The Burlington weekly hawk-eye. [volume] (Burlington [Iowa]) 1860-1876, 1864-08-20

adopted, Offering the most ardent prayers
Shaf, inspired solely by patriotic thought,
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banner Of the Union" The people Of Ge-
neva with all their wishes forward this
movement, because thAncetOrth liberty
viii be triumphant, without diatincti0n Of
noe at the North - we'll a. at the South.
The following = the official TRANSLATION
ftom La Nation SIcisse::
A meeting was held ct 0eneva on the 9th
OF July, In favor Of the American Union,
and Of measures taken by the Government
Of Washington for the abolition OF Sla-
very.
Long before the hour fixed for the open
ing Of the meeting the crowd pressed INTO
the immense and beautiful hall of the cleo
toral building designated - the place Of
Being invited BY the Committee to pre-
aide over the meeting, Mr.. Henry Fazy
mounted the tribune.
he thanked the assemblage for having
responded with promptitude and IN such
numbers to the call which ned oeen MADE
ject, he he gave the door 70 Mr.. James
~. James Fay was welcomed to The
tribune by long and continued applaus SO.
When silence was re-estab lished, Mr.. ].
J T1z1 expire sed hinp elf 10 these terms: !.
E,;4Sps II wss S;sr ddsy 70 pnfdiely testify,
IN q popular assembly, our sympathy for
the great cause Of Humanity, which our
brothers of the NovtAerM Ht0tes Of the
AMERICAS Usien uphold. They have long
experienced shame In seeing that Slavery
overshadowed their Liberty, and, with all
demanded Of them, they decided to have
irecourse 70 the greatest sacrifice to cause
the disappearance of that stain.
Certainly, / do not mean in any manner
to aSAail the patriotism Of the Southern
0tases. They also contributed to found
AraerScan Independence. They were great.
WHY was it that, in the midst of their
must never be attacked: that every race,
b It white or yellow or black, has equal
rights to that rinalienable blessing to each
freedom. Slavery would, little by little,
have brought about the degradation of
America, II IN end had not been put TO it.
Unhsppily, pacific means for healing this
came gradually, 70 complicated as to give
birth 70 civil war.
This truth has been wished to be denied.
It has been said IL Ii not Slavery, merely,
that Il 10 It stakein the Republic for the
Union; that it 10 rather the question Of tar
ifs. ss8s
That is . pretext; Slavery, and Slavery
only, il the cause OF the strife, because the
Republican or Northern party wished to
nholinh it. s&ss & GI8sn -
/. Il 4 in this respect that We, Swiss repub-
Z leans, ought TO look upon events. Two
camps are actuSlly formed in the great Re-
public on the other side Of the ocean. On
ono ode II found the North, or Federal
party, which fights for The maintenance OF
the Union and the suppression of Slavery.
: On the other is found the South. 1t would
\ break the Federal Compact; it would sep
arate, that In the States Slavery may be
! maintained. T.
i1s It il. therefore, to the North that. our
On many considerations. When it was
said to us, the Republic cannot live-it 10
predestined to jeopardy; We replied as
proof 20 tho contrary by pointing TO Amer
ica, and It was instantly rejoinsd by indi.
eating the hideous institution Of Slavery.
Hencesorth that can no longer be. The
loyal citizens Of the United States are at
work. to edAce It, and they will efface it!
It u not by millions that the American
Chambers vote the expenditures far de-
: Tending the cause Of humanity, but IL 10 by
Thousands Of millions. It il not by hun.
dreds that the volunteers range under the
Star Spanglsd Banner to compel respect
for the Integrity Of the Union, bat by thou
sands, and this republican army now rec
kons I million Of free soldiers. All these
sacrifices are made with that greatness 81
]. soul which characterixes that chiyalric ma
ton. And II. - many more were needed
i tomorrow, they will be supplied in like
By these sacrinces,s by the gigantic pro.
portions which they give to the contest,
y Tie United States shows to nations how to
oct in moments OF difiaculty; how . people
lnd, when It IT, nssdfnl, means necessary
At the momsat the strife broke out, tine
/. States faithful to the Union had no army,
no navy, nor even arsenAls, and now they
& have immense power Of action. They have
! proportioned them 70 the-greatness of the
y cause Of humanity, for which they combat.
Atwhat epoch, II what century, have We
seen these giant battfesf When have mon.
archies In their contests been able to attain
results 20 impostngf This strife, at least
viii not BE- unproductive. It will contri-
butte to the liberty Of the whole world.
The military resources OF the United
States have had Liberty ~ their cause. II
il for Liberty that they will serve.
BE convinced the great American Re-
public will not close its eyes to the light;
it will not abdicase it, mission. The grea,
Eagle Of the United States Is awakened
1t IL there in its strength. Let its destruc-
ton be attempted, all the arrAyed cannon
Of ancient Europe would effect tnothing.-
1t would bOin comparison LlIllputlan.-
The orator cast q rapid glance over affairs
in Mexico. This estimate was several
times interrupted by cheers. -
Mr.. James Fay then touched on Swiss
affairs, and showed that there was time
when II might have hoped not to be men,
aced by European powers. That time ID
no more. He finished by expressing the
conviction that ct no distant day oppressed
nations would everywhere count upon as
sistance from America. 1t isin this sense,
said Mr.. Faxy, in closing, that cheer the
Republic Of the United Statee, the cause OF
; the North striving aeainst the South, the
cause Of America, the cause Of the North.
Long AFTER the orator left the tribune,
appiaIses still fe-echoed. s. Al
NJ. Antoine Carteret next spoke. He
Wa welcomed b. the plaudits Of the as
7ssmbly, and spoke nearly = follows:
4 C1r14RUs: When the nations Of ancien,
1nrops sought to manifest their aspirations
3er liberty, they set before them the pros.
psfity, tie greatness Of America, and q
0noe it ms reioined-America counts three