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reot canse, and were bousht BY Henry Lafons
agent. Both Wigx and Lafcps have been In Olss

reot carse, and were bousht By Henry Lafons.
sSent. Both Wigs and I.sfcps have been in 0las.
gov on business connected With the veassla
Nessrs Hegby = Co, OF London, who were con.
eerned In fitting ont tho Gladiator Of recent noto.
r,ety. have aiso three iron steamers. Of 500 and
go TONS building on the Clyde probably Intended
kea'ons who went to 0lssgow to take charge of
the Columbia, was transferred to tho superintend
ence OF the whole rebel dset, It IL supposed that
this f'rrn may also be Interested IN the Columbia
The names Of EessrA Besby T. Co., Of George
Wics, Of Henry Lsfpne. Of George md James
Thompson. and especially Of James Laird, NJ p,
and rebel merchants. agents. and ship builders, de-
serve 20 be faithfully remembered by loyal Anne RI
caves till possible day of future reckoning
BAT It IL the Liverpool Southern Association that
the rebels most largely owe whstever of credit and
resources they possess in England Liverpool is
bitterly and almost unAnimously rebel in its SYM
paihies, and throughout Great Britain thiy pestE
iort seaport has exsrted q wide and earnest indu.
snee against Us. We are not likely TO forget it.
TACT concerning tse Alabama deserves to be
stated The American Consul at Liverpool seems
10 Eave made every effort to persuade the British
Authorities to prevent her from leaving port on
cruise which all raen knew was to be pirsticaL-
ine oVsrnment nj last consented to interfere, and
the day after the Alabama had sailed issued an or
DOR restraining her from going 70 SEQ
ARCHBISHOP HUGHES YEARS FoRKIoN WAR
Under date of November lst. Archbishop Hughes
hrs written letter to Secretary Seward. He rsit.
crates ;Ae stern views he has always held Of The
nece5oies of the times, and In tho course Of his let
ter speaks With a warning voice OF the dangers Of
foreign Intervention. cautioning the Government
to be pre- pared for startling emergencies He aays.
desired, by q teiesraphic comm u oication, that /
should visit the city OF Washington public busi.
nsss obeyed the summonA spoke my mind
freely. 1t was thought that, In the pers Of the na-
ton ut that time, could be- useful In promoting
tie interests of the oumonwealth snd Of humanity
II l would consent to go to Europe and exercise
whatever little ibauence l might possess in pre-
venting Franco anu England froIo in.ermeGdiing In
our sad quarrel
1t has, nc doubt, escaped your memory that du.
ri1g the fourteen or fifteen hours which spent In
Washington, declined tn. acceptance of what
would oe to pers ms not OF my rank great honor.
did rot absolutely refuse before deciding but
wished 10 consul. one or two persons very and
dear to ma in New York Finally, and at the very
last hour, there was word uttered 10 me- not by
any speeisl member Of tho Csbilet to which you
belong bat by the authority " hch 1t Possesses to
the effec. iat my acting AZ he'd been suggested
rerscnas request and would be considered as .
personal favor In three minutes decided that,
withcu. cons uting anybody, should embark As .
volunteer to accomplish what might be possible on
this other side OF the At!sntic in favor o. the
Try to which belong.
What occurred on the other side, think I: would
be ut present improper for me to make public 1
an no: certain that any word, or act, or influence
OF tnine has had the slightest effect In pl evening
either England or France from plunging into the
uRhsppy divisions that have threatened the Union
OF these cnce prosperous States On the other
hand, may say shat no dsy-no hour even-wss
spent in Europe in which did not. according to
opportunity, labor for peace bstween kurope and
America So far that peace has not been disturbed.
But let A~erteo bs prepared There l. no love for ths
United States The osAer side of the vater. Gene,
rsliy speaking. the OTHER side Of tIe atlantic tic
init d Stot,s are ignored if NOT desptsed treated
Ia conversation in the saaae contemptuous language
as we might employ towards the inhabtsnts Of
the Sandwich Islands, or Washington Territory. or
yancouvers Island. or the settlement of tne Red
River, Of the Hu6son's cay Territory.
This may be considered very unpolishsd ID, almost
unchristian, language proceeding from the pen OF
Catholic Archbishop But, my dear Governor,
it is IinquestioEsby true, and am sorry that 1t Is
so. If you in Washington not able to defend
yourselves il case Of need do not see where, or
from what kolfcc, you can expect friendship or
rrotectiod. Sicce E,y return made kind OF IA
miliar address to my paople, but not for thens ex
clusivs!y, in St. Fatrck's Cathedral. Some have
called II not sermon, hut discourse. al even
war blast, In IA .or CT blood spiilin3. Nothing of
that kind could be warranted by knowledge of my
natural temperament or OF my ecclesiastical train.
ing. Prom, the slight correspondence between as,
you can b ar me witness that I have pleaded In
long as the sIishtest hope for its preservation "a
NAMED. When all hope Of this kind had passed
away Iwas for a vigorous prosecution Of oIy mel.
Gacho!y ro, so that one eide or the Other may fnd
ft:slf in las dscsnd1Ecy
1ne Bishop Closes his letter by urging vigorous
prosecution Of the wsr, considering the most hu.
name battle TO be that which ends the strife.
MISCELLANEOUS
Of the eishty-ei.ht counties In Ohio, ono fourth
escaped the draf. entirely. It is stated that fully
one-haif Of the men drafted have volunteered In
t!ie tsrao yeArs service.
Gen. Fremont, 1t Is said, will be assigned 10 tie
comusnd of the defence Of Washington Generals
Ws6!Worfh and HSiEtga' m an ryl h0t TAX fha