The New York herald., 1862-11-01
0Ep. FRANCIS TRAIN At THE ACADEMY.
Train, Clay, and an Excited Audience
ON the Nigger Question "A Lively

Scene, &c., &c.
There was large audience assembled last night At ths
Academy of Music to hear Mr. George Francis Train pro
nounce himself in regard to "Engands Rottenness Ire
'pands OPPRESSION" and several other subjects.
Mr Train was introduced by Mr.. CAsslus NJ. CLAY who
spoke OF him as one whom he had found In England
standing up manfuly for America and her government
Mr. TRAIN was welcomed warmly and proceeded to say
3l the applause ho had received he would pass ta
she credit OF the navy which, speaking through the guns
i the Monitor warned England keep her hands off, and
20 the credit OF the army and Is chief Mcclellan (Cheers
sxor McClelan) He denounced England unworthy OF
tsner respect and challenged any Fngshman who might
be among the audience to up ana try refue any
1hing ne might say-noI to sneer but be and csms
n the stage and discuss with him. He spoke of the posi-
con Ehch he had taken in England in that great debating
ecley where he had the literary men Of tho country
and said that he had assumed magnificent idea Of his
own abilities. And he came here, and his desir
as to take OF the great Of this country out Of
the dress circles and put them in the pitt where they be-
1onged No man, he believed, could assume position
(which e had not the power TO maintain and, therefore,
h was utterly possibe for him to stand before an
ence il he had not the nsonSs e back up anything he
mish! say He won't on to denoudce Tie Roihsads tho
Barings the Peabodys, and other English bankers, and
'oxpressed himself delighted with the high rate Of
change us 1t doubled the Morrill, tariff and kept the pro-
fits on this SIDE The only way reach an Engishrnan
through his stomach aud throu gh his pocket. He
gave a udicrous sketch Of the manners the English
initiating with great effect the style OF English after
dinner speeches. which brought down OF laughter
1e declared that lie had made the discovery that England
rotten In her navy In her army rotten in her
nance, rotten her education rotten in her religion,
rotten all through, and that the old ship
sinking. England's philanthropy was a sham her
charity gigaslic sham, her wealth myth The land
pauperzeo all through its various grades Of society
He udcrous illustration Of the character of Eng
ND SAd 4 a nnnQl had fkpa
sons he would say This is bright boy he will make
good masegSweep and may succeed in my business;
aim TO the church." In the English House Of Commons
there brains? No. Moraity2 No Capacitys Not
at all. Two thirds OF the members ncphews or
sons uncles Of peers who had TO be provided with
places. There bat million voters in England and
there were six millions Of able bodied men who had no
votes. There were million ui paupers in England and
swelve millions OF people who neve the inside of
church. He related his persecution in the horse railroad
matter and said that IN an address which he made be-
the St. Patrick Society in London he had broken
up the bond between England and Ireland forever. He
alluded to and aprlauded the rioIous proceedings OF the
1rishmen who recently In Hyde Park nterfered to
vent the holding of meeting in support of Garbadi
They only waiting in England for Americans to close
up their war; the Eng sh revolution would CON-
gnence. These twenty-four millions of snslaved
would rise The English were not fghting people The
Tngshman was made up OF SO many cubic inches Of
rnutton chops and 80 many quarts OF beer He had told
the Irish whom be met England that the precedent set
Dy England would be followed by America and that with
I'D hour after Ireland would rise. The United States
,would recognize her as beigerent Thurow Weed and
sons who had dispatches in England that Mason and
idell would be given and smebody made about three
hundred thousand pounds In that fortnight He did not
like to mention names he thought 1hurlow Weed got
portion of II. Talking OF the treachory OF England In
the matter Of the pirate ship 29o he called on Mr. Seward
70 demand OF the British gove ntnent payment for our
whaling and merchant vessels destroyed by that priva
seer. Talk about England ashtingl You might slap
them and kick them for there was no fsht in them.
He initiated the style II cockncy noblemen, who asked
him day whether Boston slave State, and then
remarked that he not that under the American
negroes could the United States
Senate Train asked him whether he had recently rc-
ceyed advices America that there were negroes in
she senate. "No but he reading the NEW York
HxRAlD, and he observed that Charles Sumner-a black
republcanwas elected to the United states senate"
rived in the seghing season and thought ne would
sogh ride. the livery stable keeter told John 70
put two buaoes n the Sleigh "Ah, ah, said Berkeley,
Si ell the ah ah suppose we have two horses
.anstead" (LaughterJ This Same gentleman went out
the shore Of the Mississippi, met conraband whom he
asked II there was any game about tnereY Gams On
iyT, "O6, partcularly poker" (Rosrs of lauGhter.)
The West India emancipation scheme &c described
s pot Of wibsrioros Grant an and me Surneys so
pounds sterling Thon thsy sent George THOMPSON 70 ns
country TO preach abotonsm like the fox who lost bis
Tail in trap and getting his back against tree advised
ali other ard got thor csudal apendases
amputated II he was In New York he would not allow
7Choers) When he came ts Massachusetts, he found
roes in the circle and white people in the pit The
3aie Of Massachusetts, in such condition that
they did not know whether they foot or on horse
ssck but one thing iss certain that neither Charles
sumner nor Governor Andrew woaa NO 90 @ 1e !, hc
was that the army was writing home praying tnat tns
should not be converted into niger war sohee,sy
He hsd addressed three thousand rishmen the other
might n the Boston Music Hail. and had commenced by
putting the question: which he would put now, IAN who
u a.o! e s'Sss rbsTs arc no Back
republicans, said he, In this party. Cloud
fa. Train advancing aa % 70 shake hal hands with hinj
Mr.. CLAY-There 10 good deal In tho way OF pu,nxa
question. and Mr. Train knows that very Wen ne naa
NJ TRAIN said he had got peculiar views about the
negro found that the negro had nine cubic inches o
brain than the white lie proposed TO 60 down
70 Richmond with the coffin of the abolition party In his
msn from Summer and md oresey and TIA, class Of mou
no not afraid TO back up his opinion any way. he
tina; Horace nad dUn1 ~ syen
Jsfr Davis (Groans and hisscs) The only true man
hsy had got here in that respect was James ooraon e
nett OF the HERALD. (very general cheers and some
voiss-now is James Gordon Bonnet. better than the
Mr.. TRAm-I will tell you, sir. lie has been true 70
New York and to America all through. Tie goes Tor
white peole, and not for black people. (Checrs.l MI
Train thought however, that John vau Brsn and Soy
ouf and the others Il that ary were all wrong ~ not
The residents proclamation drowned the re Of tho
abotonists Now, said he, all In favor Of the President
manifest !. BY saying Aye. "a pretty general So re- re-
(severai Noes, dropping all parts OF tho hcuse
Then Mr. Train switched on into the track OF the GOV
srpors at Altoona and there shouts Of Arrest the
sraitors.D
Mr.. TRAN-what traitorsS
"A voiu-Ths Governors.
Mr.. TRAM addressing the owner OF tho voice in the
sop gallery)You are quite right my trsnd oeiieve
OF New York had too much SO ~ TO go there
but Governor Andrew went there Ia order ! put out
Mcclellan and TO put in John 9. Fremont All IN favor
Mcclellan cay "Ayc.n (Shouts OF /" Aye ana three
chscrs for Nclsan suggest we give three cheers ior
the sraY-fcr Mcclellan, haieck and the Army Che
,ahesrs uims.l
A Av6cs-fhrse cheers for Clay. QIurrah)
hsorHEn vorR--Three checrs FOR seymour (hurren)
Mr. TRAu--ths question s whether you are Tor white
peopJe or for black. (Shouts Of " For white"
Then Mr. Train withdrew In favor of Mr.. CAssIus ~
who was greeted with cheers by part of the audi
,ss 'saI r,,..s misses by much larger part He de-
clsrod hss nothing was h6rt udexpcctcc nm !nar q
bc called upon say anything that occasioh had
simply been his purpose Introduce Mr. Train, whom
he had met In Lsndon and bstwcen whom and himself