Bedford inquirer. [volume] (Bedford, Pa.) 1857-1884, 1862-01-31

IN Capt. LWishart's Company from Fulton
Co., iu Kentucky, there are quite number of
Bedford County men. Ii we bad their names
We would publish them.
GEO. FRANCIS TRIM ON THE TRENT
.aFF.fIR.
We have occasionally given extracts from
Mr.. Trains Union speeches and lectures 10
England, IN which be has battled hobly and
successfully for the right cause, despite Of OPP
position, or lack of sympathy. In a speech
made in London, on the 23d Of Dec. upon the
Trent affair (of course long before suy indica-
lion of Secretary Stewards rep ly had reached
England,) Mr.. Train made certain predictions,
or rather expressed certain opinions regard
ing the course which our Government ought,
and he thought, would take 10 the matter
The course taken by the Government has been
so almost word for word, ss mentioned in this
speech, as to render the prediction remarkable
aud the receipt OF ihe news from the United
States, will almost excite the belief that Mr.
Train must have had q spiritual fclegraphic
communion with hls couutrymen so exactly
have bis hopes been fulfilled, Mr. Train
said:
'sYoung men should, be seen and not heard,
says the proverb bat the same sage wrote
'sthat gravity was mysterious carriage Of the
body to cover up the defects of the mind -
In former speeches l have touched upon the
Trent affair, but have since modified my views.
Wise men change their minds, fools never do.
[I4aughter.l Not processing to be very wise, or
to claim unusual stupidity, beg to whirl on
the Trent question, at first, patriotism over
| shsdOWed judgment. and ] said give up she
men az the point Of the cannon. / now say
10 any case, gipe up Ike men! [Cheers.l On
comparing notes all the analogies have fallen
to the ground. Everett apd Sumner have
been handsomely foored 10 the L1urens case
! --[Ses, and hear -and Bonaparte, MeManus,
and the Carolina seizures are not analogous to
the Trent. Hear, hear.l The water runs
! through them all. Lord StoWell, Wheaton,
PhilImore, Kent, ParsoD, Pratt, Vattell, Puf-
fendorf, and even old Grotias, decline to give
their assistance. 1t seems the Mason aud
Slidell capture Is entirely original with Wilkes.
international law has net provided for it. My
opinion began to Baver some days since, and
when the author of the "Maratine Law of
Nations" gavs Lord Palmerston bis special
decision, Ii was convinced that the Ameri-
cans had not got leg to stand upon
[Cheers.
aMy eouutrymen do net doubt my loyalty,
mo and appIausel and / would not take this
course did not think it more mauly TO ac-
knowledge an error than to persist in the wrong
at the risk of the war. Hear and loud cheers.
Napoleon has already decided the question
80 WHY speak of arbitr ationl His circular is
endorsed by oil the Courts in Europe. As usu-
Al. he has stepped 10 ahead of the world, and
| absorbed all the credit. [Laughter.l He did
the same at Pekiu, and at the Crmea carried
off the glory land once more be enters the
field of diplomocy Just iI time to take away
all the thundera Applause and laughter.
In conclusion, | again say giUe up The men!
hope that Seward will do it graciouslY, that
he will send them over iu q war p-[cheersI
that he will meet with manly spirit the
naughty demand of this proud nation. Nay,
! more, hope that some one will have the fore-
| sight to do an act of humanity to some brave
| soldiers who may freeze in the snow bank, or
perish in the iceAbed r they attempt that cold
winter journey of six hundred miles-an act
| of courtesy to England even though just now
! she does not deserve it. A little thing OF
| itself, but something that will be recorded to
our credit. mem and hope thatthe CG6lnet
| of Washington aeiH not only giue up the men,
1 Oub Ultk SeHd GeSpueCH ~ 1RdSyH&J VI q 61S
! a free pass through Portland, to the bold Ictn-
ter army [applausel--at the expense of the
American people tcheersl -on their way to
Canada. loud applause.l America Is proud
and sensitive, but it is the pride of honor, and
| she can do this gracious act with dignity to
herself, and gain the good will of the civilized
world. lApplsuse and cheers.l The honor,
| able gentlemen says it was 40 outrage. Admit
it, but is that cause for wars [Yes.l You
are right sir. but don t forget that America re-
fused to 90 to war in 1872 Till England had
captured some fourteen hundred of our citl-
| zens-[ -[hear, hear -and if England showed
the same forbearance, she would not go to war
until we had committed thirteen hundred and
| ninety esght more outrages of similar nature
Loud laughter and cheers"
THE RELEASE OF SLIDELL AND MASON