Weekly national intelligencer. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1841-1869, 1850-09-21
THE WORLDS PEACE CONVENTION.

We copy from the London Times the following
able and amusing review of proceedings of the
Worlds Convention of peace men,
The PEACE CoSGREss AT FRAsKFoRT.-Any serious
upon the proceedings Of the Peace meetings. merely
cut of the question One Of the speakersMr Hndy, of
0hamhad the nacete to relate to the audience short
conversation between himself and Lord Brougham The
point of the anecdoe that Lord Brougha had once told
Mr. Hindley that the members Of the Peace Congress were
g the greatest fools in the world" Whatever our opinion
may be, might have hesaed before expressing quite
teey the noble and learned lord But since the word
has been sad will only add tina. great many people are
OF Lord Broughams way of thinking upon this point As
ts the horrors of warfare, there be question. We
have profound deestation Of all ornaments military
naval, the Obbeway chief himself We should hail with
rapture the day when the last bayonet be found Europe
turned into cork carving knife but Of what
avail empty wishes Is it right homes, foster the
deluaon that any serous-any Observation-Disclosures
ks of events can be exercised by the delivery of
se of nane paudes upon the advantages of peace and
the crlames of II would be Just much the pur-
pose If Congress should be held point out the
beauties of TRUTH and the ugness of lying We do not
why each of the Ten Commandments should not fur
nh preext for meeting of the nations Frankfort
elsewhere Charity, patience, humanity, honesty, sincerity,
purity Of word and Deed all apt topics for very excellent
essays oraions The human requires be right
upon each of these points the full much upon the
horrors Of Nay, the series of ethical agitaons pro-
pose would be much the purpose than what called
Peace Congress- Mr. Golden and the Obbeway turn
ing up shallow furrow indeed Could nations and ndvidu-
s be persuaded with Justice forbearance and huma-
nty-coud they be taught to their neighbors
goods, and to do to others they would themselves be
daOe by the armies Of Europe might be put the
hahpay list War is but the expression Of evil passions
certainly on the side Of probably the part Of both Of
the belgerent powers But it would from the records
OF history that civilization plant Of slow growth Time
Is The great element in all human improvement Men
no made just and mercul by batch of speeches. and 10
or three hours time When the present generation has
NAV hanpc thaft
dental dreams OF universal peace and fraternity may realized
bot as yet we grieve to say it. little prospect Of
desirable result There is point connected with the
Congress which cannot but forcby
When read the resolutions proposed to the assembly
we fnd them to consist usual of recommendations Of
hnna disarmament Of dsapprobaion of foreign loans ne
gouated Tor the purpose OF furnishing people the
ct ssugherng another and forth. Now when these gen
tmen find practically that the Governments of Europe can
not will not disarm the troops their Communicative,
they that, for all their talk the Emperor of Russia nee
but to propose loan and the subscription list is filled up
che Of morning in the city, Of what avas is il
persist in such visionary schemes Whatever NAV be III
10 days for the present Mr. Golden and his In
dian friend before their age But we who make no prs
tensions to such lofty flights Of fancy cannot Blu, turn roun
and them what they have done stop carnage whc
has REDEEMED the fields of Europe during the last few yer
II great distance from the Paups Krche Frankfort
the plains Of Schleswig What serious effort did Mr. Co
den and his party make to stop the ghu easion Of bio
that has there taken place As member OF the British
sisature Mr. Golden might have influenced the action
the British Government and this in turn might have prevent
the disastrous in Northern Germany But
this far prosac course for leader Of the Pc
might have been attended with definite
sul, and that possibly objection. When, howev
the reached this country that's certain number OF prs
had oeen slain in the Bornean and Chinese waters while
tivey engaged in carrying their depredaions the re
party in Ia Parliament and out Of il we did
hear the last Of their Indignation at the punishment nft
upon the boodhsty maraudes Of the Indian Seas for M
months The theme was an apt one for decamai
But when the question was, how check hosities betw
European Powers, the English members Of the Peace
gess never stirred finger in good earnest SO much es
thing is il to swagger into popularity the strength Of
cardinal virtues, than to perform act Of unpretending
rice to the cause Of humanity.