Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, Va. [W. Va.]) 1852-1859, 1856-07-02
ADDRESS
TO TIE PEOPLE OF AxEnIcA Fsoa me CITIZENS OF

TO TIE rEoPLE OF AMERICA FaoN TIE CITIZENS OF
MANCHESTER.
FRrExDs AxD BRErHaEx: We venture to adj
dress You under a deep feeling of soiemnity, oc-
casi0ned by the perilous condition into which
the relations of our two great countries have
been thrown, by the mistakes or the misconcep-
tioas of cur respective Governments WHAT
ever may be the errors Of either or both OF these
Governments, we cannot forget that sc have to
do with a people who, for domestic eniighten-
mcnt, commercial enterprise, and political inn
portaaee, take rank among the first nations upon
the Garth and who, by expansion, increase oil
population, and Christian philanthropy, pTonls
at no distant period to attain the highest degree
Of influence among tae governments of the civ
tiled word. A brotherhood cfrace, and a conE-
munity Of interests, have sprung up between
our two nations Ein=c intimate, more continu-
Gus, and more comprehensive tlan the world
has ever seen before.
Never in recognized history wcE Two great
communities so closely allied by blood, or 50 III
timately blended By their common interests; and
never before was ii given TO the would to Wit
| ness q union where so much was involved Of the
wealth, the prosperity, and happiness OF distinct
States, each having its separate government, ana
being under the control of its own Independent
law. We are, therefore, all the mere aiiEe-and
allow US TO add trembling alive-to Whatever may
affect this union and interrupt the hanony that
has 50 long existed between US to our reciprocal
! advantage. and we believe TO the benefit of the
whole world. Providence has made Us mutually
dependent; so much SO, indeed that whatever
would seriously iniure the one, would, to IN
equal extent, seriously inJure the other. As tic
direct consequence of this proYidential arrange
ment, we are equally Interested with yourselves
in the material that is grown in your fields, the
lShippingthat conveys the ca-goes to every mara
ct of the universe, and III the endless tram Ore
lationships that the most Prince!y commerce OF
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auxiliary support.
In a word, we are of one blood, of one family,
and of one reiigion-our sons, by long contiH-
ued emigration, are spread over your soil. and
you have made them happy by every domestic
endearment!-a higher than human destiny has
made our interests identical, and
the prosperity Of the one State with the pros
perity of the other; we are therefore, placed
among the nations III n position to show what
national friendships may accomplish, where II
7 valrv is directed to a common good, and where
success is equally shared between the rivals
And shall war be permitted to sever usE Shall
battle and bIoodShead, contiagration and sword,
be allowed to divide those whom God and lnu-
tual interest have made one; and TO convert in
to national enemies, brethren by blood, by race
and by religion? III the name Of humanity and
! civi;iz4t;on-in the name OF our common Ma
kcr and Of his Holy filth, which both nations
profess to bc!ie:e and practice, We say no! There
is no sacrifice of time, Of wealth, and OF lntiu-
tcnce, that we would not be ready TO make TO
prevent so dire a catastrophe among mankind
a catastrophe that we believe would more d.
rectly tend than any other possible event, to
throw the world back into the barberism OF the
feudai ages, and to furnish dcspotism with n
plausible plctext for baniS!Iing every form OF
constitutional government from the face Of the
Garth.
We implore you, therefore brethren, in the
name of all that is sacred and valuable among
mankind, to employ sach methods as your own
judgments shall approve of restraining your Gov
eminent in any warlike tendency that it may
have exhibited: assuring You of our power to
produce q similar effect upon the Government of
the British Crown. We believe that much OF
the dispute that nor imperils the peace of the
two countries has arisen in mistake and III de-
sign-and we further believe that n calm and
quiet survey of the question, will even yet lead
TO n satisfactory solution of every difficulty, AMI
to the removal of cause of contention and com
DIaint. This vie are convinced may best be done
BIZ submitting the whole case to the arbitration
of some power friendly to both paTiies-and
while such a course would avoid the havoc, the
lcost, aud the disgrace of war it would tend to
make our union iirIuer than ever, and though
our example to exhibit the superiority Of consti-
itulional liberty and Of the Christian faith to the
Iciviiized world. We therefore, brethren, implOre
YOU to exert your utmost influence with the Gov
eminent OF the United States in favor Of the
method of ayerting the ca!amitics of war, assur-
ling you with all soIemEity that VT will do the
same, to the fullest extent Of our power, with
the Government of her Majesty the Queen Of
! Great Britain; and sincerely praying that our
! mutual efforts may be attended with complete
success, we remain yours, in the bonds Of an
inscparable national friendship.