Weekly standard. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1858-1865, 1859-11-30

TTN,vERsIry MArrERs.-The announcement has
been made, and We suppose it's undoubtedly trne,
that Joh. Pool Esq, Of Elizabeth City, has been
selected and has consented to deliver the Literary
grafton at the next commencement at Chapei nnn -,
The selection is an admirable one, and Mr.. Pool WIZ
do himself and the occasion credit, no doubt
The same medium brings us the intelligence that
Archbishop Hughes of the Roman Catholic Church
of New York, has been selected by the graduating
class to deliver the annual Sermon and that ne has
accepted The object Of the class, no doubt was TO
select a preacher, whose fame and abilities wou'd
attract crowd at the commencement In this re-
gard it was happy hat, as few men in the country
are more eminent for learning and oratorical TALENT
than Archbishop Hughes, and there are none whose
political and religious zeal for his Church, have CIV
en- them greater notorety. For oursef we would
about as reality hear Archbishop Hughes de.
liver such sermon as any body else. for the real
good it does, flor general thing, We judge the
preaching and the praying done at commencement,
effect but little more good than so much whstling
would do,) because we should expect to be enter
taned by the learning and oratory OF the Arch,
bishop, far more thar by some others But az
friend of the University cannot held expressing
our fears that this well-intentioned movement on
the part of the graduating GLASS; to make the Tom.
mencement popular, may be turned to the INJURY OF
the University.
We have no sympathy for religious bigotry or
sectarian intolerance any where or IN any shape;
and if in the purpose manifested at The University
to select o popular preacher for the Commencement
sermon, from all the denominations or sects, the
selection had fallen upon Bishop Lynch, of Charles
ton, whose diocese embraces two or three States
from whence the students of the University come,
we should have simply announced the fact, without
remark of disapprobation; although for our life,
we cannot see the prop iety, the genuine courtesy,
nor the charity, in selecting Roman Catholic Bishop
,oeD ctontN
the moral and religious duties of life But We
should not have said word against the selection Of
Bishop Lynch or any other Roman Catholic preach
err whose history had given evidence of his devotion
solely to the legitimate duties OF his Office as his
has, and many others that could be named because
we would not in the slightest degree, turn finger
to excite popular prejudice against any human be-
Ing, simply on account of his religious views Ro-
man Catholics much entitedto their religious
opinions and mode of worship. &C., as any other
CITIZENS of the country. We know many of them to
bcas good citizens country boast and can
not forget the excellent and venerated CASTOR whose
mantle it seems has fallen on the worthy Judge
Manly, at least in all that constitutes the refined
christian gentleman and good citizen. But We judge,
in regard TO Archbishop Hughes, there is more than
a feeling Of prejudice in the public mind His
whole history exhibits deep-seated religious bgot-
ry and sectaran intolerance, which no other clergy
manifested. His war upon the Bible in the schools
in New York, and his known activity in the politi
cal partyism of the country, render him peculiarly
offensive to large numbers Of the friends of the Uni
versity.
For these reasons, and these alone we can but re-
gret his selection. Not that his talents or his prl
vate character unfit him. or that his being Roman
Catholic clergyman, if ministers Of that Church
selected, should exclude him; but because any min
lister Of any denomination of an intolerant bgoted
uncomproluing spirit towards all others, should be
excluded from institution which professedly aims
at catholicty and ant-sectarian principles in it's
management and which is the property of the peo-
pie of all denominations in the State. These are
our views, honestly and candidly expressed promp-
ted by sense of duty public journalist to the
welfare Of the University and the best interests of
the cause of education in North-Carolna. We have
conflict with those who differ with us, because
they have much right to the expression of their
opinions as We have Washington Dispatch.