 The letter was written by Reverend Lord under his admitted pseudonym "Constituents".The inflammatory message resulted in a series of letters from both the Diocese of Buffalo and "Constituents", all published by "The Buffalo Morning Express", a Whig Party-dominated and strongly anti-Catholic publication.Bishop Timon expressed dismay when shown the letter, and two days later "The Buffalo Morning Express" published a reply letter, in which he wrote that the Sisters of Charity Hospital was an "institution resting on the broad lines of charity, without reference to creed, color or country."