The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1844-06-01
THE Sc c OND EPISTLE
BISHOP HUGHES:
AGAINST
JAMES GORDON BENNETT
ADDRESSED TO
OLD MRS. STONE.

The Bishop gels his legs and peo sslo on Penny
Whistle.
81 am Sir Oracle and when speak let no dog barkn
New YORK, Monday, the 9th May, 1874
Gin his country all things affected or decided by
public opinion and public opinion itself is sustained by
nothing powerful than FALsEHoop, except Truth
alone. The enemies OF claim not ignorant Of
opnon With IN
[Extract from Bishop Hughes Speech the School
) Question, at Carroll Hall, Oct. 30, lsil
CHAPTER II.
The Bishop s,ocs rey gallant, pross great regard fer
old Mrs Stones merres he M,oc; a brick bat al Darie
Haie-ond is determined not 10 lose sight IF himself.
TO Col. WM. L. STONE, EDITOR or THE CONNER
| clAL ADVERTISER.
| SIR-lt may appear singular that should select
quotation from one of my own speeches, as an in
PRODUCTION to the letter which am about to adj
dress you. But pray you not to be alarmed. 1t
may be egotistlcal, but you will be pleased to re-
collect that the newspapers have been at me long
tlme-that write necessarily about myself, OF
course cannot lose sight of the subject. Mr.. Da
vd Hale, as the only answer to my lette- lately
addressed to Mayor Harper, has discovered that
have made reference TO myself "three hundred
and sixty one times ~ This same gentleman pub
llshed, nearly two years ago, that SIN one OF
the Catholic churches Of this city, a Catholic priest
at confession, condemned Young woman, for
having attended family worship with a family
whom she served, to walk upon her knees around
the church, until the blood issued freely from her
wounds" OF course, in order to hold such bad
Il
name Of the church to which he belonged-the name
ofthe young woman-the time and place of the &C.
4 currence-to all which enquiries, Mr.. David Hale
had to be MUM Stl he was sure II must have been
so, there could be no mistake about It,
i and he has never had the conscience to make ell
Their an Acknowledgement or an apology for this
aroclous calumny to the present day. Ihave there
fore set him down, as expressed in my last letter
as " affected with weakness or duplicty of mo-
raj vision, for the effects defects of which, he is
perhaps' scarcely. accountable.'' But | have never
heard his sagacity called in question where the
matter one of pure " calculation !" and if he
says that have referred to myself 36l times in my
last letter, it may be looked upon as correct.
shall do probably much in this communica tion I;
self in repelling the ISLANDERS of others, which
would be impossible If | could lose sight Of my
subject.
/ CHATTER III.
The Bishop syy sinuates that old Mrs Hale is no
and thinks that Hale and Bennett make fine Joint stock
| company
l take the liberty of addressing this letter to you
sir, as taking the first place after Mr. Bennett, in
misleading the public by circulating the SANDERS
just alluded to. | am not surprised that at your
age, and with your character and responsibility,
you should shrink from partnership OF responsible
lily wlth'such man as Mr.: Bennett. But, sir,
you should have thought of this sooner; and not
have joined with man like him in a partne rshlp
of moral guilt. Mr.. Hale is the only man "pre-
tending" to responsibility who has had the cour-
age to take sides with him. and the alliance strange
mine.
CRATER w.
The Bishop understands hydraulics and is quit, adept in
Il the ''art Of sinking"
But before proceed, must beg leave to express
my disagreement with the opinion OF many respect
able persons, both Catholic and Protestant, to the
effect that Bennett is too low and too scurrous to
deserve the notice with which, they are pleased TO
say, honor him. A Philadelphia paper says that
have raised him TO equality with myself.
This would be indeed a delightful, if il were not a
hopeless attempt On the other hand, trust there is
not the least danger OF my sinking to his degraded
level. As citizen Of the United States, II he be
one, claim no superiority over Mr.. Bennett. As
TO his moral position, have but to repeat the opn
were more depraved, or less despised, he would
not be so dangerous; but, being without any fixed
principle of good, he occupies that ambiguous po.
siOn which renders HIM, as men say, too con-
temptible for notice, and yet not sufficiently to
be below the power of mischief" | notice him.
therefore, not as being capable of good but as be-
ing capable and disposed to evil That he should
have power to do even mischief, Is perhaps the re-
proach of the community and would appeal TO
that community to join me IN compelling him to
rise to effort for good, against the adverse in
stlncts of his nature, else 1t this should be I'M
possible, to sink him below the capacity of ac
complishing wckedness.
| CmAPrERV.
| an arguing too, the Bishop has great skin,
For tho uanqushed he can argue still !"
This, sir, may seem to be harsh language, but /
throw myself on the indulgence of the reader
with the simple request that he will not pronounce
it unmerited until he shall have closed the perusa
of this letter. / have introduced these remarks
here, simply to exhibit the reasons in general why
cannot agree in opinion with many excellent
friends, who say that Mr.. Bennett is beneath my
notice. 1t will appear in the sequel, that he has
continued to assail me, with industry and a
maignity, which, considering the man, can be ac-
prompted by either of his predominant passions
avarce or revenge. If indeed there have been
found persons weak or wicked enough to crafty
the former, by briblng him TO abuse me, IT only
proves that they at least have not considered him
beneath notice With regard to the latter, the only
pretext that have ever heard alleged for it, would
be the treatment which he received from
Mr.. O'Connell, which have been told he
tended reply to my letter he characterzes
that treatment as "brutal" / agree with him
in this application of language, but the brutality
must be found in the object, not the subject OF
that treatment When a man tramples on the de-
cency of humanity, not TO say christian courtesy,
he is metaphorlcaly described as ga brute Ben
nett so tramped on the decences OF OF humanity,
when he wrote the attack on Mrs. O'Connell-
when he represented an amiable, accomplished and
aged christian lady, constituting the domestic
head and centre for SIX of her husbands concu-
bines When the attack reached that husband,
whilst he stood over the new made grave OF that
wife, believing it with his tears, and when after
wards this ''brute' had the assurance TO obtrude
himself on the notice of that husband, in public
meeting, what Otner treatment except 'Drntdl
could he expect or deserved True, now that the
lnfamy of his conduct recols upon him, he at
tempts to throw the blame on others. This subter-
fuge, even were 1t true, does not exonerate him;
for it would have been made Immediately after he
discovered the assault, if he were not in reality
what O'Conne rightly took him TO be. But this
shall be treated of in its proper place.
| CHATTER W.
The Bishop gets raty again. and says he has rod pick,
| for poor old Mrs Stone.
In the meantime | laid down in my letter TO
Mayor Harper, nine propositions in direct opposi-
ton to the SANDERS circulated IN the Herald, the
| Commercial Advertiser, and other papers, on my
own conduct and character. Read them over,
pray you, and answer me whether the man of whom
those propositions true, is not in position to
hur dignliied and proud defiance at ALL assail.
| ants of his reputation Bennett has read then and
he has not dared to deny the truth of OF them.
| wish you to read them, sir,-but perceive by the