The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1844-05-24
BISHOP HUGHES FAMOUS PASTORAL LETTER
ON THE
Philadelphia Riots and their Causes.
Addressed to the Honorable James Harper,
Mayor Of Ncvv-Y0rk.
CONC LUDEDl
CHATTER XVIII.

CONCLUDED
CHATTER XVIII
The Bishop puts the eores and enters the ring
What the motive, then OF his hostility towards mo is
am o. course sun al loss 10 o" IN trm
that he has been brbed to abuse me- presume that a
counterbribs would at once double his prots-diminish
his laborand his silence but cannot afford it,
and even if could, it;should not be given Now how
ever, going to meet Mr. James Gordon Bennett not
in abuse but my accuser and with Mr.. Bennett my
first accuser associate Col VIM l.. stone as my second
Let these BY name represent the whole Glass OF Editors
| amsprepared to meet them ALL
CHATTER XIX.
| r. The Bishops Logic-Clear az Mud
Either Bishop Hughes has entered into collsion as
politician, with political agents-or he has not.
Either he has driven attempted to drive the Bible
from the common schools OF New York he has not
| or he has not.
Either he has blackened or required to be blackened
the public school books of New York, he has not
Finally either he has done actions and expressed sen
ments, unworthy Of christian Bishop, and an American
| citizen or he has not
These propositions which the planest capacity is
competent to understand
CHArrERXX.
The Bishop empanns curious Jury, almost diversified
ashe contents big which the Apostle Peter
lot doWn from heape-hs Bishop only wans justice and
justice wants him.
character about to constitute the American peo
pie, Wings Democrats Catholics Professionals Jews Cen
between James Gordon Bennett, and Col VIM. stone,
on the one side and Bishop Hughes on the other shall
ns n ali
require Happily the dispute one, in which soph:try
and misrepresentation cannot find place It Is question
OF facts and against facts, reasoning Is useless Every
be susceptible OF proof requires witnesses who
bear testimony to its truth Wherever there are wit
the thing testified to- be established
as having occurred at given time and place In q
court Of justice man swore that he witnessed the &C.
currence OF fact and yet could not tell either the time
the place of the occurrence he would be set aside
| either as perjurng himself, being derangsd Let
my case then be judged by these established rules OF
duct far has any bearing the case in series
| Of propositions and in the form OF FACTS.
CHAPTER XII
More Of the Bishops Logic-C Clearer than ererIhe Bishop
P'ays great deal and fears that Bennett and Stone
little better than Heafhens.
LIST Proposton- have never in my life, done action,
uttered sentiment tending to abfdse any human be.
ing of all any of the rights of conscience. which
claim 70 enjoy myself under the american
ton should be deprived Of the Bible such version Of
the Bible that denomination conscienously approved
| in our Common Public Schools
Sd, have entered into intrigue collusion with
any political party, ndivdualand political party
or individual ever approached me with 80 insulting pro-
4h. have never requested authorized the blacken
Ing of the public school books" in the city Of New York
9th, In all my public life in New York, have done no
action-uttered no sentiment unworthy Of Christian
| Bishop and an American citizen.
to prove negative but assert these propositions,
octs and if they not true, James Gordon Bennett,
| l..
must be possession Of the positive facts which
them false Let them state the me and place, where the
facts which prove them false occurred and the witnesses
OF those facts-and them join ISSUE and pledge myself
to refue their witnesses. shall now continue my propo
stons not in the negatre, but in the aGrmatire form
Of conse;a~ca fsr oil % M ;erseiiv as thew ar. re
cognised in the American Constitution.
7th have always preached that every denomination
Jews Christians Catholics Professionals every sect and
shade all entitled to the entire enjoyment of the free
dom of conscience without let hindrance, rem any
other denomination set of denomnatons,no matter
how small their number or how unpopular the doctrines
sh have always preached both publicly and private
the christian obligation of peace and good will focards
| all men, when they hate and prosecute us
churches for the consatsd autSots. Of the States
for the welfare of my fellow citizens Of all denomira
and VIM L. Stone were, from day to day. exciting the
hatred Of my fellow citizens against me, and so far at
tempting to deprive me of the protection Of my country
CHAPTER XXI.
The Bishop comes 10 the scratch and takes his altitude
| Lay on, Macduf;
And damned be him that first cries, Hold, enough!
These affirmative propositions am bound and prepar
ed to prove if Mr. Bennett and Col Stone deny them. All
the propositions and are to be Overthrown,
assaed all not by soPhisry argument but by Other
| facts with Witnesses which will prove them untrue
Now, therefore, James Gordon Bennett VIM; L. stone
Bishop Hughes But then, come forth in no quibbling
capacity forth honest men, true American
citizens with truth in your hearts and candor on your
| lips. | know you write well-and multiply
words and misrepresent truth this the thing that
will serve you now. Come forth with your Bi
shop Hughes places himself in the simple panopy of
honest man, before the American people He asks no IA
vorbut he simply asks, whether the opinion OF Bishop
White il true that with the American people
be put down by caumny Bring therefore, your facts
disprove the foregoing nesaiir propositions BshcI
Hughes pledges himself prove those that affirmative
if YOU any decent man. with his signature will deny
them.
| CHAPTER XIII.
The Bshop he politician and has beer
ont-not hshe gires spice Of his hair-sphtng qua
| iu.
You may, indeed say that what Bishop Hughes fount
his duty do produced at the time disturbance amonf
politicians. You may pretend that therefore, Bishop
that you are bad ogicans As we'll might you say tina
the who has purse ia morally guilty Of the Grim
Of robbery which deprves him Of it, on the plea that if
he'd either stad ct home gone out with empty pockets
the robbery would not have taken place. never was,
never will be- politician. am the pastor of christian
s that has made the civil and religious rights of all il
citizens equal As pastor, was bound to see that tn
from them under pretext Of education and against tn
Constitution and laws of my country attended the meet
ings in reference to that subject not as politician but
exclude Of that class from turning simple question
into base object When In the prosecution OF that pur
pose alternative left to the people long deprived
the rights Of education but 10 vote for candidates, boun
by pledges to deny them justice and even refuse them
hearing and this the very eve OF the election urge
with all the o. my mind snd hest 70
cut their way through this circle Of fire, with which TIL
opponents OF the rights Of education narrewmindedy
and ungenerously, surrounded them told them tina
they would be signing and sealing their own degradation
fthey voted for men, pledged to refuse them thu
chance of Justice But then, party-ne individual
any party had any thing do with the prompting Of thi
advice but myself II sprang from my own innate sens
of duty my conception of the rights Of constituency
| in free government.
i CRATER XIV.
The Bishop has a slap at the clergy agdin-ond speaks
| good deal Of truth.
Even ir II had been political should have done nothing
more than 10 done by cergymen of other denominations
without exciting the least censure or surprise Let
stranger drop in accidentally to OF our religious
conventions composed almost entirely Of cergymen AM
listening for an hour the debateshe will be temptet
to imagine them committee Of Congress deliberant
upon the deepest and most perpexng topics OF political
character involving the integrity OF the country
Let him sit beneath pulpits and with the omission
few party Names he will suppose himself listening t.
some political leader whose solicude for the welfare
the country great that the virtues Of the Christian
Religion and mans relations towards God and eternity
are forgotten in the higher importance Of promoting thu
,....o.t, of Tho NATHAN hetu his stems nnOhe