The Hillsdale standard. [volume] (Hillsdale, Mich.) 1851-1909, 1862-01-28
JONATHAN TALKS , o JOHN BULL.
The American Qurs,ioa with Wa, a,,at,ons.
Sh,,p and Eccentric Speeh Of George r. Train
Before an English Audience.

~ Nt"'"''S"' "'s~
Ship and Eccentric Speeh Of George r. Trai
BEFORE an English AUDIENCE.
On Tuesday evening. Dec. 18th, 1861, say
the Slatlo'dsIre Sentinel Mr.. G. F. Train. @
Boston, Mass Iectur.d IN the town hall
Tunstall, on behalf "f the Tunsrall Atheh@ un
and Reading Room. The subject Of the l"c
;ure, as announced in the bills, was. "Th'
American QUESTION, with Variations" Tn,
hall was well filled hy 1000 persons. Tn,
Chief Bniliff of T,ns,all (rhos Pcnke, Esq +,
presided, and, in opening tho proceeding 8
there WAS disposition on the part Of some o
the auii-nce To create disturbance and pre-
vent him h"m speaking. with what success
the sequel will show. Mr.. Train was cordial
ly received 10y tn majrr portion Of the au
dience, but, before he could begin to speak
he WAS greeted with the expression, proceed
ing from the body of the hall, ave hope
that you will speak the truth"
The Chairman said that he would not al
low any interruption.
The person who had previously spoken
however, inquired, w,uld Mr.. Train endorse
the statements contained in his letter to tie
Nt" l"h y Tu"! NNIIuNIU
The Chairman: | must have silence, or
will eave the chair. !Applause an! coufu
sion.
The dispuiant persi ted. and this time said
Mr.. Train had call'd the Enslish volunteers
a set of fools, and ~ voluntee- he couId not
submit to that. Renewed confusion.
Mr.. Tan said as the volun eers had boen
IN .ntiouod, H." wonid ,ecle n poem in praise
Of hem 10y Eliz Cook, o of their own poet
cSses.
Mr.. Train tlon said he had been invited tn
meet an intoll q, ut audience ot ladies' aud
gentlemen. bu' be shuuld think they had
Iroug't tam IN GA poultry yard Lighter
hut before lac proce"d"d with his discourse
he thought it we'll 'or himself anl the audi
ence to understand a little better cir respcc
rv" positions. lear. One would suppose
that he WAS paid To com" there. On th- con
tr.ry. hr cane in order o add som thing to
The A,hcrann fund. Al lanl"y h" was in
vited TO J. cure for the bercfit of The Ragged
School. He went. Al Lrngton, for the
iundr of the Church. H. ob'ypd that call.
At Birmingham, in aid Of the ST Georges
Society of Instructions He went ther" aI.o.
AT Aldeishutt, fJr the institution of Menu al
improvement ami Social Il creation again
he said yes; AMI VIII n your honorable com.
miltee wael upon him with the polite re
quest to speak III aiu of your Soriety, ho did
not refuse cherrNl; hut lie assured he will
speak tn 10 audience unlrsS he can com an |
respect. Il'M TIE h,Il is I'll ed; the
ArhruTum has ad,led 10 It's lr"a>ury-thr oh
e., lich HI l
been accomplished therefore. 1t WAS {, T you
to 81, whether he sp~aks or not Yes, aad
applausc. He hat no objection to those 1t
tie interrupt ms, because they gave a variety
e. the Iiuceeilng.. He presu ed it WAS 10
accordance with the bill he was TO speak on
the American war, AMI the audience Was do
ing the variations. Loud ,aughtcr H."
was not a brave man, and he believed if Le
were shot IN battle, it would te in the lark
Lnu.h cl d. He then rectcd the poem, To
winch he had previously referred, in praise OF
the voluntr' rs, aud said he cnerrfuy endors
I'd every sentiment 1t contained. Cheers.
lie did not want those countries TO 90 to war
Applause. Their commercial interest n each
Other was 100 great TO allow them to go t :
war. Two C uutrirs that were hound toge,h
er 10y flOO,OUO.0 900 sterling wear shOuld
be made TO keep the peace Applause. -
Alu-lon had been made 10 letter he had
written. He had written letter, but there
wac nothing in it that was hostle TO En-
gland. Dsapprohsllon. He had been long
Ia this county, and had been ACCUSTOMED t.
speak his miud. No man or body of men
had ever yet been able to muzzIe him
laughter l-Snd If they succeeded they are
more clever than those who failed! II Ar. |
rtey called him "A spy. He pleaded guilty, 4,
aud would wrtc, talk, act, rs he pleased,
when he pleas, d, and " ere he pl"as'I!-
ii n. Wien there are So many mix and
water Americans IN Europe-.halt and ha f
me", VIII don't know exactly which side they
are on, but 20 howing about deprecatIng the
"ar--hopiug for p ace-dcpre ,aliug e tx
ertI"n> w ia" cabin /, aud ia,mIng he acl ;on
"t the traitors, when thrsr n,n ,nlril patrio y
ate abI al lllI,' energetic action VAS wo,t
Volume vi TX He wouid rarh her diop war,
aui speak ot | hna, " Aus rnIa, or any uto
er subject they nka % ong ct. Ii would l,c
tuie IN anyt tnng Irou th"uIu y TO mti / 'hIy
at Two m.nutco uo'Icr. Ga! ,e WAS not
t""re express tier Oian oH>; he can To
~" N"''s u y '"' 'h'h H'' o. "'b
Their ue'nb'tS ot parliament 10 exprrss tner
views Of things. Thru, 1t WIS for them to
say whether they woald permit one from the
-'her sid" OF the water to"xpreo bis views
iie"r, h"ar. tie bad a rgt to express ms
views, but II they cid not like to have them,
let th IN say 30. YES" and applause. J.
Tie had TO hostility 10 England. P'Ihaps
EugIa ID Is night in showing such anI'nosIty
I" Amerlca. Perhaps right IN joining the
Sou'h agalust the No th, IN encouraging
beI'Ion again g Iveinn" mt. M. Time
W II show who are friends, who enemies. How
otleu had he heard at Englsh tables long
and IOud cheers when the President Of the
United States was the toast Hear Have
these hsppy days passed? No. How often
have we seen an American audlrnce rise Ms
one u au-In Australia, ~ Americ". IN Eu-
gland-and ueafrD the air " lh shouts and
ch eers, when the chairman mentioned tue
name OF The far Victoria, the happy Queen
of En- land oud cheers are these pleas.
ant memories, all gone b., never to be- recall
ell aganl No. God forbid. There must
be no war between these two COUNTRIES
Ch"rn. /, such a war were to take place
~ this civilized age, they had better send to
the Euprror of China aud k him 10 send