Rutland herald. [volume] (Rutland, Vt.) 1823-1847, 1847-08-04
SPIES, IN THE GUiSE OF CHAP.
ItlNS

An cxifaordinary Communication appears
in the National fn,elligenccr, from which II
appears tia, the Rev. M. McCalla, Of the
prcs5y,cli,n Church and brother TO the sec
ond Auditor of the Treasury. ic,,iics -
Tina, he asked Tor Chaplaincy in Mexico
of the President, and IN that conversation
the President declared that his object IN
scnding Father Rey and Father nc Elroy as
chsplsIns to the army, was TO employ them
IS spies in the enemv's country. We shall
soon see, however, WHEELER Father Rey or
Nc Eiroy accepted such . mission with such
an understanding Of their duty. We cannot
credit the idea for one mOmen that any
Catholic Chaplain would consen, To use the
carb Of his profession thus 10 cloak his pur-
poses as a spy.
/ Mvssns. EpiroRs Among the most OK.
; traordinay Developments Oi tits unique
/ Administration, the following which ] copy
from the Presbyterian Herald of the 18th
July. published at Louisville. Kentucky, is
perhaps the mos, remarkable.
Knowing the anxiety manifested by the
Presidcn, and Secretary Of War. at that
time, to have Catholic Cnaplains accompany
our regular army in MeNico-ore half OF
the rank aud file Of which being members
4 of tina, thurch-and the trouble which they
I took IN sending to the PrOvih, ial Council,
then sitting al Baltimore 10 forward their
views, ! was surprised to find in the paper
referred TO above ,ha, instead of Chapia,ns,
which the Council were asked for. Spies"
according to Rev. Mr.. Mccalla were what
the prc-ltcn, wanted Now sir. ! will
! no, enter into defence either %! NE rcvcr
end gentleman who wen, on their holy and
hazardous mission 70 Mexico, which proved
fatal to onc uf them. (krverend Father IkeD
nor Of the doctrines OF opinions OF their
Church. which have been assslled in the
/ PRESBYTERIAN Herald, as the latter would be
foreign Ia the columns OF your paper, and
as HE survivor, Mr. McEltuy. is able to take
care Of his own character and that of his late
colleague. Bu, know, apart from every
other circumstance connected with lhis az
fair, iha, # the pfesiden, " any other per
son IN Tie country, had proposed such
mission either to Father McEitoy OF Father
Rev, both OF whom knew well,and convcrs-
ed with the day before leaving their College
ioI the Army. he would have received from
them Amch q rebuke AZ he would not be like
| " TO forget tho rest Of his life.
Iwill .oi say whether the Picsidcn, has
been guilty 81 what has been attributed to
him by Rev Mr. McC,lla . tins Is a qn-s.
ton OF veiacity for ihrn,selve, TO settle but
sirs IRON nv know, ledge Of what has trans
pred from the beginning Of this Adminis,ra-
ton 10 the present moment, as well as from
close examination OF almos, every public
/ document sent forth from. the Executive
mansion in relation tn the present war, ]
{ conie. ! am prepared to hear and see things
still more extraordinary come from that
| place than what this precious bi, of Ptesl-
dental diplomacy informs the world ~
but TO The questions and answers OF i. A
! Brown, and Rev Mr McCslla on this sub.
jet -
"CHipL,,Ns ~ Tar Agny-Iion Paul 4.
Brown OF Philadelphia. lately addressed the
+ following lc,icr 10 the Rev " l.. Mcciila,
brother OF Hon. John MNCalls. late of Lex
ng,on, Nv. and now al Washing,on'
/ Dear Sir | earnestly but respectfully
reques, YOU 10 answer truly, csntdiy and
q July the following questions
isi Were you not recently an applicant,
/ for the situation OF Chaplain IL theAmercsn
Army nov Ia Mexico
end Had YOU a personal interview with
his Ercelloncy James h. Polk on that sub
eci
81 Did the President tell you that when
I
he knew he had no night Ia make sny such
/ stpo,n,mcn,s as there was no such oihce
wiihin his san, but tina, ~ had appointed
them Chaplslns nondnaily. that they might
becorne spies =
To these questions Mr. MoCalla returned
the following laoonlo answers, al the conclu-
SION of = long letter. rejecting severely on
the Catholic Church. which has nothing To
do With the particular point under ronsid'
Grafton lor which reason II 70 omitted
My answer to your ht,l question n ITos
TO vow second. ! bod to your ihIrd, he
DID, . hespeo.iull, yours.
W l.. MeCALLA."
Washer the Pses,dsn, v,ll OF will no,
wash hi. character clear oiso fool a piece
Of duphcily with ihe Rev A-..rs McElfoy
ana Rey. a. .bs Rey Mr. NcCsNa had
charges upon han, tine rllficI AtirL.