, 1866-05-23
SWITZERLAND.
The Republic Of Europe to the
Republic Of America.


Inc s"iss CONVENTIONS OF 9eneVa, Bale,
NeuIchatcl. Tessin and Berue have united In
the following address to the President and
Con"ress of the ITn,tea states. II nov ha
oon1sas ~ ~ o..to s ~ may w
yentions Is based tie late decree Of the Swiss
Congress, granting absolute liberty Of relfc-
ton IN That Rennh1fc.
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TIE ADDRESS $500
10 The Prsdd<nt and Congress ef Gs Unit<d
States Of America:
Mr.. President, MesaIs. Members Of Con-
gress: For tour years we have, as It were,
lived with you, have borne your grievances.
been rendered Joyous at your deltverance and
have glorted In your success.
When the election of Lincoln announced to
system which abased you--enough Of CON-
plicity and COMPROMISE With siaTery-of man-
hunting ordained BY slayery-ot conquests
tor tho profit o. alayefy-of politics tQ hvpr
Of the party OF slaVery-We gave thanks to
God.
When your Union WIS disrupted by revolt
when yonr prosperity was crippled feromlel
when many voices had prophesied the dls-
solution Of the Unton--we hailed the CON-
mence1nent of q new aud . better lie for your
people.
When military reveraes meuaced your no.
perish. When Europe lent, or seemed to lend.
| an intervention In tavor OF the Sunth toward
| violating your blockades and In recognition
| Of tho rebel Contedczacy, NC always bclIeye1
that something would 1nteFpose Itself be-
| tween the design and the execution. tint
your grand prl1ciple would intcryene anil
through that you wonId become inyincible.
4 When 1t Was generally believed aud said
that peace NEGOTIATIONS would render nuga-
tori the mofal results Of the war, hat you
the Institutions Of the South, We always BE-
llcved that Sou would not lay down YOUR
| arms until Tou had DESTROYED Your real enemy
that Ia to saw. slavery.
/ When the death Of Lincoln p1nnred ma IN
mourning We believed that Lincoln;s success
sor would stakc his honor m the confinnancc
| and The accumulation Of his WORK. Einaiiv
wlrn yon haYe announced to the yrori1 tbst
! fha ct.nst, ,+nfional ameni}mant woa odnrta5
ti.nt aireaffv thcre wns m sir,v1a s1eve n.,on
tle snil NJ tte Union. W. hare heard wi,h ~.
cypressiblc emotion this Glorious pronress. 1
X ia lila sentiment WhicS ,ra 7rop,3 ,,,,-
,fcst to.dav as d,1Iv. Of si,.ht ;onorfarca .1ss
,hopah ~, feetfrnnnr mov ba + .hat II rot -
SAID that The voice ~ Switzer'anf shouid nnt
Tnatc ,tsnit i,cari1 IN vnnr "nn1anso Wv
800 e,- -.,r,.nSsat, ~ 49, E .1.s' 49,.
honc5 The rnost At me sa,,n rnon,en, n
Thfch rnnr irio1s tc1n;na1eI vnu n-a. -
| nanncei the talisman1e ,ror51 ~ fresSnn, e' Il
| vii .nste itsair heard throrrhout tbs Nv
Worli Tie snnn;si, frratv viii he snnnressed.
ron 1r5i1 ann,hitota Pra,,,ia,, siarea.r
IS,n1a -sre snfYa-ing IN honaaae shai1 - fra.5
a. the sonnd, 0'@''A1 w
Those are rare f,ava In tte history of man.
,;sI h.., .es;t,, 80 fts.,a1 ,.'ny :. .1 . -
hand. .thesa dnrs or snnsh;na 1nohacnraf ho -
| a nIo,a 71 e'-'' 'A 't''s'11A'e N4oo9@t4e {" ~
aHa- auc,, ;7ove II, rs.,,,,,,- +,, ,o,,.. ~
r1;ne.xr -, a.o.,i, sas Iout aH ~ ~
aes ,snoa,,n;aa ~ uo'
"1 ~ Sn;af, aHM ;ti. &C. aSas 4osta'
- ,,ai.a ..,a, 20 ~ 11.; ". tnatt ~ oe
~ thon a. snE 80 uppiS1sn, mo5e a1'
The iahora that atTo;t ron ~ t,dar ~ ~
1ese ,mnoriant A' ana ar. rnora an3s1 aas 5os
an5 d,ic,i1 ~ .n1nnn,t Tn thon e tb,.a Eopia
4as.,en nU uneuAs :" uA'1ooot '1an taose oi yes
| Pm; tbo ore e,osa ,o+ xv,+hort ~. ,t,..
ca .s1I ~, ~ r.,;.sa~ Ev1S s - Eas Eaet
s1arrs II von ~ msSe not c,,;zsna ~ ~ sha.1 a'seo
Hs,,ras., sta.arS ao5 it.,as,E y. s4 ;,h
there are NO bresfhinc nisces' Thns. whaf do
AZ ea,,,os ~ ~ TI,e, ~ ,,ra4i;.t n1t "
teednm vi, 1fesfroy he 5reedmen@ i.a, ttrsa
- tIo, ~. snca,,Tt -, ~ n,.f ~ eu y
~ q. tnem, you Wiz Snecotan ~ tae .,I sara o
ne NV ho eiae ~ ~ Juu a VIZ Eaaras ns
MtEst xvii 4 vi, NJ not IN mattsr to Won Wbethe1 they
tSat IN ~ tha r;15e rontnr, W,,h vnnr nv nra;naieos
na, cn,,, ~ e,nnt tbev Vii nnr;s6 ~ tba }.d,a,,
h.re ~ na.;sha50.Eyot ra1r -h.e;,a;no1 "hais
XII XII 60 il III s,s,,I.tF =. thafs 1900. "so
tion",h.t ~ nnre ,,1oru ~ ..s,, III
.m.n ~ sha,na -, ,ba noor45nw 4' ~ ]V"-A1 VIII
,st ttst thov 7ar II,
| We know that vnnr acfs viii ~ h-nnd ,ts.,,
ma ra-v scor @"NA 49, 20 "'A - o11no *oeas
Tbs noTe ron dcs,;e The 5.rs- o,ss+;o, =,
ccaee tranh3inos +he ITnfta3 Q1atas tha ,r,-o 70
1on viii fsel tieat Il mnst he disnosed az IN.
fn;shed nres+iona q 1,avs m n;tv tor ttc ronosa !
nf monk1nI. Ani hnw ~ s,aI, ~ that ~ ca,,n,s' Jaa
tion h. attained RIM two th,ncs rrSna' n ~
he 3onas fn rnaInt,;,, Sarr Epa111sa,,s R1,-ar1 ~ y
ard 10 snunress ali clsil and noiiticat dis.
1inc4fons ~ acconnt ~ cntor. * rafIssn Fol-
cral protection to The slaves that VERT pro-
teci;en indIsnensnhIe - the frrns,tfo,N ~
e;vc them m nnTelr mr., sitnniv T., ne 1avs ~
The ndmjnist tration. The tribunals of tbe M sonth'
| Il would he n decree the rc.es,n h1ishms,t ~
siareTV win he aiti;t;on ~ 6afre1 and hr ~.
CONSEQUENCE. Of atr5cily. 70 Conserve nol;i},
cal exclusion to the black 1aca-as FACE
name. for which tha North bas "a yalIantiv
combatied,
i That nrnacrt measures ahon1d arcnmnauv
the coufc,rinr OF The rIeht Of sutfIare IN ths
sonth-thnt, lar instanEe " stonJi f,e limit
81 to those Who can read and write, without
But what We cannot understand. nor ca,, an j,
Of those who teach aud sustained Your cause
is lie cyclnsion Of he rare. If The southeru
States were readmItted 10 Congress WITHOUT
,mnosfn~ mon them "A n cnn5itfnn' tn
eonsIIty Of raccs1 WEI We shonli bitterly den1or1
It We would bow The head in huInility anf
sadness. and await in fear q recommence
ment Of those hostl1itixs between the Soutf
and tf,e North. between the Rcpublicans anf
1he femocrats. tbe end nT v5;rh hal secfffet
ansv ta h"re cnma na1 ronud @ ~ AsA ''S''
onty 70 Rat 9ats Won1a o1t ,sturb III onr bone.
womid 't be- to o sea those @ freed freedmen En- vi Who % hai
sn;1ed tSesr b1ood ST eS far ths efenrs NJ H. n.
ifnIon ,errarietf for the;r iserotfon Nv heins
,se osR,sea g tha9 ~ ~ ~ ne
49,. ~ ars ,,ia In ~ hna y. ~ fe'
VIZ s,e an,,,s - t;nee ,1,at t1o ra
taslf equity ~ ~ .ts ~ s h .uas rthat. .iat tts 1e
pss @ = hau tgfu ~ ~ ~ srSI f tba ~,
", anu PEGGY tne ntSt tsc4.tou y! tue ~
snes & aos 4hiy re r1{g Hn{ Ine thg ash;ta: ;nss