New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1849-07-25
The Wovtd M penrr.

"a about 10 assembls at Paris, and already many
eminent and worthy citizens have proceeded
thicher from our own country. The attendance
will doobtless be large, and the sentiments pro-
bounded such a. sboaId reflect honor VI the Chris
tan Statesmen whom tie occasion vii draw 10
Gather We shall await with interest the result
Of its deliberations.
We love Peace, and trust the day IS not slant
when il will be universal and enduring Il Is the
condition Of Progress. Of Humanity. q Morality.
In Peace cities and villages ere built or enlarged
ia Pesce the Useful ARA advance, lnventiea Is /
rapid, aud H1sbsudry Is perfected 10 Peace men
become humane religious indosHooS iA fssce
ships are built aud the femotest oceans, the NEST
inn spitsb.e coasts, are transacted iJr Whatever
may contribute 70 the instruction, the comfort or
the e,ioyuent Of Man. In Pesce population 10
c,s.s.. and the cattle on Thousand oils pro-
claim the beoehceDce Of the Father Of AL. War
chsnges a. this. substituting therefor plans oi
s.hes bisected b. rivolets 81 blood. Forever x
ecrsted be he whom any snch impulse as ANU
non or Avsrice, Dominion or Glory, csn impel u
rsise the cry Of War and imbrue ms HANDS u
guil,less human gore The ruler or genera "no.
Tor the sake Of annexing province or "innins
name, does not hesitate 70 set sqnsafon ss7'n''
so,sd,,n in DEADLY encounter, and Transform the
green earth into q fetid mife Of hannah mixe' i'h
otber clay, isa wretch whom mankind VIII Se' u
wise enough 70 regard with intensest detesIa''on
and horror
AID -, We canno. say that War IS "eStr
so.,;sshls pvssion-AggressIOn-toe iorciOie &C.
coos,ion bv one Nation Of The soil Of snoiher-"e
ohae,s,il, sorrepder 70 the most vitherng re-
,oAe the most unsparing denuncistlon' but
-. have been. and Of course may again be.
| nn,elv defensive hOstlites which we csnn"'
cooscieptiously condemn We think mankind
would have been less virtuoos aud les happy
had Greece quietly succumbed to the in's'iDs
arms OF Xerxes had France and Spain peaceaDy
submitted to the yoke OF the invading 7sfaoe''
or had our own Revolutionary sres tsmeiy &C
quiesced in ell the exactions and osorpa''ou' o.
Great Britain We do not deem j, best for man.
kind that the HuDgsrans should quietly permit the
Austrian Court to consummate It's immeasuraoie
perfdy toward them by reducing their country %
an unqualified provincial vss'aa age. And We con
slider II the dictate of Humanity and Christianity
m le.s than Of Justice that the liish Millions
should unite TO say TO their opPressors-" Hence
| firth the cultvators Of this sOd shall have ample
food and clothing with provision Tor the"
cbildren's education. from the general pro'uc'
S,.t after that. your claims 10 rent, utSes, &c
shau no considered Il Half Million OF them
.,ood together on that platform in arms today
they could not be exterminated nor vanquisheo
and though many lives would doubtless be sacri
feed in the ssnguinary attempt 70 crush 'neni
vet we think the aggregafe result OF tbet attempt
would be a great saving OF human lie ana IN
crease of human comfort We believe that sucn
an attempt. all others being hopeless, to keep the
breath Of life in hundreds OF thousands OF innocent
wonen and children would deserve and secure
the approval of a benignsnt Heaven. The gum
and blame OF the resulting bloodshed would rest
on those whose inhuman rapscity and reckless
se6shness had rendered such an appeal ne
cessary.
| Now we have a misgving that the assembling
Of Peace Convention at this time will subserve
the ends Of the Despots now struggling to pro
long the reign OF Misery and Night In Europe
They are great for Peace in the sbstrsct-that a.
Tor blind unthinking submission " their behests.
| Only let them take all they want and keep all
they get and have got and you couldn't find
act more devoted TO Peace. Give the lrish Land
| lords Parliament to make whatever laws they
find advantageous, with a Magistracy aud Police
backed by an Army to enforce those laws, and
| they want nothing but Peace, and are shocked at
the turbulence of furnishing despair why cant
every body keep the Peace ?
Peace Peace We. too, sigh and pray Tor
Peace, Death is busy enough, ready enough re-
lentess enough, among us frail mortsls without
our turning in TO help him cut us oil. These
seasons Of sweeping Pes,llence, Of general be-
reavement, shall they not teach tenderness Tor
| lie even to the most reckless Can We not wait
little for the GRIM nexorsble destroyer Is his arm
too weak or his step too slow for us that we, TOO
mus, snatch a syihe and go cutting down night
and left in our puny ierocity but let 1t never be
understood that in loving Peace we counsel the
submission of Millions to whatever expressions
aud cruelties it may please the fortunate Thoos-
| ands TO inf ct upon them. Let the line be fairly
aud faithfully drawn between that appeal to the
last argument whose aim is Dominion, Aggrsn-
dizement Luxury, aud that counter appeal whose
impulse is Equality, Liberty and General Good
Let Il be fairy understood that to save life aud 10
reod r 1t endurable TO millions are the only mo.
tives that will excuse the taking Of ME and that
| these cen never be on the side OF Despotism b0i
are always on that OF Freedom. We ask the he
. publcan members Of the Worlds Peace Conven-
ton To take care that Ahsolutlsm and Oppression
are not prohted by It's labOrs.