The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1853-03-18

breaking tn0r hearts
q The whole country These slaves Of ambition opposed
their bishops In the matter Of Catholic Uuyersitv
Aided BY such auxiares, the Brsh government sowei
their afection for the Irish hierarchy But the irsh
hierarchy more Respondent than ever towering
iustrious body distinguished alike for its learning and
it's pety At home they have the confidence Of the pso
pe while they attract the admirng gaze Of the whole
world And why should they not have the confidence Of
the people, united they are to them ahe tyranny
of persecutons cloud applause
The next toast was responded to BY
DR.. HUNTINGTON, who said it was with unfeigned diff
dence he responded toast which is dear as It ought to
be to him, native Of the State OF New York He was
taken by surprise but at the same time apart from all
the patriotic for being proud OF the State IN which
born reside there many things which endear
to the Catholic heart The city Of New York has many
remnscences which ought not to be forgotten on such
occasion this. it had not been recorded 1t would
hardly have been believed that hundred and forty years
and there law prohibiting priest from coming near
it. The historian applauded this law What the case
in this city and ms been
BY the Archbishop attended by forty priests No where
else had much sanity blood been shed in the State
of New York, called the Empire State 1t an i'm
peria country before Europe had anything to do with
It, for there the Six Nations lived who governed all the
rest of the Indians. The sight Of Mohawk Indian
enough to terrfy the Indars of New England The Ca
thoc went among these savage tribes and
shed their blood in this State as martyrs ssncyng the
soil They martyred both by whites and by Indians
And was It that they saw such spectacle to-day.
fifteen hundred armed Catholics streets and If
y
corner and the Indians could not do it any river
within the borders of the State What was the reason
lived in the
in the City, rendering both half Catholic The motto Of
the State was Ercesior which, for the information OF
the ladies he would explain, higher." The Irish
Catholic would rise still higher and higher in the Empire
State.
In reply to the toast Of Plus *,
Rev. Dr. CUMMINGS was called upon by the Chairman,
and received with most enthusiastic applause lie said
applause showed how much good subject ennohed the
hat opktf in han tya bad fNr fha
attachment they had shown to the name of Plus TX.
He is sanity, and SO true to his principles that really
andruly he deserves it, and also because evil
dence seated attachment to the Catholic religion.
The assistance which God promises the Church
fails and the light which umes it shines most brightly
the Seven Hills and the pulsation Of the Catholic
heart beats most distinctly the tomb of its first
bishop at Rome. Perhaps there is more inju
rous than the nsdious attempt to separate the priest
hood of the people In the of progress and liberty
such attempts had been made and it had been asserted
that the priesthood were the enemies Of the people, This
what he could not understand for what motive could
the clergy have against the welfare of the people, What
could induce the priesthood to such courses Is there
such resuS Is there anything in their conduct that,
in point of fact, involves such conclusion Are they
good seeking not his own advantage but that Of the
people Did not these opponents even utter the bias
phey that if Jesus Christ lived now he would have
gone further than he did 500 years ago9 1t was i'm
possible that the priesthood could have any interest
incompatible with that Of the people, Even those who,
departing from the high standard of their holy religion
amassed lucrs did by Aatterng the passions of the
people. Why was it that the priesthood had such In
the - s that hold sa s sSs
been in Ireland but he had read much against the clergy
that country and yet there the people devoted to
that the people of Italy revoed against their clergy He
would venture to say that there not Italian who
Thirty Years War the German people were from
by the Catholic clergy The chivarc heart of Old
Spain and Portugal when her heart made rotten by
masonry were saved from corruption by the Catholic
clergy. France, notwithstanding what had been said,
still Catholic; and the Of Louis Napoleons
he said religion should be protected and that
the goddess plan England would be
repudiated An attempt had been made In the United
States to down the csrEy But when it wa. .hs sop
how futile such attempts There proof of
and that their cooperation with them in church.
building in which they might be said to be almost mono
manmcs; IN conclusion, tne reverend genueman mace
rocket, and came down Alexander Smith.
Mr.. McMAsRs, editor of the Frecmans Journal the
call Of the President then replied to the toast Of the
press The reverend gentleman who had just sat down
said they were monomaniacs in church building. They
were always distinguished for their love Of learning and
this country scarcely spot could be found where the
activity of Celtic blood found in the newspapers
boosted since Ills election that Celtic blood flowed In hi.
veins and he dsewned it. the outlines Of his face and
dea that he was Of Anglo, Saxon origin. Some
people that the press had no power He did
sSih 1 as b: 1: tel
assembly for the English would be likely to agree
with nim But it unfortunate that the interest of
the could be bought to advocate anything for SO
many thousand dollars 1t was therefore, an instru-
mental and not original force; and after all,
but brute machine It was often swayed By passion or
luton and sometimes Of the oppression of the people and
the extinction of their rights The great hope Of any
sources and ready to sustain 1t in the charity Of
telling the truth though portion Of the people do love
Ae press was that he felt his own mperfectons and Of
all the other editors he would agree to stop his and turn
to an honest calling But since they falsehood
and used the telegraph and the mail to deceive the
people, important that another kind of press should
send the truth after the Debauchery and sapder
private character characteristics of the press
but truth stronger than in the press else
where and the portion Of it that had the greatest speed
though II had the greater advantage only afforded evil
In reply to the Judiciary Of the United States"
Mr.. GLOVER responded He said he knew of saint in
had heard Of lawyer who had become saint after aban
doning his profession. gaughter) The speaker then
vent on to relate legend Of lawyer being led bndfod
BILE the patron Of the bar On the bandage being
moved he found himself in the embrace Of the devil The
speaker paid compliments to Chief Justice fancy
and Judge Campbell the Postmaster General who were
both Catholics.
After or two other toasts the company broke up
THE BALLS IN THE EVENING.
The Mitchell Guard, Company A, Republican Rifles,
celebrated the evening with splendid invitation ball at
the Chinese Assembly Rooms where dancing kept up
until morning
The Young Mems Roman Catholic Benevolent Assoca-
on held their first annual ball last evening at Tammany
Hall. The affair splendid one, a. number of dis
tinguished guests present. The supper which
served by the propresors of the hotel excellent
The music being fine. the dancing kept up with
great spirit until a late hour
THE DAY IN BROOKLYN.
The anniversary was generally observed by the Of
St. Patrick in this city and during the day the national
colors displayed from various public houses honor
Of the event At early hour the military formed at
the foot Of Fulton street. previous to proceeding New
York, in the following ORDER
Napier Tandy Light Artillery, Captain Hogan.
Shields Guard Captain McCarty.
Fmmet Guard, Captain Nugent.
Brooklyn Light Dragons, Captain Wood