Dayton daily empire. [volume] (Dayton [Ohio]) 1850-1865, 1863-12-31

ident OF the Cincinnati Sanitary Fair, exhibit
ed ihemselves TO the Catholics Of Dayton, !
propose to give you n short sketch Of the pro-
grammo. The two worthless of whom have
spoken, both Of whom claim the honor OF the
soldiers, ono in the army Of Christians, tho
other in the army of Mr., Lincoln entered the
1 Hall about half past seven o'clock, aud took
;hoir seats nt each corner Of Il table on the
stage, in iull view Of the audience expect.
ed to hear burst Of applause and approba.
ton that would mako the Hall resound, but
in this WAS disappointed, for no sounds we're
heard save the general buzz OF n crowded
Fair room, with the intermingiing of "Will
you take chance in this doIl-babyY'
None seemed to realize the TACT that they
were in the presence of two men who had
heen great Genernls--tho one in the army OF
Christians, and the other in the army of Abra-
ham Lincoln--but long and continued ham
mering, and cries of "order," "silence," &c.,
from tho moderator upon the stand The
noise and bustle were stayed like the stream
when its current is damned. The once sol.
dier of Christ, Bishop Rosecrans, was the first
to rise, which he did with all the gravity and
dignity Of a stump speaker, | expected to
hear this man, who Processes TO be a Catholic
Bishop, the loader and lover of the Aocks un-
der his spiritual control, utter some express.
sion of appreciation OF, aud in encouragement
to, those who were engaged, at the sacrifice
of health, in the noble and praiseworthy work
Of raising means TO alleviate the suffering OF
the poor of their church, but not one word OF
appreciation Of their cause, or encouragement
to stimulate their efforts, dropped from his
cold lips,
He said he was in the situation Of the man
who was dying, whose wife WIS asked il he
was resigned to his fate "Resiguedl" !" said
she, "what do you mean by that2' "Why
willing to dio r "Oh, il makes no odds whether
he is willing TO die or not, he has to do it,
Here he made Ignorance and death serve for
an introduction to his speech, but thoy did moi
serve, rs expected, to excite the mirthful fac
ulties of his hearers, for the mostof them were
Catholics, and had been taught by their fore.
fathers never to make u joke of death, for il
was one OF the most solemn meditations oi
the saints do not mean those modern politi.
cal saints who travel around in rail road cars
to exhibit themselves at Bazaars, for political
ellect-but the ancient fathers of the church,
who preached peace, and tried to crush the
human passions instead OF exciting them who
shrunk from the shedding of blood, instead OF
encouraging its flow; and left the stump, the
ballotbox, and the political hazaars to be en-.
ljoyed without seeklng TO influence the minds
of those over whom they may have had inhu-
ence. These arc the men allude to, and not
the sO-called Bishop Roseerans, who finished
hs remarks at the Catholic Fair by saying that
the cause was good, "Yes," says German
at my elbow, ''our Fair is good but the Bazaar
is better He hoped the Catholics would do
} nothing to destroy the interest in the Bazaar
: and after making these remarks the speaker
ook his seat, without one expression of ap.
: probation from his hearers, and gave place "a
HIS worthy brother, President Of the Cincin.
natl Sanitary Fair who arose without sound
: of applause or call, and spoke as follows
ave should not think because we had 20 in.
cd many victories and much territory that ey
/ erything was done, There was much to be
: done yet When the thought strnck me thai
It he, now discarded General, and Presi-
dent of the Cincinnati Sanitary Fair, had moi
left undone those things which he should have
done and done those things which he should
, not nave uohe, there WOull not no no much Ia
do, and his present Office would have been
uncalled for Aiter telling his hearers thai
they should exert themselves for the Union
and the Government--not the Constitutions
he sat down without one grunt of applause
For this seeming contempt displayed by the
Catholics at their Fair toward the honored
, guest Of the gentlemen of the Bazaar,
could not account, unless they had all
read the Catholic Telegraph, and knew the
color OF their sentiments before thoy we're ex
pressed, Or because the Catholics knew that
these distinguished gentlemen only came to
, the Catholic Fair 10 barrow cloak that they
might appear moro graceful when they ap
peared upon the stage at the Bazaar, to which
grace Catholics could not object, when the,
had lent them the cloak TO wear, while they
shook hands with those ten watchmen on thu
walls of Zion, who only enc day before had
slid down from off the walls on a plank made
slippery with tho blood their preaching had
) shed, or caused to be shed, to warn Protest
: ants Of tho danger they were in OF losing then
religious and political liberty; for said they
! "The Romans are going to have what the,
, call u Sacred Concert on the Sabbath day
: and It Is said they viii sing hymn which !,
not n Union hymn. 1t is GLORY be to God on
' high, Peace on EARTH to men good will.
+ OH shame where is thy blush OH religion
, where are thine altarsl JUsTcE.