True American. [volume] (Steubenville [Ohio]) 1855-1861, 1856-12-31
A sER1ons CHARGE.

hOIudu OdthOl'OBJ VI hidS Oty1 WIN
having advised and assisted in the abduc.
tion Of the wife and three children Of said
and their secret conveyance 10
France, whence, by the aid ofthe Ameri-
can Ambassador at Paris, Sherwood fin.
ally recovered them. and has them again
with him at Cincinnati. We know
nothing Of the merits Of the case, beyond
what is set forth 10 Mr.. Sherwood's
card. from which we make the following
extract.
N"Had | not lived in the midst of you
some twenty.one years, | might be de-
tered from making such public ex-
hibt of wrongs. But, feeling that my
grievances are really matters of public
interest, and that those who know me
will vouch for the truth of my state
ments, cannot consent 10 sit down
quietly under such a burden of wrong,
and content myself with having al
length, and at very heavy Pecuniary
loss, recovered my stolen little ones
again. | do not make such heavy
charges against him. who is the head
of the Romlsh religion in your midst,
without sufficient proof. l have in my
possession written evidence of his agen.
cy. l know that what l charge upon
him is true. His letters induced the
Nunneres of Montreal and Paris to
lend their powerful aid in concealing
my family, and their journeyirgs from
all effort to trace them. .... .'..
When I did discover the direction
which they had taken, the same power
full and despotic church hedged in my
way in every step, making it next to i'm
possible in this country TO obtain such
passports and proof as were necessary,
without their being advised of my every
movement.-The French Consul in this
city is Romanist. The clerk in charge
Of the passport Department, at Wash
ington is a RomaniSt Should circum.
stances Of a light nature ever make it nec'
essary for any Of you to pursue like
course with myself, all your movements
will be watched, and duly reported tc
those who have desolated your 6resdes
and your chances Of discovering your los
ones will appear like mine, almost hope
less. ,,
Itmay, and probably will be asked,
why do not seek redress at the hands
of the law ! My reply is, that the law
gives me no hold upon the individual in
question-my only direct evidence of his
guilt being The testimony of my wife
and, in the eye Of the law. her testimony
counts nothing" ..
1t is due 10 Archbishop Purcell tt
state that he gives a flat denial 10 the
charges of Mr.. Sherwood, and alleges
that Mrs. Sherwood left because she wa;
i'll treated by her husband-that there
was no abduction in the case,-We find
the following paragraph in the Archbish
ops card, which seems TO have no prop
er connection with his defence, but prob
ably explains the matter. The Archbish
Op asks ..a ~.
" Will Mr.. Sherwood deny that ht
was married by Catholic priest, the
very Rev. Il. ~. Ovsl;..--, Will I,e--LA
ny that lie promised to allow his wifi
tile free exercise Of The Roman Catholic
religion Will he deny that be promis
ed 10 let the children that might be borl
to them be baplised and educated in the
Catholic faith =? Will he deny that. h
broke the solemn promise p, as if no fail
was to be kept with papists e.
Perhaps if Mr.. Sherwood did max
such a promise, at the time of marriage
when the children were not, he Nigh
afterwards have felt when the childre
were born, being his own, and 10 b
reared by him, for this world and til
next, that such a promise was FOOLS
and wicked one, which he had no right
keep, if himself, a Protestant and h
also probably believed that neither Arcl
bishop Purcellynor anybody else had
right to interfere between him, his wifi
and children aud his God.
The CINCINNATI ABDUCTION CASE
Mr., r. r. Sherwood's second card Il
reply to the Catholic Archbishop Purcel
appears in the Cincinnati Gazette
Friday. Mr.. Sherwood writes lorciby
and seems to have the church bishop j
a corner. Mr.. s. cha,ges that care
prepared by or for the Archbishop, pre-:
ented to Mrs. Sherwood, and her sigma
ture exacted that this card was publishe
next day, Notwithstanding promise Il
the contrary, in o,der to exulpate ii
Catholic religion from interference vii
Mr.. So family, Mr.. 5. admits his ma
riage by Catholic priest, and his pron
ise that his wife should have free exc
else Of the Roman Catholic religion, e,
cept confession but says he did n
promise that their children should
brought up Catholics-tha! he abSoluI
ly refused this. Whether he did or!nr
what right had he 10 keep such prom
Use, as we said before, after the childr'
were born, if he, as a Protestant, felt
, to be wrong! And in any event. VIII
business bad the Archbishop or 9th
Catholics to NEEDLE with Mr.. Sherwood
family, and either abduct, persuade or q
> sist bis wife to go away to France wi
+ his children.
Mr., Sherwood also denies, unequiv
i cally, the charge Of i'll treating his wi
;. For this he refers TO mutual friends. al
). also says he has aflidavtsto the contra
). in his possession.
r. A gentleman Of this city informs
g that Ire knows Mr.. Sherwood, and Il
he is a moh eslimable man, -Pittsbu