The south-western. [volume] (Shreveport, La.) 1852-1870, 1865-12-27
George Francis Train on Another Rampage.

A few days ago G. F. Train delivered speech in Fan
eu hail. Boston. He, Train, thinks Ireland has lost
nothing bv the death of lord Palmerston
Then. as to the Fenian- IRISH republic programme.
We must sweep the sea. England never fights. She
is a coward. She cannot raise 10000 No Hes
SLAMS now. No more Swiss. No Irish. The Fenans
have stopped that What do you suppose the ten thou
sand Irish week are arriving here for? To get arms
The revolution is breaking-the chartists alive.
Let me make confession. My maternal ancestor
was in Boston that interesting occasion-hence am
a Bostouian. (Laughter) 1t was my misfortune, not
my fault | apologize to all whCm 1t may concern Tor
the accident. Laughter) The more think of 1t, the
meaner / feel | once thought that Bostonians were
eight feet high. now see them others see them
Boston Is sink of niquity Give me tall steepe, ana
white crayat, and could take coin oft white man
eyes, and be praised for it in Boston, Eoud Bughter
Boston has forty banks forty factories, forty nsu
rance companies, forty railways, and there are forty
cries of chats SOY
Our war, George is sure was all Englands d0ings
be says:
Exeter hall made this war. Wilberforce, CIarkson
stevens, Bruxton, Brougham, Romily, George Thomp-
son. and their toadyng followers in New England were
the scamps who fred into Sumter; (Thats so) Har-
ward University signed the order"
Somebody in the crowd called out
"ICaIn, what about Boston :"
''What about Boston2 yet and laugtter.1 | will
tell you what think Boston knocked me down three
years ago and intend knock Boston up before fin
ish. daughter and appause) always pay my bills.
Ye Pilgrim fathers though We he,
Emphasis, you see, is on the word He) [Laughter.l
Perchance in graves unknown
memory that cannot die
Hath claimed We for its own,
\ SacrednesS TO that bleak shore
our dust shall aye mpart,
Your requiem the oceans roar
Your tomb a nations heart.
That was one of my stock operations on the fourth of
July, before | found them out. The pilgrim fathers
were lot of sTindlers. Sensation
They did net pay their bills before they left England
They had a row the wharf before they embarked
from Boston, England. They threwthe cook overheard
before they got to Holland. cloud aughter) The mo
ment they learned the language they began to call the
people Amsterdam DUTCH Rotterdam dutch and ether
dam dutch till they couldn't stand it no longer. cap
pause and laughter. Again they embarked. The kIngt
Of Holland brbed the captain not to land the cantanker
ous lot at Manhattan island, and they came to Bos
ton
: They are a race Of toadies. Their merchants
toady to BaIings Their judges toady to tie queen
bench. Their Harvard's university toadies to Cam
bridge and Oxford Their politicians toady to Exeter
hall. Boston is the shadow of England Their cruelty
to their young men-never advancing their fortunes
never taking them into the firm until they worn out
with their seedy property portrayed IN Young Amer
lea in Wall street. Hazewe of the Traveller, in his
review of that book gave instance against that
theory. I admit it, but where is there another? Gap
plause.) There are no Americans in this CRY.
The most respectable part of the population are the
Irish. Loud applause. The Irish build their rail
roads their factories their warehouses; aud saved Mas
sachusetts from repudiating like Mississippi by buying
the scrip of the western railway. Good for Ireland and
loud cheers The Irish the most intelligent be-
cause they believe in the superiority ef the white
over the black Three cheers for the white mcnl The
fifty thousand Irish in Boston all patriots They
love the Union. They respect the constitution. They
never preach niger in the pulpit.