Richmond enquirer. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1815-1867, 1859-09-13
LETTER FROM NEW YORK.
fCy7espondcnce Of the Richmond Enquiref.I
New YORK, Sept 10, 1859.


Uc.srs. Editors There is n movement on
foot in favor of the restoration Of Bishop On
derlonk to the office of Bishop Of this Diocese,
from, Which he was suspended some ten or
,,rolrc wears since We understand that the
nronos;tion has met with favor among the cler-
~ IF this city, including those Of both high
snd low church tendencies. y memorial, adj
dressed To the House Of Bishops, soon to as
srmbl. in the city of Richmond, praying for
hi. restoration. has been drawn up by this aged
Divinc who has been so long suspended from
his Episcopal functions
In This memorial we understand that he adj
,r;,s the Justice Of his sentence, under the CIR
cumstance> of the case, rs presented to the
consideration Of his judges, but pleads pallia'
ria, and forgiveness on the ground OF sincere
rcncntance and trusts that the House OF Bisl-
ons will terminate his suspension and restore
him 10 the EpScopatc.
This memorial, VIC understand, will he &C
COMMANDED ly a petition in favor OF his reStora-
tion by large number Of clcrgymcn, many OF
whom were his former opponents. 1t Is said
that the Rev. Dr. Hawks and number oil
other pronincnt dlvineS Of this Diocese have
s;yncl the petition. The Bishop, whose family
embraces a large number of respectable and IN
6nential members. have stood by him through
out his probationary suspension, while much
.vmn,thy has been felt for HIM both IN and
ont nf the church. We learn that, during his
susuension, his salary has been regularly PAID
70 him hut that he has not touched a dollar OF
il He has kept il on deposit with the view,
i, i SAID of making donation OF it for the
! bcnctit of some religious or benevolent object
Connected with this movement, there is an
other On foot in favor of dividing this Diocese,
and erecting in its place. 4 Northern and
Southern Diocese, Of East New York, and,
thus open the way for the election OF new
Bishop. ~.
Should this measure succeed, it Is possible
that propoSition will be made to elect the
Rev. Mr. Potter, the present Provisional Blsh-
ON Of this Diocese, Bishop of one Diocese
and TO restore or rc.elcct Bishop Onderdonk,
to the other, ;,
4 convention of this Diocese is TO assemble
next Wednesday, the 18th inst, at st Johns
. church in this city, when IT is supposed that
the proposition in favor Of dividing the do
cese will come up for consideration.
The Black Republican Convention have gone
through its labor of making nominations for
State officers. Their selections embrace mum.
her Of renegade Frcc-Soil Democrats. What
SURPRISED every one was that the resolutions
omitted nil allIlSion to Seward and to Governor
MORGAN. Notwithstanding this, however, Park
Goodwin one of the editors OF the Evening
Post" who. we understand drew up the reSo.
lutions in his speech highly complmented
Seward and fully endorsed his irrprt@tOte
.ond;c,' sentiments uttered in his Rochester
sncech Ey.Policc Commissioner General Nyc,
who was to have received the present Of house
from thc policemen OF his own appointment
or procurement. became angry with Governor
/ MORGAN because he was not rcnom!natcd Tor
said most and hence, TO pay the Governor oil,
he contriyed to have excluded from the reSoll-
tions ,ll COMPLIMENTARY notices in his behalf.
No man who shows the least spark of political
honesty or independence can ever retain PoP"'
larity in the Black Republican ranks.
Their resolutions, as adopted, are IN the
main one tissue of false and lying pretences
To charge the whole south win having
adop,ed this scheme for the re'openins the
slave Trade. was an unnitgatcd faSehood, and
those who wrote it, rs well as those who voted
for it, must have known 1t to be Such.
Ac.iD. they invite all outsiders. OF every
shade Of politics, to join their Standard on the
ground that this is the only ""at'o""t par-
IT," and yet, this piebald concern or Anti,
Slavery conglomeration, rc-atfrm the sectional
abolition principles Of the Philadelphia plat
form of is5B. and vote down Mr.. Owens
nomination for office, because, in the LeslSla-
turc of last winter. he refused to sanction the
violation Of the Constitution oil the Cniteu
States by the passage of State law lor the
notification of the Fugitive Slave law
The Kuow-No;lngs have declared open war
against the Black Republicans AMI say that
they will form separate and distinct Statc
ticket of their own, and that they Will stuck To
il. at all hazards, to the last They say that
the Scward men have stakcd the contingency
Of his nomination upon the result oil the cleo
+ ton the present autumn. and that they are de-
terrnincd 10 defeat them should the Whole De-
mocratic State ticket triumph.
And should the Iarnlnany wing OF the De
mocratic party meet the Mozart Hall organlZa
ton in fair spirit Of compromise, and the
. convention at Syracuse next Wednesday, act
in liberal spirit and override the designs oil
f the soft shell Albany Regency, and give the
appointment Of delegates TO the Charleston Con
vention, directly to the people, We have scarce
IL doubt but the Democrats will be able to
, sweep the State and put at rest Stewards sec
tonal aspirations for nomination rs BLACK
, Republican candidate IN lopV.
/ Hence, the importance attached to the move
merts of the Democratic convention ut SYRIA
cuSe next week, which may decide the Presi
Dental contest for 1860. As far as the inu
, cnce of the Hon. Daniel s. Dickinson and Tho
| Hon. IIoratio Seymour arc concerned doth o
whom are sterling Democrats) we have ne
doubt but the Convention will do what /:
right. in view of tho weighty circumstance:
involved. The Convention, if it desires thu
success Of the party, based on the nationa
principles by which it is professedly to bt
guided. should bring into the field the sound
r est, most experienced, and abest men to BE-
. found in their ranks, it may expect success.
You will have seen that the New lorI
{ "Times" was favored with advance sheets by
l mail Of Judge Douglas speech delivered at Co
: lnmbus, Ohio. The funniest part of the fac
is the circumstance of its having claimed tina
| il had received the whole six column speech
. by telegraph and called upon its cotemporarie
+ and the public generally to admire its supc
: rior enterprise. This puts us i'll mind OF
scene at the negro ministries in burleSquc o
Mons. Bondn where large rope was stretch
cd across the stage over the backs OF chair
I about two or three feet above the floor, Oh
5 which n darby" was to exhibit his agility
{ After deal of preparation in chalking his fec
f and trying the rope, he finally walked its Who'll
5 length, supported bya darkcy on either side
r During his progress the house was convulSc
t with applause, which the black rope walker
f rs soon as he was assisted to the floor. marche
r forward to the foot-lightS and acknowledged b.
c waving his hands and bowling in the most aI
: proved French style
l. The Times" after abiding to other telC
n graphic feats boasts Of having outstrippcd ther
: all bv the assistance or help of mails an
n males at which the public applaud, when
}, steps forward to the foot-lights and acknow
n lodges the compliment in itsmost graceful bows
!. On examining the famous Columbus speec
Il of the Illinois Senator. it was found to contal
II little else than rchash of his document put
:, lishcd in IIarper's Magazine. His attempte