American Republican and Baltimore daily clipper. [volume] (Baltimore, Md.) 1844-1846, 1846-06-02

MEssRs. EDIroRs:-It having been stated in
The Catholic Herald, few days since, that a
request had been communicated to the Superior
THE Society of Jesus in Maryland, through
two Catholic prelates, on the part ofhe United
States Government, that he should appoint two
cergymen as Chaplains to the Army in Texas,
that the request had been laid before several
Bishops then on visit to Georgetown College,
aud the principal clergyman attached to that
Institution, and that the same had been unani-
mously accedcd to; that the Rev. Nessls.
McEifoy and Rey were selected as suitable per-
sons to fill those situations, and that on the
same day the Superior, accompanied by two
Bishops, wGited upon the Secretaries Of lIar and
state, and had a full understanding lCith them,
and that the Rev, gentlemen above named are
to depart Tor the army sometime during this
week. would therefore respectfully ask of
you small space in your columns for the pur-
pose Of cnqulrng Of The Union, the Govern
ment organ at WashingtoB, whether the two
, Catholic Ptcates above mentioned Cere applied
10 by any person on persons acting on behaD Qthe
United States Government, on 1Chether those Pre-
taieS cere authorized on behalf Of the United
States Government to make any such request us
the one above alluded to- and in case either of
these conditions should exist, where is the au-
thurty or precedent for such an extraordinary
course as that pursued by the Government?
whenlt is known that the army consi is of per-
sons Of all creeds, and that such Chaplains have
never been called for by the Army.
Had the offer have been voluntarily made
by those two Prelates themselves, on behalf of
the aforesaid Society of Jesus, to the Govern
ment OF the United States, 10 furnish those
Chaplains, then the case would have been ma
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no cause of complain, because the same oppor-
tunlty was open for any other denomination OF
Christians to have made similar offer, or had
not the Herald represented these Prelates as
acting on behalf of the United States Blu,
that the United States should have come for.
ward and solicited those PrclOtes to furnish
/ Chaplains, or have authorized them to act il
behalf ofthe Government, aPpears to be such al
extraordinary departure from all that is RICH
and proper that it certainly calls for a very tul
explanation to satisfy the community that they
are not doing that which will be likely to bring
down loud and hearty denunciations, in view
the consequences that may be likely to follow
such a step.
1t will be perceived that rumors fthis char
acter are looked upon with such a Jealous eye
and as Of such vital importance, by the people
tIlS WlOlC llldL IL tIlGIb j
no truth in them it becomes the Government
organ to contradict them fatty and promptly
and not, by its silence, give countenance to TIN
belief that the Government is calling to its ait
any sort of sectarian influence whatever, in tn
adjustment of the existing difficulties betwee
the two countries. SOUND Policy.
In publishing the above we will remarl
3 that, many Catholics being in the army of Gel
Taylor, it IS natural that they should desire t
have ministers ofther own denomlnation-w
therefore think it probable, that the appoint
i, ments above referred to, if made, were request
} ed by the General in command of the army
at the solicitation of portion of his soldiers =
We have no idea that they have the least rel
erence to operations in Mexico, or were mad
with the design Of conciliatng any portion O
the Mexican people. Ed. Clipper