The Charleston daily news. [volume] (Charleston, S.C.) 1865-1873, 1872-02-14
FROM OUR OWN CORRESPONDENCE


NEW YORK, February 10.
The death OF the Archbishop of Baltimore
raises question which is not unlnteresting to
the people of Charleston-who shall succeed
him? There is strong opinion prevalent
here that one of two men. not unknown In
Charleston, will be promoted to this high dig
nifty, Bishop Lynch or DR.. Corcoran. The lat
ter gentleman, you will remember, was one of
the theologians summoned to Rome, before the
meeting of the Gcumenical Council, to aid In
the preparation of the Schemata to be submit
ted to the fathers of the council. He is not
merely one of the most eminent scholars OF
America but also of tho entire Christian
church. He has always held high place both
on this account and for his administrative
ability. Is, however, more likely that the
Bishop of Charleston will be transferred to the
Primatal See. Of high talents. he has had
long experience in the service Of the church,
and his services are of that eminent character
which would Justify, If not demand, promo
ton to the episcopal See of his province.
What Charleston would lose In bis services
Baltimore and the American Catholics would
gain.
The Alabama muddle occupies much atten-
tion, the papers devoting their heaviest artll.
lery to it; sill there has been lull In the
popular storm, which was never so high as 1t
appears to have been in England. Whether 1t
will break out more violently than ever on the
arrival Of the mails from England, remains 10
be seen; but when the speeches Of the English
leaders and the fierce assaults Of the most
popular English journals are read here, calm
examination of the question will be more
difficult than now. Already the people are
asking the question, how are we prepared to
fight |? Thanks to our Radical administration
we have neither ships nor shops, and were
there to be war our ports would suffer hrst
and most severely. The more prudent are OF
opinion that there will be no war, that neither
country Is willing to fight, and that the Eng
lish will not pay its little bill. Some
Englshmen here persuade themselves that II
there were war, the South would side with
England. This Ia answered by others, who state
that the South is, after all Its suffering, loyalty
American, and whatever its causes OF COM
plant against the rapaclty of the North, 1t has
no reason to specially love England. There
was time when England could have aided 1t
and did not.
The investigation committee has left us.
Readers of newspapers, subjected daily for
five weeks to eight columns of solid agate,
will be happy; so will the President and his
military family. So Infamous record has
never beer published of any collection of
public officials. 1t has done the Grant party
immense harm. The other day leading
Congressman said to me that In Washington
little else is talked OF, that Tammany isifergot-
ten, and that Grant would require foreign
war to make men forget his connection With
Murphy, Leet and Stocking. One hundred
and sixty-three witnesses have been ex-
amlned, and ninety-three were to have been
called but for the partisan interruption OF the
Investigation. The total expenses OF the In
yestigation have been under six thousand
dollars, the cheapest official money ever ex-
pended, VAL.