The Express.
London, England, 1850-09-07 00:00:00

BARON HUMBOLDT AND THE PEACE

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CONGRESS.

TO TMI PAJAID/iNT AND

The following letter from Baron Von Humboldt to
the Peace Congrna at Frankfort, did ■ot urns in time to be
read at the meeting :

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I regret eo much the more that my personal position and
advanced age, which warns me to complete what works I
have commenced, should hinder me from assisting at a meet •
ing having so noble an aim in view, as it would here afforded
me the gratification of coming into closer contact with so
many men disticguished for talent and humanity. I have
already verbally expressed this regret a few weeks ago, when
I had the pleasure to see Messrs. Henry Richard, Elihn
Buren, and Timbers, and to sonversa with them on the
probable influence which your suttee, may hope to exercise.
• The general peace which our continent has now long en-
joyed, and the praiseworthy effor s of many governments, to
avert the oft-thneatenl?g dangers of a general European

war, prove that the itifis weioh so p;ominently ocCupy
year minds, are in seeordance with the sentiments called
forth and diffused by the increased culture of humanity. It
lea useful enterpthe to inspire such sentiments in the com-
monwealth by public conferences, and, at the same time, to
paint out the way through which wise end sincere govern-
ments may, by fostering the progressive end legitimate de-
velopment and perfectibility of free institutions, weaken the
long accumulated elements of animosity.
How mach madam of manners and as improved order in
the organisation of states have confined within narrower
limits the wild outbursts of physical violence may be seen
by comparing the first midrib ages with modern times. The
whole history of the past shows that, under the protection
of a superior power, a long-nourished yearning after a noble
aim in the or nations will at length find its oonstinfina-
ties. Has not a dligreceful legisla ion, conniving at, yes,
even enc,nreging the infamous system of slavery and the
trefile in human beings—at least en oar continent and in the
independent stave of former Spanish-America—yielded to
the united efforts of the better part of mankind t
We must not, then, relinquish the hope that a path will
open by which all hostile ctiversione and contracting jea
loud.. will gradually disappear. The whole history of the
world teach..—to use the expression of a statesman long
departed—" that the idea of humanity becomes is the course
of centuries ever more visible is a more enlarged aesepta-
ties, and proclaims its aninthing power."
Inspired with these hopes and wishes, honoured men, I
beg toeommend ny oo f to your kind remembrance, and. itc.,
(Signed) ALEXANDER VON HUMBOLDT.
Potsdam, August 20, 1850.

DESTRUCTION OP A LIME-LADEN SITIP.—Os
Thundey morning week • esheaser, sassed ths Farmer,
of Sunderland, laden with a eargo et lime, sailed hoe
Sunderland tor Se 41and. Oa arriving of the Coquet
Island ehe was discovered to be at dre. The Gestalt im-
mediately resolved to put hack, and they had 'embed Tyne-
mouth, when an explosion took place, and the decks Mew
up. The daegerose state of the vessel Wag observed by the
mews of two steamboats, which was alammide, they towed
her Into Sunderland harbour, the flames all the time rising
several feet in height. The vestal was mooned en the Polar
Oath, and continued to burn for several hours until she be-
came a total wreck.
BALE OP A PAUPER'S EFFECTS.—AbOnt a &Attie
sines am seed female sated Jepson died et Keswick.
esesutria old dame had bent la the receipt of pareeldal
relief from the overseas of Borretwdale kw the last eighteen
prim and • sale of her effects took place en Satarday lest,
white drew Klaiber several kvaines of spestatem,
sambas be witness the curious turawrat whisk her 11.041 sal
ehattels were expected to present. The overman, amiss
whose supervision the sale took plies, divided her Miss%
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geode were no leas than 116 paint el a 17 bid
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