Monongalia mirror. [volume] (Morgantown, Va. [W. Va.]) 1849-1855, 1854-08-05
LETTER OF ARCHBISHOP HUGHES,
m REPLY TO GENERAL CASS SPEECH
ON RELIGIOUS TOLERATION.
(CoRciuded.)

some distinguished parsonage in Spain,
supposed to be woman, if not lady
l hope the public will excuse me for not
referring TO his language, since he him.
self syows, in the exotdium of bis refer.
ence, that it is painfully disgusting" p
In this Gen. Cass was not mistaken. II
he had spoken of bis own knowledge.
even on this painfully disgusting sub
iect, no man would dispute his testimony
But he speaks on the authority of the
London Times. The editor Of that pa.
per, however, instead Of giving utserance
from human tongue TO this assault upon
woman. allowed it 10 pass into universal
circulation from the leaden lips Of his
iron-hearted journal. Nor could he have
imagined that any man, especially an A
merican Senator, would repeat what be
had published except under the pressure
Of some grave necessity, requiring that
for ends Of public justice the depravity oi
woman as we'll as of man should be made
as public as possible. Such weighty rea-
sons Gen. Cass must no doubt have had,
but he has made no allusion TO them.
The first person whose acquaintance I
made on this earth, was woman. Her
professions were humble, but to me she
was great lady-nay very queen and
empress. She was more; she was my
earliest friend, my visible, palpable guar
dian Angel. If she smiled approval on
me, it was as ray from Paradise shed
on my heart. If she frowned disappro-
val, it seemed like partial or total eclipse
Of the sun. Gratitude for all her kind
ness to me conpels me to enter my hum.
bic plea and protest agains. any rash judg-
ment degrading to one Of her sex, who
has no. had the benefit Of trial or sell-de-
fence. For this reason, as well as for 9TH
ers. which it is not necessary that l should
adduce, l take the liberty of saying that
l for one do not believe the accusation Of
the London Times, That paper is the
most powerful organ in the world Of its
own kind, either to destroy or build up
any character or any cause whether pub
lie or private. If God should ever per-
nit the noble, but of.entimes perverted,
capacities of the human intellect 10 ele-
yate wrong cause to perfect equality
with right. cause; an unjust cause to a
perfect level with a just one; false
cause to an equality with a true one; such
are the immense resources within its
reach for procuring, in regard to all caus-
es, the very kind Of information from a.
broad which it desires; and such its gi-
eantic powers of manipulating, if ! can
use the term, this terrible Anglo-Saxon
tongue Of ours, tina. the feat Of destroying
in the minds Of its readers, all distinction
between right and wrong would be ac-
conplished by the London Times. do
not say that it is more disposedso embrace
a wrong cause instead of "a right than any
of its cotemporaries. only SUCCESS that
its powers Of maintaining wrong cause
are greater than theirs; and the tempta'
tions to do so will be graduated according
10 the scale Of its powers.
1t has been my pleasant duty when in
Europe, at different times within the last
fourteen or fifteen years, 10 defend, ac-
cording to my feeble ability, not only our
American institutions, but also our indl.
vidual statesmen agains! the testimony OF
the London Times. In its issue of Feb
,uary I, 1912, it charges one Of the latter
with "audacious uniairness Of argument"
i, charges that "to attempt to fight un.
der false colors, 10 pervert and misrepre-
sent with kind oil bowing and scraping
appearance of candor, is Characteristic
Of his composition" Il sneers at bis de-
sisnating itself as a ahigh authority
!, does no. know whether most to ad.
mire a. the audacity Of his misrepresen.
tation or a. the admirable coolness, the
innocent, gentlemanly superiority with
which he carries it off," In its issue Of
January 9th, 1916, it describes the same
American statesman and his supporters as
q the noisy demsgogues of faction"-it
hopes that "the Republic Of America is
NOT sunk so low as to Be driven into hos
,ili,ies BY such men as he." In its issue
Of February is, 1916, alusion is made TO
the ,ame American salesman, though his
name is not mentioned, as some who pan
ders to sanguinaFy passion"
Now this American statesman is no
other than General Cass. And this is
the testimony Of his chosen witness a.
Gains, some unprotected female residing
SSeyoud the Pyreuees. II the authority
Is GOOD asains, her. who eau reject it as
- .ssiOs, the Senator from Michigan' l
bsp leave to reject Indignantly a, agains.
Soih or either; but as It affects General
Cas-, he has cut himself off from the priv
;lsse Of rejecting, By having endorsed 10
.Ss Senate of the United States the .esti-
,n9 .aouy Of a chosen witness. who has de-
srribed hi. character IN terms so little fiat
tering. o,r,,
,,,;,h which am mos, pleased are bis quo
,,,;ou, .' from jurist,, whether their names
-. Putspdo,t or vattel. 10 them there
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