The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1875-03-10
An Am eriCAn Cardinal.

According to advices from Rome the
Pope has at last resolved to confer the dignity
of cardinal upon an American prelate. There
will be a consistory at Easter, and among the
new cardinals will be DR.. Manning, Arch
bishop of Westminster and the head of the
Catholic Church in England and DR..
McCloskey, Archbishop of New York, who,
if this news proves true, will become the head
of the Church in America. Although the
appointment of DR.. McCloskey to this high
place has not been officially announced, the
intelligence comes to us with so many assur-
ances of truth and with so many confrmatory
circumstances that we are disposed to accept
it, to congratulate the Catholic Church upon
this mark of Pontifcal confidence and the
venerable prelate who has so long presided
over the Church in New York upon being the
first prelate in the American Church who has
ever received the highest Office in the gift of
the Pope
The act of His Holiness in making this APP
pointment will be received with universal sat-
isfaction by the American people, without re-
gard to their faith The fact that in the
award of episcopal dgnities to the American
clergy the Office of cardinal has never been
bestowed, is because the Roman See has al
WAYS regarded the Church in the United
States a missionary enterprise, like the
Church in New Zealand and Australia. This
has been true for the larger part Of our
national existence Nothing could be more
unwise or unnecessary than to NOM
mate o cardinal to rude wild, fresh
country, without means to support its dignity.
As titles go in foreign lands the Office of car
dinal is as high as that of duke or prince.
But this objection died away as the country
grew in prosperity and wealth. New York il
more Of Catholic city than London, and
quite as able to sustain a cardinal The
Church in this country is rich, powerful and
loyal to the Pope. Americans felt that it was
rather a reproach to America that cardinals
while here, where the Church is stronger
and as faithful in allegiance, the Office
should not be permitted. This feeling grew
when it was seen that His Holiness could
make cardinal out of young and rather in
different priest because he was the cousin of
| the Emperor Napoleon. The criticism was
made that Vatican influences surrounded the
Pope and led him to select his cardinals from
Italian priests; that Italian families ruled the
Holy See; that what we, in our political
dialect, call ''ring," had been formed, and
that, perhaps, our republican form of
government ruled us out of the good graces of
Pope who had been an actual monarch
most of his life, and who claimed to be q
monarch now. Consequently the nomination
| of an American cardinal removes these fears
and gives America, in Catholic eyes, the rank
accorded to the greatest nations of the earth
With this view of the case the nomination
! Of Oh American cardinal will be welcomed by
men of every creed. Catholics will be glad to
feel that the honor has fallen upon DIR.
| McCoskey. He will administer the duties of
his illustrious station with honor and high re-
pute, with the best regard for the interests Of
the Church and for the fame OF his native
| land.
The INQUEST in the Stockvis case began yes
terday, and We present the testimony in full.
That of his wife and other witnesses contra
diets the story that he was intoxicated and
asserts that just before his arrest he entered
street car in q state Of sickness. The police
man who arrested him, and the sergeant at
the nolice station On t,a on,,rosy taet;6oJ