Watertown republican. [volume] (Watertown, Wis.) 1860-1906, 1862-01-24

cheers when the PRESIDENT of the Unite,
States was the toast. [Hear.l Hav
these happy days past? mol How of
ten have we seen an American audiene
rise as one man-in Australia, in America
in Fngland-and deafen the air with shout
and cheers, when the chairman mentioned
the name of the fair Victoria, the happy
Queen of England-[loud cheers are
these pleasant memories all gone by, new
er to be recalled again? mo. God for
bid. There must be no war between these
two countries. [Cheers. If such wal
were to take place in this civilized age,
they had better send to the Emperor Of
China and ask him to send missionaries to
civ;lize England and America. If Ameri-
co had done wrong she would apologize,
but if she had not, neither England nor
any other nation could make her apologize
["Question," and expressions of disappro-
baton. DID the internationalla laws apply
solely to England, or to all nations alike
The law officers said that Capt. Wilkes
had no right to take the men out of the
Trent, but he might have taken the ship
to New York. If he had taken them con-
trary to international law be Mr., Train }
would warrant thev would be given up
MIR. Train pointed to the capture of Lu-
clan Bonaparte and of the Irish rebel Nc
Manus, who be said were forcibly taken
out of neutral ships, and argued that Capt.
Wilkes had only done what England had
been doing during the last fifty years If
England could do this, how was it that
America could not capture, under similar
circumstances, men who were in rebellion
against her? Suppose that two Irish MEM
bers of Parliament, The O'Donoughue and
The O'Brien had plotted against the gov
ernment, escaped to Holland, embarked in
an American ship for New York, would an
English man-of-war hesitate about their
capture? [Hear ] Who were the two
men about whom they talked of going to
war? Mr.. Mason was the author of the
fugitive slave law, and Mr. Slidell had
been for quarter of century making
hostile speeches against this country. Did
they think the Americans, when they
boarded the Trent and took these rebel
prisoners, wanted to insult the English
flag? They never thought of the English
flag. They were after the vile scamps that
had dragged the emblem of their own fair
land in the mire. The captain of the
Trent had no business, in the face of the
proclamation of neutrality, to take these
men on board bis ship. and ought to be
discharged. No, and disapprobatlon.
Has England forgotten that she has some
of her black subjects in the prisons at New
Orleans? England forgotten the South
Carolina law of 1885, taking negroes
British subJects) out Of British ships and
selling them, in case the master did not
pay the fine? Again. in 1S4S. no habeds
corpus allowed. In 1851, thirty-seven Brit
ish were imprisoned. In 1852, forty-two
[Shame-l Here is an outrage on Eng
lands flag worthy Of action. Hear
Turning to the Chairman, Mr.. Train
asked. what proportion of your exports go
to America?
Chairman-Two-t thirds.
Yes, said Mr. Train, two-thirds of their
exports went to America, and how then
could they rise up to fan this nation into
war fame-bow could they knock down
man they were making money out of? To
say the least, men whose bread and meat
and clothing came from their prolific trade
with the United States ought to be asham
ed of themselves Laughter and cheers,
overpowering few Kisses. How could
they deal with this case before they had
heard how the Cabinet at Washington had
decided How did they know that the
prisoners would not be given up? But
be would tell them what he would have
done with them the prisoners.) He wo'd
have tried them in the prize court of New
York, he would have convicted them of
high treason, and sentenced them to be
hanged. [Hisses, Yes, to be hanged,
and then put them on board Cunard
steamer, and presented them to the nation
they had vilifed for quarter of century.
Hear. Some years ago be saw on the
gates of Canton and Shanghai the heads
of several rebels in different stages of de-
cay, hanging high in air in cages, as a
warning to traitors But America needs
no such example Let the paracides be
banisbed from the land, where they can
corrupt no more American blood. Let
them be cxled where the finger of scorn
will poius to them in every house and street
and ci.y-so that house and street and
city shall become known to the passing
traveller as the place where the con7icts
Mason and Slidell resided when a generous
Government allowed them TO escape the
gailows, CCheers and Kisses. TNot no.