The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1844-05-24


reached.
The Bishop talks good about rebads but evidently
,oants litue light himsey-He gets in another column
There is one other matter, however, which cannot
pass in silence and il that during the political ex
ctement carried to high and dangerous pitch, among
those who have made you, sir Mayor Of New York, no
man active in tanning the embers OF social and
civil dscord into conAagraton of fury, Mr. Benuett
am not politician, but profess to know something OF
the laws we'll the weakness and aepravy OF human
nature and OF its moral laws is that whenever there
combination for the purpose Of denouncing any par
tcular class of men, the effect will be to assail
ed into combination also. This was the effect which
er Of native or foreign origin. And whilst was labor
ing have already described to defeat this result MI
Bennett was fmging among them as freprand, the Ge
nunciaons that uttered in the meetings OF the Ma
tive Americans. Not only were these denunciatons
against myself but against the Catholic churches OF the
city remember the proceedings OF one meeting in par
,icuar reported In the Herald recollect distinctly
the speech of orator who with violent gestures pro-
claimed shat there were dungeons under ST. Patricks Ca
ihedra these could be INTENDED for other purpose
than The imprisonment and torture Of the Protestant ministers
Of the city uhtn The Catholics gained the ascendancy"
port Since your election, have been told that the
whole Of this meeting and this arocious language was
afebrcaon Of Benefits own. But how were the Cath'
olics of the city to know this
You sir, who must know something of human nature,
need not be informed that in all Of social outbreaks par
tcuary Of rotous character the moral incendiary first
fires the passions and then the victims Of those pamed
passions prepared to apply the torch WELD the
derous the objects Of their fury Read
again il you please passage above quoted proceeding
from meeting Of Native Americans, published in 20
copies Of the Herald and cast forth on the poPua
ton of the city, at time of extraordinary excitement
and deporabe bitterness of feeling be pleased TO read
again. say, and weighing these circumstances make up
YOUR mind a. to effects which 1t calculated If not
intended to produce II calculated to destroy social
feelings Of rage side and Of
revenge on the other and among hs least enlightened
swelling UP of bad passions which additional drop
might have caused to overflow breaking down every
barrier and leaving fair city of desolaon
such az perhaps world has before II the
American Republicans held this language are they
n and IL il was a fabrication of Benefits in
their name, them sir, have not said well, that he
is the most dangerous man to the peace Oh he com
during the crisis through which we have passed, one
spark had produced from the cmbes Of strife which
this man fsnung owing to the insults on one side
and instinct of mingled selEpreservaon and revenge
on the ohera collision had place. and all who had
rush to the support of their friends shudder at the
temptation Of what might have been tho consequences
CHATTER xxx.
The Bishop becomes pathetic and eires short Sermon
himself, shoiong hoc he ann nofhns out a. man 81
peace, and nerer harmed nobody.
Aims alas sir that cannot be content to worship
God according the dictates Of their conscience without
preventing their fellow mortsls from ENJOYING the same
the recognized legal rights OF conscience has been claimed
for the Catholic children. These rights the Catholics
even under intoerant governments never have
given up and never will relnquish They have been de-
prved Of them by ntolerant laws. II the American
peO
pains and penalties We interfere with other denomi-
nation of ctizenswc wish them ell to enjoy the same
privileges that we claim for ourselves Is not this the
principe of the American Government Is il not the
pride and the boast and the glory Of the American
people And IL 1t be oil this why Is il that Americans
are opposed to ~
sition Is trust both pacific and benevolent As proof
of this may mention that have had personal
alteration with human being in my life-that have
never had occasion call otheror be called myself
before any civil tribunal of the earth is true that pub
lie DUTY has not unfequeny forced upon the necessi-
which deemed injurious and unjust But then,
trust have made the distinction which Christian feeling
suppcsts the and the Of the advo
cate arrayed against And though have sometimes
perhaps been my opponents, trust that II pro-
ceeded not from any malice in the heartit came
rather as species Of intellectual Indignation at witness
ing bad logic employed to defend worse bgotry.
CHAPTER XXX
The Bishop concludes his long epistie 10 the Mayor
Grstano speaks an infinite deal Of nothing, than
anv man in all Venice his two grains of
wheat hid in two bushels Of cha you shall seek all day
ere YOU find them and when you have them, they are
| not worth the search"
Even In this communication, may have done some
Injustice 10 the persons whose have mentioned
have not had opportunity OF consulting single do
cument. What have said regarding myself rests upon
nv ow interior consciousness what have said in the
way OF opinion must Of rest upon the accuracy
| of nv Judgment and must parake OF its mperfectons
But have stated some things as facts merely the
strength of my memory and IL these should not be in
ality as have stated then do willingly retract them
for have disposition TO do injustice to any man. OF