Southport telegraph. [volume] (Southport, W.T. [i.e. Kenosha, Wis.]) 1840-1850, 1849-09-21
MEETING OF THE PEACE CONGRESS
AT PARIS


The first meeting of the Peace Congress was
held on the 22d Aug, at the Sale ST. Cecille, a
music hall In the Chausse Autin. The atten-
dance was very large, and on the entrance of the
English and American Populations, they were
loudly welcomed. The walls were tastefuIlv de-
corated with the flags of different nations inter
twined. AT II o'clock, the chair was taken BY
VI. Victor Hugo, who was received with loud
cheers. The names of the deputation were then
| read
! Mr.. II. Richards, one of the English Secreta-
RES, read the list of the principle English men,
bers, the names of several of whom, such as those
OF Messrs. Golden, Villiers, HindIcy, Surge, &c.
were received with much applause.
NJ. }. GARNER read the list of the French mem
bers: NJ 'lArcheveque de Paris cloud cheers
! NJ Coquerel, pastor of the Protestant Church
NJ Michel Chevalier, Professor of Political Eco
nomy at the College of France Victor Hugo.
representant du people; Horace Say, member OF
/ the Chamber of Commerce of Paris and about
100 other gentlemen.
! Mr.. Elihu Burritt read the names of the Ame-
rlcan delegates: Hon. c. Durkee, member OF
the United States Congress, Wisconsin; Rev. A.
Mahan, President of the Obern Institute, O.;
Rev. DIR. Allen, Massachusetts; Prof. A. Walker.
Vice President of the American Peace Society
Rev. J. +. Clarke; Mr.. III. Ciapp, Jr, editor of
/ the Lynn Pioneer; Mr. Albert Brown: Rev J.
/ w. Pennington, New York; Rev. A. Crammel :
/ Mr.. HurbI;, South Carolina Rev Phillips Berry
! Maryland; Mr.. w. Brown, Kentucky; Rev w.
! Nottingham, Massachusetts; Ehhu Burritt: Ha-
milton HILL, &c &c.
| NJ GARNER read the list of the committee Pre-
sident, NJ V. Hugo, represantant du peuple.
Vice Presidents: For France,M rAbbe Duguer-
! ry, and NJ. Covuerel; for England, essrs Cob
den and ID. Hindley; for America, Massrs. Bur
rift and Walker for Belgium, NJ. Wschiers.
| NJ de Lamartine would nave acted as President
but the bad state of his health would not permit
him to do so. The Archbishop of Paris was al
so invited to accept tie Presidency, but excused
/ himself on account of ill-heath.
| The programme OF resolutions was submitted
as follows:
/ Recourse TO arms being usage condemned
alike by religion, morality. reason, and humanity,
Il IS the duty OF all men to adopt measures calcu-
lated to bring about the abolition of war; and the
/ following resolutions will be submitted to the
friends of universal peace, assembled in the
! Congress at Paris on the 22d, 23d, oath, and
25th of August, lS49:
! l. As peace alone can insure the moral and
material interests of nations, it is the duty of all
/ Governments TO submit to arbitration all differ-
enceS that arise between them, and to respect
/ the decision of arbitrator whom they NAV
choose.
| ,. 1t is of the highest importance to call the
attention OF Governments to the necessity of en-
terlng, by general and simultaneous measure,
upon a system OF disarmament for the purpose
Of reducing the national expenditure, and of re-
moving at the same time permanent cause of
disluietude and irritation from among the ma
tons
3. The Congress recommends all the friends
Of peace to prepare public opinion in their res