New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1862-10-04
Answer to Mr. John jays Letter 70 the
yestry Of ~. Matthew's Church, Bedford.

Chose who have read your misrepresentation will read our
plain sts.ement Of facts
While may differ from you the poPiey Of th1'
placing before the public and in secular paper
matter, the knowledge OF which would otherwise w
almost entirely confined TO own little
egree with you that you have periec, Ign ~ ~ -
past in the Diocesan Converson Sn- ma w. "
letter confined yourself TO point We sh'u1 ho' nave
shough of replyipg mes. drhsppy this was not te case
you have though, prop'f in making our 0oics' u
eeut the reasons OF actioni anG also 10 s""@e '
20 ahs directly, charges affecting our veraciy our Church
rauship ard oyay-Sir we cannot bu nope 'hA' "He
xou in sober secondthough reflect upon the gravity
of these accusations and how little foundation there
4, for them you win feel sorry for what you have written
and that YOU have thus without inued some OF
whom much older than YOURSELF; and al Of whom Lave
character, christians and citizens dear 80 them as is
5our you We cannot but think that the memory CT
your ancestors to which you sppea is more disrepecy
by the you have INT to pursue tAh ny
nry action may have taken.
We cannot admit that the deep respect we al feel for the
memory of your grandfather and father ought to influence us
60 act against our own sense of right in any matter They
Themselves would have the last to put forward
idea-and here may add for the Information oi
the world that your fathers bounty to which you sIode
goes the support Of the parish as yoa say but per
sona annuity the present Rector and ceases when he
leaves Bedford
In having mads you Trustee, &C.. member of Com
xnitee on Canous ought interfere in any with our
freedom Of choice Of and mus, confess that we
have been unable discover from the reports Of the proceed
fng Of Convention just ended that any very grave du
tes thoye performed by you In ignorance, we
think the reading rePOrhe only act Of Of which
eve have hesrdingh, without great derment, have ben
tesd by another Trustee nearly we'll that had not
our sister parish" to the the Diocese of New"
Yokmisht possibly survived the wrong TO 1t and
Che Interests inpeTed' by sad neec; Of duty And by
chs way It hard for understand how II can
have that IL action deferred that your chance
of obtaining elsewhere had become almost an mpo'sr
bity" you still had time to receive proposals from on"
IyisheS beside the sister parish Of St. Phirs But we
hlby beg pardon ignorance in these cases. We are
but simple counrymen after all and this ignorance.
must also be for having informed you before
the day eection-befoIe knew that going to
do it-ofour intention to dsplacc you Us delegate Ihe
election held at the usual time and are inclined to
suppose that would been rather npertneni sc In
any indidualt have told you beforehand that would
not be elected You think guilty OF sharp pIsc'
tce" Alas sir you that dull and igno-
rant. We unable to discover the seeds Of p0'
cL trickery" which you fear Easter last trans
planted" ito quiet chance" lie; hope they fe by
the wayside.n
1t may however appear to others somewhat Of an mpei
p.nee par, have sent the resolution we did
tnauch for doing appears in letter
undoubtedly had to elect you not and were not
bound give excuse and may to have
forced upon you the why did not Fad you pub
iihed the whole Of the proceeding copy Of which sent
YOU the public would have understood the matter Ii
not quite you have omitted all mention Of this. We
svill now quote the last resolution sent you:
Reorsd Thst h, Clerk be requested TO send copy Of
these proceedings Mr. Jay in order that the Rev Mr.
Bogys tour Rector msy exoHeTsted from the charge
Gasta9 pyersalsf he SECTION"
You had written long 10 our Rector laying him
che blame Of your non-eecon that he had mentioned
your desire be chosen stated the important
which your opinion made your presence in the Conven
Necessary lie hseupon called together and Laid the
mater before And to show you that he in way
Of your nonelecon ps.sed'snd sent the
above resolution. We need not enter into this matter fur
then Enough been said show that there for
troubling you with proceedings
Again. you implicitly attack veraciy and church
rn.nship aud insult you have right to do
feelings when you say It looks Judge Robertson and
his political assocists Democratic and Wing who at the last
Easter election learned from your rector invaded the
church ard elected Vesy had endowed yoa with their
rsotice their and had from their
csscuses your quiet chance the seeds Of the political trick
Ary has demoraized country and dgsced
town. Surely this very bitter snguAgesnd what have
done i'll Why should Judge Robertson &c,
be at all brough. mi We will explain somewhat fully
aud accurately than you have done
e.son either Vestry isd'rduals. have had
nothing whatever DO The world knows that the difficulty
regarding the os.0fce at kaonah, place not
than three miles from tho Jay Homestead" and
from church matters Is true that Easter Tuesday
when the Vesty but not hs delegates to the Convention
chosen Judge Robertson and others present At
The election by their may possibly have prevented
your reelection Warden; you had however you
member long letter to bs read to the congregation
positively regnng your oOe Warden the ground that
ali the rest OF Vesty differed from you certain que
ton regarding where second service should be held and
aasy that this letter and resignation Of had much
TO with your election Warden, had the votes Of
Judze Robertson &c The present yestry then elect
ed pat by their votes but except two hl vacancies
Gone your and caused by removal the ciy
# consists entirely of persons who have thus served
Church for years; and II may be allowed
90 speak of ourselves, we entirely above being
being Influenced by political trickery by town po
cisns for political purposes least Of all in church mstters
You been tod that the gentleman who presented In the
~ey the resolution you have printed eleconeered proin
entity your reelection the Easter meeting rode about
country obtain you and In the meeting
after your resignation had been read strongly advocated
election you have also been Informed that large majority
OF present vey voted for you and dpprovsd OF
bringing personal quarrel into church electons yet knop
sag thus you would hold up to the world Influenced
(ssen in eaaneeU by town politicians" There 10 no
EXCUSE LOT sucn misrepresentation TN PerVersion OF sno
truth We do not say wiful The fact IT, that the
reason given for your noneecon tho true and only
AID Judge Robertson his associates whoever they
De- had nothing whichever with the election by the
vestry Of delegates to the Convention.
lou charge that the object OF the Vesy 10 shield
Slavery fom rsbuie" and you draw Inference that
ore dsoyd the Government and Influenced by Sham
Republican and Secession sympathers our mids-graye
accusations In these times Sir: The community in which
we live viii Characterize as 1t deserves such chsrsethey
know that We count among our number who have in