Edgefield advertiser. [volume] (Edgefield, S.C.) 1836-current, 1853-03-30
SENTENCE DE THE MADIAI.

SEN1ENCE We AhDAn4
The following judicial Sentence of Francesca
and Rosa Madiai, embodging statement of the
offence, or Offences, whereof they were found
guilty, is translated forthe Tribune from 'he
Universe, leading Catholic journal issued in
Paris:
Considering that thet penal laws, agreeing
with the interpretations Of the most illuStrlnns
iurists, recognise prosleyiEsm a crime punishable
/ by the civil authorities,
Considering that francesca and Rosa MadIai
born and brougbt,up inIthe, Catholic reigonf
have, within The last four or live years, been in
dnccd to abandon it and embrace the religion
whcI, they call Evangelical
That Francesca Madiai, availing himself of
the lessons in the French language which hc
gave to young man of l6, endeavored, though
without success, 10 detach him from the Caiho-
lie religion; gave him, in concert with his wife
prohibited copy of the Bible in French and III
Italian
That he has made to other persons proposals
tending to show the superiority Of the religion
called Evangelical to the Catholic religions,
counseling such persons not to hear the priests
reprolng the worship Of the Virgin Mary and
of the saints as idolatry, and especially turning
into .dcrision the pious custom of burning tapers
before the image of the Holy Virgin rejecting,
the doctrine of the Real Presence i'll The conse-
Grated Host, charaetersing as an Insult towards
God intcrccssion by the Virgin and the salrts
rejecting the authority of The Supreme Pohtlft,
saying that the observance of feass days other
than Sundays, and abstinence from certain ali
mcnts were inventions, of sinful men saying
that in the sacrament of the communion, the
trausubstantialion of bread and winei is not trle,
IN, 10. al Ic 1o1n tC
man and not to God.
That to make i young girl Of twenty, who
was in their servire, abandon her religion, The
understand the books which they gave her, silcl
as the Bible translated by DIodati. and the Book
of Prayer, printed in London by the Society for
it is said that Purgatory and the worship of i'm"
ages arc ridiculous inventions. Considering tml
what has been said by the defence on the su @ert
of liberty of conscience and Of religious loIer"
ance is foreign to the question, seeing that The
first is not attacked when citizens are called to
answer for their external acts, and that the sec
ond is projected, instead of being violated wien
one preserves another from the danger of seduc-
ton and abandonment; of her religion. The Court
declares that the crime of impiely has been com
mitted by the Madias in the way of proslytsm
and it condemns Francesca AIadiai to fifty
months Imprisonment at hard labor, and Rosa
Madai to Forty-fvc months Imprisonment and 10
4 fine Of 800 livres-,nd at the the expiration
of their punishment % three years surveillance
by the police.
FIRE IN HAMBURG The building recently
erected in Hamburg ior Council Chamber, and
which served al so the purpose ofa Guard House,
was partially consum I'd by fire on Monday night
last. 1t appears that person named Turner
Howard, was confined in the upper portion, and
set it on fire. The flames were soon discovered
the fire breaking out between 10 and II
o'clock-and a heavv shower Of rain falling 1t
the time greatly aided the excrtions OF the fire.
men. The upper story, however, was entirely
consumed. Loss covered by insurance.
Home Gazette, 23d inst.
One OF THE WATcuMEN fsller' coming
home from California. had monster rattesnakc
in u wicker care, which he deposited with his
other plunder under his bed at Cbagres. The
room contained ffty bcds-haf full Of drunk
and ssk fellers )" daring temporary absence
of the owner the snaie got loose, and the own
er coming in aud fnling his critter gone; yells
out
Evcrlastin' misery! who's seen my watch
man?''
Many heads popped up from the berths, but
nobody had seen the missing watchnrln.
"What was he, otd feller, you're inquirin
for 2" says bald headed man.
aWhy, my watchman; all my dust is under
my bed, and ] left guard with it, but he is
gomez ..,L.,. r,
lcr 2"
"No! he was n California rattesnake-n
feet long; and ffty.lwo rattIcs on his tail
Have any of you felers seen the eternal critter
crawin' round here I"
No, they had'nt-but all able to get out Of
bed did so in particular hurry. leaving the "old
felIer" and his guard" sole moving occupants
of the room.