The Weekly Perrysburg journal. [volume] (Perrysburg, O. [Ohio]) 1861-1???, 1864-10-26
a 6.ciicr fro.m ) oDn Brlght.


From the N. Y. Tdbuue
4 E.citer from LoDn Bright.
In giving TO the public tho following in-
pressve aud timely letter from the most
interchangeable aud influential BRUSH vjuli-
Gator OF our National struggle i0r exist.
once, it is lit that We should say that il
was in no manner solicited or invted,--
While we Tor thirteen years have personal.
ly known and honored joan Bright, we
have had little correspondence with him.
aud have never sought thereby to culiu
his sympathics in the cause Of the onion.
But he is firm believer in the Justice
safety, and henellccuce of Human Freedom;
he knows that our slaveholders' revolt is
au aristocratic uprising against democratic
light and liberty; and his heart is wholly
with us because he realizes that our euccesS
Ia the triumph OF Humanity and Progress.
We ask especial attention to what he says
OF the identity in Great Britain OF the Rob
sympathizerS With the advocates OF McCel-
lau's election, Let every hearty Uuuni6t,
of whatever name or sect. weigh we'll these
words OF the foremost OF British Reform.
ers:
RocuDME, Oct, l, lSG4
DKAR SfR: For moro than three years
the people OF this country have wttched
with n constant interest. tho progress ol
the great conflict in which your people
nave been engaged; and, as You know,
some have rejolced over the temporary
successes of the enemies Of your Govern
meut, aud some hayo deeply lameutcd
them.
At this moment we turn our eyes rather
TO the political than to the military strug-
gle; aud there ia, with us, the same differ
cnce of opi,iion pnd Of sympathy, as re-
CARDS your coming Presidential Election,
that has been man Tested in couucctioa
with your contest In the field,
All those OF my countrymen who have
wished well to the Rebellion, who have
hoped for the breakup OF your Union. who
have preferred to see Southern Slave en-
! pre- rather than restored and free Repub.
! lie, 50 far as | eau observe, are.now in ia-
vor Of the election of Con. Mcclellan All
thcse who nave dcplored the calamtics
which the leaders ot secession have brought
! upon yur country. who believe that Sla-
very weakens your power aud tRrn shcs
! your good name throughoutthe world. and
who regard the restoration of your Union
as Il thing 10 bo desired and prayed for by
ali good men, so far as | can Judge are
! heartily longing for the recollection of Mr.
| Lincolp. Every friend Of your Union,
| probably, in Europe, every speaker aad
writer who has sought TO do Justice TO your
cause since the war begaa, is now hoping.
with an intense anxiety, that Mr. Lincoln
may bc placed at the head Of your Execu
tive Tor another term.
1t is not because They believe Mr. Lin.
coin to be wiser or better than all other
men on your continent, but they think they
have observed in his career a grand sim
plicity Of purpose, and patriotism which
knows no change aud which docs not ial.
ter. To some OF his couuirymon, there
may appear to have been errors in bis
course Ii would be strange indeed it, in
Tie midst Of diliiculties so siupen ious and
so unexpected, any administration or any
Iul}r should wholely ayoid mistakes, To
us, looking Oh from this distance, and IN
moved by the passions from which m my
OF your people can hardly he expected tc
be frce-regardLg his Presidential path
with the calm Judgement which belongs
rather to History than to the present time
as our outside position enables us, in some
degree to regard tive see in il an hottest
endcavor faithfully to do the work ol hi,
great Office. and, in the doing of il, br GIT
ness of personal honor ou which no aiyer
sary las yet been. able 10 fix "A s,nln.
Gbelieye that the effect OF Mr.. Lncolu's
reelection ia Euslan aud in Europe, au.
indeed throughout the world, viii be thin
It will convince all that the integrity %
your great country will be preserved, ant
it will show that Republican Institutions
tchh an Instructed and patrio,ic pe3ps
can beara nation safely aud steadily through
the most desperate perlis-
am one of your friends in England who
have never lost faith in your cause,
have spoken % my C9,hi,Sn7u on ~ be
hni,i aad now, ia writing this leitar u on
believe | speak the sentiments and hen q
wish OF every man Ia Euglani who lopc'
for the freedom and greatness Of you
country. Forgive ms for this intrusion
upon YOU; but | cannot hold hack iron
telling you what is passing in nay mind
and wish, il possible, TO send yoaa worc
OF encouragement.
Yours, very truly.
JOHN BRIGHT.
Horace GREELy Esq. New York, u 5. ,
Being told by one of the delegates I,
Chicago that slavery originated with God
who would protect It, John Wentworth re-
piled "Well letus leave it with God; ",
have repealed the fugitive slave law anC
when q slave runs away | fm for letting
him 90 till God catches him.