Watertown republican. [volume] (Watertown, Wis.) 1860-1906, 1862-01-24

d Resolved. That we do have new iail.
c Resolved, That the new jail stand wher
: the old jail now is.
c Resolved, That the old Jail be not re
, moved till the new jail is built. Louc
Laughter.
OUTRAGE ON THE BRITISH FLAG-GRos:
7 INSULT TO THE BRITISH NATION. N.-Thes,
words, repeated one hundred millions 0
times during the past week, have lashet
the nation into military madness. If ther
} in England's love for tie Cross of St
: George she finds cause to involve this no
BILE country in the brutal horrors Of wal
for an alleged insult, how can she defame
Americans for plugging the sword deep in-
to the heart of the assassin who, IN the
darkness of the night, crept thu ough the
path of friendship. of emolument, and Of
honor, outraging all family ties. public OBJ
legations, sacred oaths and domestic priya-
cy, in order to be more sure Of the trail
tors blow with weapon gangrened with
time and stepped in falsehoc DIS poison,
which the pirate ENJOYS aimed at the life
of nation wherein God, for some all-wise
reason, has planted the Tree Of Liberty.
Applause Let US refer the dispute.
and pay small commission to the Gov
ernment brokers to arrange it. Laugh
ter. England is not the nation to arbi-
trate alone. Who thinks of putting Rey-
nard on the jury of a poultry trial?-
| Laughter If each would sweep before
his own door, we should have clean
street. Saith the proverb-.' hatred
of an enemy is bad enough, hut no earthly
poison equals in its intensity the hatred of
friend" We must change all ;bis The
world is improving barbarism is disap-
pearing-cannibalism is going out-masto-
dons are of the past-ravenous animals
are growing scarce-poisonous weeds and
roots are difficult to be found-the devil
himself has been deposed. Laughter
Surely then, the time has arrived to do
away with the atrocities of war. Cheers.
War, writes Charming is great moral
evil. The field of battle is theatre got
up at immense cost for the exhibition of
crime on grand scale Brother hews
down brother-the countenance flashes
rage, and thousands are sent u1prepared
IN the awful moment of crime to meet their
makerl Hear, hear told them at
Aldershot that no outrage was contempla-
ted-no insult intended-that America
needlessly estrange her friends abroad
Sha runnld rothAr
Join the stars and stripes and cross,
In one fraternal band
Till Anglo-Saxon faith and laws
Illumine every land
[Cheers.) } The idea of taking the reb,l
ENJOYS out ofa British ship never entered
the head of American statesmen. They
have too much to do at Washington TO seek
embodiment with England. The James
Adger was sent for the Nashville The
envoys left Charleston e, route for England
via Havana The British Consul in full
uniform introduced them to the Governor
General Of Cuba The Trent committed
the outrage on the Queens proclamation
as we'll as the American flag. by taking
such rebel material on board Her jurists
have often put on paper the law-no quib-
Bile can change it no argument weakens it.
| have loOked over the books and consult
ed the records, and ind authority on au-
thorlty. The United States did not
sign the Paris Congress 10th April
1856: hence preserved right to se.ze
goods in neutrals. If goods, why not dis
patches? Military men are contrab band,
why not those who make them? Slidell
and Mason we're worth dozen brigadier
generals. Hcar,l England might have
the right of asylum. but if it went TO war
it would be lunatic asylum What did
they want America to do. Did they want
to say to her, holding a revolver to her
head, Give up those men?" A voice,
"No; we don't want our mails STOPPED"
Mr.. Tram Quite right We don't stop
them ; we never stopped your males or
your females either. Roars of laughter
He continued: America wished to do all
she could 10 cement the good feeling be-
tween the two countries. We're they the
Americans so lost to all principles Of hu-
manity that they should lie idle, and see
their flag trailed in the dus. from
month to month? Would England do
as much? Mr.. Train proceeded to
charge England with Inconsistency in be-
lug the chief supporter of American slave
ry, after making a great sacrifice to abol-
ish slavery in her own colonies He was
more than once int rrupted, ard in reply
to the observation from pers9n in the
body of the hall. "Our flag must be re-
spected," he replied. Certainly, it should
be respected" The voice You don't
do If - CApnlauee and confusisn I