The daily dispatch. [volume] (Richmond [Va.]) 1850-1884, 1863-05-27
BOLD PEACE RESOLUTIONS.
ImPsriant Meeting In New York "A Dema n \
fer Peacs-1hs 0svsrnmsnt AsAla If..
nsuacsd fer vaIlandisham's Arrest ana
SeuteHce.

"a0 oe0n neio III new York city on the eub
jeets OF tho proceedings IN the case Of MIR
Vallandigaan and of the war. The resolves
adopted BY this meeting ars the boldest yet
pat forth by any Northern community. they
are Internationally opposed TO the var, and
IN i4vor OF Immediate peace. They denouncs
tho Administration in unqualified terms, and
reprobate In the stronges. language it's inva-
sion OF personal liberty in the proceedings
against VallandighAu They further dis.
Claim the action of the leading Dsmocr. ts Of
Albany In putting forth an address whose SEN
timents on the subject of the war are oh.
noxious to those who adopted these resolu.
tions. The speeches ON the occasion were
bold and defiant. They contain none Of the
cant against the rebellion which has been in.
dulged by prominent Northern politicians dis
approving of the proceedings against Vallan-
dix ban-and they show no teuckliDg to the
dsspoiism at Washington by claiming credit
for bolping on the war! The resolutions and
the speakers were for once consistent and
manly. The reader will be struck with the
brave andselling speech of Mr. James Brooks,
who entities himself to our admiration. The
resolutions and the abstracts Of the speeches
follow:
Hesofred, That we reiterate our opposition
ID tnis bloody, relentless, unnecessary, and
1ruitless war. Ia our opinion IL is time that the
ashoSe american people North and South should
demand Of tAeir rulers its immediate discontin-
udacc.
Resolued, That the arrest and detention of
the Hon. element L Vallandigham, of Ohio,
upon military order, as punishment foc the
exercise of the right Of free speach in 30 ou-
las discussion (which ia 30 offence under
the laws CT the land) is another step TO.
ward absolute dsspotism. We depourcs this
act, by whOmsosver authorized or instigated,
as crime against the people cf all the States
10 resist aggression lsss odious, our rsvo,u.
honary fathers, of every colony on LScon,i
nenf, made common cause, aad we, men of
New York, sympathizing with our brethren of
other States subjected to sach outrages, pledge
our lives, oUr fortunes, ard our sacred non
ors. to stand by them to the lsst
Rssofred, That the conduct Of our foreign
aHslfs 10y this administration has been q series
of biuudsrs; at times clustering aud again tim.
id; no y pot valiant, and then cowardy-it has
at iass placed US in q position whers even Eng.
land daras to bully US. While we deprecats
and shall continue to oppose the prosecution of
the civil war pending, w5 require and demand
that the Administration sisu submit to co more
Insults from Crest Britaia TO resist tfat in
g. lert power we pledg. every man and every
dc liar required In vigorous and successful eff.
fort TO maintaia the honor, the hag, and the
interest of the country.
Res0ired, That the paper lately issued St Al
bany, purportipg to bs the address of the Dem.
ocratic members Of the Legislature, has no
binding effect upon the Democracy Of this city
or vicinity, bee oar members, VIII oss name
were without authority attached to it, did not
sigu and do not concur - il, and because said
raper advocates a continuance of the wsr un-
der the policy of the Administration with all
it's objects, outrages, AMI unconstitutional pur-
poses. We cali upon the m embcrs of this city
to publicly ,disavow it, OK We shall disavow
them
Resoloed, That in view of this a.temrt at
Albany to place the Democratic party of the
State IN u false position Is favoring coutinu-
snea Of the war. We are glad to lsarn thattne
masses composing the Democratic party will
mset in State Convention at an early day, to
the end that they may express their own
opinions upon this great question, independent
and ruined the party organization Of the EN-.
pirs State.
These resolutions were followed by num-
Der of able speeches., denouncing the Admin
istration in the most unmeasured terms. 1t ia
enough TO give sketch of the most prominent
of them:
Ex.Recorder Smith spoke in favor Of the
He said there is not dsspotiem
On the face of the earth where q man a. leas.
has not the right to express his views in the
cause of humanity. Bat in this country mau
who has lately oecupied$a high position as L
me Enber of Congress, "a man of ability, educa-
tion, and tried PATRIOTISM for 10 csu 90 in the
Il 4 IS Sv, ,ols{ II L
said to those that were around him, that we
are engaged in war which cannot result bsre-
fcially to us-for this, his house is forcibly en-.
tered by soldiers, and he is carried away and
imprisoned. He is brought before military
Is not treason dsdn3d by tho statute Ia
there any reason that the law should be- tram.
wished to show the people the power they
have, and that they care not for the Ccnstitu.
tion snd laws? They commit an act of out.
rage and violence unparalleled III the history
of tsis or any other civilized land since the
bloody days of the French revolution. Ap:
plausel Neither this Government nor the
other can siie the voice Of the millions of the
piaIise Have they forgotten how Burke aud
Chatham in the British Parliament denounced
tho American revolution? Tness men were
Lot seized and brought before military tritu-
nal for expressing that opinion. lis true there
was peace party. [Applsuse lfever. there
was time wnen we should call for a cessation
Of those sad excerjhe nts we have be sn making
it ia now. Some of these men VINO are opposed
to this, ifthey could but hearsths walls aud
weaping that go up all oves THIS land; If ihey
could understand, ~ they will understand by
and ty, that No benefit whatever is to result
feom ibis war If they Can uadsrstan thai we
may 90 on spending millions Of treasure, en-
failing upon our children q Cobs which will be
fearful; and ii they could understand that il
Juuss THsutG Ia svMe af nsemu1. ~%ise- %
last. they would agree with us ard say "For
Gods sake let as sheath The .sac0rd and make a
peace upon some terms or other, and stop Mis
hoyrid sUar, Uhieh IS a curse 10th to The North
and South tapplauss
Hon. James Brooks said he thought crisis
had arisen in public affairs III which it is neces-
sary for every Ean, as often as possible, 70
sh0w " himse,f in public in order to rebuke the
existing Admin istration. When distinguish
Cd public man whom he knew well, whom
M any Of them knew well, whom we all loved
and rsversd, distinguished for his eloquence,
his l5arning, his high attainments distin-
guished above sll for his moral hsroism-phy-
eicsl heroes are abundant but moral heroes
are few and far bstween-when such nian
had been arrested, he had felt it his duty 10
eppsar here and Join in a general expression
of nu,Iio opinion. Mr.. Brooks related the
circrmstsncss Of Mr.. vallandigham's arrest.
The doors Of his house had been battered
down at three O'Clock in the morning by q
company Of Abolition soldisrs, armed with
musksta, and he was arrested, kidnapped
from his wife and house, abducted, carried on
81 Cincinnati, and incarcersted there lawiess'y,
/, ,ranpicalIy, wickedly, by the minions in pow
or. No outrage ON arth can DO 90 great a. that
No king In Europe, mot Napoleon on his throne,
or the Car Of Russis even, dare violate the