The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1848-08-08


The returns have also been received from Pitt
county, but came to hand IN such an evidently
erroneous shape, that we have not included them
in the table. Doubtless, other returns will be sent
on by telegraph before the Herald goes to press if
SO, they will be found under the telegraphic head.
despatch has been received from Fayetteville,
which announces that the wings have elected their
candidate for Governor. The writers do not, how
ever, enhghten us as to how they received the in
formation, nor do they give any data, but simply
announce the fact, when 30 counties had yet to be
heard from.
BISHOP HUGHEs AND THE IRISH CONFEDERATION.
We published an article last week in reply to the
leader in the organ of the Bishop of Saturday,
the 18th of July, charging the chiefs of the Irish
movement with inidelity and disobedence to the
rules and discipline of the Roman Catholic
Church, and iustifyng the charge by vague re-
ference to approved treatises on moral theology,
without giving names, dates, &c.
We called upon him to give us IN the next number
OF the organ, some clue to where those approved
reatlses are to be fouxd, with the names of their
authors, &C.; but he has lodged the question. He
however, continues to publish extracts and art-
cles from foreign journals, hostile to the Irish peo-
pie, and to their demands for justice. Amongst
them are those OF the London Tablet, with which
h. seems to be particularly enamored, for he has
pub ished each of the article of that paper in En-
tense.
This Is singular, because O'Connell, who was in
politics ano religion, the beau ideal of the Bishops
fancy, declared that the editor of the Tablst was
the most accomp,. 'shed political charlatan of the
present age We d. not endorse that denuncia-
ton; we never endorsed anything that fell from
O'Connell, because we knew that at theltlme he
was loudest in his professions OF patriotism, and
attachment to the Irish people, he w>as trucking
to the British government, and obtaining from 1t
places Tor his friends and retainers. Events have
since shown that our estimate of his sincerity at
the time was correct; and we hazard nothing in
saying, that very large majority of the Irish peo
pie are now convinced of his tergversations.
Oh, BE THANKrUL.-We are pleased to have it |
in our power to inform our readers that the COM
mon Council of this dirty city of ours have ad.
journed their capvassback duck supper, in the City
Hail. to September ext; and more than this, that
they have actually gone on qualification spree to
the sea shore, somewhere on The sands of Peconic
Bay, we believe, where they are amusing them
selves with snuffing In the sea breeze in order to
give them an appetite for more canvass-backs and
ced champagne their return; in trailing for
weak fish on the bosom of that beautiful bay; IN
hgging for clans, with their breeches turned up; |
and IN LAYING their aldermanic proportions, like so
many porpoises in the waters of the ocean We |
do not k.now what we have done to entitle us to |
his favor, and our only regret is. that they are
ever to come back We believe that Greenport,
at the termination of the Long Island Railroad,
is their rendezvous, and from he bottom OF our
hearts we pity the inhabitants of that pace on ac-
count of the affliction. Let their ducks be Kept
,ut of the way-for there is danger of decapi-
alton and let those hungry officials be con-
ined as much as possible to CLAIMS aud other
she'll fish. This is the only method we
ian advise the people of Greenport to pursue in
his the hour OF their trial; but if they can prevail
upon those aldermen to stay all the winter with
hem, in spite of the prospect of dearth, if not
actual famine, they would confer favor of no
mean kind, on the unfortunate people of New
York, by doing so.