The New York herald., 1862-08-09


exempt militia man. or alieo, might do WI
The great point is that all should be patri.''
and discharge their obligations to the govern
ment that gives them safety and p.-otectlor
Why should aliens alone make no sac -iiices
Some aliens entertain the idea that beca Ns
they are not citizens they are not bound /.
aid the government. This Is q very erroneous
idea. The fact Of their migrating to the coun-
try is proof presumptive that they intend to
make It their future home Many Of them
have made fortunes in it, and others have earn
ed decent living Are they not at least
morally bound to sustain the government OF
| the country with their blood or their money!
We are happy TO say that msny soldiers in the
srmy now sighting for the preservation Of the
Uraon are aliens. In order to encourage the
enlistment Of aliens as volunteers, Congress
passed the following liberal enactment on the
18th Of last july
That any soh of the age Of lweuty years and up
wards, who has enlisted shall enlist in the armies o.
the United States, either the regukr the volunteer
forces and has been shall be hereafter honorably dis
charged, may be admitted TO become citizen or the
United states upon his petition without any previous de-
claraton OF his intention 10 become citizen of The
on.
previous to his application to become such czen and
that the court admitting such alien shall In addition to
such proof OF residence and good moral character
now provided by law be satisfied by competent proof OF
such persons having been honoaby discharged from the
service OF the United States as aforesaid.
The alien who makes his donlicil in the
United States has the same interest in the main
tenance of the government as the citizen native
and to the manor born. In truth, all the peo-
pie of all nations, and their generations yet
unborn, have mighty stake in the safety and
permanence of this great republic--the hope Of
freedom and humanity all over the globe.
The Eternal Unity OF the American Re-
public-views Of Our Catholic Prelases
I'm Europe.
The twenty-frst day of July, 1862, will
henceforth be regarded as dies .faushts
in the history Of old Ireland. On that
day the grandest demonstration that ever
graced the capital city Of the island was
witnessed by Thousands upon thousands Of the
Irish people. The occasion that brought these
crowds together was the laying Of the i'd Ida
tion stone of new Irish Catholic University,
near the city of Dublin. No correct estimate
has been formed of the numbers who took part
in the procession of the day; but it is stated
that they must be counted by hundreds of thoui
sands. There was most llustrious assemblage
of foreign bishops, and America was well and
ably represented. Besides the Right Reverend
John Hughes, Archbishop Of New York, there
were present the Most Rev. Monseigneur Char
bonel Bishop Of Toronto; the Most Rev. Dr.
Loughlin, Bishop Of Brooklyn, N. y; the Most
Rev. DR.. McCloskey Bishop of Albany; the
Most Rev. Dr. Lynch, coadiutor Bishop Of To-
ronto, and several other distinguished bishops.
4 The foundation stone Of the new Institution
was laid with the usual imposing formalities,
after which most eloquent sermon was
preached by the Archbishop Of New York.
Full accounts of all these interesting ceremo-
nies appear in our paper this morning. The
words of the venerable Archbishop were most
aptly spoken, and may truly be said to have
been slike apples of silver in pictures Of gold.'
He said that it was some ffty years since he
voluntarily Hoated away from the shores of Ire
land and was borne westward to another coun-
try beyond the broad Atlantic. This country
was the United States Of America. Here the
young Iri bA adventurer-now the distinguished
Catholic prelats and scholar-found endless
opportuni ties fbr improving and developing his
ability; "feEj'' as he says, Legislation had not
attempted to take away the key OF knowledge
and, although Roman Catholic. he was made
freeman ard an American citizen long before
the act Of CD holic emancipation was passed in
England The warm encouragement aud
friendly prct ection which America then showed
to this young Irishman were like good seeds
a ar. AZ ~c
half q ceRs Try we find the same man. now
grown gray in the service OF the priesthood,
standing on the soil on which he was born and
energeticala defending the interests and the
liberties OF his adopted land The words Of
Archbishop Hughes and the other American
bishops whs were present on the different occa-
sions on " hich he spoke cannot fail to make q
lasting imp 'esson on the mind of Europe. No
men could ,e more fitted by their ability, their
experience. or their impartiality to define the
position ana the views Of this country and this
government; and none, certainly could speak
with more Certainty or more decisive au-
thority thar the Archbishop Of New
York. fasef ng over his observations on the
important q uestion Of popular education
in which he so conclnsively showed the advan.
tages Of the free American system over the
sectarian regime Of the English schools-we
will glancl at his sound and statesmanlike
ideas on the unity. and inlivisbility of this
republic. If the United States government had
sent special ambassador to Europe to plead
the cause Of the country, he could not have
done it more eaectually than the Archbishop
has done. In Eiis speech in the Rotunda in
Dublin, on the I'D Of July, he gave the people
clearly to Understand that America will resist
every attemps at interference on the part of
foreign Powe o, for the reason that this is a
nation that Hill never be ruled or governed
except by themselves He spoke Of the
gradual increase of deep feeling OF resent