110 LETTER OF REV. J. P. THOMPSON. No. 32 WEST THIRTY-SIXTH STREKT, ) July Uth, 4 P. M., 1862. [ DEAR SIR : The invitation of the Select Committee of the Chamber of Commerce, to ad" dress the mass meeting at Union Square, to-morrow, has just come to handMost gladly would I contribute in any way to the object of that meeting the support of the Government in suppressing the rebellion an object to which I am ready to devote time, means, labor, children, whatever I possess or can influence for so great a cause. All that is dear to us for ourselves and our children, all that is dear to us as friends of freedom and of humanity, all that is dear to us as Christians, seeking to establish and to perfect upon this western continent a civilization founded upon public virtue and equity, the fear of God and the rights of man ; all of value from the past, of good in the present, of hope for the future demands that this atrocious rebellion be subdued, and its more atrocious cause be utterly exterminated. Yours truly, JOS. P. THOMPSON. CHAS. GOULD, Esq. LETTER OF GEORGE GIBBS, OF WASHINGTON TERRITORY. WASHINGTON CITY, July 13th, 1862. SIR: I have the honor to acknowledge the receipt of your invitation to address the mass meeting of loyal citizens in Union Square, New-York, on 15th inst. I regret that official business prevents my accepting the call. Let me assure you, however, that though no one may officially represent the Territory of Washington at the contemplated meeting, I can answer for the truth and fidelity of her people to the Union, without question and without qualification. I am sir, very truly, Your obedient servant, GEORGE GIBBS. CHARLES GOULD, Esq., Secretary.
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