The evening telegraph. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1864-1918, 1866-10-11
They DenOunce the Bar
baHity of War.
Its Only Morality-"Evil, That
Good May Come of It."
The True Peace PrInCiple-"Fear-
less TO Die, Tlmld to Kill,
Heroic to Suffer-"

Convention is certainly very appropriate
episode, and a good thing generally might be
made of it under ordinary circumstances, The
present circumstances, however, are anythinc.
but ordinary, The great political struggle going
on at the ballot-box is so allabsorbing that
conventions of all kinds other than political
can come and go without more than a pas,ino
notice.
This is undoubtedly the present reason wbv
the meeting of the Universal Peace Society >
held in this city yesterday, may be pronounced
failure, both in point OF numbers and entbu-
siasm. 1t may be, however, that the innate
depravty and combative propensity of human
nature had a share in causing this paucity of
numbers and meagreness of applause.
The Pennsylvania Branch.
Be that as 1t may at IL O'Clock A. NJ, the
hour at which the Pennsylvania branch of the
Association was to meet, twenty persons ali
told, were present They were not at all dis
COuraged oy this slim turnout but proceeded at
once to organize the PENNSYLVANIA branch of
the Association, by adopting an appropriate
constitution and electing the necessary officers.
Who are Advocates of Universal Peace,
At o'clock in the afternoon our reporter re-.
paired to the lectureroom of the Franklin In
stltute, to attend the opening session of the
eeheral society; AT TINS hour he found present
npe ladies' and two gentlemen. 1t was nearly 4
O'Clock before enough had arrived to warrant
an attempt at business, and even then we could
sum up only thirty ladies and ten gentlemen.
In the meantime, we were noting down the
physlognomy of these adherents of Universal
Peace. Ahey were certainly meek-eyed lot of
people, and we doubt if there Were out of the
entire 1orty, halt-a-dozen who were not sincere
and earnest in the cause they had espoused.
and labored in its benalf without any hankering
alter that notoriety Tor the sake OF which 40
many men and women attempt to turn the world
upside down.
Several oil the gentlemen, and nearly all oftha
ladles present, were attired in the drab-colored
skirts OF the Society of Friends. MANY of them
were quite venerable in years, and they all had
eop Ine outward appearance Of being persons of the
most ample and elegant leisure. This NAV ac-
count 1or their wholesale advocacy of peace. If
lhey mad been forced by untoward circum-
stances 70 grapple with the harsh realities of
the world, IL IS extremely doubtful if most of
them would not have been taught the lesson
mat mat the life OF one man is often fit sacrifice
Tor the welfare OF thousands or millions.
"hiennial Attire, Otherwise "Bloomer.v
But among the assemblage there was a lady
upon Whom our attention was centred for time
although the strangeness of her attire did nor
appear 10 create ANYTHING of a sensation among
the members Of the Peace Society," The laiy in
question was attired in pantaloons The panta-
looms were OF the peculiar snuff-color now SO
much In vogue among fashionable gentry, and
we must confess that they set about the neither
limbs OF the wearer with as much ease and grace
as If they had been displayed upon legitimate
masculine eXtremities.
Besides the pantaloons, this lady wore short
skirt, which Just touched the knees and a long
brown shawl, with a flaming border of re =
which was arranged over her shoulders IA
under her arms in fashion that was NOT 4, anu
all, II 1t was not fantastic. But, as Aihs az
before, her presence did not create /. ~. we salo
tlon, much less panic, anon No isyaeI ienSa ID;
orthodox attire; and we We "a stbarefore eo, 1n
strained to withdraw our GLANCE heforn We Gon bad
nv speciai innnirV m W." 4aritses. We ascertained,
female genius: b. :. She name OF this eccentric
desire of ali !t knowing that it Is the eager
names in such eccentrlcities to see their
this case, rrint' we purposely withhold it in
The Convention Goes to Work.
1t was nearly four O'Clock when Mr.. Alfred
II. Love, of Philadelphia, President OF the
Universal Peace Society, called the forty
persons composing the Convention thereof to
order
Mr.. Love made the customary speech of Pre-
sdents on taking the chair. He stated that the
delay in organizing the afternoon session was
owing to the length of the morning meeting
He then reviewed at considerable length the
history OF the Universal Peace Society, dwell
ing particularly upon the proceedings of the
conventions held last spring and winter, in
Providence and Boston. He said that the most
PerpleXlng question discussed at the first, or
Boston convention, was the constitutional ole
NO person seemed willing to offer draft for
the advent OF some great mind, with constitu-
ton duly prepared, according to their wants
AT providence, however, this doubt was timely
buried, and q constitution was proposed and
adopted with the most wonderful unanimity.
The President then requested Mr.. L. K Joslin
of Providence, r. l., the Secretary, to read the
proceedings OF the Providence meeting.
Included in these proceedings was
The Constitution of the Society,
which presents some points of interest. Tn,
nf fha Obi Of fhn iaftn
can perhaps be best gathered from the length,
preamble TO this document reading as follows:-
"Whereas, Life, liberty, and the pursuit of happi
ness ane natural, lnalienabe rights subject 10 nj
human governments, Dut superior to all; an
whereas, Whatever is abstractly wrong can neVe
be practically right or be innocently encouraged
neither can persons perform collectively what is uI
lawful Tor individuals, nor serve self and country
the injury of mankind; and whereas, Peace Is sell
control, and the abneRation of carnal weapons AM
the recognition OF all the principles of love- justice
charity, and purity make for peace, commu uite
and States permanently unite by attraction and cor
sent, never through coerciV0 violence, and tn
sword IS not essential element OF our social sYi
TEN, but like duelng and slavery, reno OF barba
rous times, and owes its prevalence TO popular d.
IuslOn;
"1nd suhereas Wise advocates of truth, believing
God believe also in man, overcome evil with goot
choose 20 die rather than kill and whereas, wa
destroys life, invades liberty, subVerts good morals
and the spirit and teachings of Jesus Christ, n
tards and defeats, rather tnan inslres progress
the common welfare, and is a standing reproach I
human nature, therefore we, the undersigned,
0Tder 10 avail ourselves of the advantages OF ass
ciate effort unite in forming q society to prom0
these truths and adopt for our guidance the ollo'
ing Constitution, etc.,
The objects of the Society, and the manner
"a ~ lfRNu n