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MONDAY, NOVEMBER 21, 1864.
Akir We can take no notice of anonymoue comm.
njoations. We do not return rejected manueoripta.
MT Voluntary correspondence Is solicited from all
porta of the world, and especially from our differdnt
military and naval departments. When used, it will
be paid for.
To Whom Should Peace be Offered"!
A. special telegram of a contemporary,'
quoted the Washington Into/ligeitur as
authority for the statement that the Presi
dent is about to send peace commissioners
to Richmond. This is evidently an error..
The Intelligeneer, on the contrary, said,
Saturday :
" Some journals speak of its being in the contem
plation of the President to send a commission
Richmond charged with the essential powers for an
armistice and amnesty ; but while we can readily
suppose that the Government organ here and Gen.,
Butler in New York would hardly venture On SO
delicate a matter without feeling themselves in as
cord with the views of the Administration, and while
we think it probable that such a commission, ju•
dlolously constituted, would be wise, as it might lead
to happy results, wo are under the impression that
thus far no such proposition has been seriously con•
templated by the President. Having, as our readers
are aware, no means of knowing the purposes of the
Administration in this or anything else not patent
to the public, our remark is of course only hypotlieti-
Cal."
, We have .already shown that the Govern
ment of the 'United States has been placed,
by victories in .the field and the result of
the. elections, in a position so far above
the auspicion of weakness that it can af
ford, with dignity and honor, to offer new
terms of peace. But we have never said
anything that hinted at the sending of am
bassadors to . the rebel leaders. The offer
of amnesty to which General &man re
. ferred in his New York speech, and of which
we have • shown the probability, doei not
include a proposal to negotiate with' JEFF
DAVIS. No one who understands the mili
tary and political situation, and respects
the Government, would desire such a con
cession to be made.. Is it not plain that it
would be received by Our enemies and in
terpreted by the world as evidence of moral
weakness at the least, if not of material
exhaustion ? The, Charleston Courier of
the 9th instant thus foreshadows the recep
tion of such an offer to the rebel Govern
ment :
"There is a great deal less talk about peace at
the present time than there Was a month since.
This is gratifying. The proffer of peace must come
from our enemies. It is they who forced fis to take
up arms, and we must continue to fight until
we oblige them to acknowledge their inability to
conquer and enthrall us: We can only extort
this confession by maintaining our position, by
thwarting and frustrating their welt-laid plans, by
beating back their powerful armies, by wrestingour
territory from their grasp, and,•if need be, by carry
ing the war into their own borders."
No. The amnesty we, have thought the'
Government might justly, generously, and
wisely offer, must b.e made to the Southern
people. The journals which have repre
sented this paper as suggesting anything
further than an open and 'magnanimous
proposal of terms of submission' to the
people hay.e been grossly in error. The
whole force of the legitimate argu
ment for peace is based on the re
pudiation of any, offer to compromise
with the rebel leaders. The United States
cannot stoop, in the hour of irfciarir, one
for peace to its sworn enemies—the Hanni
bals who have passed through the fires
of rebellion to swear. eternal hOstiliti Ito
a republic greater than Bome. To the
Southern people we may offer more than
they would dare to ask; hut
_to..their stub
born leaders nothing. : The • Union will
never be restored by a voltintaryadmiasion,
by the United States, that the rebel leader:
.are the representatives of , the Southern
people. On the contrary; the only policy
of pease that promises success is that which
aims to alienate the popular feeling of.the
Southern States from the purposes of
their tyrannical rulers. Demonstrate to
the people that their -interests arc unal
terably opposed to the success of the rebel
lion ; that their submission. to the 'Union
means peace, prosperity,- freedom, glory,
and happiness ; that the Government of
the United States is not the enemy, ,but the
friend of the South ; that submission to,its
laws will not be submission to punishment,
but restoration to all civil rights ; demon
strate the justice and the generosity of the
purposes of the Government, and the folly
and the'suickle of the rebellion, and great
.
good must result. An amnesty grounded
on such ideas would be emphasized 'by
every victory won by our soldiers ; every
defeat of the rebel leaders would give
larger freedom of expression to the grow
ing Union sentiment of the South ; and the
Vgorous prosecution of the war upon the
rebellion, accompanied by this sincere offer
of pardon to the people, would be the in
evitable ruin of' the Richmond usurpation.
To the Southern people—not to the rebel
chiefs—do we look fdr honorable submis
sion and speedy peace.
Labor.
Have all the' workmen of the North consi
dered that this ;war, in its simplest principle,
is one between capital and labor ; between
the free right to work free and the usurped
right to own labor- by robbing it of its in
herent right? Have they ever thought that
the latter condition operated upon the
white laborer as well as the black, and
locked up all the noble opportunities for
rewarded toil in' the South ? This, never
theless, is the case. White laborers are, as
they have ovar been, scarce in the terri
tory now in rebellion, and the success of
that rebellion,must make their number still
decrease, while the blacks, on the other
hand, must multiply. The tendency , of
the South is, therefore, towards an abso
lute aristocracy, the proprietors of its entire
labor. In
_such a state of feudal pos
session, there can be but two great classes,
nobles and peasants, sla.veholders and
slaves. The place for the poor white man
of the South, to whom an avenue for labor
is denied, must become as low as that of
the outcast, vagrant, or desperado. This is
the inevitabl*egradation of a State where
property owns its labor, where labor is not
permitted to compete with property, but is
merely retained as its vassal.
Let this, then, explain the meaning of
much of - what has been said of late touch
ing the fate of the South, should it refuse
all terms of peace that Northern honor can
afford to present. In the last struggle be
tween the free and the slave system the lat
ter will be destroyed, and the former erected
upon its ruins. As the battle appears more
and more the warfare of slaveholders
against freemen, so more and mare will It
be deserted by the masses whom it has be
trayed. Then we may justly exalt what
has been so long abased, and open to the
common people of the South, and the loyal
defenders of the North, the forfeit lands of
the slaveholders. If the. South will refuse
to acknowledge the Union, it wilbnot be
wonderful if the earth itself disowns the
rebel. This will be the decree of 'Nature,
and not of man.
Wn. presume that the great trial of the
forgers, now being 'prosecuted in New
York, is nothing more than a conspiracy
upon the part of the authorities and the
banks against the counterfeiters. If the
Opposition papers will only look sharp, there
may be a chance to detect another "meal
tub plot," another FELIX STIDGEII, and an
other MARY ANN PITMAN. There is just
room for a parallel between spurious patri
otism and bank-note forging.
Tim formal opening of Ake .Cathedral of
St. Peter and St. Paul, yesterday, had an
interest independent of that naturally felt
by the members of the Catholic Church,
for of a building so grand and beautiful
Philadelphia may well be proud. It is the
largest church in the United States,, and
there are few modern churches in Europe
which surpass it in size and magnificence.
It is an exact model of St. Charles' Church
on the Roman Corso, lacking only that
Vesture of age which heightens the beauty
of architectural effect. It is said to be able
to contain 5,000 people.. If this be a cor
rect estimate, it is about one -tenth the ca
pacity of St. Peter's at Rome, which will
hold about 54,000 people, and approaches
very nearly to St. ,Mark's, the grand Ca
thedral of Venice. Notre Dame, the finest
church of. Paris, will accommodate about
201.090.
Catholic Patriotism. . . -
'We' , have aiiiairs entertained . the view
that the influence of highest rank. an&c,lia
racter and the intelligent masses of • the
Catholic Chureh has been upon the side of
•
Union and anti-slavery during the existing
War. We .do not see why the religion
- cif Our generals has been made to pay tax
to curiosity, except it be to shoW to the ig
norant how far the spirit of those profess
ing Catholicism is patriotic and Ameri
can. The result of inquiry-in this direction
* will perhaps surprise those for whom such
iiiquiry, is necessary, We are told that among
major generals RosionAnS,
Moak,. BEEsitinest,:pun, FOSTER, STONE
MAN, SEIBL* O I3; . SICELNS, STANLEY, NEW
TON,- PIJILLSANTON, RICHARDSON, CARR,
HITNT, are , all Cathblics ; and of brigadiers,
MNAGIEBB, * :SWEENEY, CONNOR, LAWLOR,
.Dzitti, STONE, DUFFLE, Mum-
Cowric and a , dozen :other gallant
men. Of _bishops and. priests we might,
perhaPs, name as many more excellent
patriots; but the facts we have given
will. contribute to . mature -in. the- public
mind a just, discriminating opinion and
unscctarian view of matters Catholic. No
Northern Catholic bishop has ever written
a work in praise of slavery ; no Catholic
priest has ever held slaves ; and, , if we re
member right, it was the Catholic Bishop
of Charleston who publicly deplored
slavery, and Pope GREGORY XIV. who de
nounced it to the world. From the pre
sent Pope, AUGUSTUS COCHIN, the eminent
French anti-slavery publicist, has received
knighthood for his valuable work on eman
cipation in the West Indies. DuPANLour,
MONTALEMBERT, and other well-known Ca
tholicleaders of l'rance, are in favor of the
North. 'There is, therefore, no general dif
ference between Protestantism. and Catho
licism in practical Christianity and patriot
ism ; and no cause of complaint upon one
side that is not balanced by similar cause
upon.the other. A higher view of Catho
lic patriotism is afforded in the recent
Thanksgiving letter of Archbishop Pon-
CELL, one of the most able and distinguish
ed Cathelics in•the United States, in whom
Christian sympathy for the down-trodden
slave, ,opposition to those who - have revolt
ed against the laws of both God and man,.
earnest desire for peace and obedience to
the Church, unite with an enthusiastic love
of the Union. Counsel more patriotic than
the following has not been given by any
churchman of any denomination :
"The President of the United States and thaGo.
vernor Of the State of Ohio having, in conformity
with a most porper and atime.honored practice, ap
pointed the fourth Thursday of November as a day
of devout thanksgiving to the Almighty GOd 'for
His mercies, -
of humiliation for onr 'sins, and of
supplication for peace, we hereby, i ordain that the
Catholic congregations of this diocese be earnestly
exhorted by their pastors to meet in their respec
tive churches on the day abole specified, and assist
in becoming sentiments of gratitude, patience, and
prayer, at the great Eucharistic expiatory and im
petratory Sacrifice of the New Law.
a • "We confess that it has greatly pained
us to hear that certain rash, irreverent, and thought
less men of our communion -have' denounced and
cursed the Government, the Administration; sand •
their abettors.. Now,jGod commands us to bless and
curse not. And`when bad men cursed the supporters'
of the Government, did they not reflect that they'
cursed the more than hundreds of thousands of
Catholic voters, and Catholic soldiers of our army,
who defend that Government in the field?' Did they
not reflect that its downfall would be hailed with'
acclamation by our own hereditary oppressors across'
thd ocean 1 Did they not reflect that if political
salvation is ever to reach a far-distant and beloved
Island, it must come to it from those United States,.
which they would sever l " • "
" There is no justifying cause or reason to curse
the Government or the Administration: They old'
not commence this war. They could scarcely bring
themselves to believe that it was seriously com
menced, even when forts had fallen and the blood of
our people was shed by the hands of the South.
And when force had to be repelled by force, when
armies had to be raised, and, therefore, troops to be
drafted to raise the blockade of our river. and stem
the tide of aggression, what more did 'our ,Govern
ment do than was done in the South 1 Whore in thd
North was.the draft, the conscription enforced as
ruthlessly and as indiscriminately as in the South 'I
Where was the citizen's property , confiscated, with.'
out corhpensatlon, for the alleged use of the Govern
ment, as it was in the South'? We have oonversed
with Irish Catholic refugees from Georgia, from
Arkansas, from Alabama, and other southern
States, and we know how:they w ere stripped of their
money and their clothes, and oast into prison when
they refused to go into the ranks of the Confederate •
army. Many an Irish laborer told us in -the •hospi
tals, here and elsewhere, that when the war broke
out In•the South, and the public works - were sus
pended, they were either violently conscripted, or
bad to enlist, or starve.
"We do not adduce these facts to excite unkind
feelings against the South, but to put to shame the.
journalists of the North; especially the Freeman's
Journal and Metropolitan Record of New York, who
instigated our too confiding people to evil words and
evil deeds, and the people themselves who mire
nized such journalists and wore duped and decelved
by their malignity. -
"It is time, therefore, now that the election is .
past, that all should return to their sober *second I
thought, and that we should rally round the consti
tutional authorities, the tpowera which the• apostle •
commands us to obey, and, thus presenting an-undi
vided front to the enemy, re•establish the Union,.
without which there can be no panacea, present or
prospective, for the ills we 'suffer. The South,.be
holding us thus of one mind, will, .we 'devoutly
trust, beaten to make peace, and we, on our side,
win show them that we are ready and willing to
make greater sacrifices for peace and union with •
them than ever we made for war.
"The reverend clergy will please recite the Litany
of the Saints, in union witlVtheir bolovedtioCks, be
fore mass, repeating three times the two prayers for
peace, and. the prayer God! who by sin art
offended, and by repentance pacified,' &o.
"Joni B. Puitcunt,
" Aithbishop of Cincinnati.
CrubruziA , m, 13th November.'
Thanksgiving.
There are four more days before "Thanks
- giving Day " to be employed in the good
work of Thanksgiving. True gratitude
will largely take the form of aid and com
fort to our soldiers, for, in fact, there can
be no Thanksgiving which leaves them
out. of the feast. The happy enterprise
assumed by our. Union League, of feedink
the soldieriof Gen. SH.ERIDAN'S army, has
been postponed till Christmas ; but, if pos
sible, no soldier in the army should be
without a turkey on the- day of feast, for
too much cannot ,be done for the gallant
defenders of the flag whose arms have pre
served for us a cause and an abundance for
thanks. Charity celebrates itself by re
lieving those who suffer. Thanksgiving to
God cannot be observed without gratitude
to our soldiers. Let the day, then, be cele
brated in a feast to them. •
Edwin Forrest.
Our great &dor, Mr. EDWIN. FORREST,
will this evening make his public return to
his native city, much as " Coriolanus" after
Corioli. .The triumph of this new perfor
malice in other cities shows that FORREST
has 'lost none of his power in acting, and
has even gained in the ability to create.
" Coriolanus" Will be hailed as ''a great
Shaltspearean revival, and for this Mr. FOR
REST deserves the praise of scholars arid
of the public. Long neglected by the Ame
rican and seldom performed on the Eng
lish stage, it seems to have been left to
him, by the common consent of his profes.
sion, as the one most able to recreate and
establish this grand and heroic character.
Of his services to the stage and to Bu.&x.
SPEARE, this must undoubtedly be ch.,sed
with his greatest.
THE Cleveland Plain Dealer attributes
the- defeat of Governor SEYMOUR in New •
York to the refusal of some ten thousand
of the "peace -at-any-price" men to vote.
The New York Dailj NCIOB, the organ of
the Peace party, Which earnestly sustained
SEYMOUR ). , blames the War Democrats._
This-ii the natural At stilt of
. the two-faced
policy of Chicago. But we not believe
that SEYMOUR lost the vote of one Peace
man ; we know that thousands of War
Democrats, who originally supported him,
opposed his re-election because of his con
sistent infidelity to the principles he at
first professed.
Orm..readere will notice, by referring to
our advertising columns, that a meeting of
the PennsylVania Freedmen's-Aid Associa
tion is tg, be held in Concert Hall thiS eve
ning. This .meeting will,. we have no
doubt, be one of great interest. There can
be no question that, next in importance to
.the sumiression of the rebellion and the
abolition of slavery, is the question of the
education and elevation of the Freedmen.
Any additional facts on the subject should
claim 'the attention of the public, and we
have no doubt that such facts will be forth
coming this evening. The speakers will be
the Rev. Parm,rps BROOiS, .an • eloquent
and forcible, speaker, who is perfectly at
home on the question to be discussed this
evening ;. Mr. REtr73Ezr Tommiscusr, of this
city, who has been for more than two
years in the Department of the South as
Government superintendent of Freedmen,
and has alhorough and practical know
ledge .of their' condition and needs ; Mr.
War. l•`. MITCHELL, superintendent of Freed
men'st schools in the Southwest, and J. M.
MtKint,,Esq., ,of this city. Bishop Poi-I , ml
will preside,And, from his known interest
in the subject, will doubtless have some
thing to say pertinent to the occasion. We
hope our citizens will show their interest
in this important question by crowding
the hall to-night.
WASHINGTON.. ~ ~ . .
Wes=Burrow. Mir. 9:5: •
MR. FEBSEXIDEN'S FINANCIAL -POLICY—THE
GOLD QUESTION.
The story has been repeated over and over again
that Mr. Fassnrinnw has been selling gold to bring
down the premium. There is not one word of truth
in the story, though It has acquired a oertain re-
spectability by its age. When Mr. FESSICNDEN at
tempts to keep down the premium on coin, it wlillbe
by the adoption of public measures. They will not
be hidden from the financial world. He is delibera
ting upon measures calculated to strengthen the
Government securities, and to increase the value o
the .legal.tender currency, but thus far, since the
',gar began, the Government has not put ono dollar
of coin upon the market. The recent panic among
the gold speculators produces a very good feeling
in the Treasury Department, but it is accounted for
principally by the military situation. To those per
sons who are aware of what is going on at this mo
ment in the prosecution of the war, it Is not BUT
prising that gold trembles. Instead of the cam
paign being ended, there has not been a time t'or
hig months whoa the rebel Confederacy was In so
Much danger of defeat at different points in its ex
tended lines as at this moment.
TEE' BLOCKADE RAISED AT NORFOLK, FER
NANDINA, AND PENSA.COLA.
The ports of Norfolk, Va., Fernandina, Fla., and
Pensacola, Fla., having for some time past boon in
the military possession of the United States, it is
deemed advisable that they should be opened to do
mestic and foreign commerce.
The President has therefore issued a proclamation,
making known that pursuant to She authority
vested in him by the act of Congress of June, 1801,
the blockade of those ports shall so far cease
and determine from and after the Ist day of dle
°ember nest that commercial intercourse with
them, except as to persons, things, and information
'contraband of war, may from that time be carried
on, subjeot to the laws of the United States, to the
limitations, and in pursuance of the regulations
which may be prescribed by the Secretary of the
Treasury, and to such military and naval regula
tions as are now in force, or which may hereafter be
found necessary.
TEE PEIsiEBYLVANIA. ELECTION COMMIS-
SIONERB
The President, It is understood, has directed the
unconditional release of the Pennsylvania Commis;
Wooers and Agents of Elections.
THANKSGIVING DINNER FOR SOLDIERS.
Extensive preparations are making by various
parties to supply Gn.ANT , s army with Thanksgiving
dinners. The Governor of New Hampshire has au
thorized the furnishing of the needful supplies to the
soldiers of that State, regardless of expense.
CONTRACT A.WARDRD
. The Commissary General of Subsistence in Wash
ing-ion awarded's contract, yesterday, for corn meat,
at $7 per barrel.
SOLDIERS DEAD
Gurrior. BARTENSTINA 1.55t11, Pennsylvania;
EPHRAIM ()natl./um", 150th Pennsylvania; Goo.
Pwrinire, 91st PODllSylvania, and J. A. Dovoanux,
3d Rennsylvania Cavalry, died and were burled
here yesterday.
PROVOST MARSHAL APPOINTED
Major K. M. LITTLE, late assistant provost mar
shal of this military district, has been appointed
acting assistant provost marshal for the State of
Maine.
PERSONAL
Mrs. Armin BUTLIM, wife of tile absconding Con-
federate States Treasurer, who succeeded in making
his way to Norfolk, passed through here on Friday,
on her way to join her husband. Mrs. BUTLIIR
made two attempts to escape from Richmond ; tho
first time she was captured and taken back, bat she
finally succeeded in making her way to Point Look
out, and was brought up to this city yesterday In
the mail-boat Dictator.
Tho seventy bounty-jumpers who deserted and
went over to the enemy, but who were recaptured
in Kentucky by our forces, and who arrived here
several days ago, were on Saturday sent in irons to
General PATRICE, at City Point, to await trial by
court-martial. They were under charge of Lieut.
G-nonon W. Txpron and a detachment of men from
the 10th Regiment Veteran Reserve Corps.
NEW YORK 0111 N
{special Correspondence of The Primal •
NEw YoRN, Nov. 20,1901.
THE " WORLD'S HEALTH CONVENTION"
•ended its important business by an afternoon and
evening session on Thursday. Its unanimity of
sentiment was somewhat remarkable, as may be
Judged from the following facts, which were indu
bitably proved : That by strict adherence to vege
table diet only ' men may acquire Immortality and
freedom from toottvache ; that hydropa,thy embodies
the only truo theory of health ;- that the same may
be said of homoeopathy; that the first question a
teacher should ask of a female pupil is, " Mary,
how's your tack 1" an interrogation somewhat si
milar to the fashionable English question, ." How
are your poor feet 1" The Convention engaged It
self partially in song-singing, emitting temperance,
patriotic, and humorous stanzas. A fair being In
the Bloomer costume participated in the exercises,
and made an address partly medical and partly
patriotic. The audience was not large, and consist
ed mainly of be-spectacled reformers. The speakers
were Dr. Cameron Of Delaware, Dr. Ellis, Formers
Dio Lewis, Clark, and Trail; Mrs. Farmer, the
well-known expounder of Woman's Rights, and
Miss E. IL Goodell, M. D. The next Convention
will lie held in Boston, September, 18i5.
A SURROGATB EMED BOR $lO,OOO.
It will be remembered that in the month of May
quitl_an excitement was produced in the legal
circles of this city by the commitment as for a con
tempt ]of the Surrogate's Court of Mr. Fullerton, a
prominent member of the profession. He was sub
sequently released on a writ of habeas corpus,
issuing from the Superior Court. By way of check
mate, the surrogate had the case up before 'the
Supreme Court on a. certiorari. Equally persistent
on his own behalf, Mr. Fullerton commenced a snit
against the surrogate, claiming that ho was falsely
imprisoned, and laying his damages at $lO,OOO. To
this the latter in turn enters his demurrer, contend
ing that he is not liable for acts done in his official
capacity under such circumstances. The judge has
reserved his dedision.
-Much interest in the case Is being manifested by
the profession, who, rightly enough, aro jealous of
anything which seems to approach the arrogation'
of the powers of commitment by inferior courts not
of record.
_ THE BANK FORGERS
do not find their case assuming an enviable 'com
plexion. Yesterday Edward G. Carlin, a Phila
delphia detective, appeared' at the Police Court and
there charged that Walter Patterson, Michael
O'Brien, Hugh McNellis, Spincer Pettus, and Ira
Garadier, have been as he believes, guilty of awin•
dling certain Philadelphia banks out of various
amounts ; praying that they may be held until the
proper papers can arrive from that city. The pro
prietors of an uptown livery stable have likewise
procured an attachment against Spencer Pettus,
claiming the sum of $4O due them for coach hire, he.
Their affidavit shows that Pettus has been living
on the fat of the land at his home, in Fourth street,
keeping fast horses, and generally keeping up with
the mode. Coughlin, who Is state's evidence, is
literally "making a clean break' , of the whole af
fair.
GOVERNOR PENTON,
who is at the Astor House, is soon to be the reci
pient of a public reception, tendered him by his
friends. He ds well-nigh overrun with visitors. To
night the customs inspectors design waiting upon
him in a body. It is Intimated that, after hie Induc
tion to calico, sundry political changes may bo ex
pected in the various departments, both State and
Federal, pertaining to this city.
THE DRAMATIC 'MORD
of the past week exhibits the usual diversity, which
is now considered a necessity by the public. What
with the great moral menagerie, the circa!, the
manipulations of spiritual media, the round of con-
certs, and the theatres, we have assuredly no right
to complain of any lack in the amusement lino.
Of. theatres, there are cloven in actual opera
tion; of minstrel bands, three; of opera houses,
one. Then there are neller's ' , Salle
lique," the liippotheatron, Van Amburgh's
nagerie, the Anatomical Museum, " Artemus
Ward, his Lecture," a Stereopticon, a Troupe of
Glass Blowers, and all sorts of minor shows and
concerts, unworthy of any particular mention. All
these exhibitions aro -fairly patronized, despite that
advance of prices which the Bohemians predicted
would result in the bankruptcy of showman, all
and singular.
Barnum has been advertising himself again by
getting up a presentation to Commodore Nutt, the
dwarf. It is " said " that the medal was the gift
of the prodigy's "female admirers." After the
patent mermaid business, however, it is well to sus
pect that the "female friends" were also gotten
up by the indomitable Barnum himself. Perhaps
not, however. •
• TAB ATTACIIMENT AGAINST GEN. BUTLER.
A motion has been made before Judge Cardozo, of
the Common Pleas, for the removal of this case to
the United States Cirouit Court for the Southern
District of New York. The hearing of the argu
ments has been set down for Tuesday next.
DEAD SOLDIERS.
One of the most painful sights which now meet
the eye of the Broadway pedestrian is the frequent
passage of express wagons, each containing a dozen
or more pine boxes, the coffin• cases of dead soldiers
who have been sent on to their friends from tho
scenes of their martyrdom. Labelled respectively
at the ends "head" and "foot," jostled over the
pavements, these envelopes of great quietness, in
the midst of infinite turmoil and noisy life; impress
the senses most dolefully.
[By.Telegraph: -
THE MONEY M ARRET.
Gold opened at 21832, and after selling at 2153,1,
rose, on sensation rumors, to 22134,
closing at 218.
The loan market is unchanged. Seven per cent.
Is the nominal rate, but loans are offered today on
lower terms. The accumulation of capital seeking
investment is increasing,.
At the board the stock market opened with more
animation. Governments are steady. Railroad
shares are better. Large purchases were made to
cover short contracts, and prices rose 14221;4', per
cent. At the close* there was a reaction, and the
advance was partially lost.
• SHIPMENT OF GOLD. ' •
The steamer City of Baltimore Bailed today with
*1,000,000 in specie, the America with s3oo,ooojand
the Pennsylvania with slls,ooo—in all $1,05,000.
TFIR PRleli OF GOLD
Gold closed at 220 this afternoon.
At the Stock Exchange tonight, gold opened at
218, rose to 220%, and closed at 210 X.
MARTNB INTISLLI63NO3
ArriVed, steamer Cotopaxi. Port Royal ; ship
Java, Glasgow ; barks Julie, Antwerp ;1 Gen. Cobb,
Calcutta; Excelsior . , Antwerp; brigs Fairhaven,
Guantanamo ; T. H. A. Pitt, Bermuda : Bchrs
E. Kidder, Santa Cruz, Cuba; Maggie Louisa,
St. Kitts. The steamer Galatea, from Providence,
went ashore on the Gridiron in ' Hell Gate to-day,
where she now lies. Tugs have gone to her assist
ance.
Union Celebration at Memphis.
• Wino, Nov. 19.—A monster Union celobration
was held at Memphis on' the 17th inst. In honor of
the re-election of President Lincoln.
Ws. have. no corroboration of the telegram that
Early has rotreated on Lynchburg.* It appears as
If hie army was still at Fisher's Mil. It is Said
that Its army, which is asserted to number only
15,000 men, exclusive of such convalescents as rejoin
him every day, is going into winter quarters at the
at&
THE PRESS.-PUILADELPRIA; MONDAY, NOVEMBER 21, 1864:
This fair has been increased by an attempt, save.
ral nights ago, to fire the count...house, which is situ
ated iin the verypeart of the town. It;was
covered In time, however, to prevont a serious con
flagration. Arms have been furnished to citizens,
and companies have been formed in the county for
home protection.
It appears to be the determination of the Union
citizens to defend themselves from guerilla depreda.
tions, and a. number of them have volunteered as
scouts. Scouting parties are out day and night.
The retreat of Early will doubtless cause Dioseby
to seek another field of operations.
Wessiumrow, Nov. 19.—The following captures
are reported to , the Department : The •Engllsh
schooner Lucy, with an assorted cargo, by the
United States schooner Seabird. The crew-all es
caped to the shore in small boats, exoept one man
who was too drunk to move or say anything. She
was from Bahia, and cleared for Matomores.
Acting Volunteer Lieutenant Schmidt, Command
ing the 'United States steamer Nita, reports the cap 7
ture of an unknown schooner on October 24. The
crew also escaped to the shore in small boats and
fired the schooner, but the flames were soon extin
guished.
A small sloop, no name, was captured October
24, by the sloop Rosedale. All the capturing ves
sels are attached to the East Gulf Blockading
Squadron.
On Wednesday night a collision occurred near
Point Lookout between the Dragon anerthe Free
born, gunboats of the Potomac flotilla, whereby the
bow and apron of the latter were knocked off; caus
ing her to leak badly. By the use of pumps she was
kept afloat until she arrived at St. Inigoes, whore
she was beached.
DESTRUCTION OV b lIEBEL FISHEni.
Rear Admiral Stribling 'communicates to the
Navy Department the partioulars of the dekraction
of a valuable rebel fishery on Marsh Island, north
of the Ocklokonee river, Florida, by an expedition
from the steamer Stars and Stripes.
The fishery, which was a large and valuable one
to the Confederacy, was entirely destroyed, and six
teen prisoners captured, withont any loss on our side
BALurons, Nov. 19.—The steamer Adelaide ar•
rived this morning. Her passengers report that the
reissionnpon which the - fleet at Fort Monroe was to
be engaged had been virtually abandoned. Many
of the vessels comprising it have been ordered to
rejoin the blockading foroes. Nothing now or in
teresting from the front.
NEW Yong, Nov. 19.—The transport California,
from Noble Bay on the Bth instant, has arrived.
She loft In Mobile Bay the United States steamers
Hartford, Richmond, Lackawanna, Monongahela.,
Kennebec, and Metacolnet ; and the monitors
Chickasaw, Manhattan, and Winnebago. Left at
Key West United States steamers Protein?, Saga•
more, Conemangh, Dale, and Magnolia.
THE r.orrruto •RiIISLLED FROM ONE OF TEE OHAR
LEBTON HABBOR ' FORTS-A NtrAfEE.B. OF TIER
W.essiwoTorr, Nov. 20.—A private letter from
the fleet off Charleston says that recently the
steamer Pontiac, sighting a blockade-runner,
slipped her cable and gave her chase without effect.
Returning subsequently to get her anchor, the re
bels opened on her, either from Fort Marshall or
Black Inlet, to which she paid no attention until a
10• inch shell struck her on the forecastle, killing
seven and wounding a number 'of men. •
•Wir.r.xaru HOLLAND, the Democratic Senator
-Dom Miralater county, Md., has resigned because
of circumMances. of a domestic character beyond
his control. His resignation is important, from the
'fact that the Demccrats had. carried the Senate by
a majority of two, and should a member of the op
posite party be ocean In his place, the Lieutenant
Governor, under the new Vonetitatioa, woult hayo
the Casting ntet..
THE WAR,
GENERAL SHERMAN'S MOVEMENT.
HIS ARMY PREPARED FORA LONG MARCH
TRH RECENT 'MON REVERS IN TENN vSRR
SAFETY OF GEN. G.ILLEBT
Official Report of the Rebel Breckinxidge.
A UNION VICTORY NEAR KNOXVILLE
Repeated Repulses Of`theEnenti
CAPTURES BY OUR BLOCKADING FLEET
BEAFREGARD REPORTED AT CORINTH;
D,EATitit 01' GENERAL CANBY
AFFAIRS ON THE JAMES RIVER
A Rebel Attack on our Tickets Repulsed
A Successful Naval Expedition in Florida.
AN ALARM AT HAGERSTOWN, MD
Threats of Thfoseby to Destroy thc Town
• s
SITERNAN7BEAUREGARD;
REBELS REFUSE TO EXCHANGE PAPERS.
WAsuluoTow, Nov: m.--Advices from the Army
of the Potomac state that the rebelS yesterday, re
fused to exchange papers. Thii is considered posi
tive proof that Sherman is successfully accomplish.
ing, his movement southward. The rebels never
have suppressed news unfavorable to us.
anumuAn's ARMY PREPARED FOR A LONG MARCR.
WASHINGTON, Nov. 19..—A private in Sherman's
army, writing to 'a friend, says that every man had
been supplied with two pair of shoes, and that tha
general preparations were for a sixty-days' ettni
paign, but that none knew of the destination of the
GEN, MEAGER ASSIGNED TO ' - A
COMMA.MD7=GEN.
GILLEN SAFE AT RROXVILLIC.
Lotus - max, Nov. 19.--The Chattanooga Grizetie
learns that Major General Meagher has been or
dered to report to Major General Steadman for duty,
with instructions that ho be assigned to the com
mand of all the troops belonging to the 15th and li th
Corps now in this district
Gen. Gillem, in the late encounter with Brechin
ridge, had four hundred men killed, wounded, and
missing. Gillem is safe at Knoxville.
ATTACK OX OUR TROOPS. NEAR. KNOXVILLE.
CUATTAZIOUGA, ROT; 19.—The rebels attacked
Our forces at Strawberry Plains, (eighteen miles
above Knoxville,) in force, yesterday morning, at
daylight. -
The fight continued at intervals all , day. Our
forces held their own, and repulsed the enemy in
every attack.'
RuISOBBB DEFEAT OF 'OBIIBRA.1; GILL= BY BRE=
, INEIDOI4
LouisvlLLß, Nov. 19-2.40 A. M.—lntelligence
deemed reliable says that very recently the rebol
General Breokinridge, with ten thousand men, at
tacked,General Glliem, near Bull's Gap, and, after
a desperate fight, the latter was defeated, with a
loss of four hundred prisoners. The number of
killed and wounded is not stated. No fears of an in
vasion of Kentucky as a consequence of this reverse
are apprehended, as the military authorities are
fully prepared to meet any advance of such a force
into the State.
u REBEL REPORTS.
HEAEQII.A.RTERS ARMY NORTHERN VIRGINIA,
November 15.
Hon. James A. Seddon, Secretary of War:. •
General Breokinridge reports that on the night of
the 13th he turned Bull's Gap, when the enemy at
tempted to retreat. About 1 o'clock on the 14th,
with Vaughn's and Duke's commands, he struck
their column and routed it. Several hundred priso-
ners, ten standeof colors, six pieces 'of artillery,
with OCLlESollidridliorses complete, fifty loaded war
gem with teams; ambulances with medical supplies,
&0., were captured. R. E. Las.
BRAUREGARD RIPORTED AT CORINTR—BORREST
TO JOIN 1111 I—POSITIONS OF REM. POROSS-...
PAROLED PRISONERS.
Cargo, Nov. 19.—Memphis dates of the 17th say
that reports placed Iteauregard, with a considera
ble rebel force, at Corinth, and that Forrest would
join bim there. The rebel Captain Thompson was
conscripting every man he could find in the neigh
borhood of Germantown. There are about 4,000
rebels at Mount Pleasant, Miss., twelve miles from
Collierville. This is the only large body near Mem
phis, but there are sever* smaller forces not far
away. Chalmers and Longstreet are reported at
Holly Springs.
Twenty-six paroled Federal officers arrived at
Memphis on the 15th; under the escort of the rebel
commissioner of exchange. The crew of the steamer
Cheeseman, captured on the Tennessee river by
Forrest; have been paroled, and Have also arrived•
at Memphis.
DEPARTMENT OF THE GULF.
TAB ATTEMPTED SALE OF TEE GUNBOAT RATTLER.
Calico, Nov. 19.—New Orleans papers of thti 12th
inst. confirm the statement concerning thiVia
tempt of the captain of the gunboat Rattler to stir•
render his vessel to the rebels. He was to receive
100 bales of cotton, $200,000 in greenbacks, and was
to be parsed through the Mississippi department to
Mexico.
'MATTI OP MAJOR GENERAL CANBY.
Cento, Nov. 20.—The clerk of the steamer Stick;
ney, from New Orleans on the evening of the 12th
inst., sa3s that he was told by the quartermaster at
New Orleans that General Canby died that after
noon, at one o'clock, and on the arrival of the
steamer at Morganzia the latest telegraphic de
spatch received there confirmed the statement of
the General's death.
Garno,, Nov. 20.-390 bales and 45 sacks of cotton
have arrived from Memphis for SL Louis.
GENERAL GRANT , S ARMY.
REPULSE OF A • REBEL ATTEMPT TO FORDS THE
PICKET LINE AT DUTCH OAF.
WASHINGTON, Nov. 20.—The] City Point mail
boat brings information that, on Thursday night,
firing occurred on Butler's front at Dutch Gap,
caused by the rebels attempting to force Our picket
lines. They were easily repulsed. ' •
TIIE GUERILLAS.
t • :•B- I D , ;T:b e• t • olig
WASHINGTON, Nov. 10.—Parties arriving here
from Hagerstown, Maryland, state that some alarm
is felt there lest Moseby should make a dash across
the river to burn Hagerstown, as he has threatened
to do it, and 'prisoners who have fallen into our
hands recently say that it is the intention of the
rebels to do so ;in retaliation for the destruction of
the property in the Valley.
NAVAL NEWS.
CAPTURES BY OUR BLOCKADING.PLERT.
THE ATTACK ON WILMINGTON ABANDONED.
QUU FLEET IN MOBILE JILT
CREW KILLED AND WOUNDED.
THE INLAND SBA OPENED EV THE ALLIED FLEET—
' THE AMERICAN. VESSEL LEANING IN ACTIONMEETING TO ADJUST INDEMNITIES.
SrA FRANCISCO, Nov. /9.—01E010,1 adviCaS of Os
tober-28th, from Yokohama, Japan, COntirm the re
, port of the opening of the inland sea of Japan by
the allied fleet. The engagement was brief, and
the allies lost 'only twelve killed and fifty-two
wounded, while the Japanese had nearly three hun
dred and fifty killed and wounded.
The steamer Sea King, chartered by Minister.
prayn to accompany the fleet to represent the
'United States, did good execution with her 82-
pounder Parrott gun. She was afterwards sold to
the Japanese Government for $108,000".
The indemnity to Americans is expected to reach
11-200,000.
The commissioners of the allies were to meet the
Japanese officials at Kanagawa on October 19th, to
adjust the amount of indemnities to the various na
tions. The forts are to be dismantled, and the fleet
will remain to see that the Taeping keeps his pro
.
Eile t e
It is believed that hereafterhe Japanese GOvern . -
ment will be able to keep those unruly nobles in
.
check.
CALIFORNIA AND MEXICO.
THE - EDIrIRE GAINING GROUND-A; REGIMENT-roll,
HARBOR DBFBNCE IN SAN FRANCISCO
SAN Faamroisco, Nov. 19.—Advices from the
wioxican coast represent the people as divided, hut
the Empire -is gaining ground, and Manzanillo,
will soon be occupied by its friends. The Costa.
Chico, Indians had rebelled against Alvarez.
The Governor of California has Issued a procla
mation calling for another regiment of volunteers,
in accordance with a requisition from - the War De
partment. rr The new regiment will be used to garri
son the harbor defences of San Francisco. Re
cruiting to fill up old regiments goes on briskly.
Death of* Newspa per Correspondent.
HARRISBURG, Nov. 19.—Mr. U. J. Jones, wall
known in Philadelphia as a Legislative)reporter and
nwspaper correspondent, was instantly killed here
last night by being run over by a. train arriving at
the depot of the Northern Central Railroad.'
A Savings Bank' Robbed.
nos Tow, Nov. 19.—The Savings Bank, In Wal
pole, N. H., was robbed last night of $13,000 In
United States bonds.
LOS6I of Shipping on. Lake Erie.
BoavALo, Nov. 19.—The Free Press, of. Detroit,
estimates the value of the fifty vessels, with their
cargoes, destroyed by the recent gale on Lake Erle,
at.a minion of gollare.
Ralirond Aedilent in Tennessee.
Lonisvitfai, Nov. 1.9.—A freight train leaving
Nashville early on Friday morning broke one driv
ing wheel of the locomotive, and at every revolution
broke a rail, until some 1,200 rails had been de
strayed and rendered useless. This occurred be
tween Nashville and Gallatin, and damaged the
road to the extent of $20,000.
CATHEDRAL OF SS. PETER AND PAUL
FORMAI OPENING AND BENEDICTION.
A GRAND RELIGIOUS PAGEANT.
Immense Attendance of Clergy and Laity
Three Archbishops and Twelve Bishops Present.
DISTINGUISHED VISITORS OF ALL DENOMINATIONS.
SERMON. BY ARCHBISHOP SPAULDING,
OF BALTIMORE
The great Cathedral of st. Peter and St. Paul,
the corner-stone of which was laid In 1846, was yes
terday dedicated to tho service of the Almighty,
with all the pomp and magnificent ceremonialgof
the Roman Catholic Church. The building was
begun at a time when Catholicity numbered com
paratively few of the people of Philadelphia, and in
a portion of the City then considered out 'of the
way and suburban. Yesterday witnessed no small
triumph for the Catholics of the Philadelphia
diocese. .Their great church was at last perfected,
years of toil and hope had been rewarded, and
the future promised them much prosperity. It
was no idle affair, this dedication of their Ca
thedral : It was an event in the civil and re.
',glens history of our country, interesting alike
to tho people of all religious denominations.
Every new church erected in our midst has
a bearing upon the welfare of society, and, as in
struments of good, they cannot but be hailed by
every one with something like a feeling of satisfac
tion. The number of the devotees of all religious
persuasions has largely increased since the corner
stone of the Cathedral was laid, and the Catholics
bear their full proportion - in this increase. Their
churches are dotted all over the city, tile diocese
has heCome so.populated that it had to be subdivided
twiee, and , the great Cathedral, on Logan Square,
-may be•said to be in the exact; proportion with the
number : of• the people who will worship there. The
building cost many thousands of dollars, and yet
we believe no contribution was more willingly or
cheerfully bestowed than that given for this purpose
by the poor and the rich of the Catholic portion of
our community. In fact, their pride in • behalf of
their magnificent temple amounted to an enthusi
aFm, and it was natural that the dedication services
should have brought together so vast an assemblage.
,The order and decorum which prevailed throughout:
the day was highly creditable, when we consider
the vastness of the multitude and the anxiety
they manifested to see and hear all that was trani
, The ceremonies, it is needless to say, were
impressive and solemn, and notwithstanding the op
portunities fOr disorder, there were during the more
impresiive part of the service within the church one
or two occasions when a quiet reign* as if no living
person had been within the building. The Cathe
dral, as it now stands, is the largest church in North
America, north of the City of Mexico. With the ex
ception of one or two churches there, it Is the
largest on the western hemisphere. It exceeds in
size the Montreal Cathedral, and as a monument of
Massive architecture, will last as long as the ground
on Which it stands.
TIII3 CATIUMAL BtrrLDING
The building was commenced, and the corner
stone laid, September 9,1846 1 by the lamented and
memorable Archbishop Kennok, the then Bishop of
Philadelphia- The splendid church edifice, .just
completed, is a high tribute' to his memory. After
the promotion of Bishop K. to the archbishopric of
Baltimore it was continued by the late Bishop Neu
mann, and has progressed to completion under the
auspices of Right Rev. Bishop Wood.
The edifice, which is entirely of brown stone, is
136 feet wide, 216 feet long, and 101 feet 6 inches
high to the apex of the pediment. The extreme
diameter of the dome at its base is 71 feet, and its
total height over 210 feet. The plan of the edifice
is that of the modern Roman cruciform churches,
having in the centre a great nave. The vaults over
the nave and transepts are about 78 feet high, cylin
drical and panelled. Over the intersection of the
cross vaults is the celebrated pendentive dome,
which is in the highest degree grand and im
posing. •
The side aisles and transepts are'divided from the
, nave ,by massive piers. -These piers support the
arches on which' the cerestory is bulls, the piers
being richly : ornamented with foliated mouldings. re
; fieved by fluted pilasters of the Corinthian order,
with enriched bases and capitals. These pillars
support an entablature, including the architrave,-
frieze, cornice, and blocking course, over which
springs the vaulted semi. circular ceiling. The nave
. and transepts are each 60 feet wide, and respectively
152 feet and 128 feet long, the vaulted coiling being,
high. The domed aisles are 22 feet wide and 47 feet
high. The sanctuary or chancel is 50 feet wide and
44 feet deep. The chapels on each side are 22 feet
• wide and 89 feet long. The interior of the main
dome Is 61 feet in diameter, and its height 156 feet
above the pavement. Unlike most buildings in this
country, there are no side windows, and all the light
is introduced from above, which, taken in conjuno
tion with the prevailing color of the whole interior,
(made to resemble Paris stone), heightens the archi
tectural effect, and imparts the solemn and reli
gious tone appropriate to such an edifice. This
novelty attracts great attention, and elicits.consi
derable comment, inasmuch as but few can readily
understand the principle of action. The light is
mainly introduced through the lanterns of the great
dome, the small pendentive domes over the aisles,
'and the large semi-circular windows at the west
end. The sanotuary at the east end is fifty feet
square, and the high altar within it will be one of
the most magnificent in America, beingapproached
by a flight of marble steps, gracefully relieved
as to color, and exceedingly chaste in design
and neat in execution. There are two broad
steps, intended teethe deacon and sub-deacon,
which are a great improvement upon the system
generally in vogue, inasmuch as the steps to be
occupied by these officials are very generally •too
narrow and contracted in size. The very richest
style of the Roman Corinthian order .prevalls
'throughout the building. The front on Eighteenth
Street is a beautiful design by John Notman, Esq.,
tt, hlgily decorative character. The plan consists
of a portico of four gigantic columns, sixty feet
high and six feet in diameter, finished with richly
sculptured buds and capitals. Over these are an
entablature and pediment, in oorrespondlng archi
tectural taste, and upon the frieze is engraved the
Latin inscription, 14 Ad Majorent Dei Gierzam. l, (For
-the greater glory of God.) The main entrance is ap
proached by a flight of steps 49 feet long, and over
the central doorway is the large west window, and
over the side doors there are niches, to receive the
figures of the patron saints of the Church, SS. Peter
and Paul. -These niches, together - with the door
ways and the large window, are relieved with a
bold and richly executed architrave. The wings;
which are lower than the central facade, are also
decorated with columns, pilasters, and entablatures,
and surmounted by towers rising to the altitude of
110 feet.
The pavement wbioh Is of black and white mar
ble, Is laid on brick arches, covering the whole area
of the building. The railing surrounding the sane
tuary Is of the most superior quality of Italian mar
ble extant, highly chaste in design and neat in exe
cution.
There Is &fresco painting of the Crucifixion, on
the main altar, from the pencil of Constantine
Brumidi, Esq., as well as all the other paintings.
They are magnificent works of art and will be per
manent and lasting being genuine, frescoing upon
the fresh mortar. At the feet of the agonized
Saviour is seen the Blessed Mother in an attitude
of keen anguish, whilst the beloved disciple St.
John and St. Mary Magdalen are close at hand; in
the rear is Nicodemtus and a Roman soldier whilst
far off in the distance are groups of Pharisees In
exultant glee, their desire of revenge satiated
with the death' of the Saviour. In size, the paint-
Ins. corresponds with the dimensions of the. Ca
thedral. The painting above , the Crucifixion re
presents the Eternal Father, and the Holy Ghost
under--the usual symbol of " a dove. There are
froir figures in chlaro oscuro, representing the four
Apostles, St. Peter,
St. Paul, St. John and. St.,
James the Greater... There are also four , medallions,
'in the corner of the dome, which represent the four
Evangelists, Matthew, Mark Luke, and John,
whilst a massive painting, in the apex of the dome,
represents the glorious Assumption of the Blessed
Virgin into Heaven. The ends of the transept are
decorated by two largo paintings, representing the.
Nativity of our Lord, and the adoration of the
Kings from. the East. The eight small niches are
filled with statues in cialaro osouro of the remain
ing Apostles. The paintings.are all artistically'
beautiful, and are deservedly a marked feature of the
splendid edifice.
. Over the main al tar, in prominent letters, are placed
the memorable words of U hrlst to St. Peter: "Tu. es Pe-.
trus, et super hanc petram Criffficabo eeciesiam means"
—" ou art Peter, and on this rook I will build my
Church??
Over the laige window at the welt end, and over
looking the choir, aro the words or St, Paul : " Vas
electforris est mihi isle. ut porter rtomen MCII7II comm.
gEntausil —" Thou art to me a vessel of election,
that thou =Test carry my name before the Gen
tiles."
The pews are of white pine, with a capping of ma.
hogany, and are made to turn like railway seats, to
face in either direction. The pulpit is placed at the
southwest pillar of the dome.
The plastering of the building wag executed by
Dlr. William T. Pascoe, and is double panelled, and
has two rowsof enrichments', which is of a kind
rarely to be foUnd.
:WITHIN THE CATHEDRAL
Long before the hour of commencing the dediea
tion exercises yesterday, every seat in the immense
building was occupied. The audience - amused
themselves with admiring the chaste and beautiful
work of the building, the elegant paintings, and the
beautifully_arranged altar. Among those present
in the audience we noticed Hon. Alexander Henry,
mayor of Philadelphia, Edwin Forrest, and a
number of other distinguished gentlemen.
THE rrtoolesexori.
At about twenty minutes before , eleven o'clock
the procession entered the main door on Eighteenth
Oreet, in the following order :
L The Second • IVlaater of Ceremonies; F. P..
O'Neil, with thurifer (incense). The Pontifical
Cross was carried at the head of • the procession, by
Rev. Father Carter, of the Church of the Assump
tion.
2. Brothers of Christian Schools and Brothers of
the Holy Cross.
3. Ecclesiastical Students of the Preparatory and
Theological Seminaries.
4. Reverend Clergy of the Diocese, in cassock and
surplice.
6. Reverend Clergy of other Dioceses, in cassock
and surplice.
6. Very Reverend and Reverend Clergy of the
Diocese, in chasuble, without stole or maniple.
7. Very Reverend and Reverend Clergy of the
other Dioceses, in chasuble, without stole or mani
ple.
8. Very Reverend and Reverend Clergy of the
DIOCCEO, in copes, with amict over the surplice.
9. Very Reverend and Reverend Clergy of other
Dioceses, in copes, with amict over the surplice.
10. Mitred Abbots.
11. Rt. Rev. Bishops, in copes and mitre, attended
by Chaplains and rnitre.bearers.
12. Rt. Rev. James F. Wood, D. D., Celebrant, in
cope and mitre, attended by Assistant Priests, Dea
cons,-Honorary Deacons, and sub-Deacons, and
other Ministers. •
13, IVlest Rev. Archbishops from other Provinces
in cope and mitre, attended , by Chaplains and mi
tre.boarers.
14, -Most Rev: fachbishop of theProvinee,_ pre
ceded by his Cross, and attended by the usual Minis
ters,
The procession numbered about 450 persons, and in
the vestments of the Church presented a solemn and
Imposing spectacle.
THE DEDICATION
The first verse of the Miserere was sung by all in
the,procession, in plain chant, and every alternate
verse, in harmony, by the chanters alone.
. The procession then sang Litanies to the Sanctua
ry. After the venal genuflections and salutations,
the Mager of Ceremonies directed each one of the
Most Reverend and Right Reverend Prelates, and
the Very Reverend and Reverend Clergy, to their
appropriate places.
The Right Reverend Celebrant, Bishop -Wood,
finished the ceremonies of tho dedication after the
Litanies, accompanied only by 'his ministers and
choriaters, reciting the prayer, " Domino Deus, gal
licet ceelo et terra non capiarls," &c.
The Bishop, in piing around the Cathedral,
sprinkled the - walls with holy water while the above
prayer was being.. said. Then followed the prayer,
"Omnipotens et misericors Deus," &c., and the
111th Psalm, " Ad Dorninurn cum tribularer Cisme
vi," and the 120th Psalm, " Levavi loonies moos in
montes undo veniet auxilium &e., and the
211th Psalm, " ',MMus sum in his, qua: dicta sunt
&c.
PONTIFICAL HIGH ,BASS.
The Pontifical Mass was then sung by the Right
Reverend Bishop of the Diocese; assistant priest,
Very Rev. William O'Hara, D. D., V. a,*,• Rev. Jas.
O'Reilly and Rev. John J. Elcock, deacons o
honor; Very Rev. James 'O'Connor, deacon, and
Rev. J. F. Shanahan, sub deacon of the mass.
Rev. Aug. T. McConomy, first master of carom°.
nieS, and Mr. Francis P. O'Neil, second master of
ceremonies.
The Gospel, being the 16th chapter of Matthew
was read.
DISTIIIGITISIIRD VISITORS
The following dignitaries of the Church were
present, and took part in the procession and dedica•
tory exercises :
Most Rev. Archbishop M. J. Spalding, D. D. of
Ilaitimorei the Most Rev. Archbishop John Mc-
Closkey, D. D., of New York, and the Most Rev.
Archbishop John B. Purcell, D. D., of Cincinnati.
_Of the bishops there was a large concourse: Rt.
Rev. Dr. J. Sweeney, St. John, N. li.; Rt. Rev. Dr.
Lynch, Toronto, Canada; Rt. Rev. Dr. Farrell,
liamilton,Canada ; Rt. Rev. Dr. Simon, Buffalo;
Rt. Rev. Dr. De Goesbriand, Burlington, Vt.; Rt.
Rev. Dr. Domenick, Pittsburg ; Rt. Rev. Dr.
Laugnlin, Brooklyn; Rt. Rev. Dr. Bayley, Newark,
N. J.; Rt. Rev.. Dr. Luers, Fort Wayne Indiana;
Rt. Rev. Dr. McFarland, Providence, R. 1., and Rt.
Rev. Dr. Fitzpatrick, of Boston, were present to as
sist in the ceremonies. The Mitred Abbot_ of La
trobe, ono of the mo:it venerable looking men in the
Church, was in the procession.
There were also present within the building, in
addition to the clergy composing the procession,
eighty religions women, representing twelve diffe
rent rellglcus orders In the diocese, including Sta.
tera of Mercy, Nuns of the Sacred Heart, and Sis
ters of Charity.
Rev. B. J. McQuaid, of Seaton Hill, N. Y.
Rev, F. Ouddltry, Massachusetts.
Rev. Thomas Tracy, Clearfield. -
Rev. Thomas Flinn, Columbia, S. C.
Rev. B. Gleason, St. Ann's, Brooklyn.
Rev. J. J: Williams, Boston.
Rev. J. McKay, Orange, N. J.
Very Rev. Dr. - Caregh, Quebec. ;
Rev; Dr. Mornogh, New York.
Rev. W. Luhrman, C. S. S.
Very Rev. B. Keenan, Lancaster.
Very Rev. Chas. J. Carter, Church Assumption.
Rev. Henry Fitzsimmons, Wilkesbarre.
• Rev. Daniel McGowan, Port Carbon. •
Rev. Pierce Maher, Harrisburg.
Rev. Father F. J. Barbelin, St. Joseph's, Phila.Z
Rev. Bane Goshenhoppen.
Rev. JamesA. Miller, Cathedral.
Rev. John C. Gillingham, Lock Haven.
Rev. Patrick Nugent, Manayunk.
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Rev. J. A. Walter, ashington.
Rev. P. F. Sheridan, St. Paul's, Philadelphia.
Rev. Nicholas Cantwell, St. Philip's. -
Rev. P. 0: - Fariell t. Pheenlxville.
Re*. Hugh-Lane St. Theresa's, Philadelphia.
Rev. Wm. Hatnell, 0. S. A., Chestnut Hill.
Rev. Geo: Strobel, St. Mary's, Philadelphia.
Rev. John Walsh, Brandywine.
Rev. Richard O'Connor. Kellyville.
Rev. Michael Malone, Minereville.
Rev. W. F. Martin. t. James%
Text Rev. John Balf, D. D., Theological Semi
nary, Philadelphia. •
Rev. James Cullen, Bristol. -
Rev. Thos. Reardon, Easton.
Very Rev. P. A. Stanton, Com. Gen. 0. S. A.
, Rev. John Kelley,'St. Malachl's.
Rev. J. A. George
Rev. A. Hanland, ' Chester.
Rev. P. A; O'Brien, Wilmington.
Rev. P. P. McGrain, U. S. Chap.
Rev. John Pendegrast, West Chester.
Rev. Wm. M. Laughlin, Tremont.
Rev. Francis Kumar, Manayunk.
Rev. Sylvester Eagle. York.
Rev. Moses Whitty, Scranton'."-
Rev. Win. Lean, Cathedral Cemetery.
Rev. Francis O'Connor, Reading.
Rev: Michael Finlay, Hawley.
Rev. John °Man, New Castle. •
Rev. John McGovern, Frankford. -
Revel:Ed. Murray, Danville.
Rev; P. Noonan, Lockport.
Rev. Mark 'Crane, 0. S. A., St. Augustine's.
'Rev. P. Carlin, Holy Trinity, Philadelphia.
. Rev. P. R. O'Reilly, St. John's.
• Rev. Thos. Klerans, St. Michael's.
Rev. D. O'Haran, Norristown.
Rev. John Scanlan, Hecksherville.
Rev. Jas. McGinn, Philadelphia.
Rev. Ill..tlacker, Mauch Chunk. •
Rev. M suer, Bridesburg.
Rev. J. Bach. • • •
Rev. AI Cook, B.
011 ester.
MeV. E.. McCook; Chester. •
Rev. B. McKee . ; Catasaqua.
Rev. J. P. Dunn, St. John's.
Rev. Hugh Pdonshan, St. Joseph's.
Rev. John Vinner, Pottstown.
J.AreConoray; Cathedral. •
Rev. 0. Nagle; Wilkesbarre.
Rev. J. Newfleid, Wilkesbarre. • •
Rim J. L. Wright, Joy Mills. •
Rev. J.Shinnal, in Preparation Serninary.Medie.
Rev. 0. McGonigle, St. Ann's, Philadelphia.
Rev. Patrick Toner, Towanda.
Rev. Thos. Fox, Philadelphia.
Rev. John Monahan, Philadelphia.
Rev Arthur McGinnes, Columbia. • • •
Rev. Thos. CoNell, Philadelphia. , •
• Rev. M. Evoy, Diakanoy City.
Rev. John M. Cox, Scranton.
• Rev. N. Murphy, Hazleton. •
Rev. W. F. McCarthy, Philadelphia. .
Rev.. Tames O'Reilly, Cathedral. •
Rev. John Laughlin Blois.
Rev. W. McEnroe, Allentown.
Rev. T: McGovern, Bellefonte.
Rev. F. Keeler; Dushore.
Rev. John Fitzmaurice, St. John's.
Rev. Hugh Garvey, St. Anne's.
Rev. F. Bathe, Honesdale.
• Rev. W. P. Gillen, St. Patrick's.
Rev. C. McFadden, Parkersburg.
Rev. A: Gallaher, Sharon.
Rev. J. Brehony, St.. Clair.
Rev. P: Sullivan, St. Francis'.
Rev. Jas. Kaelen, Allentown.
Rev. John Linfert, Nippenose Valley.
Rev. .f. Malvain, Pottsville.
Rev. A. D. Filen Philadelphia. Lancaster.
Rev.F. Marion,
Rev. H. DicGarvey, St. Paul's.
Rev. James Ball, Gettysburg.
Rev. Ed. Conwell St. Mary's.
Rev. G. Sullivan ,St, Paul's.
Rev; J. Mulholland, St. Patrick's. . ••
Rev. Wm. Leuhrman, C. S. S., St. Peter's.
Rev. joluz Gorderman, Ohamberabarg.
Rev. Thomas Hopkins, Philadelphia.
Rev. Herman Delpman.!
11ev. C..Mariani, St. Mary Madeleine.
Rev, N. Walsh, Pottsville.
Rev. J. Dougherty, Honesdale. -
Rev:Richard Kenihan, Conshohocken.
Rev. Rudolph Kumar, Memayunk.
Rev. E. Stenzel, Lenanon.
Rev. John Reilly, Frankford.
Rev. James Kelly..
Rev. Joseph Hamm. •
Also, the secretaries to the Bishops, respectively,
as follows
Rev. Thomas Foley, Baltimore.
• Rev. F: McNerney, New York.
Rev. S. P. Doane, Newark.
Rev. 0. H. Burgess, Cincinnati.
Rev. -B. J. Sourin, S. J .
Veryllev. Thomas Haydn.
Very Rev. S. J. Hecker.
. Very:Rev. F. Berlin, Emmettsburg.
Rev. O. 0. Pisa, D. D., New York.
Rev. W. Quinn, D. D., New York.
Rev. W. H. Neillgan, New York.
Rev. L. A. Bernagh, Emmettsburg.
Rev. J. McElroy, S. J.
Rev. Domino M. 'Young, 0. S. D. "
Rev. N. S. Reynolds, Loretto, Pa.
Rev. James Tracy, Pittston.
Rev. J. Sullenger,.Blairsville.
Very Rev. James Moran, V. G. Newark.
Very Rev. Bernard A. llilaguire,S.j.,Wastangton.
Very Rev. Charles Geore, S. J., Dist. Col.
Rev. James T. Han, S. J., Georgetown, D. C.
o at n ß y e . v. John Conway, D. D., - Nr. G., and Adm.
i ll e e v ie j , E D°. m 2v m rc e e t a ta ir b l itr.
McCaffrey, President of St. Mary's
Co
Rev. James Brady, Newry, Pa.
Rev.-J.D. Bowles, Burlington, N. J.
TSB . EVICBMON.
The Gospel of the day having been read, the hymn
"Von! Sanoto Spiritus". Was sung by the choir, after
which the Most Rev. Archbishop Spalding, of Bal.
timore, ascended the pulpit, and delivered the fol.
lowing sermon from the text
Let - Wonien be subject to their husbands, as to the• '
Lord:
For . the husband is the bead of the wife, as Christ is.
the Head of the :buTch. lie is the Saviour of His body.
Therefore, as the Churchis subject to Christ, so also
let the wives be to their husbands in all things.
Husbands, love your wives, as Cnrist also loved the
Church, and delivered himself up for it;,
That He miabt sanctify it, cleansing it by the layer of
water in the Wort of Life;
That liemight present it to Himself a gloriotts Church;
not having spot or writ:tit le, nor any such thing; bat that
it should be.holy and without blemish. — 4.Ephesions,
22-27. . '
The Church of which the inspired Paul Is spealni .
lug in this remarkable passage is the organized .
body of the followers.ot Christ, having but one faith,
practicing but one worship, being bouad together by
the one spiritual govornmentspiritua; not visible
or =fermi!. Tbe•Olhurott is one—one in heart, one
in soul, one In body—it presents a:oneness in all Its.
parts, In everything connected with faith, morals, •
worship, and government.. This is the Church
which is the body of Christ, of which Christ is the
bead. This is the. Church which is .the spout!' of
Obrist(the bride of the Lamb ; the Church which
Christ left, for which Christ delivered himself up
unto the death, that by the laver of water deriving
its wondrous efficacy from the layer of wa htoga l the
siOnsif of MS bosom Might be washed and become
pure, undefiled, without spot, without wrinkle, with
out blemish; a glorious Churn worthytobe the bride
of the glorious Saviour, (3pd, subjeot to him in all
things ; and, in this, a precedent and a model for the
injunction which he lays upon wives to be subject
to their husbands. The Church 18 the bride of the
Lamb. The Church is aubjeot to Christ in all things,
as inspiration tells us. Then the Church cannot by
possibility fall away from Christ, who is verily
our God. The March, as His lawful bride, par
taking of the attributes of His divinity, cannot be
severed from him. And what God hath joined to
gether, let not man put asunder. It was the spouse of
Christ, its divine founder, and shared, of course, in all
the feelings and sympathies of Christ. The bride of
Christ, subject in all things, it did not wish a higher
lot than that which betel the then bridegroom. The
disciple was not to be above the master ; and as He
was scourged through the world by the tonaue of
calumny, and by the lash of the executioner, so the
bride is to be scourged through this world by the
same weapons. And as He fell under the scourge
of the cross, sometimes she has faltered, or seemed
to falter ; but as He always triumphed In the end,
so she has always triumphed in the end. • As He,
though put to death, rose again, bright, resplen
dent, to die no more, so she, after every apparent
death, hath risen again, brighter than ever. For
• eighteen centuries has ehe made this pilgrimage of
scoffs and of blood, as the bride of the Lamb, and she
has come out of it with brow erect towards the
heavens—a glorious Church, not having spot, or
wrinkle, or blemish.
Eighteen hundred years have not weakened, her
vigor nor dimmed her marvellous beauty. There
she fellow what she was proclaimed by the inspired
Paul, eighteen centuries ago—the bride of the
Lamb and our mother. For if she be the bride of
the Lamb, she is the mother of the children of the
Lambaste la the God-man. We then see the philoso
phy of that saying, which 18 as old as St. Cyprian,
and which expressed the general sentiment of the
Church from the beginning, ".You cannot have God
for your father unless you have the Ohurehfor your
mother."
This Christian Church. established not by mast
(for If it had been established by man, it would have
come to naught long since)—tXB Christian Church,
which has stood up amidst ;Evolutions and storms,
amidst the tottering of thrones, the breaking of
sceptres, and the downfall of dynasties for eighteen
centuries—this noble bride of the Lamb is not only
the brightest jewel in the crown of Jesus, but she is
the crowning monument of his divinity. Either he
was not God, or she is divine. This wonderful
bride of the Lamb stands up, weak in herself, bat
strong because she is weak, just as an infant lean
ing on the mother's bosom is strong in the mother's
love and in tho father's right arm. She stands up
meek and humble, and in the hour of direst need
she lilts up her head, for she knows That the
day of her salvation has already dawned, and
that when human hope fails, her divine bride
groom is just coming to her assistance. This
Christian Church, thus wondrous in her history,
stands here on this earth, everywhere on this earth,
and everywhere the same. bile. stands here now
intermediate between the ancient religion of the
Jews, succeeding that of the patriarchs and the
glorious constellation which awaits her and all who
are her children ' between the earthly Jerusalem
which has long
.sinee passed away, and the hea
venly Jerusalem which is her real, her eternal.
home. She looks back to the past, and she recog
nizes it as the past.. The shadows; the mists, the
types, and figures have passed away before the
rays of that glorious Sun Sof - Justice *hick is
her bridegroom. The past is past; she hath ful
filled it. The future Is before Us ; and with
-straining eyes and yearning heart the looketh
to the future. The source' of consolation, the
secret of her strength, her bridegroom is these.
Her heart is intertwined with that blessed Jeru
salem which is above us. A pilgrim, she is jour
neying on. The masterwork of God on earth,
she is progressina to the infinity from earth to
Heaven, from time to eternity, from sorrow to
joy. Meantime, during her pilgrimage on earth,
she erects her different stations, if I may use the
expression. She rears her temples and scatters
them over the face of the earth. They are the rest
ing places for her myriad Spirits. They are as
oases in the desert of this miserable pilgrimage.
Around them cluster the bounties of God. Within
them are myriads of bright angels. She rears
them over the earth. They may be overturned by
earthquakes, or destroyed by conflagrations. She
rebuilds them; They may be torn down by ruffian
bands. She patiently rebuilds them. She is in no
hurry; she has eternity before her, and divinity is
her birthright. She knoweth fall well that "the
earth is_the Lord's, and the fullness thereof." She
knoweth what Solomon' said in his prayer on
the dedication of the Jewish temple, that God, who
iifleth the heavens and the earth, cannot be con
tained nor circumscribed within the bounds of a
temple built by human bands, is literally true ; but
she knowetb, also, that God may consecrate certain
spots and cheese certain edifices for the manifests
toe, not only of His greater power, but of Ills greater
beneficence. Among those hallowed spots, to which,
in ancient times, the hearts of the people instino
tively turned, was that on which the head of the
patriarch Jacob reposed when he was flying from
the wrath of his brother Esau. A pilgrim forlorn, he
slumbered on the summit of 'Mount Bethel, in
which he had that mysterious vision of a pal-
Pablo intercommunication between earth and
heaven by two angelic bands, one ascending
and the other descending. He awoke from his sleep
after receiving the cheering promises which warmed
up his heart again and made him exclaim, "Slow
terrible is this place;
this is none other than the
house of God and the.gateway of Heaven." Suoh
another spot wits that in which God; either In the
form of man, as some suppose, or in the form of Ills
highest messenger, appeared to His servant Dames,
in the burning bush. Moses was approaching this
prodigy to see what it might mean when a voice came
forth from it—" Draw not nearer ; loose the shoes
from thy feet, for the ground whereon thou standeth
- holy ground." Such another was the spot
near the banks of the Jordan on which Joshua
had the interview with the private messenger
having;an unsheathed sword in his hand. The same
admonition was addressed to him: "I am a prince
of the heavenly host ; loose the shoes from off thy
feet; the ground whereon thou atandeth is holy
ground." Such another place was Mount Sinai, on
the summit of which, amidst - the thunders and
lightnings, God gave his law to His Servant Moses.
The vast multitude wore not allowed to approach
nearer than the foot of the mountain. On the ocoas
sion of that terrific manifestation of. God's power,
they fell trembling at the tOot of the mountain, and
acknowledged that God was great and they were
nothing. Such another was Solomon's Temple. The
ground was selected and the plan made, espe
cially the most minute details of ornamentation,
and the vestments to be used in the sacrifice,
by Almighty God himself, who was the architect
thereof; and, in answer to the pyayer of Solomon,
Almighty God declared that He would hoar the
prayers'of. those who would pray in that place ; that-
His eyes might be opened and His ear attentive to
those who would pray in that place, He esta
blished it as his holy place. Now, a greater than'
Solomon's Temple, in all its glory, is here, and a
greater than Solomon, an infinitely greater than-
Solomon would have been had he persevered to
the end, we will have here upon that altar in a few
moments after I will have terminated thin imperfect
address. A God will come down from Heaven and
be offered in sacrifice for the Met time in this
temple. A Christian temple Is opened for
the service of God, with Christian influences and
graces and reminiscences clustering around it.
Oh ! it is a grand object. It is trulsra safe place ; a
terrible place. How short to the gateway of Heaven I
The Christian church is not a:lecture-room to which
persons cone merely to hear instruction. It is,
first. the house of prayer, and, secondly and mainly,
the house of the highest species of prayer, which is
sacrifice. Christ himself, the bridegroom, appear
ing upon the altar as the lamb, as it were, Slain, or
tittering himself up as the head' of the people to
His Eternal Father, and his people bowing down
worshipping him, and uniting their prayers and
their offerings—frith His prayers and. His offer
ings. The religion according to which Solomon
worshipped was a religion of types and figures;
there was nothing in it but types and - figures—a
religion of weak and needy elements, containing
simply, as St. Paul intimates,shadow of the
good things to come. In this religion, the worship
of which will be performed for the first time in this
newly-opened temple, there is no mere type or
figure—there is a living and breathing reality. Tell
me not that, in the sacrament of the Lord's Supper,
as our dissenting brethren usually style its or in the
sacrament of the Eucharist or Thanksgiving, as we
more commonly call it—tell me not that there is •
naught but mere bread and wine. If that were the
case,i s tien, instead of progressing from the reli
gion aol the Jews to something higher, we
have fallen backwards, for the Jews had a
much more lively and appropriate type and
figure• and representation of the death of Christ
on the cross than we have. They had the lamb,
one year old, without spot, slain hastily—the most
lively image that could be presented of the Lamb
of God who was slain upon the cross. Now, sup
pose that we have nothing butmere bread and wine,
where is the appropriateness of it 1 Where is the
liveliness of representation as compared with the
Jewish sepresentation•? If that be the truth, is it
not a fact that instead of advancing
. by the great
mystery of Christianity, we have retrograded since
the days of Jesus Christ ? I wish not to enter upon
polemical subjects, but I state what every one
knows to be a fact, that all the old Christians for
fifteen hundred years, with a single exception,
(and that soon ceased to be an exception,)
the Greek Church, the Latin, the Aram.
clans and Nestorians believed in the presence
of Jesus Christ in the holy sacrament of the altar,
and believed in it as firmly as they believed in their
own existence. These Churches had been quarrel
ling on different subjects, and had been torn from
the bosom of the Old Church on speculative differ
ences In regard to the Trinity, the Incarnation; yet
all of them, however much at variance in their
views on other points, agreed on this one; and the
first man who dared to attack it, and who gained
followers, was Zuinglius, who denounced Martin
Luther, the inaugurator of what was called the
Reformation. And, to this day, perhaps four out
of five of the Christians on the face of the earth
believe in this mystery. And ft never could
have been thus believed in if it had not been
taught by Jesus himself. This is enough to satisfy
us, and this is the glory of the Catholic worship,
This it is which distinguishes the Catholic from the
dissenting worshipper. This is the reason that we
turn our faces reverently towards the altar. Oh,
yes, we have an altar ! St. Paul said, writing
to thtißebrewa : "We have an altar—an altar for
offering up sacrifice." "Wo have an altar," said
he, ." as well as the Jews ; those who . serve the
tabernacle (that was the Jewish worship) cannot
partake of our altar." We have an altar, as we
had frau the beginning; . not a mere nominal altar,
but an altar for offering . up victims and sacrifices,
and we turn reverently to that altar as the centre or
our hearts , attraction. The pulpit Is quite secondary.
In the pulpit we talk to man. We turn to the altar
end talk to God. At the altar we do not talk to be
heard by men, as the Pharisees did when they stood
en the corners of the streets ; we talk in our inmost
Souls.
This church is nominally an ornament to this
beautiful city of Philadelphia, the second in this
country, and. itls a credit to those who are engaged
in its structure. Every man, every woman and
child who put a dollar in this church has, to that
extent, erected a monument to his or her memory
for future ages. Of its order of architecture, It stands
at least peerless in this country. It is modelled, I
have been told, after the church of is
Charles Bor
romeo, in the Corso, in Rome, and is about the same
size and more beautiful in its front. I have
often been in that Church of St.,Oherles Borromeo,
and I think it is superior to that edifice in its exte
rior, and almost equal to it in its interior, with the
exception, of the ornamentation, paintings, sculp
ture, and all that springs up almost instinctively
in Catholic countries, and especially in the beauti
ful land or Italy. With that exception, viewed pro
portionately, attaining as far as this size of a. church
can attain to the beautiful and almost the sublime,
It is equal to that church. Of course, it is not equal
to other churches in Rome. I made a calculation
yesterday of the relative dimensions of this church,
which is the largest, or, at any rate, among the
largest in the United States of its kind, (for I have
been comparing Gothic structures, and other struc
tures not Gothic, nor•precisely Roman), and after a
rough comparison I find that, upon a gross calcula
tion, this church, large as It is, could be placed in
side of St. Peter's; at Rome, about fifteen times. If
you would put it in one corner of .St. Peter's, you
would barely notice it; so that though we here, in
this enlightened country may. think we are doing
wonders, (and we are doing wonders), we must not
suppose that we have engrossed all that is great
and grand in the world.
Now,; this Cathedral has cost more than any other
*Hiding of the kind in the United States. I am
told it has cost very nigh half a million of dollars.
That amount has been contributed by the generous
and noble hearted Catholics of this diocese. I have
no doubt that many who were not members of the
Church also contributed. It has been contributed
generously and nobly, except the amount of debt
which still remains ; but this I consideraiready paid,
bechuse I know that those who so nobly began this
work will terminate it as nobly, and that this day,
in giving. this beautiful edifice to Almighty God,
they will give It to liim free of debt and of imam
brance.
There is another cbaracteristio - distinctive of the
building of this church, which approximates it in
soruerespeots to the build in g of those larger churches
in Europe. It has taken a longer time than any
other church with which I am acquainted, and per
haps a longer time than the much larger and more
magnificent one to be bhilt in New York will take
when it is mon enced. Eighteen years have been
spent la its erection. Begun by the venerable Ken
rick, my illustrious 'preceptor in 'Kentucky, who
was for a great number of years in Philadelphia;
and then my, honored predecessor in 13sltimore, it
Ras continued by his saintly successor, the venerable
Naumann, who was very efficiently aided by his
coadjutor, the present Bishop of Philadelphia,_
to whom belongs the honor and glory, and, lain
sure, the ht arty satisfaction, of haying finished this .
building, and of having been able to dedicate it. to
Almighty God this day. And 1 Nl:vat:llWe him
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I congratulate the Catholics' of this diocese.—l cen
pratulate all who are present, upon the symput t ;
which has been felt in the erection and completion
of this building, manifested by the very large at
tendance of Most Reverend and Right Reverend.
prelates, of clergy almost counting by hundred%
three archbishops, and twelve bishops, I think
three of them from Canada and the Bri
tish possessions in the North being present. It
is seldom that a more church dedication has drawn
together so many, but there is an interest attracting
to this Cathedral, from the fact that it has been
begun by a man to whom every Catholic heart and
every Catholic eye in the United States turns when.
ever his name is mentioned, Kenriok, of Pelladel
phia and lastly of Baltimore; that its erection was
continued by an o ther of -different nationality,
and that it was finished by another man
of still different nationality. A man born hr Ire,
land begtin it—a man born in Bohemia comes to
continue the work; a third man, born in Amerlea,
comes to complete it. Here you find the tide of con
tribution going on without regard to the nationality
of the person. Christ le the head of the whole Church
triumphant in Heaven, and of the Church militant
on earth, and there is an intimate nisi= of sympathy
between those who are struggling here and those
of the Church who are safe in the bosom of God.
We believe in the communion of saints. Every
heart that beats for Jesus, whether it be on earth
or in heaven, is the heart of a brother or a sister,
and the union, the love, is more tender than any
that could' ver exist between brother and sister on
this miserable earth. Now, dearly beloved, at the
august moment of.consecratiort heaven opens, and
Jesus, the Divine Founder of the Church, descend;
not in his natural form, not with that form
and glory which surrounds Him in heaven, for
then our eyes could not bear the vision ; but, under
the humble garb of our daily food and nourishment,
Be cornett!, the king of heaven and earth—ma
cometh surrounded by thousands and tens of thou
salida of archangels, who will olunter around that
altar, and fill up that sanctuary. We may well ex
claim, "How terrible is this place ! This is none
other than the House of God r and the very gateway
of heaven !" We have but a few more days or years
of pilgrimage, and then the bonds which bind us
will be burst asunder, and these fleshly garbs will be
cast aside, and the , spirit which has been watched
and redeemed by Jesus shall fly to the boom of
God, and be joined forever with the myriads of
spirits made perfect—the bright and glorious angels
with whom we are united by faith here below, whom
we now see but in an obscure manner. May God
grant it.
THE CHOIR AHD OECHHATRA4
The choir consisted of fifty male and female voices,
and the orchestra of thirty-live Instruments, and the
organ of the Cathedral chapel. The Mass sung
was Haydn's No. 3 in D, together with the To Donut
by the same composer; Alma Virgo by Hammen,
and a double Quartette, Vent Sanote Spiritus. The
soprano singers wore Mrs. John R. Welsh, and ildisBeB
Welsh, of the Cathedral choir ; the alto, Miss
Bradshaw; the tenor, Mr. Faulkner; the bassi,
Messrs. A. R. Taylor and Thos. E. Harkins. The
choir and orchestra were together powerful and
beautiful, and made ariimportant part of the'dedi•
catory services. They were under the direction of
Prof. B. C. Cross.
Too much praise cannot be given to Right Rev.
Bishop Wood, to whose management, in attention
to detail, the successful dedication of the Cathedral
is in a great measure due.
After the Ceremonies the audience slowly zeparat
ed: The guests and visitors from a distance were
invited to a dinner prepared for them. The whole
affair will long be remembered by every lover of art
and enterprise In our loved city, and will be thought
of as the day on which hopes long cherished were in
the highest degree roallied by every Catholic in our
midst.
SCENES OUTSIDE.
As early as eight o'clock in the morning the pm).
ple began to assemble in the vicinity of the church,
and finally to spread themselves around Logan
Square. The morning was damp, the clouds lower.
ing, the atmosphere raw and chilly. Towards nine
o'cicck the crowd augmented, and from this time to
ten o'clock the people came in droves. Every street
from the north, east, south, and west, was alive
with moving throngs, all tending to the great cen
tre of attraction. The steps of the surrounding
houses, Wills' hospital,' and other prominent places
were beseiged with spectators, while around the
railing °Mogan square the mass was dense, reach
ing in many places to the curbstone. It was cer
tainly impossible for thousands to see any of the
movements in the Square. No person was admitted
into the enclosure unless he or she was provided with
a green ticket. At each gate a member of the
general committee of arrangements was stationed,
who acted with the utmost regard to discipline.
Besides this gentleman several police officers were
stationed to prevent intrusion. On a number of the
trees and other prominent places wore cards an
nouncing the important fact that itreqnired a green
ticket to entitle-a person to admission into the
square. There were only a few individuals, so far
as our personal observation extended, who endea
vored to enter the enclosure without tickets, but
they had to take the back track. Several pollee
officers desired to let the reporter of the " outside
scenes" enter the square, but the gentleman of the
committee was inexorable. Consequently we were
entirely unable to obtain even a glance of the doingS
inside the railing. Quite a number of persons
baying the requisite document for admission had a
difficult time in reaching the gates of entrance, be
cause of the dense throng around them. It may be
fair to presume that a few gave it up as a hopeless
• task in their endeavors to reach some of the gate
ways.
The space in front of the church on Eighteenth
street was kept clear by strong lines of police offi
cers extending across the thorougfare. Strict or
ders were given that no one should oe permitted to
pass the lines, and this we believe was strictly ad
hered to. Many carriages containing wealthy mem
bers of the church, or distinguished persons from
abroad, stopped in streets adjacent to the building.
Where the passengers alighted and were admitted
by other entrances than the front, in accordance
with a well-defined programme that had been per
fected several days previously.
The procession was to move at quarter past ten
o'clock, but at this time rain began to fall, and hun
dreds of persons, who had no umbrellas, were sub
ject to a crouching.
At about half-past ten o'clock an alarm of fire
prevailed, and this canoed a stampede, in which
many young men and boys, who had been attracted
there by curiosity, joined, and 'for a short period
quite a lively time prevailed. The rain made all
out doors very unpropitious Tar any public display,
and thousands of persons soon wended their way
homewards. feeling sad and disappointed, no doubt,
became of the disagreeableness of the weather.
It being expected that the immense crowds would
attract the attention of professional thieves about
the city and from other places, the entire detective
force of police were present. It may be said that
everything passed off well with, the exception of the
. showers of rain.
A JESIMV MISSION.
A service known as a " Mission" was commenced
Last night at the Cathedral, under tho direction of
the Fathers of the Society of Jesus. It will con
tinue for several days, and the devotions will be as
follows:
MOHNLNO.
5% o'clock - -Mass. '
6 6 ' Meditation.
6% " Mass.
7 " Mass. -
9;_ " Spiritual reading—Rosary.
10 " - Mass.
10% Sermon.
113.1 " Private dovotions—Examinatiou)i
conscience.
12 o'clock—Angelus.
AFTERNOON.
4. o'clock—lnstruction. •
7 " Spiritual reading.
7, 2 3 " " Rosary.
" Discourse—Benediction of the Most
Blessed Sacrament-'Night prayers.
Public .Entertatnmearts.
OHMSTiTIIT-STREST TREATELE.—AIrs. Bowers' en
gagement terminated with considerable eclat on Sa-
Satnrday night. Tier personation of Camille met
'with universal approbation, , the death scene parti
cularly obtaining great applause.. The minor cha
racters of the play; however, were not supported in
a manner to render the perforniance an even one
throughout. Armand Dural is a part in which Mr.
Mordannt is not at present fitted to shine. This mo
tor, admirable as ho is in many characters, does
not portray the l odished gentleman with the ne
cessary finish ane'elegance. His "manners have
not that repose which stamps the caste' , of the
'drawing-room habituE. In love scenes, also, he
is usually wanting in force. The vows of devo
tion which the stage•hero is so often called upon
to breathe, seem in Mr. Mordaunt , s mouth to be
mere lip.serrice, not homage of the heart.
The manager seems alive to the weakness of por
tions of his company, and has recently made some
valuable additions to It, among whom Miss Belle
'Vaughn, a really good actress, is the most notice
able. - ,
Tonight, Dion Bouctcault's drama of "Pan
, vrette" will be, performed for the first time in this
country. Miss Ef6.o Germon, whose late absence
from the stage has caused considerable regret, will
sustain a leading character in the play.
WALIIVT•STBEET THEATRE.—The first rendition
during the present engagement of Miss Western's
speclalty—" East Lynne "—is announced for to
night. The version performed by this lady has ad
vantages over its competitors in biting the first
dramatization of Mrs. Wood's well-known book. It
is nearer to the original work, more forcible and
pathetic halts situations than Mr. Tayleure's second
attempt at the same subject, performed recently by
Mrs. Bowers. It is quite as delicate, too, we think,
though delicaey seems to be a matter particularly
aimed at In the later play. Surely Lady Isabelss
frequently-alluded -to abandonment of Levison, after
her desertion of her husband is lass natural than
the sequence' of that ill-advised act in the novel,
and it Is not more delicate because the frequent al
lusions to the fact rendered necessary to make the
audience believe it, are not pleasant to the mind.
It was In this play that Hiss Western first achieved
a reputation In this city, and it still remains her
best performance.
NATIONAL Crito/s.—The audience was so im
mense at this popular establishment on Saturday
night that it was necessary to find accommodation
on the stage for several huntred . ladies and gentle
men. New performers, with Professor Hutchinson/s
-trained dogs, will appear for the first time this eve
ning.
LARGE AND ATTRA.CTIVR ASSORTMENT OF 875
LOTS-FRENCII AND SAXONY DRY GOODS, FORS,
&c., Tins DAY.—The early and particular attention
of dealerais requested to the choice and desirable as
sortment of French; German, Syriss, and Saxony
dry goods, furs, &c., embracing about 875 lots of
fancy and staple articles, (including dress goods,
silks, shawls, ribbons, &c., to be peremptorily sold,by
catalogue, on four months' credit, commencing this
morning, at 10 o'clock, precisely, to be continued
all day without intermission, by John B. Myers &
Co., auctioneers. Nos. 232 and ni Market street.
SALE OF BOOTS AND SEOES.—The early atten
tion of buyers is called to the large and attractive
'sale of 1,000 cases boots and shoes, to bo sold by
catalogue, for cash, this morning, Monday, Nov. 21,
commencing at 10 o'clock precisely, by Philip Ford
Sr. Co., auctioneers, at their store, Nos. 525 Market
and 122 Commerce street.
Tan history of the Bible which was sent to Eon.
Richard H. Dana, Jr., and which is supposed to
have been a waif from a vessel shipwrecked on the
coast of Formosa, has been traced to the lady whose
name it bears.. It was presented by Nrs. Rebecca
B. Burgess, (as we learn by a note from that lady,)
to David Graves, steward of the ship Challenge, of
which her husband was master. Tao book was a.
testimonial to the steward for his unremitting atten
tions to Captain Burgess, who died in sight'of the
Island of Juan Fernandez, December 11, 1856.
Graves was subsequently steward of ship Ring
leader, Captain White, when she was wrecked on a
reef off Formosa. The were taken offend sub
sequently landed- at Shanghae. This was in 166 4 2.
Mrs. Burgess has not since heard from the owner of
the Bible.—Boston Journal.
Tnants are two amendments proposed - to the Oca•
stitution of the United States. One is to abolish
slavery forever in the United States ; the other is
to provide for the election of the President and Vice
President of the United States by the direct rota
of the people; not, as at present, by an electoral
college. .
A RZT attacked a ladlr while asleep at IVlaohlaS,
Maine, a few nights ago, and bit her severely in
the neck and ear. It also attacked a child in an
adjoining room. .
111cCriaLLeri has received the smallest vote of for
Presidential candidate since the election of 191,
When Pinckney, the rearm candidata, bad only
foiirteen votes,