New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1846-03-28
A Letter from John Bull.

Letter from John Bull.
We received the following letter by the lest
steamship from Liverpool and publish it with de-
to its implication that Monarchs are less bel
ligerent than Republicans We think the fact is
not SO, and that John Bull has only to look back to
his own China War. or his la1ded Deig hbor Louis
Philippes present operations in Algiers to be con-
WINGED that his recommendation that call in Ell
Their Queen Vic or her loving cousin OF the Tuileries
to teach US lessons of Peace is most m0l-dpropos.
Mind, we assent to the juece OF bis rebuke on our
bullying, rowdying, bad.tempered demagogues.
who are constantly expatating on the ease OF max
ing England surrender all Oregon or giving her a
severe iogging-their buster is at once wicked and
contempuble-but we deny the right OF England or
France to rebuke US. Now hear burly John
JOHN BULL TO BROTHER JONATHAN
LONDON. March 1st, 1876.
My DEAR BROTHER JoSATHAS-I have long had
il in my head 10 write TO you; 20 here goes. You
know / am not person of many words or compli.
ments. To give every man his due think you nao
the better of the argumen, in all ways when that
little skirmish took place been Us when you obtain
ed what you call your Independence. Your Wash
ineton must grant, was better man than my Third
George Rex But Brother, don't you fall into
mistake and think the Englishmen OF the Eighteenth
Century resemble the Englishmen of the Nineteenth
ditto / can assure You that |, John Bull am quite
a different parsonage to what | was thirty years
sinceo |, like you, Jonathan have had the beneht
of experience dervable from steamships, steam
railroads. steam everything from magazines, DOCKS
and newspapers innumerable And here | must
STOP my promising youth, to put in word OF what
Won will perhaps call braggadocio Never forget, my
lad, that you obtained what you possess second hand
you borrowed it all of me-your elder brother ohm
Bull Is il so or not? Ay or No! That's the
question. Well, see you can't deny the fact. Don
misunderstood mel don't dislike you any the more
for borrowing OF me that which is good no such
thing my dear Jonathan, this only proves you TO be
a youth of quick parts. and to tell you the plain
truth | am proud 10 acknowledge you as my bro
Their But look We, Jonathan, we are neither OF US
perfect we have each our faults. Come let US both
confess our talhDgs; open confession, you know, Is
good for the soul. We are TOO sensitive llke-too
etiervescng-too much troth and ginger beer-too
much of the "Lucier match" about US in reference
to the thing called National Honor and Glory. 1t
wont do, you know in fact 1t 8 all humbug a
few wears since. confess TO my shame was insane
upon the " Glory and Honor subject Take my ad-
vice Jonathan have right TO give you counsel you
know for | am your legitimate and ever atiectionate
senior relative take my advice Jonathan and leave
these high sounding words Nicholas or the Devil
or any body you like OF that school, Be assured my
tenacty on that point has got my children into such
scrape that they will not get out Of it for one while
and now tell you plainly that il you go laundering
on as you have been doing lately with your Ma
tional Honor and Glory cry il will be all over with
YOU and your boosted independence The Devil is
only waiting for your conquest TO divide and subdi
vide YOU into mince.m and nothlngness. Be wise,
Jonathan and cheat the Devil ior once Talking OF
mince meat reminds me oil roast beet and plum pud-
ding. What of that sayyou. Nbyietyou Polk
and my Peel meet and have good national dinner
of beef and pudding and afterward talk over their
differences deuce bit of war should we have
then the little Angels of Peace would tiutter around
their heads and their wine glasses and the heartsn
all our wives and children would rejoice al the bap-
DIV meeting. But, dear Brother Jonathan. am just
now head over heels in business aud contention
NV old aristocracy and old views are at war with
nv new aristocracy and new views. can see
clearly enough that the old boys, with their coronets
titles acres and all the paraphernala OF their craft
will be dead beat. Why, here's my Jim Crow,
Peel the cotton. spinner, he and Golden the cotton
spinner have had a round with Dukes, Lords, Right
Honorables and Country Squires, and | can assure
you that these two men have beat The ancient no.
bles clean out of the field. What do you think Of
that The fact of il is, Brother Jonathan that l
shall soon be az Democratic as yourself There are
q few of my foolish, clustering children who yet
think that | am 10 be the only person In the world
who is to stand STILL The course of events, can
plainly see will take the buster out Of these stand sill
WORTHLESS. They will in due time feel the force OF
steam, railroads and printing presses. The new
aristocracy of Mind will teach these old fashioned
privileged gentlemen lesson they have yet 10 learn
viz: that merely crown, coronets, miires and titles
cannot stand against thetranscendent honors OF wis
dom and virtue.
Its true Brother Jonathan, we have Monarch
who, as we Britishers' say sits on throne :
yes, God bless her! we have Queen. and although
she is grand daughter to George Rex the Third,
love her tell YOU what il is, Jonathan II hope you
will not construe it into treason) but | wish your
President would vacate his tub, rostrum, or what
ever you may have eusconced him in, and lei our little
Victoria Louis Philippe sit there for short time to
settle that everlasting, never.to be-setted Oregon
Question. These despised Monarchs (despsed by
some Republicans. perhaps would give the world
lesson in Peace Making that if properly applied,
would prove of essential service in your attitudes
Let me tell you bit of truth. Can you bear
TO hear the truth, Brother Jonathan? p good
peace loving, peace making King or Queen ia
thousand times better than noisy arlovlng Presi
dent. don't intend this as PERSONAL; Is truth.
all the world over. But the post is closing aud l
must draw 10 conclusion for this time; but be as
sured brother Jonathan, will write you again next
month
But, dear Brother, don't forget TO tell every
body you meet that the people of America and
England are of one and the sdme family, and
then say to Them Wives, mothers. daughters, sis
ters fathers husbands, and brothers! you VIII
not surely so far forget your obligations to religion
and humanity as TO mbrue your hands in each 9TH
er's blood, by going to war with England. No,
let Captain Pen, not Captain Sword, settle your
disputes Roast beef and plum pudding, say |, be-
fore all the bullets and cold steel in the universe
Adieu; God bless you. Brother Jonathan. From
YOUR aiiectionate Brother, JOHN BULL.
General Nntires.