The Hillsborough recorder. [volume] (Hillsborough, N.C.) 1820-1879, 1864-01-27
From the Petersburg Register.
THE LArE ARcHBIsHop INCOMES,


,icsof the State of New York. Called To
.he Eplscopa,e in January, 1898, fm
quarter ola century hr has ruled the most
populous and most influential diocese be-
ionging TO his church in the once United
States. Oh commanding intellect, and an
eloquent preacher, he has long been looked
20 by lte Reman Catholics of HE North AS
NJ once the ornament and defence Of their
of,-sssailed creed. An Irishman BY birth,
he. belonged TO a generation Of exiIes thai
remembered. perhaps felt. the remorseless
tyranny Of the British Government during
the insurreclion Of 1898. when that unhap-
w country was delivered up to the unbri-
died license OF brutal soldiery, animated
with the fierce hatred Of AN opposite creed.
An enthusiastic lrishnsn, he remembered
and resented the wrongs Of his native laud,
and hence, was ever fouud in The ranks ot
those Who hasestruggled through good re-.
port and evil report e. free !. Green Erin
from British rule.
This cherished object has been the "a.
write day.dream Of thousands Of intelligent
Irishhrn. wha iundIy hope the day NAV
csme. when, with the assistance ar the
United States, an American invasion will
wrench Ireland IRON the British Empire.
This IS The key which deeiphers the a. ste
rious eagerness with which the Irish rush.
ed 10 enlist under the stars aud stripes Tor
Southern subjugaiion. Ahypni,ical move
mcnt which weakened the Unned States
postponed The revenge upon England. and
hence the sacrifice of blood by lrishmen
Tor the restoration Of the Union. Like all
snthu-'ssts, they became the dupcs Of un-
serupulous politicians. and are nov sow-
". but surely. recovering from the decep.
tion practlced o. them by Nesgher and
other IRISH demagogues. at the instance oi
the Yankee Government.
ln politics. under the old Government,
the late Archbishop leaned 10 the Wings
For years be was the public and priva'e
friend of Seward. aud those who have had
better opportunity Of knowing than the
writer Of this sketch. are inclined TO the
opinion hat that astuie and unscruppluu.
hsn made an undue impression upon !
mind unnersed y, extreme age and bur.
ihened with the spiritual government of AZ
extensive areh.dioccsc, containing upward,
Of sir hundred thousand Roman Catholics
This may partially account for the Arch.
bishops undue activity against the South
At the commencement Of the. war. Ru
complain, being made TO the Holy See. h,
Ne, indirectly censured By letter com.
manding PRAYERS Tor peace" irrespectiv,
81 terms for the restoration OF the Union.
Weha,e no means Of learning What wer,
Bishop Hughes's senuments during the las
few months Of his life but. judging from
the course pursued by paper publishe,
under his patronage. a change must hav'
taken place. The F,eemsn's Journal, III,
ohcial organ Of the arch diocese, has takel
The lead IN herce opposition % Llncolni
Oossrnment. While many newspaper
have succumbed 10 Lincoln's despo,ism, j
has refused TO bow before "Baai, and il
distinguished by its bitter satcssms an,
sutspoken denunciation Of Northern "
Fanny. itmas be presumed that the Arch
b'sh"p, at least, did not disapprose Of th,
honest Independence Of his official organ.
Arch Bishop. Hughes was frarles, con
irovrrsalisi--ke never declined q contest
aud seemed to lp,e 20 live in an atmos
phete OF controversy. lie was iormida
uie opponent, and possessed keen power
" satcasm joined TO strain oi native wit
which gehrralli placed his opponent. whel
engaged IN political topics. Ia a ridiculou
nsM. sbut right 60 cay that many sin
tsfe members Of bis church regretted hi
prominence as . politician. The, prefer
REQ thst The sacred Office Of Bishop shoulI
be kept clear Of the dust Of the politica
arena. but he was the idol Of his owl
Hook, who looked up to him with unbound
ed reverence and affection. His inauenc
was great, and "his name was q tower =