Staunton vindicator. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 1860-1896, 1863-08-14
The pope on the American war.

subject of OUT American difficulties, urging
peace, and desiring him to confer with the
Archbishop of New Orleans in pursuance Of
the object. The new York Tablet, which
publishes the letter in the original Latin.
states that it is the duplicate of a letter ad
dressed to the same prelate, under date Of
Oct. 10, 1862, but which must have been
| lost, as it never reached its destination.
TRANSLATION.
! To our Venerable Brother John, ArcAbisA-
hop Of New York.
POPE Plus TX.
VENRRABbE BRoTuER, HEALTH AND Apos
ToLIc BENEDIcTloN Among the various
and rost oppressive cares which weigh on
! us in these turbulent and perilou5 times,
we are greatly afflicted by the truly lameh-
table state in which the Christian people Of
the United States of america are placed by
the destructive civil war broken oul
among them.
For, Venerable Brother, we cannot but be
overwhelmed with the deepest sorrow while
we recapitulate, with paternal feelings, the
slaughter, ruin, destruct!cn, devastation,
and the other innumcrable and ever be-
deplorud calamities by which the people
themselves are host miserably harrassed and
elaborated. Hence we have not ceased to
offer up. in the humility Of our hearts, our
most fervent prayers to God, that he would
+, deliver them from so many ard SO great
evils.
And we are fully assured that you, also
Venerable Brother, pray and implore, with
out ceasing, the Lord Of ,Mercies, to grant
solid peace aud prosperity1to that country.
/ But since we, by virtue of the Office Of, our
Apostolic ministry, embrace, with the deep
est sentiments of charity. all the nations Of
the Christian world, and. though unworthy,
administer here Oh earth the vicegorent work
of Him who is the Author of Peace end the
Lover of Charity, we cannot refrain from
inculcating again sud again, on the minds
of the people themselves, ard their chief
rulers, mutual charity and peace.
Wherefore, we write you this letter, in
which we urge you, Venerable Brother,
| with all the force and earnestness of our
mind, to exhort, with your eminent piety
and Episcopal zeal. your clergy and faithful
to offer up their prayers, and also apply all
your study and exersion, with the people
aud thei. chief rulers, to restore forthwith
the desired tranquility and peace BY which
the happiness of both the Christian and the
civil republic is principally maiutained.-
Wherefore, omit nothing you can undertake
and accomplish by your wisdom, authority
and exertion as far as compatible with the
nature Of the holv ministry, to concillatt
the minds Of the omboatants, pacify, recon
cile, and bring back the desired tranquility
and peace, by all those means that are mos
couduetiee to the best interests Of the PEG.
pie,
Take every pains, besides, &c eaass the
people and their chief rulers seriously to
reflect on tie grievous evils with which
they are afflicted, aud which are the result
OF civil var, tie direct, most destructive
and dismal of all the evils could befall a
people or nation.
| Neither omit to admonish and exhort the
people and their supreme rulers even in our
name, that with coEcliated minds, they
would embrace peace, and love each other
with uninterrupted charity. For we are
confident that they~would comply with our
paternal admonitions ard bearken to our
words the more willingly. as OF themselves
they plainly and clearly understand that we
are influenced by no political reasons; 40
earthly considerations, but ilnpelled solely
by paternal charity, to exhort them to char
ity and peace. And study with your SUR
passing wisdom, to persuade all that true
prosperity, even in this life, is sought for
in vain out Of the true religion of Christ
and its salutary doctrines.
We have no hesitation, Venerable Broth
er, but that calling to your aid, the services
and assistance, even of your associate Bish
ops, you would abundantIy satisfy these our
wishes, and by your wise and prudent eff
forts bring a matter Of such moments to a
happy termination.
We wish you, moreover, to be informed
that we write in similar manner this very
day to our Venerable Brother John Mary.
Archbishop Of New Orleans, that, counsel
ing and comforting with you, he would di,
rect all his thoughts and care most earnestly
to accomplish the same object.
Ilay God, rich in mercy, grant that these
our most ardent desire accomplished, and
as soon as possible our heart may exult in
the Lord over peace restored to that peo-
pie.
In fne, ills most pleasing to us to avail
ourselves Of fhis Opportunity to again testify
the special esteem in which we hold you
Ut which, also, receive a most assured
pledge, the Apostolic Benedction which.
coming from the Utmost fecssses Of our heart
we most lovingly bestow on you, Venerable
Brother, and the flock committed to your
charge.
Dated Rome, at ST. Peters, Oct. Is,
1862, in the seventeenth year Of our Pom
tifcate.
POPE Plus TX.