The controversy between Senator Brooks and "+John," archbishop of New York; growing out of the speech of Senator Brooks on the Church property bill: in the N.Y. State Senate, March 6, 1855
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This historic book may have numerous typos and missing text. Purchasers can download a free scanned copy of the original book (without typos) from the publisher. Not indexed. Not illustrated. 1855 Excerpt: ...I have never meddled with the management of its temporal affairs, directly or indirectly--that it is now, and always has been, administered by lay trustees, just in the same manner as if no s...
MoreThis historic book may have numerous typos and missing text. Purchasers can download a free scanned copy of the original book (without typos) from the publisher. Not indexed. Not illustrated. 1855 Excerpt: ...I have never meddled with the management of its temporal affairs, directly or indirectly--that it is now, and always has been, administered by lay trustees, just in the same manner as if no such transfer of lease had ever been made. I wish it to be understood that every report of extracts which Mr. Brooks has hitherto put forth as from the Register's records, shall be specifically and critically examined by a professional gentleman, with the view of showing, number by number, how the several primary falsehoods of the Senator's speech have borne fruit, each according to its kind, in his attempt to save them. The Senator has obtained from " The Trade " a series of opinions extracted from various newspapers favorable to his position. He forgets that the matters in debate between bim and me are matters of fact, and not of opinion. What if the Legislature of New York and the Supreme Court of the United States gave an opinion either in his favor or in mine, it would not be worth a straw, inasmuch as the question is not one of opinion but one of fact. Two and two make four. This is a fact. Aud if any man were to say that they make five or seven, the endorsement of other men, possibly as blinded as himself, would not alter the state of his case one iota. Besides, these worthy confreres of Senator Brooks are under a mistaken view of the subject. They seem to suppose that if any property had been conveyed to me, then i Senator Brooks is right and I am wrong. They seem to suppose that I denied the ownership of any property, But this pretended ignorance must be a piece of affectation. They did not forget that in my very first letter I admitted the ownership of property, nor was I at all parsimonious in reserving a sufficient amount to myself out of the unexpe...
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Binding | Paperback (12 editions) |
Reading Level | Young Adults
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# of Pages | 84 |
ISBN-10 | 1443250864 |
ISBN-13 | 978-1443250863 |
Publication Date | 05/14/2012 |
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