Sunbury American and Shamokin journal. [volume] (Sunbury, Northumberland Co., Pa.) 1840-1848, 1845-02-08

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! disadvantages circumstance which, 1t un.
derstand right lies at the foundation ofthe Just
and righteous principle that gave rise to statutes
of limitation. This delay in seeking redress
| was needless, as ample canonlcal provision for
| i. had all the while existed.
| 9 The matters charged were such as, in
! their very nature, to preclude direct counter.
testimony The defence is necessarily confined
! to crcumstantinl evidence. going TO prove the
mprobabily or impossibility ofthe charges, or
defect in the credIbity of the witnesses.
My plea of not guilty was made with good
conscience, and is stl sacredly adhered to. For
It's justification mus, appeal 10 the testimony
as ii is To BE- laid before the Church, Justice to
myself however, requires that add thereto q
few statements and considerations. I will take
, up the Articles of the presenment in reversed
| order, beginning with the seventh and eighth,
which ure essential one"
The testimony of witnesses is annadvertcd
upon by counter statements given under the Ex.
Bishops oath. or one of the Witnesses oa;hs
the EX-Bishop says -
A defective view in a witness Of the awful
character and obligation Of an oath should, as
with correctly thinking persons il always does,
do,rsct from their credbity. The speclfca
tions now considered were founded on the afli-
davts oftwo sisters The younger, Jane Rud-
derow, gives one of some length and minute
ness The elder, Helen, gives one occupying
but few liues, in which she swears that every
word of her sisters oath is true james oath,
however, contained many details, of which lie.
len does not pretend to have been an tyc.w,t.
ness That she should have sworn unquliicd
ly to the truth of matters of which she had no
personal knowledge, mnniests n carelessness
on the subject which certainly detracts from the
crediblli,y Of her testimony The juxta posi-
ton OF the two alidavis on the same sheet of
paper, is nmong the reasons for receiving the
two as the Joint act of the sisters, n view ofthe
case which will not be denied TO be true one.
Of the Rev, e. NJ. Butler he says -
"This case also presents painful instance
of insensibIty on the part Of Minister Of the
Gospel, to the awfuInrss and sacredness of an
oath. The Rev. Clement NJ. Butler swears to
a statement drawn up with great minuteness, Of
circumstances said TO have occurred more than
seven years before the affidavit was made out
Of the greater number aud most importan, OF
which he had no personal cognizance and
with regard to which, although it was constant.
" within his power, he had not refreshed his
memory during that whole period. What was
the consequence He swore to an untrulh--
afterwards acknowledged by himself,o be such
He swore that his wife told him what she never
had told him, and what never occurred and
the point thus falsely sworn TO constituted the
most serious charge brought against me in the
whole presentment--a charge which hts done
me more injury than all the rest put together
a charge which was naturally regarded by the
presen'ers as giving to his affidavit It's CHI
claim to their notice"
There is much more of the same tenor The
Bishops statement is well aud tenperately
written:
But have not yet done with this cruelty and
most unjustlhibly false accusation. Three dI:.
feren, accounts of it are sworn to by Mr.. Bot.
Ter and his wife. He swesrs to it, in his atiida
! Wit, as fact communicated to him by his wift
at the first stopping place on our journey. lla
| wing been afterwards told by his wife that tins
WAS not so, for the circumstance sworn to had
never occurred, he swcars il court that the mis-
take arose from something his w'e suld to hin
| in the carringe. She swearS that she ncve
said anything to him OF the kind but that ht
must have derived his mistaken iGea from som,
gesture OF hers, designed to illustrate anothe
matter.
The Published evidence will show other in
congrultes also between the oa,ha Of this cer
! gyman and his wife.
PETITION AGAINST SMOKERS A petition ha
been presented TO the city authorities of New
IL. l.