The Sun.
London, England, 1868-07-16 00:00:00

SIR GEORGE BOWYER'S PAMPHLET.

From the remarkable pamphlet published
within the last few days in the form of a letter
addressed to the Earl Stanhope by Sir George
Bowyer, Bart., M.P. for Dundalk, and in
which is recounted with admirable luciditi
the secret history of the foundation of the
Catholic Hierarchy in England, we take the
following passage : _ _

It was determined that the time had come when
Dr. Wiseman, then Vicar Apostolic of the London
district, ought to be raised to the cardinalate, but
a serious difficulty arose. No cardinal since Card'.
nal Pole had resided in England. It was feared
that the residence of a cardinal in England might
cause inconveniences, especially by irritating 0°
feelings of the Protestants, and perhaps by clash'
ing with the law of the land. It was, however,
considered that the hat must be conferred on that
illustrious prelate, although the consequence would
be his withdrawal from England, lie might, re-
siding at Rome, lecture and preach, and by his
writings influence opinion in his own country. It
was accordingly decided that Dr. Wiseman should
be promoted to the sacred purple, should reside
permanently at Rome, and not return to reside 10
England.

Dr. Wiseman called on Lord John Russell/
communicated to him his promotion and its con'
sequences, and took leave. The interview w 35
friendly and cordial on both sides.
So far all was clear. The new cardinal left
England in the full conviction that Rome would
be his future domicile. It was intented that he
should be librarian of the Vatican Library, a po9t
always held by cardinals, distinguished as he Was
for great literary attainments.
After his promotion, a new and unexpected
difficulty arose. The Pope received letters froln
some of the greatest Prelates in the Rowan
Catholic Church, representing the injury to our
religion which must arise by the removal of Car'
dinal Wiseman from England. Those eminent
personages charged the conscience of the Sovereign
Pontiff with the consequences of that removal.
After the most mature consideration, it appeared
that the difficulty was so grave that it could only
be surmounted by ascertaining some mode 11
which Cardinal Wiseman could be sent back t°
England. This at first seemed almost
im-
possible.

A cardinal could not be a Vicar Apostolic.
lie could only be a diocesan archbishop or bishop,
if included in the hierarchy of jurisdiction of allY
country. He could not have been sent back,
merely as a cardinal, because he would have had
no place in the ecclesiastical constitution of Or
Church in England under Vicars Apostolic, the
Vicars-General of the Pope, who was then held to
be the sole ordinary of the whole country. The
position of a cardinal simply in England would
have been ecclesiastically impossible. Then there
were all the difficulties attending the residence
of a cardinal in England. The problem W°
formidable.

Only one solution presented itself, though
fraught with danger.
That solution was the creation of a hierarchy ill
England.

THE AMERICAN BATTALION FOR THE POPZ---.
The New York .Herald of the Ist contains the fcl-
lowing protests from the Roman Catholic arch-
bishops of Baltimore, Cincinnati, New York, al3l*
St. Louis :—" The publication in the newspaper°
of a circular from Rome, to the effect that the
Holy Father had consented to accept the services
of a battalion of 1,000 men, to be raised in the
i
United States, on condition that the said men go;
be carefully chosen and be equipped and supported
for three years by the Catholics of these state:lt
seems to call for some official notice from the pre-
lates, to whom the circular is exclusively addressed'
and to whose discretion, as guardians of the inte-
rests of the Church in this country, the subject 1"
committed. For this reason, and for the purpcshe
at the same time of satisfying inquiries whic.;
have reached us from various quarters, we deem
proper thus publicly to define our position with
reference to a matter of so much importance, and
,
in doing so we have the best reasons for knowlilb
that we do but speak not alone our own sentimeott
but those also of our venerable brethren in tll,
episcopacy. It is needless for us to say how ST
cerely we desire to uphold and,protect, as far 0113
us lies, the temporal independence of the ljel4, LJ
Father, being persuaded how essential it is to the
free and unfettered exercise of his spiritual soPre,
macy in the government of the universal Church'
Yet the proposal to raise and equip an American
battalion did not originate with us. As far as e
can learn, it has emanated from and been persl°.;
tently urged on the military authorities at Ron'° „.
some party or parties who have assumed to rePre,
sent us, not only without our sanction or atithct
rity, but even without our knowledge ; and what
renders this the more remarkable is the fact that
r
the gentleman who has succeeded in securing fc),
himself, in advance, the appointment of lieutenalP,
c )lonel, to have command of the proposed battglt
lion, is one who, we feel bound to say., does no
enjoy, and is not entitled to enjoy, our conficleil e
especially in a position of so high a responsibill
and trust. If he has found encouragement al)
support from one or two journals, edited by Cll.,
tholic laymen, which have given place to his 1
advised correspondence, this does not strength.%
his claims, inasmuch as the journals in. cluesti°i
4- 0
are not to be recognized as reliable exponents of
Catholic views or sentiments, still less as diseree
or commendable advocates of the Catholic caul,
Besides, the project, as proposed, with the eOO
tions which are annexed to it, cannot, in °
a ow
judgment, be successfully carried out; and
attempt to do so would, we apprehend, instead
ea
serving the cause of our venerable and bel°°
Holy Father, prove detrimental to it. It isll 0
necessary to enter into further details; it 34'
enough to add that we still have reason to lollt
that pecuniary aid is more needed at this moineliito than military aid, and will be more acceptable fru
us. We shall continue, therefore, as hitherto, is
urge our generous and faithful Catholic chilfivif
to contribute abundantly, according to 'Ai°
means, for the support of our common father, " Aft
will employ their offerings in such a marrincroor
may to him seem best ; not doubting that bloc'
so doing we shall meet his warm approval,' tott
merit his apostolic benediction. Given at
St. Mary's College, Emmittsburg, June
1868."
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