Daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, Va. [W. Va.]) 1859-1865, 1862-11-15

appeal to the leading men of this city to
say If this is not the letter true. What /
wonder then, that, when not permitted 70
take auy part In the plans or purposes of
the government Of our own making. We
did the only thug left Us to do-made as
much deprecated paper money as We could.
Citizens of Richmond ! your courage IN
not abandoning the capital of your state
and the confederacy, when the govern
be proud theme for the historian Your
noble kindness and devotion to the woun-
ded in your homes and hospitals, will be
a theme still nobler. We pray you, by
the love you bear to old Virginia, by the
pride you feel in whatever conduces to
her honor, do not let the love of filthy
lucre tarnish your glorious reputation.
Come and shame the government as You
have shAmed it before. The naked soldier,
WHO'S fighting for your freedom. Is SILVER
ing in your streets. Help him.
ArehbIshop Hughes on the War.
TUE FEELING ABROAD AGAINST THE UNITED
STATES.
A letter from Archbishop Hughes of
New York, in published in the Mesropo-
Titan Record, dated November LIST, address
sed to Hon. VIM. Il. Seward, in which
be makes some explanation of his course
in connection with the war and our poll
ties. He says he has known Mr.. Seward
for twenty-three years, and regards him
as ga true unAinching man, of upright
principles" and adds:
1t is just one year and eight days since
it was desired, by photographic commuui-
cation. that should visit the city of
Washington on public bisiness. / obeyed
the summons. l spoke my mind freely.
1t was thought that, in the Perils of the
nation, ut that time, could be useful in
promoting the interests of the common
wealth and of humanity if would consent
to go to Europe and exercise whatever
little influence might possess in preyen-
ting France and England from informed
ding in our sad quarrel
Ii has, no doubt, escaped your memory
that, during the fourteen or fifteen hours
which Ispent in Washington, declined
the acceptance of what would be to per.
sons not of my rank great honor did
not absolutely refuse before deciding, but l
wished TO consult one or two persons very
uGAG uuu uGuE " NOW fluhl-
ly, and at the very hour, there was u word
uttered TO me, not by any special member
of the Cabinet to which you belong, but by
the authority which it possesses, to the eff
| feet that my acting rs had been suggested
was personal request and would be con-
sidered rs a personal favor. In three
| minutes decided that, without consulting
anybody, should embark as a volunteer
to accomplish what might be possible on
the other side Of the Atlantic in favor ofthe
country to which belong.
What occurred on the other side I think
it would be, at present. improper for me to
make public, am not certain that any
word, or act, or influence of mine has had
| the slightest effect in preventing either
England or France from plunging into the
unhappy divisions that have threatened
the Union of these once prosperous States.
On the other hand, may shy that no day,
no hour even-was spent in Europe in
which did NOT according to opportunity,
labor for peace between Europe aud Am-ri-
ca. So far that peace has not been dis
turbed. Bot let America be prepared.
There is no love for the United States on
the other side of the water. Generally
speaking, on the other side of the Atlantic
the United States are. ignored, il not des.
pissed, treated in conversation in the same
lcoutemptuOus language as we might en-
ploy towards the Inhabitants of the Sand
Wich Islands, or Washington Territory, or
Vancouver's Island, or the settlement of
the Red river or of the Hudson Bay Terri
tory.
This may be considered very unpublished,
almost unchristian language, proceeding
from the pen Of Catholic Archbishop;
but, my dear Governor, it is uuquesiiona-
bly, true, and am sorry that it is so. If
you, in Washington. are not able to defend
yourselves in case of need, do not see
where, or from what source, you can ex-
peet friendship or protection. Since my
return made kind of familiar address TO
/ my. people, but not for them exclusively, in
st. Patrick's Cathedral. Some have called
it not sermon, but discourse, and even
a war blast. in favor of blood spilIing.-
Nothing Of that kind could be warranted
by knowledge of my natural tempern-
ment or of my ecclesiastical training. From
the slight correspondence between US, you
can bear me witness that pleaded in every
direction for the preservation of peace, SO
long as the slightest hope of its preserva-
ton remained. When all hope of this kind
had passed away, / was for vigorous prose-
cution of our melancholy war, so that one
side or other should find itself 10 the
ascendency.
In case the Speaker of the next House
should be an Observation-Disclosures man,
the result wilt be in accordance with the