Cleveland morning leader. [volume] (Cleveland [Ohio]) 1854-1865, 1862-01-04
esorss Francis Train Before mn RnsiiHh
Audlouco.


On the 10th inst. George Francis Train,
the celebrated American street-railrOad
builder, delivered lecture at Tunstall, Eng
land, the scene being thus described by the
Birmingham Post;
4 50 Mr.. Train was interrupted by person in
the ~ expressing a hope that Mr.. Train
would sPak the truth. The Chairman i'm
nediately Rse 70 order; but the person who
had previously spoken, asked If Mr.. Train
would indorsa th statement respecting his
recent letter to thsNew York Herald. The
Chairman said he Eist have silence, or be
would leave The cbaf. Nothing daunted by
this threat the peFpn continued: Mr.. Tra'n
had called the yolufeers a set of fools, and,
ss a volunteer be v,uld not submit 70 that,
The Chairman called 6for order, and after
some confusion, ordr was restored. Mr.
Train said, Rs the voluteers had been men
toned, he would reply the observation by
reoiting q poem on the ubieot, written BY
Eliza Cook. The voiN-" Perhaps you
don't believe it when Nu say it."-Ap-
plause and cries Of " ShauA,n1 The Chair
man called upon the meetis TO signify by
shoW of hands whether the lcture should be
proceeded with as announce, and nearly
every person in the hall RESPONDED in the
Affirmative. Mr.. Train ssid h had written
a letter, but it contained nothilg hostile TO
England. IfAmerics had don wrong, she
would apoloaiss for 1t if she ha done any
thing contrary to International laws, she
would be the first to say so. WY did the
English people settle the questip before
hearing the other side2 Why did'they not
wait until they had heard from Ae other
side Of the water2 North America was the
friend Of England, had always been and al
ways desired TO be. Mr.. Train PROCEEDED to
demonstrate this amid frequent interruptions,
during which the Chairman threatsnd to
call in the police and have the distubers
elected. The threatened war between ing.
land and America, Mr.. Train confined,
must not take place. II America had one
wrong in the Trent affair, she would sPlo-
gise; but If she had not neither Enespd
nor any other nation could make her aplo-
gise. r"Questlon," and confusion.1 hey
talked about International laws, but dil In
ternationsl laws apply solely to Engla1l-
Were not other countries to participae in
them as Reli2 Could not the present dis
that Mason was the author of the Fu.itive
Slave law, and that Slidell had for
quarter of century, been making bstile
speeches against England. Optsin
Wilkes had only done what English Ulcers
he'd repeatedly done before; and if lis act
was illegal, 90 was that of the commander Of
the Trent in taking the COMMISSIONS on
board his ship. he did not say that Imeri-
ca would give up the prisoners. b would
have tried them In a Prize Court in New
York [hisses be would have onvicted
them OF high treason; he would has hanged
them, misses, and then sent themto Eng
land, ii England insisted on their beng given
up. TConfusion. he repeated, England
and America must not 60 to war. If they
sent out 6 courteous dispatch to Secretary
Seward, they would be as courteouiy replied
to-; but if they put revolver tohis head,
and demanded OF him to give up hose men,
they would rouse up in America sane Of the
the spirit he had seen now aud ben rising
to the surface in that meeting. A voice
" We don't want our mails stoppd, Quite
right They (the Americans) id hot stop
their males OF their females nau hter
/ Mr.. Train proceeded to speak on slyersl other
| subjects, amid continual Interruptions when
ever be said, as he often did, anything touch
ing directly on the popular English view Of
the American question. At Length, wrought
up to a pitch Of intense anger, b exclaimed
be was their guest that night, ard he would
not be insulted. BE was not pid 70 come
there; but if they did not wsntto hear him
] be would go. The Chairman gain sternly
I interposed, and order was preseutly restored
Mr.. Train went on to speak 0, the mutual
interest Of the two countries t. be at peace
with each other. he referred b the Ameri.
can navy, which, although smill compared
with the English navy, was capable Of doing
some work. He said q war With Americs
would not be found 30 easy as it might bC
supposed, for the American cast was vel
prepared to resist invasion. They would tnd
a Cronstadt at New York, and Sebastopo
at Washington. They would not find it *
very easy thing to beat the Americans attel
! all. A vote of thanks was passed TO Mr.
Train, and the Chairman urged the meeting
not to prematurely judge the merits of tn
American question.