The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1861-09-04
Highly Interesting Correspondence
Between the Bishop Of Charleston
and the Archbishop of New York.
The Bishop Of Charleston a Mill
tary Strategist.
Archbishop Hughes Out Strong In Support
Of Mr.. Lincoln and Down on the
White Feather Movement.
The Southern Bishop Gets the Worst
Of the Argument,
&C., &C., &c.
From the Metropolitan Record
TETTER OF TIE RIGHT REVEREND BISHOP OF
CHARLESTON.


CHARLESTON, ). c., August 4, 1861
MosT REVEREND DEAR SR:-The mails completely
Parayzed that Il hard to get letter from outside the
confederacy Papers scarcely That how
ever Jefferson woud think blessing Oh the ground that
he who simply ignorant wiser than the Que thst be-
leyes error" paragraph which has gone the rounds
or the Southern states that your grace has spoken
strongly against the war policy of the government
OF the United States, fraught with much pre-
sent suffering, and not calculated to attain any
real advantage. What change has come these
States since wrote you long letter last November and
since had the pleasure OF seeing you last March,
ALI that anticipated in that letter has come to pass and
hore than looked for. All the hopes cherished last
srng Of peaceful solution have vanished before the
dr'ad realities of What is still before usY Who
cansay? Missouri, Maryland and Kentucky nearer
secession now than Virginia, North Carolina and Tennes
see we're four months ago. Missouri is battle field
think that President Davis after the victory at Stone
into Maryland. Kentucky will, ere long, be drawn into
the struggle and the United States will in less than ten
months DO divided into two not unequal parts MAJ shall
ing hundreds Of thousands OF men against each other
This war is generally dated from tho bombardment OF
Fort Sumter. There fired the first gun, and the
sponsibity is charged on US But, in reality that re-
sponsibty falls should fall those who rendered the
conflict unavoidable The South years ago and hundred
times declared the triumph the abolition or anti
slavery policy would break up the Union They in
earnest When that party appealing to the people the
Chicago PLATFORM elected their candidate by every free
state vote excepting New Jersey, which was dvided)
South Carolina seeded, and other states preparing
to 40 So They were in earnest Yet as the people dis
believed IT, or needed it not at the ballot boxes Con-
gress needed not Washington and stood doggedly
the Chicago PLATFORM endorsed by tho people This con-
sumhatcu secession. Inc confederate government
republicans at Washington last winter made
all the South seccssionists Still there was
sse ~ pm.a ra t prJ d t;r a e.'u 70
'ders The Confederate government did not put much
,na saose pr1essi5as tne same instrumentation az 20
giant and impraccabie in Congress, would 1t apprc
force And rath Si NJ y, o rno s oy
this event should 1t occur Meanwhile commissioners
Favorah,o ;nt;me,;on uar nra, ~ glren tI ad
thew had homes of snccess nc soysrnos howevr
Us sa pus .he screws On inc Sapnet Wh'cn resovon on
o VIII Vy u 40 s Ta r y couu "ae Waffle
'nasa prcpra.ons inen, M.er ihonsn, .ie coihh's
'ohefs were Ieiusea aam.ss'ch OF oismssea, anu u
maa PLAINLY "uo"n .S; .n 1 'iere wo v oe no
cSSn@ ~ lubt hare IN cbarsston hero onr ha,t
=" ns.s MY IA WA ea,oi wno,o vus oss.o s
1,. W :, ii ., anu oac Ssncy iAo ~. " @
Dasng 's .ne OF peacet1 twI ms
w anu c1shvi} iIou Ie5aen. Lio., i. nc.
lort sumter before being allowed 10 go th.her thsy
gave tner wore OF nonor 20 our Governor Ina. te'r op
ssiter was very frank, it is said Gecmen here sup.
poaea toa. ianoo pe s,S uens 'no @
mshoa, uy .'se psi -, iaarn ,honah no. nc,, han
personally, ana not simply 70 learn through osal on
snes now matlers s,ooa N TOT. Sulur. mr , th1
rolled by without such an ordcr ana was rumored at
INC eaomet hao succumpea W thc pcsS".e
OF the Governors, tho mans were stopped 10
ana from Fort sumter among INC letters ssseu was he
from Major Anderson to President Lincoln discussing INC
details OF the plan reinforcement forwarded 70 MN
from washington Dy those messengers Vur au,ho.l.v
o mus Aa h a~as n tb nen s", Then came
tho special messenger OF the PRESIDENT hat
he intended rSy1ang inc iort, quiety, Per ~
aeet from New York ins tort was AZ once aa
takon witnots awatng tres . .Iva. nv a.on wa"
Us ns D reced until the United
government was III Tue ac' " sonuius an iii, a. 49,
But II Is OF little use now 10 INQUIRE on WHOM INC re-
sponspiity properly rests, We nave Tue war w us WIZ.
ali It's loss Oh NE, anu ions tIa'n VI unhs 81, vi
every KIND: inc latest, Pcrn'ps .io
strongest instance history gives US, guam
pdrpd sdpient0 regttr mnndus here was a
country, vast popuious, prosperous, anu 1sseu Va Its
material interests, If any country was The south pro
ducng cotton tobacco sugar rice and naval stores ior
the supply US lar AZ neeaeu % ~. n oo So no anu ~ &
west, 10 Inc value Oh perhas @ ye,i Az" Hi
porting to foreign countries over tue North
producing chiefly grain and supplying the
the South and when the European crops iaeS, h,vng'
manufacturing and supplying tho South and the North
west, and struggling 10 compete WIN io t soous
and the Northwest.
Could the material interests VI al the seo1os Se o
a yon ana vere esh WAS free to de-
veope to the fullest ex. ncse a"a "au d ara
Try IN which cod exce n ana nsedc cS", hut caa
mot produce as well or as cheSpy as they could Even
child could sec the vast dement's 70 al rom .'s usu
coeperaon NO womaer Ina' an ~ hat
US and astonIsheh the woria. We oi T " w pri
nently sagacous in money matters he w
heve, ranked next AFTER inc Chncse "a c'' ~
business; yet they espcciay, win an
blindness, have orginatea oso,ea anu hropaga.eu ,
foretold from the beginning poth Norl anu oou', as M
inevitable consequence OF us SUCCESS. laAns up anu,
slavery, making II religious dogma, anu o"ri ~
ing into politics, thcy nave piu ai up 80, ~
Union. While II was = mere lhtchycsuai 'f, nv
they might discuss Us .hey Peas 49, ; ;sr;
might embrace II as tney a'o uy u 'e W.
Even their viruieht abuse anu nilsi ,, 20 ,h, or
scarcely Needed provaea thcy a. NOV Vo. ON
us at home They might even carry h'o we 81 tnn
split their ASSOCIATIONS anu chuches On ~ VIZ
lics might everywncte sle e a. s Ana the pro
to reform me .eacnsgs ., our ama aitnns
tcstarts, Sou1h, couiu n.Ns ,n ~; ;,os 20 IN
Their own; bu. wnen .n.y CO.., .u o,; nv na nonin
ing one oCae s1.el s,;,,tnna, i,us arS co.
their especiai Po'cy ny . ns u I'll T.;
mode OF annoying anu ns'e ni,,m ,rrrin
creased cntnusasfn anu iio. c'sou IVA e o IN
the Prcsdentia ereStioh ~ ,,,Sa, co',d ~
the power Oh tae ioue Wv r nv vi,hSr. Wing fror
South do put cohsuis s omn '"oy -. raS tho,
the UnioM Wnas os4ei II 4, Jn,,o.rat, S,,, -
Inc senate WHICH ne" , ss. oc ponrasantsstSs1
lorityf Ihey hao seen tne Iveso VI TOP , sassf
into the hands OF their ecr T vor v ma
increasing majority mere ano ~ ~.
Tour YEARS. Iher own may ,S ssssi A;
dwindhng iast, wnlae oa suo " S5sEx n
few OF the Norsnern a1 Ts }%zSIss~>7 n.y.. N u
the supreme so. Joua" nna' 1 6er;Sorst