The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1862-05-02
Another Sensattsn fer EngIanA.
Francis Train made another speech in

Another Sensation fer EngIanA.
Francis Train made another speech in
London some weeks ago in which he tried
to give them an "idea" of sufficient mag
nitnde to make their heads ache If ii found
entrance through their thick skulls.
Mr.. OBrien does not belive 10 the
honesty of our President on the slave
question ! Am not surprised-for have
been long enough in this country to know
that there is large party in the land who
would not believe any good Of America or
the Americans, even though the Angel
Gabriel whispered it in their ears. The
moro We try to please you, the less we
appear to succeed. But what can We ex-
pect when the Saturday Review lands
Burnside's naval expedition in the noun !
tains Of Western Virginia-[laughier Il
and the Times makes the Confederate ar
my march from Richmond to Bunker's
Hill in one night Laughter Older
u an ourselves we have taken your advice
DIR. Russell gave you the text to ridicule
and laugh At our raw recruits-as Soth-
eron says in Lord Dundreary-he seems
70 have been = mad on the American
question IS Welsh abbit laughter. |
You took it up and told us, that to make
soldiers out Of farmers, and tradesmen,
and mechanics, and fishermen, there
must Be hard drilling. We accepted
your counsel, Europe poured in upon us
hundreds Of her best artillery, cavarY and
infantry officers, who bursting With the
love Of liberty, we're anxious 10 give I'm
ion battle look ct Me- Clellan's staff, COM
posed Of brave generals, bold princes and
future kings, who already have cried A
BouRBoN A HAvELocK! and lot slip .
hundred regiments, TO sweep the madman
from his throne. [Applause.l By this
time there is not even one Richmond in
the field. Drill, you said We have
drilled.
Why do you wait 50 long, then you
asked We are drilling, we replied. And
NOW point you to the million Of drilled
men that cover battle line Of two thou
sand miles. Your mob, again YOU said,
your mob never will give up Mason and
Slidsll. The mob did give up the traitors,
and furthermore received the British Of
6ceF64at Boston, who we're sent 10 wage war
against us, with almost royal welcome
You said, you have no money and We viii
not lend you : shilling Gentlemen, We
never asked you for Shilling. Hear,
hear And, a. l observed on previous
occasion, the only real cause we have ret
given you for breaking the blockade was
the taking up the entire Federal loan in
our own land, without even consulting
Mr.. Sampson of the Times, Baron Roth
schild, Or the London Stock Exchange.
You said it was impossible TO blockade
our ports. Gentlemen, there never vas /
blockade 80 enectual, because there never
WAS war 80 extensive, or people 20 de-
termined, or administration SO strong |!
Thsre i no cathartic sufficiently power
| full to remove the stones from the
ruined harbor of Charleston, until the
Federal Power chooses to exercise its
clemency again. The Tines RUSSELL now
admits the power Of our navy, which you
have ridiculed, and thinks, where 3 2,000,-
600 of bales Of cotton are locked up.
which, if let loose, would command three
prices, and where al the ainple necssssriiss
Of life are l50 per cent above the mArkat,