Southport telegraph. [volume] (Southport, W.T. [i.e. Kenosha, Wis.]) 1840-1850, 1842-05-10

"Don't be dependent on F'oreignsrs!"-
Mr. George Thompson, the anti-corn lee
turer. made the following observations at
Carlisle during the last week. ''Don't be
dependent on foreignersr' This is anoh-
er very favorite cry Of the corn-makers.
Me,hinks if they were to practice the doc
,rine they preach they would be very
'spoor indeed.' Let US pay friendly
visit TO the man who breaches this doctrine
and see whether he lives up to IL; for the
beauty of oil preaching is that which is
by practice. Let US go and dine with him
Mt his own house, at seven, just after he
has left the house Of lords, where he silen-
ced Lord Radnor by crying, "don't be
dependent on foreigners for your supplies"
and shouts Of shear, hear" will almost
occupy whole line in the next days pa
per. Al;ghting at his own door, which
perhaps is one:od 5y n foreign footman,
laughter you wipe your feet upon mat
made of Russian hemp. (Don't he DEEPEN
den, on foreigners.) Over your head burns
hall lamp, fed by oil from the Polar
Seas, and supplied with wick, made by
American slave grown cotton. (Dont be
dependent on foreigneTs.) You are shown
up stairs and step in the drawing room,
where you tread upon Turkey carpet
(Don', be dcpcndsn, on foreigners My
lord advances, dressed for dinner. A Coat
Of the newest Parishian fashion, one Of
Saxony wool, made By the immortal Stulia
"a breach with an Indian gem, set in
Mexican gold. China silk stockings, mo-
rocco pumps, and curious Geneva we.ch
which tells him that you have been remar-
kably punciual. He introduces you to his
lady. She advances. Over her pale in
tclcctual brow waves an ostrich feather.
Ostrich feathers don't grow in the tails
Of our barn door fowls. Round her grace
full neck is row Of pearls from Ceylon;
over her shoulders a profusion of Brussels
lace; in her hand foreign fan, and fur
thcr might go on to prove her indepen-
dencc Of foreigners, and might talk Of
corscts and other things as sacred; but
will not. Let us 60 down to dinner. 1t
is spread upon table Of Spanish mahoga.
ny. The tureens and vegetable dishes arc
from Dresden-thc turtle is from the Gu
manas-no sliding scale or fixed duty for
turtle-the contents Of the casters are all
foreign; the delicious wines are all foreign
the side dishes arc all foreign, sent up
by French cook-.,he tongue is raiadeer
the boar's head from Germany. The
desert comes on The olives arc from
Mount Lebanon figs are from Tur-
kcy-.thc rasins are from Malaga-thc
dates from Syra-lhe apples are from N.
York--thc grapes from Portugal--the
preserved ginger from Jamaica-thc nuts
from I,aly-the pomegranates from Egypt
the pruucs from France the oranges
from Lisbon. The desert over, we go to
tho ladies. My Lords daughter is play ing
foreign air-singing in foreign Ian
uage-has learnt under forei On master;
has finished her education in a foreign
country; going to be married to a foreign
Count don't be dependent on foreigners
for your supplies.) The foot man enters.
Coffee from Mocha. Tea from Canton.
Sugar from Siam. AT eleven you depart.
My lady is going TO a concert; al a Mus
ard. My Lord, the foreign opera; TO wit
ness tho debut Of the admirable fgurdntee
Fanny Show-hcr-lrgs who has been sent
for express from the Prussan capital, for
the special ente rtainment of those who cam
no. endure the thought Of seeing their
countrymcn dependent on foreigners for
their supplies. During the whole of this
sketch Of which we are able 10 give but
the bare outline, the audience were con-
vulsed with laughter, and at the end were
loud in their applause. Carlisle Jour,