The weekly Minnesotian. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn. Territory) 1852-1858, 1853-04-02

MIR. MEAGHER On RELIGIOUS LIBERTY.-Tbc
New York Times learns from Il source which. it
says, is entitled to credit, that very interest
ing correspondence has passed between Thomas
+. Meagher and Archbishop Hughes on the sub
Iect OF speech which Mr. Meaehcr delivered a
short time since in which he referred to certain
attempts that had been made to silence him in
regard to opinions which he had expressed of
Gov. kossuth, and of the principles of civil and
religious liberty. In his speech he repellcd
with Indignation such attempts to restrict his
freedom of opinion and of speech.
1t appears that the Archbishop wrote to Mr.
Meaghcr, referring to the speech in question:
and desiring some explicit information as to
the persons referred to as having thus denounc-
ed him. lie said that by many he had been un-
derstoOd as referring to the Bishops and other
officers of the Roman Catholic Church; and his
language was so vague as to give no sufficient
warrant for the contradiction of this rumor. He
requested, therefore. that he would give him
some more definite information OH the subject
Mir. Meagher is represented to have replied
that he had often been asked for similar explana-
tons from various quarters; but he had uni
tormly refused to give them. The official posi-
ton and personal character of the Archbishop.
however, entitled him to more full and def
mite statement of his meaning which he was
quite willing to give. The language used, he
said, was intended to be broad enough to cover
the cases Of all, of whatever character or dcs-
crlptiOn. who had denounced him for avOwing
his devotion to the principle of civil and reli-
glous liberty. He had been educated in the
Catholic schools of Ireland; and one of the les
sons most thoroughly impressed upon his mind
in those schools. was that England was guilty
of outrageous tyranny in requiring. in any form,
from the II ish people, conformity to the doc
trincs and worship of the Established Church
lie there learned that freedom of conscience
was one of the inalenablc rights of man:-t that
religious worship was Il thing with which Gov
ernments had no right to interfere; and that
any law making dissent in matters Of religion
from the religion of the State Il crime, punsha-
BILE by law, was an outrage upon justice and
humanity. He believed these principles to be
just and true; and he could moi conceive that
any consistent Catholic should hold them to be
true for Ireland and false for the rest of the
world. And yet the Archopship must be
aware that certain papers in the United
States, claiming TO be representatives of
the Catholic Church. and to have the support
and sanction of its high authoritics.-of which
he named the New York Freeman's Journal, the
Buffalo Cclt, the BOstOn Pilot and the Pitts
burg Shepherd Of the Valley,-had denounced
him i'll the most violent terms for having avow-
ed these opinions, and declared his readiness to
stand by them in their application to whatever
cases might arise. He thought the Archbishop
ought to declare explicitly whether the views
of those papers met his appreciation. For him
self, he considered them utterly fasc,-at war
with the principles of liberty, at war with the
ArchbshOps principles as set forth in his lee
turc on the Catholic Chapter, ''-un-Amcri-
can, and calculated to place the Catholic
Church i'll false position before the country
and the world.
The substance of the .Archbishop's response
to Mr.. Meaghcr's letter is not given, but it is
presumed the correspondence will speedily be
publishcd.-Detrou Free Press.
TALE OF APIN.-In an early month of The year
l77s, with tolcrablc education. and with many
natural notifications for financial life. jacques
Latiittc was seeking fora situation as clerk. He
had high hopes and n light heart, for he brOu ght
with him 4 letter ofintrOductiOn to VI. Percgaux
the Swiss Banker. But of all his sanguinc anti
cipation and golden ay-dreams he was bash
full and retiring. 1t was with IL trembling heart
that the young provincial appeared before the
Partisan man of bond and gold. He managed
to explain the purpose ofhs visit, and presented
his letter of recommendation. The Banker qui.
etly read the note. :'It is impossible" said he
as he laid it aside, that | can find room for you
at present; all my Offices are full. Should there
be a vacancy at a future time will see what
can be done. In the meantime, | advise you to
seek elsewhere. as it may be considerable pc
riod before shall be able to admit you Away
went sunshine and prosperous visions Disa-
pointed and gloomy poor Jaqucs left the pres
ence of the polite banker. As he crossed, with
down cast eyes the courtyard of the noble man
sion, he observed pin lying on the ground. His
habtual habits of frugaity, amidst his disap-
pOntmcnts. were still upon the watch He pick
cd up the pin snd carefully stuck it in the lap
pei of his coat From that trivial action sprung
up future greatness; that one single act of fru-
gal care and regard for little things opened the
way to stupnndous fortune. From the win
dow of his cabinet, NJ PerrcgauX had observed
the action ofthc rejected clerk, and he wisely
thought that the man who would stoop to pick
up pin under such circumstances. was endowed
with the necessary qualities for good econo-
mist. lie read in that single act of parsmony
an indication of great financial mind. and he
deemed the acquisition of such one as wealth
itself. Before the day had closed Laffittc ce-
ceived note from the banker. "A place." it
said, sis made for you at my office which you
may take possession OftomOrrOw.' The bank
or was not deceived in his estimate of the char
acter of Laffitte and the young clerk soon dis
played a talent and aptness for his calling that
procured his advancement from clerk to a
cashier, to q partner: and from partner to the
head proprietor of the first banking house in
Paris. He became a deputy, and then prcsi-
dent of the council Of ministers.
what destiny lor man VINO WOuld stOOp
to pick up pin!
GREAT BORE AND CAPITAL. SAw.-The Cincin-
natl Enquirer, one of the acknowledged organs
of the dominant party, tells the following good
one on the leaders congregatcd in the General
Assembly:
The practice so common this wintcr at Colum-
bus of handing around memorials for the sigma
| lures of members of the Legislature, asking the
Executive at Washington or his Cabinet Heads
to confer this Office upon this or that aspirant,
from the highest position in the gift Ofthe Gov
crnment to the lowest in the gift OF a subordinate,
has become such an insufferable bore that it al
most deserves to be reprobated as a nuisance!-
Every body signed for every body who asked for
names. To refuse was not ventured.
| To such an extent did this prevail that some
wag of Senator undertook to rebuke it few
days since, by running deep-set sdU upon the
members. and capitally and laughably did he dc
it. Drawing up paper. in its heading purport
| ing to be a memorial to President Pierce to con-