The south-western. [volume] (Shreveport, La.) 1852-1870, 1865-12-13
&c Latter from George FRANCIS TRAIN.


Gorge Francis Train having been invited to address
au irish Temperance society in Boston, writes the io
lowing Characteristic reply:
ScHErFgRDEckER's INCORPORATING INSTITUTE,
No 68 West 14th street. Oct. 80, 1863.
Dear Father Matthews Total Abstinence society OF Bos-
ton p Morris, Esq, President:
nd bless father Mathew your friend my friend.
Tr friend Of Ireland, of America, of humanity the
1aampon of christian morals the disciple Of God Gran
der than warrior greater than statesman, his fame will
shine that of poet, orator and prophet FOR tenn
france il as old as the Bible and Lot and Noah; but
ia er Mathew only lived in our day and generation
must say yes tony Irish friends in Boston, although
.av no to my American friends elsewhere. Williams
rar Harrisburg, Cincinnati, Chicago, st. Louis, on
BETS, all my table to-day-all answered, NO,
alo writes me to naugurate their young mems as
cation course say to my friend Warren, the Cou-
gs editor who is their chairman that time will
spa k for the Irish boys of Buffalo. The fact IS do
blot lecture The interest is gone. What do care
Wi Their the world Kisses or cheers am still healed
uu n the water cure, but in two weeks off for e.
bra ka to start nv one hundred cottages in Omaha and
arrange for the land in the Platte valley for that great
catholic colonisation society you have heard me speak
cC So will have to speak sometime next Week-say
Aau1 day or Tuesday.
uan YOU get the music hall? would not speak in
Fac Gull hail. any way Three years ago. was knock
45 Down there for defending the rights Of the white
40 Indian the trail and bloodhound on the scent
7i follow up Boston soser than SHALL until they sign
md Robin apologizing for that dastardly outrage.
On is my native city but that my misfortune not
a lult The Irish there the only true Americans
I'D 1t God forsaken town, fast becoming the salem
o W York. Every Southerner shuns the place as ne
H#ft the plague. our merchants are all running 10
New York to do their business. You mention terms.
Eyalngt pay my expenses and give your temper
all the proceeds If the priests will give the
notice all the churches and you sell thousand tick
beforehand, and post bills all over city, you can
.@o $1,000 that night, all Independent of the Boston
PRESS who are no friends of the Irish, although they
live your hard earrings, only to sheer at your race
al4 ountry.
aope Bacon street and State street will come to the
lecture, for shall have plain talk with your aris-
f11raic rulers, who look upon the Irish so many
BOASTS of burden and elevate the African to the highest
posi-. on on their political altar.
-aranchising the negro means DISTINGUISHING the
trsb Votes for the black no votes for the
white man if happens to be an "Irishman."
They killed the red Indian. They are numbering inch
Joy inch, the poor negro who did them harm; and
a r2gerend Artemus Ward Beecher started the cry in
sa unday's pulpit that the Irish were no more our
ggu4l than the negro. The is i'll timed, but all in
order for the next know nothing cry. This continual
comp ring the negro with the Irish is part of their
ha'Gsa plot. The Celtic is the noblest race the
world ever produced, The African race the smallest
-o.ago race ever planted.
Sis millions of The Celtic population are American
citizens. Your only safety is to elect next fall hun
-rsa IRISH members to Congress. Then you will have
iUsu. for Ireland and not till then The Irish boys
nrg rs council at the Astor Soon you will hear the
--s md see the banners flying. The revolution will
eRce in London. The English monarchy sleeps
nu Volcano. Mark my word, the president of the re
Du0Ig of Great Britain viii be an Irish American. On,
l-lara, on! Charge, ireland, charge! the last
words Of gallant Irishman. Sincerely,
GEO. FRANCIS TRAIN.