New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1849-10-06

Roman R,PuJllo.
IA iin eonssI olssnss 81 The Tftsas
ROME, September H.
Yar.. Grsstg s MeE',aih
Ina Newly paper of Friday evening, June
g. ls49, | fns letter Of the distinguished Bishop
/. Haehes and as have the means OF making an
examination here upon the several points on
which the people Of Rome are attacked by the
Bishop in this letter, cannot, perhaps, do better
service to the public than by correcting some OF
the inadvertences into which Bishop Hughes has
ALLEN. II is a favorable tina now to look dis
passonstely upon these matters. The French
have entered Rome, all is quiet, and we can cooly
examine into the letter in question the scene OF
which is laid in Rome, by carefully going over the
round alluded to in the letter, and inspecting
,iiiently every thing calculated to throw light on
the matters in controversy between Bishop
Hughes and Mr. Greeley.
|. Bishop Hughes charges that the Roman
Republicans have plundered the Churches N
Rome.
Now, there are in Rome shout $40 Churches SO
aa, il was once well said that the Pope could
celebrate mass in different Church every day III
ne wear OF these Churches, very many are
eosed, aud have been so for years, except on the
most extraordinary occasions. But, OF those that
are open, have closely examined each one, ans
can assure you that no one OF them has been plum
tered By the Republican Government ] have
lhown the letter OF Bishop Hughes TO several
Catholics here and aske ID them If this charge were
true They all answered that 1t was not and that
hey never heard any such yUmor even, IN Home
is very essentia to the weight oi all our direct
statements that they should be true, otherwise,
they fall to the ground and leave 10 favorable mn
pensions of the author behind, aud yet beg you
not TO indulge In any harsh language toward
Bishop Hughes. who may have been led into error
BY his correspondents at Rome, who may nave
thought that their Churches had been pinndered
Or would be, and may have written him to that
effect. He, doubtless, has in his possession what
tyei documents he received, and would tAks
pleasure In explaining to the public the causes II
The many marked and radical errors in which, ua-
hrtunately, his letter abounds. Bishop Hughes Is
certainly not one oil those who would wish to
Escape from the moral responsibility which he Is
under to the public either TO sustain the charges
shich he has made with so much spirit and with
nch striking drsetness against the Homan Re
gubhcsns, or msntuliy retract them II he finds, on
sves,ga,on, that they arc uniounded
While examining the vast number OF Catholic
Churches In Rome, have been struck with that
gorgeous wealth and splendid beauty which they
ssplay. In sculpture and painting they contain
rme OF the richest treasures of art. The monu-
nents erected in them to the dead are also moru.
nen.s Of genius that can never die. Here is seen
the band Of Raphael and there on yonder wal, or
high this lrescocd ceiling, lives some grand de-
ngn Of Michael Angelo. Beautiful, unspeaksbly
Beautiful, are the Catholic Churches OF Italy At
Milan, the grea, Cashedral, the most beautiful,
perhaps, In the world, Ia one vast grouping ofmar-
he s,atusry, both exterior and interior. And
smember well that entering the Church OF
Nn'a Crocc, IN Florence, my eyes rested ct once
spon the monuments of Michael Angelo, Dante,
Aheri and Calico, either of which lone as by
Vtnoval would immortahze any artist, though no
10 OF them was necessary To immortahze the
iead. TIE weslth OF the Catholic Church IN Eu
@pe IS beyond our conception, and almost beyond
acalaton. have counted In smother part OF
hsy four csthedrals aud nine chapels on an area
ateritory that did not contain more than 500 IN
aoitants. One OF the Roman Churches, Isl
setersl cost more than forty millions of dollars
tad Il costs more than $4,000 year 10 take care
@lt anu Keep " IN repair II the hepuDuChns OF
Ay, all united. had conhscated the Church pro-
erty or plundered the churches as Bishop
aash IN his own emphatic language erro
seousiy accuses the Romans of having done ana
ad put at interest three fourths of the money dc.
nved from it, expending only oae fourth, / est.
cate that with the ope fourth they could have
bought into the field an army OF one million OF
seu with 900 pieces of artillery, and supported
sem for 20 years. With the interest OF the other
| sree fourths they could have supported The Gov
| snment. KEEP. ia repair highways and bridges,
4 halt 90 miles of railways annually, supported
pubic schools colleges hospitsls courts oil Jas'lce
In short could have assumed every species OF
assessary public expenditure, and earned ca
@yeau war with million OF men in the held lh
ussposism would struggle so long,, without taxing
re people isrthing What would have been
ns elect OF this course upon the cause OF i'allsn
serty 10 not necessary 10 inquire, SINCE neither
A Romans nor the Other Italians pursued any
ech course of piander 90 Bishop Hughes has err
"ssously charged upon them.
II 1be second charge which ! shall notice IL,
su TIE Republicans extoried money from the
Ssspie. With the most anxious inquiries msde
scsthoslcs and after reading the recorded dolngs
ne Republican Government, cannot lind that
utorsd from the people dollar. And yer II
@'s,n that money has been extored from
-. ~; who, then. are the extortioners VIA
SeY state the facts. After the French entered
so'y, oadlnot appointed . secular fnrmvirate'
80 sa IN administering the Government soon,
x~.ywerously, this Triumvirste retired, with
~ "ols Of General Oudinot,' and Triumvir-
cardinals, emanating from the Pope, aP-