The New York herald., 1845-01-29

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BY The kindness OF the Messrs. Appleton, or some
OF their friends, or from some other kind quarter,
we were supplied last evening with copy OF the
Bishops Book" and are thus enabled to enter
this morning on calm review and critical exami-
! nation of the whole case We commenced this
review yesterday, by the publication Of Bishop
onderdonk's Statement" and it came upon the
community like clap Of thunder in a clear sky.
IL has opened up afresh the excitement in relation
to the conduct Of the Bishop towards his female
pasishioners, and also in a more particular manner
the conduct OF the shops towards each other and
towards the community al large. This excitement
will be greatly increased by the pub icstlon Of this
famous book OF evidence, price $500, which, will
be eagerly bought up IN every quarter OF the Union
The whole subject will thus, in a short time, be
before the public, with all the facts, aud doubtless
the public will return an honest and just verdict.
In the meantime il may be well to state here
| that the Bishops statement, which was published
| yesterday, has commenced movement which
will undoubtedly tend, 10 some degree, to the ex-
cupaiions of that prelate from the very serious
charges against his morality and decency, which
were brought before lhe Court of Bishops, and at
tempted to be sustained against his reputation and
character. The Bishop explains very clearly and
very honestly the whole OF the transactions, and
the impression which he leaves upon the mind is
a degree OF wonder how amiable, accomplished
and pious ladies could ever have been brought up
to make such statements with all the circumstances
attached to them, and the expectation of all the
remarks and criticisms to which they would give
| rise We would refer in particular manner to
the case of Mrs Butler, and to the subsequent evil
| dence which Is given in letter from the Rev'd.
| Mr. Gregory, which explains the whole of that
transaction, putting it in light altogether different
| from that in which it appears in the "book." 1t
seems that Mrs. Butler was actually unwell at the
time, and that she considered herself as being in
debted to the kind mnistrations of Bishop Onder-
donk. in permitting her to repose her head upon his
bosom. This certainly presenfsa very different view
of the case, and the probability is that if the real
sentiment of all the other fair witnesses were az.
cerained, it would be found that at one time they
cherished the same kind and grateful feelings
towards the Bishop for the inestmable, apostocal.
holy and saint-ike privilege of lying in his episco-
pal bosom. There was no harm apparently
IN this. But 1t seems that these patriar-
chal manners and practices when they came
under the consideration of the venerable Court Of
Bishops, and particularly Of the three holy pre-
senters, acquired altogether new, important
and atr0cious-most atrocious, wonderfully atro-
cious character. The truth is, the whole history
of the preliminary arrangements to get up this
presentment against Bishop OnderdoDk, as exhi-
bited by himself in the commencement of the
Statement" lays bare one of the most disgrace
full pieces of intrigue by holy men that ever came
before the world and we are very much mis-
taken, indeed if the public sentiment of this coun.
| try do not visit upon the whole brotherhood of
these Bishops, just, merited, and enlightened con-
demnation, for their conduct in this matter-con-
duct utterly repugnant to the spirit of christianity,
and in entire contempt of brotherly love, of reli-
| gion, OF justice, of honor, and of manness.
| But before we proceed furthers let us glance at
| the evidence of this Mrs. Butler, as sworn to by
her en- her direct examination before the court OF
Bishops Here il is:-
/ FRANCES LIVINGSTON BUTLER.
Direct Eraminntion.
| l. What is your name 7
| Frances Livingston Butler.
| 2. Are you the wife of whoml
/ Rev Clement Moore Butler.
| 8 When You married to Mr.. Butler7
| On the Sd Of April 1887.
| 4. Where did he then reside7
He resided at Syracuse, in the State OF New York.
| Had he charge Of a church there7
H had
g. When was he orda- ed Priest7
On the I'd Of June, 1887 think that s the date The
Journal of Convention will show One thing wish to say
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date of marriage severa anniversaries occur in thai
month. do not remember whether i the Sd or the
| 18th
| By whom was your husband ordained Priest2
| BY the Right Rev Benjamin T. Onderdonk.
| Did you witness the ordination7
| When Bishop Onderdonk came 10 ordain your hus
band dad your husband accompanied by you, meet him
on the way; and Il so, where?
He did, Al the village OF Ithaca.
| 10 In what sort OF q vehicle did you got
Ia bsrouche wagon, with two seats
l WIO accompanied YOU besides your hushand7
| man, as driver whose name Peck. He was no,
the owner OF the carriage He had business in Ithaca
and was glad to drive us there. He q parishoner
IL. OF what church was your husband rsctor7
think 1t was Zion Church. There but one church
la What time did you receive the Bishop in the car
risge; at what time Of the day, and where7
SO nearly recollect it was a little before sunset
the ordination took place on the I'd of June,
the lst II was at the house of Mr.. Mum.
Ia How was the company seated in the carriage =
Please describe.
The Bishop was seated behind the driver Mr. Butle
beside the driver, and beside the Bishop on the bacl
l seat
49, How long did it take you to accomplish the journe,
We lef think, before sunset, and arrived the mex
day about an hour before the time appointed service
ride at night. We were delayed by bad roads gon,
down to Ithaca 50 that we stayed all night plac
called Dryden on the way to Ithaca about ten miles from
Ithaca. We were again delayed by finding that ther
to be two services Ithaca instead Of one am
again delay ed after thssecond service, by Of rail-
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l6 Did you ride all night your return to Syracuse
we did, except when we rested the horses, which w
. did three times.
H. Now, Mrs Butler, want you to state what occur
red between you and the Bishop while you ridn,
In that carriagel
scarce know how or where to begin. Shall begin
| what occurred .t Mr.. Munn's, from that time 4 W.
| received the Bishop at Mr.. Munns, on my par
with all cardality inasmuch as had long known him
friend OF my father and had always considered him m,
friend and my confidence in The purity Of his charscte
was unheaitatng. noticed Immediately that his breat
; was tainted by somsthing he had been drinking.
| By the Court Bishop McIlvaine
ls Had any conversation taken pace between the vii
ness and the Bishop prior to his getting in the carriage
think not, sir
. (Witness resumed parrave) At first, after we ros
hill out OF Ithaca the Bishop read letters which he ha
received the sun had then set he read them by the ia
ding sunset light by the twilight that followed tn
sunsettiDg. When hrst noticed that his breath wa
tainted by something he had been drinking neithe
surprised nor pained BY it, for was that he habit
uay used wine and ardent spirits. but not aware Il