The daily union. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1845-1857, 1851-07-24

States have combined do honor TO The Bishop OF the
stone Of tho sspsr.ue,us. just the supreme
ponth s the head Of the universal CAihonc Church
Those who were ignorant Of me Sanoic Inurch mad
and OF order OF the clergy TO another, slavery
AS well might the private soldier and the lieutenant and
The captain be all called slaves because lhsy each obey
the officer placed in authority them How different
The course pursued by the Congress OF the United
States al the time of the revolution, when the Catholic
Church in this country said proper that England
should no longer hold command here, even in eccesas
cal matters [CheeIs Congress approved OF their de-
termination, and John Carroll, reIa.iye q Franklin
and also of Carroll who signed the Declaration OF indie
pendence appointed Bishop in the same year and the
same month that George Washington took the preSden
ual chair Of the United States lie ielooea una. one o.
not Catholic. had admitted that the Catholic Church
taught obedience 10 the laws.
The reverend gentleman made some further observa.
ton. for which, we regret 10 say, we nave no ROOM
The next toast was
sour country 1t is the duty OF all her children to es
ruy the value Of her nsttulons'o labor Tor Their
preservation"
The Hon John McKeon spoke in response He said
his pride and pleasure to be on the other side OF
the Atlantic with his friend Bishop Hughes; and on
every occasion that he honoed and on any occasion
that the dsing ushed preate was honoIed, he ie that
the country which gave him birth was also hoored And
here he would relate an anecdoe OF archbishop hughes
which his own modesty will not permit him 10 mention
In a delivered by him IN Rome ne said 1t was his
pride to speak of his beloved America. IApp ause
II was impossible for time TO conceal the fact that he
was born an Irshman, and therefore born slave; but
it was also impossible for him to conceal another fact
that when he TO this country he was received as its
own child. He mr. McKeon) had been absent only
few months, but he back if possible, ten thousand
times better American Their distinguished guest had
said how much he owed 10 this country for his part,
he owed everything in this world to the United States
II there anything that struck him during his solourn
in England it the persecution Great Britain car
ryng on towards Ireland. which formed remarkable
contrast with the scene he witnessed this evening-his
countrymen of all ceeds, assembling to do honor 10 our
distinguish guest He concluded by giving this senti-
ment
"Civi and religious liberty The pride and brhrght of
our country"
! The next toasts were:
"The Judiciary; Society relies upon its independence,
virtue and learning 70, against Injustice and
The Army and Navy For the future, as the past. may
valor be irresistible and be nerved by consciousness
OF the just cause.
Mr. George Bolton responded to the last, and gave
sentiment:
| The Army and Navy"
| The following toast was then proposed
Ireland. We bid her hope The day Of her
shall pass away
Mr. Jno B Dillon spoke this toast. He said that be
was taken by surprise, but that everything around him
calculated TO inspire, except the toast which was ns
proposed i was sad thing and It was Impossible to
nation OF England. He said the Irish people must be
either the most incapable and incompetent people on the
face of the arth the most vicious unmanageabe,
on the other hand. the English must be the yran-
nica malignant, and oppressive OF nations II was now
half century since England promised that her union
with Ireland would be attended with the most glorious
results How have those magnificent promises been full
fled' Within the last two three years fourth Of
her population has been carried OF BY famine. ey pest:
Galway Packet Station, and concluded amidst loud
cheers.
| The next toast was
"Tho Catholic Hierarchy of England and Ireland In
the persecution which they have been subjected they
have The sympathy Of all true lovers OF religious liberty
/ The Rev. DIR. Hughes, on being called npon spoke
follows in response TO this toast He said that he reoced
sVmpaby and eordia dial y0 These United States were
country which civil and religious liberty pacsed
as well professea. He contrasted the treatment
ceived by the Catholics OF England from the British gov
eminent with The federation and kindness they received in
this country. While England trampng religious
liberty it held alolt its lying standard in the air-civil
and religious liberty He had studied the subject in
Rome. in England and in Ireland, and he any
thing silly the panic of the British government and
the agitation they stirred up, 10 make war against bit oil
parchment issued by poor old man the banks OF the
Tiber Five hundred and sixty OF them in one house,
and lords and dukes in the other, egslating against
aa h. NJ and
not easily be got rid Of Applause He had once been
engaged in controversy with the press Of New York,
and al thai time il occurred 10 him there nothing SO
strong as alsehood except TRUTH and he always held
that a maxim; but when he was IN London recently,
he found that truth was net stronger than fasehood
Jews, inhdes-migh call Dr. Wiseman cardinal, with
the exception OF himself Blu, there was something worse
than that III declared That the orphan should
deprived Of his bread and that any bcques made in that
title should be lost the rghtfu owner, and into
an excheoueT that had great need OF IT, He found the
bishops in that country almost among The pauper popula
j ton but they were meek and unrepinng and Arch
bishop Murray, of Dublin well expressed the sentiment
OF them all when he said Strike out titles if you
please they are recorded in Heaven He paid tribute
10 the American naval officers Rome, and contrasied
their genemany conduct with the lnsoence and inter
meddlng OF the British and the French. In cluson,
he alluded to the criticisms OF the press upon his re-
cent sermon in relation 10 his tour in Europe, and
teraed The sentiments he then expressed lie said he
never could admit The red republican cuthross TO rank
with the founders of this republic their descendants
who are the friends OF law and Order and jealous in pro-
tectine the rights OF all Freedom good bu, ought
10 be obtained by lawful means, and not by shoemakes
knives He knew OF but republican country whose
stripes have been left unsuled and whose shone
| without cloud. and that the United States. he
should let, with his consent such rise to an
equality with that great tpontng to the portrait oil
| Washington.)
\ The next toast was:
"The leading Of the Catholic party in France-Dc
bert Ds Faoux. Ycnilot, DE Rancycver fore
the National Assembly, and In the columns Of the
press the rights OF the church and defend her In
teresrs"
His honor the Recorder responded in his usual happy
way He adveried the law passed by Congress in 1850,
and which introduced by member from New York,
that Congress should make law regarding religion,
prohib the free exercise OF thought He then passed
4 high euloEy the Catholic clergy friends OF law
Charles OConor called upon 10 speak. He com
planned that he bad toast 10 respond to, and said that
faith had been broken with him in asking him to speak