Daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, Va. [W. Va.]) 1859-1865, 1863-10-08

the catholics ana che Rebellion.
Mr.. BroWns0u has an article ON the draft
riots in New York, in which he admits that
nine tenths Of the rioters were Catholics,
but says the Catholic clergy are to be held
accountable only so far as they had me-
elected to bring them under religious and
humanizing influences. The instigatiOn of
the riot he charges on the Woods, Brookses
and other coppsrhead leaders. OF the
singular course taken by Archbishop
Hughes, Mr.. Brownson says with graceful
severity :-=-7i, - ia .s.is. 81 ,osa sl4- &
ait is said that the mob threatened2to at
tack the hOusea of our archbishop because
it was believed that he was in favor Of the
draft and had advised it. Whether this
was so or not, it Is certain that his grac Q
was frightened; aud hence the explanation
of bis cruel attack in the Herald on Horace
Greeley, when that gentleman, was hunted
for his life by the mob, his denial that he
had ever donemorethan suggest voluntary
draft his singular card 'to the men called
by some of the aapers rioteEs' and his very
remarkable address to the crowd he col
lected together before his house. bis adj
dress shows that he felt his Impotence to
control his people except by divertiug their
wrath from the draft to the English, the
hated anglo Saxous.' @
Mr.. BroWnson is equally fOrSible and
happy in his reply to Pope Pius's advice
that we shall make peace. He says:
eve revere the paternal care Of his holi-
ness for our couDtry;' but we must be per-
mitted to say that he cannot require the
nation to Surrender it's rights and dignity,
and voluntarily, even for the sake of peace.
consent to Acknowledgement. We have not
learned that he has himselfas yet, consent
ed to the secession of his Emilian pro-
vinces, made peace with Victor Emanuel
and recognized the kingdom of Italy. His
holiness must be we'll aware that we are
doing only what his own government at
tempted, when it raised the Irish legion
aud collected all the military forces it
could, and placed them under the command
ofthe brave and accomplished Gen. Lamo-
ricicere. His government would have re-
covered bis seeded States and brought
them back under his temporal au-
thOrity, if it had been able, and We
presume would do it tomorrow if 1t bad
! the requisite military force, The popes
| have, in times past, waged more than one
war. against their rebellious subjects or
vassals, for the recovery or maintenance
OF the integrity of the Roman state
When the holy father was asked, for the
peace of Italy and the interests of religion,
TO resign hisltemporal rights, with ample
Naturalization for their loss, he answered,
Non possumus. He said he could not do
It without violating his oath and betray-
ing the trust he had received from God,
through the church; he surely then cannot
complain Of our government If, when ask
ed to consent &c. national dismemberment,
it answers, Non posSumus; we cannot do
it witho violating our oath, and betray-
ing the trust We have received from God,
through the nation The bishops from
all parts of the world, assembled at Rome
last year, in az address to the Pope,
warmly applauded his conduct; and how
can our American bishops disapproVe o
parallel conduct in the case of our gov
eminent sineej 10 both cases,th the question
concerns the temporal sovereignty aloue2