Democrat and sentinel. [volume] (Ebensburg, Pa.) 1853-1866, 1864-08-10

Appear TO ;he American pea
pie aso9n the Society fer OBJ
saknsslg the Cessation of EEos-
Utilities iFs America.
2l5 REGENT STREET, LONDON, w ,
July /.
The society which has the honor to
make this appeal, desires to approach you
as friends and kinsmen, and in the name
| OF humanity and religion.
1t represents, in fact or in feeling, the
great bulk of the intelligent, the reaecting
and the dispassionate minds On this side
OF the atlantic, and it hopes not to be con-
sldcred impertinent or interfering or par
tial IN the task it has undertaken, For
Ill very deed, the conflict III which you
| are engaged IS one which touches most
deeply the vital interests of humanity and
religion throughout the world
In 4hc first place, we would submit
tiat Europe witnessed with pain the com
lncncement, and has watched with the
greatest anxiety the progress and develop
| incnt Of the civil war. 1t has witnessed,
also, ii political silence, though far from
inditiercremce, the will, the energy, and
the resource with which the war has been
prosecuted on lta one hand-thc bitter
il'S7 u !etIliiG, inc enormous pressure
upon i'.'"A'H i.i''iicyS2 Inc slaughter, the
devastation, and Tie failure which have
characterized ii Oh the other. The time
has now come when rejecting people
everywhere. yea, and III your own country
100 s'ol' ;"l'i ask themselves 10 what pur-
t''Sc - al '4'la "''sIv " Aat gam can
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POSSIBLY aeeruG 10 any INIn@ beng, Sa'e
~ ''i' ~" ,'"''te'S % once ana '''c'r per
i ',",'' q t"i i''''i continuance
u 'l''S 'l'''' ',I'','I ~ sumo
IA "a, '''' ,''lt f'''C|, W. ""un' submit
",'' c''t- III ''''.'e ''is''i'''i'S "' I'o'lG,
" Vi -A''i>' ,''' III c''''i'er i"Uhi'i'S' VIII
,,o' '''i:' I''3i' not [NoileIiIe Inc people OF
me S'c''''Q '''i''e9 from 'ie charge OF re
,'''''ii ana treason; seeing lhey nave I'M
.ctS'oot me IciciitI compact III the lGht
III "'iI'I' me Lo"il"efS Oh inc f'Pubic I'm
Ie'|io'"' Il "''5c "hqncs'Ionahly held
mat Inc '7'a'cS were SoNFelSh''cS' even hc-
lore 'he TIE ( constitution was written the
''"I't9 Wtrt l,'"c'ai'A''i 10 oe lfec, SoFrei9t'
ANA h'o'l'|."' III States ana as such
were r'c,.!.'.'St" ny the powers oi Europe.
III H"" MAGMA Iiiiria doctrines, IaId
do.yi rs &"t-eEldcni truths, are that all
I7@iii"i government springs from the con
SEM OF the governed, that "il people nave
me r1ili 10 alter, change or amend lheT
iofin of government 1T pleasure.
IL the exercise oi this right tile people
"f almost every state have altered their
constltution,-some OF them we believe
more than oncc-and the right to do so
has not been questioned. But we may
go further, and ask the sober Judgment OF
the North-to what end Is tins war wa
ged? suppose Northern arms to be sue
cessinl in suhIugating the seeded States,
assHrcdly the Constitution gives 10 power
TO hold them as conquered provinces.
Success then would defeat the object OF
the war; for instead OF restoring the
Union and pres lvl"@ your institutions,
'he Triumph of yo'" arms WoGld oFcfturn
Inc one ana destroy Inc other.
i7hci are inc Hle"a ana olHii'ohs Wliich
op'itin Oh tins side ct tie water, ana Which
are d"I.y ti',in5 deeper and deeper root.
Morc"v,ri tie growing itelIn@ IN Europe
Is, thai war has ocet' iiiea 10 rs utmost
ant that II has i3'!eI III Inc o'Jcc' 'o'
winch Il was nh'!ef'"Ne''
" c would 4ui'''S' "iI''"! - 0C"' l. ig'''''
ana ofo'"eE7' py ',1 c1N9 o' "iS,'
Wilch come over '.' ""'''' ,'"iii "o'i
sections Il your ,ountry, ana ;'iSo 10y
the pre-, sure "!it' '"e ",'' "'''o ''''"'iS
upon inc E'pol"lS C'''2SNS N.Y. 80 o'i-
sequence "t Inc S5ill''I'h7 WHICH me war