New-York tribune., 1870-05-28
LOCAL MISCELLANY.
THE UNIVERSAL PEACE UNION
OPENING SESSIONS ON THURSDAY AT DoDwoRTH

| on Thursday. The meeting was opened by AIreu H. |
Love- the President. Mrs Sarah 7. Rogers Miss Lsul
A. schofeld, Levi X Joslyn, and Albert "adham W.
appointed Secretaries The President then congratulu
tbose assembled numbering all told about 49, that tS
were permitted TO meet in the sunlight OF emhhc'po"
| in these days OF human progress that thoy w. n, |
mitted to gather in behalf OF the Se,.o" oo.otni
earnest reality OF their lives to convene oi VIZ 90
consideration Of the inspiration that had been g tines
% d,natorv of fhe greatest evil Of modern hes
! and to mature plans for tho pracucai i''
| evil - ,.o ,,pe organizations I'm |
different states were read by .e he work il had mapped
| out for itself, and condemned the s!S''NA "
0uISte Ht fbe " evening session letters were read
from Gerritt Smith enclosing an ncnndemnatory OF
@ & m svstem OF warfare throughout the world ana
nrginr upon the nations TO disarin ner m ,h vere
sa, w Se precepts the savior The resolution
Mr. se @nr IN sysem ys IS
pS c"rrupt and needs conversion to that PurS
love Thse msfS' M LT sSf Johnson
the constitution TG Gomnsed as to leave their homes and
families and for petty pay wage wariae & I Than
neghbors the effect of which was no more nor less '
The President in commenting upon the policy OF the
Administration on the Indian question said that the
nlacing of the Society of Friends in the position OF re-
sponsbility they held was step In the dfecton oi I'M u
happy contamination advocated by the Union ne uen te
read the resolutions of tie Executive Committee To- the
effect that glory to military power Is pe1VerTn OF tbat f
histories schoob9oks ana heTaH[e sCa opd nd
| fled
the children of the generation should nave p9E ho
| ter surroundings and be educated IN, IN 'h9 ne
is incumbent upon the workingmen of all nations
to throw off the bondage that compes them TO saadeI
the highest of crimes and eompels them bear the
debt after their mutiation in battle They urge upon
the nations Of the world the better security OF their r
cipes by amcape arbitration the aboshment o atea %
forces and the devotion OF the time consumer % IN tne
training upon education ciyilzI on and the advance
Of the interests Of all branches OF industry hat
as the Constitution Of the United states contains pro
visions which tend TO menace and perpetuae
war, and cannot delegate to others
we nave right to require Of Congress the settlement Of
difficulties without deserng reason, and srrenderng 10
the arbrament of the sword We submit Tor the con
sideraton of the people and the Government pr9yis
sttution, TO be known as the seventeehtn Anehent
Repealing clause H. section g. article 1-POwers granted
arom and reprisol Clause To raise and support
| armies" Clause 13"To provide and maintain navy
lation of the land and naval forces" Clause lS-'Io
provide calling forth the militia Clause iG-"To pro,
Clause l. section 2 article "The President shan De
CommanderinChief Of the Army ana tne T6e T5a
States, and the militia Of the dlfereIt stateS my
Finance Committee reported expenses 500 %; pa"Noo
Mrs Lydia A. schoneld read the report of the Pennsy
vaia Peace Society, recommending pacific course oI
action toward the Indians, and deprecating war and
hloodshed against the true religion, cyilzaton ana
iA a commnnication from Ba-rne-node Anglice-
Henry Jackson-of Indian Town, Michigan was read
expressing warm interest IN the sogy ana @ felfI tn
rive difficulty that stood an obstacle IN their PAIN
Addresses were also uliue y. lhc anu A''
somerby.
The second days session of the Universal
Peace Union was called to order at 10 m yesterday
by the President who in brief opening speech said that
the first step toward bringing about the rule OF Peace
and Eternal Justice is make and the profession of
the soldier unpopular and the nculcatiOn and the prn
ciple advocated by the Union
lydia SchOfcld then read the poem, 1.-THE Old Peace
Ground" by Content whipple, after which Prof; Wilcox
of Washington %. c. ;ofered few remarks. He said
than now and among people where there were ever
a e @ to We ac T'F e@ ST T d @
ing toward repudation, and no man knoweh to-day the
groaning under war debt she cannot pay.
Letters we[e read from Frederic PaSsy & Edmond Poto
pointed Thursday for the nomination of officers re-
f. Walcut; Secretaries, Henry 7. Child, Lydia A. scho
field, WIN. p Tomlinson, and Albert Wadhams, and 81
The resolutions read on Thursday afternoon and even
ing adopted, with the additional resolutions: by
right and remedy TO disohey the orders OF drafts
and conscrptons which would force upon them the work
Of legal murder teach them the occupation OF man
killers dis0bedience Governments bring loyalty
to man and the right so to do being not exclusively a
by Prof wilcoxThat we denounce The proposition now
pending in the Senate Of the United states to take war
like 10 suppress poly gany IN uah as violation
of religions freedom an injury to the Pacnc KarGad
and telegraph SYSTEM and calculated % enrich specua-
tors that America has superior facilities for leading
the work Of worldwide disarmament aud we therefore
navy be abolished and all property held or received by
I've directed toward reducing taxation and the public
debt. Addresses were made by Prof Wilcox, Mr. Car
sers Sa1Srs DT 1n fnspPi q pdPeoeE anu O'' " TIC '''
At the AFTERNOON session. which was rather thnly at
tended a letter read from Alderman Francis Vim
cent Of wilmington, Del, the purport OF which that
the accomplishment of the grand aim of peace
powers, namely the United States and Great Britain,
and the admission Of all nations 10 the coalition thus
formed the whole to be based on universal suffrage and
education Prof Wilcox said that the tendency OF mems
favor of securing the rights OF individuals Ihe resolu
tOns proposed by Alderman Vincent referred To
committee, were the following resolutions by Mr..
Rd 1haq our natural snd peTuatcd wants the iouna
whole product labor and to franchise and they
% Tetc enG 2aq % unless ney are e1ese By an ng9s
support giving the power self employment independent suffrage
only to be exchanged for each other that without
Fod That nothing above iuacnab. system Of society
and government can save The poeTy producing portion Of the white
beng slavery paupeism eItngash
The President thought if they passed these resolu-
tons they attempting TO cover too much ground
light, air, and soil, and should have homestead and
permission to enjoy them but under the impression
growth to such seeds.
Mr.. Joslyn read extracts from European papers,
recommending the abolition Of warfare and the dsarma
Mr. Love spoke OF the ravages committed bv L. g
troops the Indians, giving Gen. Sheridan credit
for dischargng his duty, but regrcttng the anmus
Government which rendered such duty imperative.
Mr.. Tomlins0n OF Providence read extracts from The
Monthly Standard condemnng Gen Sherman for his
thrown odium upon the nation whose interests lie pro
essed to represent He paid high euOgy 10 those
posing the Union, and expressed regret that the New
York public eynced such small interest in the reform
He hoped the reporters would not judge Of the mpor
which il was held In the community by the limited mum
Der which attended the meetings.
Hume, Agent Of the international Worinnen's Associ-
ation ana Mr T. White go OF PaTtncket who attributed
movement TO the Indifference of the clergy Mrs Rogers