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 Georg°
Bowyer, Bart., M.P. for Dundalk, and 111
which is recounted with admirable lucidity'

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
Pr. Wiseman, then Vicar Apostolic of the London
district, ought to be raised to the cardinalate, but
a serious difficulty arose. No cardinal since Cardi-
nal Pole had resided in England. It was feared
that the residence of a cardinal in England might
cause inconveniences, especially by irritating the
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

.ustrious prelate, although the consequence would

be his withdrawal from England, He 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 in
England.
Dr. Wiseman called on Lord John Russell,
communicated to him' his promotion and its con-
sequences, and took leave. The interview Was
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 be
should be librarian of the Vatican Library, a pot
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 from
some of the greatest Prelates in the Roman
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 to
England. This at first seemed almost int"
possible.
A cardinal could not be a Vicar Apostolic.
He could only be a diocesan archbishop or bishop,
if included in the hierarchy of jurisdiction of anl
country. He could not have been sent bacl‘
merely as a cardinal, because he would have bad
no place in the ecclesiastical constitution of our
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 Yille
formidable.
Only one solution presented itself, though
fraught with danger.
That solution was the creation of a hierarchy in

THE AMERICAN BATTALION FOR THE YOE."'
The New lurk Herald of the Ist contains the fol.'
lowing protests from the Roman Catholic arch;
bishops of Baltimore, Cincinnati, New York, an
St. Louis :—" The publication in the newspapers
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
United States, on condition that the said men shall
be carefully chosen and be equipped and supported
for three years by the Catholics of these states,
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 irate'
rests of the Church in this country, the subject
committed. For this reason, and for the purpcS°
at the same time of satisfying inquiries whit
have reached us from various quarters, we deal
proper thus publicly to define our position with
reference to a matter of so much importance, a°a
in doing so we have the best reasons for knowiSD,
that we do but speak not alone our own sentiments'
but those also of our venerable brethren tll
episcopacy. It is needless for us to say how sill;
cerely we desire to uphold and protect, as far as lie
us lies, the temporal independence of the 10,4
Father, being persuaded how essential it is to
free and unfettered exercise of his spiritual suPre:
macy in the government of the universal Churei:
Yet the proposal to raise and equip an Americfm;
battalion did not originate with us. As far as
can learn, it has emanated from and been Per°;
tently urged on the military authorities at Rowe by
some party or parties who have assumed to repre'
sent us, not only without our sanction or antli°;
rity, but even without our knowledge ; and what
renders this the more remarkable is the fact thosr
t ie gentleman who has succeeded in securing ft,
himself, in advance, the appointment of lieutertsl3
c jlonel, to have command of the proposed batt6;
lion, is one who, we feel bourid to say, does lie
enjoy, and is not entitled to enjoy, our confideile.tl
especially in a position of so high a responsihill
and trust. If he has found encouragement acitio,
support from one or two journals, edited by' LlO,
tholic laymen, which have given place to his I
advised correspondence, this does not strengthon
his claims, inasmuch as the journals in questi of
are not to be recognized as reliable exponents et
Catholic views or sentiments, still less as diseres,
or commendable advocates of the Catholic catlai,
Besides, the project, as proposed, with the cnnoor
tions which are annexed to it, cannot, in or
judgment, be successfully carried out ; and la of
attempt to do so would, we apprehend, insteat;ea
serving the cause of our venerable and bel°oot
Holy Father, prove detrimental to it. It i. 078
necessary to enter into further details ; IP' of
enough to add that we still have reason to ktleot
that pecuniary aid is more needed at this ni°lll,,o
than military aid, and will be more acceptable s'"to
us. We shall continue, therefore, as hitherto'
.
urge our generous and faithful Catholic chllatetior
to contribute abundantly, according to sclio
means, for the support of our common father,r 0
will employ their offerings in such a man° Of
may to him seem best ; not doubting that 1103
so doing we shall meet his warm approvahoost
merit his apostolic benediction. Given at
St. Mary's College, Emmittsburg, Julie
1868."
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