The New York herald., 1845-01-14

worth seven,y.fve cents or a dollar-and that he
| should then have proceeded to inflict summary
vengeance on the man who had SO grossly insulted
his wife. But Mr.. Butler did not act in this man
ner He is clergyman, and clergyman are not
perhaps, required to act in these cases like other
men. He whispered the matter about. And other
clergymen whispered the matter about. And j,
come TO pass that many enemies were raised up
against the Bishop; and when perhaps his crime
had been repented of and forgiven, it was brought
forward and has led to that terrible sentence under
which he now stands before this community.
Such is the story. Snch is the criminal attitude
| in which all-the Bishop and his prosecutors-all
| save the pure and virtuous women who have been
first insuted, and then reluctantly dragged for
ward, in tears and bushes, to proclaim the truth.
Pure and honorable motives have had nothing to
do with the business from beginning to end. The
Bishop erred-his prosecutors have also erred in the
face of heaven and all men. The whole affair noto is
to be attributed to fierce and unholy struggle for
ecclesiastical power. So the only judgment which
impartiality and justice can pronounce, is that
the Bishop has sadly gone astray, in the first
instance, whilst his prosecutors have evidently
been actuated only by motives, OF which neither
earth nor heaven can approve. II was no bro
therly love-it was no jealous regard Tor reli-
gion-i. was not holy emotion which dictated
this prosecution. All parties then, stand guilty
and all alike should look for forgiveness from that
| infinitely pure Being, whose precepts they have
despised, and whose holy religion they have dis
graced
NJ, IL
are very glad to see that Moses Y. Beach, that ce-
lebrated nancier, worth 25O 900, with all hisreal
estate morgaged for more than its value, has an
nounced new edition of the :" book of wealth.
not of "beauty," which is to be purged of all its
errors and improprieties- amended in every re-
spect and promising to be readable by respectable
people and seekers after truth We are really very
glad to hear this. All the former editions of
the book have been SO full Of egregious blundeTs
and gross libes that a new and improved edition
was indeed necessary.
Since we published the listyfrom this "book Of
| wealth." we have received great number of
communications complaining of its inaccuracies,
and asking certain names to be stricken out
Amongst others, that old, intelligent and valued
citizen Francis Cooper, Esq, called on us yester-
| day, and desired US to take his name out, as he
made no pretension to the weathiassigned to him
that he was plain man-and his only ambition
was to be good Citizen and to pass Through life
quietly and unobserved. Others again have been
put down as being worth much less than what
they really possess. We might mention Garret
Storm-the Hendricks'-the Wards-as amongs,
| those thus set down as worth far less than the
wealth they do possess We wait, however, for
the new and improved edition." But we do not
advise any body that holds "Plainfeld" notes 10
wait moment longer, but instantly to hurry 10
the agency and get them redeemed. Let every
one remember that all these notes below SIS are
illegal.
MARYLAND HoNEsrY-AN Oasis IN THE DESERT
It is we'll known that Maryland owes an immense
debt-nearly fifteen millions-and that for several
years past, she has paid interest on it. and what
is worse, that several counties having resisted the
payment of taxes, the State herself has been
obliged to repudlate. Maryland was once all that
was honorable and high minded, bur since she has
got go deeply into debt, and violated all her honor
able engagements, she has lost her character and
position both IN the old and the new world.
We are happy TO find, however, that there il one
green spot in that desert of dishonesty-one oasis
in that moral Zahara. We find that.the valuable
institution in Maryland called the Penitentiary,
pays its debts regularly every year, and, in addition
yields surplus oi 81 900 to the Golfers ofthe State
We would advise the Legislators-the bankers
| the panters-the merchants-and all those who
constitute the moral worth and excellence Of Mary.
land, to go to the Penitentiary, and there to learn
new code of morals and honesty. II the State OF
Maryland would only practise on the same primitive
principles of industry and economy adopted by the
burglars and thieves and pickPockets who inhabii
| their penitentiaries, she would soon get out oi
debt, and be able to hold up her head as an honest
| community.
| PROJECT TO PUT DOWN ILLEGAL CURRKNCY-We
understand that society has been formed in this
| city for the suppression Of illegal currency, by
bringing suits against all persons guilty of crcula
ting notes prohibited by the statutes of this State
One of the first subjects will probably be Moses
Beach, the agent Of the Plainfeld Bank. We be.
lieve the evidence against him is abundant. II il
likely that suit will be at once brought against
him, 80 as to drive all illegal notes out Of crcula
tion in this city. We say, go ahead.
The OPERA EXCITEMENT Yesterday, the box
office at the opera was densey crowded from 8
till IL o'clock, and every seat is engaged for the
benefit Of Borghese tonight. Hundred are dsap
pointed, and the prima donna will in all probabili
ty be obliged to give another benefit in order to
satisfy all her admirers. 1t is remarkable also
that nearly every box has been already taken fol
Pico's benefit.
Thus we go. Last evening all the opera singers
attended private concert and soir6e of mos
splendid description given by Peter Schermerhorn
Esq, at his elegant mansion. All the fashionable
people are getting quite crazy in Opera. IF the ar
fists proceed with ordinary prudence and goot
sense, they will undoubtedly succeed in establish
ing the Italian Opera permanently in this city
Already two hundred subscribers have been OBJ
tanned for the next Difficulties are, how.
ever, apprehended from the tsct, that the artist.
are differing about the arrangement Of salaries
We trust all these differences will he reconc;ied