The daily exchange. [volume] (Baltimore, Md.) 1858-1861, 1861-05-14
TIE CATHOLIC CLERGY AND TIE STATE OF



TIE CATHOLIC CLERGY AND TIE STATE OF
THE COUNTRY
we lind in the Catholic 1ccJrujh oc this week
the Pastoral Letter of the Third Provincial Council
of Cincinnati, to the Clergy and Laity of the Dio.
ce&c. The letter is signed by
iJohn Baptist, Archbishop of Cincinnati.
Peter Paul Bishop OF Hela, Coaajutor Admins
TRAITOR of Detroit.
iAmadeus, Bishop Of Detroit
Martin John, Bishop o louisville.
Maurice, Bishop of Fincennes
iGe0rge AluySius, Bishop Of CoviDrton
FREDERICK, Bishop of saul Mary
IJohn Henry, Bishop of Fort WAYNE
Inc following is the passage which relates to the
state OF the country:
OuR COUNTRY inrocafiop for Peace.-But wa
nave to GepIore catGmiies either present or i!nmi-
neat, still nearer home. Gar beloved country
wn!ch mas Tor three quarters OF century unfurcd
It's SPoteSS banner OF civil and religious liberty
over US and our fellow citizens. is now divided and
is threatened with still greater disasters among
winch the most fearful Of all is civil war. Nav
Ood 10 his infinite goodness avert or at least mti
gate tins awiu! calamity, which w0uid arm
against brother in ratrcdal strife and wand result
in ruin to the VIII lie country! Nav He in His
mercy, soothe the asperty Of party feeling soften
the hearts OF the men of opposing sections and in
cine to fraterLal love tAUse who heretofore brotl
ers, may now easily be led by the passion of the
moment to regard one another as enemies OYiv
Uoa, who created and who governs the hearts Of
men, can accomplish this blessed result j.
1t Is not for us to inquire into the causes which
nave ied !" the present unhappy condition of af
lars This inquiry belongs more appropriately to
@ :" N ne lie public. The spirit of the Cathoc
NhIrch Is eminenuv conservative and. while her
ministers rightiully feel deep and atdnr interest
IN all t&t concerns the welfare of the country they
40 not think 1t their province to enter into tho M
ltical arena. They leave to the minister's If the
human sectS to discuss from their pufpits and in
uet eccieslasIlca assemblies the very exciting ques-
t"hS "hcA a. at the basis OF most OF present and
prospective difficulties. Thus while many nj the
Sects have divided into hostile parties on an excl.
ing political issue, the Catholic Church has care
fully preserved her unit of spirit in the bond of
peace, literally knowing no North, no South no
Last and no West. Wherever Christ is tn he
preached and sinners to be saved rhcrc shn ;s
inuhd with her ministrati0ns OF truth and Of mercy
She leaves the exciting question referred 10 precise
" where the inspired Apostle of the Ganti!es left
II; c"ntenting hcrSe like him. with uculcs limo on
All classes aud grades of SOcicty the faithful dis
chafge ct the duties belonging to their rcspactivo
states al HE, Knowing that they will have 10 rem
uer a strict account to God for the deeds done in
ne het, tnat TINS lie is short and Transform and
maj eternity never ends. Beyond this point her
ministers do not consider it their province fo co
knowing weIl that they are the ministers Of cod
Wl" Is not a God of dissensi9n, but Of peace and
Add this wise and conservative line of condnct
been generally followed throughaut d., c,,na,r.
we are convinced that much Of the rrpbitt.rsd s
i"hai feeling which unfur tuuateIy exists ,,uId
nave Deen 0hvIated, and that b.othery love, the
genuine offspring Of true Christianitv iDst.,d #.
the tratricIdal hatred which IS obyiousIp on,,saI
l" as essential genius and spirit woI.Id now ill.,
our country and bind together all our r,ilovvciti
I IN, IN one harmonious Brotherhood Nav God in
80 IooUhuihE mercy, grant that the sectarianism
hh.ch divides and Sows dissensons NAV graduaIIv
yied 70 the Catholic spirit which unites and brcahGs
unity and love. "''''
SENTIMENT IN Crxrt>.v ,rrr NJ
q"trer publishes the following in its editorial cal.
umns 1t acknowledges the fact that VIRGINIA i.
now part OF Confederacy that 'can never he
conquered" and suggests that the cost OF war is
terrible foe:
The Fee1ing IN Ti,ginia-The large body Of HAT
portion Of the State we are sorry to saw Win th
exception OF the Pan Handle, is decidedly for So
ceSs'oh' we are reluctantly forced to that conclu-
sun. AS TO the ieeiing generally in Virginia. we
VIII relate conversation between one of our citi-
zens and distinguished clergyman of the Eoisco
pal church, resident of Indiana, who has inst
returned from trip to Virginia In reply to the
IVys''on as 10 the feeling in Virginia, he said:-
" -" e OF the North have no conception of rho faoI.
ing IN Virginia. 1t is unit. embracing n,aio,
anu females. Families sending their silver
plate, and ladies their jewelrv to the Gnxarnor.
gentlemen making deeds of their r,r,,s - -
state; all to raise cash for the defence of The
state. deep-seated determination n rasist
10 me last extremity, to sacrifice everything
property and life, universally prevails" Such
people may De overrun, obliterated from the face
Oh the earth, but can never be conquered
Immediately below this it adds:
" The treasury-eaters are the foe tha naonIo or
Ohio have now most to dread. Like common crows
'hey are gathering when they scent plumber"
ARRIVAL OF THE GREAT EssrERy-This mammoth
monarch OF the seas, which arrived of SANDY Hi,
on Saturday morning last, came I'D to the civ ha
tween ten and eleven O'Clock Yesterday mor3inr
The ship was signalized very early on Saturdav
and as soon as it became known in New York thai
the Leviathan was Orce more coming up the bay,
goodly number of persons collected in the yicini
ty OF the Battery, and many more went to Staten
Island TO see her come up But as the tide was
running out at the time, it was not deemed advsa-
BILE to take her over the bar, and it was therefore
resolved to anchor her there for the night and to
bring her up early next day. Those persons who
had gone down to Staten Island loitered about uD-
til seven O'Clock, in the hope that she would take
advantage OF the late It'd but darkness closed in
and the ship still continued at anchor. There was
therefore, no remedy for all hands but to return to
the city.
She came up magnifcently, but alone. There
were few craft Hitting about the river, but they
were of the class that we see there every day-
People could not help looking, with a delig ht akin
to wonder, the noble ship, as she slowly steam
ed along; for, as the greatest accomplishment of
naval engineering and skill which this century has
seen she can never fail to receive the silent admi-
-, The Great Eastern is commanded by Captain
Thompson, though the general impression was that
Captain Carnegie, of the royal navy, would have
succeeded Captain Vine Hall. She bore the Amer
lean flag at the main, and the British ensign blend
ed with the st. Georges cross, at the peak.-N Y.
Herald.
BEHIND THE SCENES AT THE WHITE HOUSE,
WASHINGTON, May with the pulling and haul
ing which is going in the Cabinet or, more pro-
perry speaking, the pulling and hauling which each
Cabinet minister gives the other in quiet way,
is earning for them the contempt and scorn of ali
honorable high minded, Union men, from every
section OF the country. The President who is
good at joke, is surrounded by a set of parasites
Who habitually keep from him all knowledge of
what is going on in the outside world, and shape
their stories to suit his views which are antiouated
in the extreme. No matter what NAV be the
views of the President with the toadies and Office
seekers or "men of influence" in his presence they
become law, while at Wizards and other places of
public resort, they rdiculed and the President
Is eonfdentaHy set down by his confidential advisers
ana toades as a fool Correspondence Of the NJ Y
t, oioLhEh,lN-LAw OF LINCOLN Mrs. Todd of Ken
tbran,t me mctber-n-aw of Lincoln passed |
She wa a aals city yesterday, route for Selma
is said ~ ttcompaned by one of her daughters 1t
the nrofar.Ssn e very decidedly refused to accept
W. sh;o inequalities of the "White House', at
cai fa;, n, not admiring the tenets of the noI;t
h y. the brd '.head of the f,m;iy - H.
psrtiser, Aay7. ' ''oa'n'- Montgomery Ad-