, 1862-08-21

bishop Hughes preached to a crowded congre-
CATION at st. Patrick's, in exposition OF his
recent visit to and protracted sojourn in Eu-
rope. Alter speaking Of the religious soleu-
mites which occasioned the gathering Of so
many pre1stes in "the cathedral church Of
Ck1istendom," he avowed that his time had
been largely devoted to the diffusion Of cor
rect ideas of cur great civil WET, and the prin-
eiples involved, With the correction of preva-
lent misoppi piehensions. He intimated that he
found the influential classes very generally
unfriend1y to the Union cause On various
grounds, which generally resolved themselves
into this-it is the interest Of Europe thatis
Of its governing classes) that the United
States should no longer exhibit the spectacle
Of growth, prosperity and power hitherto pre-
scented. Interest controls political attach.
ments and antipathies, and the Archbishop,
though he believed he had dispelled some
misconceptions, did not intiuate that he had
been able to dispel the desire Of the royalists
and aristocracies Of the Old World that our
country should be divided and crippled. He
thought, however, that the danger Of toreible
Intervention to our prejudice had passed, un-
less the contest should be unressonably pro-
t1acted. AS to the yigorouse prosecution Of
the war he made the following capital points:
ttBut there is one thing and one question
that should be clear to every mind. 1t is this
that If var Of this kind should be continued
aa fSy ssaE i ass q g Rs9 e
their strength and put an end TO it. Better
for the people themselves to put aud emu to it
with as little delay as possible. It. Is not q
scourge that has visited Us alone. From the
beginning Of the world wars have been-na-
tfon against natfon-and oftentfmes the most
terrible Of all wars, which il not war Ct na-
tlon against nation, but Of brother against
brother. How long is this to 20 on If It
goes on, what is to be the result Of it, as afford
ing pretext for all the powers Of Europe to
combine to pntan end to is2 And although
would not say that even then they should not
be permitted to interfere when they iuterfered
through beneyolsnce, and above all, when the
sword might be put at rest; but I do say to
every man, if they do interfere, and il they in
terfere successfully-it the country and the
! government are not maintained by every sac
| ridce that is necessary to maintain them, then
your United States will become Poland
then it will BECOME diyided-theu the strife
| will multiply accrOss every border; every
State or every section will claim to be indie
pendent and make itself an easy prey for those
Of the people Of this country for their Own
| advantage Oh! let it not be SO. IknoH lit
| tie Of what has transpired here during my ab.
sence. have had scarcely time to look at
| the papers since I returned. But at all events,
| much has been done, though not much has
been realized toward terminating this unfor-
! tunate war. Vo ]nnteer5 have been appealed
to in advance Of the draft, as understand, hui
| for my own part, if I had a voice in the coun'
cils OF the country, I would SLY, let volunteer
ing continue: if the three hundred Thousand
on your List be not enough this week, next
week make draft OF three hundred Thousand
more. 1t is not cruel, this. This is mercy
end to this drenchirg with blood the who'll
country-fhat will be humanity. Then, every
man on the continent, rich or poor, will have
to take his share in the contest. Then
it will not be left to tile government, what
ever government it will be. to plead with th'
people and call on them to come forward, mt
ask them # they would be drafted. No, it i
ernment to draft them; and those who ar
wealthy and cannot 60 themselves, can pro
vide substitutes and bring the thug TO clio ,e
if itcAn be done. No doubt the same effort
will be made On the other side-aud who cal
can blame them: For the sake Of humauit
In the meanwhile, beloved brethren, it i
enough for us to weep for this calamity, +
pray God that it may be put to an end, t
make sacrifice Of every Thing that we have
: sustain the Independence, the unity, the pei
petuity, the prosperity Of the only goverE
ment We acknowledge in the world. But it
not necessary to hate cur enemies. Il is nj
after it's termination. It is necessary to t
!, true, to be patriotic, to do for the countr
. | what the country needs, and the blessing
l | God will recompense those who dis .hars
| their duty without fa1tering and Witho1
| yiolatiug any of the laws Of God or man.