Sunday dispatch. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1845-1854, 1852-03-28
A Chance for a Fight.

The Right Reverend Father in God, His
Grace, My Lord Archbishop Hughes, appears to
have got his Prelatic holiness into a snarl, iu
Of his untoward Catholic Chapter
in the History of the United States, recently de-
livered at Metropolitan Hall However elo-
quently and ably his lordship set forth the claims
of his church as the champion Of republcanism
and liberty, the Tray Blanche and Sweethearts
Of sectarianism are not disposed to let him up
easily, that is if snarling and baying az tne
moon will have the effect to fasten prejudice on
his creed and cause with more narrow-mlndeo
Protestants, whose faiths are pinned, not on
Christ and his cause, but the churches and
dogmas to which they are severaly attacneo'
Tee Presbyterian, Observer, Trumpet ana otner
religious prints, have b en- doing their best 10
sbiackeuard him-that is the word-for as
vet thew have not adduced, in all their winnings,
q solitary rebutter worthy of an honest mans
consideration.
Balcb. of the Universalist denomination, had
a fling at the Archbishop the other Sunday,
which resulted in disgrace to his congregatioa,
and hich even excited some of his listeners to
such pitch that they interrupted the speaker
50 frequently as to disturb the devotions of the
assembl ge So far was this gro sness carried,
that listener thought proper publicly to com
ment on the language emp Dyed, and which the
preacher encouraged by replying to it from the
pulpit.
The narrow-mindedness and prejudice evinced
by dissenters have thus far been disgracetul, ex-
hibiting but little of that Christian meekness and
spirit of forgiveness which the man Of Nazareth
taught the world. But little of that generosity
ana humility which we are led to expect from
religious denominations are found in the scots Of
the present day Worshippers are but pa tizans,
and church-edifces tco often nurseries, in which
most bigoted, unworthy, and sensuOus doc
trines are taught-party and sect, rather thnr
religion and precept, the result We are sorry
for this It is leading to developmentsin in Chris
eian communities not in consonanoe with tn,
doctrines on which UNCONVENTIONAL teachers pro
fsts to rest tho issue of those aspirations whicl
| God, through nature and revelation, though
proper to impart to the understandings an
hearts Of men. If more charity to each othe
we're shown by believers in the doctrine Of
Love ye one another" there would be fewe
skeptics among the people. 'The tree is know
by its fruit" Christianity is judged by the bill
terness, hatred, -mindedness and all III
charitableness which partizans of Protestar
aud Catholic creeds are too ready to publish
the world.
Men are not satisfied with their own interni
convictions-they are not satisfied that othel
should entertain nd promulgate adverse opin
cas- They are not content to teach their col
lotions to their usual listeners. No The
are prone TO seek oocasion for polemical warfai
and doughty championship, which ends only
disgrace to the victors. And why 7 Because Il
people see in the partizan dsbater, one mo
anxious to fasten his own conclusions on other
than from any innate love or desire to torwa
the ends of truth, hope and mercy. Hence bi
. ! otry. hence sectarianism, hence hatred, hen
| di gust, hence skepticism, hence atheism
f Mr. ]. C. Pitrat, convert from Romanisl
, is the last champion who would hurl lance
the devoted archbishop, and thusingratiate hi
self with the Protestant wcrld This gentlem
. published in the Evening Post, and more recel
3 " in the Tribune, a list Of propositions based
= the recent lecture, which we sincerely trust t
' Cardinal will not condescend to notice
| Pitrat is not of course to be classed with
0 besotted monk of La Trappe, w5o disgraced
+ cenobitish education, in the various cities of
= tr.ss- I>s- -.el-~-4a1 Of dsGustinr diatrl
and malignant aspersions on the Church VIII
= fostered a reptile to its cost and its dishon
We rejoice that the recusant Pitrat has not IL
+ far brought disgrace on his new professions !
3 his old faith Recently converted, he overfo
2 with the enthusiasm of soldier ready to do
4 die, in honor of his recent espousals. Mr.. Pit
v reminds the archbishop that be is not ons of tn
q against whom grave charges can be preferred
d that he has retained, notwithstanding his wi
Q drawal, the respect and friendship of the Bisl
T. of New Orleans and the Grand Vicar of Lou
9 ana-and that when he resigned his paste
;. charge in that State, on account of his relgi
r convictions, he was kindly invited TO their I
d ace as a guest. An instance of tolerance VIII
v bigoted disputants would not suppose a CATH
% capable of entertaining.
Is The champion Of heterodoxy reminds his lo
v ship that he has read the very same books VIII
his grace has read, and that if his grace will
AZ dispute with him on tolerance, he is prepared
n give his grace, polemically speaking, jessi
as and in order to stir the archbishop to fight
II informs him, honestly and solemnly, that
o. Catholic doctrines oppose, radically, hb@aI IN
in tutaolls !" Fearful tde archbishop won't stag
as from this dexterous aud we'll timed blow, he
er in a " sorouger y under the fifth rib, that ms
d. one shudder to behold " More" :" femarlIs
he new proselyte to Professionalism, &c charge
n and other leaders of your church, with inteIO
MS and e7dedvoriplg to undermine the hberut iNSi
It's tuoms of this Republic, that gov mag crush
% -lvoTv toisrdef4hg' fiE ~fhonsiedf" f'ftFk5
a Frenchman, and confesses in a previous p
it. graph of his epistle his ignorance of English,
he but recently an emigrant from Gaul, he OF
Mt not TO let his bile overflow with apprehen
ies that his lordship, Archbishop Hughes, int
ct knocking Uncle Samuel's household into a c
ed at Monsieur Pitrat's knowledge of ou
stitutiOns must be extensive, seeing he has
in the United States so long We think
90 following paragraph ought to be inserted
- worthy the ex-padre.
seI challenge you to a discussion of platte
M or by writing on the aforesaid charges If
personally decline the challenge, l am ready,
49,. will be glad, to meet any priest, or lay men
NC of your Church, commissioned by you for
ye, purpose. Sir, hope you will let me hear
you"
Ii will at once be observed that Monsieur
trat is not over solicitous with whom he
" fight. Anything, from a dr. gon to pisr
+ will suit the worthy champion of Protestant
ne If his grace can't take up the glove, ''any pii
" whom the archbishop may sec fit to app
ly will answer our pugilistic friend as well.
ne not particular, provided there's a show
he rough-and-tumble set-to. Won't some one
ir. commcdate the pugnacious " defender of
N faith-'' In the absence of ring encount
- little scrimmage by the men of God wouldn
~ out of the way just now. Don't let it be
ne thas "it's one O'Clock at Donnybrook Fair,
on the divil fight yet" "Who'll be so obi
as to step upon Mr. Pitrat's coat-tail."