National Republican. (Washington City (D.C.)) 1872-1888, 1879-05-05
The Peace Meeting.

The second and last days meeting Of the
Universal Peace Union was held Saturday in
the L Street Baptist Church. The meeting
was opened by President Love.
Mrs. Lockwood read series of preamblcs
and resolutions which were adopted. The res
olutions were rs follows:
R,so'N,i If the constituted authorities and mill.
tary aspirOnlS will ustigac war, the people should
refuse To be invcghud into the conflict The peace.
lul, unOncnding citizens should unite and decline
TO surrender their principles and their lives at the
option OF those who create war.
RtSD'rct That We ask Congress In the interest Of
humanity TO do all in It's power toward establishing
courts OF International arbitration; that II especial
y make an appropriation of s25Odb TO meet the eX-
penscs OF commission to lie appointed by the
President TO enter into negotiations with all civil
i4cd Powers for the establishment Of ar interna-
uonal system of arbitration, that all difficulties
may he adjusted between them without recourse
to war
Reso'rti That VIC have ample evidence to feel
assured that q large majority ct the people will
heartily second such action OF Congress and accept
US contamination as the greatest Of human bless
nss
Messrs. b. 7. Janney, Father" Beesou
Jacob Trotb, j. X. II. Wilcox, and A. II. Love-
DR.. Breed. Sarah Rogers, and Mrs. DIR. Van
Court made addresses on the Indian question,
dwelling upon the cruelty aud injustice prac.
ticed upon them.
LETTER FROM SITTING BULL.
Mr.. Wilcox read lengthy letter, dated
Cyprus Hill, Woody Mountain, which was
signed by Sitting Bull and Black Moon. 1t
was headed ITO all just and sensible citizens
of the United States" and complained of the
violation by the Government of the so.caled
Sherman treaty IL also rec0unted the trials
and suilerings of the Indians. 1t stated that
any quantity of people invaded their territory,
and when the Indians visited them peacefully
the whites fired on them. 1t states emphat.
ically that they did not and do not now want
war; that they lived up to the treaty and
hoped that the United States would do the
same. When the flood of unprincipled gold.
seekers invaded their territory and quarrcled
among Themselves, they disguised themselves
as Indians and committed all manner of vio-
| lence and outrage and charged 1t against them.
| When Custer came in upon them they sent n
flag Of truce, but the brave who carried IL was
shot down like dog The letter concludes as
/ follows:
! Such rNithlcss act provoked greatly every one
/ and of all our men made lions, who would not die
without dealing fatal blow TO their enemies. Since
then especially, the cry OF death to the red devils
! has filed the land, and the wrongs done TO white
! tied to Sitting Bull Black Moon, and their bands
JUST and sensible citizens we are not devils nor are
! we nithlcsS or hcartless. We regret ali that has
| happened but while white people weep for their
dead, and the orphans and widows are sNddened
| for fathers and husbands who never returned from
that battlefield will the United States Government
the army and people not look mp on the hills where
| we are cXiled and not see with compassion the
! tears and sltcrngs of our own orphans aud wild
ows? WIN they without emotion, ut the nights re-
! turn, hear the wallings Of the lonely and father
! lcss-eXlcd, naked, and starved? There is help in
the land for your orphans and widows; ours have
none. None-bocalse they are Indians; for them
all friendship is cold. No hand is, stretched to
them. They have nothing TO expect but contempt
and cXtelmination, Our only hope IS in you, just
and sensible citizens! II was quite enough for us
! Indians TO have been submitted to receive our
annuities, when they We're received at all, or part
or parcel of them, under the inspection Of officers
and soldiers, who stood BY sword ~ hand, In a
II ftl,ni NJ tn WI, L.,
dams, If You dare TO utter word of complaint see
! what YOU Will set"
Generally commanding officers, agents ana ira.
ders are all one, for everything ana every purpose
and II they disagree for while Il Is 10 plunge
deeper into the Indians goods box at the first
chance, when they are all again one, with deter.
mnation stronger than fire to devour the Indians
May th9 Great Shirt save the whites from dstr
buttons of Gnnuitles to be made under the sword
the Great Father sent 10 us Fathers We think
they are queer iuthars, always armed to meet their
children. We therefore now appeal 10 YOU eav.
ing 20 a good friend Of ours to publish these our
words so they may come before the eyes Of your
wise men in Congress We desire peace, bur we
cannot have peace US long as we are pursued by
army men, who seem TO be bound 10 drive Us into
fight when we desire anything else, We desire to
see ourselves educated in the medicine Of liic-re-
ligion Of the black gown. twill take some time
before oil our people can become farmers like white
men. Give Us back, therefore, Our hunting grounds
or such parts thereof will not Interfere with the
settlements and pursuits of the whites Give us
that aud give us your protection. Your friends,
MGnska, the Interpreter.
A committee, consisting of B. II. Janney,
DIR. Daniel Breed, j. NJ. TrOth, Mrs. Belva A.
Lockwood, and Father Beeson, were ap.
pointed to call on President Hayes and endeavor
to secure the appointment of commission OF
women and men. such as can command tho
confidence of both races, to be sent to confer
with the various Indian tribes relative to the
terms for an adjustment Of existing difficulties,
so as TO insure conditions for an abiding peace
The meeting was then adjourned until evening
EVENING SESSION.
The meeting was called to order mt half-past
seven O'clock President Love in the chair.
The election for officers resulted as follows Al
fred II. Love, of Philadelphia, president Lu.
creta Mott, of Philadelphia Lysonler s.
Richards, of Boston, and numerous other vice.
presidents Henry +. Child NJ. D., and Henry
S. Club, of Philadelphia; Zerah G. Whipplc
Connecticut; Elizabeth Underhll, New York
secretaries, and Thomas E. Eongshore, OF
Philadelphia, treasurer.
The following resolution, offered by Dir
Bland, was adopted;
RCsOled, That the United States of America hay.
ing adopted at the beginning OF its existence as
government and continued TO the present time the
iallacy Of treating the various Indian uiUes as in
dependent nO'ionaltics by making formal treaties
with them that therefore IL is the sense of the Uni
versal Peace Union that II Is the bounden duty OF
this Government TO fulfill any treaty obligations Ia
said Indians by protecting them in their lives and
property against the citizens Of the United States
and that when any Misunderstanding or trouble
arises or any wrong Is committed by tie Indians oil
by the whites that the matter shall be referred to
court of Arbitration, composed Of equal number Oh
dsintgrested Indians and white men which cOurl
: shall hear evidence on both sides and decide the
matter in dispute, and said decision shall be ilnu
, and mutually binding whether 1t involves the
p rights Of individuals or whole communities.
THE LABOR QUESTION.
The following resolutions, offered by Colonel
Edward Daniels, were adopted:
That the most serious menace TO the peace OF tht
country to-day is To be found IN the present deplor
able condition of the hand.WOrkers OF the country
: whose reduced pay and uncertainty of employ
nent ore driving millions 10 become pnllpers
, tramps, ana criminals That every true paTiOtanC
! Christian should make this q matter of earnes
study to discover, If possible, a means Of conduct
, ing work and distributing Us products in harmon!
! with justice aud the principles taught by Christ Ii
4 the New Testament so that all should lave nm op
The abundance provided by the Creator be sharet
by ALL That this convention commend to boil
capital and labor employer, and employed cooper
alton instead ofstrikes and iraternal union In pro
ducton instead Of the present selfish and destruC
tive antagonism leading to strikes bOodshed, AM
revolution
y. THE POLITICAL "RIDER."
The following, offered by DR.. Mary Walker
was referred TO the committee on arbitration
Whereas the best Interests Of our common cour
Try can be permanently secured through peac
Z measures and
Whereas the presence OF United states soldiers
the polls on election days Is destructive TO libcrt