The morning star and Catholic messenger. [volume] (New Orleans [La.]) 1868-1881, 1878-01-13
Bothered Presbyterian.

Western Presbyterian, 10 decidedly uneasy
over the subject of Pnrgatory,--why, we
cannot see, as there is trouble enough
in its own camp over the other place to
keep its attention fixed for a while. The
occasion for it's running over this time is an
ordinary little local item from the New
York Herald in which Requiem Mass for
Bishop Hughes is reported" with sundJy
details of music and other circumstances.
That's all, and yet our anxious nejghbor
goes off into the calculation that Bishop
Eugbes has been dead thirteen years.
Then comes the thrilling reflection that it
is base ingratitude in the Church to con-
Germ itself but once year for so Jealous
servent as was the distinguished deceased
prelate. We presume the rebuke is aimed
at individual members of the Church as the
Church itself has left this work to the indi-
vidaal piety of Christians and does not
impose any specific obligation on them in
this regard as in many other meritorious
works Of charity. What evidence the
Presbyterian may have that the Catholics
of New York remember Bishop Hughes in
their suffrages but once year, is not made
known to US: indeed we have suspicion
that it ia merely hypothesis on the part
of that enterprising paper. Our hypothesis
is at variance with this. 1t is that many q
mass has been said for the repose of the
Bishops soul and that many moro would
have been said were not people morally
convinced that they were no longer neces-
sary.
But all this preliminary of feigned indig-
nation is only prelude to the real attack
which our kind and charitable Christian
neighbor finally makes in real Cal whistle
style. Supposing that the Bishops "pre-
sent tormentis special Judgment for his
bargains and sale of the Irish vote" it adds
In that case, We would respectfully refer his
case to the consideration Of the priests who
now make themselves SO buoy in manipulating
Paddy in the ward politics of New Orleans.
Oh, soui of charity, mirror of politeness,
model Of truth! Here is that genuine
sweetness of Christian love which imagiues
no evil and scorns no brother however
humble.
1t is indeed very wrong in the New
orleans clergy to control the ward politics;
it before. We should be much Obliged to
the Presbyterian for particulars. By all
meaus let the public have names and dates.
There are TIVE reasons for this; first, that
the guilty may be checked in their evil
ways, and secondly, that wicked persons
may not suspect the pious, cody Presbyte-
rian Of wilful, baseless Islander.
W. hot r..
known, the choice tit-bit of the whole
article, according to the Presbyterian's own
prediction, the sweet morsel which IL
rolls under its tongue with greatest guato, is
the happy hit at "Paddy." We doubt not
that the writer of the article is a relative of
Paddy, perhaps not very remote one. In
fact we do not believe that there lie a native
white man in the United States of English
descent who is not akiu to Paddy. But
apart from that, the good taste of the fling
is decidedly questionable.
nPaddy's vote is manipulated here by the
priest, it must be subject to the same inau
ence in New York. Now candidly, neigh
Dor Presbyterian, ia not Louisiana indebted
for her independence to-day to Paddy's
Democratic vote in New York; Does it
then become q citizen of this State-Cal-
whist though he may be-to ridicule
Paddy and his priest as political factors
Paddy may be ignorsnt-thanks to the ty-
rannny of bigoted Protestant usurpation-
but he is too honest to indulge in SANDER
Qua insin uations and too manly to vent
petty spite in contemptuous nicknames.
Victor Emmanuel.