The Evansville daily journal. [volume] (Evansville, Ia. [i.e. Ind.]) 1848-1862, 1862-04-30
Geo. Francis trains Speech ON vt1le

| Geo. Francis Trains Speech on the
Federal Army, before the London
Society OF COgers.
The Society of Cogers is one OF the
most ancient of the London Discussion
Halls-haFing been established in the
reign of the third George. 1t originally
consisted of citizensz Of London, who met
to watch the course of their Representa-
tiEes in London-Freedom of the Press
Freedom of Discussion-O bedience to the
Laws-Loyalty to the Crown, and the
Practice of Public and Social Virtue are
some of its tenets. Among its early mem
bers were the Aldermen John Wilks 0756),
Sir Richard Glynn (IT93,) Sir James
Shaw (1s131aSir W. Paking (1s19). and
many of England s leaders. Here Brough-
am and Campbell measured inteiIect-and
both Houses have among them men who
have debated here in other days.
Mr.. Train, on entering the Debating
Hall on the 22d nit. for the FIRST time, was
at once recognized and loudly called for
the events of the week being the theme
for discussion. The audience was so
pleased with his rartl;ng digest of the late
American victories and his Former a19fa
euerJs, that they rose by acclamaLioD, ana
there and then elected him an honorary
member of the Ancient Soesety Of Cogsrs.
D0lONI We give FGmarks on
the American: Army on this occasion. We
should judge by the opening portion of this
speech that Mr.. Train evidently thinks the
advice of Sam Slick, that the judicious ap-
plication of little "soft sawder'' often
helps things along nightly, to be of some
account. ..5Fg E
Mr.. Chairman, l rise beacuse courtesy
demands i'll speak because it wonld be
rudeAess not to-and because. when an
English audience express their will, it is !
useless to combat it The last speaker is |
q bold man to express such radical senti- |
ments. One would suppose that LELAND |
was on FIRE with revolution--whep, since |
Major OiRiley' selection, it seems as calm |
as u summeE-laks,--ek,rSEa to hear |
his comment on the Government, and ap- |
parent GOODNESS when alluding to Eugland's |
Sovereign. 1t would be singular were an |
American to prove himself more loyal in |
an English audience than the English or |
Irish themselves-but such is the fact in |
his case. l never remember hearing the |
name of England's Queen mentioned, |
where Americans composed the party, that |
each and all did not rise, as if she were |
their queen as well as yours [Cheers. |
The American people are peculiar in their |
admiration for that estimable lady; and |
NJ" AASAO sAo0 ONOI cAo L03 k6luOQ QUE
esteem, since it has become known to us |
that it was her benefcent hand |
that removed the pen and ink away |
from Lord Palmerston just as he was about |
to .indite that fatal declaration of war |
against proud people who have lived and |
will live in remembrance of the hallowed |
associations Of their naughty ancestors. |
EOheers A thought occurs to me as you |
cheer-we are living in a whirling age
it is no longer the divine right kings in |
your case, but the divine right of1queens-
Espplause1 land on our side isa,a divine |
tight which we shall ever maintain, of |
Union aotc and Union toreVer.
The strange fancy that enters my brain |
is this. Should it ever so happen in the |
breaking up of Ministries, and the breaking |
down of Governments, that you should !
become tired of the noble lady that has
done already more for England than Eng
land can do for her-should it ever so hap
pen in the strange vicissitudes that are
taking place during this age of events, that |
your Queen should become distasteful to
you-whieh God forbid, and which, 1 be-
lieve impossible, then let me say to you, in
the name of the American people-I here
by promise that she shall be elected Presi-
dent of the United States. Laughter and
cheeringl And | am confident that the
same spirit that sprung up in every breast
in that great United North to embrace and
welcome her proud and lovely first born
child [cheers1 will stimulate our people
to throw aside party on that occasion, and
place Victoria in the White House by ac-
clamation. [Cbeers, laughter, and ap-
plause. 9-1 q ;i'
The gentleman made happy hit, by
calling this audience republic of free
&hnT1r6f and frao6 6nhafp
and free opinion ruled supreme. ac-
cept the Republican simile-and should
hope that among its citizens there are
none who would commit so basely an act,
under the garb of loyalty to the Queen, as