The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1847-05-15

Affairs In Warrington.

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Affairs In Washington.
WAsHINGror, May 19 Is47
The Church Property Of Merico.4 Collection Of Inter
esting Facts and Statistics, shouting the tremendous
mass Of Wealth Of the Church, and the overwhelming
poverty Of the State-Whars TO be done in such d
case?
The organic paper broadly hints at the sequestrstion
Of the church property Of Mexico upon information that
the church has advanced and will continue to advance
funds for the prosecution of the against the United
States The policy of this project do not now intend
to discuss but simply for the qualification public Gu
rosity, to look little into the affairs Of the church it,
finances, Sc.
BY an estimate before the church property Next
90 is set down at the following valuation -
Real property in town aud country s,so 600 600
Churches houses, converts, curates, dwell
lngs furniture jewels precious vessels &c $1,000
| Floating capital, With other funds, and the
capital required 10 produce the sum u
ally received IN aims 100000
Total. ........ $e0OOoOoc
An estimate entirely small for Gomez Farias sets
Town the total value at which doubtless
nearer the mark No one however, pretends to know
the value Of the coin, jewels and belonging
to the varisus churches which have been accommodating
since the establishment Of tho Catholic religion and
their real estate has been constantly increasing In
amount and In value. They many ofhe houses
In the city Of Mexico and other cities, (the rents OF
DC VniuADso real oetAtes
all the republic Almost every person leaves be-
quest in his will for for his soul which constitute
an ncumoranee upon the estate and thus nearly al
the estates OF the small propretors are motgagsd To
the church The property held by the church in mort
main Is held at Soo1ooooo.
, oomeA arias the only man VINO mas persevered la
the for the Of the church proper
" ne attempted II IN 1854 but was put down BY q
revolution. He attempted 1t again In lSa7, and has
again been ruled out Of power Ono Of the best
We mop nI may i've 70 see the power OF the
To give some Idea OF the wealth and magninosnee Of
W.a Ti we sao' rom ~1 lec zen, DOOR 81 non
d;y,, on tS ; t~ ~ r. 1 C,ha p,oson ,
y, enT VI .l' Css'eofai oA snS s''y
!Tha y. .hnd..i syh;p% a.s,,Jn;., a.. IA. -
idol tn, oS Mat,a 4; r n v ssSs ~ - 'Io sea.
g., 1891 "a ,.ant 80. -sS ~ 49, xAe ~
.n;,ni ~ ~ trr;tos ctats IT, III .t.I sS.n r
IN M.;ca e. - hrn, -, ~ ri,.hs .,. ~ .a ~
savar,i not th,cSnsss az wada ~ nnh.n go. "a
line Unon enterinc IL one e Ant 70 rscs,i sh TIA
nict,~.s ~ IT, ar.Sion Ntrh,s RI go. -. 10 -
| wealth OF empires was collected there - ~
1Th. c,sr1s ~ M.~;co a. nj M nhv,o,.--.,. A.
aira th.t thai wa.lth shomd n. hnoA - a. Su
srtsnt. thew ara thsr.Sors not disnossd ~ g, An
information nnon ths snMec ar 10 sSbhii thsir ,nd
nd sjIvsr v.ss.l. ,as.s ny.ot',. tor.s "a 60 ~
Of usai,b onIts snourh IL ashbi..d ~ ssrSs IN ~ ~
ho,d.r vt,h SorT.r TI,. a., nh;ass -. n..~s =,
saiS On .nt.r;r, ~ =. thar.i - a. ,.- -. -
tr Of ill., hn;d;ng r. - nab 81 b,n h, r
! naIshs "a -. 80 s ~ 10, 49, 80
pseu =, uv Nv. , In ov,ss ~ pHas1n 0i oans
hsms,rads ancinsrc snsc. ~ ahn,t ~, 80 -,
a ;h, ano'Jsns ePsss , u oou sens ,se. woe,
part the hand rail from ak 10 eight inches wide non
the top Of this hand rail At the distance Of or sxht
feet mart ara human imavss hesutifuIIv wronah, rd
about foot high All Of these tho baiustrade hand rsn
ard im.g.a az. mad. ~ comnounI ~ Ia .i.r 80
conner yauab. than silver / was told that an
OFFER had been made to take this and renlscs
II with another of exactly the same size and Workman
ship Of pure silver and to give half million OF dollars
besides There IL much more of the same bsustrade IN
other parts OF the church should think in ali on II
| not less than three hundred feet
| AS YOU walk through the building on either aide
there are different apartments all nied from the door
to the ceiling with paintings statues vases huge can
desticks walters and a thousand other articles made
of gold or silver This tso is only the every dav ais
PLAY of articles of value the most costly arc
away in chests and closets What must IL be when ali
these arc brought out with the immonss oua ntit.s ~
precious which the church is known TO posssss
And this is ony one of the OF the city OF
leo where there are bet weeu sxtv and eighty othsr.
and some of them little less wealth than fh.
cathedral and n mus also be remembered that All ths
other large cities such as Puebls Guaduaiara Ouana
juato Zacatecss Durango and San luis Potosi have
each proportionate number Of Equally ooryeous e,ta
bjshments II would be the widest and most randou,
coniecture To attempt nm estimate of this ~
precious metals thus from the
of the currency OF the world and wasted in these bar
barrie Ornamental as incompatble with good taste A,
they with humility which was the most strkins
feature In the character the Founder of our religion
whose chosen instruments the lowy and humble
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