Prescott journal. [volume] (Prescott, Wis.) 1861-1871, 1864-08-27
SWITZERLAND 10 TIE UNITED Sr ~
a Voice from Fresaom's Mountain H..

ment at washington Tor the abolition :,
slavery. After addresses by many proro;.. y
men of Switzerland, the FOLLOWING adI.
was reported by committee, and adon,ssI
acclamation:.
PEOPLE OF THE AMERICAN UNION Tba
pie of Geneva, in meeting assembled ~ PC
Electoral Hall, address to the people of u We
Union brother!y greeting and testimonial s !,
their lively sympathy.
The events which are happening in >.
bosom of the great Republic of the Tr ;as
have not found the people of Geneva in5 i99
ferent It is with painful sentiments tSa'
| have witnessed the violation of the Fada'JJ
compact by some States 1t is with a.;'.
that they have seen States forget that fs sisl
alive unity is proclaimed by the constjtnt;o.
that such unity was recommended and rs;s'
| tanned by the first Presidents of the Union
the immortal Washington, twice elect
President, 1889, 1898, 1897; Thomas JEFF,
son, twice elected President, 1901, 1909, e.
The people of Geneva offer the most =,
dent prayers, that inspired solely by patriot.
ic. thoughts, she States still in revolt NAV
range themselves ever under the Star.Snsr
gled Banner of the Union. The people of
Geneva, with all their wishes, forward hi,
movement, because thenceforth liberty viii
be triumphant without distinction of race. :,
the North as at the South. seq :
The citizens of Geneva recognize tia,
strict solidarity exists between free people
that one of them cannot suffer without 81
perieneing a sad counter blow. Conyipce5
of this truth, in the presence of the civil
war which facilitates the projects of the enc.
mics of the American Republic, they believ.
it to be their duty to give expression to
fraternal word of announcement TO repubE.
cans on the other side of the ocean.
| People of the United States, the only Re-.
public of Europe, Helvetia, has had also he,
moments of intestine strife and attemnts .,
separation. She has come forth triumnhant
" from these trials. She has come fortl
stronger, more united than before. Thosa of
our cantons which formerly wished to SEN
rate, would now rise without distinction :,
uphold the Federal compact. 1t will be tbs
same with the American Union. The Soud,
ern States will comprehend that the safe
guard of their independence and of Their
prosperity is to be found in the Constitution
in liberty.
People of the Union Soldiers of the en-
tirety of the country Courage and constan
cy. You have our sympathies, because III
defending the Union you also defend liberty
You abolish an odiOus and crying shame of
part Of the United States-slayery.
The violation OF the Federal Constitution
by some States of the Union has caused 10
the people of Geneva a sentiment the more
more painful because nothing justified tn.
violation. No wrong can be alleged by the
SecessiOnists either against the Federal Gov.
eminent or against other authorities. The
determination to destroy the Federal com
pact of Union is explicable only by the wish
to maintain slavery, by the determination to
make that essential to the form of Govern.
ment
This scheme, we truly hope, will not be re,
allied, but were it so, we think that Ony
European Governments, and with stronger
reason, free Switzerland, would not abase it.
self by acknowledging a. power based upon
slavery. People of the Union The citi-
zens of Geneva assembled in meeting to ad-
dress to you their fluctuations on the aim you
pursue to maintain the Constitution invoate
and to destroy slavery. ats''
The struggle has commenced between the
two rinciples-Liberty and Slavery.
The consignee of victory must be the abo-
lition of slavery forever, and everywhere.
Hail Liberty! Hail Republic of the Unit
ed States
REPLY OF SECRETARY SEWARD.
The Government having been officially adj
vised of the meeting at which the foregoing
address was adopted, the Secretary of State
has responded as follows:
To tie People Of Genera
have received from the American Consul
who resides at Geneva, and laid before the
President, your &rvent, eloquent and most
fraternal addres5to the people of the United
States. By his command, | give you thanks
in the name of all my countrymen, for the
timely and appropriate words of sympathy
and friendship which you have spoken. Your
address adds strength to the already strong
claim which binds the first Federal Republic
of America to the oldest and foremost Fed
eral Republic of Europe. The people of
Switzerland may rest assured, whoever else
may fall, that it will not be the people of the
United States which viii betray the republi-
can system to foreign enemies, or surrender
it to domestic faction. With ardent prayers
for the preservation of the Constitution, the
freedom and the prosperity of Switzerland,
have the honor to remain, citizens, your
most obedient and sincere friend,
WIN. II. SEWARD.
State Dept, Washington, July 30, 1854.
ffE-- -%ees - t---
THE New York World keeps up pretence
Of being in favor of military operations to
put down rebellion. 1t is opposed, however,
% all specific measures adopted for that pur-
pose, and sneers at and fnisrepresents the
lighting Generals who lead our armies. Nc
CLELLAN and BUELL arc the kind of warriors
It admires. n recent, issue it publishes
two editorials-one seeking to show how in
exhaustible are the resources of the South,
The other how nearly depleted the North has
become. Can that cause be a just one which
depends for its success upon attempts to
lampen the courage of the lovers of our
country, by belittling our own strength and
sxalting that of the Rebels? And yet De-
nocracy thrives best in times Of, gloom and
disaster, and its only, hope of success is in
preading the funeral pail of darkness over
he land. -'@s''''-t ~ ~ gag
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UNITED STATES STOCKs IN GERMANY:-It is
N interesting. and significant fact that the
Transactions in u. S. 5-20's now constitute
hree -fourths of all the business done at the
Bourse, Germany Prominent
ankers estimate the amount Of United States
'onds in Germany and Holland, at the present
ime, at not less than $500, OOO, COO. In fact,
many importers sell their goods in New York,
nd direct their correspondents to remit their
ay in 5-2Os, instead of in exchange II is