Richmond enquirer. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1815-1867, 1853-06-14
rur GAYAZZI RIOTS.

We have published full teegraPnlc iepo''' - "
mona,raons in Canada and this morning we s'o az
Rating letter from Gavazzi himself, describing '"e F
!, nus, he admitted that he Is man OF genuine
courage although he has acted WIN slug" ,,so
nd sHo,, sphetness in ndulgng 10 such violent
80 ,io,s onioIoos of u large portion OF Inc com.
:. he cam. time we cannot too strongly coh'
- D., ,,y.aran,able proceedings OF his assa'an'S VIM
:, nal, ,;,s, led 10 wholesale boodshed how nuch
;,o ,rs HE New YORK Catholics 10 passing oy MS as
,I,s unhe,i-d instead OF helping 10 crown MN WI" 'e
o,;p, Of nIsryrdom the Canada Catoias nave pooa
blv dune At his lectures in The Taoernacie ~ le" oiA
there were symptoms of uneaSinfss ana ascon.ehi ou+
there was comparative peace II Is ~el tea"Acu w 's
N yot Express that The moment he leaves The New Work
oopulece of over half million and "eoes under mo"a'
civ where ..sudng armies act as policemen Tue MOI at
tack him. euanger his Etc and The military alone eau 'a'e
in f,,, ds,h How ia ,his4 Why is this n Quebec and
Montea2 IL does go ~ show, via: mas oileh oeeh
r,ed that in onstchies Law and Older are belie; main
iod ,han n Republics The sensation produced is mol
o,a which will heal any of the old peudces or asperties
tina, sxsr between Roman Caihoic and Protestant The
valiant defence tho sodierp priest MAIDS o. himself In the
Quebec puIu corresponds with the reports OF lilo energy
and yalor during the laun nsurrection, and naturally
enough inspires his friends wiki greater admiration oil MS
The Italian character and ervor aud zeal OF That
character OF Father GlvaZzi, carry MN al iIIhe0 oeyohh
what we Americans DEEM prudence or popety OF ulscus
aim and 10 such OF aware OF the warm school
in which hc bred and bora, there il no allowance Tor
,, sesms that inemperale fervor But all this e no ex
cuse for such scenes such murderous assaults as nave dis
rscsd onsbe. and Montreal These scenes indeed must
be a, ouufu to any rejecting Roman Catholic as TO The
pro,esant because religion maintained in the spirit OF
these oure and Quebec riots will not long be endured IN
,eaca in North America among English spsakng popu
,,on Violence therefore, provoked is 10 be deeply
especially what may be called religious violence
In free land free speech is unquesoned and uhques
tionable right We hear men, "hto and oiacA uehouuce
our country countymen our constitution and our laws
md even the Bible and The God OF us all, and we permit
them so 10 do Ia peace suffering nothing thereby Inc re-
yersa of this wisdom in the case c me Roman 'ithc
,o,naon anv where embt,crs feeling aud endangers the
,eoeraI neace II weakens Father Gayazz in 40 degree
and therefore becomes The Of policy for these riots
have now added 10 and the solderprest The tame
Of The hero We look all sane and senslbo Roman
Catholics rebuking such violence with more energy even
Than we do"
we have the greatest horror OF all such religious contro
yersies They are marked by that Christian charity
and good will which, in this free land should animate all
denomination, towards one another They excite hot blood
arouss spirit of bigoed violence and almost always load
10 open breaches OF the peace and social Reorganization
The N y Nationa! Democrat says, The Canada Riot
nFrom the lime Gavazz came this country. and com.
menced his lee ures In New York felt it duty owed
TO the laws Of The State, well 10 common sense, to
warn people from INDUCING in the bigotry and Intolerance
which seemed his mission TO engender and OF wnich ne
was and striking exponent We the sake OF peace
of order OF bohey love and sociaty condemned oil dis
plays made BY either purity concerned in his accusations
We felt that here amongst u.s. not as patriot out rs
partisan and the tool of clique upon whom Inc blood OF
those men shot down in Montreal must a' Ihls Clique
exhibited the Italian and ground him for ms appearance
as teachers do their pupils previous 10 an examination Un
der their influence he gave his audae tho rope and has
come near hanging himself with it, We do not sympathse
with those oIes more than we do WIN uaVszz and "he
we deplore their fate must condemn their prudence
Blu, here s Gavazzs own of the at Quebec
which was followed at Montreal by shedding the blood of
victims many OF Them merely curious spectators OF
the mob
Letter from Father Gorassi to The Editor of the NS'0
York LEO d'Lata
QUEBEC, (Canuda,) June g. 1853
Dear Friend only write particulars OF the shock
ing case which happened the day before Yesterday will
perceive II more amply described n the papers send you
will begin by saying that The appearance of the assaiants
was despicsbe for they came dirty oro and in their
shirt sleeves the better TO shew their origin IL was Their
aim TO secure mo alive, order 10 murder me without
the church; bur having succeeded they attempted 10 Kill
me within the church. Many led to believe II. when
thew had by repeated blows eed Pao 10 The gound for
believing him be me- they said one to another this Is the
very man,"
turning the gas kcys by doing from their concerted
pap tney would easily succeeded in getting
session me- seizng the time every present.
mostly ladies' and children! But man proposes and God
dsooses Ii was not possible the gas key, 80
easily capture Having rid myself OF my hrs assai
by throwing him over the pulpit, took OH my cloak
brandishng the chair which had served
defended my post a Italian crusader think that
many Of this gang will remember for time this passage
of the Italian Mssonarys lecture Having pulpit about
~ feet wide with exposed facing The Church. and
compelled defend against more than sixty savages was
rather difficult TASK An artillery aerReant-who nov en-
policemen were standing by as idle spectators) eaped
from these stairs and succeeded in defending with
citadel After the first attack, Pao who was at the Church
stick from one of the assaiants hands, used il in
direction enabled 10 retain the liberty of
platform for more than twenty-five minutes
But again gang of the outward assallants, TO tho
Der of more than hundred rushed the church,
This was owing another objectionable mistake OF The po
ce the stairs ind paraPet were assaulted with renewed vi
oence. The artillery sergeant feeling his equilibrium fall
chung Paol who amid the great throng of assailants
could no longer his stick; while two of the
ssvaees had seized Paol TO overthrow him from the stairs,
he cried ont 10 me- "Glvazz help me- abandoned the
front of the pulpit and with desperate blow of the bench
which held in my hands, fell upon tho head OF OF the
two assassns which caused him TO bound from the stairs
returning the 'front.' while SOME other assassns
having gained The ground had abandoned 10 my
friend lifted from my feet and ptecpltaed me headong
out Of the pul from height OF more Than fifteen feet
This was the hour OF DEATH and could have
The failing with such violence might have sutced to
crush my SKULL God there 10 protect his poor but
confident servant, fell on floor OF enemies heads and
shoulders and afterwards said that as was of iron
disposition weig he'd also iron itself; but sustained
wound from my fall The crowd then dispensing found my
self stretched out the ground with legion of
me oyeroyed al being able 10 STAY me; then received
Kick on iny chin which produced slight wound and
fusion jaw the great crowd prevented the Of
sticks they endeavored 20 supply II with their feet.
perceived that nothing but gigantic effort could
ne and employed it accordingly. in spite OF
hem and by blows opened passage TO the staircase which
ead the suberranean place where the Sunday schools
ira and having assassns on the stairs them
he last, who from his sze impeded my passage
.rricade and threatened with his large atick calling mo
he nd
mining over him reached the entry OF the Sunday school,
fortunately the school dark; having examined 10
he morning became ACC aanted with it's structure took
he lef nail among an nnumeabe quantity OF benches
while the savages who still pursuing me- were obliged
delay before they could reach the door was then heard
he cry OF Paol 6God help me-" which led me to believe
again the assassins