The daily exchange. [volume] (Baltimore, Md.) 1858-1861, 1861-03-20
THE EMPEROR AND THE BISHOPS.

correspondence Of the London Daily Necs.
PARIS, Wednesday Evening, Feb 27.-The war
between the Bishops and the Government is now
assuming such proportions that "cataclysm"-to
use NJ. de Grammonts expression to Cardinal An
tonelli-might be near at hand. The Bishop of
Poitiers, in published pastoral letter, compares
the Emperor to Pontius PLATE! This fact is an
nounced by the Patrie, under the head of ''Latest
News" and attested which ''latest news" usually
is not. by the signature of its leading writer, NJ.
Paulin Limayrac. Here is the paragraph:
"The following is passage which we extract
from mandate of the Bishop of Poitiers:
"The language of the worst passions in the worst
days of our history, is now outbid. Let the public
read and Judge. PAULIN LIMAYRAc."
"The mystery of iniquity its course; what
would you say of child who should publicly use
this language to its father?
"'Father, your eldest son declares to you, in the
face of the entire world that you are obstinate and
ungrateful, and that, were it not for his unchange-
able respect for you, he would abandon you to-
morrow to the unfortunate fate which your head
strong blindness deserves Obstinate! Is not the
obstinate man he who continually harps upon i'm
possible combinations-plan branded bv the laugh
ter of all statesmen?
"Pilate, when he saw that his arguments prevailed
nothing, and that on the contrary the people be-
came more and more exciting, and felt that
after having so far yeled to every caprice of the
multitude, he was on the point of being urged on
to a crOwniDg act of weakness, and he then called
for water, and, washing his hands, said, Il am inno
cent of the blood of this just man; We it. This
done, after having scourged Jesus, he delivered
him to the Jews to be crucihed.' But has poster
ty ratified the absoiution which Pontius PLATE gave
to HIMSELF and did that washing of his hands rem
der him innocent in the eyes of succeeding ages
Hear this: Now this man, branded as decide
this man nailed TO the pillory of our symbol-who
was he He not Herod, nor Caiphas, nor Ju
das nor any of the Jewish or Roman executioners
"This man is Pontius PLATE, and it is just that il
should be so. Herod, Caiphas, Judas and the rest
had their part in the crime, but nothing would
| have been consummated without Pontius Plate
"Pilate might have saved Christ, and but for Pi
late Christ would not have been put to death. The
signal for the execution could have be given by
| none but he. Wash thy hands, o PLATE! Pro
claim tbyself innocent Of the death of Christ; our
| daily answer, and the unvarying answer of our
remote pnsterty, will be, Il believe in Jesus
! Christ, who suffered under Pontius Plate"
! The address, says the Times correspondent or
! the same date, has produced the deepest
tion. Even they who profess to make light o
! ecclesiastical censures avow their fears of the
effect in the remote districts when this fierce de
nunciation is read in every place of worship OF
! the same day, at the same hour, during Divine
service. There is not man, woman, or child, who
on leaving the church, will not suppose that tht
Emperor of the French is proclaimed to all France
as the Pontius Plate of the nineteenth century.
Projection FROM INUNDAr1oNs IN HoLLAND.-It il
stated that official intimation has been given from
the Dutch Court that the King of Holland has o
is about to offer great prize for those those who
best plan place of safety in the shape of hill
tor villagers ana country people 20 resort to il
Holland in case of floods like the last; where, also
they may secure their movable property from th
waters. 1t is to be capable of storing the means
nourshing not less than 500 to 5000 persons in cas-
| of need, and be constructed of material that ma
serve as dyke guards.
On the oath ult. the city of Turin offered to tn
King crown, the produce of a subscription t
which nearly all the inhabitants had contributed
The crown consists of two branches of laurel an
nak interaced, and of diamond star. On th
god band uniting the two branches is the follow
ing inscription: "Victorio Emanuel H., Italis
Imperii Restitutori, Gives Taurini, ls6Q," 'ta'7s