Indiana State sentinel. [volume] (Indianapolis) 1841-1853, 1848-05-11
Plus IN.

title OF Regenerator OF Italy,
Country, and the Father of his People.
Pope Plus is but 56-the prime and vigor Of ma
ture manhood. One may hope much from mind
like his, which has at least decades yet in pros
peci before senility. His figure is noble and CON-
handing, and his features exhibit the handsome,
marked, true arisocratic outline. elbow beautiful is
our grand belisSimo Papa :" exclaimed the delight
ed people On seeing him. fine impressive exterior
is always sure to influence the feelings of the multi
tude; indeed, one may assert, an axlomatical
truth, that without 1t is fitted to be popular
leader.
Genius, serenity and benevolence, stamped up
on his high, calm, expansive brow The extreme
preston of kindness irradiating his countenance
might first induce the belief that he is deficient in
frmness, says our author Dut his serenity is rather
the result of the perfect selfpossession, which
scious power always gives; the noble calmness of a
high resolve filling the whole mind, and the deiermi
nation to execute 1t with the vigor of Hlldebrand,
and the infexibty of a Sextus Quintus.
"The young Feretti destined for the army;
but, even from childhood he evinced serious reli-
glous disposition, Plus VII. persuaded him 10 enter
the church. He soon after Joined the mission to
South America, where he became eminent for piety.
devotion. and extraordinary benevoence of DISPOSE
tion His whole happiness seemed to consist In i'm
violating himself for others. One day, in the midst
of wild Forest he stopped before wretched cave,
where lay dying Indian, surrounded by his helpless
family. No help was near-the dying savage had
probably been abandoned by his tribe; but the young
Mastai pitched tent beside-tended and taught the
dying man-saved his soul, though he could not save
his body-and when he died, Masta dug the grave
with his own hands, and placed cross upon the turf
Little he dreamed thenhat young priest in the lone
Indian savannah-of a day when two hundred mil
lions of Gods people would acknowledge his sway,
and the triple tiara be placed upon his brow On the
death of Plus VII. he returned Italy, and made
Archbishop of Spoleto-he was then thirty -6ve-and
In 1882 was promoted to the see of lmola His gen.
crosby to the poor around Imola lavish, that
his major demo frequently found there not bal
Deco in the house to procure dinner for his emf
nence. ''Well, must breakfast upon cheese" said
the bishop to him upon of these occasions, be-
holding the pad aspect of the major domo. "But
for dinner your eminence 2" ''Why, cheese, too"
said the bishop. Another day, having invited the
Archbishop of Spoleto to dine with him, he had TO
sell his watch to procure the entertainment, One
really feels for the poor victimzed major domo In
such trying moments and only two months before
the bishop elected Pope, this worthy and much
tried provlder OF dinners of nothing was heard de-
nouncng, In most unmeasured terms, some unknown
delinquent, who had distracted silver spoon. "Cost
what it may he exclaimed, ''Tll find him out aud
turn him out of the house. "Then you must turn
out of the house," said the Cardinal Masta, opening
his study room, 81 alone am guilty." He had actu-
ally sold the spoon to supply the necessities of some
poor family.
His kindness to the poor oucasts of the Ghetto has
made him almost object of worship to the Jews
Some imagine that he is their long expected
Messiah. One day poor old man fell in commissions
on the pavement. No one would touch him. sit is
Jew" cried the people. sit is a man !" exclaimed
the Pope descending from his carriage and pressing
through the crowd he lifted the poor outcast In his
arms, placed him in his own carriage, conveyed him
to his home, and never left him until his own phys-
clan arrived to take charge of the poor old Jew.
What a subject for painter .-Dublin Nation.
rT,,r ~ .n.o,r,, or ,,,r Wrsr Tho Moth A,oor;
can Review, speaking of the west, says: From the
Allegbanies TO the Rocky Mountains, from the frozen
lakes of the north to the epld waters of the Gulf of
Mexico Every soil, every climate, every variety of
surface. OF all the great products of the world,
coffee is the only only one which does not may not
grow there. Take the people of Britain. Ireland
France, Holland Germany, Italy, and Spain, and
place the whole in the valley beyond the Appalachians
and it would continue TO ask for "more." Ohio alone
without sinking pit below the level of her valleys,
could supply coal equal to the amount dug from the
mines of England and Wales for twenty-five hundred
years; and Ohio is but pgmy. in the way of btu
men, compared with western Pennsylvania and Vir-
ginia Iron abounds from Tennessee to Lake Erie,
and forms the very mountains of Missouri and Ar
kansas Salt wells up from secret storehouses in
ry northwestern State. Lead enough to shoot the
human extinct, is raised from the metallic dykes
of Illinois and Wisconsin Copper and silver beckon
all trusting capitalists the shores of Lake Superior
And mark the water the chain of lakes, the
immense plains graded for railroads by Natures
hand. the reservoirs of water waiting for canals to
use them. Already the farmer far in the interior
woods of Ohio Indiana may ship his produce at his
own door to reach Boston, New York, Philadelphia,
Baltimore, or New Orleans, and every mile of its
transit shall be by canal, steamboat rail-car.
MOST HORRIBLE OCcURRENcE.-An attempt was
recently made to murder Mr.. ]. Thompson, of Green
field, Wisconsin. He was a bachelor, and while sit
ting alone in his room reading, he received the
tents of double barreled gun fired through the WIN
dow, across the forehead tearing eye entirely
out, (breaking the frontal bone) and wounding the
other so as to render him entirely blind. Wounded
he was, he CROPPED his way the door, fastened it,
and then crawed to his bed. Hearing an effort to
break the door, he got up secured it safer and again
retired TO his bed, where he lay for days be-
fore neghbor discovered his deplorable condition.
A man has been arrested upon suspicion.
Gen. Taylor's opinion, has been given in advance,
concerning the line assumed by the Trst treaty. He
declares It untenabe, insufficient and almost mpossi
BILE to be maintained, unless at an expense equal TO
that of keeping the whole of Mexico. This is his
opinion, military acquainted with the ground
and its peculartles. What he will say as the head
of party, and candidate for the Presidency, yet
in darkness
A DARING AND SUCCESSFUL FoRGER.-A series of
forgeries, amounting TO the sum of $4,000,
of james Robb 81 Co., Camp street, New Orleans,
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