The enquirer. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1804-1815, 1808-09-23

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iperoI, and would eNer declare. hcstiities a.
gainst him. How could iteveu be supposed,
mat his holiness should be capable Of de-
claIing war against any power2. He has long
been enduring Cllc most hostile ueatment, &
is therefore prepared to endure the threaten
/ ed loss cfhis temporal domini0us. Heaven is
witness OF the purity OF his holiness intenti-
; ohs, and the world viii Judge if it was pos
s5le TO have conceived 50 extraordinary =
scheme.
Ardent,v desiring 70 compromise and be
IN peace with his majesty, ne manifested in
his note OF the 18th ofIanuary last, his COM
ap.ianoe, as far-a$ 1t was possible, TO comply /;
! his majesty docs rot practice al those cen
descenSjons, which he might practice toward
the molly see; he persists 'intiexbly in de-
manding what his holiness neiyher can nor
viii accedc To. namely in leading him to .
war aud TO apGrpetual aggressive war, I'M
Ger the pretence OF securing the tranquility
OF Italy What can ititiy have to fear if his
Holiness should not enter into the proposed
,carie 9~sIrrcundcd rs the PapaI cih,ainicns
s.re ~ ti,as - ,,,.
could be entertained bat Of the ports; yet
MS holiness having offered to shut them, tiu
ms; =, ssyre a. s T.; :.,.a -
guard the coast, he thGS proposed 10 contri-
bate, as far as was in his power, without be-
lrnying his sacred duties, to the security and
tranquility CT Italy. If in spite of all this,
Hi maicsN shall take possession, as he has
tthreatened of thepapai domnionS, respect
ed ~ ali even the most powerful monarchy,
idurng spaCe 81 ten ccutUues and upwavda,
!audshan orcrturn The government, his no
lluc,s viii be u4able 10 prevents this spolia-
lion, and can cnlr in bitter .iiiiction cf heart,
lament the evil which lis naicst' wili COM
Init IN the sight 81 Cod ;trustipgin whose pro-
lection his holmes viii remain i'm perfect
tranquility, crioying the consciousness ofaot
Having brought on this disaster y ilnpru-
Hence, or n. ob,tinacv, but 80 preserve the
Independence Of tliat sovereignty which he
IPught to transmit, unjpiurcl - his success
Ilors as he received Ii; ani - main,aii, IN
.Eys integrity, THAT ha may secure the nnivcr-
l. l.! concurrence nF IL 12ria.os so ncccSsarv
Ib the welfare OF religion Fox this iiIelijr
p hissacred duties, isho'ness VIII receive
iansolation from ,hc words Of his divine ma
9cr, "beasei arc they who are prosecuted
ilr righteousness sake"
lWith rcsncct to the article relatingto the
dsnissaI afthe cardinals MS holiness in the
lcinpiaii,S ale geL, had no need * exam
iing the principle # rhciraliegiance. PIE
l'aiug or that freedom which ;hc rights of
initl9ns allow 20 every man, to live under
itt.t s!lv which is most corrcnial to him (:
lpFcsuning on that new allegiance acquired
ic 81 many gears lis !saiiiieSsss
imarks that primitive allegiance Cannot IL
vail against the sacred obligations underta-
ken bv tJe cardinals in toe ,.hu"ch oT G Il
the oaths they take on receiving the purple,
and their eminent Office Of counsellors to the
Isnyereign pontif IN his spiritual concerns
s. that, therefore thcv cannot BE torn from his
blossom. With regard to the cessation Of the
iiunct;cas OF the le5atc, and to his departure,
his Holiness could hardly have expected that
they would have been attributed TO the mo-
Itivcs assigned in M Champagny's note
His holiness will repeat them once more
After having tried every method to recall his
ma eStv TO his previous sentiments toward S
che p&pai see, and to concert the desired re-
Paration o. so many religious innovations
after having endured, for such length of
time, with nnsubducd patience and with nm
aiterabe meekness. 50 maGy outrages and
insults after having seen hossGuitess were
Ill the remonstranccs urged against the hos
tile proceeding, of the French ;af,er having
Epeaceably borne the humiliation Of iInpri-
somnent; and seeing these insults, these con
'empt2 these violations, increase with eve
~ hOur, his holiness found ii necessary. tho
with the deepest regret, to determine on The
recall ut his !cga:e in order 70 overthrow, al
least, IN the face o. the world, the filse and
scandalGus opinion that Whatever might &c.
,receive his yacit consent. In this very re
cal TIE precise period of which could moi
thave been anticipated by his holiness. Inc
'professcd along with those constant aiTccti-
ona,c regards which h. entertained FIR hi.
majesty, that he could not consent to the dc
nand Of the evacuation Of Rome, and be >a-
tisied with those concessions which are com
patible with the dnties ofhis holiness, the le
81 te might continue, III conformity with h.,
Instructions, to e1;ercisc his functions Blu;
lis majesty proved iu'e fbie. and instead G.
rcccding a simple step, preferred tic dis
Continuance of tic legation and the tlepar-
turc Of tie poilfciai represes tative 1t /.
not. therefore his holiness, who BY this nv.
pothetcal recall Of his lcgate, has declared
war against the emperor; it is the emperor
who chooses TO declare war against his no.
Illness and not content with DECLARING it fl
gaibAt his temporal sovereignty, he threat.
cas- TO raise in his spi, tnal, wall OK dtvi.
sion between the catholics of France and the
sovereign pcniH, in the assurance, accord.
; ing to IA. Champagny's note, that The car
dnal legate having given up his functions
the GaliCian church resumed its d3ctrinc in
all its integrity. His holiness has TOO good
an opinion pf tile i,lustricus clergy Ct France
20 doubt that the 6 aliician Church however
jealous Of its prorogatiyes, is yet so attached
to the chair o. 81 Peter, that it viii main-
tain itself unshakeu in its true princi-