Civilian & telegraph. [volume] (Cumberland, Md.) 1859-1875, 1864-11-03
MISCELLANEOUS.
SPEECH OF
GEORGE FRANCIS TRAIN.
he Repudiates the Gunboat General.

1c IOpuuIcIto OuuDUdt 1GuCTuls
The announce ncnt that he was to speak at
National Hall on on Saturday night filed that
capacious building to overhGwing, and some
considerable crustiness was manifested among
those who COLD not obtain adaittance and
were compelled to return home through the
ram that was descending at the time the orator
began his address
The scene was blithsome, in striking con-
rast with the gloom Of the chill storm with
out TIE ladies pressed forward with re-
markablc pertinacity. and when the full flow
of the gas was turned into tie hall it showed
at least one thousand females interspersed
among the closely packed audience, d.
When Mr. Train made his appearance on
the stage he was instantly recognized and the
reception awarded him was such as is seldom
seon in any public gathering. The people
rose to their feet, and for several minutes the
cheers rang out clear and loud When quiet
was restored Mr. Train commenced, and for
one hour and twenty miiutcs cnchaincd the
attention of his auditors lie said:
AMXhrciNs: Will pass this cheer along
the line where they belong, to the credit of
the Union and the country. You cannot az
ford to cheer an individual when the life of
the nation is at stake. dc not plead guilty
to two charges of the gentleman (refcrring to
his Introduction, when alusion was made to
strange hedfellows, &c). ON not . stranger
to you. | am the man that you received here
in the Academy of music, two years ago, after
| had fought the battle of the Union and the
country in England. And, again. l am not
in the habit, although have been in a good
many rat holes all over the world, have never
been in the habit of getting in with strange
bedfellows. | therefore don't feel stranger
or with strange bcdfellows, when am before
you.
believe in destiny. I believe in a star
backed up by the three P's-Patience, Perse-
verencc and Pluck ! believe in the motto
g True Faith and Energy" found in France
that liberty, equality and fraternity were the
idea Of the po"ble, which in England were
translated steam, gas and electricity In this
country find that under Grant, Sherman and
Sheridan it is infantry, cavalry and artillery
| believe in destiny, and it is singular thing
that l always bring up in Pennsylvania upon
the eve OF some great enterprise
MIR. Train then referred to his several visits
to the State and coniirued: In England
fought for the people, and have been carried
from Jail to Jail, and it is only two years since
l came out of White Gross Chapel, where
tocrats. L declined and went with the peo-
pie, and preached sermon to them ON the
"Downsal of England, land ! made more
poise inside than | had made outside. Uaugh-
ter.) When the word came, +" Let that man
out; he is demoralzing the prisoners
! daughter er)-.that may be the alluson of my
friend to " strange bed-fcllows' > Oaughter)
I liked the prison so we'll that petitioned
the Governor for permission to remain a week
longer. Oaughter.)
Mr.. Train gave an amusing imitation Of
the Governors visit 10 him in prison, the
drawl and Dundreary" lisp, calling forth
excessive laughter
Once more came to Pennsylvania, and
whilst here the other day they asked me il
would come over to Macedonia and help them.
l said yes (Cheers.) was kicked out Of the
other side Gar ghter.) went to Chicago
you know. think my sentiments are pretty
well known by this time. I went to Wash.
ington to get the Convention postponed, and
succeeded. They had packed the cards around
Mcclellan, and went to New York, and
there they said "no." went to Washington
and got Cox and forty -four Of these Democrat.
to sign paper in favor of postponement O
the Convention. Belmont still refused
then went to Thomas B. Florence, who wa.
resffg the Chairman of the Committee, a:
Belmont was simply one of the boilers at Bal
timore. The " writing was on the wall'' now
and TIE Conven was postponed. You
know there were many men who thought 8
change in the administration necessary. Hen
ry Winter Davis. Salmon P. Chase and Ben
jamin Wade were against having a two-tern
President. These men said, 90 if you vii
nominate a man at Chicago who stand