The Hillsdale standard. [volume] (Hillsdale, Mich.) 1851-1909, 1861-12-17
81 $500 tit From the London American.
A Wide Awake Americas Before aa English
D.. Audience Bold and Timely Speech.

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h Audience-Bold and Timely speech.
q. The rejecting men Of England are conceu
/. trating their thoughts on the American ques
tion; all classes discuss it. and it is the gen
eral theme Of conversation whenever me
gather together. Each newspaper has il
leaders, and each member Of Parliament ha
his ding at the Bubble bursting Republic o
the West" At a dinner given by Henr,
. Wood, ESQ.,, the large anchor and chain man
ufscturer of Birkenhead, at the Westministe
Palace Hotel, this sl-sbsorbing subject, tn,
: American question, was the feature of tb,
entertainment. Our Consul, Mr.. Morse
made most eloquent speech, Mr.. Bell, til,
builder Of the Warrior, Mr.. Gladstone, and :
distinguished gentleman from Georgia, who
recently left that Stale for his Union sent
ments, and several other gentlemen joined il
the animated debate between the English
the Scoic and the Americans. Mr.. George
Graocis Train, whose strong Union senti
menIs have 30 often been recorded in these
columns, created some excitement by his at.
tack on highlands unmanly course in this
uDgodly rebellion, aud some Of bis structures
were emphaticaly denied by some Of the
gentlemen pies"nt--the chairman especially
who asserted that he knew lherc was the
most friendly feeling in this country towards
America.
Some extracts from Mr.. Trains speech will
show the warmth Of this debate.
Mr.. Chairman-You are an old friend Of
mine, and knowing me so well | am surpris-
ed that YOU call ne up on street railways
when the Am 'rican question is on the table.
(Hear) | admit ] am good for speech on
that or any top c, but 10 night | intend to
oink the shop and talk the Senate chamber
suffice il TO know that my success is complete
Hear and cheer,.) have run the gaun,
let, with all kinds Of weapons aimed at me
but have passed the Manassas Gap Of Eng
lsh conversation and introduced a carriage
for the peopIe-(cheers)- Wv tn colors flying
and LOIS Of money still n the Treasury -
Oh ar and laughtcr) But no more Of that,
let me talk on ncrica. thank you, Mr.
Wood, and you gentlemen, for your good
wishes for peace, but we want no peace
You say England is with Us, know lha,
she is ag ,inst us, and has been against us
from the first. (No, no.) say YES, yes
and the question is, how much plain talking
can YOU stand from n man who loves his
wife. hi children and bis Col, but who loves
his country more than all-(oud cheers )-for
a man withou, country is unworthy Of wife
aud children, aud poor God forsakcn devil he
had bette, dic-(hesr, hear and this, gen
tlemen, is wba, England has recommended,
No)
Engand's neutrality has already cost five
thousand lives. She has made a great mis-
take, and three months hence she will &C.
knowledge it. Will you let me speak my
mind? (Ycs.) Now, beg Of you gen lie
men, not to get excited when tell you few
stirling facts to prove how unwise, how
ung"nerous, how dangerous has been Eng
LAM s so called neutrality on the American
question.
Eugland's sympa'hics are with, and have
been with the South, not out of hate To the
North, but because she wished to see us break
in two. No When man is very i'll i, is,
20 say the least of it, tad taste TO go and or.
der all your mourning tor perhaps he may
GET well again, and how surprised he would
he to sep the notices Of his death which were
prepared. England's neutrality consists in
standing on the platform and cheering the
rebels on. Read the Secession organs of the
Secession organs, did sayi There
are no Others sav. the Daily News. the Star,
the liverpool Post, and Two or three more
rest all have flags flying aud
canno - booming TO sti uulate treason on to /
murder. The press leads the way. The
Cabinet would declare war at ouce if it dar. /
ed /; and am not sure but what the Mexican /
is war in disguise. Read the /
spe, ches of member< of Parliament to their /
You fnd them secession to the /
back bone. Is there any question about /
Lind,ay's language, or Captain Jarvis or
Buwer Ly,ton? like Bulwer f,r his frank /
ness AMI his honesty He is no hvpocrite. -
IIe talks As he Il inks, and says, he hopes the
country will not only break up in two, but in
four pieces! 1t is already too powerful, and
lie growth should be checked. England's
neutrality consists in giving al her sympathy
II the rebels. Suppose YOU aud |, Mr..
Chairman, were friends of forty years acquain
lance, aud some night on the Highway bur.
yar tries To assinate you, after having stolen
your money, would you not think it almost
Dut Of the pale Of humanity in this civilized
'ge, to have me remain neutral or, what is
worse, to hear the cheer the Tn ef on his
DIoOuy Wofki (Ohalrinan-U u noh Iair
'nalogy.) Analogy or not, that is Eugland's
position to day towards America. (No, no.
Ere many months you may have revolution
n this garden island-the revolution that
arise from starving population, for is there
,of unmistakable signs of coru famine IN
Ireland and cotton famine in Eng
sndl Suppose such TO happen, anI
lass should tie arrayed against class, woGld
you not think il dsmnable for America to join
he rebels, aud c'y Justify for the destruction
,t this roud nation. rs England is continuing
o cry for Americas ruin. Hear, hear, aud
,o)
Here are the facts wish to make known.
The South has always been the enemy of
England ms the North has been her friend -
Hear, an true.) Every act Of hostility has
,mansted from that quarter. Look along
,ur hisio.y's page. What WAS the non inter
course act previous to the last war, but a
Southera institutioui Was not the embargo
let and the war OF 1919 itself Southern in
titutioai The whole North WAS against it
Ind the Hartford Conventionists 70 this day,
.re subj cts of derson by the Southerrers
or tie sympathy New England sh wed for
Did England. (Hesr aud cheers) What (
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