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


those OF Irish BIRTH were ignorant and as consequence
of ignorance, dsorderly wished them to become edu,
Gated and consequence. orderly Was this wrong
Do you say they have right to be educatedl The laws
have honoably thought and more wisely too deci-
ded that they have right Do say that in being sd.
Gated they must give their religious csnvictonsi Inc
laws sanction no such dangerous principle.
CHATTER NV
The Bishop gipts aid Mrs Stone another sly slap James
Gordon Bennetts shoulder
few words in reference to those who have SO
long and unjusty assailed and shall have done
And first Of ALL can with truth that there IL not an
uniorgvng thought in my mind in reference to any OF
though the melancholy events which have occurred
awful responsibility rests upon those who have been
mercul but just Judgment OF the Creator. OF them all
not deemed it necessary to mention more than two
land towards these have not an unknd feeling But
myself and them right before the public These two are
as has been more than once stated James Gordon Ben
nett and William L. Stone. or Mr. Stone have little to
say is not for me tC enter into any analysis OF cha
racter well known his and SO generally respected
neither shall enquire into the motives which could
have prompted him through apparent zeal for his own
gion hostility to mine to put himself in the company
and in the position in which this letter exhibits him.
CHAPTER XVI.
The Bishop shops how james Gordon Bennett ne most
dangerous that has appeared in the Wor!d since
Epe ate the golden pippin
Of Mr. Bennett have far different opinion. Cons
dering his talents his want Of principle and the power
OF doing mischief which circumstances have placed with
his reach regard him decidedly the most dangerous
man to the peace and safety Of community that have
ever known, ever read Of This opinion is formed on
grounds altogether distinct from his peculiar enmy to-
wards myself But combining the proof OF my observation
tu what has occurred within my own knowledge and en-
perience have but to call the readers attention to few
acs When the public press had recovered little, from
the shock produced by his buresque report and malig
comment, the occurrence at Carroll Hall there
minds and just feelings This operated a rebuke, to
author Of the deception but he would not be foiled
He then represented that large portion Of the respecta-
BILE Catholics of New York, unanimous in their CEN
of my conduct. He fomented what was termed an
indignation meeting Of persons calling themselves Catho-
such-persons who affected to be first rate rshmeh and
almost furious Catholics twice year generally
week or ten days before an election in the hope OF
them from the necessity OF honest but honorable
industry. During the discussion OF the School qnes.
influence and Bennett judging correctly Of their dis
content thought to them for the purpose Of sowing
oed in this oo hut nothing daunie mex. discover
him in the sanctuary tsellke the serpent in Paradise
endeavorng to discord ameng my clergy and to Sc
duce two Of them, even by name into alienation from
their duty to God and towards their Bishop In this
e ioed and publicly rebuked from their own pens
modification like this may have engendered in the mind
Of such man as Mr. Bennett; but the pubic are wit
of the malgny with which he has not ceased to
pursue me up this hour. If he even more de-
PRAYED despsed, he would not be SO dangerous
but being without any fixed principle Of good, he occu
pies that ambiguous position which renders him too con-
temptble for notice. and yet not sufficiently to be be-
low the power OF mischief Ii you notice his ISLANDERS
and convict him Of Them people will say that you lose
your labor inasmuch "nobody believes what Bennett
says" you do not your enemies will take them up. az
undenabe in the newspapers-or as Colonel
Stone adroitly expressed it, taken from morning print
Such is portion Of experience Of the danger othe
community from the powers Of sowing discord and pro
ducing evil less than that of wnging the poisoned
arrow into the hearts Of families possessed by Mr. Ben
nett. How he has employed these powers others
who have had similar experience need not be told Yet
dangerous and degraded az he is shal! meet him ioI
once if he dares to give his in conradicng any
of the above proposton which have laid down as SC
many facts And he do not dare to meet then con
sign him to lower depth Of niamy than he has YET
lreac ned