The Jeffersonian Democrat. [volume] (Chardon, Ohio) 1854-1865, 1863-04-17
APRIL IL, 1868.

shire, and il was Only by Gods blessinS
that she was not overhauled and burned
bv The nitrate Ald60pla, fitted out in AN
English port, (Applausc. Yet 10. day
we hear that a steamer is being built nj
Glasgow for the Emperor of China,
daughter and applause and at Liver
pool, another one Tor the Emperor Of Chi. /
ma. But don't believe the Emperor OF
China will buy many ships from Great
Britain, until they bring back the silks |,
they stole from his palace at i'ekin y
(Great laughter Nov earn from the
late correspondence Of Karl Russell, that
the British have put two articles OF the
treaty OF Paris in compact with the Reb'
els--6rst, that enemies goods shall be /
covered by peuiral flags, and there shah
be free trade at the ports, and open trade |
with neutrals. Why didn't Great Britain
put the other part Of the treaty in COM
pact; namely, that there should be no
more privateering II she was honest and
earnest ? Again, when we took from her
deck our two Senators and Rebel EN-
bassadors, SlideN and Mason, and took
them, in my judgment, according to the
laws Of nations. what did she do but
threaten US with war agree that it
was wisely done, perhaps, not 10 provoke
war at that time-we were not quite in a
condition for it--but thank God, and
tha. always. that we are fas! getting in a
condition to remember that always and
every day. Tremendous applause, and
waving Of handkerch:efs, and cries oI
"Geod Ply Why is il that all this has
been done Because we clone can be
the commercial rival Of Great Britain l.
There has been, in my judgment, a de.
liberats attempt on the part OF Great
Britain, under the plea Of neutrality, to
allow our commerce to be ruined. (Cries
o! THAT is SOY II is idle to tell me
Great Britain does not know these vessels
are fitted out in her ports. Ii is idle and
insulting 20 tell you that she put the Ala-
5dnsa under 5000 bonds not TO go into
the service Of the Confederate States, We
did not SO deal with her when she was al
war with Russia. On the suggestion Of
the British Minister, our Government
stopped, with the rapidity of lightning, the
sailing OF a steamer, until the Minister
himself was willing TO let her. so.
We must tako some means to put stop
10 those proceedings. l was told tho other
day that the amount Of property already
destroyed would amount TO $9,000,0oo
What, then, is our remedy Tho peaceful
and proper remedy, for we must look for
ward to these matters. Tho Government is
no doubt doing it but we ourselves must
look at it, for we arc tho peOple-we are the
Government (Applauso y aud whom our
Government gets ready to take tho stop we
must be ready to support it, England tolls
as what to do whom thero was likelihood
of gar she stopped the expectation of those
articles she thought wo wanted. Let US dc
the same thing. (Great applause and loud
obeers.) Lot us proclaim non.intercoursc
so that no ounce of food from the United
States shall by any accident over find ts
way into an Euglshmans mouth until the
piracy is stopped. (Applauso and orios Of
Good" aud voice: "Let us hear thai
again. never cry anything that an
afraid to say again. ,(Reuowed rpplause.
say again, lot us proclaim pou.intci
course, so that no ounce Of food from Ame
lea shall ever by any accident find ito wl
to au Englishmaus mouth until these pir
cies are stopped. (Groa: cheering al
crios Of "Tbatsso," and "Good - aud th
We have q right to do. But hear some o
jcctor say, If we proclaim non-intercour
England may 60 to war, C'Lot ho: go J
but am not to bo frightened twico ru
ming. (Laughtor and spplsuse) l 6
frightened little moro than ? year ago, b
have got over II. QIaughtor) 1t is
necessity. for We must keep our ships
home to save them from these pirates If
dozen Of lhom get looso upon the ocean.
became a war measure which any natl
undor any law. would have o right 10 enforC
aud it should be made to apply directly
the Euglish nation, for / never heard OF
blockade runner under the French flag,
Russian, or Austrian, or Greek flag--no, !
even the Turks will do il. cloud che
aud appIause.) Therefore have vontui
60 suggest this to you as possible, aye,
q probable remedy, unless this thing is SO
to and stopped. We must SEQ to ii.
should protect ourselves, and take man
place among the nations of tho oarth'
cloud applauss.) But hoar some one 8
that this will bring down the price OF prov
ions, and make our Western markets d
pressed ALLOW me to suggest that the cxpt
tation Of gold be also prohibited, and tn
thore would be nothing to meet our bills
exchange to pay for our goods but our pl
visions, aud we could pay for cur silks a
satins in butter, lard, corn, beef and pO
and if our fair sisters and daughters v
wear silks, aud satns, and lacos, they v
feel no trouble because portion of the
trA price goes to tho Western farmor insti
of going into tho Golfers Of Jow banker
Wall street. (Great applause aud cries
"Good.") You will observe, my fronds. ,
in the list of grievances with which cha
England, / do norcharge her with tampO
with our "leading politicians" cloud LAT
ter) So far as any evidence have, d
know that she ia guilty But what shal
say Of our leading politicians who have
peTed with her i. (Great applause.) Il