Lynchburg daily Virginian. [volume] (Lynchburg [Va.]) 1852-1861, 1854-05-23

We find in the New York ourier a letter from
Archbishop Hughes in regard to the speech Of
| Cen Cass in the United States Senate this week
on religious liberation abroad, and the right OF
Christian burial TO American protestants in Cath
ole countries. The Archbishop says:
- The undersigned begs leave 10 say TINT
it is his intention to reply, through the medium
of the public press. 10 the great speech, 50 Called
OF the distinguished Senator from Michigan, The
! Hon Mr.. Cass.
Mr. Cass enumerates several cases which ap-
peal directly % the most sacred feelings ot the
human heart lie is, as might naturally be eA-
peeted in these particulars, on the side OF human
rights and human feelings. But the whole tone
of his speech is calculated 70 leave theimpfessi"
in the minds of his bearers when he spoke, ahd
of his readers when he published, That the num-
BILE individual who has 50 nnworthiy been The oe-
oasion of a waste of precious public timc Is ep-
posed to the human views Of Gen Coss.
This would be an interference unwarranted by
truth, and against which the undersigned begs
leave to enter beforehand an humble but hrn
protest
The undersigned, in addition, begs leave TO say
that be hopes, notwithstanding his numerous ofii-
einl engagements AMI Duties TO be able to pub
lish his remarks ON General Cass' speech within
ten, or at most fifteen days from this date.
The undersigned feels most deeply the disad-
yantages under which he must necessarily APP
pear in venturing 10 review the dicta OF 50 emit
nent n statesman General Cass. General
Gass is regarded, aud hive no doebt dcserYedly,
by almost majority of the American people, AZ
one Of onr lpoet tYio1 aud most worthy states
men. The undersigned on the contrary, If he
is known at all TO any considerable portion oil
his countrymcn. is known-as far as certain
newspapers distribute knowledge-only as mar
row minded beral, bigoted adversary OF the
progress of onr age aud the development of our
institutions.
Under these circumstances. no one can feel
more deeply than the subscriber, the disndvanta-
geous position the necessity of occupying
which, the long meditated and deliberately ar
ranged speech Of General Gass has imposed upon
him, if he would not be forgetiul Of reasonable
measure Of respect for himself and for his Catho-
lie fellow countrymen. For nearly n year and
a-half Gen. Cass has been shedding the Iumna-
lions of his experienced intellect, and the con
oenratcd powers of his brooding mind on the
letter which forms the staple of his great speech
and the undersigned hopes that he may bc allow
cd the reasonable period already referred to Tor
opportunity to reply in answer to Gen. Cass,
To statements, insinuations. inuendoes and infer
enees which he fears may be found in the Sena-
tors speech, or dedueed from it, calculated to
lower the undersigned in the good opinion of his
fellow countrymen, whether Senators or private
citizens.
tJouN lIuGnEs, Archbishop of n. York.
New York. May II, 1851.
With regard to Gen. cass' speech, which is
very long, we hope 10 be gble hereafter to find
room for such n report of il as will give an intel
ligible. understanding of his whole argument and
statements. The crowded state of our columns
at present compels us to defer it.