Daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, Va. [W. Va.]) 1859-1865, 1864-01-05

.JoHN HusHRs, Catholic Archbishop Of
New York, diedin that city Saturday night.
His disease is not stated. Some time ago
the papers noted his falling health. He
was about 65 years of age, having been
born in Ireland in 1898. His father was a
"small lnrmer" 10 that country, and carly
in this century emigrated to this country.
His sob followed him in 1917, and on his
arrival here was put out to learn the bust
ness OF gardening. He devoted his spare
tim0 to study and soon entered tho TheO-
logical Seminary at EnmeJtsburg, Mary
Iand. He WAS So capable n scholar thai he
was retained there several years as u
teacher. He afterwards went to Philadel.
phin as a priest, and remained there until
1897, when he YVES called to New York as
the coNtiulor OF Bishop Dubois On The
death of that pr-late he succeeded TO his
place. Ii was not until 1850 that be was
made An Archbishop.
Archbishop Hughes became noted in.his
church,aud also among Protes,aurs, as early
as 1890, by reason OF his debate with Rev.
John Brecsiuridse.a Presbyterian minister,
with whom he discussed the question, ,.Is
the Protestant religion the religion Of
Christ1' Ia 1884 he ha ID another discussion
with Mr.. breckenridge the question being,
AS the Roman Catholic religiou,i in any or in
all its principles or oetriues, iuimicai to
civil aud eelrg.ous liberty ?" These de-
bates had wide reading, aud excited
much comment throughout the country.
The Archbishop has been man Of G. n-
troversy pretty much all his ecclesiastical
lie. He had 40 exciting Strife with the
lAymeu OF his oWn churches in New York
in 1872 and 'I3, in reference to the tenure
of church property He had an other ubout
the same time in reference to the common
school system in New York, 1t was charg-
ed by Catholics that the common schools
weee secIarian In character, aud they com
planned of the Injustice OF taxing them for
the support Of schools to which they could
not conscientiousIy send their children. In
1854 be had an otheI CONTROVERSY With
Erastus Brooks of the New York Exprsss
who was one OF the Know Nothing lights
of those times, IA reference to the Church
property question. In the CONTROVERSY
Brooks stated that the Archbishop owed
property in New York to the amount of Eve
millions OF dollars.
Archbishop Hughes has been man of
great political influence for mapy years, =
He welded vast inaaeu, e, especially 10
New York city, among his ehurehmeu aud
consequently his persoual aud political in.
timacy was much sOuRhtby party leaders. -
President Polk wanted to ssud him as
special envoy to Mexico in Is47, bat he de-
Glued. He has long been the warm
personal friend of Mr.. Seward, that gen.
tlemau hsviug leaned t4vorably 10 his
views on the Common School question
while Governor of New York. lu politics
we believe that he WAS always rather pro
slavery than Otherwisei at all eTeuss ne
WAS what has been called CONSERVATIVE"
which was the same thing to all iaIents
aud purposes. At the breaking out Of shs
rebellion in 1851, no ,ook no active par,
pro or cou for some time, although
Union uAu. 10 few months, however.
be seemed 10 engage himself more in the