Year: 1864

very Veneraole ooverelgn fohtlu-
The letters which you have written to the
clergy of New Orleans and New York
have been communicated to me, and
have read with emotion the deep grief
therein expressed for the ruin and devas-
tation caused by the war which is now
being waged by the U. S. against the
States and the people which have selected
me as their President, and your orders to
your clergy to exhor. the people to peace
and charity. am deeply sensible of the
Christian charity which has impelled you
to this reiterated appeal to the clergy. 1t
is for this reason that feel it my duty to
express personally, and in the name of
the Confederate States. our gratitude for
such sentiments Of Christian good feeling
and love, and to assure your Holiness that
the people threatened even on their own
hearths with the most cruel oppression
and terrible carnage, are desirous now, as
they have always been, to see the eOd Of
this impious war that we have addressed
prayers to Heaven for that issue which
your Holiness now desires that we de-
sire none of our enemys possessions, but
that we fight merely to resist the devasta.
ton of our country and The shedding Of
our best blood, and to force them to let us
1.-Two in peace under the protection OF our
own institutions and under our law, which
not only insure to every one the enjoy.
men. Of his temporal rights, bu, also the
free exercise of his religion. pray your
Holiness to accept, on the part Of myself
and the people of the Confederate States,
our sincere thanks for your efforts in favor
Of peace. May the Lord preserve the
days Of your Holiness and keep you under
His divine protection.


JEFFERSON DAVIS


REPLY OF THE POPE.


"Illustrious and Honorable President
Salu,ation. We have just received, with
all suitable welcome, the persons sent by
you to place in Our hands your letter,
dated 23d Of September last Not slight
was the pleasure we experienced when we
learned, from these persons and the letter,
with what feelings Of joy and gratitude
you we're animated, illustrious and honor
able President, as soon as you are informed
Of our letters to our venerable brothers,
John, Archbishop of New York, and
John, Archbishop Of New Orleans, dated
the 18th of October of last year, and in
which We have, with all our strength, ex
cited and exhorted these venerable broth
ers that in their episcopal pie,y and soli-
citude they should endeavor, with the
most arden: zeal, and in our name, to
bring about the end Of this fatal civil war
which has broken out in those countries,
in order that the American people may
obtain peace and concord, and dwell char.
itably together. 1t is PARTICULAR ly agreea.
BILE to us to see that you, illus,rious and
honorable President, aud your people, are
animated with the same desires of peace
and tranquility which We have in our let.
ters incu!cated upon our venerable broth
ers. May it please God at the same time
to make the other people of America and
their rulers, rejecting, seriously, how ter
rible is civil war, and what calamities i.
engenders, listen to the inspirations of
calmer spirit, ana adopt resolutely the
part Of peace. As for US, we shall not
cease to offer up the most fervent prayers
to God Almighty that he may pour out
upon all the people Of America the spirt
Of peace and charity, and that he will stop
the great evils which afflict them. We,
at the same time, bcseech tho God of
mercy and pity to shed abroad upon you
the light of His grace, and attach you to
US by perfect friendship. Given at
Rome, at St. Peters, the Sd Of December,
in the year Of our Lord 1868, of our Pom.
titicate l3. Plus TX.


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