The Intermountain Catholic. (Salt Lake City [Utah] ;) 1899-1920, 1900-08-25

of the increased infrmities of Bishop
Dubois, relieved him of the admins
tration of the diocese and appointed
Bishop Hughes administrator.
In the Know Nothing days Bishop
Hughes was the greatest enemy of and
the only one dreaded by these ia
nnticS- They endeavOred to enact in
New York, as they did in Philadelphia
and Boston, the bloody scenes that had
disgraced Ulster, ireland. But Bishop
Hughes was at the head of the Cath
OliCs in New York, and but for the I'M
daunted courage and bold spirit exhib-
tied by Bishop Hughes scenes still
more disgraceful and fatal would prob
ably have been enacted.
The New York leaders Of this church
burning faction invited their brethren
from Philadelphia, more experienced
in their fayOrite occupation, to visit
the metropolis of New York. These
willing patriots readily accepted the
invitation and were expected in New
York in May, 1914, and a grand pro-
cession was arranged Bishop Hughes
saw at once that the secret object of
this movement was to re-enact the
horrid outrages of Philadelphia, and
he resolved to defend with his flock
the churches to the last extremity.
But in the interest of peace he called
upon the Irish Catholics of the city to
avoid all public assemblies and to shun
the occasion of outbreak.
He called upon Mayor Morris and adj
vised him to prevent the proposed dem
onstration. Are you afraid" asked
the mayor, "that some of your church.
es may be burned?' mo, sir" replied
the bishop, ''but 1 am afraid that some
of yours will be burned. We can pro-
tect our own. come to warn you for
your own good"
what, then" inquired the mayor,
''would you have me do?" 81 did not
come to tell you what to do" said the
bishop. 'T am a churchman, not the
mayor of New York, but if 1 were the
mayor 1 would examine the laws Of
the state and see if there were not at
tached to the police force battery of
artillery and a company or so of in
fantry and a squadron of horse, and
think that L should find that there
were, and if so should call them out.
Moreover, 1 should send for Mr.. Har-
per, the mayor elect, who has been
chosen by the votes of this party.
should remind him that these men are
his supporters; 1 should warn him
that if they carry out their design there
will be q riot, and 1 should urge him
to use his influence in preventing this
public reception of the delegates"
1t is sufficient to say that no demon
stration was made by the Know Moth
ings. New York was saved from a
fearful riot, and the credit was justly
accorded to Bishop Hughes prompt
and decisive Intervention. The appre-
hended outbreak spent itself in threats
of assassination against the bishop
and in fierce paper warfare, in which
the instigation of Know Nothing vio-
lence against Catholics found in him q
champion able to defend his own camp |
and capable of carrying the war into
the enemy's country.
In 1850 New York was raised to the |
dignity of an archiepiscopal see, and /
Archbishop Hughes went to Rome to /
receive the pallium at the hands of the |
pope.
On Aug. 10, 1858, he laid the corner
stone of st. Patrick's cathedral. de- I
signed to be one of the grandest church |
edifces in America, which it is. AT