The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1855-04-19
NEW YORK HERALD THURSDAY, APRIL ie, 1856

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ARCHBISHOP HUGHES Still WRITING LET
TERs.-We publish to-day, Notwithstanding the
heavy demands upon our columns, very pun
gent, exciting and interesting letter of Arch
bishop Hughes on Catholics aud politics-the
great, absorbing, paramount question of the
day, scarcely second in Importance to the VII
emma peace conferences, the siege Of Sebasto-
pol, or the Cuba question. Let our readers
read this learned letter of the reverend prelate
may he long continue on the earth--and pom
der it well. The Archbishop calls for facts; so
DOVE; nothing like facts; let us have all the
facts upon all great subjects, and especially
where Holy Mother Church is upon trial.
The Archbishop-grace be with him ever
more-says point blank he is mot a political
friend and associate of Governor Seward and
"never was" And yet, says the Archbishop,
II am proud to call him my friend" in plea
SAINT, social intercourse. The learned prelate
election to the Senate, but is not his political
associate. Let that be understood. The fact
is, our energetic Archbishop returns from Rome
impregnable in the new armor of the faith,
which is the faith-inspiring dogma Of the I'm
maculate Conception. In another letter, to the
Times, he makes short work of Mr.. Senator
Brooks and his church property allegations, by
simply calling for the facts; for when it comes
to the facts, Brooks, as usual, is nonplussed.
Finally, knowing that our venerable Arch
bishop is always open to good advice, and quite
sure that this advice will be good, we do adj
wise, that after good strong letter on the new
liquor law, he shall stop this controversy with
the politicians, these learned letters on party
politics, political demagogues, and the spoils Of
the church property. HE that lambeth pitch
shall be defled," and these incessant wran-
glings with pitchy politicians are at best but a
dirty business. Let our jealous Archbishop
rather seek to enlarge the borders Of Zion in
the PRONUNCIATION and Interpretation Of the
Most Holy and Immaculate Conception. He is
but adding perfume to the lly' in putting
Seward. With the Archbishop's opinion, there
FORE. in a good strong letter upon the new
liquor law, we can now let him off.
HITCH IN THE New LIQUOR LAWN an
other column will be found communication
from the District Attorney in reply to some
inquiries by the Mayor as to the construction
to be put upon certain clauses of the new
liquor bill. Conceived in spirit Of despotic
interference with Individual rights, and carried
through the Legislature in defiance of the re-
monstrances Of the people, it appears that this
precious peice of legislation has been inaugu-
rated with serious blunder. According to
Mr. Hall, from the LIST of May until the 4th of
July there will be no legal prohibition what
extinguishing the old license system, with its
pains and penalties, and providing no fresh
ones until the latter date. For the next two
months, therefore, barrooms may be opened in
every house, and liquor may be sold at the
corner of every street, without the parties re-
failing it rendering themselves amenable to
punishment. Advantage will of course be
taken Of this error by those who have large
stocks on hand, to multiply the facilities Of
disposing of them previous to the new laws
coming into operation. We need scarcely
point out the deplorable results which will
flow from this state of things. The city will be
deluged with liquor, all sorts of excuses will
be committed, and we shall have two months of
continuous saturnalia. For the violations of
the public peace, the riotings, the risk to life
and property, and the bloodshed to which all
this will lead, heavy responsibility will be
incurred by the clumsy trainers of the bill. In
seeking to give us too much law, they have
left us for this period of two months without
any law at all. So much the better. The
fanatical advocates of sumptuary restraints
are not to be convinced of their absurdity by
any Of the usual processes of reasoning. They
require the logic Of facts, and from present ap-
pearances they are likely TO have more of it
than will be palateable.
SELLING OUT.--We perceive that, under the