The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1861-07-01
PEACE CONVENTION At DOVER, della
WARE


WARE.
THE RECOGNITION Or THE SOUTHERN CONEgOGRaCg
ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS OF W. @. WHITLEY,
THOs. f. BAYARD AND OTaERs.
Peace Conyentop, with tae icsbie obe3i Of white.
washing Senator James A. Baysrd and urging toe govern
rnent 10 recognise the Southern ccne .eracy, bed Of
Dover Delaware, Thurzdsy the 2I'b instaat in .he
open CIR. 1he meeting attended by sbou. Gf.esa
hundred persons azc company OF Home Guard VI ish
recession syInpataies. The principal speakers
Governor temple, Tcaos Bayald snd ". G Wi,ite,sy
The las. mentioned geaem took toe stand first, aud
began BY observing that eevsa States had goae Of
the Unioa, which he deploed; bus hay deermacd
to go out, a. had gore ae:g upoo The gasoas prnc
pie that the democracy darvei va power tbe
sent OF che govasced They-eigh. Daiioos OF r,eem n
had resented continued segression and atsrmeddiing
until the election Of sl,cS republican placed tho sst
leather upo sIe backs o. The people, and they hia CALM
" quietly, bn deissiuedy retired. In Gods nsce iet
them so unmo!essed. lappause) woalt Delaware
give money or men to hold States conquered
allow the seeded States governed by free poo
pie in Whatever they ctosa to be goyernedS
Tbree cheers for the Confederate SATISFY The speaker
delneased the present prof. alton OF business asked
IL art, trade auo homes should be ruined tba. eight
maiions OF people might be oppressed. Ono, nO')
CcJld The South be subusatedP ("No, no y Never,
sale the speaker while bravo heayls dwelt in virginia
Texas Whom the colonies, in the Of God aad civil
liberty, revolted with three millions OF yecnanry taey
drove ont srEiies OF mefceNagies SO Jhe suSju
CATION OF the Southern people wopd be accomplished Of
the Greek cs!enosneVcr before Wber was the contest
q.
vance ten miles into vTg MA when IN the name OF God
would Gen Scott get 20 New Orieanss mnense applause
and cheers sgeskor alluded TO The regiments that had
been rolling into Washington ut the lease OF ons mil
lion dollars day. AL the wealth OF mbes and king
doins would rot restore TIE country TO 5 unembarrssi
condition. Ard all expenditure was needless as there
wac not men enough in the North to conQ free pep
pie, 6ghting for their rights against cry odds.
Nire-tenibs OF the Delaware regu,ent Bell cad
democrats On the 10Th OF July they would take the
back track home, thoroughly dlsgrsteo with Scott
Lincoln In 1862 the war would stu be in force IL the
North persisted, aad che South would be srti braYeiy
struggling Who would net. therefore favor peace nov,
il ages would eth produce the resuit2 lie, the
payers of Delaware come forth for peace, which would
accomplish all that could do War would bankrupt
toe patton The richest md the poorest OF the people
would be heggers
nr. Taos + BAyARo son CO TIE senator followed snd
sj THAI Ibes were for free spsech end opposed TO the
domination OF those scoundIeis who would oYarawe
popular eoveregn.y. There present who mad
been threatened II they attended his assembly Such
stste Of things hal never been known before in Deia
If intelligence bro Gown by feae, TO what
would their children lack fc the right OF thought
actNr Eficr's beng made blot state lines
to make Delaware mere province; her bal joined
heling army. which had throw up its nsrencdmeats
c1d shctsed is guns within een. of Mount Verrortho
speech was devoted 10 recspi,sls ing Ncriuln aegres
soIs and rerukpg the Uo.op mea of the State who had
denounced his father in to~n meeting A1e SeIst0r
from Delaware for the last Ten years. whom be
Lad the henor 70 call father ("Six cheers
for Jim Bay ard' had endeayored to represent Deia
ware not Perrsyivan;a the North Su! the state Of
Delaware s!0Ee He woald forsaie Delaware,
though pe.itoned to do so. (Applause The meeting
tina: requested his resignation m1re numerous, bus
NOT 60 respectable as that now assembled Mr. Blyari
knew deceit. (voce--sI know old Bard " Was
Delaware nisgepresented? The speaker would give the
people an opportunity to speak He authorized TO
stale that il the Safe YVES poet on the ssucs Of peace
or war and II the war element tyianlphed Mr.. Bayard
would resign (CTies OF emo, 70 ~
After speech from another gentleman the Committee
on Resolutions reported through Mr. Io3n Merritt, Of
New Castle The first repudated war in any case, and
preferred Ieaceabe recognition OK the Confederate
States TO The ehedding Of blood The second stated that
the appeation trai,or,' app led to Desxayeins
poyiIg the right Of free speech, could neither nnidste
convince them The third approved OF the OF
James A Bayard, and stgms.ized the meeting held in
the same place the week before, by which he was
qested to resign as unworthy Of his remark, being
ganized in mob spirit, and carried with speech and
resolution. The fourth states that the gsstlre should
not be convened, the exgercy not warrantng such
course
these resolutions were passed, of course, without
dissenting voice. and that relative TO Bayard hailed
with q storm Of shouts.