The New York herald., 1845-03-08

evening OF the day. and variety OF other interest
ing matter will be given in this splendid pictorial
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The News from Warrington.
Our Correspondence from the capital to be found
under our postscript head this mornings is OF the
greatest possible interest. The excitement amongst
the political circles wakes hotter and hotter every
day. Look out for fresh and exciting revelations.
Bishop Hughes' Lectures--The Newspaper
Press as the Ally of Religion.
We give in our paper to-day, an accurate and
interesting report OF lecture delivered by the
Right Rev. Bishop Hughes, in Saint Patrick's
Cathedral, on Thursday evening last IL presents
rather favorable specimen OF the Bishops style
and manner of discussing theological subjects; and,
although il does not in our opinion, come up to the
eloquent, impressive and beautiful pulpit efforts of
DR., Pise or DR.. Ryder, yet it is a very excellent
discourse, and we commend it, with great cordia-
ty, to the careful perusal of our readers Of all de-
nominations Of Christians.
The subject is one of much interest. Probably no
other doctrine Of Christianity has been the subject
of more controversy than this, the mode Of a sim
ner's justification, and it Is curious and by no
means uninstuctive study to mark the practical IN
nuence which the various opinions entertained on
this dogma, have exercised on the conduct Of the
different sects. The Catholic attaches the idea OF
merit to "good works''-the Protestant disclaims
it, Has not the effect Of this opposite belief been
iseen to some extent in the mode and manner in
which the charities of the two communities Of the
religious world have been exemplified! Prot es-
tantism seems to labor most in giving men fan tn
Catholicity in giving them bread. We speak o
course Of the operations of the strictly sectarian in
stitutiens Of the two great bodies of Chrstendoim
Professionalism sends missionaries to the "dal'i
places sof the earth''-Catholiciy sends ''sisters
charity to the beds of the sick and the dying,
to the cheerless hearhs of the destitute.
Leaving out of view, however, fer the present,
any specuations on the tendency of abstract theo-
logical dogmas, we cannot avoid expressing our
qualification in observing the marked improvement
in the course of Bishop Hughes. He has, we are
now encouraged to believe. bade farewell for
ever to the political arena. He isnow industrious
ly engaged in vindicating and explaining the
doctrines of his church, and that in temperate
dignified and christian manner. Bishop Hughes in
the pulpit and Bishop Hughes in Carroll Hall, are
indeed, quite different beings. On the politica
platform he was violent, Incorporate and mis-
chievous. In the pulpit he is in his fright mind
rational, moderate and ambitious only of doing
good. Bishop Hughes, indeed, as a controversialis
iS worthy of much praise. He exhibits model
of calmness. candor and charitable feeling which
ONE of his Prot... ..stant opponents would do well to
initiate. He does not rail against those who differ
from him, and we are quite confident that his la
bors in this appropriate held together with those
of DR.. Pise, will contribute IN no uncomfortable
degree to the removal Of the obstinate prejudlces
and the softening down of those asperltles which
have too often disgraced polemical discussion
between Protestant and Catholic divines.
We regret, however, that in one particular the
Bishop is yet susceptible of much Improvement
We allude to his unaccountable and violent oppo
sition to the reporting of his lectures In the news
papers. On this point he is not SO rational as MI
fellow laborer, DR.. Pise, whom he by impli
cation accuses of great criminahty IN no
denounciug us for giving his lectures to the
world But Dr. Pise most undoubtedly re.
CARDS this matter in more discerning spirit than
the Bishop. Dr. Pise agrees with us in the opinion,
that the newspaper press, by giving universal publ
city to temperate, candid, and able discussions Of
theological dogmas, may and must be the means Of
serving most materially the interests of truth. In.
deed, why the Bishop can object to our augment.
dral ten thousand fold we cannot for the life Of
conceive. Are we not, indeed, quite justified in
believing that the great author of ofChristianity look
ed forward to that tins when that great agency O.
light and knowledge, the invention of printing
would find its greatest extension and multiplication
as the period when his pure and glorious religion
would begin to magnify its triumphs9 The daily
independent newspaper press is. we are fully per
cd he cd nefr n his
churches, and restoring Christianity to its primi
tive purity, as taught by its founder amid the noun.
tains of Judea.
WAR AMONGST THE SMALL-BKRR LrTRRATl.-
Quite war is at present raging amongst sundry oil
the small-beer ierati of this city, growing out Of
lecture recently delivered by one of the number
named Foe, in which, in fit Of desperation, he at.
tackled, with such commonplaces Of magnity and
iI nature as he could muster, some score or two
of his compeers, and also few writers who are
very secure against assault from such quarter
This is one of the tricks of these creatures
When they are very hard driven, they thus ''run {
muck" against any thing and every body, in The
hope of attracting little attention, find out the
mistake, and then spasmodcally sink into uttel
oblivion.
The ZABRIsKrE CoNTRAcT.-Colonel Zabrskie
has published very savage card in the Washing
ton papers, defending himself against the imputa
tions relative to certain government contracts
which came under the notice of Committee O
Congress. The explanation is, that he only 60
contract, through the order of Captain Tyler
and sold it on speculation to "friend" The Col
onel isterribly indignant of course, and vents hi,
soul in several very cloud" paragraphs He ex
presses, with great patriotism, his poignant regre
that honorable members of Congress can be icon
verted as in this case, into conduit through whcl
any putrid scoundrel may convey his filth and ve
nom on respectable citizens" This reminds us O
the indignant exclamation Of the cabaretier in tn
"Devil in Paris"-"Who dare create disturbanc