Staunton vindicator. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 1860-1896, 1864-10-28
Appeal For Peace.

Appeal For Peace.
Henry De Hoghton. Bart, has, it seems
been interest 3 himself IN circulating
mspoii2 Fao;a the people of the Unite1
KING Great Britain and ireland, t
tIp1G United States Of America. The fol
EloSlE are the concluding paragraphs ofth'
-
RR4I sH What it is now time for you e
Psd5 ~ bitter calmly reviewing all thai
you lave mplished. the distance which
ka11RaEe traxel ed from your well-knowr
Ea0 y6afks, and the difficulties and dangers
thatsre certainly before you, to take coun.
sci together as to the best means Of resto-
ring peace We cannot forget that the
question ,ofpeace or war was never sub
hitted IL Rppr consideration before hostil-
Los had, 44l(5 commenced: that 5osil
Government and people found themselves
plunged into this fearful contest almost IN
awares, and that you have never been per-
mltted, as yet, an opportunity Of consultne
together in general convention, for the PM
pose of making known your opinions and
wishes about the war, or any of the vast'ta
sues growing out Of it. We believe this
the war has changed, for the present, at
least, the character Of your Government. 1t
has swept away your freedom Of speech,
your free press, and the inestimable right
Of habeas corpus. We believe that the
Southern people arc only following the
precepts and example taught and practiced
by your fathers aud theirs, when they with
drew their allegiance from the mother
country, aud that the Declaration of Inde-
pendeuce, which you hallow and celebrate
every fourth day of July asserts, as self
evident, the right Of the Sout ern people
to set up government of their own. We
believe that, should you at the end Of an
other three and half years. war, succeed
in subduing the South and restoring the
Union BY force of arms, you will find out,
when it is too late, that those pillars upon
which rests your Republican form Of Gov
ernment have been violently torn down,
and that your own liberties have been bur-
led in the ruins. We ask you to compare
the curse pursued BY the South now and
the Colonies in 1776. with that adopted by
the North now. and the mother country
then, and we think you will disco7er many
striking resemblances. Its in your hands
to give peace to the American continent. -
The Southern States have appealed to you
for peace, and to be let alone. Weappeal
to you to recognize the duty which attaches
to your privilege, and to make peace with
the Southern States; and we make this ap
peal in the name of religion, humanity,
civilization and common justice.
Will you kindly assist to promote peace
in America?
The document has, i seems. been trans
mitted to Coy. Seymour, Of New York, 40
companied by the following letter:
No. Is CocKspuR STREET, LONDON,
Sept. %, 1864.
Sn:-I have been deputed to forward to
your Exce!lency an address from the PEG,
pie Of Great Britain and Ireland to the peo-
pie of the United States Of America, a
copy Of which have the honor to enclose
As the FIRST to sisn this address, 10 the
fervent hope that it might tend to promote
peace in America, accepted the office, and
trust that you, Sir, will take charge Of i,
as a mlssive from cne great nation to an
other, based upon the principles of Chris,
tianity and Of good will toward Our fellow
men.
Three hundred thousand names were ap.
pended to this address within the shor,
srace of three weeks from its first appear
ance. and, with sufficient time, verify be-
lieve we might have obtained those of nine.
tenehs of our country. They comprise
men OF all ranks, classes, religion and pol.
! tics. aud emanate from every part CT TIL
United Kingdom Of Great Britain and Ire
! land.
1t is our earnest desire that Your TSs
cellency would place our address before the
people Of the United States Of America in
such way as you may deem expedient,
with view to secure the object Of our ap
peal.
The address will be conveyed 10 Xour
Ezcellency by the next mail, (eaving Liv-
erpool on the 1T October, in the personal
charge of Mr.. Joseph Parker, of Manches-
ter, whom / beg to recommend to Your tx
cell ncy'B protection.
l have the honor to be sir,
Your cbedient servant,
Henry DE HoaHToN, Baronet.
To His Excellency HoRAT1o SEYMOUR
Governor of the State Of New York, &c
&c, &C., United State of America.
! 1t rs stated further that tie signatures tc
tbs address were obtained within three
weeks from the day upon which the frs,
was appended, and they embrace every
class in the community. The clergy, Of all
denominations have supported It, especially
the Catholic Priesthood of Ireland, from
which country we obtaiaod more chan $780,.
600 signaturesH This total comprises asout
I $50, 600 names, extending over some roo
yards Of canvass, in four parallel columns.
which, If sgaken consecutively, would
stretch considerably beyond a mile and .
half in length.
Filling up the Ranks.
A late order, issued from the Office of the
Adjutant and Inspector Conceal, orders
the chiefs of the Bureau of Ordinance and
Of the Nitre Bureau to turn over, swithou
delay, one 9Th of all the force employed in
their respective bureaux, including oontras
tors and othor employees.
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