New-York daily tribune., 1844-06-01
THE TRIBU NE.
Bishop Hughes's Second Letter.
from TIE Courier &. Enqpirtr.I J

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aoa. al CAROL HGl2. Oct y. ISL
TO Col. WIN. L. SToSE, Editor Of the Ner- f0'.
Commercial Adrertiscr:
SIR:-It may appear singular that snonio Sc
lect a quotation from one oil my own speeches ~
sn Introduction 10 the letter winch atn aoou' /"
address YOU. But | pray you not to be aiarincG'
n NAV be egotistica but you viii be pleased TO re-
collect that the newspapers have been nj me long
,me-that write necessarily about my cell so o.
course cannot lose 81. hi OF the subject. pr Da''.
Hale IA the only answer 10 nv letter ihte'v hu'
dressed 10 May or Harper has discovered that rave
made reference to myself" three hundred and s'xt'
one times :" This same gentlrman published, no"
nearly two years ago that q IN one oi the C.t"oii
churches oil this city, Catholic priest Al cohessi'
condemned young woman inr having attend
family worship with family whom she served, 10
walk upon her knees around The chafch, UNTIL Ii.}
BLOOD ISSUED FREELY FROM HER WOUNDS. y
course in order 10 hold such bad priest eccountt-
ole enoured for his naIur-the nirne Of the church
10 which he belpnged-the pame oil the young
women-ihe time and place OF the occurrence
I, all which enquiries, Air. David Hale had IL hc
MUM, Sill ne was sure il must have been so,
fbere could be no mi take about it.--aud he hus
never had the conscience 20 make either an sc-
Ino.ledgement or apology for tni' atfoclous ca
lunny TO the present da,. have therefore 81 hn
down, | expressed IN my IaSl tcitf, us dm',t
with n weakne-s dupiIc,y o' moral vi-ion %;
the effects or deiects OF which, he Is pcibapS scarce
ly account.be.' Bat have never heard his sas l.
city called in question wheIe the matter was ono oi
pure seaJcvI1ti0n; :; and # he saws that have r.
ferr,d 10 mvs-li Sol IN my last letter, IL h';t
be looked u,,on as correct | spal do probably as
much ~ this communic ntion-but the reason -,
thar ofess 10 write about m,Reli in r'peng i:ii
sao6ers o, others, which would be impossible /:
could los. sight o. my SUBJECT.
take the liberty o. add e@sing thl- letter 10 v",'
sir, az taking the first place ater Mr.. Brnne't u!
misleading the pubic by circulating the s!anhc!s
lust aluded TO. am not surprised that AT toH'
age and with your character aud respec'ao'iv, Va"
should shrink IRON a rtnrrsnip 0! ,e@Po'- oi'Hl
with such man Mr. Bennett. But, sir, -"
should have lhough' o llis s"oi.er aud not lisv'
oIned with man like lIn IN II par ne snip "i mora
guilt slr. Hale is the only man prelendtns u
Tespectebi!ity who has had The courage 10 lake s!fs
with him; and The altance, strange 10 o'hef hiinis
as il ma, appear is quit Natural 10 uiine
But before proceed, must beg leave TO exprcs>
nv disagree .enl with tue opinion OF many resiec'-
BILE p-rsuus, boh Catholic and fro'est"nt 10 Tn
effect tia: Bennett TOO low and too scurnious 20
deserve the notice with which, they are p'eaeta IT,
say honor him. a Philad lphia prpef say mai
have raised hm to equality with myself } hs
would be Indeed delightful il II were not hope'
less atlemat. On lie other hund, l trust there Is
not ;he least dtrger of sinking To his degfaG2a
level As citizen of The U:icd States, q hf "t
one claim no superiority over ar. Ben1e't. As ="
his moral position | have but 10 repeat the opin"'
which have already e1pre essed ibat-"ii he sc"
more depraved or less de-pised nc would not be so
dangerous; but, beng without any hHcd Pfinci"
Of good, he occupies tIat anibs uous posi'nn wi'i
re0ders him, ns rncn say, too ccntenptioe i~r h'-
tice, aud Vet not sufficiently 70 10 lie below 'he
power Of mischief notice hlin, therefore, not us
being capable of good, but a. being capable and c
posed 10 evil. That he should have power TO do
even mischief is perhaps The rcEr0dch Ut the com
nd 4 ,ruIJ uDnpal a community l.,
Join me in compelling him to rise 10 an eliort i"f
good against The adverse instincts OF ls nature, or
else ii this should be impossible, to sink him beo"
the capacity Of accomplishing "ckedness
This, sir, may seem to be harsh language, bu, J
throw myself on the indulgence OF the reader with
the simple request that he will not pronounce II ui
merited until ne shall have closed the pcrusal 81
this letter. have introduced these remarks herc,
SIMPLY TO exhibit The reasons IN general why eau
not agree in opinion with many excellent riend-,
\ who saw that MIR. Bennstt is bcneath my notice IL
will appear in the sequel, that he hns continued 10
assall me- with an industry and ria'iSnitS ",iic
considering the man, can be accounted Tor only OIL
tho supposon that il was prompted by either #
his predominant passiouS--drarice or rerehSe.-
II indeed there have heen found persons ueak or
clicked enough 20 gratiiy the former by bbinS hnl
10 abuse me, only proves that Mey, al iehSt nav
not considered him beneath notice. With regard t.
;he latter, the only pretext that have ever hca"i
alleged for it, would be the treatment which he
ceived from Mr. O'Connell, which L been told H.
ascribed TO my procurement. In his pretended II
ply TO my letter he characterlzes that treatment 5
brutal" | agree with him in this application ei
language, but The brutality must be found IL iie
object not the subject OF that treatment. When u
man trampes on the decencv OF humanity, not To
say Christian courtesy, he il netaphorically descri
bed as as BRUTE" Bennett so tramped on tn
decences OF humanity, when he wrote the attack on
Mrs. OConnell-Sh5n he represented an anliail"
accomplished and aged Christian lady
sttuting the domestic head aud centre for SIN
Of her husbands concubincs! When the attrcN
reached that husband while he stood over the ne"
made grave OF that vile bede"lng with ss tectS,
and wnen afterwards this "brute had the assur-
ance 10 obtrude himself on the notice oi that hus-
band, in public m-etng, what other treatment ex-
oept brutal" could he expect or deserve ir,s', ,
now that the intamy OF ms conduct recoi's upon
him, he attempts 10 throw the blame on others -
This suhterugc, even were II Irue, does not cXon'
rate hun; foe il would have been made lmmedlacll
affer he discovered the assault he we're not 'R
g|sy what OConn-ll rightly took him 10 BE-. But
this shall be treated II in lis proper place.
In the meanlne laid down in my letter TO May
or Harper, Line propositions, III direct opposition 10
the sianiers circulated IN tie Herald, tne Comlne'-
cial Advertiser, aud other papers, on my own CON
duct and character. Read them over, pray yea,
and answer whetherthe man OF whom those pro-
positions true, Is not III position 10 hnri dis
ni6ed and proud defiance Ut ALL assaa'its oil MS
rpDutatlon Bennett has read tlleIl, ana he has GJI
dared 10 deny The trAiii OF one al them. Wish you
to read ,hem sir,-but perceive bv the Conmer-
cial Advertiser just handed me OF this date 9Th o.
May, that you lndispo>ed regret th!s s--ior
bay- no feelings the -uhl.ct but those oi KIND
ness. Neither shall press those points in which
have special right TO complain ot y0urseE until the
period, winch trust is not Tar distant, when You viii
be able 10 resume your editorial duties, ana when /
shall be prepu.d 10 hold YOU accountable Tor Ire
public ami injurious use which You have made al
nv name. But, whist | shall touch lightly upon
subjocts in which you involved, IN rrierercs h.
nv character and conduct, | do not deem i, ueces
sary 10 alter II syllable Of what have written
to change the TORN OF my letter b. omitung Houi
nalne-when Consider the INSCRIPTIONS atd
abuse of mine WIN, Is 10 lie found Your columns.
hold that my name ls as sacfed d a. yours: hU, be
yond tnis, saall reserve the principal pottIcn al
what huve 10 say, untl-Nhich | hope may Re
soon-yoa will be in a position 10 answer i'i
Hourself