New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1864-08-09
AN AID DRESS OF sYMPATHY FROM
iff SWITZERLAND.
Mas Meeting fn Geneva-Ecply Of mr..
wAsuNoTos. Monday. Aug. Q, 1864.


wAsuNoIos, Monday. Aug. g. 1864.
The Government has been officially advised
" tie meeting held at Geneva Switzerland on the 9TH
of July I'm favor o,th UIioa and OF measures taken
by tie Government Washington FOR the abolition OF
slavery" and at which an address was adopted. offer
log the raeat prayers that. inspired solely by
petrioe thought tho States still In fcro!t may range
themselves forever under tho SaiSpaneled banner OF
the Union" Trio people OF Geneva with al their
wishes forward this moyepent because theDce'orth
liberty will no triumphant without distinction Ut race
at the North as well as at the South.
The following Is the Official translation from Ia No
lios SEisr' zoe,
meeting was he'll AT Geneva on toe gh Of July IN
favor Of the American Union. aud ~ measures taken
by the Government OF Washington for the abolition OF
Long before the hour fxed for the opening Of tho
.eetg tn crowd pressed Into the imuenso ana De
tia hall Of the electoral building designated as the
Tsirr inyiteJ III the Committee TO preside the
meeting. Mr. Henry Fezy mounted the tribune.
He Thanked tho assembiige fyr having responder
With n,on,btitndo and in such numbers 20 the call which
had been mndc upon t. After having adverted " tDe
subject ho gave a.. floor to Mr.. Jswes Fay
M. Joues Fay was welcomed TO the tribune W a
s .ase Sas f'i.' j. TS A%.i in
saEs. A. the 'only republican people Of Europes. IL
was our dufy ruclciy testiiy IN popular nssemoy
our synp fof lae great of humanity WHOA
our brothers of he North<ra Sfass % ms amsTios"
Union spkoid. They nave long eSerienced shahe in
s,eing that siaverv ovcrshado~ed their Loe " hn"
sit ali he ciroumspect.on which the Constitution DC
mandcI Of them they decided to have recourse 70 tne
greatcs sacrihce TO cause the DISAPPEARANCE VI ''"
stain. . - = a.. ,ssa;I thu
Certanly do not mean in any manner 70 sssa, lne
patriotism OF tho southern States. LEY e" .o". ~,
uted 20 found dmsyicsa f"dfpstasnee' iy 80
| st.. I'm
ncs- they forgot that human nature must never We ~
fuut every RICE bc II white or yellow OF riacS
has equal rights TO that ngngnI hS ts have brouht
bont the deg r.,daiiou Of America II An end haa mol
been put IL IT, Uuhappiv. pacific means Tor nesllng
this wound were c,rS q, TO give birth 70 civil war
TSs ,ru,h hss been wished to be denied IL has heon
.a IL il not Slavery. merely that Is at stake In the
Republic for the Unioni thss" 10 rssner 'he question
VI TARIFF.
That Ia pretcxt; Slavery. and Slavery only. Ia the
cause Of the strife because the Republican or Nurher
party wished ~ abolish t. M
II in in this aspect that Swiss republicans ought 10
o1k upon events Two camps src actually formed In
Tic great Republic the other side OF the ocean On
sss ds r is jSa %a Int Of the Ton and the sup
precision Of slavery. On e other 10 found the South
u would break the Federal compact 1t would separate,
that in tho States Slavery may he maintained.
IL ia therefore 10 the North that sympetses sre
dine We owe them 70 IL ON many considerations.
When il wss said W w, the Republic cannot liyeit
20 jeopardy we replied led e. proS 70 sS
rsoiaed by Indicating the hideous Of slavery
Hencefcrtb that can no longer be- The Loyal citizens "a
ths u'n,ed 8 stes are at work to o6ace t. aud they
win eIlee il. lProlonged cheers.
II Is not by millions that the American Chamber.
vote the expenditures for defending the cause On
humanity but 1t 10 by thousands Of millions. 10 not
by hundreds that the volunteers range UNDER the sl
ged Banner 70 compel respect for the integrity ol
4 tie Union but by thousands. and this republican
army Tecsons million nee soldiers. AL these
IL, fhQt
characterzcs that chiy,lric nation. And II I'd many
mo'e were ueedcd tomorrow. tLcy win bs sappned III
ike manner, II. 10 f.ff.. IlIfJ l. ~ InI l.
By these sacrifices. by the gigantic proportion.
which &-y give 10 the contest the nited STATES snow
10 atiois how ~ act in moments Of diincaty h"w
pc"pe' ind, when t Is ncedial, means heessait 'o'
At the rouert tho strife broke out the sta'cs isln
iul to tho Union had 10 army. no navy. nor So
arsenas and how Ties have linulcnse power oi ~
rhey have proportioned them to ,he greathes. " Nv
cause Of Humanity, tor which they co'aoat- AZ WA
eDoch in what century have We seen these glanI ua
llast When have nonarcbjes " thelr eoa~sS psen