Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1868-01-31

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IFs, evening he secord Sc SION OF the Con-
1sHLcn vss held IL Har1rouIal Hall, there
lsif < sttut &c persons present, u majority Of
Etom wee ta1.r-. Among others IA atten-
GaHcs I-tre NJ or ]. Gales r ster, Il. r. ~ ed
Ban y. D. CrlLC, FrrifzsOr " lice x, and others
~ tS's ny, and PhiisDa Ie..id, u EIrg M.
: 10 tla-.I T. - a letter from Wm. LlOyd Tar
fi'6b, rfsTattTg his inability 20 attend the Con-
EthtIon, and introduced hr. Joslin, who, ne
=. siFd, would rad a letter from SIR. r. Passy,
s'gf', AIRY 81 Ire -UfvrnatOual League Of Peace
;, Pans, which organization has held 3 num-
ter Ct mFetiucs, bu', alrbOugh the Emperor
Ia Is TgaC. M inter- ITS Thee. very meetings
EJ. JCslIn read the Iat.gr which WIS 2 long
SEss containing rta-fr-u; thd' The lRt.rna-
horSi League numbers over IS MEM o..Ts.
some Of them the most d.-tiEsU shed Insa ..
TUrcps.
hr. PEBBLES rnasi a letter from Madame Stayr
a. q l"NsA 10 y Oh among Other sentiments.
.fs holds tina, 10 would Re ss proper - spe.ss OF
- Cd 81 = aGIis-. as a God OF ba'tiss
IeUers were read RON Cferrltt smith OF New
ork, John West, PbilSteIphia; Wales Coe,
lCNa.
The last E.JUd speaks u a visit 10 a hand u
l1ciaus, sEd NJ. Love stat,-d hat n. read tn
s2iract = esur- IL. ~ We're present sOnls Intfl-
ans. Shavn-e lrurn Kansas, and a Stock
trad Es iron. Gum Fay
The e3sir then read the report Of the Com
ni'tse on Resolutions. The preamble and
VIII 'Scse offered ~ the morning session, aud
published IN yestsrCiay's STAR.I
The discussion wac opened bv Nr Cravsnk
vso TOOK t6s ground tnat war was a Necessity
In soIae measure. ana an army was nothing
Mole thaB . n. tiUIiai pCfiCe
n. P'rbieS expressed hrs surprise on hear
irS sCeh sentiments from a minister Of the
gospel
MI. Crayens That's not So AIr PEBBLES
EaNe you reformed IApplaase aud laugbterl
ny r, ehlts yroIreded toGrsue that these sen
nms - were sdy an pd IN tue face Of tn. CON-
maEomsDt. thOg shalt not kill. IL was said war
LSd setfeG the great national questions, bur il
a. not 20. Russia, although she conquered
Foisnd, had not srt'i'd the question, and Eng
iaId las IEird Ireland for years, but lrish
hearts will always hare Der. IApplauseI
Mr.. Austin, OF La, held thai all political
Gue~nons could b. seiIled BY arbitration
Mis- Anna Denton Crirg held that peace is
more desirable than war. and angels sang
Peace Oh Earth, &c. since which time rel isious
people and phllantbropis-s have talked of
y. aer. They Were all looking for the good
time coming. Even the soldier fights because
hs wants peace--to see the good time coming
Suppose the powers of Europe came here TO
cong the country must we fall back, Nc:
ne would say send them back. Peace is the
bet, and we must give them The best Peace
We n ust have, peac-ably II we can, forcibly II
We must lApplause.l
Alter 80 NE further de bate. ex C Governor ANY,
Of N. " Mexico. die scented from the preamble
and resolutions, and called attention to the fact
that he foundation OF religion was not peace,
but peace vas the foundation OF true christian
ny. Religion IN some parts II the world taught
killing.
Father BoesOn opposed The word christianity
hIng used. because. II said. without the
Shf dong Cf blood there l. no remission OF sins
Mr. Cur min CHAM c. He'd stteu ton TO the moi
to's, and aid that some OF them were not cor
rect. and alsO said that IN the Scriptures was
found the injunction Of Christ % his disciples,
tIat h who has not a sword should sell his
cCat and buy one
I he discussion was continued by Professor
WIZ OF, MI ATidge, who urged that the an
tasOnlSm between labor and capital was modi-
h'd, and that cooperation was the magic
WORD which would bring peace.) DIR. Love tn
fT'SIdenE Mrs. Josephine =. Griffin, and Rev
,. W. Green, eolored, during which Mr..
II nte on sang several appropriate songs,and
without coming TO a vote on the resolutions
tbs Conye niIon adjourned.
SECOND DAY
he CONVENTION IeasSembled this morning
~nen there was but 4 small attendance The
fresldent. Dr. Love, made 4 few remarks stat
ing that u was not surprising that the recon-
so uenon OF the South was being done on the
Oasis OF me war plan, but n was a mistake
Even tie good Henry Wilson, who knew
enough 10 be an ad yocate of temperance a con-
vert 10 Christianity, and a friend TO the freed
Men. still holds his position As chairman of the
Committee on Military Affairs, and Charles
sumner, VINO gives Us his lecture on the gran
d'rr OF nations an eloquent peace sermon by
NE Way, suli Is not peace man. In passing
through the rotunda of the Capitol and seeing
the symbols of war, it was not TO be wondered
soat a General Is spoken of as a candidate for
the Presidency.
The Chair read an extract of n letter from
Andrew Ii. SmolInker, who, fifteen or twenty
years since was an Austrian monk, but who
mas now mace mp his mind that the Pope's time
has come. He has settled in Perry county, Pa,
where he has tract Of five hundred acres OF
land, On which he has built Peace Union
Hall. he also read letter from Henry c.
Wright. of Cleveland, Ohio.
The Secretary, Miss Cring, read letter from,
Mr. b J. Butts, of Hopedale, Mass
MI Josin offered resolutions that when the
convention adjourn, il be 20 meet in New York
rendering thanks 10 the press for the full and
Sc uraie reports Of the proceedings, and the
sinzrns who have given the association their
eonnienance, which was adopted
The consideration Of the resolutions of The
Committee was resumed.
Mr.. Josln said he presumed that if the hall
was nlleu the resolutions would not be adopted.
he spoke OF the 18th resolution. which declares
that a standing army is a standing evil and he
heid that II was unnecessary 10 bear arms In
hIs own State thousands carried reyolyers for
protection, and during the past year he had not
heard where one was projected in this WAY.
While There We're cases in which the practice
Resulted in death.
Rev. Father Beeson proposed, as substitute
Tor me res olutiOls a serIes.-That false re-
lIgiOUs teaching u the cause Of all war and of
all injustice in The wCrld: That this meeting
memorable Congress TO recognize the Indians
n wei as all The different nations OF men
bTethren and children Of a common father, and
snat all existing or future difficulties may be
smleaoly adjusted by arbitration and not D.
arms.
4 he chair referred 70 the 18th resolution, and
10 the course OF the good Henry Wilson. In
feEnsy lyania there was an opposition to fall
ing N the ranks and do militia DUTY and he
" A. glad 10 So 10. He had refused TO ply mi
hfia AK, and If sll refused another state of
ih4ngs would occur.
Dr. James VI. PEBBLES, Of New Jersey, re-
marked that in the prevalence Of war Christian
Ay be did Lot wish TO be called christian nor To
nave he term Reverend attached 10 his name
because he had once ben preacher. Notwi it'll
standing the speech OF Sister Cring last ght he
when he ballot is given 10 woman the camb
nrg houses and drinking saloons would b.
l-wer, and the Necessity Of standing armies
would be removed.
Mrs. Elizabeth Cady StantC was here INTRO
duCfd, snd said hat she had five bows and had
ratssd hem on peace principles. She related
SEVERAL instances where she lad put these prlp-
eIples in practiee- When she advocat I'd that
Cns-baf he police force Of New York should
b. women. here Was much comment She be-
heyeo that the force, being composed more Of
gonsn, would be more effective, for women
would use mercy. She was not willing to Trust
criminals TO man alone. She believed that ms a
and woman should work together. As that wise
cid black woman. Ss-ourDer Truth, said once:
-Why should the world walk en- one leg when
hshsd paper called the Rero'stion. IL was
bloody name. They must begin 10 give the bal
lot 10 WOMAN anu shs would vote against war
did. ''-'' '~
The Chair remarked he was for revolution in