The daily dispatch. [volume] (Richmond [Va.]) 1850-1884, 1864-01-23
Correspondence Between His Excel.
leney, Presfdent Davis, and His
Holiness pODa Pins TX.

correspondence Between HIS Excel.
leney, President Davis, and His
Holiness Pope Plus TX.
We publish the following cor-espon ondence betwec
the President Of the Confederate States and His
Holiness Pope Plus the Ninth. elcised by the pubs
iishsd letter Of the latter, dated in October, lsd2
to the Catholic Afchbishop- at New York and New
Orleans, enjoinIng them to employ tseir prayers
aud influence 70 the restoration of peace
PRESIDENT DAVIS TO ms HoL,SEss rorS PITS THS
NINTH.
ExEcuTlvE OFFICE,
Richmond, Sept. -, 1862
foa Venerable chief # the Holy See and !souereig,a
Pon6T Of the Romam Ca-hoiic Church:
The letters which your Holiness addressed to the
Venerable Chiefs Of the catholic clergy in New
Orleans and New York, have been brought to my
attention, and I have read with emotion The terms
In which you arc pleased to express the deep s0r-
row with which you regard the slaughter, ruin ana
devastation consequent on the war now waged oy
the u =. Government agaiastthe et2ies and peopis
over which have been chosen TO preside, and in
which you direct them, and the clergy under t.ief
authority, to exhor the people and the rulers TO Inc
exercise OF mutual charity and the love oi peace.
+ am deeply sensible of the Christian Charity ana
sympathy with whlch your Holiness has twice ap-
neaed u the venerable clergy OF. your Church,
ufSiug them TO use aud apply all study ana exer-
ton for the restoration of peace and tranquility
therefore deem It my duty TO oHer 70 Your lio
Illness, in nv own name and in that OF the people
Of the Confederate States. the expression of our
sincere ard cordial appreciation OF the Christian
charity and love by which your HoiinosS Is nc
tuated and to assure you that ts people, at whose
hearthstones the enemy II noW pressing Win
threats of dire oppression and mereiess carnage
are and ever have been earnestly desroGs taal
this licked war shall cease; that VIC nave offered
M the Of our Father who Is in Heaven pray
crs inspired by the same feelings Wnirh animate
your Holiness; that w desire no evil 10 our enc
mics nor do we covet any OF iGeic possessions;
but are only Struggling to the eEd that they shall
ceass 10 .eyas,ae onr land ard inhict useless and
craei slaughter upon cur people, and tnat we be
permitted to live al peace with all mankind, under
our own laws aud institutions, which protect every
man in the enjoyment not only of his temporal
rights bu of the freedom of w0rshippiDg GOD az
c0rdiDg II his own faith.
/, Therefore, pray your Holiness To accept rom
me and from the people OF these Confederate States
the assurance of our sincere thanks for your et-
tort 10 aid the of peace, and OF our earnest
wishes that your life may be prolonged and that
God may have you in His holy keeping
tSigued) JETFEEs IN DAVE,
President OF the Confederate
States of America
TrRANsIATIoN FROM TIE LATIN.
To The INtst,ious and Eonoroble Ii "FRRsoy DAVIS,
President ct the Confederate Sates Il .7me'c',
Richmond
Plus P. P TX.
iastrous and Honorable Sir, greeting We
have lately received with all indness, as WAS meet,
the gen !emen scot hv v0ur Exceiiency tn present
to Us vnnr letter dated on thr 23i of last Septeni-
ber. We have received certainly no small pie'-
sure IN learning both from these gentlemen ana
from your letter the feelings of qualification and o
very warm appreciation wth which you, ilisiriJ Gus
ana Honorable Sir. were moved when You hrst ma
knowledge Of letters written i'll October ui t:e
preceding year TO the Venerable Brethren, john
Archbishop OF New York. and John, Archtishop ni
NJ Orleans. in which agan and again urged
.rtS,l. Eyt
cause oi their exemplary piety aud episcopal zeal
they should employ their mo I earnest eiior :, IN
gu. naiiie. also, ia order tha. til fatal civil War
waicil had arisen in the states should end, aha
that the people of America might again ca
icy ,nutual peace aud concord, and i0.a
eacf. other with mutHai charity And 1t
has been very -ratifyIn. 10 Us 10 recognize,
itiuSiFiCqs and Honorable Sir, that you aud Fnar
people ate animated ky the same desire or peacs
aai quity which we had so earnestly iacN'
Gated in oar aforesaid letters 20 the Venerable
Brethren above named. Ob, that the other people
also ul the states and tn. ir rulers, considering
seriously li0w cruel and how deplorab!, Is Ibis
intestine war, would receive and embrace the
cpuusciS of peace and tranquility. We, indeed,
shalt not cease with most csve:i prayer TO beseecii
God, tir Best and Highest, and I" imporc fIhI To
pour out the spirit % Christian love and peace
upou all the people oi America and tore cue them
from the great calantics with which they are ii-
fiicted kcG also br,y tie saI,.e 0losi merciiis
Lord that he Will iun4ine Your Exceiiency with
the light OF His divine grace and unite you "ith
ourselves in perfect charity.
Given M Rome, at ST. Peters, on the 81 Decem-
ber, 1863, iii the eighteenth year of our PonIeate.
Plus z. L IN.