The daily national Whig. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1847-1849, 1847-09-10

siastic his position in the church without
the possibility or trial of Condemnation
No witness is TO be believed when testify
ing against Bishop. Restore Bishop On
derdonk, and he may then ravish innocence
and beauty with entire impunity. Affir-
ming the impossiblity of guilt in the accu-
sed, is "a new mode of destroying WITNESSES
Hitherto it has been deemed necessary to
imPeach or contradict by evidence witness
in order TO destroy his testimony. Let
bishops and priests be removed from the
amenability TO human testimony, as is con-
tended for by the Churchman, and the
church will then become an asylum for in
EQUITY and corruption.
If one half the rumors afloat, and these
well attested too, be true, then we need not
go to Mexico or Rome, or Pagan Asia for
examples of corruption in the priesthood,
Is it true that Bishop Onderdonk is not the
only ecclesastic that has been caught sin
ming; and that the principles of ecclesiastic
law sought to be enforced by the Bishops
party, are designed to exclude inquiry, aud
to establish for carbohydrates preroga-
tive to indulge unholy propensitiess-How
else can we account for the conduct of
those clergy who are clamoring on every
occasion for the restoration to office Of a cor
rnpt and condemned bishop? What honor
able or Christian excuse can reverend cler-
gy give for striving to place at their head
a man degraded to infamy for drunken and
licentious conduct?
We know Of no event in the history of
of the churches of this country, so well de-
signed as this clerical attempt TO hoist the
Onderdonk sins at the masthead of the
Episcopal Church, to bring the Christian
religion into disrepute and its ministers into
contempt. The evil minded have ever been
disposed to scandal the church for any de-
linquency in clergyman. But this is I'M
just; for churches nave readily cast off the
offending member. But what must the
lover of Christianity and all sensible men
think when they behold large party of
clergy openly justifying the most disgraceiu
sins of one Of their Number who has been
tried, and by themselves pronounced guilty.
Such is the case of Bishop Onderdonk; for
ne was found guilty by an unanimous decree
the division was on the degree of punish-
ment, his friends voting only for suspen-
sion instead Of degradation from his office.
If the friends OF Ooderdonk have any le
gard 10 the prosperity of the church of which
they are members-any desire to extend to
the unconverted the blessings of that Chris
tainily whose ministers they are--any love
tor the human race, whose welfare they
are bound TO promote, then let them cease
to reagitate this disgraceiul affair; and let
i, as speedily as posi- lie, sink into oblivion.
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" The Savanna Georgian iamenis over
the continual raIuy weather, and considers the
cotton crop as more than half ruined in Geor
gia. We hope for better things. 49,. .#.s
MI Prentice OF the Louisville journal was
in Cincinnati last Saturday on his way 10 the
East. So also was Gen. Kearuev. Two great
Generals ,hese--rhe one in the field and the
other in the region Of wit, sarcasm, AID sound
argument.
| o. Capt. Pelcher's company Intended for
the Plains left ST. Louis Oh the "a instant for
Fort Leavenworih. H.. e
| tr- We read in the 81. Louis papers OF the
death OF a youth by drowning, and in Cmcin-
| nali papers of one murder nd four fires
...,. ~.
Tie wretch, Madame Reslel, who admins
tiers drugs 10 those Of her sex who desire 10
ed on charge ofti.anslaughter and lodged in
the Tcmbs. The poor girls se,luccr has also
been Gagged. He should be condemned to hard
labor for life,
No negro slave can now be introduced into
Georgia, Alabama, or Mississippi, merely far
sale in those States. They may BIZ brought in
70 them BY citizen. or by settler, or by an
emigrant on his way through. We commend
this fact TO our negro liberty readers. aa
Why do you reject me ?'-asked a volun
teer Of the surgeon. s'.y, ... ..
Because you are not able bodied
'Able- bodied or not, can lick you, and if
you say stick, III do it, lee a"..
"A lady ofSyracuse recently uncorked vial
Of oil Of almonds and touched the cork with the
! zip of her tongue. Instantly she was seized
| with spasms which were not allayed for "a
hours. .
The Queen of Spain is capital shot, and
rides steeple chases in grand style. Her cour-
| tiers are required 10 follow her
The Illinois Constitution was adopted by the
! convention 1871 to7! ..".....r
Weverton. Md, is 10 he great manuiac,ur.
ing town. 1t stands at the junction of the Pc.
tomac and Shenandoah rivers, and has great.
er amoun'of water power than any place in
| the world. ..
| ...
The I'd Ohio Regiment is full aud mas orga-
nized under Col. Irwin, ofLancasler.
ROUGH AND READY LINE!.
STEAMBOAT OMNIBUS.
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