The Emporia news. [volume] (Emporia, Kan.) 1859-1881, 1862-07-05
SPEECH By Mr.. TRAIN IN LONDON
ENGLAND. FRANCE AND AMERICA.
Mr.. Trains Cheers for the A American Union
From the London American.l

the Fleet Street Discussion Hall, which
found, to our surprise, several supporters
and a sympathizing audience. By throw
ing the responsibility of the terrible distre So
in Lancashire on the American revolution,
the secession presses of England are most
industriously instructing the people to en-
courage immediate Intervention.
The cheers which welcome the secession
speakers, and the evident shaky position of
the secession government, point to the
strong feeling that exists in England for the
success of the South. Mr.. Train certainly
is bold man to attack such numbers, but
it must be remembered that he never forces
his opinions upon his audience - that
is, he never rises until loudly called for, as
was the case on Monday night.
Mr.. Train who was repeatedly called for
and received, as usual, with loud applausel
said: England and France interfere in the
American war Of course not-why should
they? What right have they to interfere :?
Let England and France mind their own af-
fairs, and leave America to settle her own
disputes. The precedent mentioned by two
speakers, where England interfered in the
South American republics, bear no analogy
to this case.
It is positively insulting to mention the
three closer powers of Paraguay, Venezuela
or Central America, with the more or less
United States of America. And why did
England interfere even there? Belgium and
Greece were better presidents, bat those
powers were also too feeble to resist. You
say France interviewed in the Revolution.
Even SO; but there is wide field between
the revolution of the Colonies against Eng
land and the conspiracy in secession against
the country. A voice-Where is the diff
ference
Simply, one people revolted on the issue
that taxation sOitsout representation sOas rob-
6eryi while the other conspired against the
very laws the Southerners made themselves.
Possessing more than an equal representa-
ton, they went in more for robbery, ignor-
ing taxation altogether. Such men as La
fayette, and De Grasse, and Rochambeau,
are again we'll represented in another age by
the Count of Paris, the Duke of Charities,
and General Havelock, and dozen great
names who are fighting in the cause of free
dom.
Intervene, say you; but hands off, say I !!
Europe says to America, Stop fighting !
America says to Europe, Mind your own
business Europe says to America, When
rogues fall out honest men reap their re-
ward. America says to Europe, When
honest men fall out rogues stand ready 10
pick up the spoil.
The diplomatic wolves have been bowling
for months, but the nation is not quite dead.
The European vultures will have no oppor-
tunity of satiating their appetites on the
carcass of a dead republic Look on, if you
like, and commend or censure, no matter
which-but keep on your own side the
fence. We seek not your friendship, we
fear not your enmity. Enemies never be-
tray you-they ambush; the betrayal comes
from your friends. England DULLES weak
nations and toadies strong ones.
The honorable speaker makes a fearful
admission, when he says that England has
put up with insults for more than fifty years,
instancing the Maine boundary, the Oregon
question, the San Juan difficulty, and the
overhauling of ships Ia the Gulf. So much
the worse for EnglaDd's bravery, if these
were insults, which they were not; and as
England is ever ready to attack weak pow.
ers, it follows that England was .afraid of
us. T"Ohp and derisive laughter.1 You
may sneer, sir, but England never acts but
from motives of interest or fear.
An opium war in China, or fIlibuster-
ing expedition to Mexico, fight with the
Afghans, or an attack upon the Indians of
the Southern Ocean, just suits the taste of
your people. Give US money, give us land.
give us trade, or judgment is ours, and
we will repay, saith this Christian nation.
When you wanted money last century, your
war policy was comprised in sentence
Squeeze the old Begunas Of Dude. Read the
impeachment of Warren Hastings, which
Burke prepared for Sheridan to deliver
to the House of Lords. Your policy this
century has been, when you wanted to dis
tract attention from European complica-
tons you overhaulei an American ship, and
then apologized-always ready to strike a
small man, but careful not to hit man of
your own caliber. Intervention in our af-
lannon's mouth.
Oh though perennial be the strife,
For honor dear, for hearthstone fire,
Give blow for blow. take life for life
Strike till the last armed foe expire
You complain of our being 80 long in
putting down the rebellion. You landed in
the Crimea in September, 1854, and did not
enter Sebastopol till September, 1855. We
have been some time; but you forget that
we have been fighting our own people,
Americans against Americans. Had we
been pitted against Englishmen or French
men, as we should be in case either dare to
interfere, We should have arranged the mat
ter in half the time. Invade US, proud
kingdom, if you will, and we VIII
Make every house, and rock and tree,
And hill. our forts: and fen and food
Yield not our soil shall rather be
One waste of flame, one sea Of blood
Fear not your steel, nor fear your gold
Nor English force, nor English fraud,
Trust not your race-as false as cold