Delaware State journal and statesman., 1861-11-26
An American Speech in England.
Flom fls London American.


conversation wherever men gather together. "
aCh newspaper as ita leaders, and each mem U
er Of Parliament has his Hing ut the " Bnbbe u
ursting Republic Of the West" At dinner u
isen by lleniy Wood, ESQ.,, the large anchor :
md chain manufacturer Of Bfrkenhead, Mt the
Westminster Palace Hotel, this all-abs0rhine
'niject the American question, was the feature
II The entertainment Our Consul, Mr., Morse,
made most eloquent speech MIR. Bell, the
hnilier Of the Warrior, Mr. Gladstone, and
distinguished gentleman from Georgia, who
recently left that State for his Union sentiments
and seseral other gentlemen joined in the ami
mated debate between the English, the Scotch,
and The Americans. Mr.. George Francis Traiu,
whose strong Uni0n sentiments have 20 often
been recorded in these columns, created some
excitement hy his attack on England's unmanly |
course in this ungoaly rebellion and some of his
alietures we're emphaticaly denied by some ol
the gentlemen nresent-the chairman especially, |
who asserted that he knew there was the most
friendly feeling in this country towards America.
aomn extracts from Mr.. Trains speech will |
show the warmth of the debate:
Mr.. Charman--You are au old friend Of mine,
and knowing ME 20 well am surprised that you
call me up On street railways when the American
question Is On the table. (tear.) admit am |
Ro1i for speech on that or any other topic
hnI lo-nght intend to sink the shop aud talk
the Srnate chamher-sufice il to know that my
-ucc--s is complete. (Hear. and cheers ]
have run the guantlet, with all kinds of weapons
aimed at me, but have passed the Manassas tap
Of English conservatism and introduced a cal
riagr ior the people, -(oheers) with colors fly
ing and lots Of money still in the treasury
(llear and aughter.) But no more of Iha', let
ME talk On America. | thank you, Mr.. Wood,
aud you, gentlemen for your good wishes for
peace, but we want 10 peace You say England
Is with us, know that she is against US, and
has been from the first, (NO, no | say yes,
yes-and tue question is, how much plain talk
ing can you stand from a man who loves his
vile, bis children and bis God, but who loves his
country more than all loud cheers)-for man
without country is unworthy of wife and chill
tlren, and poor God iorsaken devil, he had better
die (hear, hear )-and this, gentlemen, is what
England has recommended. (No
Eugland's neutrality has already cost FIVE
thousand lives. She has made II great mistake,
and three months hence she will knowledge it,
Will you let me speak my mind? (les Now,
l beg of you, gentlemen, not to get excited
when tell you few startling facts to prove
how unwise, how ungenerous, how dangerous
has beeu Eugand's so-called neutrality on the
American question. Englands sympathies nre
with, aud have been with the south, not out OF
hate to the rortb, but because she wished to see
us break il two. (No.) When n man is very
Ill it is, to say the least Of it, bad taste to 60
and order Nll your mourning, for perhaps he
may get well again, and how surprised lie woull
be to see the notices of his deata which were
prepared England's neutrality consists in
standing on the platform and cheering the rebels
on. Read the secession organs OF the country.
Secession organs, did | say? There are no
others save the Daily News, the STAR the Liver
pool Post, and two or three more journals-lhe
rest all have lags flying and cRnnous booming TO
| stimulate treason on to murder. The press
leads the way. The Cabinet would declare war
| al once il il dared aud am not sure bnt what
the Mexican intervention is war in disguise.-
| Read the speeches Of members Of Parliament to
their constituents. You find them secession 10
the backbone. Ia there any question about Lind
say's language, or Captain Jarvis, or Bulwer
lytton? like Buwer for his frankness anl
his honesty lie is no hypocrite. lie talks as
he thinks, and says that he hopes the country
| will not only break MS i'll two, but in tonr pieces.
| IL is already loo powerful and its growth should
he chit cked. EuglAnd's neutrality consists in
giving all her sympathy to the rebels. suppose
you aud ], Mr.. Chairman were friends of forty
years. acquaintance, and some night on the high
way burglar tries to Assassinaic ynu after hay
ing stolen your money, would you not think il
almost out of the pale of humanity in this civil
lied age to have me remain neutral or, whnt is
worse, to hear me cheer the thief on in lis
bloody work (Chairman-lt is not fair anal
ogy) Annogy or not, that is England's position
to day toward America. mo, no. Ere many
months you may have revolution in this garden
| island-thc revolution that arises from stlrv-
ing populaiion-for is there not uuihistakablc
signs OF a corn famine in ireland and a cotton
famine u England? Suppose such to happen,
AMI class should he arIayed against class, would
you not think it damnabe for America to join
The rebels and cry Justify lor the destruction of
this proud nation, as England is continuing to
cry for Americas ruin? (tlear, hear, and No.
Here are the facts | wish to make known
The south has always been the enemy of Eng
land, as the north has been her friend. tllear,
and true.) Every act of hostility has emanated
from that quarter, Look along our histOry's
page. What was the Non-utercOurse aot pfeyi.
| Gus TO the last war but southern institution
| Was not the embargo act and the War of 1872
itself a southern institution. The whole north
was against it, and the Hartford conventionites,
10 this day, are subjects OF derision by the
southerners for the sympathy New England
showed for Old England, (tiear, and cheers J
! What was the high Tariff act, the twenty-five
cents yard duiy on cJtton, of 1916, but a
southern institution? All New England voted
against MIR. CalhOuns American system. 1t was
the same in 1920 aud 1924 but the south hay
ing passed their high tariff, the north showed its
enterprise by putting up cotton mills, and it was
not for some years alter Ilo2S) that the north
voted for protection. Then Mr.. Calhoun, in
1892, wanted to kill the bautlng he had created
in 1916, and because be could not succeed,
started his hel'-bOrn notification cry, which was
20 snmmarily stopped by Gen Jackson. What
was the Mexican war but a southern institution
TO get new slave lands? What were the lilibus-
terng expeditions against Cuba but southern
institutions Where did Lopez bnl from
where Walker? Where did Lynch law, the
huwie knife, and the duest originate but in the
/ A., al.a.,
Institution! Who was it that showed their sym.
pnthies against England in the Russian war but
the entire democratic party, which for forty
years has been II southern institution The
whigs we're with England, but the democrats
cheered tue Russian arms These are all south.
eru institutions, aud certainly negro slavery is
not uu institution Of the north. Where, then,
docs Lnglanl find food for sympathy with the
damned traitors 10 this nell h0rn conspiracy -
Was it the north or south who sent the c0ntri
butious to Ireland in their distress? (Ilear,
hear Was ii the north or south who put the
| flags ut hall-mast on the death of llayelock
! (cheers) and tell me, gentlemen, who received the
son of your Queen with open arms, but the
proud children of our northern country Boil
4 ing over with good will 10 England, We took the
prince and embraced him. because we loved this
old lnud and its mighty associations (Cheefs.)
| We loved to mix our history and lose II even IN
yours (Cheers.) We loved your Christian
Queen, and showed all these things in the warm
and honest reception We gave her son. cloud
cheers.) All this was in the north, but when he
crossed tine border into tho slave country, he
hastened away quickly for fenr of repeated in
suit Yes, gentlemen, it was in the capital Of
the so called confederate States, Richmond that
the Prince of Wales feared the action OF the
mob, and saw for the first time that he was not
welcome in the land where once his ancestors
ruled. (llear, and true) Knowing, then, that
all these acts OF violence and hostility against
England came from tue south, you can ilnngine
the disgust of the north at reading the Times
day after day, and the Telegraph the Herald,