New-York daily tribune., 1849-06-11
BISHOP DoAsr.-.B.' writes a very hasty and


BISHOP DoASE.-' b.. writes very hasty and
laundering letter respecting our article on the
course Of the New-Jcrsey Diocesan Convention,
lull of misconceptions and bad logic. Let us once
more repeat that we know nothing and have said
nothing against Bishop D1ane we do not know
how much he owes nor how he came to owe tive
have no tangible evidence even that he dollar.
Hc may have acted correctly throughout, but the Con
renfoa surely has and consure applied to lis
action alone In crying down and utterly stiiins Nj
alstcads very proper inquiry II has inflicted wound
on the Church and perhaps ON the Bishop also II me
stories respecting hrs failure are utterly baeeess
bcreis but the more reason that the truth should be-
elected and -esponsby proclaimed II Gas d assuunes)
the Bishop has really failed but under circumstances
rejecting no discrcd but rather honor upon his char
acter it was the plain duty OF the Convention to make
that truth evident Extensive bankruptcy is rema
6.cie injurious to the bankrupts character especially
if he were not engaged in traffic and it is essential to
his good name that the facts which indicate his integ
ritv and good faith should bc made to appear.
.B' saws the Diocesan Convention refused to ap-
point Committee of nvcstiga simply because no
accusations were brought before them which they
could investigate This, if true, shows that the dele
gates had not found time to consult the proper auho
rites before making their decision St Paul seems to
have had this case in his eye when he wrote to limo
thv a. Tim iii) that "a bishop must be blameess
and " moreover he must have POND r'Por Of Hoa
,cbich are rcahou" Ifnot although the report may be-
erroneous the respect due to his office is marred ana
hs power to do good is limited. A Bishop currently
reputed euttonous, intemperae' or lecherous, or
reckless OF his pecuniary obligations cannot truly dis
charge his sacred duties exert the influence proper
to his station Now the Church may not be able always
to protect her ministers utterly from scandal but she
can and should investigate every serious accusation
which may obtain currency demonstrate the iasehood
Of those which baseless, and hx the brand ol
iniamv on the brow OF the calumniators lhls
done the poison Of the slandererer is more thm
peutrslized and where one will be repeed from hen
coprts bv his venom twenty will be drawn thther by
their sympathy for illuminated virtue and their dees
tation of its assaiant.
MIR Hasteads resolution set forth the notorious truth
that there were reports in very general circulation
unfavorable 10 the Bishops management IN pecuniary
matters calculated to impair his usefulness Here was
basis enough reason enough, for investigation
There was no need of direct and special accuser az
nearipc in the Convention and throwing his glove III
tho Risbon face II could not be expected that those
the Bishop owed and whose payment Of the scandal
has any sort of oundation) must depend manly on h'
good will would appear there 30 prefer charges agnns
him Why should they thus peril their last chance to
get something time or other NO inc reso''
ton was in proper FORM and ought to have been ADOPT
ed And we think the bunder VIII yet nave 10 oc' III
some way or other repaired We ieei very con""cn'
that Bishop Doanc has not intended to wrong any one
however he may have erred IN Judgment or ied 10 eN
ercis due consideration and think at least hat lac
.ho,,d no shown beyond doubt or cavil We think
h., fraa adj and q q q
inc all propcr efforts and sacrifices to meet his habiue-
as fast and a. far as possible No matter II none OF
his creditors should ever fit to prefer charges against
him before the Ecclesiastical Court over which ne pre-
sides the facts should be made manifest
We do not print BIS letter because It's breadth and
dcpth bear no proportion to its length, and because
deals in some OF the sest Of slang about The Tribune
descending on his particular occasion, from its usually
rh positon 10 the level of the Police Gazette, &c &C
II il rstber funny that while probably tread on
somebody's toes almost every day, each viii insist I'M"
our course is so intensely respectable except IN iha
one cspecs step whereby his oTn corns were unple"
s.pv affected We have spoken Of this matter in pre-
else accordance with our uniform principles ana none
who knew The Tribune thoroughly could have expected
MS 10 take any other view OF IL
We clean from BIS letter tho following, wnich
tbopcb not verified as il should be- we publish WIZ
great pleasure .i
oil is believed that none will be ultimately injured
bv this fsilare An Association OF the most
.nd wealthy gentlemen IN the state nave no" ''o -
49,, of ALI his affairs The College and other properly
mon which the money has been expended pass 'i''
,b,r hands and all claims will be hquldaied
P.Rsos BRoNvs sLow.-Rev. w. q. Browne"
has ceased 10 publish the wig at Jonesborough Tenn
.,d removed 10 Knoxville. where be has commenced
new paper styled BrornioT'' WhlS Oi course INT
-, ,,n discuss Politics, Internal improvements
Religion. Sc. with his accustomed freedom ana 'oAi
II will be recollected that he has Just reco'
"a -, ,b. blows Of cowardly Jouesborough rni
san who had been denounced by the Rev editor oi 'h'
.n American deserter in Mexico The Parsor