The New York herald., 1845-01-11

predict.
Ii were much better for such journals as the
Richmond Enquirer to look all these difficulties
mantully in the face-to admit them at once-and
not to endeavor to talk them down by expressing
hopes, and expectations, and desires, and assur-
ances, which are just twaddle and only twaddle.
| THE OSDERDoNK CONTROVERSY Tins contro-
yersy is now beginning to agitate the newspapers.
The Epe~ing Minor-a.new paper recently started
here-contains most extraordinary article pur-
porting to be defence of the Bishop, and proba-
bly, wrtten-we judge from its internal character
istlcs-by Mr.. N. p. Willis In reply to this arti-
Gle, the Courier of yesterday morning came out
very warmly and with great degree OF Justice
This article was probably written by Mr.. Ray
rnond, one of the junior editors of the Courier.
TIE Americam also comes out on the subject in a
most remarkable article, in which the writertak
the ground that the Court of Bishops is quite infa
llole, and hatt s the grossest impety to question
their decision for moment. These articles we
give on our first page, as illustrative Of the present
state Of public opinion. However, until the evi.
dence be presented to the public, either in con-
densed form, or in the enlarged shape from the
press Of the Appetons it will be impossible to form
any accurate or justfable opinion Of the guilt or
innocence of the Bishop, although it is maxim of
law, alike just and merciful, to hold every man in
nocenI till he be found guilty.
: The defence of the Bishop in the Mirror is sim
gular specimen OF ignorance, rashness, afectation,
and lattndinarian sentiment. The writer begins at
the wrong end, and, by his gross and wanton insin-
uatons against the purity and virtue of the female
witnesses, he has Of course aroused the indignation
of every rational and respectable man in the COM
munity. Such defence could not be attempted by
any man of correct taste or high and honorable
feeling. 1t has all the characteristics of the pro-
duction of man whose notions Of female charac-
ter have been gathered from frequenters Of the
stews, and indeed the writer admits that his opin-
ions are founded on the confessions of profigates
over their cups There is throughout the article
an afectation of gentee ibertinism, which, we are
not at all surprised to find, has excited universal
feeling of disapprobation. This "man Of the
world' has studied the. world to very little pur-
pose. He is as ignorant as he is affected. He re-
presents all the female witnesses in this case as
little better than common women, and brands
the clergy Of the country as sanctified" rakes!-
He talks of the superior claims to public conf
dence which his judgment possesses, because,
forsooth, he "has travelled"-has dangled for
a passing hour in the skirts of equivocal fash
ionable society in the British capitol-and has
chad long conversance with the more skrmish-
ing tactics of virtue in more corrupt countries"
as he informs US with an air OF ineffabe puppyism
and conceit And this is ''man ofthe world !"
He appears TO have neither the head nor the heart
of man. The softness Of the one seems to be
equalled only by the hardness of the other. But
read his article and you can have no difficulty in
forming a proper estimate of the judgment-the
taste-the feelings-and the wisdom Of this "man
of the world 20 This ga man of the world !"-
One who affects to instruct public opinion,
and purify the current of public thought, and
yet retaiIs to us, with appreciation, the Soon
fessions of libertines over their cups!' One who
undertakes the important responsibility of vindica
ting the morals and character Of his country, and
who yet represents the christian women of Amer-
ca as destitute of all the outward graces and safe
guards of virtue For twill be seen that he starts
with the broad assumption, that these ladies must
have been impure, else they could not have per-
mitted the liberties in question, and then he pro-
ceeds, with the utmost GOODNESS, to characterize
the "intercourse' of the American clergy with the
females of their focks, as a series of sanctified
impropretes;" thus perpetrating on the great body
of his countrywomen the grossest libel that can
possibly be conceived. We need hardly add, that
we quite agree with the Courier and other papers,
in unqualified condemnation of this strange arti-
Gle.
We see an intimation in some quarters that an
other presentment is to be brought against the
Bishop, and really, according to all accounts an
other is wanted, of a more tangible and palpable
character than anything we have yet seen adduced.
Bat we wait until we get the whole of the evidence,
! which will probable be about Monday, when we
may give 1t anticipation of the Bishops book -
value, thirty pieces of silver-whch is to outstrip
Eugene Sues works in circulation, and knock
Bulwer's novels into cooked hat.
THE British GOLD HuMBue.-Every one recol-
lects the gross fabrication which first appeared in
the defunct newspaper in this city called ithe Re-
public, relative to British gold being used to sup
port the election of Mr.. Polk. The Tribune, a
few days ago, recurred to this subject, and while
admitting that the extract from the anti-league
paper in London was a gross fabrication, endea-
vors to justify the fiction that British gold was
actually imported, failing, however, most signally
| to make out the case. The Tribune then calls
most pathetically on the recent editor of the Re.
public, who was, we believe, Mr.. Epes Sergeant,
to come out and state the history OF that extraor-
| binary publication. We have always regarded
Mr.. Epes Sergeant az a very honorable gentleman
connected with the press, and is now a coTespon-
dent of the National InteLigemeer, and he owes it
to himself and his reputation to say something on
this subject A more ridiculous fabrication was
never made, than that statement originating in
the Republic, relative to the importation OF
| British gold.
| We have been waiting for some days past ex-
pecting an explanation from Mr.. Sergeant, be-
cause we really think that the fabrication came
from another quarter. We happen to have in our
possession number OF letters written by the pro-
prietor Of the Republic to John Wilkes. Esqr.,
of London, requesting him to date fictitious cor.
respondence from the different capitals Of Europe,
and send it for publication here in the aforesaid
journal. When we are ready we will make an
exposition Of the noble science of journalism, on