New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1845-11-05
rhe n1oral Reform Society

i'm and DESTROY il has not once thought of dying On
the contrary If symptoms Of life be found in in
creased receipts and enlarged subscription list then
surely the special OF the Sun for the pccunis
obligations of the husbands Of the ladies connected
with IL nay be relieved Seeing they have ar length
been brought before the public By respectable ge.Aulen
the ladies' deem i, their privilege for to speak for
themselves through the daily press
An article appeared in the Sun of Oct 3Oth purporns
to be defence of Mrs. Ruth Beatty to which is append
ed the signatures OF three gentlemen who premise that
they make ;her statement partly will be seen from
personal knowledge, but MAINLY from her representa-
tons The object Of This defence appears TO be- 10
throw light upon record OF facts published IN the
Advocate of Oct 18TH relative 70 payments made upon
certain bond and mortgage. In this record it was
showu-ls, that Ms B while acting Treasurer Of
the American Female Moral Reform Society received
and held for them in trust bond and mortgage upon
which stated payments were 10 be made
ID That at Board meeting, held April I'd. when
questioned by the President 70 what payments haa
been made upon this bond during the last financial year
Mrs. d replied distinctly, There has been pay
,1eut or payments made but the money has not yet
come into my hands" ISir ladies rhO heard atis reply
are ready 10 TESTIFY 20 The same
3d. That from certified copy ofreceipts, given by or
for Mrs Beatty Mr.. Seth Clark, it appears that during
the last financial year $3.50 paid and received 6y
toe Treasurer upon said bond
4th That tb I balance hand, as reported by Mrs
B. May 9Th, 1s45. was bu, s4e5, while the actual
amount shown TO have been in her hands at the same
time was S745 For farther particulars Advocate Of
Oct. l5th)
According to " Mrs. BIS representations" as re-
ported By the worthy gentlemen whom she has enlisted
her advocates the plausible story told that after the
first payment made in the annual rendered
by Mrs B, two ladies at the Office by the way
gentlemen. and ladies' then employed at the Of
ce)-objected its being published in the form which
she desired and therefore she determined not again to al
low it No1 is knolrn any member Of the Board
IN Erecutire Committee or any ladies in the Office nor
Is IL beered thai hrs B erer made the oojcctiois
specified mill the Adore Development But suppose that
ladies'" had objected her wishes in relation to
this thing and desired taken that she deemed
wrong. Could she have appealed TO the Executive
Committee Board Was there. in her estimation no
moral honesty among them. body If not, why did
she remain in their association until formally expelled
and insist srenuousy upon continuing their Treasu
rerl Why did she labor with such pertnacity. some
three years since TO have certain office clerk named
Watersone retained between whom and herself there
the time special concentration OF power with
regard TO fundsl One would think. if she had not
good degree OF confidence in the ladies' she would not
have desired great avorite Mr. w. to remain un
der their influence.
other reason for her course The gentlemen say
Mrs. ard OF the ladies connected with the So
cie,y anxious that their contributions should be
promptly forwarded 10 The Sandwich Islands and the sub
ect frequently spoken Of but the proposition always
met with opposition from the ladies' the office
who complained that they had been put TO expense by the
discount on the amounts they had transmitted"
She was, therefore anxious 10 collect together
all that way payable the bond and mortgage and have
it in barkabe shape that there should longer be
withholding the money from the object for which
| il had been collected"
a tbn infprp NAV he
drawn that the Society have still hand funds belong
ing to the Sandwich Island Mission. This is not true
The following statement presents the acts as they are
In answer special appeal from the s. published by
request in the Advocate there was contributed Chiefly
between the years 1889 and 49, for the support OF
school of heather girls at Waiuka Maui s l. the sum
of S545 &c see Acknowledgements in Advocate, also OF
fee records, and there forwarded and acknow
lodged By Rev j. s Green as having been duly received
S452 in money with bill OF goods amounting to SlOO
also several boxes of clothing See bill file, also bill
of ading and Advocate OF May 18TH 34O and June 18TH
43 AT the time the last remittance was made the Pres
den applied 10 the Treasurer for the amount in her
hands donated to this object which was paid over and
transmitted above. Subsequently Mrs. B. stated 10
the President that they had. by mistake, forwarded
larger amount than was due. Having ceased to ask or
receive donations in aid OF this school, as formerly and
taking Mrs B. representations with regard TO the sum
in her hands we have examined the books in the OF
flee relative this matter until our attention was called
10 il by the article under review. We have now eN'
amincd with special care all the acknowledgements in
the Advocate and carefully compared them with the Of
fee books where from the first publication of the Advo
cate all our donations have been carefully recorded be-
fore being passed to the Treasurer.
We find that the above named sum comprises all the
donations for this object entrusted to the care OF the
Board either before since the date OF the last remit
lance.
Thus Moneys forwarded Si52 90
Cost of bill Of goods purchased by request. 100 90
Whole amount. ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS BOZ w
donations received. .-.--.-.- 5i5 20
Balance overpad. .-.:.---..--..-...--...- a
Ladies first came in the office to take charge OF the
books and funds Feb lst 49, and the first donation re-
ceired for this mission subsequently is acknowledged
in the Advocate Sept. l5 "A the second in May 45-in
all S This is the whole received for this object
since Feb 43. The first payment (ot SljO) upon the
mortgage during the last year. made in July mot in
Oct the gentlemen err neously report) which as will
Mt once be precious the receipt OF any dona
tons being entrusted TO ladies in the ottce-hereiore.
according TO her she have been
anxious collect together all that payable the
bond and mortgage. and have it in bankabe shape
for this object simply in anticipation OF donations not
then received or expected
We would ask here, what opinion be formed by q
discerning community and especially By those who have
the testimony OF their own consciousness to such facts as
the above) of the VERACITf of a woman, who can
have the assurance to publish TO the world, for truth,
such statement we have quoted when she knows in
her own heart its talsLy-a7d knows too that a
large Board OF ladies have in their hands full proof Of the
same And we would ask farther what estimate is to
be placed upon the candor and fair dealing Of gesemen
who without taking any pains TO inquire farther, or to
J
| beyond doubt have fully endorsed her represent
atoms and sent the world document their
own signatures containing nsnuations against large
Association (whose acknowledged object is the wellbe
ing of socety) calculated excite suspicious against
their veracity and integrity
We would inquire farther in the light OF the facts cited
how much Weights be attached TO the spec0us preence
couched in the following quotation How much has it
10 do with Mrs. Bs absolute denial last April of the
cept of the $3.50 in questions
Mrs Beatty therefore apprehensve that II her
cepts the bond and mortgage should become known
ladies' they would have the money used and hus put
off, if entirely prevent The transmission Of Tie money 10
the Sandwich Islands
The worthy gentlemen above named, who according
10 their showing nave volunteered to be the chan
nes OF making her defence KNOWN" and who have given
their opinion, formed mainly from her representations
may from the following letter that she has given yet
another why she unwilling that The receipts
(of la4i-5) on The bond and mortgage should become
KNOWN those ladies' In this letter addressed by her
to Mr. Clark and OF which have the original in her
own hand wiring she says :" addressed letter you
in Rodney Mississippi, some time in the summer, in
which requested you give the faulth def
mite information as il matter those who had
right would NEEDLE with, BY advising arbitrary
ures &c. and find fault for any leniency, &c. Truly
her active benevoence and unpretending charities Z"
d ,rida erred