Rutland weekly herald. [volume] (Rutland, Vt.) 1859-1877, 1869-10-28
Father Hyacinthc.

We deeply sympathize with rather
Hyacinthe in his new misfortune. lie
came to this country, so he informed re-
porter, to obtain freedom from the ever
lasting turmoil and cavil of dogmatical
strife and public notoriety.' From the
consequences of the latter the reverend
father has not escaped by HE visit to the
United States; on the contrary his change
of locality was simply, to use a vulgarism,
dumping from the frying-pan into the
FIRE" Scarce had he set foot in New
York ere scores of Bohemians were be-
seeching him in execrable French for an
interview. Nay, even before he landed he
was encountered by small army of the
knights of the quill, who boarded the ves-
sci in quarantine and interrupted the
reverend father at the very time he was
devoutly engaged in reading from his
breviary the "oftiee set apart for the day.
We can gather from the following an idea
of his Freedom from public notoriety
after he had reached his room in the
hotel:
Despite peremptory order to this eff
feet, large bodies of the nomadic iterati
were gathered in knots in. the large hall
way Of the hotel and around the clerk
desk, using up hundreds of the address
slips in scribbling requests for an inter-
view in slaborately bad French. These
they would send up to the Fathers room
BY the porters, a dozen of whom were kept
going up and down stairs the whole after
noon and late into the evening. The IRE
vooabls decision Of the unfortunate object
Of 30 much attention not to grant an inter
view 10 any one, did not seem to effect his
would-be visitors. They would not leave,
and, in bet, appeared determined. at one
period of the evening, to proceed en- nsasse
10 his room, and interview him willy
nilly. But, unfortunately, the bylaws OF
the hotel forb Ade any such summary
manner Of visiting guest therein. This
continual harrass and solicitous torture
commenced the moment Father Hyacinthe
pat his foot upon American soil, which he
had sought is blissful rest and retire.
ment from all public notice, and, pursu-
ing him to his hotel, invaded the quiet
sanctity of his private chamber. Even al
nine O'Clock in tho evening, while passing
by the hotel, we learn that the siege still
continued.
On Tuesday Rev. DIR. Prime of New York
sought and had an interview with Father
Hyacinthe, and expressed to him the
great satisfaction which the Protestant
clergy and all friends of religious liberty
had experienced in the course which ht
felt himself constrained to take with ref.
erence to the Church of Rome, and de.
slared that the sympathies of the entire
christian community were with Father
Hyacinthe, whatever might be his pres.
emit or prospective ecclesiastical position
To this the Father responded IL shall
esteem il. an honor and a pleasure to be-
come acquainted with all the christian
people of this country. ] recognize the
Protestant as well az the Catholic as the
religion of Christ, and desire while am
In the United States to make myself
thoroughly acquainted with the religious,
social and political state of things. Je
reste m CATHOLIC II remain a Catholic but
1 resist the abuse of the Church" DR.
Prime asked if while he (Pere Hyacinthe)
was in this country he would address
public assemblies, renarking that the
community would be greatly pleased to
hear his utterances Father Hyacinthe
responded that be desired to remain quiet
while he was here, and to observe without
being heard