The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1858-08-15
CATHOLICISM IN NEW YORK.

Too Celebration OF Mass Prohlbitsd-A
French PrIsst Punished FORA Breach OF the
Law IN l77s-sufrsrsnRa af tina Cashoiic Mns-
sHvssries-Tb~ir 8rssisuds To the knickss'
bach Ne Catholics ls New Anast1s dam In
l67s-Pyescrlps3on az tasir Religion Nine
Pup,sss IN tho Colony Ia I6ss-Pe"L Acts
Removal or Dis~b, iisses by the State Lsyls-
Lasuss IN i7s4-Crsyvsh Of the Couren Conn
nsncsd sfIsx tho h titan EvAcuation-Efxst
catholic Cisrkymeo and Place. or worship
First Catholic Cburcn-N~vv York. Erected
Ass Bfsn0prSc les Four BisnSi.s-C.tnoiic
Churches, Schools, Priests, Societies n d
Population Ia ls5S-Piau OF the New Csshs-
ar~l, &c, &c., &c,
rotay s proud ono for the Catholics Of city. 10
ssy he corner stone Of cathsdral which is 10 vie In
nasnfcence with any the churches Of tho Old World
or Of the Ne 10 be laid witc all tho imposing core
sunies Of which lhe Catholic Church % fond. Bishops
h cop and mtre, clergy In cassoct cap and sutpboe,
nd boys 10 red cassocks aud surphces aud members
Ne VARIOUS religious societies In communion with
As church. will march 10 grand procession from tho
rendezvous the Of the new ednce, amid the swing
s Of tho chanting Of antnems and there the
svsmopy Of Isyrg The corner stone vii be performed
according to the rite. prescribed in tbs Roman pln.c9.
IN oup pecep with such event s. 10 not inappropriate to
present our readers With short history Of the wonderful
! TRsNCH PRIEST PUNISHED FOR CELEBRATING MASS.
n exactly eighty years ago snce French Catholic
pres,- an luEu,npe named de Ia Motte tho had been
serving ~ chaplain on board OF French rgs'e which
fell INTO The h.nde OF the British the Cheespeske-was
ssp. 70 New York With his vessel, and held ~ a
pris0ner Of. var. There at that trae some few
Gs.hsltc. in the city, and Father do 10 Note being
parole, they soic,ed him TO celebrate mass for them.
Az h,s time the rsD sNB which had 80 loos dissraced
tie s,.u.e bo4ks Of England in fotcs the coiany
ano receyssry for ,o-na, application 70 be male to
The authorize for ISsvs celebrate SssiS the
itst Of the Revolutionary stfrgee sud ;hs Br.sh held
pceyessisn Of the eay. DC ID Sese epsd 70 Governor
byoY and HE application refused; but understand
ing English very mperisCsly, no msoOk the refusal for
an assent, and celebrated for his coregionsx.
For act he forfeited his parole, placed in close
custody end kept until exchange Of prisoners
restored him his liberty. This, be remembered, took
place in l77s.
suPpsRrNas OF CATHOLIC MISSIONARIES
wculd appear however, that that was not ths first
that the emopes Of the Catholic chur h cele
byated this sand. Simultaneously with the colonizing
Of The I,ard Of by hs Dutch French mission
syy priests lasoripg among the Indian tribes in
eAaaca and 10 the n.eor Of this State Ons Of these
missionaries Father Isaac Jogues-p travel ing from
Quebec 10 New Amsterdam, fell into the han Of party
or the bcquois Indians and narrowly escaped With his
he only hoeever TO forfeit Il subsequently In the mis-
Scuary AIMING he same HI, Escort, which
ccnsved OF party Hurous, massscred, three of
the chiefs being burned at the stake end he himself
treated with oresd'ui cruelty all bis finger nails having
pulled CT And the index finger of each hsnd snswed
arsy. He eecspcd, however, with the aid of the
Dutch Governor of Fort oranre-,ho present Albany
srS soose quepty hal dspensstou accorded 10 him by
Pope X 10 celebrate such right being pro
hissd to mutsed per,ons) the Pope viog ~ reason
scr TIE dissensatson that would Just deny 10
martyr Of chrts The privilege OF drinking s blood OF
nr.u. "Iaifgrsm esst CAri,ti m1tyem, Carisi non
Mere sdnousnen"
esArITuDE OF TUE IEsUrr5 no THg DUTCH.
Fsher Joguss was received with marked distinction
ssa hindres nv the hevoics Of New Amsterdam, and
subsequently Father Breessn had equal to 10 CRATE
io, 70 cur Dutch forefs,hcrs II -as remarked by
IRE historian O'Callagtsp, that these AID similar
a,S Of t,ndreas secured ever Afterwards for both
re Inhabitants Of Rensseaerwicx. Is Of the New
reu erlands generally, the warm attachment, and
rcsad Of he jesuit missionaries, who allowed
csssn pass without giving expression 70 their gratitude
Us respect
PRESCRIPTION OF CATHOLICS.
IN, st the Catholic religion prescribed In the
Netherlands aud In 1878 Governor Andres, in his report
Of religious city, made mention Of Ca;ho-
exstfuCe
siderable number Of Catholics or the residences OF any
Catholic priess the island Of Manhattan was In 1885, In
The time Of Governor Dcnsaa, Who was bimsea pro
lessor OF that regisn ard subsequently became Earl
Of Limerick AVID shared in the adverse fortunes Of James
H. Ip5eed In the first charter Of freedom aud exemp
Sons implied, and 10 the amended charter OF 1910
expressly provided, Inst other religion but the Pro
stxut 20 be tosrs,sd s recorded that Just
centuries ago, 10 1858, Frsnohnsu brought mp by
The sheriff Of ersukecn (Brooklyn) chsrge OF rcfus
kg contribute 10 the support Of the minister the Rev
Mr. pohemus and that on his insoleotiy pleaiipg tho
frivolous " that be a osiholic be fined
twelve suilders A ssrlishmau who brought up
tbs change ii tho uus, and Who pleaded tina,
he aid not understand Dutch, Jared no bsucr.
som paw LEFT.
This circumstance shows there we're some Catholics
residing in the colony too hundred years ago. 10
,ho3r also By letter written al the time by the Minister
u uiule Nesspolersis TO the Cssss at Amsterdam, in
vh~h he msptiors that Fsber IL xoyre, oelsbrased
Jesuit rsios sry the same ~ho discovered she opon-
oass salt sprioss 16t4-had been 0 visit to The
yatssDs on sccount Of the pspsss resi,ns hsre and
especially for the accommodation Of the French sailors
who are pspss, and who have arrived here with good
prze"
GOV. poSG AN CHARGED WITH rAvoRrSG rArrsrs.
One Of he shsrgss made sgsns, Gov Dongan by the
opse tied under feser, that tue did erect Jcsue
college upon Cullour 10 learn Latin 70 the judges Wet
Mr. Grsham Judge Palmer and John Tudor did contribute
Their soses for time but noboddy initiating ,hem the
college vanished" vas said that pspss began to settle
the coony under the smiles OF the Governor and that
e collector OF the and several principal officers
threw en- the mack and openly svosed their attachment
W the doctrines OF Rome
NINE PAPIsrs IN rHx COLONY IN 1888.
All through Leisiers proclamation he harps upon The
"disbocal designs Of the wicked and Psphts and
fact the Native American ousrages Of ls44 aad the
recent sbsurdes Of the Know No,bng party found
their origin the sutcasho, demonstrations Of 1885, 10
New Amsterdam In 1895 the return made by the Mayor
70 Gov Fletcher showed but nine Pspists the city The
names Of these Major Anthony Bsccshoes VIM
Douglass John Cooley Christiane Lawrence, rhos. How
srsins John Cavalier John Psse, John Fenny and Philip
Cunningham.