The miners' express. (Dubuque, Iowa) 1849-1854, 1854-06-14
A LETTER FROM ARCHBISHOP
HUGHES

| 10 EdttorS Of Courier and Enquirer
When the unexpected distinction as confer
red on the undersg ned of having his humble
name and supposed principles introduced bv
| Gen Iass inlo the deliberations of !te IT s
| Senata and there discussed and To some extent
| denounced, IN manner pre- judicial t., the ser-
| iiments and character OF tina, humble individual
| ne begs leave TO claim it as The priviito, OF a
citizen to appeal from any denunciation, how
ever eloquent, or from any hasty judgment even
| of that distinguished assrmbly-wheh ranks in
mihd, IS e thinks ought to rank in he mind
81 the world, as the most honorable and digni-
lied delb"ratlve assembly on the easth-fn the
common sense aud common justice Of its indi-
vidual members and OF his fellow citizens, with
OUT the slightest intention his part 10 bias
their Imparlal judgment one way or the other
The unders gned begs leave 10 say that it is
his Intention TO reply, through the medium of
the public press, tn the great speech so called
of The distinguished Senator from Michioan.
the Hon. Mr. Cass.
MIR. Cass enumerates several cases which an
peal directly to the most sacred feelings of the
human heart h" is, as might naturally be ex.
pected in these particulars, on the SIDE Of human
feelings But the whole tone of his speech is
calculated TO leave the impression m the mind,
Il his h. arers wiz n he spokt, and of his read
-rs when he published, that tle hu NIB e Indiviti-
ual who has 81 unworthiiv been be occasion ni
a waste OF precious pubic time in the humane
views of General Cass
This would be inference unwaranted b,
him, and agonst which the undersin. b, o.
leave to enter beforehand humble but firm
protest
There is only one question connected
with This great speech Of the honorable Senator
from Michigan, which has given the undersgn
ed the slightest pain. This is, that in reading
The Senator's speech, 1T has occurred IT, the |
mind of thus writer, that General Cass, so de- |
served'y honored by his country and SO nightly |
esleemed, as well Tor his patriotic virtues "a for
reasons OF piIvae Courtesy extended the
undersigned, when the General was one distIn
gushed representative at Paris, may hay4
imagined that certain expressions, in The lat,
IN winch he anmadverts, may have been
intend for personal application to hunsrlf
would beg Leave to say now, That In the |
sacred presence al thai c nscienct f which he
so eloqIne,ly pleaded, must assure him that
when the letter was WI ten, or bef,re ncr,
1t would be, and has b en- ard trust yer will
he, Impossible FIR the undersigned Ia speak or
write one syllable di>cnars'ng 10 the high char
acier, honor, public or private integrity of
General Cas-
AT the same time, as a mark of tn, conf
dence ot the undersigned in SENATOR Ca.s'
I'm partial justice, ana, indeed, IN mutation OF
he Generals own tree course in the great
speech TO which reference has already been
made. the undtrsign begs leave to say that, as
Tar as God, and nature, and history, and phil
osophy, and the rights of nations, and the *
pc fence OF human life may have enabled hrm
to jud e, and furnished hun with means for
analyZng The speech of our distinguished Sem
ator. he shall clam the liberty oi applying the
tests rigidly, but most respectfully.
The undersigned, in addition, brgs leave t.
say th't he hopes, Notwithstanding his numer-
Us official engag ment and duties, t. be abb
L. publish his remarks IN General Cas- speech
v ithin ten, OF at most h!tsen days from this
late
Ihr unde gn,d feels mos deeply thu. dIsad
vauiag's uhtrr Inch ht mu,t uecrssaril, ap-
eaf IN y mining to REVIEW III ucta nf as
rmin' n a state ssnan as G neral Co.'s General
Cas- Il gafded, and have NJ doubt deserved
", by aid0sI majority of he American people
rs rilr "t cur most trled and most wur h,
> atesfhan he undersI2nt q, on the. Contrary
u he Is known at al. To any considerable pnr-
ion Of his counrymen, is known-aS far as
Certain newspapers distribute kuowledg only
Is narrow-nInded, Ilhera, bgo,ed adversary
f The progress of our age, and the developmenf
Of our Institutions
Under these circumstances, no one can feel
more deeply than the subscriber, the adyania.
,eous position, the necessity of occupyIpy
\ hich, he hong medated ana delberateL ar
anged speech O General Cass has imno,ed
lpon him, it he would not b. torgetiul OF a
easonable measure of respect r himself and g
or his Catholic fellow cnuntrymsn For near
year and half, Gen. Cass has been shed
ng the illumInati"ns of his experienced intel
-ct, and the concentrated powers OF his brood
ng mind on the letter which form the staple IF 4
is great speech and The undersigned hopes !
nat he may be allowed the Reasonable period =
ready retrrrsd to tor an opportuni to reply A
l answer to General Cas-, to statements,
inuend1es, and inferences, which G
2 fears may be found the Senator's speech. c
deduced from II, calculated to lower the un =
sr>igned in III good opini u of his fellow
,untrymen, whether Senators or private citi
ms. -
tJohn Hughes, w
Archbishop OF New York. fol
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