The Sun.
London, England, 1850-09-04 00:00:00

THE PEACE CONGRESS.

The Journal d.'s Debats publishes the following ar-
ticle on the Peace Congress held lately at Frank-
fort :—" It is with real pleasure that we announce
that M. de la Pelisse is not dead. He appeared lately
several times in the church of St. Paul, at Frank-
fort, at the Peace Congress, where he assumed dif-
ferent forms—that of a Member of the House of
Commons of England, that of a Representative of the
French people, of an Ojibbeway Indian, and some
others. M. de Pelisse developed some of the great
truths which he has always been famous for--that
peace is better than war, virtue than vice, fine wea-
ther than foul, that it is advisable all the world should
kiss and make friends. By the organ of M. Ilind'ey,
he expressed what pain he had felt at seeing a man
with a wooden leg, and maintained that a man with
two legs was a more useful member of society. What
would he have said if he had seen the famous invalid
with the wooden head ? But M. de la Pelisse was
really fine under the feature of the Ojibbeway Indian,
who was the lion of the Congress. How contend
against a man speaking of his pale-faced brothers,
and at the end gravely drawing out from a
case an unknown object, which turned out to be the
calumet of peace ? One of the members of the Con-
gress related how a Noble Lord, known for his free-
dom of speech, had called the people of the Congress
set of fools. It is not our fault if they do all they
can to merit that qualification. The Peace Congress
resembles the man in the story who arrived always
an hour too late. It has excellent intentions, no
doubt, but it makes every one laugh at it. General
Haynau, who was present, must have laughed in his
sleeve at seeing the calumet of peace. At present
the real pacificator of Germany is the Emperor of
Russia, who has declared that ha would turn against
him who should commence. That potentate, at least,
can do what he says, whilst the Congress proposes
only to exercise a moral influence. But where is it ?
'There is at present a good opportunity to act. Why
does it not go to Schleswig and place itself between
the two armies ? Apparently because it feels that
it could do nothing. Mr. Cobden, who compromises
his reputation by these ridiculous exhibitions, ren-
dered a greater service to the cause of peace
by his free-trade doctrines, than by showing off an
Indian. The real Congress of Peace is the great
industrial exhibition which will take place next year
at London, and the real calumet of peace is the pro-
tecting pipe which has just been laid across the
channel, preserving the wire of the electric telegraph.
But in saying this, we do not mean that we believe
that interests are the only bands which can draw men
together, and that moral relations are nothing ? Cer-
tainly not. But to bring about the reign of peace,
charity, and fraternity, it is not Governments that
ought to be acted on, but humanity itself. What is
necessary to be corrected is passions; what is to be
changed is men's minds. But in Ithe name of what
religion—of what moral authority—does the Peace
Congress speak ? What mission has it to preach ? In
the middle ages, when Europe was under the Chris-
tian unity, Popes could be pacificators, because they
commanded peace in the name of Divine authority;
hut in this assemblage of Catholics, Protestants, and
Jews, which was the other day at Frankfort, what
was the moral bond ? The God of peace. But that is
thology."

MONEY MARKET.—The premium on gold at Paris
is 8i per mile, which, at the English Mint price of
31. 17s. 10id. per ounce for standard gold, gives an ex-
change of 25.36; and the exchange at Paris on London
at short being 25.321, it follows that gold is 0.14 per
cent. dearer in Paris than in London. By advices from
Hamhurgh the price of gold is 434 i per mark, which,
at the English Mint price of 3/. 17e. 100. per ounce for
standard gold, gives an exchange of 13.9:1; and the ex-
change at Hamburgh ou London at short being 13.9-1,
it follows that gold is 0.23 per cent. dearer in Ham-
burgh than in London. The course of exchange at
New York on London for bills at 60 days' sight is 1101
rr cent., and the par of exchange between England and
America being 109 23.40 per cent., it follows that the
exchange is nominally 0.67 per cent. in favour of Eng-
land, and after making allowance for difference of
interest and charges of transport, the present rate
leaves a profit on the importation of gold from th.e
United States.
The North British Mail, of Monday, mentions
that forgeries have been committed by an agent in Glasgow
upon an extensive tea firm in London,' to the amount of
nearly 1,000/. The alleged forger is supposed to iiaye sailed
fps America.