The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1849-09-09

probably be, that he would be. maintained by the
armies Of Austria and Russia on the throne Of
France, and on that the other that the resources
of France, under the direction of Louis Napoleon,
would be applied when occasion required it for
the support Of Austrian or Russian despotism If
II caDbe prevented, neither Austria nor Russia will
leave any means unapplied to continue the people
of Europe In slavery, and stife at every effort
at revolution, as well as suppress repubcanism in
France, as far bayonets and bullets could do it.
1t is to be seen that European intelligence will
not be undressing although Hungary lies pros
trate, and liberty suppressed.
"HIs LoRDsHIp" IN New CHARAcrER-BIsHoP
HuGnEs AND THE PREss.-Wi.hin few years past,
we have His Lordsh,p Bishop Hughes. of
New York, in variety Of characters. We have
seen him an ambitious prelae; we have seen
him leave the pulpit, and spout politics in Carroll
Hall; we have seen him deeply implicated in the
shevegammon IRISH revolution, and making
speeches on Irish affairs, that would entitle him
to snug berth in Newgate, if uttered in Ireland;
we have seen him renounce the sentiments ne ut
tered in Vauxhall Garden, while appealing to the
patriotism and pockets of his unfortunate Irish
people, when the aboriive attempt at revolution
turned out to be Slievegammon; we have seen
him the guest of the New England Society; the
resident OF a fashionable watering place, when his
flock was being daily thinned by the epidemic; we
have seen him in almost every character, and
never consistent IN anything but In the prosecu-
ton and attainment of his ambitious purposes and
views, in the church as well out of it, The last
character which His Lordship has assumed is that
Of of the press, dictator to what sentl-
ments shall be published, and what withheld, In a
secular press and using the weapons of the church
Of which he Is bishop, to the intimidation of an
editor who dsagrees with him on matters OF gene
raj dispute, and procuring and instructing his
subordlnates to denounce the paper in question
from the altar for not submitting to his dictaon.
We shall see hsw long I" His Lordship'' will be
able to maintain himself in his new position, and
whether the Catholic community will sustain him
in the arbitrary, anti-republican and unjustitable
stand which he has taken.
About a week ago, we published the appeal Of
the editor Of the Nation to the American people,
setting forth at length the means which Bishop
Hughes and portion Of his clergy, at his insriga-
ton, are pursuing crush that journal, because it
had the audacty to tell the Irish people that they
are priest ridden-that the Catholic priesthood ex-
m abortion-that the Pope should be deprived OF
his power as temporal sovereign, and that the Ro-
mans were right in stripping him Of it; and because,
other matters also, it took that conlicted
with His Lordship's opinions. In that appeal it
was distinctly stated that Catholic clergyman de-
nounced that paper and Its editor from the altar
and that in instance the rite of confession was
positively wthhel1 from poor Irish catholic, be-
cause he patronized the journal in question. We
were exceedingly anxious to the reply which
Ills Lsrdship Bishop Hughes would make to the
statements contained in Mr. McGee's appeal, In the
columns of his organ, the Fresman's Journal And
such reply The allegations which that appeal
contained, and which constituted Its very pith and
marrow, entirely overlooked in that journal, in
its quasi to the statements put forth by Mr.
MCGEE. Instead Of admitting or denying that the
Nation was denounced from the altar by one Of his
inferior clergy, at his instance and under his drec-
tons and that the rite Of confession was refused by
another to a poor Irshman because he was sub
scriber to that paper, His Lordship cntcrtains his
readers with ngmarole article essaying to prove
that every subscriber to a newspaper journal has
right TO Withdraw his patronage from it whenever
he pleases This lodging of the question will not
do. HIS Lordship is corncred, and he must ''stand
up TO the rack, fodder or no fodder" No one ever
denied the proposition that subscriber has right
TO say to the editor publisher " Stop my paper"
whenever he sees fit to do so-but that is not the
question. The allegation is distinct and clear, and
positive-it n, that the Catholic Church in this do
cese, in winch His Lordship has secured the high
est position, is using influence in a secret and
underhand way to put down a newspaper because
il tells few plain truths, that are unpalatabe to
His Lordship, concerning priestly influence over
the Irish mind prestly interference in political mat
tiers, and Popish sovereignty in Rome.
Now, we beg Of the Catholic community to bear
in mind the allegations that have thus been made,
nnd then to read the answer ia the Bishops organ
They will see at once that they are neither admit.
ted nor denied, but that they are lodged CON-
petely. Now, the Catholics of the United States
should see that this highly important matter il not
slurred over. They should demand Of the Bishop
an answer to whether he has attempted to excr-
else censorship over the press, or whether such
censorship is not now exercised by his subord-
mates, under his direction, and particularly whether
he has not used the power and influence, and rites
Of the church, to put down a paper that dared to
speak Its sentiments without caring fig whether
they agreed with his or not We have evidence ut
hand, by which we can show conclusively, and to
the satisfaction Of every intelligent Catholic that
such an attempt has been made to put down the
pressby him. II is letter written by His Lordship
Bishop Hughes himself, and which was published in
his organ the Fsepass Journal, on the 18th Of last
January. In that letter, Bishop Hughes called on
call bishops and priests, all Catholic pennants,
and all devout heads Of Catholic families, not to
let the Nations insidous poison into their nocks
or houses and we can show conclusively that
that letter was either dictated by him personally,
or written by his own hand.
In order to cover his dodge-his avoidance Of
the main quesuon-his Sinking the allegations
against hun mere completely, His Lordship tries to
show that liberty Of the press is not everything
that there is such thing as liberty of subscribers