The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1868-01-21


One of The most striking and remarkable
events of the day is the prompt arrest OF
George Francis Train Immediately upon his
arrival on British soil His apprehension by
the Bow street runners had no connection
with street railroads or woman's suffrage, but
was, we are assured, induced wholly by his
we'll known Fenian sympathies and the fear
that he might carry with him into her
Mijesty's dominions, among his ordinary bag
gage, hand grenades internal machines, re-
volvcrs, bowie knives, copies of his own
speeches and other coInbustible and dangerous
material. The arrest, therefore, becomes at
once an International question, and will raise
Train in some peoples estimation to an i'm
porsancc equal TO that assumed by Mason and
Slidell during the rebellion. Indeed, we arc
by no means sure that he will not yet ill a
larger space in history than Mason, Slidell and
the whole Southern coniederacy combined,
and cast the much debated Alabama claims
into the backgr ound.
Train has already figured prominently be-
fore the people Of the two Continents. In
England some years ago he proposed to con
fer upon the population the benefit of horse
railroads but somehow or another he failed to
keep on the track, got himself into middle,
and, like his brother philosopher Greeley, saw
the inside walls OF u foreign prison. When he
returned to the United Stltcs he established a
Credit Mobiiier and q Crclit Foncier to turn
every man into a millionaire but although
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not remember what became OF the money
or the speculation. Since the subsistence
and mysterious disappearance Of Colorado
Jewet. Train has held the trumpet Of
fame in bis own grasp, and what with
woman's rights, copperhead politics and Feni-
an'sm he has sounded IL right Justify on his
own behalf
II is the duty of the government to inquire al
once into the facts connected with the colaring
and hauling of to jail Of such prominent
patriot and distinguished citizen. Congress
should Immediately take up the case. II will
be far better than legislaiing 10 destroy the
government and give political and social
supremacy to the negro over the white man.
Above all, Secretary Seward should moi
suffer this outrage to pass unnoticed. Let him
write no long letters on the subject, which
nobody will read, but bring the matter 10 On
issue by Immediately arresting Charles Dickens
and holding him as hostage for the captured
Train. Here is . direct road out Of tho din
Guilty. Dickens and Train are both great
takers, each has an immense idea OF hts own
importance, and each wears o profusion Of
seals, rings, pins and chains. They would be
an excellent set-of, one for the other. As the
greater nation Of the two we can afford to be
the more generous and therefore we do not
propose that Dickens shall be imprisoned,
even though Train be kept under lock and
key. The hostage may 60 through with his
readings and make as much money IS he can,
only giving bis parole not to leave the United
States until Trains return, safe and sound,
with his flowing locks unshorn. II Seward
will al once arrest Dickens In the name Of the
American republic we shall speedily bring
England TO her senses and satisfy the Fenians
on both sides Of tho Atlantic.