The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1855-05-12
NEW YORK. HERALD, SATURDAY, NAY u, 1856


GOVERNOR GARpxER's MESSAGE to the Lee
gislature Of Massachusetts, refusing to carry out
their Recommendation fcr the removal of Judge
Loring, proves that the Know Nothings even Of
Massachusetts,, have still some of the right stuff
among then-that they will not bow the knee
to the Baal Of abolisionism. We apprehend
that the fifty or sixty bigoted and ignorant poll
tical clergymen thrown into the Legislature Of
the old Bay State last fall, had a " great deal"
to do. not only with those seditious resolutions
respecting Judge Loring, but with the appoint
ment Of that Hiss Nunnery Committee. The
Rev. Theodore Parker at the abolition ami
versary the other evening, very truly observed
that "thatcommittee could not be pronounced
without Hiss" and the Loring resolutions
were of tie same kidney. Now we say, let the
genuine American Know Nothings of Massa-
chusetts stick to the Governor on this issue,
and they will soon stife this rampant spirit of
fanaticssm which threatens there to ride rough
shod ever all impediments, laws and constitu-
tions included. There is yet hope that some
thing good may come out of Nazareth.
ARCHBISHOP HUGHES AND SENATOR Brooks
The ten days grace OF Archbishop Hughes to
Senator Brooks have nearly expired, and we
mey now expect at any moment the Archbish-
ops manifesto, which is to extinguish the Sena-
tor entirely" The whole controversy has
been, on both sides, nothing more than waste
of words upon bubbles, catches and tecbni-
calities. Master Brooks having made some as
tonishing discoveries on the subject charged
in his place in the State Senate, that Arch
bishop Hughes, in his own individual right, had
possessed himself of church property in his
archiepiscopal district, to the extent Of some
five millions of dollars. The Archbishop re-
plies substantially that he does not hold five
millions worth of property, but that as an in
dividual, he scarcely owns more than the bed
upon which he sleeps. Brooks returns to the
charge with copies of the official records, to
show that the Archbishop does hold in his own
right, as plain John Hughes, immense amounts
of property in this city. The Archbishop re-
joins, pleading that all these specifications of
Brooks prove nothing. Brooks comes out
again, insisting that these parcels of property
belong to John Hughes, because they have net
only been sold and decided to him, but that he
has actually sold some parcels again, as in the
ordinary business transactions of other owners
of real estate.
Now we presume that in his forthcoming
clncher upon this subject, the Archbishop will
make himself distinctly understood upon the
real merits of the case. We presume that he will
show that, though he may have had, or may
yet have, the legal power to sell large pro-
portion OF the church property under his
control, and to pocket the money, it is i'm
possible that he can do it as the agent of the
church, to whose honor and truth as q man and
prelate the church has confided the guardian
ship Of this property. We presume that he
will show that he has made will, copy of
which has been left in the possession Of three
different custodians, devising all this church
property to his successor in Office. If such be
the facts in the case, it will appear that, while
both the Senator and Archbishop have been
disputing upon side issues, they are, upon the
main question, both substantially right. The
Archbishop does hold the legal titles to, and
possession of very large aggregate of church
property. He has sold, and may sell it, in the
name Of John Hughes, like any other holder
of real estate but it is not the property of
John Hughes-it belongs to the church.
The new law of the Legislature will relieve
his successor of much of the anxiety and res
possibility which, s@tttsches to the management
of such large possessions. This church pro-
pertg will return to the trustees of the several
congregations concerned, or to the State and
in this light, we think the legislation of our
State Assembly better and wiser than that of
the Catholic General Council at Baltimore, al
though the Council be supported by the Holy
Father at Rome.
SUMNER RETREATs.-Our summer sea side
lake side, river side, and mountain side resorts
are making all ready for the approaching sea-
sons campaign. AT Saratoga, at Lebanon, at
Sharon, at the Catskill Mountain House, at
West Point at Lake Mahopac, Lake George,
at Coney Island, and all along shore within the
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