Martinsburgh gazette — Martinsburgh, Va. [W. Va.], 1810-11-09 00:00:00, page 3

From the Baltimore Federal Republican.
The Irish Bishops.
With the Latin of the following document we have
lwen obligingly f'lmiihed by * gt-mleman belong ng
to the Catholic church. We haw bestowed part icu
lar care upon the mnslition, and afterward* submit
♦,-d it to the revision of an eminent scholar of the
* une religion* tit nominal «‘n.
It will be perused with interest by most readers,
and with pleasure by these friend* to toleration, who
reflect that the period of the emancipation of the Irish J
Catholics is nr >st steadily accelerated by such slma- I
ing evidences ol‘the patriotism of their clergy. No j
subjects of the British empire hare eclipsed those
bishop* in the expression of duty and attachment, or
have founded them upon more solemn and perm—
n:nt principle*.
The archbishops and bishops ia Ireland, to
the most eminent and reverend bishops,
presbvters, deacons, cardinals cf the ho
lv Homan church ; to the most illustri
ous and reverend patriarchs, archbish
ops, bishops and apostolic vicars thro’
out the woiid,
Health.
'i hat in a recent and unexpected calami
ty we neek fur new r*»«vv*-Ji»», u»4 «<■>«*t to
determining upon them we appeal to the
faith and aid gf all, we must be justified in
your opinion, either by the cruelty of the
times itself, or certainly by that charity of
Christ, which impels us. For now the
time is, that judgment should begin at the
house of God. (I Peter 4, 17.) We must
therefore listen to the words of God and ol
our Lord concerning the distant times of
those, who are his own. When you shall
see the abomination of desolution, stand
jng in tne holy place—then let those who
are in Judea, fly to the mountains. But
pray that your flight may not be in the win
terorouthe Sabbath. If therefore they
shall sav unto you, Behold (Christ) is in
i the desert, do not go out ; behold he is in
I the ch.set, do rot believe it. (Matt. xxiv.
I JS, lb, 20, 25, 28.) Here he warns his
t disciples of the necessity of a removal for
a wHfle, not from the faith and expectation
motivation, but from the earthly d wellings
of the believers and from the holy temple
hself, until the judgments ot the Lord may
be lulfiicd ; that they were to pray earnest
iy, that neither the established laws ct tin
times n r of the religions may shut the
ro-d to flight and safety j and that after our ;
good master and shepherd is suatobt d away
from cur sight, we may net thmet forward
»->suui" lus an.horny, by which ail things
are exp-^td to vain error and toul decep
tions. i nia o> ade of the highest r.'ecep
tor .» extended even to these times. Lor
.y.e tnrvc a tewjrle, which vitir,.)i he
race, being supposed obnoxious to one *•
lone, he would compel us to appear to wish
to be separated from the Catholic unitf, or
to abet the enemies of the British empire,
whom by the admonition of Christ, by the
faith of aa oath, and finally by the love of
country, we are bound to oppose, not only
with *ur counsels and exhortations, but if
necessary by shedding our blood and with
our lives; and that this primary duty of a
Christian citizen, shall be fulfilled by us,
we most sacredly promise, and call on God
and you to witness.
These matters have been acted upon in
our general convention held at Dublin, and
it was resolved that our sentiments should
be so expressed, as to make it manifest
that we have been both solicitous for the
unity of the church and the honors of Piu*
the rch, and at the same time, that we
wished to provide against those dangers
which are feared. Therefore, the follow
ing points have been discussed, adjudged
and determined as a perpetual memorial
of our sentiments.
Whereas the most holy and glorious
PopaJPoMa VLI, h Vina been taken away
from his dwo lesidencc by rmlnary order
and force, without any crime of his own,
and committed an exile into custody : and
whereas it may be feared, that overcome
by solitude and misery, the mind of the
said Pius may be impelled, and he may by
compulsion abdicate his office, the highest
iu the church, and forced to subscribe his
name to such abdication, as if it were vol
untanly and irecly nude :
Wherefore, we, by common consent,
having considered the premises, hereby re
ject, adjure, detest, declare void and to
every effect of law, cancel the bulls genu
ine or pretended, rescripts of every kind
whatever. Letters in th? form of briefs,
in whatever form conceived, if any such
should declare the cession, dismission or
abdication of the papacy in the name of Pi
us the 7th, until he shall be testored to the
free exercise of his office and jurisdicton,
and until the recovery of that liberty shal
be made known, not bv cessions onlv, ap
probations or confii (nations, but by indubit
able proofs.
And if the most holy lord pope Pius 7 h
even under a mitigated custody, shall cedi
or; hall have seemed to cede as aforesaid, v. <
de* 1 we that such cession is, was and will b<
null, and the years of his pontificate onlj
will be reckoned, the abdication be iug un
acknowledged
If the same lord pope Pius the 7th, beioj
in custody, as he now is, shall exchange lif<
lor death, we decree the apostolic see sha!
he* considered vacant, until a legitimate
I thousand right hundred and ten- We the
j represent uives in the name and on behali
of our constituents do hereby solemnly
pledge ourselves to support with our live*
and fortunes.
(Signed)
Johs H. Johnson, John Mills, John W.
■Leonard, Wtlliam Barrow, Philip Hicky,
, John Kurgan, Edmund Hawes, Thomas
Lilley. \V lUiam Spillcr,
John Uhea, President.
Andrew Steele, Sec’rv.
[PHILEMON THOMAS, isde
dared Commander in Chief ]
_
“ Posr solitary Connecticut”—This
; 9tats is continually sneered at by the demo
crats, for undeviating attachment \o feder
alism i and standing alone in the cause cf
j national honor. But this forlorn state, the
I last year expended thirty-seven thousand
dollars in endowments of primary schools
for the education of her youth ; increased
the finds of the state mere than ten thou
sand collars ; and what is more unique still,
on the first day of the present month there
' was one cent due to the state for taxes
j or ok any <nher account, on the hooks of
tbetrewny ;■ 't'ndy, my tnwtc**, <-!*»
ruclicut is a singular state.
o
Sinte the epoch of our Independence “ the
emperor has felt a pleasure in aggrandiz
ing the United States.”
[Dike of Cauore.]
His majesty's affection tor us began ear
ly in life, He is now about 40years of age;
and it is 34. years last July since we declar
ed ourselves independent. At that time,
his majesty must have been about six years
NEW GOODS.
THE subscriber has just finished opening a large parcel of GOODS, which malcei
his assortment very complete ; and he, with the greatest cun&Jence, ventures to
assure the public that he is now selling otF many bargains, and that no person whatever
shill undersell him in the slightest degree, either for cash, or to punctual customers oa
a reasonable credit.
The following is a part of his stock .*
Supeifine and Common Cloths, well assor*
ted,
Ca&humerss, all colours.
Plains and Flauneiia, all colours,
Blankets from 5-4 to 10-4,
Bedford Cords,
4 4 Fancy Chintzes,
■ 3 4 do. Calhcos,
Cambri'eks, lower than a*
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olds *nd was probably employed in playing
marbles, ia the island of Corsica. Louis
XVI. whose throne he has usurped, might,
with some plausibility at least, had he not
been murdered, have made the remark.—
Conn, Mirror.
Extract of a letter from Clonmells dated
182/a August.
“Mr. Maken, a gentleman of consider
able landed property, had let some laud,
contrary to the wishes of the peasantry on
his return home one evening lately, he waa
way laved and murdered with the m#«t hor
rid barbarity. Another gentleman, re
turning home, was shot in the back, sever
al slugs were lodged, and he died on the
spot. A poor man, with his family, were
murdered in his cabin, and then burned,
merely fiomthe pique of their neighbors.
The assizes are held here quarterly. U\
the short time I hare been here, 14 crimi
nals have been hanged for murder. The
sessions began yesterday, and the calender
announces t6J prisoners to be tried.—
There ara two setsol disturbers, who meet
in the mountain opposite die barracks wh>»
have pitched battles ; they are called Caira
vats aod Schaaavest*-—J on. paf>.
v v mm+mmmd
Bsntick Hastings of North Carolina has
sent to the Institute of Paris models of a
machinery lor Spinning fla*. A million of
francs is the premium for the best. Who
knows but that an American may obtain it.
The Independent Republican, printed at
Ch llicjthe, entertains no doubt of the e
lection cj Return 7. Meigs, jun. to the cf
fee of governor of Ohio.
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Oil of Vitriol.