Indiana State sentinel. [volume] (Indianapolis) 1841-1853, 1846-08-06

.1IoRE NONSENSE The ridiculous story about an
intrigue or something similar between the President
Of the United States and Bishop Hughes, published
not long ago in a journal of New York. has been re-
vived in tie same journal with additions. The last
version is that the Bishop offered TO 90 to Mexico
Minister Plenipoentary, to disspate the illusions
among the Mexican clergy and people, about the hos
tty of the United States to the Catholic religion,
and to negotiate peace honorable to both nations;
that this proposition seriously entertained IN the
cabinet and rejected because the President would not
send the Bishop in frigate. and with the pomp and
paradeiwnicl3 he desired; that the Catholic bishops
then assembled at Georgetown College, made another
proposition TO the President TO send FIVE Catholic
Priests, al Jesuits to the army chaplainS. lvho
were to Communicate freely with the Catholic soldiers
aud with the Protestant soldiers the option of the
latter, and with liberty to visit the Mexican camp,
army and people, at any time excepting the eve Of
cement; that these slpuatiOnS accepted by
the President, and that Messrs McElroy and Ray
Jesuits and Priests, left New Orleans in the Alabama
on the Dist ult., for Matamorus, to Join the army
We doubt not that many viii believe this stuff
and that many more, for the purpose of exciting
sectarian preudiceS against the President, VIII af-
feet to believe It. Shall We have a seciarian con-
testsf os,the next Presidency ls 9ssgE s'raSs SHOW
thattewind is beginning to take that direction and
we advise all those who would maintain the present
fortunate separation Of Church and Stale, to resolve
that such contest shall not be waged
The whole story is absurd. Mr.. Poll, Pres6ytc-
rian have strong prediction for any eccicsi-
astica association with the Catholic Church. for any
purpose, excepting to keep the peace and maintain
religious freedom. He would therefore say to the
Jesuis. or the Jews, The Gentes attend to your
\ religion, and l viii take of mine.r And the
President of the United States, Chief Executive of q
Government which acknowledges connection with no
religion and secures unlimited freedom to an, would
say to Bishop Hughes that he had no constitutional
power institute ecclesiastical Missions and that he
should institute diplomatic missions for political and
not ecclesiastical purposes He would add that if any
Catholic soldiers in the army wanted Catholic chap
/ lains, sufficient number should be appointed, in
common with Protestant chaplains; and that if the
Catholic clergy wished to convert the BIexicans to
aHaerai0 by assuring them Of religious freedom and
security under the Federal constitution they might do
it on their own responsibility for he could not inter-
fere, excepting {, say THAT the Invading army would
not disturb their worship its places or property.
The alleged proposition of the Bishop,
lie Priests to act as agents or spies between the
American and Mexican camps, is too prePosterous for
belief. If the Bishop-were weak enough to make 1t,
we can safely promise that the President and Cabinet
were quite too shrewd 10 entertain it; and we may
add that neither General Taylor any other Amer
lean General, would be quite fool enough to tolerate
such doingS in his army.
This rgmarole probably originates in the vanity
1 Bishop Hughes, who delights in having himself in
print in connection with grit folk" who probably
laSplFeS tOd nat Fedcu q
diplomatic station in politics. by being talked about
for it. But $ IL 'ooat d. and the Bishop may as
well hang up his political fiddle. And the good Pro-
testants who would raise sectaran breeze in politics
by sticking the President into 81 another church -
without asking his leave, may well hang up theirs
He viii not be caught IN any ecclesiastical traps,
whether set by the church or the devil. He knows
too much for that
word about chaplains. Before the battles, certain
journals saying that the Catholic soldiers were
! deserving to Mexico by whole regiments, because
Gen Taylor forced them hear prayers from Presby
terrain missionaries. Now shall be told that the
Protestant soldiers are running away,to get rid OF
q black gowns" We take for granted that General
Taylor, while maintaining strict discipline, viii lei
his soldiers hear preaching to suit themselves, whe-
ther from the Pope Calvin Ioyaa the Archbishop OF
Canterbury, Parson Whiteheld Bishop Hughes. II
the officers and men love and fear God do as they
would be done by and fight well for their country all
differences in religion the those between
Tweedle DUN and Tweedle Dee; and tksrethe Gov
eminent will leave the subject philadelphia Ledger.