The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1869-12-24
TRAINING WiL.tAnSBraGE9s.
penchment OF President Granf-Lccturc by
the Irrepressible George Francis.

impeachment oil President Grant-Jccturc BY
the Irrepressible George Francis.
A characteristic lecture In his own impromptu,
sap-dash and grotesque style was delivered by Mr..
g. +. Train last evening" at Washington Hail. Will
llamspurg. The lecturer still wears his bastile ap.
pearance his hair being not alone unKempt, but
matted and shaggy, not unlike forced growth OF
prairie grass. The lecture was announced TO be on
President Grant, but turned out TO be Tram for
President and with Train such q heterogeneous
combination OF subjects as are not ordinarily heard
out OF the same mouth and out OF Bed,am In the
same space OF time Bur Mr.. Train preserved the
train OF thought throughout, which was to put him
self IN the WAITE House, make women tree America
an eiys.um, ana TO sink England into the sea- she
could not be made honest.
Alter hurying, with much aGectation OF tender
ness and pathos his brothers ami sisters on the
Red river, and this by consignlng them to the ycl
low fever cart Mr.. Train introduced the audience &c
his grandmother, who had taught n,rn good morals
VITA view OF making nm a great mau. he SCI
out upon Tue world 10 realize his grandma'a idea
but the world soon dlsaDnsed hun Of the IN etakeu
notion mat greatness aud goodness were allied lie
went to Washington ana found all the great men
great robbers, Congress II den Of thieves aud the
members three hundred robbers. All the lessons o.
his cndho0d were reversed by the great law.
makers OF Amerca-tney lied, stole, swore, bias
phened aud drank tn they could drink no more
For public opinion he had very little regard. IL was
regulated by party. the pulpit aud the press. lie
hal lost money and riskcd his lie in the cause o
has country. He did not steal, nor lie nor swear
he swore nc did not-yet they did not make Dim
President Now, having toe reputation OF having
little money he found the wirepuliera
and organizers OF political TRADE intent
on counting him. Pendleton Coiiay and Chase al
SAID they dd not want 10 be President Suppose
they tOok man 8ho said he did want 10 heY lie
said SO. hey had seventeen whiskey-drinking and
cigar. smoking Presidents. Why moi try temper.
ance man, who abnorred tobacco and such humougs
rs Horace GtceieYY lie dfd not come there to give
coherent lecture. He would not insult them Nv
dong so. lie would rednce himself 10 the imbcci.e
level oi Greeley, Summer aud Caaplu he began 10
read Tor inc ave hundredrh time 10 them, like those
wlseacres the seli-sanc WORDS unrepresentatlve or
Ideas aGd without the instincts OF energy OF modern
Ire. Greeley had been recalling through the same
spectacles with the same unaracefui grlmace and
ndsal tone his lecture. On Seii-Made Men" Tor the
last twenty-four years. sumner had been doing
caste Tor tnirti-two years Everett had delivered
his lecture on Charity three hundred and eighty
tunes. Chapin haa tired Tor the three hundred and
niDetieth time the patience Of q modern American
audience by his lucubratlons on Columbus That
was TO be ''coherent.n Was 1t to lie moderns 10;
1t was Old world and stupid. Here the lecturer
made several iaercuriai evoiutions round the table
on the platform, mu,tering "CQDercnp ana 'Inco-
herent' Ia style winch prepared the audience Tor
ground and lofty tumping or series OF sVmersaults
ny way OF complement TO the muscular exercise. but
Mr. Train Kept Oh his feet, mnch 10 tue disapprOve.
ment or hs audience aud went on to show
that Tree trade meant England aad protection Amer.
ica. lie held tnat Grants recommendations OF a
speedy returh 10 specie payments was suggested In
England for the bcnent Of England. England had
been ~ fne bottom Of the war. she had lnirodpeel
The negro and she HAD worked up the dissensoa
wnicn eliminated IN the war, the death Of u million
OF men and IA pIllng up a dcOt Of s3,0JO ", 900
uraut was bought aud sold 10y England. Women he
he'd 10 lie tne resenorators of America. Men had
DENIED them vote, though they gave IL TO the no
gfo, whose hair grew straight his head ms the
leaves on the blnysn tree, though Ms foot was IN
the centre OF is cg, though he had only 40 pores
In MS ssin To the Square incn WHICH was the reason
NC sIDelled hall d mile OH. lie recommended women
to gu. Oh some OF mems ways by way OF opening
Their eyes. ocare swearing lou every WIG ask her
husband To help her TO that Cd d-u puLrcr
and tue Ike inaJ was Trains rule Tor TIC cure OF
profanity. lie had specifics for every social ana
political disorder, ana bis enemcs-Lngiand Iartcu-
iafiy-miSnt IA wei try aud stop the course oi the
Mississippi as 70 stop The current OF the man OF
destiny.
IN Ireland he bod inaugBrated revolution. He
had lnculcated pluck. The irish were able to light
but al home they lacked puck; aud now reyO!t
was at hand which would humble the PRIDE OF EpR-
Iaid mic the aust The irish HAD put Grant Int0
tne Waite House: Grant sold them. lie asked then,
10 put Jrrin IA and ne would night ror ihem.
Mr.. Tram wore Sparkling fenan rosette on his
bosom, and pointed To II frequently VITA apparent
pride. Iie was heard tbrogsnOut BY an amused
audience, who laughed at the lecturer and hls Jokes
~ turns, ana seemed tu nnd IL ciiieut 20 listen Ia
Mr.. TRAINS pathoa without nsvng tEru rlsibijty
provoked