New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1853-08-09
BISHOP IVES AND HIS DEBTS.

70 ne Editor ef Tie Y. TSibanc
SIR: The following communication appeared in Ts
ChurchwaH OF last week. As fAe Tribune is read by
thousands Of Epscopaans who do not see The Church
man you WILL by inseuiDgt your columns, crafty many
of your subscribers, besides
A NoRrH CAROLYN, PRrEsr.
The Frecmans Journal lRonsn Csthcic) lately pub
sh.d an extract r IN letter cf B hop ves TO Dr. Forbes
of Ne~York "n which Le alleges that account had
"been made up against him ia North Carolina and pro-
cess served upon his library and Mrs vess personal ari-
"cles leit behind in that Stale
Every reader would "a her from this think, that DIR.
and Mrs Ives had suffered peculiar Hardship ct tho
hands Of the people Of North Carolina The tsc,s are
sin DIV these DIR Ives has left behind him dsbtswhoh ara
calculated at from 81 20 81 000 Ills total assets I'M
Guiding his library, II sold would probably yield eoost
$1,000 DIR Ives hmsef wrote last spring TO oisrgymnsn
of this Diocese the 90 who the largest part OF thus
money WAS duel requesting him 20 take his effects and dis
charge his indebtedness 10 himself and others he
tram mtted 10 bm however poser OF Attorney ana
this gentleman ereiore compelled IN order TO get any
legal hold On his property TO attach IT, The formal words
OF civil aachmt nj had become fully applicable 10 hs
case "A bath removed himself out oil tns county Ana
tho ordinary process of law cannot be served him.
&c power of Attorney arrived some months after, but
Il late to make it practicable for this gentleman to WITH
draw his Attachment DR. Ives library will probably %
sold before long but under umstsnces OF severity
hardship except the one resting on every man nsmey,
the obligation to pay his debts Dr Ives hsd sways mss
with forbearing and gentemsny treatment at the hands
of bis North Carolina creditors. But few weeks have
elapsed since gentleman who had been one OF MS BEST
friends was compelled TO pay nearly 500 OF security
money for him As to Mrs Ives personal effects they
have not been specially attached the ex articles which
she left are of little or value and would readily be- re-
leased to tina, excellent lady her friends at moments
notice
would remark that the above estimate OF Dr. tvess
debts is excre Of the 5000 which he received rom TINS
Diocese on starting for Europe. As this money wsrs
ceived used by him after he had made up his mind 20
abure and had signed certificate 10 that elect might
be considered think fairly belonging To the Diocese,
and due But the last Convention did not con
der the matter worthy OF their notice especially after the
sort Of mention which DR. Ives had made Of Il in his letter
Of last winter.
1t is exceedingly dsagreesbe TO me- assure you to tel
compelled 10 write such this but North
Carolina has beef pesered too often with ngs and inuen-
does like the above coming from the same quarter they
have bee received Ia silence hitherto but there exists no
why they should bot and hereafter be
For DIR Iv.ss sake matters had better be lei a. they are
further publication would not be gratifying either TO himsef
or his friends.
Toward Mrs Ives feel the highest respect she Is .
worthy daughter Of Bishop Hobart and In all my innnAte
Intercourse with her. have known her swerve from
line Of lady like propriey and OF upright and Chrsnae
principle. May God be merciiu to her nowl
40 NORTH