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Show TRAIN IN SANFRANCISCO. , Last Saturday night George Francis Train was to lecture on the Chinese and "defend Brigham Young" in San Francisco. He evidently wasn't able to reach the latter proposed subject of his lecture,- by the following spicy extracts ex-tracts from an account of the proceedings proceed-ings taken from the Chronicle : The house last night was filled to its utniort capacity. Mr. Train opened by alluding to ' THE SECRET 07 SUCCESS. J . Demosthenes said it was in action, action, ac-tion, action I Bulwer said it was in enthusiasm, enthusiasm, enthusiasm ! James Sheridan Knowles said it was earnestness, earnestness, earnestness ! His three magic words would be : Honesty, honesty, honesty 1 Great npplause.1 . When I returned, to America from the English jail, they , wanted to put me in Congress; having just regained my liberty they wanted to put nie in a DEN OF THIEVES ! Great laughter. The idea of sending me to Wastiington a gigantic political rum shop and brothel. I had never wronged any one why should they inflict in-flict this on me ? But I am going to the White House, not to elevate myself, my-self, but to elevate the White House. I have told you that one great object of my speaking one thousand successive nights is to prove to you my physical strength as well as my moral power and intellectual superiority. GRATUITOUS ADVICE. I have received so many letters, no much advice, and o many suggestions since I have been in San Francisco this time that I hardly know what to act upon unless it is on my own judgment. Mr. Train here read several letters and communications which he disposed of in his characteristic manner. In reply to one desiring to know what he would do with the Chinese, he said : I would give them a fair show. I would proscribe pro-scribe no race or sect. A Voice You are a demagogue. Mr. Train And you are one of that rabble who, when their leader takes a pinch of bnuff they all sneeze; when he lays an egg they all cackle. Laughter. Yes, I am a demagogue, so are you. Another difference between you and me is, that 1 am the prince of demagogues dema-gogues and you are in. the ranks, which makes me your master. Cheers and laughter. Some of your anti-coolie leaders came into my room to-day and said: '"Train, you know we like you, and will let you say more on this Chinese question than we would 'any other live man." Like me I Of course vou like me ! You can't help it. Most people do. Laughter. Be careful, you who are in the ranks, how you talk to me. I am your Generid ! Laughter, cheers and hisses. I am going to speak tonight to-night on the Chinese question. All who are in favor of order say aye. A general shout of "aye." A RADICAL CHANGE. I'll tell you what California wants. It has been in the hands of England long enough. You did not succeed in getting California out of the Union, although al-though the plot was deeply laid. What though you sent money to the sanitary fund it was but fur an advertisement of your pretended loyalty. You have lost the pluck of the men of oldon time. Those who came here in 1S49 and '00 were men of genius and enterprise enter-prise you have been living on their eapilal ever since. Let the lri.-h, instead in-stead of fighting the Chinese, tear down the English flag in San Francisco, Francis-co, seize the British men-of-war before they can give any more parties to S.m Francisco young ladies. Capture Vancouver, Van-couver, proclaim the Fenian Republic, buy up all the 100-ton vessels in port, and declare San Franci.-co free fivi.. British rule. Laughter. TnE CHINESE QUESTION. In response to several calls. Mr, Train took up the Chinese quest, ..n. lie rapidly reviewed the course of Lis travels throughout China. anJ viij!y' portrayed the inhuman masic- ; o! Chinese by the Dutch, iu Jjv.;. in 1740. lie said China was a woni.ic! country. Everything was uj de down. The stem of a pear grov. on the big end. The cherrystone gror-on gror-on the outside of thj cherry. l'K'y bave a large ostrich called an en . lie w:.s passing near one one dny. ai-i the cigantio fowl in a twiuklir .-tripped "bis coat from his back. T .e L-.rJ had taken me for a vegetable. (1-augh-ter. There are chickens with w..l feet, which suckle their y--.:tir .-:!:.: roost in trees. A China- i L. r wore a !.n,.i jii r-.i. ) :. to h;s j',vt. a:; 1 . ' .-. Laughter. In this country a man t'aos hi- lace, the; e he fans his back. Here when a man is puzzled he serr.tch-es serr.tch-es his head, there he didn't. Great laughter. The Chinese look down on this little, young, insignificant nation, j The art of printing, gunpowder and i macadamized roads were known thousands thou-sands of years ago. CHINESE F.MIHRATION NOT To BE FEARED. In China there are four or five hundred hun-dred millions of inhabitants, but there is no danger of America being overflowed over-flowed with them. We have now but thirty thousand on the coast. A voice Sixty ihoussnd. Mr. Train Well, call it sixty thousand thous-and for argument's sake; but I am sure there are no - more thaa thirty thousand. It will take 12 years to bring a million Chinamen to this country. By that time the United States will have sixty or seventy-five millions of inhabitants, and if the seventy-five millions of Caucasians are afraid of one million of Chinamen. I pity and despise them. Cheers and hisses. CHINESE HONESTY. The word of a Chinaman at home is good for a cargo of tea. the glance of i a merchant for a sacred bargain, and the grasp of a hand will almost seli you a whole town. I do not wonder that you want to keep them away from the contamination of this Christian country. Laughter. Another proof of their integrity : For a hundred years has the shipment of tea been going on. The tea is brought to port from interior provinces and repacked, and no instance has ever been known of a falje representation as to property. proper-ty. The integrity of this people should put to shame the inhabitants of this Christian land. A LIVELY TIME. Mr. Train's vigorous remarks called forth a number of retorts from the audience, and during a scene of some disorder, an egg was thrown from the gallery at Mr. YTrain. A few moments of the most lively excitement ensued. Mr. Train urged the audience to keep their seats, and wanted a man in the gallery to put up his pistol. He said he was master of the situation that he was there to speak on the Chinese question, and was going to sneak his fullest sentiments untrameled by fear. If the man who threw that egg would step out into the public square he would polish him off in pugilistic style. He was aware there was a large Anti-Coolie Anti-Coolie organization. If he was President Pres-ident A Voice You never will be. Mr. Train I don't want your vote, and that I may not have it I will tell you what 1 would do if I were President. Pres-ident. I would call out an armed body of troops to confront any organization for the proscription of race, sect or color ana would shoot them down like dogs ! All who are in favor of that, say "Aye." A unanimous "Aye" rang out from the Anti-Coolie audience, audi-ence, demonstrating the wonderful magnetic power of the speaker. Mr. Train extended his remarks some ten minutes longer, although with some difficulty, owing to interruptions. He closed after speaking an hour aud forty minutes. He will lecture to-night, on Theology. |