The Sun.
London, England, 1863-08-18 00:00:00

The Pope on the American Crisis.

The New York papers received by the Africa publish a
letter address..d by the Pope to Archbishop Hughes on
the subject of the American difficulties. The .N-ew 1' ork.
Tablet, the Catholic organ, which publishes the commu-
nication in the original L'ltin, states that it is the duplicate
of a letter sent to the same prelate, under date of Oct. 18,
1862, but which never reached its destination :
" To our Venerable Brother John, Archbishop of New

York.

" Venerable Brother, Health and Apostolic Benediction :
Among the various and most oppressive cares which weigh
on us in these turbulent and perilous times, we are greatly
afflicted by the truly lamentable state in which the Christian
people of the United States of America aro placed by the
destructive civil war broken out among them. For, vener-
able brother, we cannot but be overwhelmed with the deepest
sorrow, while we recapitulate, with painful feelings, the
slaughter, ruin, destruction, devastation, and the other in-
numerable and ever-to-be-deplored calamities by which the
people themselves are most miserably harassed and dilace-
rated. Hence, we have not ceased to offer up, in the humi-
lity of our hearts, our most fervent prayers to God that He
would deliver them from so many and so great evils. And
we are fully assured that you, also, venerable brother, pray
and implore, without ceasing, the Lord of Mercies to grant
solid peace and prosperity to that country. But since we,
by virtue of the office of our apostolic ministry, embrace,
with the deepest sentiments of charity, all the nations of the
Christian world, and, though unworthily, administer here
on earth the vicegerent work of Him who is the author of
peace and the lover of charity, we cannot refrain from incul•
eating, again and again, on the minds of the people them-
selves, and their chief rulers, mutual charity and peace.
Wherefore we write you this letter, in which we urge you,
venerable brother, with all the force and earnestness of
our mind, to exhort, with your eminent piety and epis-
copal zeal, your clergy and faithful to offer up their
prayers, and also apply all your study and exertion, with
the people and their chief rulers, to restore forthwith the
desired tranquillity and peace by which the happiness of
both the Christian and the civil republic is principally
maintained. Wherefore, omit nothing you can undertake
and accomplish by your wisdom, authority, and exertions,
as far as is compatible with the nature of the holy ministry,
to conciliate the minds of the combatants, pacify, recon-
cile, and bring back the desired tranquillity and peace by
all those means that are most conducive to the best inte-
rests of the people. Take every pains, besides, to cause the
people and their chief rulers seriously to reflect on the
grievous evils with which they aro afflicted, and which are
the result of civil war, the direst, most destructive, and
dismal of all the evils that could befall a people or nation.
Neither omit to admonish and exhort the people and their
supremo rulers, even iu our name, that with conciliated
minds they would embrace peace, and love each other with
uninterrupted charity. For we are confident that they
would comply with our paternal admonitions and hearken
to our words the more willingly, as of themselves they
plainly and clearly understand that we are influenced by
no political reasons, no earthly considerations, but simply
and solely bypaternal charity, to exhort them to charity
and peace. And study, with your surpassing wisdom, to
persuade all that true prosperity, oven in this life, is sought
for in vain out of the true religion of Christ and its salutary
doctrines. We have no hesitation, venerable brother, but
that, calling to your aid the services and assistance even
of your associate bishops, you would abundantly satisfy
these our wishes, and by your wise and prudent efforts
bring a matter of such moment to a happy termination.
We wish you, moreover, to be informed, that we write
in a similar manner this very day to our venerable
brother, John Mary, Archbishop of New Orleans, that,
counselling and conferring with you, he would direct all
his thoughts and care most earnestly to accomplish the
same object. May God, rich in mercy, grant that these
our most ardent desires be accomplished, and as soon as
possible our heart may exult in the Lord over peace re-
stored to that people. In fine, it is most pleasing to us
to avail ourselves of this opportunity to again testify the
special esteem in which we hold you. Of which, also, re-
cmost
from assured pledge, the apostolic benediction,
the inmost recesses of our heart, we
most lovingly bestow on you, venerable brother, and the
flock committed
Rome,toyt your charge.
St. Peter's, October 18, 1862, in the
17th y
"Dated a
Pontificate.
s:hi7h aar of our

" POPE Pius IX."

IThe inhabitants of the Red River districts are
much dissatisfied with the rule of the Hudson's Bay Com-
pany; their cle6potisin being greater than in Russia.
THE LATE DYED CLYDE.--Yesterday afternoon
the remains of the late Field Marshal Lord Clyde
were removed from Government-house, Chatham, where
his lordship's death took place, to his town residence, in
readiness for the pul.,ilic funeral, which takes place this
week. The removal of the body was conducted in the most
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