The Manitowoc pilot. [volume] (Manitowoc, Wis.) 1859-1932, 1861-09-20
CATHOLIC BISHOPS ON THE WAR.
Correspondence between Bishop Lynch
of Charleston, s. c., and Archbishop
Hughes, of New York.

Hughes, of New York.
The Metropolitan Record contains q
very long and interesting letter from
Bishop Lynch of South Carolina, to Arch
bishop Hughes, presenting with great
force the arguments so often urged in favor
of deslsting from the present war, which,
he says, can never succeed in suppressing
the Southern Confederacy. The follow
ing is the
LETTER OF THE RT. REV BISHOP OF CHAR.
LESION.
CHARLESTON, S. c., Aug. 4, 1861.
MosT REVEREND DEAR SIR The mails
are SO completely paralyzed that it is hard
to get letter from outside the Confeder-
acy. Papers are scarcely seen. That,
however, Jefferson would think a blessing
on the ground that /" he who is simply
ignorant is wiser than the one that believes
error" A paragraph, which has gone the
rounds of the Southern papers, state that
your grace has spoken strongly against the
war policy of the Government of the
United States, as fraught with much pres
ent suffering, and not calculated to attain
any real advantage. Whata change has
come over these States since | wrote you
long letter last November, and even
since l had the pleasure of seeing you
last March. All that anticipated in that
letter has come to pass, and more than l
looked for. All the hopes cherished last
Spring of peaceful solution have vanish
ed before the dread realities of war. What
is still before US! Missouri, Maryland,
and Kentucky are nearer Secession now
than Virginia, North Caroline, and Ten
nessee were four months ago. Missouri is
battle field. think that President Da.
Wis, after the victory at Stone Bridge, will
probably, as his next move, throw q column
into Maryland. Kentucky will, ere lorg,
be drawn into the struggle, and the Uni
ted States will, in less than ten months,
be divided into two not unequal parts,
marshaljing hundreds of thousands of men
against each other. IS
This war is generally dated from the
commandment of Fort Sumter. There we
fired the first gun, and the responsibility is
charged on us. But. in reality, that res
possibility falls, should fall, on those who
rendered the conflict unavoidable. The
South, years ago, and hundred times, de-.
clared that the triumph of the Abolition or
antislavery policy would break up the
Union. They were in earnest. When
that party, appealing to the people on The
Chicago platform, elected their candidate
by every Free State vote excepting New
Jersey, which was divided) South Carolina
seeded, and other States were preparing
to do so. They were in earnest. Yet, as
the people disbelieved it, OF needed it not
at the ballot boxes, SO Congress needed it
not at Washington, and stood doggedly
on the Chicago platform, endorsed by the
people. This consnmmated SECESSION
The Confederate government was formed,
The dogged obstinsey of the Black Repqb-
licans at Washington last winter, made all
the South Secessionists Still there was
peace, The new Administration profess
ed the intsniondto preserve it. Peace
gave time, and time can work wonders
The Confederate Government did not put
much faith in these professions. The same
hallucination as to their power, which rem.
dered the Black Republicans arrogant and
impracticable iu Congress, would, it was
apprehended, lead them to attempt to crush
sa: Secession by force, and nothing was
left undone to be prepared fors this event,
should it occur. Meanwhile, Commissions
ers we're at Washington to arrange peace
full separation. Favorable 1intimalions
were privately given them, and they had
hopes of success. Nine Governors, hsw.
ever, 1t is said, put the screws on the Cab
met, which resolved on apoliey, and as
silently as they could, made warlike naval
preparations. Then, after . month, the
Commissioners were refused admission or
dismissed, and it was plainly announced
that there would be no negotiation. At
this time other facts were coming to light
here in Charleston, where our batteries had
for 4 month and more silently looked on
Fort Sumter During the time of peseeful
professions, two special messengers {Fox
and Lamon) from President Lincoln visit
ed Fort Sumter. Before being allowed to
go thither they gave their word of honor
to our Governor tharrheir object was real-
ly peaceful. The hotel conversation of the
latter was very frank. it is said. Gentle
men here supposed that President Lincoln
before ordering the evacuation, wished. .by