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THE FREE PRESS BURLINGTON FRIDAY MORNING. MAY 90 1857

own expense, and as he took It with courteous and
uignihed thanks, he said, "I shall drink your
health, and all New York, and General Washing
ton and Archbishop Hughes" lie was sure tho
Archbishop would be one Of tho next creation Of
Cardinals-but the same reason which made him
think so was the very reason why it could not be,
and the causes which render DR.. Hughes pop
ular In Rome would forever prevent his being
Drought to Rome to reside as a high ecclesiastical
ana political functionary. He is devotedly and
sincerely and after the strictest pattern, Roman
Catholic, but he is an American Roman Catholic,
and Republican. Having been educated and
having spent most of his life in the midst Of free
thought, open discussion and universal liberation,
there is an odor Of them all about him, which
an Italian ecclesastic snuffs even at distance
and which, while 1t gives an air of freshness and
tact and talent which is exceedingly acceptable
socially TO all classes is enthusiastically and Ro-
man-Catholically never to be tolorated-never for
one moment to be recognized in the sacred pre-
cincts Of the Church of Rome. 1 got this idea
from most devoted Roman Catholic friend of the
Archbishop, who said to me in answer to my re-
mark that there seemed to be an expectation that
he would have Cardinals hat" That nsuer
be-" Another highly cultivated and intelligent
American Roman Catholic remarked to me that a
similar notion was characteristic of Romanism in
New York. He said in substance" no matter
how sincere and devoted a Catholic one may be
in New York, nor how high he may stand in
the estimation of his fellow citizens, nor how
fully he may be admitted into the highest cir
clcs of society, if he drop opinion in
favor of reform and progress and that American
ism which is constantly looking to changing
things for the better, by any means except those
of the Church, the word is quietly passed round,
that excellent man and good Catholic as he is,
it will not do to put him forward as an actor
and leader even in the secularties of the
Church"
Archbishop Hughes, 1 believe, preached regu-
larry for time in the Colosseum on Sunday
He could not have given stronger proof of the
Characteristic which have mentioned. Humble
Monks and Priests of extraordinary religious
feeling often from one of the many temporary and
rude erections for the purpose in that mighty =
phitheatcr, with cruchx in hand, preach with
zeal and JUNCTION Christ and Him cruci6ed in a
manner to excite tho devoutest feelings in the
crowds that may collect to hear them. But fan
~ it was a great novelty to see Archbishop at
Rome take to field preaching, and without official
or ecclesiastical or vestimental parade, in the
simple, unostcntatious and persuasive eloquence
of which he is so complete master, set forth the
Gospel to admirng crowds of Protestants for the
charm and the novelty of hearing such a man, in
such place brought around him an audience com
posed of the Americans and English in Rome
intelligent.and cultivatcd-able to appreciate and
worthy to call forth his finest efforts. 1t was GER
tainly on his part an Americanism and not Ro.
manism-still he could hardly have done so much
in any other way-the whole College of Cardinals
could not have done SO much-to conquer Protest.
ant prejudices in the minds ofsojourners at Rome
Yours, &c.