The New York herald., 1869-12-27
TRAIN IN TAMMANY.
The IrrepressibIe George Francis as a
"ReVerend Gentleman.
a Characteristic Rhetorical jumbo
OIL Everybody, Everything
and Nothing AT All.

Tammany Hall was fled to Overnowing last night
by an audience vastly different from any ever gath
cred there at the call OF democratic leaders to
witness Shakespeare buresqued. People distin-
guished in public life and widely known were there
IN numbers, while the body OF the hall crowded
with intellectual men and women. The audience
was worthy the occasion. The great traveller, the
Nourredin Of the universe the selfapponed teacher
OF mankind, the social ana political flying machine
OF America the patent renovator OF modern institu-
tions boss babber OF the Credit Mobilier his own
candidate for the Presidency OF the United States.
George Francis Train, the irrepressiby desp crate
Bad Dickey, made his first appearance on any stage
as an expounder OF the Gospel. No wonder that the
audience was large, no wonder that 1t was impa
tent for the exhibition and clamorous for the intel
lectual fireworks TO go or There was no band to
play "YanKee Doodle" no choir to sing "Shoo Fly"
or chant the "Od Hundred,n but a small table
supported sweet bouquet OF flowers, and
the Star Spangled banner covered the weak
legs Of the emaciated furniture. The rest
Of the stage was lett free for the bounding
orator ramble over at his own sweet VIII, and
large force Of railroad people haunted the ats for
the purpose OF picking up the little bits should Train
blow up and scatter among the audience. Sunset
Cox, M. c., crouched on the second seat from the
platform, behind the bury form OF DR.. Neais
Henry Bergh smiled ugubriously on the expectant
audience, and everybody else waited with mouths
wide Open-ndivldual representations OF Garrick
between tragedy and comedy. ready TO laugh cry.
Hutchinson the inveterate singer Of lncOmprehensi-
Bile songs at womans rights meetings, shook his
flowing locks in the hot and looked unutterably
mysterious. once he was unaccountaby moved to
scale the orchestra railing, and the audience ap
plauded heartily. The carpetbagger Congressman
with the liabe-t0- -be-punned cognomen went into
commissions in his hat. The stern features of the
Benevolent Bergh extended into weary smlie all
the ladies' present-and there were quite NUMBER
checked Mysteries In their handkercheis irreveren
sentative OF the Hutchinson Family shot himself
back TO his seat and sunk his splendid curs beneath
the ample folds OF his big brown coat.
Audiences are AZ lnperious as was the Grand Mon
arch Tney cannot not wat When me tune for The com mn
| old time blue coat and brass buttons were nowhere
seen hammerIng and thnmplng were heard every
where and people were found wicked enough to vlo-
late the sanctity OF the place and time by whstling
loudly and lrreverenty. When patience had ceased
TO be virtue with everybody and whispers ran
around the hall that Tram had run of the track
second time a confused. sound was heard at the
door, large force Of small boys gave themselves up
hats thrown up, handkerchiefs waved, L1l shter
cries and hurrahs swept towards the 'front.' and
there before all men, the gorgeous coat tails and
Train, d. De- met the astonished eyes Of the audience
for second and then disappeared in Jiny into a
stage box.
II any person entertained doubt that the natives
would be astonshed that doubt was Immediately dts
PEELED when the reverend gentleman gded before
ment took possession OF everybody. His Reverences
like tread he strobe round the platform IN
spected the situation and made sure that he
speak word until this business was attended to;
then. however he successfully resisted evident
desire to take standing Jump and swallow himself,
and proceeded with his DISCOURSE The audience
cheered enthusiastically as he proceeded; laughed
at him and with hun; voted as early and often he
submitted questions, gloated over ms eplgrams,
shouted at his wittclsms ana roared at his hits aI
public men. Fierce in invective great In couplet,
humorous in descriptive he was simply immense IN
"A uer n
box, annihiiated a non believer with kick and
smashed theory with quotation was fearful and
wonderful to behold The terrified little Congress
man shrunk into his coat collar before the terrible
assaults OF this Peer the Hermit of modern politics.
prospect OF an early hanging OF intracable NJ. C's.
and Judges, and avowed his intention OF blowing
everybody "hgher Than kite.o
To report Train and to do him Justice is an impos-
sfoiilty. Easer would 1t be to sketch the
- Borealia race
And for that he must remain unreported. He
| must be heard TO be admired and TO be under
| Stood In the noise, uproar and gymnastics OF an
evening II is only possible TO grasp few Of the say
| ings OF Mr. Tram.
In the whirlwind OF char last night these grains
| OF genuine wheat fell on good ground:-"We are a
proud people, &c This Is poesy; 1t Is buncombe.
| We are a nation OF fiunkies and towards. England
lst peabody In British man -ofwar II tell the
| truth-what all think but few dare express-I am
called lunaic ana fool 1t was said that knowl-
| edge Is power II isn't; Ignorance Is power. 1t
rules IN the White House, in Congress, In Albany In
| New York. Action action, action. SAID the Gre
elan; honesty honesty, honesty says Tram. The
people are either fools or knaves bright thought
would split their heads, as lightning would pump
kin. was educated TO be q Methodist preacher;
my Sabbath commenced on Friday night and ended
on tuesday morning | that religion OF that
sort was useless and abandoned It, Epigram Ia
boiled thunder and lightning l wrote history
loosed her grip OF death when we
| set free the slave. l was at Jerusalem.
Hotel runners met me forty miles outside. Nothing
there but sand and neas. That story about the Ola
Boy is humbug. Talk about his offer to give away
real estate for nothing when the poor devil didn't
own a cabbage gardenl In the Holy OF Holes had
TO keep my hands my watch and purse, lust a. lf
\ had been in Congress- The Deuge was u humbug.
Grant is humDug. Colfax Is dong the biggest
business on the smallest steam engine OF any IN
4 the country. The press is a humbug The obstnacy
| or Jen DAVIS emancpated the slaves. Woman In the
Bible IL only mentioned as concubine and slave.
| My motto Is patience perseverance and pluck.n |
have larger audience tnan all the preachers In New
| YORK combined Ihe pew rents were paid ~ the
! door. Everything is humbug. Everybody IL hum.
bug. The people nave had demagogue5 before me,
bui they never mad live demagogue. have been
| on the defensive before. Now am aggressive and
VIII make the hair fly for am proof against praise,
blame, wine and women.
The reverend" gentleman wound up IN perora
| ton In which every known subject was discussed
and Illustrated on black board, after which lie re-
| tired amid storm OF applause.