The New York herald., 1845-02-05
Philadelphia.

PHILADELPHIA, Feb. 8, lS45.
The Bishops Trial and the Trials of Bishops-PM
ladelphia Feelings The Women Incensed, The
Men Excited. the Clergy Divided-Speculatio,s,
Scandal, and Satan let loose.
]. G. BENNETT, ESQ.,
The trial Is being greedily devoured in this city
OF brothery love and ssterly purity, especially by
the plous old maids, who almost wish they had a
chance OF showing their hcroism, by being exposed
to the terrible manipulaions of episcopal cordiali-
ty. "Why did MT Mrs. Butler stick a needle in
the old sinners Leg" cries one. "Wby did mt
Mrs. Beare throw cup OF hot coffee down the old
fellows back, the next morning at breakfast -
says another. "Where 3 the spirit of the New
York young me 7, that they don't cowhide the
lawyer who could wantonly iraduce the chars cters
OF Respectable young ladies' q-Is there no chivalry
In Gotham 7" says a third. "a young man of
any spunk would marry one of the Misses r. for
the very pleasure of wrnglng the probosces of the
blasted SIX" says fourth. You can hardly form
an idea OF the Intense excitement which prevails
here against the Bishops party Some folks think
"the SIX" NAV be no better than they should be,
or they would not have stuck closely to their
brother. few individuals among us agree with
the Bishop In his views OF the proper modes OF
mantestlng respectful regards, and doubtless would
De happy 10 be practised upon accordingly. Those
VINO uphold him are generally silly women, who
think just as their spiritual pastors and masters
dictate, or prlest-rdden men, who only have brains
cHousH 10 IOiOW IN lno wake OF q certain CLIQUE
which thinks itself the church.
The cuteness OF the good old Bishop of Illinois,
in holding up, in bold relief, the (cloven) kicking
foot of the s'Doctor of Divinity it is thought,
will ehectually lay said Doctor on the shelf, and
cut eft any ambitious projects he may have had in
relation to certain vacant sees. The learned and
plous amongst us admire the "opinion of Bishop
Hopkins as beautiful specimea of composition,
noble exposition of correct PRINCIPLES and con.
elusive vndcauon of the result Of the proceedings
OF the Court. All unprejudced persons deem it a
document, when compared with that of Bishop
Ives, which would justify the abstraction from the
latter gentleman of OF his honorary titles, viz
that OF LII. d to affix it to the Bishop of Yer
mont-whatever might be thought of the substItu-
ton OF the degree OF A. S. S. xtM
The Clergy here are busy canvassing in relation
to the Episccpate OF Pennsylvania. and am afraid
there are SO many weak brethren, milk and-water
iam'-lke, plous ssawneys-amongst US, that what
with compromising and personal antipathies and q
thousand little petty considerations, there is mo-
much prospect of getting distinguished or talented
man Tor Bishop OF this stupid State.
| Take my word for it, the successful candidate
will be some good natured, inoffensive, smooth
faced, oily-tongued lady's man, who will have
neither energy, nor ability, nor grace enough tc
purify the church, zeal nor courage enough te
| lead the hosts of Gods elect against the battle.
ments of He'll He will not be such an one cs
the miserable condition of this diocese and the
times demand. X