, 1864-11-23
THE ENGLISH SENTIMENT,
Hon. George Thompson At Bryan Hall-0nr
Friends and Enemies in BhtslR---Hew
the Working Classes feel Towards
ns-Rlse md Development
Of the Abolition
sMeTement,

sMevemenL
Last evening was tue occasion OF khe lecture,
previously announced to be delivered In Bryan
Ha1l, by that Engltshman whom all true Americans
delight Ito honor-Hon. George Thompson. Owing
to the tnclcmeut condition Of the weather, and the
short notice which had been given Of the arrival
Of the distinguished philanthroplst, the hsll WIS
but fpareely attended. Those present manifested
the greateat attention In the loYa1 outpourngs or
tae patriotic speaker, and frequently Interrupted
him with storms Of applause.
- 1ne Honorable gentleman WIS introduced by c.
N. Hawley, E4q:, #ho paid a high tribute to his
Qualities as an old and steadhst friend Of freedom
n. Thompson could have wished for the sate
Of the benevolent object for which the meet
11g had been called, that the hall had been filed
sd as thznfsa these who attended for thei
Opportunity Of addressing larger audience.
. &c did not-continued the speaksr,-come before
them e lecturer, but as az Engliahman, to tell
1zed their Government. He Was an Enslishman,
born under . monaIehy, and loved his
Sa apd a. he5 1aeaa tS but not , 50
had 6e Stated before fore asseaS(ages 1( Of bis i
own countryu1en, that he would to God they had
bonds." De believed ii freedom and ffee institu.
government over them had filled 10 taldl the ends
people to change itior another since bs had land.
ed on this continent he had regarded With feelings
ofgreat interest the mighty national struggle which
he did not feel his dnty TO dctate to the Ameri-
can people how they should act but had he been
an American. he would have labored with his
sna n as shd ~
Abraham Lincoln and Andrew johnson.
-Four yeare ago Mf. Lncoln had been elected by
fhs y9ss 81 Tue people, nst ere hs aseensd the
the Enion, so that never has he been what ho shall
bette President Of the whole United States. The
y day T. coming mi when he should successfully exer-
years Of the agonies and trials Of var he shonld
guide the ship Of State through the ElyEian calm,
which succeeds he stor storm Reeading is oxn
America Ind much to say against the =ttitnde as
eumed By England. They could urge against her
The faet that England ycars ago. nnEindly: un
Seigereaf peFsE' tsat II BRITISH Sa'1 mcressnts e
and haa done % for the isst four yca1s, ships 81
con 2hess ats aRs1 repe tPse but
despite them all despite the tlse iucendlary state
%enss Of grest majority ef ths English press
North IN their struggle for Freedom. The artstoc-
rncy certainly are opposed 10 them, hat that is not
taught BY ee1tpreeerradon to Wish, the dcstrnc-
ton Of Democratic form Of government, to with
draw from the view Of the world the grand right of
sgain, aid for simiia1 reasons. the tas iand.
ocracy. the. money aud-if he might
coin . word-the 'seudbocracy,'' the initiative,
to the American cause: but, on the other hand the
great maEs Of the middle classes, and the whole of
the bone and einew OF the country, the labortng
There were really two peoples in England, as in
the North many existed uniicr the protection Of
the Government who were adverse to it, Nerer
was there ench manifestation Of good md gency-
In 7HFSd Fr FSnfp r3c
this country By the masses. There are being held
continually, and have heen held stnce the com
mencemcnt Of the American struggle, large and
enthusiastic meetings, to learn The character Of
Northern institutions. and to offer their sympathy
with Ibis people In their struggle.
This good feeling Of the masses has been in
many inetancee rendered apparent For Hty years
g per cent Of all the cotton used in England and
the cotton manufactures Of that country constitute
great feature Of her pEincely commsscial power,
Of English people obtained thctr bread from the
cotton trade; when in 1860 the cotton ports were
and he ,su IL The tE9s
ceased 10 vomit forth the clouds Of smoke, and
the harpy operatives were reduced 70 want hun.
ger and evcn starvation. Still IN their bistercst
trials those leneanshire operatives refused to
Incmoria!ize the government to. aid the South,
| by linking Its cotton. though the. starring
workmen knew TINT those four millions 81
would relieve them from want and ewatmed to the
| Inion e.mpathizing meetings beld IN their 1ocali
s oes ns M q hs go9dh M Of Engsh%e5
neiles liz Sfs Sse?poe esS e. fast Eiiees
s1ppofs a'fw om tie ae
moeracy Of England. from those men who, ffty
years ago, wrnng from an unwilling government
who ter obtained Justice for Ireland hy achieving
Catholic Emancipation, who afterwards obtained
the great reform In he Representation Of English
1fgrTn o WIZ" fhe g Mn,se sne Sa People mSfs
million a1a ~ q 4 usayss sna 9t W1l5sE:
lee Of freed bondemen, who Inter still emancipated
India from the rule Of autdquated olisarchy and
who, IN 1sia wEnng from Parllanent OF land
the contents q the teeling gransties Of he glo1i
ops Northwest from going to the ha1d'hsted Brit
For the Int thirty years be had cndeavored to
point ont the great cause Of all the enlargement
On this soil. Little did he think then that the
opinions for which he VA. then held in dis1epute
sec that Tic only cause for sectional difference on
the continen. il that OF human elayery. lie be-
Neyed that when tie aecursed institution w'ns de-
fuc from this war, the whole American nation viii
he welded together, and North ard South will be
engaged IN streng their States and length
enns tfes nn ~ he @ MoFta dsh see ne
Ing itself without crown OF mitred head.
Slnyerr lad erer been the ny in thltr pot Of ont-
H.
eecutcheon. It had marrvd their vesy Declaration
Of Independence. had sul1lcd the Articles Of Con-
federation which held them together for ten years
ever elnce oecasioned ali the jealousy between the
m eloquent summary Of The history oi The sgcres:
present rebellion. He believed that The fathers ol
The country considered when they allowed slavery
I've st f6e aaE i TS"d sna H. st # ss
their Presidents and. control their govern
mcnt-eye, 70 light the very torch OF rebel
sRs sos n his soan ng f5r e. as
lion Of slavery, and up to 1s1o no effort had bee,
made to elect q nan upon antt-slaveEy principles
parties were each trying who could make tb
grcatest concession TO slavery, a few freemen me
IN the village Of Warsaw, New York. and nomi
platform, Mr, Birney, ct Kcntacky. Tint gentle
man. cut Of about million and threc-quartcrs G
voters. Obtained :,ooo votes; still It was ,begit
ming; and WHEN in 1914 he WINS acain nominated
that number Of supporters, who declined to boT b
fore the moloch Of slavery. had Increased to 60 3
At the ne1t election, In ISIS. part Of the Democra
bolted from the party On account Of the anne1atio
Of Texas, snd proposed to join with the abb
4tion PARTY and nominate a common on non & &Pree
nominated On the buffalo platform; lie obtainc
$4,000 rotes, but in 1s53 when John ?. Hale {
New Hampshire vas chosen By The >anti-slay
hers m = that number dwindied down to 15o.oon, an
tie notorious Nathaniel Pierce WIS elected. .Dul
Ing the next few years the party acquired addition
The abolition candidate, Fremont. polled 1900
votes, while in 1s6o The freedom lovers were u
upphapt1y sueeseesfal, and have been stnnilarl
The speaker concluded with glowing exordsur
On the blessings which will cusue, when til
country has done its duty, II the emancipation 6
trusted that ere long the time won1d come whel
be could stand on the shores Of the St. Iavrenc
and look to those OF the Rio Grande, or from tn
coast Lines otthc Atlantic and see towards thps
where the dark Pacific echoed back the way,
! music, and know that throughout that vast c1
panee the sun never ahone upon the palace OF l
tyrant or tic house ofa alave. tGteat applause.
n. SANITARY Coxa1ss1oS.-Ther report Of the
| Northwestern Sanitary Commission for the month";
| Of September and October, Il before rs. We ex
| tract the following:
I'VE are hsr2y 70 record that during the last two
months there has been no abatement o! active in.
terest among the friends Of the Sanitary Commits
sion. The work has gone steadily on; supplies
have poured In from our auxiinEy societies in such
quantities as to tar severely our ability to forward
most erutifsine aud eucceseful efforls to supply
our treasury with funds for the futthc1ancc OF oul
aT'he number OF packages received during the las
two months ia Lib Tie number shipped ID i,
III, a,3!e Of which have been purchased We
S5xrsd 1s bqsasls s ef Esse'aRhss hs so;t
numbcr Of packages shipped 10 the hospitals ant
front, since The Organization Of the Commission, i
G0,G0i. Tho Commission has received *1a917.3
| pended Sa5,S5s>a for hospital stores ant
Vegetables. About $4,000 worth Of supple
have been cent TO Cairo, Memphis u paSs
vicinity, About SlS, 600 worth have been sent II
| Louisville to he forwarded to Nashville, Chatsa
nooga. Lookout Monntain, Marietta, Rome ~, IN,
| Eea.5Q0 worth pprchased aid ehIpped on accoun
of tho q. s. senita1y Commission. About $1,uo
worth have been purchased foE Kansas, ard ),
Barancas, F1orida. A email supply Of needed arn
cles for the pf the sick hne heen sent to Roel
| leland, where VIC have large number Of troop
| EncnSfnis nn5 fhs fhirarn &taaie1s, TAst af1