The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1862-08-18
A1CHBISNOP HUGHES on THE WAR.
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Important and Significant Sermon ia
81. Patrick's Cathedral.
HIS MISSION TO EUROPE.
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What Hs Says Of the Feeling There Towards
the United states. .
The Unity OF this Great Republic
Must he Preserved. 4s
Foreign Interference Should be Re-
sisted with the Sword. Is,
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The Archbishop in, Favor Of Short
and Decisive War. n -..s
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ne Whelc North should be Drafted
at Once,
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The Unity OF this Great Republic
Must he Preserved. 4s


Archbishop Hughes delivered most important ard
Datrots yesterday morning at the hall past ten
O'Clock mass in g. Patrcks Cathedral The ed6ce was
crowded 70 reyleton tho aislos being throDgcd.
Barring the delivery Of the discourse the greatest silence
peFvaded the vast congregation and The clear vsice Of
- distinguished prelats could be heard 20 los remotest
esnsr He looks in excellent health and his step
an thai Of twenty years his junior. Mass was
eslsbrated by The Rev. +. McNeirny, the Archbishop
ossng present, with the Very Rev. William storrs, g.;
Rev Messu. Mcguire, Conroa DOnnely and Others after
wAach the Archbishop ascended the pulpit land
Sssached the following truly patriotic discourss:-
lam about 70 The seventh and eighth the
0ospsl according 70 81. Mark, thirteenth chapter:-
And when you shall hear Of wars and Of wars
1r not for such things must needs boz but the end s
ycy nation shal! rise against nation, and kingdom
agaiast khgdom and there shall be earthquakes in
ptAsss, and faines These are the beginning Of sor-
ssws.
need mot, dearly beloved brethren, express the
sost and pleasure which have today IN finding
solves in the place from which wc have often
Aad the consolation to address you need not invite
y0o 70 join wL in giving thanks to Almighty God for
that benign providence and constant protection which lie
Aas afforded during The dangers Of long and too
tedious absence from Cock That absence has,
Indeed, been much longer than / anticipated,
md thP has, in parti grown out Of the facs
Shat when loft this country ] had no
animation Of the great scenity which was 10 take place
4 the Cathedral church OF the Christian world, in the
sanouixation OF the noble martyrs who preached Tho faith
e Christ and gave their blood IN testimony Of It's truth
= the Islands Of Japan The knowledge OF that event
reached mo about the middle 81 winter and prolonged my
stay for several months than e.s.rcd do not
regret u, however, for had been at hone u . same
ysriod should like many OF the vcncraN relates
4 ths Hierarchy throughout the world have Undergone
esy hardshs Of voyage 70 be present ana see part in
ths most solemn ceremony that cgcr Rome, since the
days when st. Peter irst entered u, had soen
xAsre was picture Of what the Catholic church Is
mere uas picture and At no same time An embodien
e n tha. authors have said written Of it's unity Of
~ uiversaty, Of ts perpetuy, Of its holiness for tho
arvant q God who distinguishes himself even to the
snsiding oe boed ~ martyr hero Of Christ s not
ssrsotn hs 10 inscribed On the calendars Of the holy
Osrvants Of God who follow the Lamb.
~ / presume IL would not be 80 much In accordance
sA your desire that J. should dwell upon this topic,
3ssving out another which 10 Immediately interest
~ 70 a all, although II be not Of the same high and
avs character. Next 70 religion, men are taught BY
ssGion itself love andssrve their country The one h
s more sacred than the other but both have an ini
sas relation 70 each other which ought not TO be over
lsss and especially when ones country stands in noed
e sid and support. It Is that have had many op.
pstupsies during my absence Of discussing The one and
- oAsr o these topics and perhaps one except sent
sna spsoal message had opportunities 10
usdsrsand and comprehend and watch the operation Of
esahu In distant countries with regard TO the melan
uAsly struggle that 10 now agitating this land.
had NO message 20 deliver. Another could have
upssiod ths message; but was committed 70 me
&ssps ths message Of peace, except the message
= explanation, excapt the message n cors
rssthg erroneous idecs as opportunity might
,l.A
splr and to the ssmo end have !osi opportunity,
6poardng TO my dscretion md that tho only qual
aason connected with my going hare lost orport9
- 10 accompiish these eads e,p'aiH shct ey msxn
1Exood, Inspire 80 far as idnsuage of Minc could hare
~ sa he airn Of peace AMI good 'cH wuo ns people
- fsreom states towards that notoa % scch ec,s
sss,v soe auecancs cad fdeay Tho task was not 50
snny q some might have anticipated; It's accomplish
sus has not boon ~ successful could have desired
Nsvershscss trust that directly indirectly, going
nbseaA great par. for the purpose cf aiding the cOan
ny, has not been altogether wiihou, eject.
. In the first place, found, landing In Europe that
lhsre were fow who had any inst conception cf the M
surs of tho controversy between this eoy~@-..-.
very large number Of fellow ciiser< Mo- only bad
shsv no correct idsa but their IDEAS entirely the
reverse Of what true, and very many q tcm oon-
taus 70 entertain those notions What vac ihslr
theory9 Their theory was that psozperos Tor
ucn Of tho ArnsTicsn people had been re-.
vo,ed by acts Of the goymnmat 20 such an
sxsnt that they could bear tho yoks % canresicn and
eyssy 70 tho government which they had hclPca -
establish no longer. ftook svvy orPorusiy y .pdin %
iAem nas is ,ocs not hs fa; that y themss'e Add MT
pr<sted any specifc charge 10 saia that aliegoffca; @
sia1u srs soas not on record single a Tat could D.
called tv s name Of oppression The answer 10 this was,
d mpossbls that 10 many people, many States, with
such interests involved, should have taken the ground
which they have taken except forced to by oppression
q the part Of the government Tho next ground was,
up oscociay in England that II but repetition o.
ths samo policy that severed these colonies nearly one
hundred years ago from the mother country TINT ,bo
Americans had always boasted that the Revclutiou u
l17o was not gratutous undertaking, but that il was
against tho oppression of the British government, and
That now these people would not allow their fellow
ri!lzon1 claim the privileges but tat any rate
was gallant exhibition TO banded together and
sisslng all their prospects in life, their wealth. every
Thing even their lives in which was presented
20 hs world MS one prompted by love Of human liberty
Ana again they said was inconsistent tho part o
Tho government 10 oppose this and finally, which wa,
aha true reason that country becoming too largo
mr. enc supreme dominion Better that II should be di
vsdsd why notf Beyond this what was the other rea
souS II was intsrestEurcpcan interest. Interest Is
p~snpting motive for oil nations and for oil men; bu
Interest ought TO be founded upon principle Of some Kind
ho IN this case could nd rational just deensi
b,s principle on which they could found their antAmeri
pan policy cus ne desire 10 possess an article indis
pswabls for the support ef their artisans, and 10 keep @
sax machinsvy from being eaten ", BY rust. This was
shs bottom Of their sophsriss and when u foundes
on such bssis you understand how useless II wou,
BE- 10 argue with thsm. Say you came from the spot
snd that the facts were thus and thus, an,
their opinion, formed Al such distance, was NOR
tAanx all your facts, and were treated q
much more. There was hms wAen ms country ,osu 4
suxA snsscmpsad diGculfes, sss ne point being al
ssekSd by foreign forcs-a was critical moment m
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