The Hancock Jeffersonian. [volume] (Findlay, Ohio) 1857-1870, 1863-05-01

IINi'O l'"pd'lSht' HHu DHTuIy 20
over the wound inflicted by th,
capture Of the Jacob Boil, wher
came the Golden E,gle and the La.
dy Jane, and as one was from Bos
ton it touched me keenly. Gap
planse.) He replied: Don't be
impatient; remember that Pau
Jonos, with a sailing ship on the
coas. Of England, put the whole
British Navy at defiance Ior many
montas, and wandered up and down
that coast, and worked his will up-
on it (appl5usc,) and England had
no naval power TO contend with
aud had not $500 miles to block
ade. ] remember that in the French
war Lord Cochrane, with one vessel
held the whole French coast against
the French Navy, aud that was By
no means a steamship. And 80 il
has been done by other nations
let us have a lttlo patience, and
possess our souls with a little pat
riotism, and less politics. and we
shall have no difficulty. (Applsuse,
and "Good') 10 ,'tT
THE CONSERVATIVE PoLITICIANJ.
You will observe, my frierds, that
in the list OF grievances with which
| charge England | did not chirge
her with tanp' ring with our leading
politicians. Laughter so lar ae
any evidence | have ! don't know
that she is guilty, but what shall We
say OF our leading politicians that
have tampered with her. | have
read OF it with much surprise, excl
ted more than by any other fact Of
this war. had somehow got an
inkling OF various things that came
uo in previous instances; was not
very much surprised at that, but
when | read u statement deliberately
put forward that here, in New York
leading politicians consulted With
the British Minister as how these
United States could bs separated /,
every drop Of blood in my veins
boiled, and | would like to have
seen that leading politician, Tire
nendons applauee.) . % w
do not know tha, Lord Lyons is
to blame. suppose, sir it a man
comes to one OF your clerks and
of-rs to 90 INFO partnership with
him to rob your neighbor's bank,
and he reports hin to you don't
blsne the clerk but what do you
do with tho man who makes the
oif4r!-[Lsuglter. A voice
Hang him."] | think wo had better
take a lesson from tho action Of
Washington's administration when
the French Minister, NJ, Gene,, ,un-
dertook even to address the people
of the United States by letter. Com-
paint was made to his governmeu,
and he WAS recalled, and law was
pass d preventing for a time any
interference by foreign diblomItist
with the people Of the United States;
and again. want to be understood
i have no evidence OF any inter
ference on the part OF Lord LYONS,
but he says both before aud after
s1ing politicians to him and de.
sired that he would do vhatl-0 am
Civ ng the substance and n wor J
: desired that he would request Lis
government not to interfere. W V
not?s Because it would and the
conptry not to interfere? No. Be.
cause if you do tho country will
spurn it and be stronger than ever
tor crushing this rebellion anl that
shall be crushed out Mark again
heinsidious way in which the point
was put They knew how W. felt
because ol the action OF England
they knew that the heart OF this peo,t
pie beat true to the constitution and
that it could not brook any inlerfvr
ence on the part of Englanl. What
then did these polittions do?-TLey
asked the British Minister to use
the influence Of BHiitsh diplomacy
to induce other nations 10 interi,r.
but to take care that Great Brittin
should keep out OF SIGHT ] sst W
should see the cat nndyr the meal
1 [Laughte,] This is pr,cisely the
proposition they made. You oh
serye that in speaking OF these m ~
| have upon t) this moment used the
word po itician'. Whist kind of pl'-
tic!sn-! \ voice -"Copperheads' 81
Hiss ami groans.l TIL = Gamer
be democratic pUhtcions. T"O
course they c,nnot.n1 How shou. d
like to hear Andrew Jackson say a
few words npon such politicians
who call themselves democrats
! file would hans them, NJ, !
don't think he would have an oppo,-
tunity to do 90; he never would be
able to catch hem - Laughter.
have felt il my duty here in the ci,
ty of New York, because of The IN
te;est ! have in public affairs to cal
attention to this mos, extrsordinar,
iatt that there are men in commn
nifty so lost TO patriotism, SO boun..
up in traditions OF parry, So selfish
as to be willing 10 tampcr with
Great Britain in order 20 bring o.
bout the separation OF this couutry.
1t is the most alarming fact that
have sacn | had rather saa a