New Orleans Republican. [volume] (New Orleans, La) 1867-1878, 1875-06-30
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safeai, IN {. seiAi-OiflCiA: way, tnat more Ien
hats are assigned az pe,to--that il, in the
pope's breas,-:". American heads, and
tina, the dignitaIies selected for their re
ception are the Archbishop 9! Baltimore.
tn. Archbishop o. California. and Right
Rev. Thomas Foley, Bishop Of Chicago
This i. very gratifying to Catholics, bu. it
is no: in tue least surprising.
nay not be generally understood that
.he bestowal o: che herretta upon Cardinal
McCloskey wss Inspired. chiefly by geo
graphical consider atoms. !n ecclesiastical
order the see o. E1ttinicre ranks first, and
in relative persona! standing Archbishop
Bayley i. The superior u: Cardinal McCln.
KEY; but Rome having slowly come 70 the
conc aston INA. II was time 10
recognize the greatness and the dignity
OF the American Catholic Church. as a
national organization. displayed singular
prudence and the highest propre:y in p!sc-
ing the first tstTctta upon the preiare OF the
national metropolis. geserving for subse-
GueEt though: the ..ierribution Of hOnOrs
Tor ecclesiastical and personal account.
Nothing would be more extraordinary than
that a man ike rcbbi.hop Bayley, whose
see ia the p,i:nacy Of the United States,
should be Get aside iUV man like Cardinal
NeC!oskey: but j: would nave been far
more extraordinary 10 have enubbed New
York in order 10 distinguish Baltimore.
The national feeling having been duly re-
spected, there can be no good reason why
county containing nearly 100000 Catho
lies should be restricted 10 . single member
o; the sacred college: and when the next
batch Of nominations appears, 10 Is almost
certain tina: Bishop Foley's name will be
found close after Arch bishop Bayley's.
The Catholics az the Northwest will take
y double pride u this inspiring anticipa-
ton. Numbering one third OF the popuia-
IL ,,&h
enthusiasm, the ardO: with which all Chi
cagoans exalt Chicago, they have q right to
expect that the commercial rank OF Chicago
sha!l NOT be forgotten when that OF New
York is remen bereG. II personal consider
ations are seckons6 IN the selection Of the
Archbishop of Baltimore, the Catholics Of
Chicago are justified il claiming for Bishop
Foley any honor which - ia IN the power
ct the church 20 confer. Precisely what
logic III AIDE au aichbishopric Of Milwaukee.
nobody outside tina. village was able TO
suspect; but the announcement of the Car
dinafs hats makes this now perfectly clear.
Archbishop Henri was many years the
senior OF Bishop Foley: he has spent the
bee, part OF his life in che service OF the
church. and IS the territory north OF Mil
waukee would have TO be formed into an
archdiocese sooner o. later, it was a grace
ful act 70 raise Bishop Henni TO a pallium.
the path entirely clear for the righttul Sc
lection of Chicago for the stiil higher dis
:nctior, and for placing the scarle: hat
upon Bishop Foley.
II this teiicitOus arrangement were not
contaminated in advance OF their arrival.
the journey of tie papal legatees through
the West would inevitably have brought
i. about. The aplegate, Mgr. Roncetti,
Is . man of keen, comprehensive, mind,
~, ~ rAa Inv
r;ence, iu- the delicate and responsible
mission which he mas fulfilled with an
excellence of Judgment and nicely of
taste which kindly people OF all denOmina-
items will readily admit. He has coursed
no pageantry. never thrust his opinions or
his rank agains; TIE edge of American
Protestant prejudice. and never violated.
in the leaet degre. the canOns OF what is
held 70 be good bre ding al over the world.
But Ee - known 10 ue as astute as he Is re-
served, and the siie; CO which has marked
his quiet coming and going is the silence Of
philosophical and Ii 1roughly interested
observation. Hc vii! 60 back TO Rome with
corrected and enlarged Jews on American
whose diversity and magnitude
have aroused his astonish nent and delight.
He will carry to Bone extensive and accu-
rate notes on the grandeur Of the republic,
and the magniGcence of its manifest destiny;
sent TO the Papal councils that the American
are the peers Of any in the world,
and that the interests which they represent
will be enhanced by cluslf ing as many OF
them rs possible closely Nnd the Papal
chair Mgr Roncetti tramp confessed that
he had seen only one city OF this continent
greater than Chicsgo3edw York; in
addition TO this, he knot Bishop Foley |
ard he haP had abundant
Of ascertainid the tender and
devoted regard il which h'is held by the
clergy and laity, as well he the conspicuous |
quality OF prudence ia ", administration.
All this will be fai.hfulli exported in Rome.
l. wa. coincidence, tfpR the ALLOCATE is
not in danger Of forgtdsing, that Bishop
Foley lett the colnpa4e. assembled to wit
ness the comforting A. the pallium upon
hi. own diocese a tndtriaee ceremony Of
which the bridegroom toas no less person !
age than the Lieu haAnt General Of the
aImies OF the Uaise.. States, Philip sher-
dan.
iinalate may be ikea upon IS an event |
certain to occur . q st how soon, nobody
knows thi. side 4rpSt. Peters; but all Chi
ga 60 says the sooie the better. The bishop
has richly earnesea by his prudence, his |
charity, his mode:e and his success what |
aver OF prestige IA y linger in insignia worn
BY a Wosey and Richelieu, and the prin-
;ipal, almost thgr sole function. which re-
mains 10 that q ie powerful office, he will
exercise with an honesty, q courage. and q
of which neither Wolsey
lor Riehelieu We tcapable.-Chicago Posi-.
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