The New York herald., 1850-05-14
Brsuou HuoHEs ON THE RxrunH OF run Pors. =


It is meet, right and the bounden duty Of all good
Catholics, to sing the TIE Deum' for the restora
on Of the Pope; and the eloquent eulogy Of Bishop
Hughes, upon the virtues Of His Holiness, is
equally appropriate. Every sovereign pontif of the
250 that filled the Papal chair, has been good
man, or, al least ought to have been, notwithsand
ing the many strange things related in "Rinkes
History of the Popes" 1t lis fitting that Bishop
| Hughes should make jublations for the restora-
| ton of the last of so long line Of sovereigns
| to his royal sceptre and throne, which the
| hard-fsted democracy of Rome had overturned,
in these days of republican progress and growing
ideas" Ii is very proper that his lordship, whose
organ backed the imperial despotism Of Austria, and
the autocrat of Russia, who whipped the nuns
| backed them against Kossuth and the brave
| Hungarians struggling for republican Liberty
should sing and shout for JOY that the vicegerent
| of the Prince of Peace, who said his kingdom was
not of this world and whose crown was composed
of ihorns, should wade through rivers of blood to
his throne, treadng, in his trumphal march to the
Vatican, the dead bodies of his beloved, though
rebellious, children, who stood in his way while
living, and were therefore cut down by the sabres
| of generous" France. We have said, OF France.
| We should have said, of Louis Napoleon, who has
prosrated the trees of liberty planted by the heroes
of the French revolution, who is now monarch
in all but the name, and waits, en- couchant, for
the opportune moment to grasp imperial sceptre.
And here We may observe that the Bishop, by
some strange oblivion, has overlooked the French
emperor in embryo. 1t was hardly grateful, upon
the solemn occasion of celebrating the Pope's re-
turn, to make mention of the nstrumenalty by
which he was restored. 1t is the more unac count
able, as we learn by the intelligence from
Ron hat f1,a La. ii,
pressed his gratitude TO the French milton,
which had expended its treasure and its blood to
rc-establish his authority, and he begged the Com
mander-n-chief of the French army, that when
he saw Louis Napoleon, he would convey to him
the expression Of. his gratitude.
We further informed, that he not only re-
eeved the officers, but that he to give the
French army itself his benedction, in the Square
of st. Peter, and platform being erected for |
the purpose. Pho Memo attributes his restora- |
ton TO cannon, muskets, and bayonets-Bshop |
Hughes, to the prayers and tears of the faithful |
His "lordshp" informs that three-fourths of the
people are in favor of the restoration. Then where
was the necessity for the French army to batter |
down, with bomb-shens, the venerable monuments
of antiquity, to force open a way for him into the
affections of the people II is curious enough, too,
that though that has been long effected,
his Holiness has only now ventured within the
walls. 1t is equally curious, TO mark the dis
tnctions made by the people in receiving him,
even under the compulsion of French bayonets.
The acclamatons, we told, Of " ViUa Pho
Nomo"-long live Plus the Einth-were few and
far between, while those for I" Vipa IL Papa" and
" Vird IL Santo Padre, long live the pope, and
long live the holy fathcr-everywhere prevailed
This would seem, somehow or other, to indicate
that the people were glad to the spiritual head
of the church, while they had but very little
relish for him as a temporal prince.
Bishop Hughes, indeed, tells in many
words that " the Church has triumphed not only
over kings, but over democracy, and the people
themselves, and will triumph again over them,
whenever they imagine vain things"
This sentiment might do very well'forthe atmos-
phere Of Austria or Russia; but for the free air Of
this republican country, it is geing it rather strong
We question whether this fling at democracy will
GO down, even with his own congregation. He
tried his hand before in q tilt against democracy,
at Carroll Hall. How far he succeeded, he knows
himself.
But the Bishop further informs US that il the
Pope were not temporal sovereign he could not
speak the Truth. ST. Peter, the first Pope or Paul.
and the rect Of the APOSTLES, were no temporal so
vereigns, and yet they freely spoke the truth. II
his Holiness had come TO the United States, where
We long since invited him, TO ect up his papal chair
he might speak the truth more freely than at Rome
itself We never heard that DR.. Hughes, who is
not as yet temporal sovereign, was in any way
interfcrcd with by the city fathers, by the State
government, or by Congress, In speaking the truth.
On the contrary, he has been invited to address the
latter body, Protestant as the great majority Of its
members are. But the proposition to ask the Pope
to come among republicans was violently opposed
by the Bishops organ, which deprecated the very
idea Of his feet touching the profane coil Of Amcri-
ca, or his coming in contact with the rudcncss Of
democracy.
II is shrewdly suspected that the true reason Of
this oprosition is that his lordshp intends, some
fine day, TO set up for himself in the new world,
leaving The old to the care Of Plus the Ninth. A
Estate Of the church" might be nicely carved out
Of our broad public lands, some Of the ecrri-
tories. either to be admitted into the Union with
the Wilmot proviso. or TO be an independent sepn-
rate, monaichicsl soyercignty-an ,mpris-r -
svpoio-a power behind Congress greater than
Congre - ltself.
Tur rxvrn AZ RIO pr JasIrpo.-The accounts which
have given Of the ravsges Of the yellow fever at Rio
scarcely give idea o the terrible sickness that has
visited that city. Its course has been very remark
able We learn that, Of the twelve TO afteen thou.
sand victims 70 the disease thirty rty only we're
females Several Of these were Americans, three or
four Of whom wives Of American ship esptsins-
One ship master iost hi. wife aud sister In speaking
Of the rsvsges of the fever wsk ten dsys ~e
stated. that the conduct Of the Rev Mr. Pesse cent
out Rio by the New York scamens Friend Society,
had given for surprise to the American commu-
nifty there We have since letters from tn. Hon.
David Tod the American Minister 10 Brsril and from
Mcar- Maxwell. wright Co. entirely esoaersting
him from any neglect TO the suffering Americana IL
appear. that Hr r and bis whole family attacked
by fever and that his sister died We make this
statement ss a simple act Of justice 70 Mr. r
srrsu.u,r P,crrtc rns srcosp os CoLiiy.s Lvr.-
The magnificent steamship Psciao the second Of sr
Coliuss Liverpool line 81 packets, which has been re-