The Morgantown monitor. [volume] (Morgantown, Va. [W. Va.]) 1863-1864, 1863-03-14
Brilliant Grafton on the ReDelnon.
BY MASON JONES.
He Endorses Genl Butler, Denounces
Napoleon, and Assails Mr. Seward!
from the WASHINGTON REPUBLICAN Report.

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This nation had mos, TO fear from France re-
garded intervention. The present Emperor Of
France was an enemy TO this country by dispoSi-
ton, autccedeats. sympathy and interest His
position politically was 50 feeble and cripple rs
always TO compel him 10 resort 10 war III order
10 find employment fer the vast number OF
! Disconnected spirits in his army, and divert hc
attention o. ,ae French people from his own pol
| icy at home. The mai. who murdered repub-
lie in France could moi bc expected 10 be friend
of repuLlir in the United States. ("Thats
so,' and applause.
Was it likely that the assassin of liberty in the
old world could ever be the friend of liberty in the
nsw Aud: therefore II fSs said tt1e speaker, Why
Z 10, ope .om eairtly -dis.oti.ned, nay more dis
gusted pih the dispatches Of your iNusfrtous See
retary Of F1rctn .i!fnrs because they have been
utterly unworthy Of the Secretary Of 81, O0O,n
| of free Americans. They have lcen TOO timid,
too apoogctic, too humble. Applause.
! In the first instance, he told your Ministers in
| Paris there was no rebellion at all Laughter.
! Then he writes Il dispatch saying it would all be
over in thirty days. Then he makes speech AZ
the ASiur House in which he repeats the same
thing. The rebellion not being qurlrd in this
length of time, he drnwS \ hill for sixty days
Thn, being dShonored, he draws one for ninety
days, aud 81 on All this WAS said 10 Louis Ma
BY this action, however, he succeeded in making
YOU the laughing srock Of all Europe. That's
So and applause. That WAS not the ground
TO PAT il upon Mr.. Seward should have said 10
the Emperor OF France. This wicked, cnuSelrss,
and uuluStiabe rebellion against the mi ghticSt,
the best. and the most brncfc,nt Government
that ever was formed, is exclusively our affair,
and We will not allow you 10 interfere. loud
applause. We intend 10 put this rebellion down
with strong hand and whether il takes thirty
days or thirty years we will do it," Loud and
prolonged applause.
should like TO see the American Minister rs.
sumo holder tone; stand on high platform. and
use The language, not Of cntrcu,y, but Of menace.
fApplause. Use words, not Of suppcation,
bnt of command | should like TO have The
American Minister sry TO the Emperor oIFnnce:
You NAV he the master in Europe, tut YOU
cannot be- here You may dictate your terms 10
the rotten monarrhirs Of Europe bnt there IS one
great Republic OF the West, which you may
hate and fear but which you can never destroy"
(Eocifcrous app!ause.)
The lecturer continued: Prepare 10 back
these bold declarations by the mouth Of II hun
drcd iron-clads, Defeat Louis Napoleon. il ne
ccssrY, not with ministers, hut with Monitors.
(I.nud arpIausc.) Mr. Seward arguments may
he wriehiv. Tut YOU may drrcnd upon il 500
pound can non balls nre weiph,ier still. Laugh
Ter and applansc.i ion will he obliged TO re-
sort to this sooner or later.
The Emperor of France had proven that his
dcsi gn in proposing mediation was 10 accom-
plish one Of his Nnpneonic ideas in This country.
If he rem ewed the proposal it should immtdi-
utcly he made the cause Of war by our Govern
mcnt. and in less than three months after the
commencement OF hostiti,s, we should sweep
his tlccts from The sea. and ih"s '"""| H.
If the A bnlitonlSts ever had de-
cent respect for the American name,
they would rise and pitch snch lee
turer into the Potomac, even if he
were rightfully abusing an United
States Secretary Of State.