, 1864-10-05
L C0NTEMPTIBLE PEACE SNEAK,
The Mayor Of New York Refuses to
Rejoice Over Union Victories,
GREAT INDIGNATION IN NEW YORK.

The following Is the full text Of letter
sent BY Mayor Gunther to the Common
Council Of New York City giving bis reasons
why he dfsapproEed Of public celebration
. Of our late glorious victories:
Mayors OFFICE,
NEW YORK, September q, 1854
To the Honorable the City Counci1:
GEN1LTn1K: Tonr reeoluuon Of the as.h in.
stnnt, appointing "conmlttee Of 6Ee from each
Board for ths purpose OF making the necessary ar
Ian9emeats to cauRe tho various public buildings
to be illuminated IN honor Of tho recent victories
On land and eea n IL returned uuappzerod.
mieht acqple.ce IN Yoqr response to an appeal
IN expression Of their feell1 e respecting theio
victor1ee, but I must decline to comply with your
request to iesue proclamation to the citlxeaa gen
er..iy to (tt1 tq suSh an Illumination Tor rarions
LIT. II should Issue such proclamation, there
tle many who would be denounced a. dfsiosal II,
through Eant Of opportunity, Of inclination. or OF
means, they failed to comply With the reeommen-
"a. By those in authority they are not claimed
~ Unlon victories, bnt ss the result Of tho Eusn
Ctpsuon Proclamation and Atttt RaF measura8" Of
it may concern y nanitesto.
Il w 81 & sas Pssy o1 as a.
II this is the case, youf honorane body will be
the papers In The employ Of lie sdminisfrss1oa,
whlcn daily parade " the defeat Of the rebels are
10 be believed, three times week.
Ion sg 1as ana The Constellation - ii Isl but as
the President demands Of the Southern people TO
abandon the rights winch the Constitution con-
sat he hss
with the domestic Institutions Of The St3tes, can
be expected to rejoice over Victories which, what
Il these Victories wefe to anite lie States, aud
were sure ha1binRer OF peace, I wou!d be pieas.
ed il could 1saue such proclamation ~ would
+fh n n N 1@H
mite for tte purchase Of single talo1 candle to
celebrate the e5ent.
4ih. Il bas been the immenortal caston Of msn-
tfnd, in at ages and cltmss, to ahstsin fon re.
Euch has been 1he practice thus tar during tho
pretent strife, which has distracted cur once hap
?, onion Ias eng eeGs o. eep1e 19 E9n eonad nals
policy, viii be to Acknowledge, BY such exhibit
ioni that the.e Victories oTet sliens and ens-
S 1te y TO 59Rs o. # SoP pfaee m con- On
mon with lal9e portion Of our feIoT-citizeas,
am not prepared to abandon.
fou are awxre that here is the essential differ
enee between the twc parties now eoasendin- for
political mastefy In the Northern States. One Of
these declares that no terms can be offered " Ell
eept sneh A. may be bseed upon an unconditional
other nalEtsins thattt. peace may be restored On
the basts of the Federal union.''.:
Taxing into confederation that canyass IL now
IN prGEress Of the moat exciting Character, am
forced to regard the proposed demonstration Is
one OF political nature, and according to the rule
which laid down ior my guidance on entering
upon the duties Of Mayor, cannot give it my Off
c{al endorsement
c. GopTKxY uHrHEn, Mayor.
In reference to this diegracefu1 letter the
New York correspondent Of the Phlladel-
phia Inquirer says:
The feeling Of indignation against Mayor Gun.
ther, On Account OF his reasonable veto Of the
proposed illumination In honor Of our1ecent mill
tz1J FucrEesee 10 az intense ~ It ia unlrersa1 All
right thinking Democrats are degueted with It,
and even the I|01}d IL constrained TO enter pro-
test aid to suggest TINT the proper place for his
Honor Is not in the City Hall, New YORK. bnt on
The other side OF the Appomattox This Erpress
proceeding ae *Aunwtte~h
An indignation meeting 'of citizeus, rnder-
stand, will be held in the courte OF iew days. ae
which resolutions will be submitted calling npon
the Mayor 10 ret11n, and I depatation, composed
Of men Of both psEnes, will be appointed to con.
vey those resolution. in person to the City Hall
Meanwhile, the Common Council have An OBJ
yioua duty to perform. They caR, By = two-thirds
70. uer at1ye the treasopabe veto Of the Mayor,
ard anthortz. the celebration to take plact. DEM
oc1ats have control Of both boards Of the Conmon
Council and unless they desire TO bo placed Ia the
fAme CATEGORY with Goather, they must fAce the
music, The Insult to the city, szd the reprosca
est rpcu tbe Government in that infamous veto
metrsee, are altogether too d2grant to be soon
forgotten.