Alexandria daily gazette, commercial & political. [volume] (Alexandria [Va.]) 1808-1812, 1808-09-21

temporal sovereignty, he threa-
Is his spiritual, a wall OF divi-
rns = '' aa' Is. catholics Of France and the
aOn os -: noa.,aa, in the assurance, accord
svs'SSI &. Caampagny' $ note, that the car
ms g ,. :, having given up his functions,
d 'al .uss church resumed its doctrines
e! CT v II is integrity.
va Sp;s holiness has too good an opinion q
: ~ clergy Of France 10 doubt
nc ~ Gsllican chsrch, however jealous of
lna' ~ as.,o-,t;ves, is Vet so attached to the
Is PTS 0f 81. Peter, that it viii maintain It
sn ,e. : it's true principles, without as
s. Inc rights which it does not, and cannot
sslnsS nor become schis.natic, by separat
ls: ssslf from the Chathoiic Units.
s s ' then-thc repeeitionis impoc-
;;s ;;srot MS holiness which seeks the
Ir A pacific Prince, notvlthstand-
.' 'bsvas obliged to witness the spoilation,
y !! Sss,nce Of all right Of his states Of Bene-
' = - and Ponte Corvo Notwithstanding
s sss expence Maintaining French
ICONS Notwithstanding The usurpation OF
4 Ss eapisa, the rsrrpalisn Of almost all his
:. .orsrr 81 rights Notwithstanding the vlo-
-, = dismissal Of so many spiritual persons,
' sasn6sipg His holy Senate and notwith-
.,sn';pg all the other acts by which his dig
s;sy has been cegr1sletl, ali sllat his holiness
d hi to command his people, when the
French army entered Rome 20 shew 1t res
.se,. III that his Holiness did was TO receive
!, Il the most hospit;sbie manner, and to iill-
Mere oge his msjcsty, in the mean time, re-
lief iipn so nlsny aggravated evils; and all
that his holiness does row is to mourn be
ryren the vcssibule anSi TIE altar, invoking
The pny of heaven upon his people, and that
by a return to better coanscls, tbs most po-.
tent Napolean viii not suffer the inheritance
Of the Roman See, given by providence to
ae head Of the Catholic church IN full en-
pynaent, to be lost and rooted out.
Is Thus his Holiness made war! Thus he
conducted himself to the present hour to-
wards his majesty, however distressing or
unfortunate has been the result. Still his no.
Illness viii cherish the hope that his majesty,
rejecting the counsel OF the enemies OF the
holy see, who have had recourse to every art
toshaoge has disposition, will revert to their
| former friendly correspondence, and be salts
iedvith the concessions made in the note OF
the asd Of January II, BY the hidden pur-s
poses Of the most high, this should not take
pace, asc his majesty, regardless of his own
CORY, and deaf to the Cal! ef justice, should
put bis threats into execution, and take pos
Nsaon Of the states of the church, by right
d conquest, overturning tbs government IN
consequence, his Holiness will be unable to
remedy such fatal occurrences, but he solemn
" declares that the first will not be Cen-
guest, as bis holiness is at peace with all the
world, but NilI bs a usdrr~-sion moe vio-
lent than history can furnish; and the second
VII not be The result of conquest, but ofthat
userpstloa He declares ar TIE same time,
'hst L will not be the work Of political genius
Md Illumination, bat an awful visitation OF
mat s'on from whom all Sovereignty is de-
MED, and especially that given to the head of
|as Church.
Bcwing. in that event, with profound a
ofaslon to the nccrees of Heaven, his ,holi
sSvili ind consolation in rejecting that the
e'sator and Redeemer w;lled these things,
'la that all concurs to accomplish Ills purpo-
sss when his appointed time arrives.
!, Ihis Is the answer which the undersign-
|.ah commanded by his holiness to give to
VIC note ct NJ. Champagny, and to commu.
'a'ale 70 your exceilency.
Cardinal G. ADRIEILI.