The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1855-04-19

rcm EDrIoR on THE fRzanASs JOURNAL
In The Albany State Rsgser there rs long editorial
porting 10 be review of certain phrases In my issr ad
dressed 70 your journal and published the 3st uN
nduleence On strong hgotry In language hardly re-
mArksble for anything else than its prosiness and i'm
Newspaper made mp Of old rags, transformed into
adaptation for its 1t receives any impresson true
false enlightened or stupd which type have been
rect controversy with newspaper-abstractedly from
its EDITOR The editor Of the Albany State Rsgster is
perceive, Mr. s. h. Hammond, highly respectable
doubt, but apparently very crsduious aud GER
tainiy most inaccurate in his statements Mr. Hammond
must have seen my letter in which denied the truth of
the statement made In the petition of the trustees
Buffalo, TO the effect that had attempted to npel them
to make the title Of Il church to BE must
have that the correctness OF my statement ad
mitted by Mr. VIM lie Coutsulx one Of the sgners to
the petition, and as consequence, he must have
the fsahood Of the charge above referred TO- And yet
IL 1t had not been denied snd the truth of the denial
admitted by one Of the parties signing the petition.
mond to answer the question But only does he re-
peat this refuted caumny but he enlargs on It as IL
were true. How is this 10 be accounted for9 leave
Mr.. Hammond to shall not 20 over the ground
again.
But Mr. Hammond has insnuatea other charges to
which think 1t proper that should make a suitable
reply he does rot state those charges in specific
yusee He assumes them matters not TO be called
to the Catholic system and betrays unmistakable evil
dences that, whether artHcally o. naturally, he is
uader the influence of an nttPopery mania Speaking
o. the catholic church and s members in this country
ne uses the following lsnguage-
the eys p this system confined only g spiritual
far beyond This Ssssn a'tS the
mere pale Of the church has become ambitious Of civil
into the Of politics 1t grasps the control Of the
policy favers Alliances with posa s%stiSn snd
iSns hand: With the Iar: When Governor
spsos and sonhds in him no WIS speaking Of political
lnnuencea supporter tho exercise political
liz people '1 ''' ''''' masses ny
Mr. Hammt nd Ia evi5en.ly a crsdulous man There
wsss period when the old % Protestant Lou
dom entered into judicial investigation OF reported
conspiracy OF the Papisisthe conspiracy being
nor less than plot the part of the emssaries Of
city OF london. II Mr. Hammond had been eoitor
n the time and place when and where this occurred
the circumstances around him. the crednlous ch
ter of his mind, would have been in harmony with
each othsr than they are at present. Il Mr. Hammond
knows fact to that the Cath0 religion bands
Its subjects together marches them the aren of
politics. be it to himself ami his country to fur
IL bearing false witness against his neighbor. he
knows any facts going 20 that the Catholic rei
siGn or It's professors as SUCH struggle TO direct the
II he concess the proofs Of dangerous proceeding.
the Catholic religion forms snces with political
biton and joins hands with the demagogues of party,
Mr.. Hammond more guilty than those he ii
he conceas the fact which would substantiate his
ton. If, as he rays, Governor Seward did me the
honor to cali me his friend and to say that he
and eonfdei in me, it ~ than knew or
heard before but as TO the confidence reposed in me,
Governor Seward would not have Teen disappointed Mr.
Hammond says that Governor Seward speaking
of political friend ana associate, and MIN
that in this statement ne has forsaken the path of
truth. This know of my own knowledge, nu not a
political friend and associate Of Governor Seward.
influence l am nor bis supporter in the exercise
Of political power And yet am proud to call him
my friend in the only relation tina. ever existed be-
tween us, which has been one OF mere social and
to pleasant intercourse the people of the United
States fhouid think proper 20 confer hun the high
est honor In their gitt shall not heave sigh shed
= tear thstr choice Bn. no vote of mine shall aid
him. In this all his public acts, he is in the
hands of his countrynen, and am well dispensed
from the recesaity ether approving condemning
his principles or his conduct And since this topic has
been brought up again. Will say this, that so far from
highly esteem, he would have been buried under the
obloquy which open enemies and decefu friends have
WED with each other beapng upon him in connection
with my NAME If he bad not been proof against caum
ny The ocg ordeal through which he has passed under
the cslumnious mputatons Of intrigue with Catholics
and foreigners and his emerging from it with bright
than before, proof that he needs indivi
dual support that his inrnsicsiy the sterling metal
VI true man. But he can propsl his own bark as he
has hitherto done, without any aid from from
Cathoi:cn.
I will state for the information Of Mr.. Hammond,
when il was necessary sos TO state it before, in
ne face Of several editors o. New York city an
View York State that IN all my life / never voted
,ut once aud in all ny life never advised, pub
icly privately, any as TO how he should v,te,
except once also. Thai was under very peculiar
circumstances. The Catholics OF New York city
erdeavo-ng to relieve themselves from the ioiuriou,
consequences OF system OF education for the support
and superintendepcs Of wai:h we're mooopoly in the
bands o. close oIporac1, srown as the Public School
Society AT first the Catholics were opposed to me in
seeking change which has since resulted very bene6
cally to the cause Of edu:aon Next, the whole Pro-
testss unity were opposed and sounded the alarm
just Little true, the present trumpet notes Of the
Albany State Register Finally, the truth made its way,
been multiplied every side. The Public School Socie
ty Ia gore persuasion could induce either Catho
hcs or Protestants to return to taer old system To
effect the change bad 10 appeal by petition to the
proper authofitss; first to .hs Common Council, where
petition denied; next, 10 the Legislature Of
as re could have desired, but as the Legislature
thought proper to maSe II. Or. Hammond will
am now ABOUT to mention, that within few days
previous the election, the Public School Society,
oy their agents, waited on the candidates for the
Legislature and required pledge from them, from
those OF party well as those of another, to
refuse the petition for eaange ia the system OF edu
was TOO much 1t Il lnsidous. 1t left
the Catholics to vote party the other conceal
ing from the N that matter which party they voted
for which candidate they eevating into power
no TAD pejudged Their cause, and had bound them
selves to reject evena cor sdsraton OF its merits In
meeting which they had called in furtherance OF their
appeal the Legislature this discovery ofhe unworthy
trick to deprive them beforehand Of the right Of
hearing uneated 70 me, and that casion
urged them with all the zeal and earnestness
peble Of to refuse their 20 of party,
who had accepted the degrading pledge that if elected
he would refuse them the chance OF obtaining jus
tee II this meddng with politics, then did NEEDLE
once, bat have regretted it, On the contrary,
there nothing in my life, apart from my sacred minis
try. to which look back with much satisfaction to
-fhe course pursued that occasion And II bya
rret co binaton among those {, be elected by their
otes there should be attempt to deny them the
blight Of pettonng the Legislature other citizens havs
y right TO co, TO deny fhe prayer of that petition,
however just might appear in the eyes Of Impartial
Legislature feel that yet American citizen enough
to do again what did that OCCASION did not call
II medoDg in politics, but only interference to break
up unworthy combination termed with the view TO
deny portion the people rights to which all are
equally entitlso.
But In other hare ever aided abetted or
been In connection With any political party,
sny individual Of any party, since the world
began On the contrary, when i appointed 20
take charge Of this diocese, prescribed for It's