Sunbury American. [volume] (Sunbury, Pa.) 1848-1879, 1861-12-07
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(From the 'if.ondon Amencann]
a Bold and Timely Speech in England.
HI WIN V"VNuE Y I"HINt
The RQiirodd Contracted.

A Bold and Timely speech in England.
DY MR. GEORGE = TRAIN,
The Raiirodd Cpatractol.
TIE rsssctia2 ;aeu oi sas. and orc cauceu-
tratiDg their thoughts on the American ques.
tion all classes discuss it, and it is the gene.
raj theme OF conversation wherever men gath.
er together Each newspaper has its leaders
aud each member of Parliament has bis ding
at the hubble bursting Republic OF tho
! West" At a dinner given by Henry Wood,
ESQ, the large anchor and chain manufacturer
OF Brkenhead, at the Westminster Palace
| Hotel, this ull.absorbng subject, the Ameri-
! can question, was the feature of the enter.
tainment Our Consal, Mr. Moorsc. made
/ most eloquent speech. Mr. Bell the bullder
/ oi the warrior, Mr.. Gladstone, aud distln
| gusbed gentleman from Georgia, WHO recently
! LETT that State for his Union sentiments, aud
several other gentlemen joined in the animu-
ted debate between the English, the Scotch,
and the Americans. Mr. George Francis
Train, whose strong Union sentiments bave
been so often recorded in these coIumus, crea.
ted some excitement by his attack on Eng.
lands uninauly course IN this uugodly rebel.
lion, aud Some of bis structures were emphati
caiiy denied by some of the gentlemen present
the chairman especially, who asserted tina,
be knew there was the Dust friendly feeling 10
this country towards America.
Some extracts from Mr. Trains speech will
show the warmth Of the debate:
MIR. Chairman-YOu are an old friend of
nine, and knowing me so well am surprised
that you call me up on street railways when
the American question is on the table | ad.
mt | am good for speech on that or any
other topic, but 10 night | intend TO sink the
ahJn nui ta,k TIE SrDaie Cbamber--sui'ice It
to know that my success is complete. Hear.
aud cheers. | have run the gauntlet with
all KINDS OF weapons simcd at me; | have
passed the Manassas Gap Of English couser.
vai!sm and introduced carriage for the peo.
pie cheers with colors Gying aud lots Of
money stlIl IN the Treasury Hear, and
laughter Bot no more Of that, let ne talk
on America. | thank you, Mr.. Wood, aud
you, gentlemen, for yGur good wishes toc
peace, but We want no pence. You say Eng
land is with us, know that she is against Us.
und has been from the FIRST. No, no
say yes, yes-snd the question is, how much
plain talking can you stand from d man who
loves bis wife, his children aud his God. but
who loves his country more than all loud
cheers for man wiIhodt country is un.
worthy Of wife and children, poor God tor.
saken devil he had better die hear, hear =
and this, gentlemen, is what Euglend has re-
commended. No.
Augland's neutrality he'd already cost FIVE
thousand lives. She has made great mis-.
take, aud three months hence she Will acEuow.
ledge II. VIII you let ne speak my mind
Yes Now, beg Of you, gentlemen, not 10
get excited when tell yOn u few startling
fsc's { PROVE hcw rr~Ns Aow ny-eqsrcro.
bow dangerous has been Englaud's SO Gated
neutrality on the American question. Eng
lands sympathies are and have been with the
south, not out of hate to the north, bot because
she wished to see US breuk 10 two. No. -
When man is very III II is, to soy tne least
OF IT, bad taste 10 go aud order oil yUuf mourn.
ing, Tor perhaps he may get well agaD aud
how surprised he would be to see the notices
OF his death which were prepared. Englaud's
neutrality consists in stand.pg on the platform
aud cheering the rebels on. Read the seces.
son organs o; the couutry-Secession organs,
did say? There are no Others save the
Daily News, the Star, the Liverpool Post and
two or three more iourDsls-the rest all have
flags flying end cannon booming TO stimulate
treason on to murder. The press leads the
way. The Cabinet would declor war at once
il it dared; and Om not snre but what the
N MeXIcan intervention is war in dis guise Read
the speeches OF members Of Parliament to
their constituents. You find them secession
20 The bac6boue. Is therO any question about
Lindsay's language, or that OF Captain JARVIS,
or Bulwer l.yttou? like Bulwer for his
lrankness and his honesty. lie is no hypocri;e
lie tLiks rs he thinks, aud says he hopes the
country will not ouly break up 10 two, but Ia
four pieces IL is already too powerful, and
its growth must be checked. EngiLud's neu-
traiity consists 10 giving all her sympathes to
the rebels. suppose you and J, MIR Chair.
man, were friends Of forty years acquaintance.
and some night on the highway burglar tries
to assussiDate you after having stolen your
money, would you not think it almost out Of
the pale OF humanity in this civilized age for
me TO remain neutral or what is worse, to
hear me cheer the thief on in bis bloody work
lChslrman-it Is not fair analogy Anal.
ogy or not, that is Englanj's posllon to day
toward America. No, no. Ere macy mouths
you may have revelation in this garden island
the revolution that arises from a starving
popnl ation--for are there not unmstukeable
signs OF corn famine in Ireland and a cotton
famine in England Suppose such to hap.
pen, and class should be nrrayed against class.
would you not think it dumnable for A merica
to join the rebels. and cry Justify for the de.
stIuctlon of this proud nation, Us England is
continuing to do for Americas ruin? Hear
hear and 90
Where, then, does England find food for
sympathy with The damned traitor in this hell.
boru conspiracy? Was il the north or south
that sent The contributions To Ireland iu their
distress! Hear. hear Was it the north
or south that put the flags at halfmast on the
death OF havelock? Cheers aud tell me-
gentlemen, who received the son of your
Queen with open arms but the proud children
OF our northern country? Boiling over with
good will to England, we took the prince and
embraced him, because we loved this old land
aud It's mighty associations. Cheers We
loved to mix our history and lose il even 10
yours. Cheers We loved your Christian
Queen, and showed all these things in the
warm and honest reception we gave her son.
Loud cheers All this was 10 the north, bat
when he crossed the border into the slave
country, he fastened away quickly for fear of
repeated insult Yes, gentlemen, it was 10
RIehmoud, the capital Of the so called conrede-
rate states, that the Prince Of Wales feared
the action OF the mob and saw for the first
time that be was not welcome in the land
where once his ancestors ruled. Hear, aud
true knowing, then, that all these acts Of
hostility against EDgland came from the
south, you can imagine the disgust of the