The Democratic advocate. [volume] (Westminster, Md.) 1865-1972, 1865-12-07
Speech oflGeorge ETrain.

a speech oflGeOrge ETrain.
y Thateccentric genius, George Francis
Train, sometimes gets off good thing
and his recent dissection sof New
Englandism iseyidently of that class
lie sandwiches the Puritans, the Irish.
and the inevitable negro in capital style
! In the following extract:
!, 1t IS passing strange that the idea
has come to be entertained by pretend
ed statesmen, that the Irishman is an
alien upon American soil, and acquires
the rights of citizenship only by suffer-
ance. Can any one tell who originated
this palpable absurdity I? [Chcers.1 By
what authority have those who proceed
ed him by few years obtained cxclu-
slye and prescriptiye rights Upon
what ground do those who claim to
rule American society and politics,
from the brief tenure of "a century or
SO, seek to exclude others from a par
tlcipationz in civil privileges Why,
Sir, itwas only the other dry that, the
shiYeringg bands of pilgrims and irefu-
gees landed upon these New England,
shores, seeking an asylum where. they.
could blackguard their neighbors.-
i Laughter. like Other. i. emigrants
they We're strangers in a strange land.
Ihey had no means to buy land in this
western wilderness, and acquired no
title but that of occupation to the conn.
try Of which, in its freedom and common
privileges, weareall so proud. They took
4 from the trembling Indian his home and
hunting grounds, without money and
| without price. They became American
citizens simply by their own act and
yolltion, in settling upon the virgin
soll and those who came after them,
4 whether English, Irish, French or Ger,
man, are equally American citizens, by
7 the same manifest and natural right.
4 Cheers. And now word respecting
the Irish nationa nation which still,
preserves its individuality notwithstand-
ing the foul wrongs that have been
heaped upon it by the English Govern
ment-wrongs that would have ground
any other nation out Of existence
4 How deep, how danlning is the, record
against England! !! But under all cir
1 cumstances and in all nations, whether
acting as leaders or subordinates.
whether oppressed or exalted, whether
marshallng victorious armies, controlling
CABINETS or building, railroads, the Irish
preserve the same noble and generous
traits OF character Applause and
cheers. 1t Is true they are not of the
/ -Alngio-saxon race. Butw is there
IN Anglo-Sfalxon blood and precedent to
make az M Us proud and exclusive?v 1t is
hlgh time this false pride of descent
Was curDed and done away with, I'M
partial history, which paints the. char
aeteis sea OF all nations in their true colors,
stamps the. Anglo4Saxon as instincts
lvsly and habitually a buccaneer and a.
ropper, alike the terror and evil genius of
4 other races. from time immemorial,
i he.,l1la ne mas lived by plumber and conquest
bh!eers. His ruling passion is illus
trated In the aggressive career of Eng
! land in her dealings with all the worlds
and IT America should be grasping in
her aspirations for power and dominion;
it, in accordance with her. fayorite theo-
ry Of manifest destiny, she should push
her colonial enterprise to the Pacific
!, shores, despoil Mexico Of her provin-
. ces, and look with covetous and greedy
vision upon the "gem Of the Antilles"
and Central America, she would Be
: the genuine type Of that pcrfde Albion,
and true to her Saxon origin and
blood [Applause.l aea
It is to England's shame that she
, ! has oppressed aud trodden to the dust
The nation that has furnished the SOL
diers for her armies, orators for her
councils, and statesmen in her time Of
. need. [Cheers for Ireland So
2 Soldiers for her army-ffor I hold
that the battles of England were fought,
aye, and won, by Irishmen, and not by
! Englshmen. Cheers and applause. =
The English are not fighting people;
I there's no fight in them the Irish are
!; [laughter] as England will find out
! when John Q'Mahony rings his little
!. bell. daughter and applause. ]w
: Shame it is to England that she has
e for centuries crushed this brave people
5 THE land Of poets, of orators and Of
i soldiers! Applause ls0es
: DOWN WITH THE NIGGER PULpITS AND
UP WITH THE WHITE MAN S GOSPEL,
AsI told the Irish, when / polished
: off Jennings, the London Times black
I guard, who has been the guest Of Thur
8 low Weed in this country, shame on
a Weed), thirty years ago the British
! aristocracy consummated their plan. =
The Thompsons came with gold. The
Z Germans, q race of thinkers, also came
d The Thompsons took New England
J, the Germans the West. This was the
/. programme Take the ministers into
3 the plot, use them. as tools. always ready
!, !, to toady to: foreign fame. They can bt
Y easily caught The ministers viii Iedu
It cate The women. The women will ,e6lu
cate the children and influence tht