The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1857-07-22
LETTER FROM ARCHBISHOP HUGHES.
His Refutation Of Malicious Article a9ainst rim
Published in the New York Daily Timee-
The Way the Archbishop Excoristee
Little Villain
70 TILE KnIroR OF rHR HKRALp.

70 THE EDITOR or THR HERALD.
sr-Ou the otn OF January, 1857, IL J. Raymond, ESQ.,,
editor Of the New YORK baly nssa pubhshed n bis
paper mendacous and scurrilous article against Arch
ohhop Buehes. pfofesed 20 be co nmuncaaon, and
s.xpco "Fquiias" IN The course Of week or ten
days M. Raymopd called on by gentleman 70 met
the legal consequences Of that nbeous article TO make
bs ON bs ,sms S - 90
wAshh eion witness In come matter OF Conrcssous
dispute about the honesty Of certain members In certain
monetary uansantions Ho promised, no sever that he
should be absent only one day and that ~ soon "a
he returned he would make known the author OF
Equities" Mr. Raymond went 70 washiDGscp, and was
there cate ehised by q committee OF the Hozse, but
thing very clear elected from bis Ee
turned time he himself had specified, bat was
respondent Neither should he nave promised 70 give 1t
In % brief period, since, aocordng 70 bis subsequent
statement the author resided In Bottom. Full, from me
10 time Mr. Rag mond dunped for The name OF the an
thor of the libel which he had published. de became
somewha sarmed and -hst Ia regard 70 the
DO o ss s' ny ~ bo ma i Of
this year he addressed note 70 the Archbshop, oooched
In the iollo wing terms-:
pAnY Iprs orriCr, srw yoxE, Yeb. II 1857
DrAr sIEI greatly rused to earn iss evening hat
Sou bad nsysr ,sc.,es no- me An nG s,p 70 q
M fssPsi sis psss s ne aad-r the
.u.p,siop g s.slugJoa win ssrespec' which most as
The artici. ,eashsd me- accpmpanied By private nne n
Re s; c nso D5 o. y q
trer upon he and r.ponsisily Of TIE name
Ss,s he srcs Ornss hand. wi bout even peru
70 Dr. scFS os p.r%son o sSs -or rather sard
him % oDpcran,y % ss.s1sns . :. su,r.nasr.asd VS.
sod =. ), me. nahi.s ws.sysr d ,hs article n 1ae.oa
.s'.s and messing
r"s. 9.i ,. = hem Is % @s ;.s.
.sO sros. ~, , IT. o @ s} ss and be s q N.
iSsrmss hs, then reached you ard snpsosed hss
% sus @ az q sss
eus5y hees received and had no snspcon TO The contrary
etc close m.nu.ps Of he article, ~hen may posrbly
ss ssOs qerr Pt os as aYsosD
ARcasisHoF nueHss
note Of ths kind could DO calculated 70 win The cona
dencs Of the Archbishop, and really had that effect f,r
The Tune being But there circumstances connected
with other proceedings Of sr. Raymond which
the msnuscrp, OF Eqassn alleges that he bad sent
that Dste together with private one OF bs Own, 70 No
2e9 Mulberry street Nov any note si, At 20 soosrry
street would rearh the Archbishop. when Mr. Raymond
questioned this discrepancy, he pleaded that the
hoy by who m he bad sent would be s forthcoming;
boy mar no have found tho house but 70 use the words
OF bis own explanation Of his affair." the hey must nave
slipped under the door Of another The Achoseops &c
ceped 'or the tine being shs explanation, although her
ciroI msia would throw douSt upn H. For Instsnce,
the 6rrt rage al NE communication 0f "tlulNsp
had been trimmed Ell a the top By We SCISSOR. .,
which The editor OF The fnes subsequently, furnished "
the Archbishop me boy, even In sno~ storm, could
have slipped undo, the Archbhops door, that OF
Of his nephbor, he whole concentration just a. easily
a. the trimmed portion which Mr. RAYMOND pretended 70
have sent by the dnigen lad who, because there wss
snow storm could not Distinguish No 2e3 Mulberry stree
from any other house IN the neshborhood and who there
fore dschased bis mcssase By slpp ng the conmunca
Ton under the mnet convenient door.
The ex Honorable Henry J. Raymond, once vceroy OF
the Nste OF New York, had shown himself toward The
Archbishop IN former times courteous gentleman.
Courtesy ~ me hands OF others tho Archbishop hardly
ever forgen And 80 happened that, even before these
evtpp, he had been IN conversation With third PARTY
gho mev him and knew NJ, Raymond perfectly .eI
re aliuoed 70 MI Ray monds kinfpees N terms which
we've ~ sincere ~ complimentary But the mutual n eud
nserrvrsed him by stating
sr. ycu 90 not know Mr. Raynond He a plausible IN
rieumhp, no - paubhs In reachsry be Ina wnch animal
cununs on, ~ vas horn without he lnsncs OF gentle
man, hnd nehx bic educaaop he opportunities Of