The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1855-04-23
The st. Louis Church Controversy.
TO THE RIGHT REVEREND JOHN HUGHES, CATHOLIC
ARCHBISHOP OF NEW YORK.

BUFFALO, April Fl, 1855.
SRI in the hope that the cliff Ia card which
took tie liberty to address yen the 14h instant in
snswer to your long letter, would have put end to
attack upon me, jointly with the Hon Senator Brooks
shows me plainly that have been mistaken aud that
pleted its Irupton What wonderful man .; war you
must be- Right Reverend Sir to undertake to fight two
men men, At tie same time and By 50 doug initiate that
Indeed from that great propensity OF for war
| SIN brought to the belief that you must have mis-
regiment of Dragons would have suited you better
than functions requiring paacefuand conciatory dis
functions, Doubt in your taste would have enabled
you to and tender your services to those poor Eng
sh snd French in the Crmea much in need
upon tie Russians, Of acquiring to yourself a great
name whilst in your present Functions your fiery tan
PER VIII always be an obstacle to tae happiness that
Hook confded to your care your making friends
and proselytes to our holy religion.
These remarks, rather have been forced OF
me by your repeated provocatiGns and fear il you
Commune or attacks upon those who differ nom you ia
that You viii get yourself in sad mess and be obliged
As TO that miserable Interpretations Of what saa
:. our letter. s srs before
the public ara leave 1t With them decide which Of
"expIsss werds,5 give relation OF all the neaua
shch you enpoysd for two yssrs moro, to bring
are against YOU you never nave time to notice tnem
But, sir, have not yet done vita you since you havs
been pleased TO provoke me. when. during Two
cessve sessions OF the Legislature this State you pre-
sepsed or caused to be presented, bill whose only OBJ
ject WAS 10 enable sxd tho Bishops Of yous Arch
bsboprick to possess all the church and chsrab pro-
perry and to win i to your successor what aid you
mem. Wien, in your circular letter of March IS,
1852, you confessed that you and tbs Bishops Of
your Archbishoprick were then already In fee
simple CT nearly all the religious and charitable property
belonging to the Catao'ic religion in the State OF
New York, what did you meanf Really SIR, afer sach
public declaration, you must be oold usced to contest
Hon Gen ster Brooks statemsnt Of the value Of urch
ano charitable property in yoar hands aud those OF
ths bishops particularly three years after said de-
claraton, and when IL lie presupnahle chat IL has
sideraby liz cre3scd during that time.
Until row, sir l have made It rule to be civil and
respectful towards you but afraid that you
have considered that courfe the effect of Mmdlty,
and that 1t has cmbodered you to be arch and
civil towards me, which ccnstra,rs me to ADOPT your
own language "a to be upon equal terms with you
Permit me TO give you last advice previous to my
lea wing youor this 10 the last Litter intend to write
which is to keep cool and to pear manrlly that Law of
the State upon the tenure Of church property since you
attribute it but 10 yourself and to leave of pro-
yosng oil thope no do not agree with your plans,
you have done Of late If wish to keep that remnant
OF con- liberation which your station requires.
WILLIAM B. LIE COUTEULX.