New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1864-11-19

est and most eSacting system OF sl8ye-workihe
over known in a Christian, while far crueler than
wss ever tolerated in MOhammedau country.
la that city of New Orleans, under the shadow
of Roman Catholic cathedral, crimes against
humanity and decency were constantly ana
publicly perpetrated by wholesale at barracoohS
and slave auctions. in the way OF handling
stripping and selling women and female chill
dren, who often commanded enormous prices
lnotoriously for the qualification OF the most
brutal lust. Al these auctions husbands were
sold away from wives, mo,herslro'n their young
children, not occasionally. but by wholesale and
almost daily, for scores Of years. Many OF the
victims ss well rs many of the perpetrators were
Roman Catholics; yet, notwithstanding that the
Catholic Church propounds and malhtaihs Inc
most rigorous and salutary doctrines with re-
gard to the sanctity and indlssciubility oil mar
rage, We have never heard of protest by any
Archbishop of New.Orcans agaln't these slave
auctions. which were the scandal OF ChnSten'
dom. That Catholic women and girls were sold
by hundreds to lilertincs for the most infamous
purposes has never. within our knowledge,
evoked even spirited renonstrance from the
arohiepiscopa champions at New Orleans oil the
immaculate Conception.
Nav, more: To-day, Louisiana hos rival Gov
ern0rs and Governments: one OF them located
in New. Orleans and based on the right OF all
men and women to freedom; the other some
where in the northwestern quarter OF the State,
and fighting to destroy the Union in the interest
and for the perpetuation of Negro Slavery. And
to-day the Archbishop of New-Orleaus and all
Cor nearly ally his clergy are tho ardent, active.
bitter, obstinate partisans and champions OF the
Rebel. DiSuniou, pro-Slavery Government OF
Louisiana, aud the relentless foes of its free
rival In other words, they are doing their ut
most to restore at New-Orleans the crimes, infa-
mics and denominations of the system of divorce
at the dictateSpf masters caprice, lust or ava
rice, and of rape. enforced concubinage and
bcstiality, which has been ban;shed from that
city by the triumph Of the Union arms.
Now if there were anything in the ordi-
nancos, the nculcatons. or the traditions OF the
Catholic Church Universal that required this,
we could understand though wecouldnot approve
or justify it but the fact seems TO be cmphatl'
cally otherwise than this. The 'antipathy OF
races, so often cited to justify Irish perSecution
of 'naygurs' is utterly unknown at Rome
where o negro black as midnight il received in
society. ordained to the priesthood, and conse-
Grated bishop, precisely as if he were white
man. and whence the most memorable Papul
Bull issued IN our time-that of Pope Gregory,
lS39-condcmns and denounces Slavery Us in.
human and un-Christian. So Bishop Dupan.
oup and other eminent Catholics Of orr day are
ardent con;emneis of Slavery, whilb hugustin
Cochin was recently knighted by the Pope for
his admirable. convincing treatise showing the
benefcent results Of West India Emancipation.
We cannot recall the name Of n single eminent
Catholic in Europe who is all upholder or adyo-
cate Of Slavery. viii any one explain to US
the pro.Sayery attitude and course OF the Cath
olic clergy in this country,