The Portland daily press., 1866-06-23


of an address to the people Of the United
States from the friends of republican princi-
pies in Europe. This address is given in full
below, with the reply prepared by commit
tee appointed at meeting of citizens in the
Loyal Publication Rooms in New York.
THE ADDRESS.
To our Friends in the United States:
IF it is true that duties are in proportion to
power, new duties have arisen for the United
States. The power of the United States, not
only in the great American continent, but in
Europe, is-since the war and abolition OF
slavery-immense. You can now be, and
therefore must be, for the good of your own
country and of mankind, leading and initial
ing power. And to fulfil that duty, you have
only to represent within your geographical
limits and abroad, the principle of your ma
tional life
The principle of your life is the republican
principle the principle towards which prog
ressive Europe tends, and which, avowed or
latent, determines all European struggles.
Throughout and beyond Europe a mighty
battle is fought between states constituted by
kings in the most arbitrary way, and national
tiles pointed out by the wishes and wants of
populations-between republican belief and
anoi .1,i inteIes W muS. s'1p :olwa
anu take yo" Snaie III 'ne oa''le' IL Is 0ou
p''t',e H. ,.c.
and an outward Iife-the manifestations of the
same principle in two different zones. There
is period historically the first one in the
life of people-ln which a nation must ex-
clusively think of constituting herself This
period is, for you, now completed. The vitality
and strength of your nation have been lately
pu' ou' vi uoupI' "a new perlou Is pesnhilhg
~ you. Dy INC aunlling sympatnieS anu eA-
p eiCd y. y. an Ploglessise Europe you are
ss n,,Ias " asset yousevGs pe'Gre Kings anu
ad,a "mu ~ - I;S sash IoI .Ie gen
ers aro ho,,-d tnra+I,ar t:'. +ha S,.tIa pom
sbe;r v;ews IT, e hob time that ahendon i y,
system, 81 ;solat;o[5 ,v,,",, ;rr,sos ",'
woytbu faol;nn of ;,sar;or;+1 ron,,hI;oans
shnriG he o,,ar,, " a,I;nS ~ p ''na ~
,;aeS po 49, wneiT ai.S - nes uuiS pe-
nsnd;st2 The aI,;ance Of which ws sn paIp q
saraa'.. - .aI."-a 80. "nn W spe"A 10
,iI toS1r III NV lily uu.s @s mO.
Snr 'a aba T I'M Stetss u0'n'''o MEASURE
We have only to point to Mexico. The
bold step taken there by Louis Napoleon is
uiy 'n l;, De ~ IN OF an asg.essIve Poncy
lists Spain. II endeavors, although unsuc-
cessfu]ly, to enlist England. You are too pow
erful to not be felt dangerous, and, depend up
y, ~ ~ SIn Nc nioI Elope-
Won. If possible. Will Won allow desnotism to
choose its own ground and houra Even then
ana aone, you, no doubt, would conquer; but
Which w1,m osSt to hn sn.red and nf or4ou
coll rvb;c,, o,o,'t 81 b hs.t ao a,,v,I;ad ~.
timely brotheIiy alliance with fhe Euronean
republican party, YOU would avert the dam
ger. strike the evil at the root. accomplish a
sacred mission towards Europe, promote the
triumph of rights. truth and Justice. and Law
down the foundation of a future moral. poli-
tical and commercial era for vour own conn
t.y. The man of Europe must he redrawn--
Old states will vanish. vonno nations come to
life. and they will Acknowledged with sneeial
ties of grateful friendship the helm rendered 70
them in their times of str,oole
Our envoy will If tbase yieyys ORC onrrouod
explain to Won our asnirations. homes and
Wishes To- tha n Ho,,, nEpeS '''"
IInJers;one1 Gosrpu Msz1yMI
London Decemher 1se5 W. 81
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''.ee VI i've was appointed' inciu-
sive of the chairman and secretary, to prepare
an answer to the address read nv Mr. Rnlew.
sl,; ond 20 o;uo,,,o.o !. g., M,
'A-' Gnu W .'e ~ oi signatures Inc
commlttee consisted OF =. A. Stansbury,
John Cochrane and Sinclair Tousey, with the
president, F. A. Conkling. and the secretary.
p,,at n uo,v,x,,.
A'.Sn ~
Inc loiioWIhg reply mas been prepared:
REPLY.
To the Friends of Repubxean I,;herf,, IN
Europe:
Az .i,eo;onoo r. ,ha ,,;,o;,,
noone st,;ya ia eUor 80. sl asro r., III mcn
thot tbo cn,},;ot =" - on1ns . tns assurance
American inst;tnt;ons With ~" "n ar,a etumHee
Of q race did not ;m;n;sh the nat;o,'a d"ra
tion to human rights. ~ -'A"' 1e'o'
We are insensiRIe neither IN tho ,osror,s;
bilities of our accumulated mower nor r. fl a
proportionabIv increased consennence Of o,,r
example. Our principIes directed the styuoo1a
which we made. and to them we ottr;hnta A.
victory. Their cause is universal and tha;,
success everywhere is enhanced Nv their tri-
umph here
Never regardless of the destinies of Eurone
in the light of our recent national achieve,
ment, we contemplate with heightened inter
est The condition of ito naonsas ax,d nm.ea-
tbize more intensely with their sfsnrts
Dinlomatic exnedients thonoT, hu no ,oo.,s
tl;h,,.;-ar ~ r. a., ,ivt ~ NJ meaus
.ahoo4o " ~ "a, u al au.s, very oIten
o oJi,r aho ~ Uy 'he sn anu we ass4r
oucrthrow Of tha dosnot; s0o ne U ioa tne
canse their catastronbe wanId nrec;u;t1ta ne ne,
downfaIl of their taehler the
Mexico. But our attention to the i saluta ~
rnies Of natonsI conJ,,ct ,,n,r w e so1y
rues VI naIo:al conu1cI, impressed Win Eu-
aopean ae az naS pecn IeiaAgI Dy the IN
nue zS:s y, E9ropean example. Wnen, TO ag-
gran S; pllvnege AZ tne expense OF equality,
tne olc.aIors ., the Jaws OF national non-ln-
terVenllon VlolaIe men, no attribute OF JUS
tlce requires tne lnends OF liberty to be any
longer restrained rom assaillng the aggressors.
Inc naton shae vades the popular sanctty
VI a1a ;to ;s Ie snela OF national
neutralty, ana It's interior polIty becomes not
only the subject OF censure, but the object of