathers, the Reformers, who broke up
these haunts of pollution and murder, in
the sixteenth century. Mr.. Stones expo
sition is an able and we'll written article.
1t is calculated for popular effect. But
we deiberatel y and calmly declare that it
has not IN one point, shaken our belief in
The Nuns disclosures. We were present
at Mr.. SIS interview with "the nuns -
And the result. ofthat we shall give in the
Vindicator. His whole department on
that occasion, and that of the nuns, has
confirmed our perfect belief, that the Col
onel is utterl y wrong. We publicly de-
clare our mistaken belief that Mr.. Stone
was completely imposed ON, by the Jesuit.
of Montreal and his guides, the nuns
They have played off a successful HOAX
upon him. 1t will be shown in the Vim
dicator in due time, that he saao bat small
portion of that immense building; THAI
he did not examine at all, that part Of Il
1ohich Maria Monk mainly describcs-
This will be done by an able hand
; We shall put the public in mind Of one
single chain of facts. The Hotel Dieu
Nunnery has one vast pile Of buildings ii
'front.' about 468 feet long; then there are
three wings running back, at least 1924
feet deep. Two Of these are three story
above ground; and including the cell:
and cellars, they are at least one story be
low ground. Now, the chambers, excep
the chapels, and few halls, are in the
nunnery, as in all other nunneries, very
small.
Now, then. only think how many
apartments there must be, in all those fou1
huge piles of building from their cells to
their garrets, throughout their FOUR sto,
ries What man in his sober senses, car
venture to say that he can visit and Full
LY EXPLORE all these in less than THREE
HOURS! 1t would take days and weeks
to explore the achoIe Yet Mr. Stone
gravely affects to tell the public, that he
did examine the whole of it IN abou
> THREE hours and not only so remem
Der that the Colonel was encountered b,
females with him. For, with all the at
tention which he behaved as a ga1an
: husband and gentleman, to pay 10 the Ia
= dies as he conducted them along, he at
fects to tell US that he examined the fou
: vast buildings of four stories in abou
= three hours! We repeat it,-Mr. Ston
has been completely imposed upon. Anc
, We do most deliberately pronounce il
= print what we said to the ColoneI's face
that his description of the Hotel Dieu
y Nunnery is a perfect HuMBUc! An
: ere long he and the public who choose +
see-will see it. We beg public alter
= ton to the expositions in the America
, Protestant indicator"
q 1t is mark Of candor in s}rownlee to civ
= Stone credit tor writing we'll and ably
2 However we'll and ably the article is WI
+ ten, it appeared to US, on reading it owe
i that about two-thirds Of his building is DO
tico, and that it does him no credit, eithe
: as Protestant or a Christian.
+ We give the above instead of another
e the series on one side of this sub lee
is commenced last week, as we feel in du,
l. bound, if we give one side to give the OIL
, er also, and we cannot give all that is sal
. on both sides. Our readers shall be a,
10 quainted with the general facts as they al
10 developed from time to time. Wheth,
lei Maria Monks book is true or false, Poper
'e isthe same; yet there ought to be no wron
y y stories told even about the kingdom Of s,
tan itself. If Maria Monk is an imposto
e lie. her be exposed. If William L. stou
Is is dupe or cats paw Of Jesuitism, let Z