Fremont journal. [volume] (Fremont, Sandusky County [Ohio]) 1853-1866, 1854-09-08
Bishop Hughes and john Mitchell.

Archbishop HueHEs is fond Of newspa-
per controversies. Some two or three times
a year he engages in them, as if the exer-
else pleased him. His last exploit was un.
der feigned name, but the veil was strip
ped of it. and the Archbishop compelled
to declare himself the author In that ex-
plot, he dashed, lance in hand into JonN
MTcnEL, without any seeming cause, or ex.
cusabe reason, save that he hated him and
wanted to hit him. The following will
show how "hs Grace" handled the "vulgar
exile"
Mr.. Mitchell is the Irish patriot who made
the magnificent discovery in military tGc.
tics that good plan would be to fling Wit
riol from the tops Of all Dublin houses
more than one story high on the passer.by
in the streets, without inquiring whether
the fry liquid should fall on the head Of
the friend or enemy of his country.
Mr.. Mitchell is the same Irish patriot,
who, if he had good plantation in Ala
bama, well stocked with Fat negroes, would
treat them no doubt with the utmost hu
manty, and this we say on the strength of
our own opinion, inasmuch as we have al
ways known Irish Orange men to have in
their nature an immense residuum Of hu-
manity and beDevoleDce towards the cap
dives under their domination.
This was fun and food for Mitchell. He
desired an opportunity to lash the Arch
bishop, and did it with will. Nor with
out eifect.-For, if, what he stated be true,
not only is ellis Grace" dcspot, central
izing power but "a desperate money grab
ber.' making the rery dead swell his cof
fers We copy from the Citizen part Of
Mitchel's reply:
Your Grace says l once recommended
as good plan. "to fl ng vitrol from the
tops of all Dublin houses more than one
story high on the passers by in the streets"
Humanity speaking, this is falsehood; but
in some relative, mystic, and spiritual sense
you may be, perhaps, assured of its truth.
Would il be presumptuous, if however, |
ventured to ask your Grace to point out the
passage where Recommended that good
plan"
or course, when any man has abuse to
discharge upon me, he takes care Copying
the English press) to throw vitriol upon me
and also Copying the Abolition press) TO
cast an Alabama plantation in my teeth.
Your Grace is not original; and being able
to find nothing worse, you come out with
these old stories as fresh as ever.
Now does your Grace see anything so
horrible in a plantation of negroes? Are
you not aware that priests, bishops. monas-
teres, yea, Popes, have held slaves? Yet
it is not wonderful that you should covet
plantation in the South so long as you
possess that ensiable piece of property, the
CaLDary Cemetery, where l see by news.
papers 443 Of your .tlock mere buried last
,ceek al a. fee of FIVE DOLLARS per corpse
to you wish your Grace JOY. | shall
be almost tempted, instead Of wei stock
ed plantation in Alabama, to wish for n
peopIed grave yard on Long Island
In proof of this charge, the regulations
Of Catholic Cemeiries may be cited. They
are "holy grounds" the papist must be
buried in them to enjoy Heaven hereafter
and hence any tariff will be paid by the
living for the dead. Over these grounds
the "High officials" have erclusivs control
and no Sexton dares give report of any
kind, or make any statementin regard to il
Of any character. without their permission
Hence Mitchell argues that the Archbishops
and Bishops of the Catholic Church thrall
the living and filch money out of the very
dead. - Cleveland Leader.