New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1859-08-16
WHAT I HAVE TO SAY.
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SU.:-Win you De Kind enough 10 d me piece Of
jastiee by allowing space in your paper through
abe columns Of which ] have been grossly msrepre
SIted. AK Il for cake of the Church, OF which
4 am minister FOR the sake Of night TO a man in
jared by the vilest oaumny and Islander, for the
sake Of my relatives and friends North and South
Who call upon 10 repel the evil charges dissem-
Iaied by the press and TO vindcate that character
they have never hitherto doubted, but which for
the sake Of truth ard public opinion they earnestly
desre 70 see what have 20 advance against this
SANDER and in oonoboration Of their well grounded
sentiments Of confidence, respect and friendship Ny
r.snmnncation needs no special Introduction
The public have been given to understand that l
Rev. g. w. Godfrey-became acquainted, at
house of i'll fame at Niagara, with hrs Dyke, and
eloped with her 10 New.York, that l was enam-
Ssed Of her and fascinated by her charms, and 10
lGced forego every principle OF gen.emaniy honor,
religion and morality In order TO possess SAID Srs
Dyke a0d that offered reward for her sbdue-
tien. Mr.. Editor i defy any being living to prove
ny guilt in this any other mater. My character
rs uu blnmeable and irreproachsble have Lived ~
member of society and independent of everybody
elses e1ertion since l was twelve yrs old at
which time l lost the foodest OF mothers and had
left UPON my hands and care beloved sister then
9yrs old and a little brother between and ..
sbtaired livelihood for the three, my little brother
jesse died at the age OF about 81 yrs. My sister
and only renamed OF family OF seven except a
brother Jim who a. lost on his journey 10 Austria
lie. worked hard night aud day for my sister sake
till with a touowful heart, for L loved her b.
you'd measure i reluctantly gave her away m
wedock TO young English lawyer, whose family
then were both opulent and influential. was 90
wounded at the bereavement Of her sweet society
thai could 10 longer endure the reaexion of past en-.
deaHg associations OF the Homestead friends aud
family and where We had been bred and educated by
the most sIectors,e OF parents TIL their deceAs that
I,osoyed to TEX respite consolation and friends IN
hand h.d read Of and learned to love before adopted
il &c mine. IL is yell known that | brought the best
Of kters from of the hrst 81 England men, by
uassxs vi which eslytd and employ cd at Trinity
church. IN this city where remained more than three
weave till ordained after which i proceeded TO
Assst the rector CT Galveston Texas my reasons for
having Texas not OF nature detrimental 10 my
geod standing nor o. you have reported because l
was 10, paid. From Texas proceeded, according to
ecclesiastical authority Ia the diocese TO which belong
to.k the rout Of the Mississippi, With many ifenis
who were coming 10 the Moth. We came to Niagara
whs-e on the DAY Of our departure ana my travelling
ss,csd Mkoy sccosted hy tSo women, who
asssd assist them, and one IN particular the
woman in question: poured forth her grievances in
yolnmsS of earnest appeal said she was IN great dis
tIess from III usage, by man who contLa>y followed
Der and declare ON pacs 10 plsce, that, he was her
hnshsnd but not, that he bai attempted her hte
AND che was constantly under the most fearful appre
hsasion of being murdered that he was 4 tibet and
had been IN ia times ont of number, that she could
do nothing obtain arespecable livelihood without
being followed by this she cred in distressing
mar many tunes she spoke of this intoieraole
and ine1ticsble abuse che showed where che hal
been cut and bruised aud said, if We would only help
her TO get away far from hun II was all che
wanted. said where do You live 1 viii come and
zee yea, ! there the Deputy SheriE who said
Yer, upch as she had said but lid not learn that che
was wne, Il did rot know was in house of il-fsme
/ never entered one in my life 10 my knowledge,
felt soyry for her and said such scsndaIors ati.r
was never heard Of and that would help her auy
body in such position, for in my opinion II had no
parallel; | was unsuspecting open and iraak N al l
ssid dsi and neither disguised my name nor per-
Son. ! said she might do well ia Nes-i0rk aud We
agreed to pay her expenses hither II was In this way
she insioastsd into my hands E things assumed
position over which had control. But that eIm
uaated myself with Mrs. Dyke add eloped vita her,
kn9N!ng her 20 be q married woman Is blasphemy OF
Che backest dye. When people elope they generally
RIM rom home, relatives and friends sud do the best
they can wnere they are not Known. That l should
b.Hrg TO New.iork where l am ell'knowp, into the
iast OF my friends and aeQusnSnces and 10 the very
hon sS Oh feisives, woman of sn abandoned char
sctei AID anothers wife q, that The whole thing Sir
in its ev. sspect is viely false and absurd Aod Ill
reschtH albany l krsw nothug Of the tue state OF
things net aer DID make qury beginning to think
had be ~ mace the victim II their com ored duphcty
and wicked determination 10 ertot money or SANDER
me. never in my HE disguised my name or person
or made any se'ret Of my address or occupst5u ana
Anal registered my name "a HsItlord al the ASam
House Albany is false and therefore whsieyer NAME
posauon or addresl has been assigned 70 me | know
not but anything more or lees than the truth hiss
peeh done by others. have been Swndied and Vie
~@eo by this patty, and most cruelty s.sndersd and