The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1860-02-22

1S gofy-sA0 work equal Va stature 70 Rosa B00heurf
famous P'csre on canvass, and rivAins in ,s peculiar
sehssL
Archbishop Hughes an Louis Napoleon
ANA tho Pope.
MEETING IN FAVOR OF ITALIAN LIBERTY CkILEI
TOGETHER ON THE ASSURANCE THAT 1T WAS NOT TO
BE PECUNI0Us.
iron lLs Metropolitan Record (ofcial organ or Arch
bkhsp Hugbes), Of tbs week
curious meeting was held At the City Assembly Room
Friday evening, the nth inst 1t was headed in th
newspapers "Ih- Independence OF Italy" The gentle pn
who subscribed the card OF invitation meeting teos
care for the most part, 70 DO personally absent m,
cara itself was an exceedingly modest affair, and hes
there should be audience announced that Their,
would be no collection in the words Of the announce
nen no "pecunious demand would be made upon those
present Thus, as might be supposed there plenty
ofsympatby but the material aid was wanting As the
City Assembly Rooms Broadway, the announce
ment Of meeting there is always certain 10 attract
consderable number Of persons and the fact that The
would not Otherwise attend
The Hon. Mr. James W. Beekman occupied the chair
He didn't say much but we perceive that there ap
pause and repeated cheers all OF which have beef
by the Rev. Joseph Thompson, d. D. His speech " mo-
remarkable, except for passage which quote from
the report While Mr. Thompson was his legs he had
one chance 70 be eloquent OF which he slow 70
avail hiDseh In the report Of his remarks We ind the
following in paenthess -r'f The Reverend Henry ward
Beecber entering at his stage, greeted with loud ap
pisdse. y Now the eioquence of Or Thompson broke
out, and he said -" Sir shall only speak long enough
to give Mr. Beecher time to rest and breathe" Cheers
the platform rose and said -" Night rise question:
when the President answered, "No, sr;" and Dr.
Thompson said, 81 have the floor, sir" However. ali
this passed very good humor-the one had the door
and the other could not rise TO question.
There were letters read-one from the Hon. John A.
DIX, but there was not much In n-cerainly neither his
tory nor philosophy; IL was simply his ipse Dix-u Next
came the reading Of letter from Benjamin Sman, ESQ
and indeed he had subscribed it, we should have
guessed his name Another from Mr.. Hnliard, who
really wrote with moderation, and, what " singular
enough on the OCCASION with no small portion OF common
Ae va an anda lrvnula
ton Of mpathy 70 which every generous breast IN
Chrisendom contributes share" Bank stock
have been n ms mind Tor We never knew sympathy
The Hon. Charles Sumner honored the meeting with
covery Of h head the great beating he received
from Mr. Brooks the floor OF the United States Senate
and we had thought that occupying his aeat in the
cils OF the nation would be evidence that under the
treatment Of European ply cians his physical and
mental health had been restored; his letter is very
encouraging this score he talks of the motion OF The
pendulum, which clearly shows that even in his own
mind things are not settled.
Another communication was from the hon. E. J. Nor
rb We have not the pleasure Of knowing the gentleman
but be speaks favorabiy Of King Emanuel Of Sardinia
though perhaps in private would pretend
10 be . democrat q black republican. There va
another letter from the Hon. George Briggs
Professor King made speech which not noticeable for
self socnian took represent ana
actually called himself Protestant We find in the ~
port that he was greeted with applause and cheers We
establish kind OF Catholic Church q broad basis
Dr. Bellows has taken advantage Of his opportunity y
ventate bis thoughts this and other SUBJECTS but after
all the pun won't reach TO any great length beyond the
limits Of the Assembly Rooms.
The Rev Henry Ward Beecher followed in the wake Of
DR.. Bellows. He and the Pope, no said, were brother
clergymen and the Pope he trusted wouldn't rebuke him
If he (Beecher) made the audience augh-which feat
the papers report correctly he accomplished more than
once.
Then came the speech Of the right Hon. Joseph Ho1ie
His voice was somewhat broken; but ne had put his
prose into poetry and chsned what he had 70 say be
could have produced as much laughter as the Rev Dr.
Beecher When be bad finished. the newspapers put in
parenthess the word ''applause, sgnying, doubt,
the satisfaction OF the enlightened audience that he had
come 70 an end
Next came The great Professor Mitchell announcing that
he had been all his life among the stars he evidently
showed that he had cheated them OF ray Of their
sparkling light He has returned from celestial
spheres mere dull planet, and not star; does hs
illumination come from the centre Of solar system,
but a. far a. extends, borrowed from the brains Of
the stars puff which should have expected rather
at the hands Of DR.. Bellows. Everybody knows who
msou Hs sss have a BEEN i own es
life among the millions Of globes that stud the hea.
vens far away fromamother earth; what, them should
know OF this EARTH except that revolves around the
sun freghted with living sentept bengsS" Now here
was genuine eloquence but the report speech would
rather suggest that the audience for there
ID not q word about applause or cheers.
We see proposed that another, several meetings
ngs will be distinctly understood by the public and
that the orators will come 10 enghten the audience with
little more historical Information and common The
sprs more or les or the type represented By
John Brown the banks Of the Potomac Our opinions
or some kind Of democracy In this instance eloquent
and reverend patriots 60 for the despotsm OF Emperor
vo,ns his ~oTs 1 Of aOS he
planted his heel the neck Of nation which will not
long remain under the bondage of his tyranny STILL
cordDg TO the exhibition Of Friday night our enlightened
have admiration for Q despot than they have for
genuine liberty as we know II in this country.
SUPPRESSION OF LIBERTY OF THE PRESS IN PRANCE-
VIOLENT ATTEMPT TO CUT OFF COMMUNICATIONS
WITH ROME.
We have kept our readers duly informed Of the pro-
gress OF the correspondence between the Emperor Ma
poleon and the Holy Father on the question Of the egt
executive authority In the States Of the Church. At the
time have not hesitaed 70 openly proclaim and
expose the royal and diplomatic irregularities which pre-
coded and accompanied the Communications OF the former
announcing conviction that his untenable Probabilities
and treacherous and selfish designs against the indie
pendence Of the Pope and the real liberties OF the Italian
people, would be speedily disspaed and made patent
the world when his Holiness thought t to do 30, In
official detail addressed TO the Catholics Of every cline.
Compelled to listen to the irreigious assertions and
rowdy insuts-such as mentioning the name Of Garbadi
to his very ace-contaned in Napoieons letter OF
ast Of December Pope Plus the Ninth became painfully
convinced that he should give public reply his Nsjes
ty This important document, dated on the 10th OF
Of the Record, and thank God that the shield Of
really free constitution enables 10 give it without dan
ger 70 our persona ma, property or citizen rights .
emancipator Of 1alythe man Of the "epoch," and the
one who pretends to be tender Of the rights OF
rounding peoples that he boasts Of having commenced
and carried bloody for sake Of "idea-" Tho
Popes letter reached Paris about the 18th Of January,
and appeared In the columns Of LUirs Of the 30th OF
that month. As we always imagined, It's attacks the
red republican complications around and in Rome were
TOO much for the hitherto silent nguer and ruthless per-
petra0r Of the coup de The letter barei his heart 70
the Of Christendom, and enraged the conspra
tor-h without councillors be termed even a
coDspratOrtbat he became reckless Of wearing his mask
any longer and tearing from bis face he renowned
his hollow professions Of devotion The Holy See and
hurled desperate defiance in the teeth Of the millions Of
France well Of the hundreds of millions OF people
who form the united Catholic world
Not being able 70 lay hs sacricgous hands Immediately
on the Popes person. Napoleon attacked the press On
the Sist OF January, LCntos suppressed by royal
decree, founded previous report Of the Minister of
State This said TO have been In virtue Of organic
law Of France but readers will recolect that the law
is Of older date than February Of 1882 whom was
framed and directed against the liberty tho press the
very person who has used II unscrupuiousy. Tho
tyrans farce OF receiving previous reporfrom the MIN
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