New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1851-08-19
Another Word on Aristocraic Titles.
To TIE EDfToEs or TIE NE--1oRE IeIsVrE
Tie Ercennn's Jom-nal. publlshed IN 4

The FreemGn's Journal. published IL this
CITY. last wees expended over a column OF remarks
upon the comments which offered n The TrI5la7c
OF the q lis. rcSpectrg re bal taste OF a. ressns
AZ American Bishop or Archbishop. IN this country
With he anstccTaiie tie Of -lorR LoRDsHIr, or
YOUR GRACE" as n ne instance when vas then
referred 70. Tsr Irse0 ans Journal, aftert manner
insists upon the appropriateness OF those titles VIII
therefore ask permission % add nov W0rd or t"O
more on the suDlect-
Passing over the general bad tone and il-temPer
Of the remarks OF he Editor Of The Fr,eD sJ1u-nai
things which he cannot help. and which are lnev-
table from one Of his peculiar temperament and turn
OF mind / will only say, that he mlSStates when he
refers 20 the titles Of Your BoRDsHIP and OUR
GRaCF a. beng the spiritual titles OF Bishops and
ArchniShOps' such titles do not belong IN any man
Her 10 her sacred Office. but merely the arlsto-
cratic nvesiltuie with which monarchy arrayed the
hierarchy N countries where the Church was unhap-
PLY bound 70 the o state. To use them IN this
Republic where The Church Is free would De only
silly were there not reason 10 gard the act a sort
Of eervescenc Of that mOnarchica spirit with winch
Mr. BrownsOn n his QuGTferfy, and the EIltor OF
The Frcenans Journal n his inferior way ana sphere
have been Of late years enoeayOrIng 70 leayen the
Catholic mlnd-an endeavor which. as the Elitor OF
The FrferrGnS JplrnGi must .earn % hear patiently
from Catholics Is not only not acceptable but, on the
contrary i very dIsastefu ana odlous 10 them. IL
i this that has given some importance 10 what IN
other circumstances, would be regarded as mere
vulgar;y or ignorance not worth needing or remem-
berlDg.
ItIs also not true what the Editor OF The Journal
SAYS that the terms ~ OUR LoRDsHIT and " OUR
GRACE" are "teTns OF courtesy toward their Bishops
and Clergy. recognized by Catholics Wherever the
English language is spoken" The Editor, though
new IN the Church, should know that such terms
have never been used IN these United states from
the day that Bishop Carroll was consecrdted Blshop
OF Baltimore 70 the present time. excepting perhaps
iuSi now by the Editor himself, and excepting also
when the terms referred TO got smuggei, no one
perhaps knows how. into the proceedings OF me
recent dinner to Archbishop Hughes. Inc Editor OF
Tne Journal may not understand that IN some odlces
even In civil life there u far dignity n their
.i,nnle name than could be conferred BY engTang
uron them all the lOrdlng epthcts that q score OF
monarchieS could furnish. Yet 20 u Is Chci
Justice Of the Supreme Court Of the United states
approached with more manly more heartfelt ana
genuine respect. y hen addressed ny an Aineril an
citizen as D." { hef Justice" or simply a. Judge.
than IS any judicial Baron or Lord OF an EnglSh
Court. who must te addressed a My Lorl OF
Your Lorlship" And It i sulI more marked III
religious NE With Catholics. and, perhaps espe-
claly with the Catholics OF the United states. mere
Is no word that carries with 10 from me heart 70 ile
lps feelings OF twcT reverence. more PROFOUND
earnest. afectlmaio respect Than the Simp'e aPoS
tolc word Bishop, OF - Archbishop bE thls te'e
rental word OF sacred meaning the tatnoncs
Of the United States have ever loved, ana SUI
love. and. long spark OF Cathohc sehti-
mcnt and plcty remains IN tneir boSomS, VIII ever
love. 90 address their chlei pastors me Tutor OF
TIE Fre,maH's Journal seems incapable OF cOmpre-
hendIng or approaching this feeling. some sound
Ing phrase not religious but anStOcra0c, would APP
pear 20 be more grateful to HIM ana Inc SAYS uhiei
our Republican institutions every man Is IIee 10
choose In this regard and 50 he certainly Is every
man free N tins country to be a. ridiculous ~ ne
pleases. ,-,.
But have SAID more than Is necessary. single
word should suffice to dlspCl any Illusion thdi, ne
cause we are Catholics there should cling to us any
remnant or relic of the mserabiy vicious system OF
by-laN-cstabhShed, State governed thurch
august I2, ISL. CATHOLIC