Herald of the times. [volume] (Newport, R.I.) 1830-1846, 1846-03-19
FRIENDLY ADDRESSES,

.
To the citizens OF Boston and The Unite,
I SlalrN received BY the American Peac,
Society, from England, by the Neame
Cambria.
Designed to be circulated as exten
sively as possible, in the hope Of calling
forth similar expressions of sympathy
and friendship from the citizens Of oul
county.
The Boston Addresses.
"ESieemed citizens IF Boston, in .Ncp Engiapd
"We, the inhabitants of Boston, in
Old England, assembled at a public
meeting convened by our Mayor, in the
Town Hall, 2Glh January, 1916, beg
leave respectfully TO present you this
friendly address on the subject Of In
ternational Peace.
"Two centuries ago, the inhabitants
Of your city, because they had received
from this place the prosecuted but truly
venerable minister Of the Gospel, Mr..
John Cotton, honored our town by chang
ing the name OF their own, and adopt
ing that of Boston. We trust that the
respect then showed, will always conlin-
tie to be deserved ; and that friendship,
along with commercial intercourse, will
for all generations be perpetua,ed, neY-
er 10 be interrupted by national Jealous
les, or by the horrors aud crimes Of
war.
1--WE believe war to be an evil "A
pure, evil, unattended by any good in
It's motives, actions, or results (; an evil
SO tremendous, tha, no earthly consid-
Grafton can Justify it.
1--WE are convinced that war is de-
structivc to al the interests of humanl
~, to happiness and liberty, to com
merce and wealth, TO science, arts, and
civilization, To learning and intelligence,
to philanthropy and religion.
eve regard war as UNREASONABLE :;
for even should it prove WHICH party had
the most STRENGTH, II would never
show on which side was the most RIGHT :;
and we doubt not that any good, which
may in some cases be supposed to have
resulted from hs hting, could have been
secured in IA greater degree, more rap-I
Idly, more eiiectually, more widely !
more permanently, and far more cheap
ly, by negotiation.
eve observe that any government
designing an attack on the rights, Ilbcr-
", happiness, and commercial prosperi-I
ty OF any other nation, IN all cases com
mence by assailing The rights, liberty,
happiness and commerce OF
their own people.
awe consider War 70 be condemned
alike by the voice OF conscience and
by natural and revealed
religion and to be unworthy Of the
nature of man, and contrary TO the viii
pl God. We therefore protcs, against
our being called out to fight either
against you or any other portion of the
me family of man. We hope to see the
lay when it will be proved that war is
rs needless as it is pernlcious, that It
nay be avoided that the friends OF
'eason and religion are able to awaken
such public sentiment on the subject,
is will render it impossible for the self
sh and the ambitiouG TO turn the hand
IF nan against his brother.
CIi2ens Of Boston permit us TO eX-
lort you to cherish and spread these
pacific principles till all nations shall
epose amid all the blessings Of uni
'ersal and perpetual peace.
Signed on behalf Of the Meeting,
j. NOBLE, Chairman,
\ Member Of the Town Council OF Bos-
ton, Lincolnshire, England. |.
BENJAMIN FARRINGToN
baptist Minisicr,) Secretary.