The Hillsdale standard. [volume] (Hillsdale, Mich.) 1851-1909, 1862-06-03
A PRoPHEr WITH A GLASS EVE.

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discovered instead Of an able bodied, healthy
argument, nothing bu; false hair, false teeth
dyed whiskers, glass eye and wooden leg
in other words, a stereotyped sham instead
Of fine specimen of English honesty. II
will be remembered that, come time ago, cor,
respondents were prohibited from following
the army; this was followed up by the Gov
eminent seizure Of the telegraph Offices. Here
was discovered 6ne nest OF traitors, and who
d. you suppose was the chief robber 10 the
bandit Why, William Howard Russell, the
reliable correspondent Of the London Times
Hear. hear, and oh
WHAT oBscURED THE TINES VISION.
The mystery ~as at last solved, the secret
came out, and the hostility OF the Taes-the
secession spirit Of the government-was ex.
planned; and the gigantic plot discovered,
which already has filed many a Western
graveyard, and has ruined. is running, and will
continue to ruin, thousands in England! The
time has arrived Cor the world to understand
that the whole action Of the Times, through
its leaders and correspondent, has been TO
weigh gollen sovereigns in the scale against
human life and human misery. Somebody
has made millous-rumor points TO Roths
child and somo distinguished names in politi
cal life, "a the acconplces Of the Times, in
this nefarious plot to involve the English and
Americans in an inbuman war, that they
might make few more hundred thousands
in the Stock Exchange. A voice-"You
have no right TO make such q statement with.
out proof" Cries of order.
RUSSELL AS STOCK OPERATOR.
Unfortunately, I have too much proof
Among the dispatches seized by the Govern
ment, this one was discovered: washing
ton, Dec. eth, half past two P. M.,-fron
w. II. Russell to Samuel Ward, New York
Hotel. Act on this telegram as though you
heard good news for you and me. Hear,
hear. This. you remember, was the crisis Of
the Trent affair. Russell had just obtained
the important secret from Lord Lyons that
and sent his orders to purchase, right ard left,
all kinds Of stocks iu the New York market !;
and TO make the speculation sure, be wrote a
letter TO lhe Times that night, to 60 by the
next days steamer, saving that be knew Ma
son and Slijell not only would be given up,
but that there was every prospect Of immedi
ate wa-. Now, maintain that such acts arc
sufficient to condemn him at the tribunal Of
English public opinion, and to fasten upon
the Times the entire responsibility Of the ter
rible distress that now exists in the manufac
turing districts, and now agitales the mind Of
the London laborer and the LonGon poor
It is we'll known that important dispatches
were suppressed by your Government for three
al
place upon the Stock Exchange through
Rothschilds' broker. Read the weak reply Of
the Morning Post 10 the Morning Star.
THE cRowNTsa ACT OF MEAYsEss.
In COT clusion, may me,tion the meancst
and the last act Of Mr.. Russell Is contemplate
of the department prohibiting all correspond
ents from following the army he sneaked on
board the Government transport under the
quasi protection of his American friend, Gen.
Mcclellan; and then il was that the Secre-
lary was obliged TO reissue the order, never
for moment supposng that any English
gentleman would have done so mean thing.
The impudence Of the man out Russel Russell.
Think Of him writing to the Secretary Of Wsr
to know if he (lhe Secretary really meant to
act en- the order that he (the Secretary is
sued !-folowing il up with an au'lacity al
most beyond belief, by writing to the Pres dent
TO know if he permitted his Secretary Of War
to take any such action! To show you the
impertinence of the thing. let me suppose
case. Ireland has seceded; l arrive in Lon.
don as the correspondent Of the Yew York
Herald; having met ord Clyde in the Cri-
mea, obtaiued permission to accompany him
TO Ireland, having first written my letters TO
tn, Herald, ridlculipg The English army,
English ger erals, and English ministers
proving beyond doubt how impossible it was
for England TO recover Ireland. At this mo.
ment, these letters having returned to Eng.
lanG, the Secretary Of War calls Lord Clyde's
attention to an order prohibiting couespon-
dcnts from joining the army. Imagine me
indignantly waiting upon Lord Palmerston to
know il he meant to act on the army order;
an then, il you can, imagine my having tho
audacity to have penetrated tue gloom Of o..
borne, TO see if some higher power couldn't
make the Premier rescined his Instructions
Laugbter.] think, gentlemen, have sue
ceeded in defending tho Administration and
Mr.. Stanton.
Russell went TO America an Abolitiopist; !;
he came back, as u.ost Englishmen do, pro
slIv 'ry man. He went to America as gen.
tleman; he returned, after outraging all the
rules Of good society, to chuckle with his EN-.
loyers over the fortunes that had been made
over this stockjobbug operation. l called
him a robber-i is il not robbery 10 deprive
widows and orphans, by frightening them into
getting their stocks at ruinous pricesf Is it
not villainy to paint a lie, so that il shall re-
semble TRUTH Is it not murder go to dissem
mate these lies, as to prolong contest a, the
cost Of thousands Of livrsi Is it not damuable
to speculate in human flesh, placing pound in
The scale against human lifel Is il not Grim
inal, DO the repetition Of continued falsehoods,
to create an animosity between two people,
tha, il may be difficult to allayi lie said our
mob would not give up Mason and Slidell;
but when you know he said it 10 order to
speculate upon the Stock Exchange, you can
see what reliance could have been placed upon
the report Of the battles that are now taking
place. He went 10 America bloated with the
concet Of bis own importance. The Am-ri-
can journalists have tapped him, and his sud.
den collapse is we'll meritsd rebuke TO his
employers. Under the impulse Of champagne
and good brandy, he can paint a battle scene;