New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1851-08-16

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meetings. eut cer.anly can a. once avo", \, m,
deed sach ayowa al on TIE pm o. any SOUND thhict
mar BE- hot a supsrttioGs CEe, tn@' ".tosesnSt AZ
prove your object, heartily wisA Il theie Success
and even hold nvsel; ocurd % Go. ry AZ opporiu.
mites TIA: ave o,sn 20 me, wbsieyer can toward
forwarding the same. How Otherwise " o.
possible, as much a. "a you nss, sIuny ~ w ..
peacc with all men - THIS sure enough, . the PER
petual lax .or every man. both 70 MS lndNN1A anu
his social cara1 " nor ~ any capacity or SiAf a.
ter whatsoever : he permitted ~ neglect th> idNi
but musi follow l., and Go what Ne can 20 see !.
fOlloTe 81 Clearly, beyond question. whatsoever
be our theories ASout hum4n natlre, and H. clpa-
bllI,Iss and ouiloos>, The issS wur and cuuins
Of threats have among rs n VIII oe the
better FOR IS all One reOlces much 20 see tina. I'M
measurable tendencies OF this time are already pcint-
ing toward the result yoU ann n that. 70 ali appear
ance men no longer wear swors IN the streets, so
neither. by and BY, NIL nations tnat among other
nations, too, The sangunaTy H!,d ratio Will. as <
has done among individuals, become rarer and rarer
and the tragedy of fighting u can never altogether
disappear Will reduce itself more and more s.rctly
10 a IN our affairs. Toward tins result. as
| said, all men al all times bound 10 cooperate
and, indeed, consciously or unconsciously, every
wolleehavec person III tins world may be said 10 De
daily and hourly cooperating towards n-especIaly
IN these times OF banking, Tali"aylns PRINT ng, and
penny posting when every mans iraIiclnSs and Ia
borngs, and whatever industry he honestly and not
dishonesty follows DO al very directly tend whe.h-
er he knows or not, towards this good object among
others.
Will say farther what appears very eyldenito me.
that II any body OF citizens, from one, or especially
from various coustres, see good % meet together
and afucuaie relterats these or the like COnSlcera
lions. and strive 10 make them known and familiar
the world N general, 80 soon l. u can sum up Tue
account. may rather hold itself indebted ~ them for
SO dong. They the happy case Of giving some
little fuItherance Ia their cause by such meetings,
aud what sOmeN hat pecllarl OF not telArdng II
thereby any side at all they be accused OF dong
little good. thew can answer confidently that the htte
good they 30 Is quite unalloycd that they 10 no ey
whatever The tIi Of their enterprise, II evil there
be- Is to themselves only The good of u goes wholly
to the worlds account without any amNture OF evi!
for which unalloyed benefit, however small II De.
the world surely ought, as now DO, 10 thank them
rather than Otherwise.
One big battle saved 10 Europe. Will cover the ex-
pense of many meetings How many meetings would
one expedition 20 Russia cover the expense OF
Truly wish YOU all the speed possible well con
virced you viii nor too much extnguiSh the wrath
that dwells a natural element IN all Adam poster
ity and beg 10 subscribe myself,
Sir. yours, very sincerely,
A. CARLYLE.
Henry Richard. Esq, Secretary, SC. 81.
No, less characteristic is the following from
VICTOR HUGo
From the Na,ioaal Assembly. J.ly rs, 1851.
SIR | write 20 you IN the midst OF our arduouS
struggles imperative public duties retain me IN
Pans You know what they are and YOU VIII under
stand, certainly, why cannot quit lay post, at such
amomen,, eyento JON pot1
five owe a debt to ideas. we owe the FIRST debt to
our country. IL Is for NV country / am COMBATING
row.
It's also for ideas for all IDEAS and all progress
tend tow ard the great fact which Will invade the
entire civilized world through the Republic The
Republic which will bring forth the United states
OF Europe universal federation, and consequently
universal peace Our present struggles are fruitful
they will Sc productive OF future peace.
Allow me to terminate with this word-a word
which my heart. and IN yours AL OF YOU ana IN
GLORY and happiness to Free England"
Express my regret 10 all our friends of the Peace
Congress, and receive the Iaterhal expression Oh my
cordially. tSlgnedl VICTOR HU"o'
One of the best speeches made before the Con
gress was that of NJ. CoRNENIN, member OF
the former French Assembly, and one Of the first
political writers of the country. He preiaced Il
with the following practical resolution, which
was not IN the programme:
The Congress recommends the members OF Peace
Societies In all constitutional countries 10 use ihei
influence in returning TO their respective Paranen is
Representatives who friends OF peace, who Will
be prepared TO support BY their votes measures for
the dimInutIon OF the number Of men employed, and
the amount Of money expended for war purposes.
The following IS translation Oh MS address
When / represent ~ myself this institution OF the
Peace Congress, IN It's most comprehensive form, and
consider It's elevated objects and ann perceive that
We are all tending, by one and The same common ei-
fOfi, To the abolition Of the violent death OF men 10
the cases Of violent cea.hs--thai IS. Of unnatural
doaths--to four principal heads, VIZ violent death
by the cannon ana IT. accessories violent DEAN
by the pistol and ~ accessories violent death
by the pUfgnard and Its accessories and violent
death by the scafold and It's accessories. Thus, II
Is toward The abolition of these four Kinds OF death
that we are tending. and BY the following means
The abolition Of violent death by the cannon and us
accessories. BY the abolition Of war the abolition
of violent death by the pistol and IT, accessories
by the abolition o! duellng me abolition, at least
the cmlnutOn. OF violent death by the pognard and
It's accessories, By The abolition OF crime solar as We
hope We may be able TO bring II about by good reli
gious and moral education, AMI By the amellOratoR
Of the condition OF the people lastly Tie abolition
OF violent death BY the scafoid and It's accessories
by the abolition Of the extreme penalty, and by a re-
form OF the criminal code. Now this Is 10 say tina,
We tend, and that We ought all ~ tend, with might
and man, 10 the suppression OF the soldier of the
duest Of the assassin, and OF the eNecutoner four
kinds OF persons whom asSufetly am not gong 70
compare nor 10 confound, but who resemble one
another by the violent death, the death against
nature, which each OF them lnncts upon our fellow
creatures For this reason believe Il 10 be perfect
" understood thai Peace Societies, holding IN pro-
found respect the life Of man, and directing their
attention TO the four kinds OF aggression which
are most destructive to that inspired breath that ere
alton OF his hands, that emanaOn from himself that
git Of life which comes from God alone and Of which
God alone may deprive man, VIII use helr most siren
uous efforts 10 bring about the abolition Of war, Of
Cuelng. OF murder and OF the scafold. As. however,
Of all their modes OF killing men the oldest, the most
bartaTOus the bloOdlest, and the most disastrous IN
every respect, IS war, II Is war which, above all and
bslofe all We ought TO- and which we must. oppose.
Now a. against var the very best possible, phllo-
sophlcal. political. moral. religious, and financial
reasons have been either written or, IN some shape
or other, presented, do think the time has arrived
10 pass frOm the phase Of controversies and dogma
rsns 10 the phase OF application Doubtless, gentle
men, we attack prejudice and the very absurdest
prejudice which afficts humanity nevertheless 10
this day, ab,uIdlty has, II almost every case,
enioyed the peculiar privilege only Of governing
The GRID but What is thesabsurdity Of absurdltes,
has had the good fortune 10 gam over the mind Nay
more the oldest fact OF ala tact which Is really to
te ceplored-is that the folks who are themselves
the greatest victims OF war, the very people who
are the pTonesi TO make game OF peace-men and who
iaugh The most AZ those who "Isn TO save them ex'
acy Ike that good wlfe who beaten By her nus
band, and who complained and went into great
rage because her husband was prevented from beat
ng her With such simple folks L IS difficult 70 rca-