Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, Va. [W. Va.]) 1852-1859, 1855-04-21
A onaslIon Of veraoltY 70 be settled.
Ne have already slated thai Senator Blocks, o.

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We have alteady stated that Senator Brooks, Of
New YOtk, in a speech In The Senate, on the
Church property question, in last month. stated
that Archbishop Hughes held about IS, 00O, 900 Of
properly in his own right, and urged this as one
reason whytLe bill should pass, In teply TO this
speech the Archbishop wtoIe long lettetn which
lie makes q proposition, by way of denial, that II
MI. Blocks statement bettue, he will take 81, 1000.
900 of that sum and appropriate Il as follows;-
$500. 600 TO erect building for public libratyi
81, 100000 10 be expended in books and furnishing
the same, and the $4,000 remaining 10 be invts.
led fot The support and pepetuity Of The establish.
ment. Mr.. Blocks accepts The Offer In letter 10
The Courier and EHQuiter, in which paper AIch.
bishop Hughes letter fist appeared.
Archbishop HHghts, Senator brooke, and ours.
ton Of rarIciiH u
To Tia Editors Of The y. Y. Courier & Rnqurer.
From tie pfessute Of offtial duties OF Albany,
up to late hour OIL Saturday evening, have OH.
" this moment been able 10 give full petuSIl 10
the letter sisned at John, Archbishop Of New
York" in reply 10 o speech Of mine delivered IN
moi 10 answer the Question Of veTacity between
the Archbishop and myself, taRd not To comment
upon The Iltculiur temper and language OF The
Arclbishop's episte, 10 say thOi accept and
demand, in behalf OF the city and the public, aud
in perfect good faith,-if tie promise was made in
perfect good iailh,--lle offer u lhOt Public Libra.
~ which is tendetel in my name, quot tot the use
o. any one profession OF class Of men, but lOT oil
mankind"
As condition Of this pledge, am 10 show that
Archbishop Hughes is, VI was on tile 9Th Of Match
last the owner, ~ his own name, aud in this city,
Of a large amount Of Real Estate; aud 10 show,
also, that this PtUper,y is OF was upon the EecOfd,
legally his own, ~ dispose " by assignment, by
will, OF otherwise, as lie may OF might diteCi
| assume, notwithstanding the reasons In be'
! lieying other wise, that In making his Olfer the
Athlishop does not mean 10 conceal the truth, omit
the truth OF 10 resort 10 any Sublelfuge whattvet.
assume, too, that lie agIeeS with me lhal Tie
true dlhnilOn OF lie is on "intentIon 10 de-
ceive," and thai liz also agrees with The nOtallSt,
Vim. Paluy, who lays II down as an axiom, that
one may Stale nlnety.nine facts and yet not utter
| the whole truth, because one truth aided would
change The whole basis Of the nineiy'nlns latlS.
| On this presumption shall maintain, Of my eat.
liesI leisure, the spirit, substance and reality all
that was asserted by MT IN lie speech nov ~ con-
trOyerSy upon tile subject oil Church Property III
this city Aud in order lliat this question may he
met Aitly at the staff, aud in Older that the
City Of New York may he put IN posses.
sion Of the promised Public Library, ! propose,
preliminary 10 oil public CONTROVERSY that one ~
Litel shall Le named by archbishop Hughes, one
by myself, and that the two thus Se.ecled, shall
jointly elect Third, whose duty il shall he 10 de.
ciIe moi merrly whether have stated the truth,
OF whether Archbishop Hughes has equiyOcaed OF
omitted the the truth, but alsu upon the claim OF
New York CITY 10 that Public LiLrafy, in which
| shall hereafter feel 50 deep on interest, ON
ready fJr the LTbtatIOn and Shall he ready with
my facts. Hely Respectfully,
ERAsfUS llRoOEs.
bishop Hughes has responded 10 Ibis proposition.
Aflet stating that Nj. Blocks original assertions
that he the BishOp) Owued nearly 100000
worth Of real eslNIe-LhaI some Of Il consisted Of
whole squnres-and that many OF The conyeyanceS
Of real estate were lIale 10 him by trustees, nre
gross, and 10 Inn, injurious faIsehOods, he adds:
"Senntor BLOCKS thinks lle has discovered way
Of twisting Oul Uf tue awkwaM position into
which lie rushed with eyes open aud malice PEE
pen'e, lie proposes an oTbisratlOn, IOfSuOlh
Il With what u show OF arlessnesS he at'
lenps 10 GvadG tie direct isse VI veEaeily invOl.
yed IN The cOnifUyelSY. kHOi0, OF my own know.
lellrt, that in The tIrte Statements above TrirTted
10, Senator Brooks has laken US great lLtIy
with Truth Us II he had said thai two AMI two
make seven.
"ATInlfatiOn Is UNNECESSARY. II ON the own.
Il Of Whole SquaEeS OF rIounl, Mr.. BtUOks can
show ffUn tue records VI the city, OF indicate by
physical inspection where they ATE. II lie fails 10
DO Ibis, while his proofs, Il he has any, are so I'M.
denioLle and so within hts reach, then The public
Will mol fail IL perceive that Nj. BLOCKS IN his
place as Senator has md" II Sia.S"U"' '"h'Sh !:
lalsg, uId WnS intended 10 be injurious. So If
received any conveyance Of property from tTns'
tees, the records cited by Mr., Books in The Seats
will benf lntn OuI. II lG fail 10 produce hUsc Ee'
colds, then the public will perceive that ls state.
menl is laISehuOL, and will mol bU Slnw IN cOu.
ing 10 tie conclusion that Senator BLOCKS Is
what he is"
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