Fergus County argus., 1888-09-20

FOllowingis an extract from aspeech
delivered in Boston, recently, by Ben
jamin r. Butler;
When we learn that i'm these North
American British possessions our YES
sells are kept out OF port, pray why
don't the United States take the bull
by the horns, even ii his name is John,
and give the President the power and
the right, whenever he finds that IL
single vessel. however small, is kept |
out of any British port, anywhere,
unlawfully, to keep Out of the ports
of the United States every British |
vessel. however great. until that wrong
shall be redressed? Retaliate the
wrongs done to IA fisherman by the
Canadians by action against Gun
ard steamship sailing under a subsidy
of the British Government and the
thing will be brought to an end.
"Oh. no; oh, no." hear some man
say who has as little courage as our
secretary OF State, who says that he
is afraid OF war with Great Britain II
we don't make such u treaty as she
desires that would bring on war
with England" pray your judgment.
The government OF England is too
wise o be whipped into war with the
United states What on earth could
she gain by ity
This is n matter OF dollars and cents
tons. Let me say to the timid Secre-
tary OF state, l don't know as you
understand it. sir, but this conduct
reflects upon the honor of our fathers
and we won't stand it. ] want that
there should be blow aimed at Eng
I land that will strike her TO fer very
heart. Is anybody afraid OF war?
| Loud cries OF "No"l You could not
whip England into war. She cannot
afford it. Ii we should stop the grain
and provisions We send her We would
st arve her to death in eight months.
oh. but YOU say. she will send ships
over and lombard New York. Bonn
bard if YOU please. Every third build
ING belongs to "A London insurance
company or an English syndicate. l.,
for one, hope never to see IA war again,
but don't want to see my country
stepped on, without resistance, because
of a cry OF war from men who never
hay. been i'm war and who never would
be in war.
We carry on war with a couple of
million OF men on the field on the one
side or the other, and have faith to
believe that all OF us would fight Grea
Britain. as she deluded and betrayed
hot IA sides i'm our late rebellion. Sht
never had more than 10000 men
British soldiers-on any battlefield
oven a Waterloo. We have had more
, than that number OF men starved t6
2 death in Andersonville, because that
2 military prison was situated in por
4 tion of our country where there has
been no protective tariff IN force. sc
/, that. in the language OF Jackson
, ..they could not command their Owl
resources The stoppage of the ex
= nortation OF over 1900, 900 bales o
= cotton to England this year woul'
e destroy her Government. The stop
! page OF the exportat oil our whea
e would 90 far TO starve her people upol
= her lands.
!. We should find employment for al
>. her soldiers near home, ana We roili'
then. in case of war. -mu2gle arms III
TO Ireland. for the greater Ireland
America can find the money todo any
, thing. and the men when he hour cali
n Granted. she might do us some harm
g We could repay ourselves 10y enli>tln
r Irlshmen enough IN three month, y
u take Canada and her dominions froi
g. east to vest, and clear a bad nelghbo
N off of our northern border. "a We SURF
a ly must do in One form or another.
shall not 90 into the discussion
that unauthorized and reject eel Treat
y herause it is dead beyond restrrect ioi
~ Ii gave up everything that our tat thei
e. had claimed OF right III regard to IL
IA fisheries. IL even extended that oil