Sunbury American. [volume] (Sunbury, Pa.) 1848-1879, 1862-07-05
MISCELLANEOUS.
From the London American, June 4
THE AMERICAN QUESTION
AGAIN.
MIR. TRAIN IN DEFENCE OF IRELAND
AND IRISHMAN

One of the chief points in the events OF
the week which have of late come under
notice in the Discussion Halls in the state of
Ireland. The recent agrarian murders have
alarmed the landlords, and England and
Ireland stand face to face, each calling the
other bad names. Nr. Train, availing him
self of repeated attacks against the United
States, made decided hit on Saturday night.
in turning the argument on Ireland, and
although the Interruptions were frequent.
he kept his ground he undoubtedly having
q great advantage by being 30 frequently
called for before he rises to speak.
FRIENDSHIP OF ENGLAND.
Mr. Train-A lie oft repeated is twice told
Slandcr is the offspring of small minds
Envy is the consciousness of inicriority
Jealousy arises from doubt of ones own
position. Small minds never praise. Large
minds never forget a kindness. Americas
prosperity was England's misery. Amerca's
alleged adversely is England's happiness
Burns has blasted many q young mans pro
grcss in life by his olt-quoted proverb, "Sce
ourselves AZ Others see u.s." Humanity is
wiser in this age. Others see us about two
feet high. Hope and ambition are blasted
by friends England is said to be our
Mothcrland, our near relation, our brother
our cousin, our friend. That friendship.
dear relationship, has been strangely shown
of late. Is England our stepmOther Sevc-
raj gentlemen see defeat, disaster, dcstruc-
ton to the Union armies Where pray 2
All your wishes are fruitess; all your pro
phccics are in vain.
BRILLIANT SUCCESS OF THE UNION ARMS.
Is the slight repulse of the gunboats
before Richmond sufficient to point the
moral You have made the most of Bull
Run, Balls Bluff, and Big Bethel that was
before our army was on its feet since then
our flag has never been struck. Napolcon's
victories in Italy and Germany were not
more rapid or more brilliant. Success fol-
lows success, victory succeeds victory. Lyon
in Missouri, Sigel in Arkansas, Mcclellan in
Western Virginia, paved the way for the
battle of Somerset. The fall of Forts Henry
and Donelson; the capture OF Nashville,
Columbus, Bowling Green, New Madrid, and
the Tenth Island; the taking of Forts
Pickens, Pulaski, Macon, jackson, and Pill
low; the capture of New Orleans and the
fall OF Yorktown; the battles of Pea Ridge,
of Pittsburg Landing, and the pursuit of
runaway armies past Williamsburg, at the
bayonct point, up the James river, and on
to Richmond, are incidents as worthy your
remembrance az the fact of our Government
securities standing firm at one hundred and
four, after raising one hundred millions stcr-
ling-the largest war loan ever contracted
since men used firearms. / am obliged to
keep these facts before Secession England
and the Secession speakers of this hail.
ENGLISH DELAY IN CAMPAIGNS.
All this in half a year, and yet you sncer
at our delay First thirty days, then sixty
then ninety, and now you say we ask you
again to wait. Be it so. Davis rested eight
months before Washington, yet you complain
if VIC stop eight days before Richmond.
England Is the last nation to talk of despatch.
The only energy have seen you show was
on the Trent question. You say we ought
to have closed the war months ago. Look
over your own shoulder at George the Third.
You were longer reaching Concord, Lexing-
ton and Bunker Hill, than you were in lea
wing those places. With your drilled vcte-
rams and hired Germans, it took you, in rev.
olutlonary times, seven years to eyacuatc city
after city, and finally, your English Lord
surrendered to an American General at York
town. You were seven years in accomplish
ing what we have done in seven months,
The difference simply is this You retired
with defeat, we advance with victory. The
gentleman said that Mcclellan would be
doubled up like perambulator as the
American armies, on two occasions, have
doubled up England in the manner he indi-
Gates, can see where he found the happy
similc.
DIFFERENCE BETWEEN SECESSION AND REV
oLUTIoN.
You see analogy between Americas seces-
sion from England and Americas secession
from America. don't. see no compari-
son between the battles of our youth against
your manhood, and the battles of our man
hood against ourselves, unless it is that you
employed Indians to scalp our people, so has
Davis. You tyrannized over us SO did the
South. But We Iebelled against your taxes,
they against the laws they made themselves.
Such dishonest citizens as Davis, Floyd,
Mason, Slidell, Beauregard, and their bad
associates, bear no analogy TO the heroes of
Massachusetts Hancock, Adams, Otis and
Franklin-or such great Virginia names as
Patrick Henry and George Washington.
o that the goddess who can thus reveal
MAu'a hishss 0lories mighf his shsne conceal