The weekly Ottumwa courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1857-1872, 1862-05-08
George rramci~ Train.

George Francis Train.
Perhaps no better selection could be made
to present the progressive spirit of the
American people than George Francis Train,
a natives o. Boston, and man of tact 7tal-
ent and experience, who has done more in
vindic ting the cause of the United States
in England the last year than any other
man. ID another part >ofoufpaper win be
found one Of his most spicy and pointed
speeches. which we copy from the Boston
Commercial Bulletin. We cannot resist the
to give the following extract from
a more recent spec eli ofhis which we find
in the LondonAmerican. After some remarks
regarding the late great naval engagement
between the Merrimac and Monitor in Hamp.
ton Roads, he proceeds: ....,.
No greater event has happened, the last
three hundred years. The locomotive was
destructive to the stage coaches ; telegraph
made havoc to the letter bags; revolver proved
itself full blooded colt among horse pistols.
As the Enfield rife laughed at the old brown
Isess, and the iint,!ock, smooth bore Of the
early wars-so the Monitor IN naval warfare
is what Mr. Peabody is in Charity. cloud
cheers.) You had better tell Laird to stop
the Defiance at Breckinhead, and Bell to
stop vast.heaying on the ether iorn-clad
battery. Telegraph to Portsmouth to dis
charge he workman on the Qualifications,
and order the admiralty to turn your entire
navy into, cotton ships, and lu,nberpen for
half a dozen Monitors, would destroy as
many empires CHEERS, and dissent.)
Some gentlemen doubts it but the re-
cent action convinces me that the Monitor
having proved, herself a better sea boat in
the terrible gale on the 7th than the War
rior did in the Bay Of Biscay, could steam
across the ocean and place Liverpool under
tribute, knock down your Notifications at
Spithead, destroy, your feet at Portsmouth
Steam up the ,Thames-for you know how
opposed England is to sinking vessels in the
river. daughter and cheers and place Lon
don at her mercy, with her turret reyolyers
pointed at the Houses Of Parliament, while
Lord Palmerston was discussing the propri
ETY. Of spending twelve million sterling on
the Qualifications Of England The Monitor
had two guns@the Merrimac ten; the, Mon.
tor had fifty men. the Merrimac Aye hun
dred. The Monitor is not twelve hundred
tons burden, the Warrior five thousand. -
The Monitor draws but eightfeet 1.-THE
Warrior twenty eight. The Monitor cost
Atty thousand pounds, the Warrior Ave
hundred thousand The keel Of. the Mont
tor was laid in the middle OF October. She
was launched in the middle Of January, and
before the middle Of March demonstrated a
principle that has rendered valuless bun
dred navies and thousand line-o battle
ships. The Warrior was two years in bull
ding. The wooden walls Of England are
buried with Campbell, who in postry made
their name immortal (cheers); and Tenny-
son, l trust, is already at work on the iron
sides of England, for Britannia does need
Bull works, since the Monitor has rendered
unsafe her March upon the deep. The
Monitor has introduced a new epoch in naval
history Already the French Minister has
received the. plans from our Secretary Of
War. Already the Russian Legislation
have ; gSt u. he models and Lord John Rus
ea.. ssst L. -1,,@ <,pv.I
VIZ fe H Hen net q G make se the
steamers as We did to make the Enfield
Laughter and cheers hRa 2i!i afss5
Who wonders at the astonishment Of
the Times How anxious Napoleon must
be to goto work--for the Monitor could
steer into Cheerburg and sink the navy Of
France. For cannon balls rattle off her
bomb-proof deck like mfnies on the side or
arhinoccros, or buckshot on the corrugated
back of an Ailigator--the first naval power
to-day is America. [Oh! cheers and laugh.
ter; Our navy consists of the MONITOR
but we have voted five million sterling to
oulld hundred more during the next six
months Of which are to 90 like the
Stevens Battery, fifteen miles an hour and
to throw Rodman shot-some one writes 10
Laird-weighing half ton. daughter and
oheers.) Do you know why You cannot fire |
over hundred pound shot without BURSTING
your Wh,tworth's and your Armstrong;
Let me tell you secret, as you know 1 bear
England the best of good will. 1t is because
you have not learned the art Of gun,powder:
you have been spending your time on shot
and shell, and cannon, and armed plates
but you, still use the old-fashioned small.
grained powder, which has made the Arm.
strong gun failure-[by the by as your
government has the monopoly Of that gun
vii some Of you be kind enough to tell me
rhere the Merrimac got her two Armstrong;
rom y Hear hear.1 Yes you are moi
waketo the use powder. When Dnnont
'as here buying up saltpetre, he seemed .
stonished at seeing large guns still loaded
'itf, small grained powder. Your War De. ?
Artment should know that during this war >
\ our iage guns were loaded will, kina Of
'npowder q cubic inch in size, which y
yes new power to the prcjectile, fact g
hich your Admiralty should have made q
'e Of long before this. 1859 rse' 9!,sa 10 s,
This is the age Of Monitors and runnow. :
r--have you not noticed Nelson's ANNA.
appearance since the recent naval battles \
oblige me by standing minute on the =