Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1867-01-19
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TIE Pope's Christmas Day Address to thu Cardinals


TIE Pope's Christmas Day Address to thu Cardinals
Tue flies by steamer bring interesting inte
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AT The reception Of the Cardinals and Pontif
cate authorities on Christmas day, Plus *
improvsed az energetic reply to an address Of
d-yo.edness read 30 him
First of all lie thanked the cardinals fol
their congratulations and the constant attach,
ment which they had shown orhlm personally.
lie said that IN the times III which he found
himself he derived powerful! encouragement by
seeiag himself surrounded By the affection and
c)aaSeis Of the Sacred College. Repyiog to
the observations Of Cardinal Patrizi, who bad
been Spokesman, he added that he was tran
oui;, because he knew that in the present
struggle he defended the cause of Gcd and OF
the Church, aud therefore be relied on the as
sis,aace Of the Lord. He said, With the pro-
phet David: The Lord is my light, the pro-
lector of my life; whom shall fear"
fiis Holiness afterwards said that it was
necessary to be prepared for ALTO endure
ev.ry persecution. lie also observed that a
few days before he had received Ie5'ecs from
th- Coiea relative to rhe deaths witch several
Missionaries have suffered in that c.untry /;
Oh y ,wo Of them were successful in escaping
trom ,nc terocity OF their prosecutors, and it
was they woo forwarded to Rome the nara
tive of the ,nartyrdom Of their colleagues
necessary TO be ready to suffer everything for
rhc Church, which, nova days, is prosecuted
In Europe 10y decaptions, seductlons, lying
promises, and by unjust demands and exac-
tons Certain persons, by the aid of rare
diplomatic skill, are putting forward great as
suraDces to Induce the Holy See to make con
cesslops.
These people act as the Devil did when he
tempted Chlist on the mOuntain, showing Him
all the kiugdoms of the world, and saying be
would give Him them it He would tail down
ani worship him. As for US, said his Holi-
hess, we shall not allow ourselves 10 be etduced
By such proceedings Others come with the
olive branch Of peace, but require that their
will should be submitted to- Well, we shall
always continue to reject false offers and repel
everything that is contrary TO the principles OF
justice, TO the good Of the Church. and tie
dignity of the Holy See We desire peace,
but peace that should not be offensive to the
honor Of God and Q! His religion
GENTEEL POVERTY. --"None but they who
have themselves been poor gentry-gentry
SO poor as not to kuorl how TO raise a shilling
says Aothony Trclopc-cah understand the
peculiar bitterness of the trials which such
poverty produces. The poverty of the normal
poor does not approach it; or, rather. the
pangs arising froal such poverty are altogether
of different sort 70 be hungry and have no
food, TO be cold and have no fuel, to be threat
eoed with distraint for ones few chairs and
tables, and with the loss of the roof over one $
head-all these miSeries, which, if they do not
positively reach are so frequently near to
reaching the norma! poor, are no doubt the
seveIeSt OF the trials to which humanity IS
subjected. They threaten life,-or it not
lite, then MISUNDERSTANDING the abject one
10 choice between captivity and starvation.
by hook OF crook, lie poor gentleman or
poor lady,-let the one or toe other be ever
SO poOr,-does ROT ofien come to the last
extremity Of the poor house.
There are such cases, but they are excep
tioDal. Mrs. CraWley. through all her suffer
lnss had never yet found her cupboard TO be
absolutely bare, or the bread-pan to be actual
Iy empty. But there are paDgs to which, at
the time, starvation Itself would seem to be
preferable, The angry eyes OF unpaid trades
men, savage with an angcr which one knows
to be unsuitable; he tauut of he poor servant
who wants her wages the gradual relinquish
ment OF habits which the soit nurture Of kinder
years had made secon nature the wan cheeks
OF the wife whose malady demands wine; the
rags OF the husband whose outward occupations
demand decancy the neglected children, who
are learning rot 10 be the children of gentle
folk and, worse than all, The ams and doles
OF halt generous friends, the waning pride, the
PRIDE that will not wane, the growing doubt
whether it be not bettar to bow the head, and
ack"ow ledge ioail The world that nothing of be
pride of station is left-that the hand is open
to receive and ready to touch the cap, thar the
tail from the upper to the lower level has been
accomplished, these are the panrs Of poverty
which drive the Crawleys of The world to the
frequent entertaining Of that idea Of The bare
botkin." I"
THE LosT TRIBES OF ISRAEL Some years
ago, Major Noah, of New York, conended
that the ladl4ns Of this country were the des-
cFndants of tie ten lost tribes of Isreal. This
POSITION was supported by many singular fac's
showing pr4ctic,s existing among the Iudians
similar 10 peculiar requirements 10 the Mosaic
Law We learn irom he Memphis Bulletin
thht >. Peres E<q. Of that cisy, has dis
covered that the name OF the State OF Arkan
sa' s answers 10 two roots in the Semitic tongue.
.ar, PereS Is at acco olrli<h-d Orlentalst bay
ing profound acquaintance with The Hebrew
an ana its cognates, the Cha!der, Syrac, ect.
me TWO roots composing the name "ArNan-
s sas are Aurak and Nausas The foim~r i 4
Nn"ldee tnrm, once used ty the prophet Jee-
,n'a'' meaning the carh-the latter is He
Drew, and means TO pine away, 30 be
sex Assuming these two zoos 70 be he
cosis OF the name Arkansas, the native
naule, "ou'd cean The Sickly Land This
would Intimate that chils and fcvers, the
scouige OF some portions OF our sister State,
"sre no strangers there two thousand years
Tx General Bradley I. johnson was yester-
uay aomlt;ed TO the bar Of the Supreme Court
VI The United States, under The ncw rule res
Gliding the test oath.