Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1864-01-16
THE EVENING STAR.
Jeff. Davis's Letter to the Pope-The
Panels Answer.

According to the Paris journal, La France,
the following curious corresponding has taken
place between President Davis and the Pope:
RICHMOND, September %, 1883
Ferry Venerable Sovereign Ponfif The letters
which you have written to the clergy of New
Orleans and New York have been ccccnrarnica.
ted to me- and ! have rcc,a with emotion the
deep grief therein expressed tor the ruin and
devastation caused by the war which is now
being waged by the United States against the
States and people which have selected me for
their president, and your order to your clergy
to exhort the people to peace and chart Y.
am deeply sensible OF the Christian charity
which has impelled you to this reiterated ap-
peal TO the clergy. 1t is for this reason mat
feel 1t my duty TO express personally. and in
the name of the Confederate States our graft
tnde for such sentiments OF Christian good feel
Ing and love, and to assure your Holiness that
the people, threatened even on their own
hearths with the most crael oppression and
terrible carnage, is desirous now, as it has
always been, TO see the end of this impious war:
ina I'VE we nsveever addressed PRAYERS to Heaven
sires; that we desire none of our enemy's pos
sessions, but that we fight merely to resist the
devastation OF our country and the shedding
of cur lest blcoo, pn.. W lo.es e1i ~ e' us
live in peace under the protection of our own
ins titu tons, and under our laws, which not
only ensure to enjoy ment of his temporal rights
but also the free exercise of his religion. pray
your Holiness TO accept, on the part of my self
and the people of the Confederate States our
sincere thanks Tor your efforts in favor of
peace. May the Lord preserve the days of your
Holiness, and keep you under his divine pro-
section JEFFERSON DAVIS.
THE POPE's REPLY.
Tlustrions and H3H0Tatte President, sGlut1-
toa:-We have just received, with all suitable
welcome, the persons sent by you TO place in
our Lands your letter, dated 23d of September
last Not slight was the pleasure we expert
enced when We learnt, from these persons and
the letter, with what feelings of Joy and graft
tnde you were animated ilIustrious and honor
atle President, as soon as you were informed
of our letters to our venerable brother John,
Archbishop of New York, and John, Arch
bishop of New Orleans, dated the 18th OF Octo-
Der OF last year, and i'll which we have all our
strength excited and exhorted those venerable
brothers that IN their episcopal plety and
solicitude they should endeayor, with the
most ardent zeal, and in our name to bring
about the end of the fatal civil war which has
broken ont in those countries, in order that the
American people may obtain peace and con.
cord, and dwell charitably together. 1t is
particularly agreeable 10 us TO see that you,
illustrious and honorable President, and your
people are animated with the same desires of
peace and tranquility which we have in our
letters inculcated upon your yenerable
brothers. May il please God at the same time
to make the other peoples of America and taeir
rulers. rejecting seriously he terrible is civil
war, and what calamities it engenders, listen
10 the Inspirations of calmer spirit, and adopt
resolutely the part Of peace. AS for US, we
shall not cease to offer up the most feryant
out upon all the people of America the spirit
OF peace and charity. and that He Will stop the
great evils which afil lets them. We, at the
sane time, bessech the God of pity TO shed
abr ad upon the light OF His grace, and attach
you 10 US by perfect friendship.
Given at Rome, al ST. Peters the Sd of
December, 1853, of our Pontificate Il.
(Signed) Plus TX.