The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1854-06-09

teacher Of the Christian religion, we think his
statements entitled to credit. Certainly one Of
the most extraordinary anomalies of the age is |
furnished by this Turko-R Russian war; Fere
we see the barbarous Cossack marching conf
IDENTIFY forward as the champion of Christianity,
while the two most enlightened aAd powerful
Christian States of Europe are ieagued toge-
Their as the armed allies of the Mussulman
against the Christian Greeks When the reve-
lations of Evangeaidi shall have reached the
other side of the Atlantic, it is to be hoped that
the British and French journals will endeavor
further to eGihghten us upon the feal merits Of
this business. A native intelligent Greek, full
informs US that the insurrcction is spontane-
Gus rnovement of their own for independence,
and qr,arrel for which neither King 0tho nor
the CzGr is responsible,
Meantime, we understand that Mr. Evange-
lidi will probably within q few days, proceed
to Washington, to lay the grievances of his
countrymen before our government.
ARCHBISHOP HUGHEs VERSUS GENERAL Csss-
Cur columns are filed this morEing with news
from the Pacific and reports Of meetings held
in this city Last night otherwise, we should
have devoted several columns to the publica-
ton of the letter Of Archbishop Hughes in Re-
ply to General Glass; and in Standardization"
upon the subject Of religious liberty. We may
give it tomorrow After struggling through
this laborious epistle Of our venerable Arch
bishop, we are perplexed in determining what
this controversy is about. The mind unframed
in the prcfundities Of theological distractions
will be as much embarrassed with the subtle
ties of HQghes,as is the plain, matter of fact,
every day politician with the hair-splitting dis
tinctions of constitutional law by the strict
constructionist of the South. In plain English
the argument of the Archbishop is so enveloped
in verbiage that it is impossible clearly to I'M
derstand it, The main question at issue is ut
terly lost sight of in the dissection of mere
words and phrases, and in side issues upon
trifing technicalities and chop-logc.
The question between the Senator and the
prelateis simple enough. The former complains
that the restraints upon religious liberty in
Spain, Portugal, the Italian States, and other
countries-Protestant as we'll as Catholic-are
inconsistent with the genius of our institu-
tons, and unworthy the enlightened spirit of
the age. He thinks that such restrictions
should be removed or that our government, "a
least may and should demand of other nations
some reasonable Concessions of religious liber-
ty to our citizens, in exchange for the
unlimited freedom of religious worship, in
GLIDING the rites Of burial, which the people or
no &c al al ~4,:o -
these United States. His Indictment is sup
ported by a long list Of specifications from the
restrictive laws of Spain, Portugal, the Italian
and other foreign States against the freedom of
religious worship and the rites Of burial, as we
understand them. He contends that these i'm
pediments are evils which should be removed
or materially lightened, and to this end he re-
commends, in behalf of our citizens, the inter
vention of our government through its diplo-
matte agents abroad.
Such is the question and such the argument
of Gen. Glass; The learned prelate does not
meet them, as he should do, fully in the face.
The facts stated by the Senator are not denied
the evils complained OF are conceded; but
our Archbishop pleads in their extenuaton the
pressure of local necessities, and indirectly
seeks their justification by putting the laws of
one country upon the same level with the law
less proceedings Of mob in another country,
as if one wrong can be justified by another
The final conclusion Of our Archbishop, how
ever, is more reasonable and satisfactory He
urges that the concessions demanded of other
countries by Gen. Cass, should not be abruptly
extorted in the lump, but that he should be
satisfied in obtaining them little by little"
as they may be conceded through the workings
g of our beautiful example, We are not, how
ever, to consider this letter as the final reply of
the Archbishop in the premises We have
promise Of more detailed and particular re-
joinder to the facts, opinions, and arguments of
Gen. Cass. Meantime, we have only to submit
that when our Cabinet shall proceed to act upon
the suggestions of Gen. Cass, for the reforma-
ton of other nations, Protestant and Catholic, |
to the religious freedom of our own, the State |
Department will have assumed an infinitely |
more difficult task than the settlement of the |
fishery question
OPENING OF JAPAN TO AMERICAN VESSELS
Further information does not permit us to doubt
the accuracy Of the rumor contained in our
yesterdays issue with regard to Commodore |
Perry's success in obtaining all the privileges |
we desired from Japan. We have yet to learn