The Richmond palladium. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1855-1875, 1862-07-25
SPEECH BY MIR. TRAIN,
on ENGLAND's NEUTRALITY AND GEN. BurLKR's
PROCLAMATION.


We find room for only the following ex
tract of one of Mr.. Trains recent speeches
NEUTRALITY.
Mr.. Train--Neutrality signifies weakness
All small minds hesitate. Lack of decision
shows lack of power. Generals who win bat
ties are not neutral meo. Neutrality on tn
American rebellion is taking sides in dis
guise The man who IS soft on the Amer
lean question is soft on all questions. l de
spise soft Americans as well as soft Eng
lishmeu.
1t is impossible for an honest man to be
neutral. He who is not for me is agains
me. The Indian Thug is remarkable for his
neutrality until his garotte is round your
neck. The Camanchs chief is neutral to
your face. while his scalping knife sleeps in
his belt. Dumellsrd, the French murderer
was neutral before he destroyed his vic
Tins. There is no half way between a pa
triot and traitor The woman who per
mits the least familiarity has already los,
the foundation of her virtue.
Let her remain neutral in the presence OF
the libertine and she is lost The young
man counting his employers money must
not be a neutra, if he does not wish to end
his life upon the gallows. The coat 1 have
made fits exactly the neutral bankers and
leading Americans abroad, who are waiting
for victories before hosting secession or Uh,
ion flags. The garment is not out of place
on England's back. Neutrality in Eng
land is treachery. Americans say: Eng
land. with all thy faults, we love The still
| Englishmen say: America, with all thy vir-
tues, we continue to hate thee. Strong men
choose sides-weak men are always an idi-
OF. The world is packed with fools
| Neutrality is imbecility. No man can
serve two masters. He must either love the
one aud hate the other. or hate the one and
love the other. Our Savior was rot a neu-
trail. Englapd for three generations has
been unjust to America He that is unjust
in little is unjust 10 much. The maxim
comes from an ancient and respectable
thority. Unjust in small matters for half
century. England was just ripe for being un-
just in great matters during oar revolution.
Neutrality is disguise-assassins are neu-
trails before they use the poignard. The
tiger in the Jungle is a neutral before he
planges on his victim. When you wish to
destroy an enemy, you FIRST conceal your
plan. Error and injnstice are neutral before
becoming arrogant and impudent.
A love of fault is no proof of wis
dom. Your criticisms on General Buffers
proclamation are as just as your pretended
love for America is honest. Critics says
Wycherley. are like thieves who, condemn
ed to execution, choose the business of exc
cutioners rather than be hung. Your dis
tortion of the New Orleans proclamation is
worthy of the people that were abolitionists
when they thought, by preaching that doc
trine. they could break up our Republic
aud pro slavery advocates when they be-
lieved that We should preserve the Uaion.
The proclamation you have dishonesty
translated. Do you mean to say that you
believe Gen. Butler issued the order for i'm
moral purpose?
Do you really understand its wording to
signify that unbridled license was given to
the Federal army? The very idea is con-
trary to the instincts OF our nature, insult
ing to the American people, and outragiug
the senses Of our race. You give the order
a meaning never intended. twas unfortu
nately wordei, bu. the spirit Of the order
was proper one. Ladies hold the remedy
Let them remain in doc, s. let them behave
like women-not like human tigresses. The
terrible slaughter of our soldiers will some
day lay heavy upon their consciences.-
Women who go out Of their way to insult
Federal officers who have treated them with
every courtesy, by pouring hot water out of
their windows when they pass, or throwing
vitriol in their faces on the pave. or SO far
unsexing themselves as to strike an officer,
ought not to object; when martial law is or
dered, to proclamations that enforce civiliiy
where rudeness was so marked.
The municipal law permits no disorder in
L.. -
the calaboose That is the terrible order
nothing more-nothing less-that arouses
England and provokes this debate. Lord
Palmerston takes advantage OF it TO have an
other fling at the Americans, and Gregory
and Walsh are mad with delight. Lord
Carnarvon also brings out Earl Russell, and
all the newspapers clap their hands in joy
and you, gentlemen. echo the sentiment OF
the land.
Do you remember picture in the Illus
trated NeDs during the Sepoy revolution?-
I do--and three features were prominent
cannon--English officers, ani Sepoy mes
sengers bearing a flag of truce. The picture
has another side-the officers consult--the
Sepoys are bound on the muzzle of the
guns-and. with their flag of truce tied
around, they were blown to wards the camp
from whence they came.
Did Mr.. Seward get up in his place in
the Senate Chamber and protest against it
in the name of humanity? The atrocious of
your soldiers in India were only equalled in
their brutality by Nena Sahib himself
When q British officer enters Sepoy vii
lage and gives the order to his regiment TO
ravish the Sepoy women, and then level
their houses to the earth, humanity shud-
ders for civilization. Compared with such
iends. Gen. Butler is scholar, gentleman
and Christian.
How forgetful of the rights of civilization
for our statesmen to remain silent without
recording their Indignation at such brutal
acts! England must feel proud of those
Christian officers. and 60 wonder she is in
dignant at Butler.
Have you forgotten the seigs of Liner
ickl Is it true that Engiishmen ravished
the women before butchering the garrison
and burning the towpl Do you remember