Daily American organ. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1856, 1855-06-07

A prosecuting committee, composed of the fol-
lowing gentlemen, was appointed;
Hon. Nathan Clifford, Thos. A. DeBois, Geo. Y.
Shepley, U. g. District Attorney, G. Q. Clapp, J.B.
Brown, +. Garter, Jr., Rufus y. Wood, Nathan
Cummings, Daniel L. Choate.
This committee instructed to prosecute May
or Dow and all concerned, on charge of wilful
murder.
A preamble and resolution were introduced by
John Rand Esq, which were adopted by acclama-
ton, when the meeting adjourned, and the assem-
bly, quietly dispersed.
Senator Brooks VS.. Archbishop HUGHES.
A Mutilated Book--An Unfaithful History.
The Archbishop Of this Province has published
book, purporting on its titlepage, to be The Con-
troyersv " between himself and Senator Brooks,
growing out Of the recently-enacted Church Pro
perry bill, with an introduction by tho Most Rev.
Archbishop OF New York" This book is entitled
"Brooksiana and not only states the fact but con-
yeys the impression that it embodies the contro-
yersy, as it appeared in the public prints. am
sorry to say that it does no such thing. I am
sorry to say that in this publication three Of the
most important letters written by Mr.. Brooks are
purposely omitted and that this publication, there
fore, does not, in any true sense, contain the con-
troversy The omitted letters are even more i'm
portant to true understanding Of the controversy
than the letters published They embody-
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Hughes, not referred to by Messrs. Gloverand Wet
more, or by the Archbishop.
Cd The entire letter Of Mr.. Brooks In regard to
Calvary Cemetery and the Calvary Cemetery Pro-
perty.
Sd. Authentic and other revelations from Cath
olics to in regard to John Hughes's interest in
property at Fordham, La Fargeyille, Brooklyn, and
elsewhere.
4th The whole of my last letter in rejoinder to
Bishop Hughes, and which was the most impor-
tant one of all that has been written.
If in the whole controversy between the parties
at issue, one act has been more unjust and often
sve than another on the part of his assaant, it Is
this suppression of letters in book purporting to
contain the sohole controversy between US. So far
the organ of the Archbishop has given one side
of the controversy, and one only, but now comes
suppression and mutilaton in the form of copy
righted bookl And all this is prcfaced with an
introduction as the title page reads, by the Most
Reverend Archbishop Of Nco York.
This introduction Of 4S pages written since the
Archbshop's last letter, is in the vein of his pre-
vious epistles. There is no let-up of epithets
personalities. As 80 many nosegays in this new
flower garden of his are sentences like these:
"Silly and absurd falsehoods."
Putting him into pit"
"Mr Brooks has gone to the wall"
"The most palpable falsehoods," &C., &C., &c.
As do not mean to be my own trumpeter, nor
to reciprocate the indulgence of mere abuse, al
though the proyocation is greater than ever to call
this boastful prelate by his right name, shall let
calumny and personality remain with my opponent
to the end. If such language from the highest
officer of the Romish Church in the United States,
born abroad, titled abroad, owing allegiance to q
foreign prince, and he the head Of the States of
the Church, does not iDjure the Archbishop and
his cause more than layman like myself am
quite content to fall under all these damnatory
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and epithets mountain high. Even from the top of
this bad eminence, very coolly and happily sur
vey the vantage ground | have in q controversy
with such bad-tempereed and ilmannered man.
His book will only add to the shame Of his news
paper correspondence; and when the public under
stand what pains he has taken TO exclude the most
important of my letters from that book, popular
Judgment viii fall more heavily upon him than ever
/ have no time nor health to-day to follow the
Archbishop through all his winding, charges and
assertions, and / have written so much from my
sick chamber at home. There are things In this
last exposition, however, TO shock men Of all de-
nominations and all modes Of faith, and ofProtest-
ants especially Its cool assumption Of authority,
SO unsuitei to this community and country-its
declaration that
cit was never intended that the Catholic idea,
regarding church property, should through the opt-
ration Of cipn taos, be made conformdbte TO those
of anu other denomination of Christianx," as il
this so-caed Catholic idea" was superior TO the
civil law" and "other denominatons"-i al
most blasphemous declaration that the poor and
Ignorant men and women who loaned their small
pittances to ST. Peters Church, imagined they
were loaning money to our Divine Saviour, and the
accompanying declaration that these poor persons
were therefore, not TO receive interest upon tho
money thus loaned, if they were Charlottesville
bitter and vehement deprecations against system
of borrowing money, and yet himself repeatedly
borrowing money as can be shown, with churches
and chnrch lands for security-the accusation as to
motives, and the refusal to acknowledge correct
papable errors OF statement and facial go to
make up an exhibition of moral obiquity, naughty
pretention and persistence in error entirely unpar
allied in the history of the Romish Church in the
United States.
For one, do not choose to retire before such
| an assailant-Aichbishop though he be. Neither
sophistry nor caumny, letters suppressed, nor mis-
statements repeated, craft, nor cunning denial,
nor assertion nor personalities nor false witness,
nor any position this man may take, will make me
swerve hairs breadth from the straight path l
have marked out in answering him, 30 often as he
| shall qiye occasion to do 80. The Archbishop Is
| tormented with the idea that my correspondence
with him may make great man Of me, and draws
the picture Of
senator Brooks, Mayor Of the city, Governor
| Of the State, or President OF the Union, IN case
| they can find no better"
Be not alarmed, amiable Archbishop. Senator
Brooks Is quite content with the brief term OF
| public service he has enjoyed He was instrument
| al In exposing certain facts connected with the
ownership Of church property In this State and
city. He succeeded With others, in drawing at
tenton to monstrous public abuses, and great pri-
vate wrongs. -
He rave his vote for the Church Tenure bill, and
other reforms, and so that the State treads no step
backward, he Is content and happy with the past,
IL he never sees another days public service 70 tho
end Of limo. More than this He has been instru-
mental in fixing public attention upon Archbishop
Hughes, and upon his acts as man, as prclate,
| and as citizen He has drawn the attention OF
| Roman Catholics 10 him, and been thanked by
....u tl,or,, for What he has dome He has nlsn