Richmond enquirer. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1815-1867, 1863-09-01
TIE HANDWRITING on THE WALL.

The annexed Address from tho Cutholic
Bishop Of Buffalo, was prominently circulated
around the city Of Gotham on the 18th:
JuuS, By the Grace ot' God and the Authori-
W If tie Hoiy SEE B'shop Of BuRalq. to the
Dearly B,loted Faithful Saints Of tie Dio
ccSc, UediM and Bcaeiiction:.
Dearly Beloved: In the name OF God OF
charity, and through that charity which He
pho calls us to be your bishop has given us
lnr you through that charity of Christ in us.
however unworthy, through which we would
checrfully give cur life, II necessary. for you
and every ono of YOU, We beg Of you, for
Cbrist's sake and for the sake of all that yup
love in Heaven and on earth, to abstain from
all resistance to law, from uil riot, fr"m all ;u
multu Us gatherings, from all violence.
In New York many misguided men, yet
very few. We believe, Ut practical Catholics
have shed blood in the riots; and the voice Of
their brothers blood cried To the Lord from
tho Garth" Some Of the rioters have f;llcn
many more will, we fenr suffer much: many
will, perhaps, be ruined. and will feel the
painful sting Of guilty conscience during
the rest Of life, and on their death-bcd (if, in
deed, rinters who aid in murder could die 9TH
crwiSc than as it is written: "llc thar shall
kill by the sword must. he killed bv the
sword" Apoc. xiii, 10y they will either
through Coils mercy, sincerely repent for
their participation in the riot, or be lost for
ever. Dearly beloved listen 70 the advice Of
father who dearly loves you; submit to law,
and God will protect you. Should there be
draft, tewer will be drafted than would
probably be killed in an unholv struggle
against law
And il any Of you be drafted we will try to
protect you and aid. God will protect and aid
and bless you in more ways than we know or
can name.
Withdraw yourselves, then, we beg and ex-
hort, from all who would excite to association
against the law Of the land or to violence and
mob law. For Gods sake; for the sake Of
your dear families; for the sake Of your fathers
and mothers, whether still pilgrims on earth
OF mingling with the blessed crowd of wit
nesses" who from Heaven watch over your
conduct on earth, we exhort you to trust in
G d, and not lend yourselves to any EXETER to
mob or violence, which leads so often to muir
der. If you follow the advice of your father
in Christ we confidently assure you that
"Whosoever shall follow this rule, peace will
be unto him and mercy, and upon all the Is-
racl Of God.'-Gal. Vi.
Wc require that this letter be read in every
church on Sunday after its reception.
Given at ST. Joscph's Cathedral, Buffalo, on
the Feast OF Our Lady Of Mount Carmel, A.
b. 1868. fJnuH, Buffalo
The f.!lowins was also freely posted around:
DON'T UScUAlS THE TIGER.
JCbao III. .-,;Ao-c ~ S,n.h ('.,rolino in
convention in Charleston, and passed thoir Or
d'nancc to abolish the American Union and to
crush out tho democratic principles Of free
government in America and when they after.
wards fred upon Fort Sumter, and | knew
that secession meant IL terrible war, | said 10
myself and 20 theni-dont unchain the tiger .
But they did it, and lor two years We have
seen and suffered the consequences, written in
tears. and blood, and ruin. in our once happy
land: and now. when the rebellion is being
nearly crushed. and JEFF. Davis is finding his
plans defeated. and Southern traitors in the
loyal States are irving TO clp him by making
civil war at home, l say to mysc!f-doa't un-
chain the tiger!
When I hear working mon talk about re-
sig ing the law, burning houses, killing pub
lie officer and bursting the doors wide open
for every kind Of crime and disorder. it seems
To me they do NOT think of all the cost, and of
all the horrors, or Of widows and orphans,
and their scalding tears, and / say to them,
brothers, in the name of God don't nnchain
tho tiger"
When see we'll dressed domagogues fill.
ing tho ears Of people with lice, .inst as the
traitors Of tho South have done, only to get
the working man aroused to deeds Of crime
and violence, while they themselves take good
care to kssc out of the way, wish bad the
voice Of thunderer, that might gay TO
tAsn--daa't uuuhain the tiger!