, 1862-02-06
speech Of George F. Train.

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you call me up on street railways when the Amer
lean question is on the table admit that am
good for a speech on that or any other TOPIC, but
to night intend to sink the shop and talk the
Senate chamber. Suffice it to know that my
success is complete. IlIear and cheers. ! have
run the gauntlet, with all kinds Of weapons aimed
at me, but have passed the Manassas Gap Of Eng
lish conservatism, and introduced a carriage for
the people, Tcheers with colOrs flying and lots OF
money still in the treasury Hear, and laughter.
But no more Of that; let me talk on America.
thank you, Mr.. Wood, and you, gentlemen,
for your good wishes for peace You say Engan
Is with us and has been from the first No, no.
I say yes, yes-and the question is, how much
| plain talking can you stand from man who loves
his wife. his children and his God, but who loves
his country more than all loud cheers for man
without a country is unworthy Of a wife and
children, and, poor God.forsaken devil, he had
better die, [hear, heail and this, gentlemen, is
what England has recommended. mol
England's neutrality has already cOst tive thou
sand lives. She has made great mistake and
three months hence she will acknowledge it. VIII
you let me speak my mindH Yes Now, beg
Of you, gentlemen, not to get excited when tell
you few startling facts to prove how unwiSe,
how ungenerous, how dangerous has been Eng
lands sO-called neutrality on the American ques-
ton.
England's sympathies are with and have been
with the South, not out Of hate to the North,
but because she wished 10 see US break in two.
mol When man is very III, It is, to say the
least Of It, bad taste to go and order all your
mourning, for perhaps he may get well again;
and how surprised he would be to see the notices
Of his death which were prepared! Englands
| neutrality consists in standing on the platform
and cheering the rebels on. Read the secession
I r a Il
sayl There are no others, save the DAILY NeIcS,
the Star, the Liverpool Post and two or three
more journals-the rest have all flags flying and
cannon booming to stimulate treason on to murder.
The press leads the way
The Cabinet would declare war at once, if it
dared, and am not sure but what the Mexican
intervention is war in disguise. Read the speeches
| Of members Of Parliament 10 their constituents.
You find them secession TO the backbone. Is
there any question about Lindsay's language, or
Capt Jarviss, or Bulwer Lytton'sp like Bul
wer for his fIankness and his honesty. He is no
hypOcrite. lie talks as he thinks, and says that
he hopes the country will not break up in two,
but in four pieces Il is already too powerful,
| and its growth should be checked. Englands
neutrality consists In giving oil her sympathy to
the rebels Suppose you and l, Mr.. Chairman,
were friends Of forty years acquaintance, and
some night in the highway q robber tries to as
sassinate you, after having stolen your money;
would you not think it almost out Of the pale Of
humanity in this civilized age to have me remain
neutralY or, what is worse, to hear me cheer the
thief on in his bloody wOFkl [ChairmaR-It is
not a fair analogyl Analogy or not, that is Eng
lands position to-day toward America mo, no
Ere many months you may have revolution in
this garden island-the revolution that arises from
a starving popnlaton-lor are there not nnmis-
fak $40 of q "a in nd n
cotton famine in Englandi Suppose such hap
pen, and class should be arrayed against class,
would you not think It damnAble for America to
join the rebels and cry Justly for the destruction
Of this proud nation, as England is continuing to
cry for Americas ruinY [IIear, hear, and MOL
Here are the facts wish to make known.
The South has always been the euemy Of Eng
land as the North has been her friend. Hear,
and True.l Every act Of hostility has euianated
from that quarter Look along our history page.
What was the NOn-IntercOurse Act, previous to
the last war, but Southern institution Was
not the EmOargo Act and the war Of 1919 itsylf
Southern institution The whole North was
against Il, and the Hartford COnyentonites to this
day, are subjects Of derisiOn by the Southerners
for the sympathy New England showed for Old
England. Hear, and cheers
What was the High Tariff Act, the twenty
hve.cents-a. yard duty on cotton goods Of 1916,
but Southern instt1tion? All New England
voted against Calhouu's American system. It
was the same in 1920 and 1924; but the South
having passed their high tariff, the North showed
its enterprise BY putting up cotton mills; and Il
was not till some years after (ls2s that the North
voted for protection. Then Calhoun, 10 1882,
wanted 10 kill the bantling he had ereated in
1917, and because he could not succeed, started
his hvll-born nullihcation cry, which was so sum
marily stopped by Gen. jackson. What was the
Mexican war but q Southern institution to get
new slave landsI What were the tillibustering
expeditions against Cuba but Southern institu.
tionsp Where did Lopez hail fromp Where
WalkerP Where did Lynch law, the bowie-knife
and the duelist originate, but In the Southf Is
not irepudaton purely o Southern institution
Who was Il that showed their sympathies against
England in the Russian war but tn entire Dem
ocratic party which for forty years has been q
Southern institution The Wings were with
England, but the Democrats cheered the Russian
arms These are all Southern Institutions, and
certainly negro slavery is not an institution Of
the North.
Where, then, does England Hnd food fr sym
pathy with the damned traitors in this hell.borD
conspiracyf Was il the North or the South who
sent the contributions to Ireland in their distress
Hear, hearl Was Il the North or South who
put their flags at half mast on the death Of Have
lock2 (Cheersl Aud tell mt, gentlemen, who
received the son Of your Queen with open arms,
but the proud children Of our northern countrye
Boiling over with good will to England, we took
the Prince and embraced him, because We loved
this old land and its mighty associations [Cheers
We loved to mix our history and lose i even III
yours. CHEERS. We loved your Christian
Queen, and showed these things IN the warm aud
honest reception we gave her son. Loud cheers.
An this was in the North; but when he crossed
the border into the slave country, be hnsiened
away quickly for fear Of repeated insult
Yes, gentlemen, Il was in the capital Of the So
called Confederate States Richmond, that the