Daily Democrat and news. [volume] (Davenport, Iowa) 1859-1864, 1863-08-10
THE POPE ON THE WAR IN AMER.
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Archbishop Hughes has jus. received
letter from the Pope on the subject Of
orr American difficulties. The New
York Tablet, which publishes the letter
IN the orgenal Latin, states that it is the
duplicate OF letter addressed to the
same prelate, under date Of October Is,
1862, bit which must have been lost, AS
it never reached ITS destination
(Translation.)
To our rener0ble Broher John, 1rch.
JisLop If Ne,r York.
VENERABLE BRoTnER, HEALTH AND
APOSTOLIC BgSEpls11,H Among the
various aud most opprcss We cares which
weigh on us IN these turbulent aud PERI .
on. tunes, We are greatly tliicted by the
lamentable sta enwi ich the chr s'iaupct :
OF the Unltcd States Of America are
placed by the destructive civil war
broken out among them.
For. venerable brother, We cannot bni
be oyerwho med with ia deepest sor-
row while We recapitula,e, with paternsl
feelings, the Slaughter, ruin, dcsrrnctlon
devastsIion, aud the other innumberblc
aud evcrlo-te deplor.d calamilies by
which the people themselves are mo-.
mlserably + ra Srd AID dill ,cerated.
Hence We have hot ctas d to offer up,
IN the humitity Of our hearts, our most
ievsnt prayers to God, tina, He would
deliver them from So many and 20 grea,
t'isls.
Aud VIC arc fully assured that yon, al
90, venerable brother, pray aud ,mplor",
without cea-ine, the Lord of Mc,c es to
grant solid peace and prosperity TO that
county. But since we, by virtue OF
office Of our apostolic ministry, embrace
with the deepest sentiments OF CHARITY,
all the nations OF the Christian world
aud though unworthy, admins er hete
on earth the vicegeIeDt work of HIM
who is the Author Of Peace and the
l. YER of Charity, we cannot refrain
from lncu eating, again and aga n, OF
the mHnis q HE people epselves, and
thcic chief rulers, mutual charity and
peace.
Nhertcrc, we write Won this letter, in
which we urge you, veneer BILE brother,
with all the force and earnestness of our
m'nd, to exhort, wits your cminent pi-
ETY. and episcopal zeal, your clergy and
faithful to fer up their prayers, aud a.
50 apply all Your study AID exer,ion,
with the people and their chief luler-, to
restore forthwith the desired trarqu lty
and peace by which the happiness of
both the Christian aud he civil republi.
ia principally maintained. Wherefore.
omit moth ne YOU en- undertake and &C.
comp'ish 10y your wisdom, authority and
exerhons, AS as far as Is compatible with
the nature OF the holy ministry, to con-
ciIllatc the minds Of the combatants.
pacitv, reconcile. and bring back the de-
sired tranqa lily and by all those means
that are mos, conductive 10 the best in.
terests ofthe people.
Take every pains, besides, to cause the
people and their chiet ralers seriously ,o
reflect on the grievons evils W tn which
they are afil cted, and which are tie &C.
suit OF civil war, the direct, most de-
structise and dlsmal of all the evils that
could beiail people or nation.
Neither omit to admonish and exhort
the people AID their supreme rulers.
even IN our name, that with concilia,ed
minds they would embrace peace, and
.ose each other With uninterrupted char
NY. For we are confident that they
weoio comply with or patsrnsl admo.