The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1851-04-20

city, was to be made cardinal for this continent
Foreign correspondents, emily three or four weeks
ago, proclaimed that the whole matter was settled,
and that lac was to be duly admitted TO his higher
degree in the church about the middle Of March.
Indeed the public were assured that the steamships
of the first OF April from England, woaa bring out
the intelligence that was to gladden. the hearts Of
thousands. The result has proved that the whole
affair il in reality first Of April Joke ana that we
are not to have any cardinal after ALL
II appears that when this very important ques-
ton with respect to adv ancng Archbishop Hughes,
came NJ before the Pope and the College proDa-
gGndG Enci, some Of the members OF that holy
council suggested that the affair was Of very
grave and serious kind and that, in view Of the
hostili;cs which had arisen in England ut the elc
Walton Of Cardinal Wiseman, it would be quite
proper to inquire Of intelligent American
what course ought to be adopted. Upon this sug-
geston, proposition was made 70 apply TO Mr. Cass,
our Charge at Rome, to what he thought Of the
necessity Of creating this cardinal f,r the spiritual
welfare of the United States. Mr.. Cas- being
anxious to make such reply Al would be salts
factory to these most interested in the welfare, po
litical and spiritual of the people ut large, very
properly replied, that on such question he thought
the various highly intelligent bishops on this conti-
nent might be consulted to advantage. The col
lege appreciated this happy suggestion, and acted
upon it accordingly. The bishops on both sides Of
the Alleghanes appliedto forthwith, for their
opinions, which, as we learn, are adverse TO the
election of our friend, the Archbishop, to this new
distinction. They view the matter in practical
light and believing that it viii be useless Office
in the United States. they have just sent out their
4.
ton against the Archbishop, when the subject
comes up again before the sacred college. The
documents being on the way, we shall have, after n
few weeks, the full decision, and the return of
Bishop Hughes to his diocess, from which he has
been missed for two or three months past.
Now, this news is very different from that viii h
Bishop iIughes and we have anteipated and il is al
most unnecessary to say with what regret and sor.
row bothof us see the hopes ofmonths-nay, We may
say of years-cu off by the obstacles placed between
/ the red hat and the head where Bishop Hughes and
/ We have supposed it would eventually rest. Though
have both been exceedingly anxious for this new
4 dignity, il was from 10 selfish motive our part.
Both of us good Catholics, anxious--nay, zeal
ous-in the of pure religion, against the sophs-
| tries and hollow reforms of socialism and nhlety.
If we are inspired when a red hat, or even a red
feather, dances before eyes, it is not with "a
selfish ambition but with new hopes for the coan-
try both spiritually and politically, whose des-
tint, We preside We have consented chat Bishop
Hughes should have full custody over the spritul.
good of the people-while We only propose to guar
the political happiness of all II he could get the
roi lat from Rome we should rejoice at il. a TX
lot from Leary's even Knox or Gcuns, Is good
enough for Us, since such hats arc consecsatel by
industry and enterprise. which all -ocill and
political happiness depends. However, we viii not
give way to grief the lot Of our friend. Ii nc
j. in want Of hat at any time, he shall have il.
There need to be no trouble on that head. Where
the perturbation will exist, presume, is in
Their quarter. We anxious to know how the
million million and half of Catholics, who will
eide with tie majority of the bishops, will meet the
Archbishop ON his return to this country. Can
they justify their disposition and feelings in opIosi
ton to simple thing permitting high
church dgni,ary occasionally TO wear red nat! Is
there any color for such hostility!
If Archbishop Hughes had only been made car
dical, and we had been appointed his secretary, in
six months all the disturbances in spiritual affairs
including the spiritual knockings and spiritual writ
ings turnps--could have been quelled and elewed
up ard 1hurlow Weed and socialism would no
longer be Found among the tafes Of the spiritual
harvest. However, we shall hereafter, in
renee with the Archbishop, do the best we can for
him and everybody else-having ttis consolation,
that if Catholic peer cannot have red hat and
other honors this side of the grave, he has finer
chances for greater glorics on the other.