The New York herald., 1845-01-11

qnantance with the "sAirmishng tactcs Oh virtue and
vice. may not be the most proper judges Of the religious
motives which would lead ladies give their testimony
however revolving to their feelings, in lk this
general remarks, Of the extent Of the Bishops guilt
do not choose follow the example of those who
dspcs Our purpose Is simply to chaIactsriss the Nh
rs assault upon the ladies involved utterly wanton
and malicious Whether the Bishop be guilty or not
their characters are too high and too pure to be deed
by the breath Of sander; and should have failed
in duty to them and the public had expressed
attack The editor Of the Mirror has reason to
late himself that the ladies he aspersed are the wives
and daughters OF cergymen.
From the Express]
The Evening Mirror has article, in bad taste and
with bad spirit, first discussing how much Of virtue
beties and next assailing the ladies who have given
testimony In Bishop iOnderdonks In the opinion
Of the Mirror, modest women has ever been Outrage
by such liberties charged upon the Bishop; and
then the belief is laid down that woman whose vir-
tue beyond suspicion, nsultingly spoken to,
BY man in his senses" is a broad qu ALLEGATION for
such libertine untruth az hsbut do not propose
to make our journal vehicle for discussing such qies
as these We take the pen to say that the ladies
who were witnesses in this case, voiunteers,-
that if summoned under no legal process with the ormi
summons the summons of the Church. with its power Of
accommodation, Is as formidable a subpoena as any in
the eye of the civil aw. We cannot too orciby con-
denim the gross and insulting conclusions the Mirror has
drawn from their testimony
[From tina Evening Mirror]
tionhammer down upon for article the Bishop,
in yesterdays Mirror which beg these interested in
subject meant tribute to female innocence and
separation from Of false and injurious counterfeit
one only to be detected perhsp, ny the .ands.d we aP
,uous men" we spoke Of who cannot justly pronounce
upon It, We know and admire his character hut ap
to remain spotted when they could be ceansed by
pointrg TO the true origin the skirts Of the accusI
upon the witness stand to accuse minister Of God Of in.
decsncy ought herself to be put trial. II any wo-
sation Of any man. however holy his functions Heaven
help the Church! Weook pure counsel as TO the tenor
o the article of yesterday and we are quite sure that 10
drawing the line did, true mOdesty was driven to
the neither side"
Ps-We have not yet resd the evidence, OF course
see on reading the whole trial. to change our view
Of the facts we snail simply say :o but there must be
given why the Bishops acquaintance and friend
ship were preserved BY these ladies' long after the out
Of yeserday-that we do not defend the Bshopnot hav
ing yet read all the evidence.
Il has been remarked to this morning by apologist
for the Bishop that he s OF those and ab
mt who never know where their hands like
per" But Il so these accusing ladies knew it. and why
was not this explanation given
From the New York American.l
suspension OF opinion Is asked we perceive IN va
rious quarters in behalf Of the Bishop We do not in
civil life remember any similar request in cases where
court OF last resort competent to try and having tried
the party accused-had convicted and sentenced him.
suspension of opinion for what7 Till the publication
the evidence But the House of Bishops and not the pub
c is the tribunal which the Constitution and the
Of thelEpisco pal Church have constituted to try, and
cordirg to the evidence I, absove condemn offend
ing brcther-snd from their decision there
To ask then suspension of opinion alter all this has
been dane - dsrarsge the court and draw into qaes
ton the wisdom not the obligation Of the Const tuition
and cauons of Church 1t to transfer from the high
and solemn tribunal to which such that o Bishop
Onderdonk Is with much fitness remit ID and con.
every tea tibe-every gathering religious AMI
rrsgious-every kuct of quid nuncsto street talk and
obscene newspaper comment and rbadryt decision
upon the guilt or innocence of the party accused.
II depMtnrr from the ancient wsys-an appeal in
fact where there is in law nvocston to popular
impuIsss, passions psrtaes and prejudces to counter
vail tae caim regulated and lawful of acknow
ledged tribunal acting under the solemnity Of oath
and with the consciousness ths with the
with which they meted out ju tice to their
cused brotherwould it in like circumstances be mea-
sured unit, them.
From rrevocable and unatsrabe sentence of such
tribunal to ask suspension of opinion seems to US at
least q novelty