The Sun.
London, England, 1864-07-19 00:00:00

tive of the ends for which it was established, to recur to
the original principles, and to institute new guards for their
security. The separate independence of the States as the
sovereign and coequal members of the Federal Union, had
never been surrendered, and the pretensions of applying
to independent communities, so constituted and organised,
the ordinary rules for coercing and reducing rebellious sub-
jects to obedience was a solecism in terms, as well as an
outrage on the principles of publio law.
The war made upon the Confederate States was, there-
fore, wholly one of aggression. On our side it has been
strictly defensive. Born freemen and the descendants of
a gallant ancestry, we had no option but to stand up in de-
fence of our invaded firesides, of our desecrated altars, of
of our violated liberties and birthright, and of the prescrip-
tive institutions which guard and protect them, We have
not interfered, nor do we wish in any manner whatever to
interfere with the internal peace and prosperity of the States
arrayed in hostility against us, or with the freest develop-
ment of their destinies,in any form of action or line of policy
they may think proper to adopt for themselves. All we ask
is a like immunity for ourselves, and to be left to ourt;,,,,
in the undisturbal enjoyment of those inalineablje rights of
"life, liberty, and the pursuits of happi:,est,„
which
our
common ancestors declare to be tb"
the parties to the social compe,:,r, equal heritage of all
Let them forbear aggre-.„
stone upon us, and the war is at
an end. If there be questions which require adjustment
by negotiations„ we have ever been willing, and are still
willing, to enter into communication with our adversaries
in a B:,,Lrit of peace, of equity, and of manly frankness.
Si.rong in the persuasion of the justice of our cause, in the
manly devotion of our citizen soldiers, and of the whole
body of our people, and above all the gracious protection of
Heaven, we are not afraid to avow a sincere desire for pease
on terms consistent with our honour and the permanent
security of our rights, and an earnest aspiration to see the
world once more restored to the beneficent pursuits of
industry and of mut-441 intercourse and exchanges so
essential to its welAebeing, and which have been so gravely
interrupted by the existence of this unnatural war in
America.

But our adversaries, or those whom they have placed
ill power, deaf to the voice of reason and justice—steeled to
the dictates of prudence and humanity by a presumptuous
and delusive confidence in their own numbers, or those of
their black and foreign mercenaries, shall determine upon
an indefinite prolongation of the contest, upon them be the
responsibility of a decision so ruinous to themselves and so
injurious to the interest and repose of mankind.
For ourselves, we have no fear of the result. The
wildest picture ever drawn by a disordered imagination
comes short of the extravagance which would dream of the
conquest of eight millions of people, resolved with one mind
"to die freemen rather than live slaves," and forewarned
by the savage and exterminating spirit iu which this war
has been waged upon them, and by the mad avowals of the
supporters of the worse than Egyptian bondage that awaits
them in the event of their subjugation. With these decla-
rations of our dispositions, our principles and our purposes,
we commit our cause to the enlightened judgment of the
world, to the sober reflections of our adversaries themselves,
and to the solemn and righteous arbitrament of Heaven.

Threatening the Lives of the Prince of Wales
and Sir George Grey,

Yesterday afternoon Edward Pope, a young man
of about thirty, and apparently well educated, was
placed at the bar of the Bow-street Police-courts
before Mr. Vaughan, to answer the charge of having
addressed threatening letters to hie Royal Highness
the Prince of Wales, to the Home Secretary, and
others of her Majesty's subjects, by which their lives
were endangered.

The prisoner was brought up by warrant, in the
custody of Williamson, the chief inspector at Scot-
land-yard, and Sergeants Thomas and Langley, also
of the detective force. On entering the court he
showed a strong indisposition to enter the prisoners'
dock, apparently preferring the reporters' box ; but
after some persuasion Sergeant Thomas prevailed
upon him to take his place at the bar, and the case
was then proceeded with.
Sergeant Thomas, being sworn, said—On Battu•
day last I received the letter produced from Mr.
Halswall, the Middlesex magistrate, and chairman
of the governors of Lunatic Asylum. The
letter is addressed to Dr. Bagley, the medical
superintendent of that establishment, and is signed
"E, Pope." I know the letter and signature to be
both in the handwriting of the prisoner.
Mr Burnaby, chief clerk, read the letter pro-
duced, which was as follows :

Chelsea, July 1.

Dr. Bagley,—l know not by what inscrutable means you
induced me to forego the rights which Chatterton con-
ferred upon me about this time last year.
That you did practise upon me is evident from the fact
that I was no sooner freed from your bondage than the re-
collection of all that Chatterton had told me dawned gradu-
ally upon me once more.
What is more, in obedience to my earnest prayers, be
has condescended to renew those visits which my slavish
obedience to you had induced hire to discontinue.
He has repeated the invitations which he gave me on a
prior occasion, and has commanded me to take a deadly
vengeance upon those who have united to persecute me.

Three months in the devilish hole at Boulogne I Eleven
months in the hideous prison at Hanwell I Good God !
what measure of vengeance can repay me for all that I have
suffered during that time I
English Consul at Boulogne, your doom is sealed.
Sir George Grey, your fate is nigh at hand. You have
but hours to live.

You, 0 incarnate imposter and chief of liars and usurpers,
a terrible vengeance is waiting you. The measure that is
meted to your servant Grey shall be meted unto you.
And your vile agent of a wicked Government shall re-
ceive their share in the reward of those who are condemned
by their acts. All who have injured me shall suffer, but
notably Grey and the impostor. They shall feel how bit-
terly, how deadly is the revenge of one who has been
served as I have been—who has been trampled upon as I
have been—who had been contemned and persecuted as I
have bees.

Say lam mad ? No one will believe you I Can a mad-
man speak as I speak ? act as I act ? think as I think ?
write as I write ?

Beware of my vengeance in the time to come I Not yet I
My first victims are Grey and the impostor.
Ah, my God, how smart that will be I 0 God, I thank
Thee with tears of joy for giving me the' opportunity of
working out this deed.

No note of warning I No foolish scrawl warning them of
their coming fate I Deadly silent—silent as the grave.
Beware, 0 wretched drctor. Your turn will come by and
by.—l sign myself, that you may know me,
EDMUND C. POPE.

By the Corat—l know the prisoner's handwriting
from having seen him write frequently, and I have
some of the blotting paper used by him also.

Mr. Vaughan—ls Dr. Bagley here ?

Witness--No; I have only had the prisoner in
custody about an hour and a half. He was taken
into custody on Friday at Gravesend, for threaten-
ing the life of the mayor of that town. Three
letters, already sealed and bearing postage stamps,
were found upon him. -
The letters were then opened and read by direction
of the court, the first being as follows, addressed to
H.R.H. the Prince of Wales :
To the Impostor calling himself " Prince of Wales."-
0 vile impostor, wretched tool of a wicked clique, know that
the avenger is at hand, who will speedily hurl thee down
from thy lofty station which thou hart for so long held in
the plenitude of honour
This letter was signed "Beware."
The second letter was addressed "To Sir G.
Grey, Home-office," and signed "The Avenger '' :
You, in cminivance with that infernal Dr. Bagley, of the
Hanwell Asylum, and the Impostor, have brought ruin
and disdain upon men. Eleven months' imprisonment at
Hanwell, and three at Boulogne, cry out for revenge.
Beware, for your term of life is short indeed. It is in my
hands. The taking of it will be a meritorious execution
and no murder. You, with your master, that vile impostor
who usurps my station, shall fall by my hand. I shall give
you no warning of the time. lam commanded by a higher
power to say no more,—l am, in eternal hatred,
THE AVENGER.

The third letter was addressed to the English
consul at Boulogne, and was couched in similar
term.
Mr. Vaughan—Are you prepared to say that
these letters also are in the handwriting of the
prisoner
Sergeant Thomas—Yes, they are.
Prisoner (to witness)—When did you ever see me
write

Witness-1 saw you write several letters, about
a year ago, when you were in custody on a similar
charge at the King-street station. You wrote let-
ters both in the French and English language.
Mr. Vaughan (to prisoner)—Have you any other
questions to ask ?
The prisoner made no reply to this question, and
when it was repeated by Buck, the warrant officer,
he said. " Hold your tongue."
Mr. Vaughan remanded the prisoner.

TILE COEPS OF COMMISSIONAIRES.—His Royal
Highness the Prince of Wales has been pleased to
signify, through Lieut.-Gen. linollys, his approval of the
organisation and utility of the Commissionaires, and has
sent a donation of 25 guineas to the endowment fund of the
corps, Among the regiments that have lately subscribed
for tho same object are the 2d Dragoon Guards, the Bth
Hussars, and the 16th Lancers. During the past week
Miss Nightingale Sent s donation of £25,