The daily union. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1845-1857, 1846-05-28

tion. Il Is written in the usual quaint popular style
81 that distinguished divine and affords US some IN
sight into his Christian motives. The reverend man
observes, page q;
Scarcely any bishop is sufficiently man Of the
world 10 deal with faBaucs. The way is not to
reason with them, bat 10 ask them 10 dinner(J
they armed against logic aud remoRstranee (no
doubt against such logic as the reverend gentleman
would empoy;) bat they arc puzzled in labyrinth
OF wines, disarmed by facilities and CONCESSIONS in
uoduced TO new world, come away thinking more
OF hot and cold, and dry and sweet, than Of Newman
hsdie, and Pussy So moadered away Hannibals
army at Capuai So the primitive and perpendicular
poy Of Puseyism "a softehed into practical wisdom,
anu ooaxed into common senseCD Providence
gives us generals and admirals and chaneellors Of
INC exehoqaer but never remember in my time a
real bishop--a grave elderly man, full Of Greek,
with sound views Of tho middle voice and preter-per-
eet tense, gentle and kind TO his poor clergy of
powerful and commanding eloquenee; in Paria-
ment never 10 be put down when the great inter
ests Of mankind were concerned; leaning to the
government when il right, le ming 10 the people
when they right; feeling that if the spirt Of
God had called him to that high Office he was cali
cd Tor no moan purpose, but rather that, seeing
clearly, and acting boldly, and intending purely
he might confer lasting benefit on mankind"
Such bishop the Reverend Sydney Smith never
saw In his lifetime; and that he has in his day and
generation dined and drank wine with every one OF
then, We arc bound TO look upon him a eompe-
tent judge and critic. And yet II is for the sake Of
| maintaining bishops who have not the requisite
qualifications, that the poor Irish are starved and
The Caihohc clergy treated outlaws and fsons
Why has not the reverend episcopal clergymen of the
nigh church OF England written work entitled "the
bishop" where, AFTER the fashion Of Maehiavellis
III Principe" proper rules might be found for
the government Of the archbishop Of Canterbury
The Reverend Sydney Smith then recommends
the payment OF the Irish Catholic clergy as the
safest means Of dstaehins them from he people, and
abating thereby ''the bad anti British spirit" Of the
latter.
"For advancing these opinions, ~ he saws. 81 hay.
no doubt, shall be assaied by SScerdos, Vlndsn,
Lstimer, Water, Glorious, Aruspex, and be called
atheist, dest, democrat, smuggler, pOacheT, high
wayman, Unitarian, and Edlngburgh Reviewer
Sull, am right; and what | say requires excuse
for being trite and obvious, not for being mischie-
gOus and paradoxcal. Human beinga
cling to their delicious tyrannies and to their exqui-
site nonsense, like arunkard To his bottle, and go
on tili death stares them IN the face. The mon
strous state Of the Catholic church in Ireland will
probably remsin I'LL monstrous ruin threatens
the very existence Of the empire, and Lambeth ana
Fulham are cursed by the afrnghted people"
The learned divine continues:
81 have always compared the Protestant church
IN Ireland land believe my friend Thomas Moore
stole the smIe from me to the institutions Of butch
er's shops IN all the villages Of our Indian empire
We will have a butchers shop in every village,
and ycu Hlndoos shall pay for il. We kno W that
many Of you do not eat meat at all, and that the
sight Of beef-steaks il particularly offensive you;
but still stray European may pass through your
village, and want a steak or chop: the shop shall
be established, and you shall pay for IL This is
English legislation for Ireland (The exclamation
signs are the Reverend Sydney Smths) There -
abuse like II in all Europe, in all Asia in all the
Iaen mart Of md in all hau2 hoo
Of rimbuctoo! II is error that requires 20 900
armed for its protection in time Of peace which
costs more than million year; and which, in tho
FIRST French war, (why did he not say AmerIcan')
in spite Of the putting and painting offghting steam
ers will and must break out into desperate rebel
lIon!"
| mention these British observation-disclosures
opinions as a liberal offset TO the excessive appre-
tensions Of the evils Of war on the part of some of
our own people. There considerations for peace
both sides Of the water besides those of industry
and commerce, and which will probably suffice 10
maintain the peace
The eorn-aws will be voted upon early next
month, this month have no reason whatever to
alter the opinion expressed IN my last that Sir Rob-
ert Peels measure will be carried by average ma
ority ofabout 80 in the House. and from 30 to 40 in
the Lords. | look upon the settlement of the Ore
gon question a corolary of Sir Roberts fiscal and
commercial schemes, and trust for the sake Of hu-
mainly, that II may not prove otherwise. II zoe
stand united at home, there is doubt ichdeusr bh
thai the year 1876 ioiH see oil things square and lSiT
The ushtring in of International trade beicsen Eng
land and .7merica such as the Dorld az rsr before mi
messed befsotsn moo eosnires- Ia the course Of ter
years England herself will perceive the wisdom OF
having surrendered few acres of ground for com
mercial advantages which will insure her industrial
development, and enable her almost To monopolize
the markets Of the whole American continent Brit
sh wealth, now cribbed and confined by artificial
laws, will flow freely through natural channels, and
beget healthy, even, tempered comfort throughout
the whole country, instead Of feverish heat in the
head, coupled to chioess and frost in the lower ex
tremities. England will once more rush ahead of
her continental Deghbors and secure by additional
wealth-to which even the people of the Oregon
rtory will become tributary-additional political
power and momentum.
P. s. 1t is likely we may soon have change in
the British ministry; but do not believe in it as
yet The Herald and Standard are most active IN
circulating the runor. II seems indeed, as if Lord
Palmerston had dined with the king of French to
make himself posuJe, as the phrase goes, minis
ter Of foreign affairs.
The lsturlz ministry seems to be Of transitery
NATURE and Spain on the brink of another military
rebellion somewhat similar to those which have,
since 1917, disturbed our Mexican neighbors. When
Spain shall be able TO govern herself we then
shall what she is able to do for her runaway
daughter. There are assuredly enough Spanish
princes to mount almost any throne, consequent
y, also, that Of Mexico; but they to have but
little power to maintain themselves where they are
and Don Henrique has within the last fortnight
been little better than prisoner in Bayonne.
BY A. Green, AuctiOneer.