The New York herald., 1845-01-11
Opinions OF the Press on the Case OF Bishop
OnderslOnk.

snouldefs OF Bishop OnderdOnk these Of
ladies who have testified gainst him defend him. on
the grounds upon which they mentally acqut him. how
ever would be to confsss the unavoidable experience
from which they mould their opinion We are quite
aware that subject oursef an Injurious inference
by finding voice for this selfslenced oracle But with
out any expectation OF averng the penalty we beg to
suggest, TO the kindly disposed, that
Each substance Of fault hath twenty shadows
Which show like faults themselves, but not So"
and to remark, that long with the more
skrmishing tactics Of virtue in corrupt countries
ha made US somewhat wise as to its deiences only by
1t possible for innocence to be no more hedged
about with divinity "if il possible for the purely
educated and truly modest to offer difficulty to
personal feedoms-than ID allowed before any crcdence
csn be given to the evidence these ladies' or one
would rather bury the most idolizsd child in her nnc
cence than see her come to the pers OF maturity. But
tha4k God 1t is not so Every man knows-and the
most vicious man knows 1t best-that is
invaded till the enemy has given signal from within !.
conane the question to assaults upon the consent
and wedeciare belief that no woman whose
spoken to-fsr less insuI nTiy ,ouched-by aIsg man
ia his mis- = senses. Thousands of lovely women have
to % s
which the rst shade Of questionable sentiment 10
oy completely pure woman, enough to arrest, and
writing sentiment for effect We are recording what we
have heard confessed by lbernes in their cups-dening
we Know to be an impassable gulf between female
No: no! The divines who have taken the testimony
cent with men Of the wor either
very simple Or very crafty The grown-up person who
81 ss;s1 sd that the % = hand s; the
or that he did it without previous signal and reply-wh
gu. previous encouragement and plausible warrant
would be leuged at for fool not only in aay circle Of
men oithe world but among the proAigaes Of the com
We do not know Bishop onderdonk by sight, and we
are not aware that we know any one of his friends We
cannot therefore judge Of his his address
misundersand the language Of virtue and when Il is
proved that he put his hands under ladys Dress 1t 10
proved st the same time that there wa: ioregoDe een
passed since the angel Of purity had taken flight.
The parent who is indignant at liberty taken with bis
iaughters person. should 60 much further back the
o.ncs she innocent when the offenaei's nrst HINT
darkened her mind and orebore to speak OF from de
cacy or pitv she need have listened the second
tween that and the Insult
We are sndesSyorins try the subject upoa principle:
willingly deae our paper with the. salacious and revolt
~ % @ Wish 70 oS,
modest woman to give evidence in suoh . case Let
the LADY, reading this ask herself the question: and let
any man place In imagination, vir'uous sister, wife,
inducsmsnt! We will not dwell upon it. Il /: impossi
where commanded the utter sacrifice Of dozen victims
0or victims they are, If modest to prove one
The absolute crime Of adultery evenwhich has not vet
been charged on him we believe even that would be
%Sc 4s % The
with an opinion that subject will yet believe that the
devil himself incarnate thschef instigator in the
by event, broadcast in the country. a. by
the universal publication and discussion Of the mmodes
pages of the trial. az
One brief appeal now, to law. The guardianship Of
virtue s Of course trust that ust6ss al needfu hsdg
ing in and the laws on this point accordingly say in e.
blasted in character for this world than for one man
guilty towards woman, to 20 unpunshed
timony, to prove crime upon any nan-the charge
more ruinous as the more vrtuous and less like.
come to trial and hundreds around are paying hush
money Tor of,nc they never commtted There is no
w.ash mpy aSS q $
tn: worst women are the most likely 10 the law
downfall ali female prucp. n 3: dSwos Of virtue
how utterly. when that pure fame expires the whole
and generosity left biackwe may veil wonder .. their
allowed infalibiliy in court Of Justice We have only
shall feel on this last pos a. On the prscsdnG Uue ouss ~s
putting the subject torwsrd 4 every light necessary to
the minds of those who agree with u.s. It win bs asked
how otherwise than by trial could he Be dssrned Of his
privileged opportunity" We answer, for one means, by
m mbers Of church meet in this country and, on SUN
cient evidence laid privately before EN-, exclude
Bishop from their houses and pesonsl scqusintancele
themselves ready to give their reasons to religious
brethren in rrvae-let the clergy under his spiritual
Church not II is in England independent Of
public opinon) public opinion will uurobe and
HIM. Better exp.dsnts than any could devise
among the clergy. We iustinctivelv believe that
%GUs Tsn saS %
ted to them. One Of the sancned impropreties Of this
country the carsssng chascter Of the be-
the clergy and IN. women In their parishes whose
affections otherwise unemployed and they naturally
dread appearing the fender Of ts abuse by Bishop
We beg leave to close with esvsst-that We have ex
pressed no opinion to D!ehsp Ondsrdonks guilt in
aroused by seeing with ihs syss q msn Of the world
how easily the very sane evidence might destroy the
most innocent Of men, We never saw, or heard Of, be
FORE any Of the ladies thus nhappiy made otorious
bat We would call their astsn,icn and tn Of ell who
really believe in the guilt Of this unhappy old
ns Snd SsetS snS %sps tUr
ien's forgiveness.
From the Courier and Enquirer]
THE CASE BIsnor OrDEaporE. We do not intend to
discuss question Of the suspended Bishops guilt In
Of the offences laid to his chargeat all events
until we know something Of the evidence which led two
thirds Of full Bench Of Bishops to declare him guilty
In which the Epening Mirror has opened in his
defence The editor In long and latored article, hrst
deslares that uirtuous men and women" cannot pro-
uouncs upon II /" and then conends, - man Of the
world" and therefore qualified Judge not only that the
witnesses have falsely but that they incSted
so srossiy insult the ladies' who have given testimony in
t1n cese 40 to notice this most wenton imputaticn iur
ther than to say, that s for which We never looked
gentlemen. We never should have imagined that any
other than base and vugar mind could give birth to
such suspicion, and least Of all that any one but an IN
through public print
The Mirror qsoe. in support of its sss.%ptions the
confessions o. os si.ss IN their and ns opinion,
ourselves prefer the Judgment of the men and
men who live virtuous vss and to suggsss tss M,