The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1864-01-08
must 80 TO Che wall. This, then il The time TO
deal the final aud concluding blow.

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deal the final aud concluding blow
With half million Of fresh men in the field,
moving from Fortress Monroe and other points
direct upon the rebel capital, and, in conjunc-
ton with our other armies, striking the enemy
at every vital point, JEFF Davis and his motley
crew would soon be driven into the Gulf Of
Mexico, aud peace would become the normal
condition Of the nation. What grand speota-
Gle would this be for Europe A nation.
with nearly million OF men In arms. bringing
out another half million for special and tri-
umphant duty on service Of ninety days! The
idea Is "a good as it il suggestive Let it be
adopted by all means
Archbtsh0P Hughes-The Power or the
Church.
Yesterday the funeral rites we're soiemnized
over the romans of Archbishop Hughes. which
we're then deposited in vault in St
Patsick's Cathedral o. the previous day,
while his body lay in state in the cathedral
over q hundred thousand persons visited it,
moved by the fervor of those who visit o pill
grim shrine and on the day of the funeral it
was visited by an equally great number, while
an immense concoGrse witnessed the solemn
aud imposing funeral ceremonies In such
honor, and amid The earnest sorrow Of such q
multitude ends the career of the man who for
many years has been identified here with the
church whose doctrine he held He has stood
as the champion Of that church and as the
champion of its people, by whom he was SO
greatly admired. None but q man thoroughly
in earnest, of;singie purpose, and pure life. can
entirely win the hearts Of simple people; and
in the fact that Archbishop Hughes was loved
by o simple-minded. religious and intensely
earnest race with sentiment scarcely short
Of idoiatry. We End the evidence that he
possessed 10 some degree the same qualities
that have made churchmea great 10 every age.
He made the church that he represented felt in
the government Of this State. and succeeded
against demagogism by broad appeal to the
principles upon which our freedom rests
Through public life in which be came in con-
tact with many men he won the respect Of all
opponents. save those too little to respect evea
themselves
Just before the Mexican war President
Polk desired to send Archbishop Hughes
as an influential ecclesiastic, on q mission to
Mexico. and early in the present war he was
induced to go to Europe to correct misrepre-
sensations Of us current ere-circumstauces
that indicate how highly he was esteemed by
those entrusted with the welfare Of the country.
His words to the rioters in the past summer
have been criticised harshly and without respect
to the weakness ofage. There can be no ques-
ton that the unqualified aud distinct condem-
nations of the riot that were pronounced from
every Catholic pulpit did much to quell the
riotous spirit and there can be just as little
question that those COMBINATIONS originated
with Archbishop Hughes. Aud. Whatever
his words to the rioters may have been.
he managed to give all who heard him the idea
all that was necessary. But. however we may
regard Archbishop Hughes abilities, he at
tanned bis honor and influence through the
church His power over the Catholic portion
Of our community was held in virtue Of his
position Is archbishop, and it was the body Of
the archbishop, the honored prelate, that the
thousands thronged to see.
LII tul5 HnnouSc crown, eager 10 CAtCu . taSt
glimpse Of the cemans, We may see what
power tue church holds with the people, es-
pecially when governed by a man OF the
marked character and ability of Archbishop
Hughes. Rightly constituted and rightly ruled.
the power Of the church for good or evil in the
State is almost without limit, as the history OF
the church shows, but there must be the church
that men respect, and the able man also. 9th
erwise. when there il merely the church, or
when it ia in the hands Of twaddlers. or when
such unfortunate conceptions appear 10 il az
once gave rise in this country to the discussion
whether or not church could exist without O
bishop II dwindles. aud il lost az power;
while when ii is presided over by man oil
Intellect man whose opinions upon great
questions are regarded weighty 10 tie coun-
sells OF the nation Its importance Is seen and
felt IL every circums.ancc thai Affects it. and
cannot ba overlooked by any one who looks
with Iii, eyes open