New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1863-02-27
liverpool.

ADDRESS or THE CHAMBER or COMMERCE
The following is the address to the commander Of
the slip George GrisaOld, as the representative OF
the American contributors 10 the relief Of The distress
10 the cottor-manufacturing disrics;
SIR: Sixteen years ago, when our cOuntrymen in
ireland were suffering the horrors OF famine, your
nation, then united and prosperous, cent across the
Atlantic offerings OF grain and prOysions 10 alleviate
their great disIress. To-day, with your energies
taxed TO tho utmost by the gigantic struggle through
which Won are passing, you have not ceased 10 be
mindful OF the misery which Tins rad contest is in.
ficling On fully hall million OF our industrious
workers and you have n second time generously
contributed OF the abundance with which God has
blessed You 10 help tie necessities Of those among
LIZ who through no fault OF their own, ars reduced
to a state OF compulsory ideness aud restitution.
We call 10 MUD that out Of tie suHeriDgs OF that
period there aIole FOR us by the emancipation Of our
Industry sn unfpeakable good--which has enriched
our couD.ry-eXtended our coInmefce--banished not
few Of our social discOntcnts--aud inaugurated u
great moral revolution, the blessings OF which have
not been confined TO ourselves, but arc graduolly
working out IN other countries The Ike bench lal
results. May we no, hope that the trial through
which YOU and we are yassing VIII be the precuftOr
Of equally great socI0l aneOrations and that oat
Of the dsrhert hour vi nations oxistencetLSt OF
bloodshed between members Of The Same family
there may issue for You some tigAai nallouhl dely
eraIee the beaeits II which arr 70 stretch beyond
yO.IEelstt, 10 tLB yum VI OuI NOHilHoi
Our country pts viii gratitude this noble gift.
We welcome to port the hearers Of this bother
ly boun,y-fseely gwen, freely slowed, snd freely
ireighted across the scas, By COMMANDER who has
given his free service 10 this benevolent work
Oar Government aud the local authorities have
shown their appreciation Of the act ty removing
every mpos, on the free 0dmlssi0n Of tho chip and
her cargo. As representing tho mercantile cOulmn'
nifty Of Liverpool, tlis Chamber Of Commerce ASIA
you 10 convey 70 the donors It's sense of the liberal
and friendly spirit Ia which your merchants and
agIicuturisss have united 10 bond forward 10 our
diSrcs,ed cotton OPERATIVES Nv acceptable mtfsaRe
OF good Will and sympathy. Aud in many home
daraenel by tie rhsdOw OF this terrible calamity
the silent thanks AID prayers OF Thousands who are
bearing their pIlyai0ns with patience nhd hero
ism beyond all praise will be your best reward.~
Addressing you on behalf Vi "a community among
WHOM, il is well known, great differences Of opinion
prevail to the causes aud objects Of the contest
now unbappily raging among you, II would be evil
IDENTIFY unbecoming III US 10 put forward any state
meut that would create dissensiOn and mar tho gem
eral harmony OF the occasion; but we think we are
warranted ia saying that men Of all shades OF
opinion would rejoice 10 zee this war terminated, IN
any WAY that would not be inconsistent with your
bonor as people and with the greut aud rosPon-
s5e position which you occupy among the nations.