Newark evening star and Newark advertiser., 1914-11-21

Under the heading --latest Foreign
News" the Sentinel OF Freedom in Its
Issue of March Is, 1900, printed the
personal peace overture Of Napoleon
to King George III. of England and
the snub of the English monarch in
reply. A copy of the issue mentioned
was found recently in the ruins of an
old house in Belleville and came into
the possession Of Andrew c. Muir
ray, jr.. of the firm of P. q II. A.
Murray, Of this city. The paper is
brown with age, but the print is still
clear
The Sentinel OF Freedom was the
progenitor of the Newark Evening
Star, and is still published from The
Star office. The letter which the
Sentinel printed on March 25, more
than ia years ago, as the --latest
Foreign News" was in English papers
more than two months before.
Talleyrand. who was Bona parte' 5
foreign minister, wrote TO Lord Gran
Vile, the English officer of equal rank,
saying that a messenger had been
sent to London with a personal mes
sage from the first consul of France
to the King OF England and asked
that arrangements be made so that
the messenger might deliver into the
hands of the King the message with
which he was entrusted.
In reply Napoleon got the following
note from Lord Grenville:
Il have received and laid before the
King the two letters which you have
transmitted to me, and his majesty,
seeing no reason to depart from those
forms which have long been estab-
lished in Europe for transacting busl-
ness with foreign states has COM
manded me TO return. in his name, the
official answer which 1 send herewith
enclosed to you"
NapoIeon's Message.
Napoleon's peace overture is inter
esting. especially just now, when
diplomatic conversations concerning
war are being issued in great volume.
The communication, carefully trans
lated. was as follows:
"Called by the wishes of the French
nation to occupy the first rnagistracy
of the republic, think it proper on
entering into office TO make a direct
communication of it to your majesty
"The war which for eight years has
been ravaging the four quarters OF
the world, must II be eternal? Are
there no means of coming to an
understanding
''How can the two most enlightened
nations of Europe powerful and
strong beyond what their safety and
Indepeudence require, sacrifice to
ideas Of vain greatness the benefits
of commerce, internal prosperity and
the happiness of families? How is Il
that they do not feel that peace is of
first necessity as well as of the first
glory?
These sentiments cannot be foreign
to the heart Of your majesty. who
reigns over free nation and with the
sole view of rendering 1t happy.
Your majesty will see in this over
ture my sincere desire to continue
efficaciously. for the second time, TO
a general paeiflcation by "A step.
speedy, entirely OF confidence, and dis
engaged from those forms which,
necessary perhaps to disguise the de-
pendance of weak states. prove only
in those which are strong the mutual
desire Of deceiving each other
France and England, by the abuse
of their strength, may still for long
time, for the misfortune OF all ma
tions retard the period of their being
exhausted. but, I venture to say 1t,
the fate OF all civilized nations is at
tached to the termination Of a war
which involves the whole world"
Liberty Figure at Top.
The issue of the Sentinel Of Free
dom Of March 25, 1900, was hand
some piece OF work OF four small
pages, each twelve by eighteen inches.
Boldly blazoped in beautiful old
English on its front page was its
erty holding the Stars and Stripes
and unfolding scroll lettered
"Rights of Man" Beside Liberty the
broad wings of the American eagle
were spread.
On the front page OF the Sentinel
was the translation of the constitu-
tion of the new French republic, OF
which Bonaparte was first consul, and
which was so soon TO perish, as 1t had
arisen, by the sword.
On another page were verses Ia
menting the fate of Ireland and hail.
ing the day when she would be free.
The verses were inspired by the cele-
bration Of St. Patrick's Day the week
before, and read:
To the tune Logic of Bouchau."
Eye sons of Hibernia, assert your
birthright,
For freedom. for union, for liberty,
fight;
No longer in Erin let bigOtry reign,
No longer let factiona your union re-
strain.
"ohl Erin for ever, OH Erin's the
land
Where freedom and union shall &c
hand in hand.
Oppressed by disunion North first
unites.
In union fraternal the West now
| delights.
In the East like the sun it's radiance
you see,
) When the South shall unite then Erin
Is free.
| CHORUS.
"Ohl freedom forever, Oh. freedom
for me,
; May we cease to exist when we cease
to be freeI''
! And the humorous is not neglected
IN the oId Sentinel of FresdorA- Ess