The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1873-07-15
UNIVERSAL PEACE.
Shall the Lion and the Lamb Law
Down Together?
Meeting Last Night in Response to the House Of
Commons Resolution Advocating Interna-
tiond Arbitraion-The Law Of tho
Future-Univerial Peace-The
Fruition Of Long Dream.

A public meeting was held last evening In one Of
the halls Of the University In Washington square, In
favor OF national peace movement and in answer
to the English House OF Commons proposition for
international arbitration in place OF Professor
Martin was moved to the chair, and Professor j. K.
II. wilcox was made Secretary OF the meeting.
Professor MARTIN, in opening the meeting, said
that they were assembled that night to discuss
Of the most important subjects. which was at pres
ent interesting the world. that OF that universal
peace spoken of in the Scriptures. but never yet
realized on EARTH There were signs that at length
this prognosticaton was to be realized, and the
dream become reality In the stir rapid march
Of events it is not impossible that we may yet SEQ
the time when wicked appeal to arms viii not DO
rcsorted to. But it is our duty to encourage a
policy 80 hopeful as the replacing OF war by peace,
and to this end We should labor.
The following preamble and resolutions were
then voted on aflirmatively:-
Whereas, The British House Of Commons has voted
cate with the other pSwsrs Of the earth with view %
Hesoi1sd That We Sai this action of one of the fore
%Ss nations as grand step toward complete 'lv'1a
England setting the example in Introducing prac-
tce Of arbitraton should promptly and energetical1y
Resolved That we recommend the friends Of peace
operation our government
Mr.. J. X. II. WILCOX then saids-The idea which
underlies tho action OF the British Parliament Is
not new one. The oldest nations had plan for
something OF the kind. Charlemagne and Henry
". had plans sketched out for something OF tho
kind. 1t has occupied the thoughts OF many great
minds. But 1t seems, after all this diy -dallying
with subject OF such Importance, that some action
Is at length to be taken. One great country has
taken The initiative In the matter, and new genera
unbt hat tha
the lamb may lie down together. For the
past twenty years we have been rudey dispelled,
however, nom the dream Of peace which had
begun to animate all, and that war had gone out
of fashion-that fell power which holds It's revel In
blood. During the last quarter OF century every ma
ton on the ear tn has been at war; which would seem
but an unsatisfactory state OF affairs for those who
hope for peace. But during the past year yo,oOd
people have petitoned the British Parliament ia
pass just such resolution as It has passed And
the resolution itself Is all the moro significant
that the Parliament which passed 1t Is largely
SSoss yote o. Raa h0s and
was only by small majority that the
how much easier it will be to accomplish such an
end. There are some things worse than war. But
yet war settles nothing 1t has settled nothing
have settled themselves had we not gone to the
enormous sacrifice OF blood and money which We
did There has been much done in this country
in this matter. Much has been done to carry
some weight to the movement. Napoleon tried
some time since to get peace congress,
but at ::... ~. governments were not as they
since been done away with, were In power; aua 49,
governments were not ready, both because they
trusted not Napoleon and because toey did not like
the idea. Mr.. Richard, the Secretary Of the
London Peace Society, has shown that 1t cost
$4,000 900 per year to keep up the standing
armies OF Europe. II America were to lnauguratd
such policy she could carry other Powers with
her. Had 1t not been for the Lausanne Peace
meeting some years ago we should have been more
advanced than we are. This Congress declared
that we could only have peace alter all the exist
ing governments OF Europe were overthrown. DR..
Samson then said that fundamental principle
recognized by all nations was arbitration; but all
law was arbitration. There was no reason that
be done between nations In the coursa
OF his remarks he eul0gized Henry M
Stanley, the HERALD Commissioner, for bringing
the news to the world that the slave trade was
being carried on the East Coast OF Africa as seEe
ously as 1t had ever been on the West Coast. BY
doing this he had rendered civilization one OF the
greatest services which could have come from
living man, and II was his revelations which led to
the subsequent successful mission OF Sir Barte
Frere to Zanzibar.
Mr. W. II. Sharpe then spoke. and. on the Same
principles, advocated universal peace.