Vermont watchman and State journal. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1836-1883, 1844-07-12

A WOMAN SENTENCED TO DEATH,
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A WOMAN SENTENCED TO DEATH |
IN .ncy 1874 By NE RorGa Catholic -7,nhoritiep I
for embracing Protestant Heresies."
DIR. HALEY who has just been released from the
grasp of Popery, by the interference of the British
government, writes from Madeira May 4th, to a
friend in London, gives an account of the persecu
tons which the Romish Church nhcts upon its vic
tins, whenever its power is commensurate with It's
spirit. Extract.
MY dear Sir although very hurried cannot
allow the Steamer to go without communicating to
you the state of matters here.
{" Last Sabbath two persons when going home
from my house were taken prisoners and commit ed
to the gaol, where they lie for not kncelng to
the Host as it passed. On Monday third was I'M
prlsuned on the same charge. On Wednesday sew
eral were moued with sticks and some taken by
hands and feet as Ill procession and carried into the
church aud made to kneel before the images. On
the I'd of May, girl brought some leaves of the
New Testament telling me, with tears, that her own
father had taken and beat them with great
suck and then burnt them. On the same day Maria
Joaluina, wife OF Manuel Alves, who had been IN
prison nearly year, was condemned to
DEATH The counts against her were, that she de-
MED the doctrine of the Trinity and the vrginty OF
Mary and maintained that the sacramental bread Is
bread, and the images should not be venerated. A
gentleman, VINO present during the trial, assur-
ed me that respecting the Trinity and the virgnty
there no proof adduced. Respecting the A-
| craunent, only one witness swore that he heard her
say that the Host is bread. And respecting the
images all declared that she did not say they should
not be We Grated but that size did say that the Ho'
| " Scripture forbids the alteration of them. My in
iorniant astonshed that the country people
should have known the difference, and gwen so
clear evidence before prosecutor who put leading
| questions and tried TO cunfound. 1t will be hardly
credited III fatherland that such sentence
could have been gwen in tins century, but the moth
er OF seven children, the youngest OF whom was at
the breast when the mother was cast into prison,
and is now in the gaol Of funcha condemned to be
hanged, Tor having said that images should not be
uduTed. And under such circumstances she Is for
hidden The use of the Holy Scriptures, or any part
) of them. 1t is as likely that she will be actually
executed as it was that she would be condemned
to death. We suppose 1t impossible TO perpeuate
, such an act We also supposed 1t Impossible thai
such sentence should have been gwen IN any par
OF Christian Europe IN 1874.
t yesterday young man, father of two or three
little Children came to speak about the rage OF thu
6 enemies OF truth III his parish and the danger II
= which he found himself. On the way home, large
u company, among them, us ringleaber, the nephew
i of a priest, beabored him. lie went on quietly
i that is without answering striking but fast u
. ne could to be tree Of them He is to-day in bed
all black and blue, and his brother had TO flee 10
safety. What is done to those who perpetuate sue
things! Nothing Not one Is taken up for them
they are said to be encouraged | understand tina
N the object is to make it appear that am exciting
+. commotlon, but always urge those who hear mi
OF to follow the command of Christ, Love your enc
mics land that they resist not evil, but remembt
that they sheep, and that their safety consists
keeping close TO the Shepherd Jesus and calling Q
T. and committing themselves to him."
" The British government have been called upo
-; to interfere again.