The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1848-09-17

BIsuor HusHEs AND THE IRISH REvoLUrIoN.-
We are much afraid that the Right Reverend
Bishop Hughes, notwithstanding the light from |
Heaven that generally guides HIM, has made a |
very bad speculation, by investing five hundred
dollars in the purchase of shield for the Irish
republic. According to the givings out OF his or
gan, the Fretman's Journal, it seems that the
Bishop rather backs out from the course that he
pursued recently before the Irish Directory, at
Vauxhall Garden, and that he complains very
much of the false gifts held out by Mooney Il Co.;
lights, probably, which have led him astray.
We have frequently, in the depth Of our friend
ship for Bishop Hughes, advised him to stick to
his profession TO avoid politics, and to concern
himself principally about the saving OF souls for
another and better world. II he did that,
he W ould not have made the many political
blunders which he has committed within few
years past, and of which he can be accused. HIS
piety eloquence, and tact, would all be brought to
a better market. than by endeavoring to rival the
dirty politicians of the day, at public meetings,
either in Vauxhall or Carroll Hall. Yet there
is one thing that we would advise Bishop
Hughes TO look no-and thai is, the constitution of
believe that this constitution, as it now stands, is
a perfect despotsm in the hands of the different
bishops. and that the canon law, which is the COM
mon right of the clergy of the Catholic Church in
eyery civilized country, is entirely excluded from
this free and happy land Why did he not endea-
vor while he was on visit to Rome, to effect
change in the organization of the Catholic Church
n this country, and procure such system as ex-
lists in Ireland, where the rights of the lowest ofthe
the Catholic clergy carefully preserved from
the rapacity arbitrary purposes of the Episcopal
branch OF the hierarchy! IfBishop Hughes would
endeavor to fleet a reform IN this particular, he
wor Id accomplish more for the good ofthe churches
and the eoy of himself in this world, and the sal
walton Of his own soul next, than all the
speeches he ever made at VauziaA or Carroll Hall,
all the subscriptions he paid to the directory,
or all the shields that could be fabricated by his
subscription.
THE WAREHous1NG SYsTEM.-The principle OF
warehouse no imported goods in public warehouses,
where they may remain until the duties paid, or
be Withdrawn, from time to time, at the merchants
convenience, is a new feature our commercial
system, and has only lately been introduced into
our city. The tendency of this system und eubt-
edly Is, to render New York a great cntrep for
foreign goods to all markets. Thus, a foreign
merchant will send out goods for some market,
and until it can be ascertained which the best,
will. under the action of the warehousIng system,
deposit them in the public stores Of New York.
There have been some objections urged against
this system, but they do not appear to of suiii
cient weight to concordance the advantages
which decidedly belong to It. The greatest OBJ
ieounn we believe hos heen that the system has
tendency to encourage speculation, and lead to
excessive lmpOratlons Be this II may, II is EVIL
dent that, in the nature of things, such an evil
would very soon be hecked by its action. Con-
ceding. then, the argument that the warehousing
system is great Improvement In the commercial
policy of our country, every action tending to
rullify its advantages. and render It's introduction
nugaory, is much to be deprecated.
We hear, however, many comp alnts among our
merchants generally, Of the enormous charges
made at the government warehouses, for storage.
| These charges are, In some cases, said to be SO
high as renderit loss to the merchant to resort
to the system. We hope the Secretary of the
Treasury, to whose active zeal and strong mind
the establishment Of the system is, we believe,
mainly due, will look to the subject, and not per.
NIT the whole system to be made unavalng by
charges which drive away the merchants from its
general adoption
ELECTION NEws.-We endeavor to be fair and
impartial, as well as accurate in election news,
ard ether political intelligence, but it seems they
not so considered by few of the violent party
parers. The Pennsylvania, particularly, finds
fault with the manner in which this department of
cur paper is made up, and says are " now trying
TO show that the result in Maine is discouraging
10 the demo Gratis"
With the exception Of ridiculous report by tele-
graph, on Friday, which gave with a query,
and omitted in cur evening edition, deny that
| such an inference can be drawn from our state
ments. When we give returns from demo cratic
! or wing papers, we quote the authority, when
deemed OF Importance.
With regard 10 Maine, our impres sion has been,
from the complexion of the first returns that the
result Of the State election decidedly favora-
bic to the success Of the Cass and Butler electoral
ticket IN that State, in November.
BIsHoP HuGHEs AND KIRwAN.-Kirwan, alias
the Rev. DIR. Murray, Of Elizabethtown, New
Jersey pitches into particular friend the Right
Rev. Bishop Hughes, this week, most unmerci-
fully, but think most unwarantably. When
the controversy between those reverend gentle
rlen broke out, took the bishop under our wing,
and ayowed our determination of having Justice
done TO him, and thus far We have kept our pro-
mise. The bishop waited for Mr.. Murray to ex-
| pend his battery of eloquence and argument
watching cautiously every step he took, narrowly
scanning every syllable he wrote, and when Dr.
Murray had finished, the bishop gradually energies