Southern Argus. [volume] (Columbus, Miss.) 1834-1842, 1841-01-06
NUMBER is.

leave to state the following facts, which
may be relied upon as authentic. He
appeared in Boyle last week, having
been brought there under the following
circumstances "A report has lately
gained ground, in the west of Ireland,
that Cavanagh has the power of per-
forming miracles, and gentleman nam
ed Peyton, residing near Boyle, whose
wife was iii of consumption, proceeded
for him to his fathers residence, near
Swineford, and took him in a gig with
him from thence to Boyle, in the hope
that he would cure his wife. She
| died on the morning after Cavanagh
arrived; but he told Mr.. Payton that
MS wife would die, and that no miracle
Icould be performedin erbehaIf. On
the road from Swineford to Boyle,
which is distance of nearly hundred
miles, and for two or three days whilst
he was there, he never tasted food,
nor had a secretion of any kind and
the fact is now beyond all question,
that he is able to live without meat or
drink, and that similar case was ne
yer known in the world before. The
day after he arrived in Boyle, he asked
permission from the parish priest to
Ipreach in the chapel; but when that
could not be granted he proceededsto
the Court House, where he held forth
to the people. He told them a few
years ago he was taken up to Heaven
at night, and shown all the glories of it
that he saw the Redeefner on his
throne, and the Virgin Mary worship
ping at distance from him-that
higher up in the Heaven was resplen-
| dent light, that he could hardly bear
| look upon-that the angel who show
ed him the vision explained every
thing to him, and told him that in a
short time another revelation should
be made to him, which should be dis
closed To mankind-that The time was
fast approaching when he would be
authorized by Heaven to make disclo-
; sures that would try the hearts of men.
: He said that the angel who showed
him Heaven and promised that anoth-
er revelation should be made to him,
told him, as a proof to the world that
, what he had seen was no delusion, and
that mankind should believe in his
e mission, that he would be able to live
r without mortal food during the remain
der of his life.
q He added that it was four years
$ since that promise was made to him ;
/, and that he had never since tasted food
: of any kind. He then quoted the
n Scripture, saying THAT it was notify
bread alone that the man could live,
but by every word that came from the
mouth Of God" He spoke of the
, Eucharist, and said lhat the proud and
the worldly could not believe in it, but
!, that the doctrine was true, and that
!, all should believe in it. The in
I; terest that was excited by his presence
e in Boyle was beyond all description ;
! the crowd was so great in the Court
| House that many were almost crushed
r to death. As he passed through the
e streets on the following day, there was
!, a poor cripple on barrow, who asked
d his blessing, and besought his aid TO
II restore her to the use of her limbs he
: looked up to Heaven and prayed God
}, J to heal her, SO strong was the force OF
] imagination, that she stood up and
y walked across the street, and seemed
e so that thousands hocked around IN
ID breathless amazement but unfortu-
d nately she was almost as bad the next
IS day as ever she was.-This damped
y the ardor Of the people with regard to
u Cavanagh's power of performing mira
70 cler but his own enthusiasm relative
Is to the revelations he is about to make,
We is wholly undated, and as have said
1t, the fact seems beyond all doubt that he
tn lives without mortal food. Some weeks
ol- ago a gentleman in Dublin sent him a
d present of some books, which were
II directed to the care Of a Catholic Cler-
no gyman in Connaught, but who, acting
:. upon his own judgement in the case
is kept the books, because Cavanagh ut
to tered some expressions which the rev.
by erend gentleman believed to be the
he effnsions of a distempered brain. On
VI another recent occasion, he wanted &c
Sss celebrate mass. And here letme state
-. that, although he has never beer
az known TO learn word of Lain in hi:
life, he seems to have tolerably cor.
rect knowledge of the language, ant
sat when handed Latin Testament lht
Ext other day, he read it and explained tht
'le meaning in English. Thousands up
= on thousands are lost in astonishmen
,,v at this apparently superhunan being
ers and the faithof many Protestants whc
ere heard him preach upon the real pre-
err seence is shaken very much, and on
out of this description conformed to the
", Catholic faith inthe Cathedral Of uan
q on Sunday last.-Dablin paper.
e, The Philadelphia Spirit of tn
se5 Times man has some Of the genuin
on grit about him. Hear him talk abor
led servant girls