Philadelphia.
Correspondence of the New York Herald
PHILADELPHIA, JAN. 81, lS45.
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JAMES G. BENNETT, ESQ -


In conducting your widely circulated, excellent,
influential, and, at the present crisis in the moral
religious, ecclesiastical and prelatica world, eager
y-sought and voraciousy- -devoured paper, you have
always exercised such independence and liberality
towards all, of every and sect and party, that
feel confident you will.not refuse me place in
your columns, to correct an error into which your
Philadelphia correspondent has fallen, through the
binding influence of malignant party spirit.


1t is not true that the Rev. Professor Of the New
York Seminary lost his election, many years ago,
to the Bishoprick Of Pennsylvania. by "modestly
declining vote for himself The facts of the case
are these, as well remember, having been present
on that memorable occasion. The clergy having
voted for Assistant Bishop, the tellers reported
the result as follows, VIZ:


For the Rev. DR.. Meade ofva.. .... At votes
Professor Wilson. Of Pa. .26
Whereupoa, the President of the Convention,
Bishop White, declared Dr. M: to be the choice OF
election. 1t was well known that they were two
to one in favor Of DR.. Meade: it therefore became
necessary that his enemies should discover some
flaw in the clerical vote The pious lawyers in the
of g. the number Of cergymen present, counting
the Professor If the learned, pious, and highly
esteemed Professor had voted for himself he could
not have been chosen even by the clergy: they
would have been tied. Thusyou see wherein your
correspondent erred. Virtually, the Professor Ger
iainly aid vote for himself when, by his presence,
he afforded the lawyers clue with which to defeai
his opponent. In the midst of the excitemen,
natural to such state OF things, and when they
might have succeeded in electing their candidate,
by more energy in adhering to their rights the
leaders OF the party, which has been stigmatixed
by your correspondent with tissue Of epthets
which would disgrace brothel. for the sake OF
peace. moved an adjournment Of the Convention
sine die and there the matter ended Had DR..
rot nm hat D..
| sylvania would have been honored in the choice
| Of Bishop who has been distinguished ornament
| In the diocese over which he was subsequently,
placed-the church might have been spared liz
present deep disgrace-and your correspondent
might have been without material for his scurrilous
envenomed, sacriligious pen. KAPPA.