New Orleans daily crescent. [volume] ([New Orleans, La.]) 1851-1866, 1854-06-19
Arohbishop Hughes and Senator cass.

Not satisfied with the rather conspicuous
position which they have for long time occu-
pied in the public view, these gentlemen have
recently stepped aside from their usual avoca-
tions aud entered into q noisy quarrel with each
other as if with the main object of calling every
body's attention to their respective qualities
and requirements, viz: patriotism, zeal, learn
ing, piety, etc. Of course it would be little
short of grievous offence against truth and
Justice to intimate the possibility Of either OF
them being in the least deficient in these ex-
celent points, or in many others that might be
mentioned, but we may be allowed to believe
that they have gained little credit by their late
strenuous efforts to attract public attention,
and have accomplished not much more than did
the monkey when he climbed the pole
When the doughty General made his great
Bunconbe speech in the Senate, calling upon the
Government to legislate upon the religious
affairs of foreign countries and secure to her
citizens privileges abroad which she cannot
guarantee to them nor to foreigners in any Of
her own States, he did not count upon raising
up disputative antagonist so formidable as the
Archbishop, and one can imagine the fever Of
Anxiety lnGO Wnlen ue IudSb hafc pSSh WI oNh
when the learned prelate announced about
month ago that he should reply in full, and at
his LEISURE to a side thrust which the General
had made at him, and at his religion The
promised document has at length made its ap-
pearance, and although not quite SO caustlc IN
style as the brief preface led us to suspect 1t
would be- nor treating the General and his
speech to quite so bitter an analysis of logic and
sarcasm as we had hoped, it certainly handles
them severely and reads the enterprising and
thoughtless old gentleman lesson from which
he may derive some small benefit perchance.
But while sensible persons are gratihed that
i the Generals nonsense has met with proper
rebuke, Archbishop Hughes has certainly not
secured any great addition to the respect felt
for him in this country by the sneering tone in
which he frequently, in his letter, alludes to
the United States Government, and the DISPOSE
ton of its citizens generally to meddle with the
affairs of foreign nations. If this be failing
which requires reproof, we humhly submit that
Archbishop Hughes is not the proper person to
administer such reproof, nor indeed one from
whom it would be listened to. Where was the
necessity, in replying to General Cass, of max
ing use of language like the following, which,
although it pretends to be aimed simply at the
ideas of General Cass, is evidently an unguarded
exhibition of his own bitterness, and must GER
tainly be offensive to every American who does
not believe that the conduct and department of
his countrymen abroad are made up of assump-
tion and arrogance
elf an American, as such, has right to
protection in all countries, why not also a Eu
ropean, an Asiatic, or an African? 1t seems,
according to him, that religious denominations,
in general should be treated by condescension
with kindness in all countries; but when man
processes the American religion. which General
Cass has not explained, such man has pre-
eminent right to special protection everywhere
that wherever he appears in foreign land the
sovereignty or the State, in regard to all ques
tions appertaining to religion, must fall back
the moment he proclaims himself an American.
And it shall be understood that when be arrives
on the shores Of such country with a full meas
ure of American atmosphere, American sun
beams, and American religion according to Mr.
Cass, sufficient for his consumption during tn,
period of his passage through or sojourning
within that country, he shall have the right to
say and do what he thinks proper, provided
alwaysit be according to the dictates of his
conscience