The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1869-11-18
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Thc EcumeuicnI Council and Rnme--NsInt the
"l.eas;ins'' London Journals say nnd What
Their Opinion is North--Tho Archbishop al
Westminster 10 II Herald Correspondent-Fhe
ssPrinejpies OF tsSD"-an italinn Preiate Oh
Freedom OF Conscience in Aiaeri as epara a.
lion 81 GhaIrb tnI state.
LoSpoN, Nov 1861
There IL one very great difference between the En-.
glsh AMI the American press. However strongly ana
earnestly She latter may hold certain opinions or
advocate CERTAIN measures 1t ls never lmpertinent-
il never attempts to thrust tts ideas upon others,
10 dictate TO nations peoples with which it has
no concern. Now, English newspapers are tie exact
reverse Of this. II an angel from heaven were TO
visit the earth or If tue saviour OF mankind himself
were 10 reappear gu Mount Zion the great majority
OF the English newspapers would at once offer
either tue or the other their advice and opinion
upon things in general, and what they the "smart
young men' upon the STAG OF the London Times the
2eleUapd or the SaBdad in particular, thought
about them and their affairs. The London Times Is
particularly very great offender in that way. Yester
day IL had leading article upon the coming Council
Of The vatican, which mns nave been most offensive
TO the Catholics of this land-a body which includes
In It's members many of the leading men in various
walks Ia life The article was not one that offered,
so TO speak, an opinion upon what the Council
mi2hi or might not decide upon II was sImpiy-if
the English tongue has any meanng-written in a
spirit intentional afrront towards Catholics sDeer-
ing at what they hold to he most reyereat and
laughing al all they consider most sacred.
You must reconect that so long as your civl war
ia America lasted this was exactly the tone pursued
towards you and yours by the whole press OF Eng
laud. with very few exceptions The Times aud the
.S'aadaid and tie PaH Man Gazette Knew or sup
t..t+. Fs.
good OF the great American republic than the
Americans themselves knew. The whole OF your
people were in favor OF stamping out the rebellion;
the London Times said that you were htoodthirsty
and cruei, and your rigHE line or conduct would
have been TO divide, or allow TO be divided, the
one strong nation into two comparatively weak
Ones which would add to tBer mutual weakness
by wagng war upon each other whenever an oppor-
tuuuy offered. bur what has all this 10 do with the
question OF the Ecumenical Council2 Simply this
that Americans ought not 10 believe one word upon
THIS subject II they read II, OF wAen they read IL in
London paper.
4 nave within the last few days had conversation
win tue Most Rev. DR.. Manning the Archbishop OF
Westminster aud Metropolitan OF the Catholic
Church oil England There Is no man IN Europe BET
acquanteu wth all tiat Is going on ia Rome OF
more intimate friend OF Plus IL. than i TINS pre-
late. lie is arden. man, jealous Tor the lam 10
which lie was q convert only when approaching mid
at all above his fellows must have enemies-s0w
MN TO be most sucere, most truthful and most an1-
iOus tell aud t. Aay all occasions, not only the
truth, tut the whole truth. Wen. spoke 10 the
Archbishop aud asked hls Reverence. opluion "a to
what the Council would decide upon or what sub
jcets they would take INTO consideration
lie assured me that neither he nor any pTelate
OF the Catholic Church could say ior certain what
Subjects would be mo0ted, Tor that all preparations
made WITH secrecy, ana that although the decl
OF the Council wO0sd be made puDiic when the
assembly had come 10 the CONCLUSIONS OF lis lab0rs
untIl tncn IN must be conjecture. At the end
oi our interview ne presented me Win copy Of the
pastoral letter ne mas issued 70 his clergy I'D to the
faithful Of Hs diocese, rom which Work--iof " Is
somewhat timex pamphlet, OF l5l pages-l quoted in
Iut last letter. The manner III Whch he gave me
mat WORK ana the peculiar way IN winch ne more
tuAn once referred 70 II durtAg our conversation
although the Intentions Of TIE Louhch mag not DC
fuily developed IN TINS docuAeht, set Hhat We 40
iind IN II j. authentic, anu that 70 uose VINO feao
~ careuly On outiue-NeIy laIht, pul stu an out
lme-Oi, 81 any rate some Of the h1enll0hs VI the
POPE niAY be discovered. 1893
IN iny last letter said mat there could he lttle
doubt but tl0t "the principles, as theY are ciaeu,
"of l1se' winch means IA pam Engii5h Tue pflncE
pies uIon which sou Americans are realy and We
La.ish nOlnlnally governed. Will be formally
nitherto hela by the Catholic Church. ANA Ihl-
leals me TO part Of my SUBJECT That ID little undcI'
$1,000, aad perhaps unthougat OF, not only ~ those
VINO o0ht pelohg 70 the CafhoAg BODY, Dut also by
very many wno are members OF that church. II Is
ths:-i We reaa carefully ne history of the CdtAo-
nc Churci, OF Y We compare he writings OF the
AchnoHleuged ieaalllH al'iues 81 lhdt Caafcl, we
sall nnu lna tc uoCsitles u the Cetueue Dony are
those q aeSe.opillei.-t at " tuat practically, ex-
Gept ~ cSItaln slahuat9 artses o. Iahl he Catho-
nc Onudcn eMpan9 ai ~, e&,emuh we appcation q
~ oiv h = Vow os goS anu 's neIe:Ss'