Wilmington journal. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1844-1895, 1849-09-28

showing his passports at him at the end of a
Understanding the eyes of everything
French, from Childeric TO the Corsican-
grumbling, growing, splitting. sputtering-by
Heavens! there will be battle somewhere,
and the sooner it comes the better. Every
thing for peace, hut quarter over for war is
the cry of the western millions, and the south
ern legions shout aloud, amen
We knew justice of The peace out west
who was so unfortunate as 10 make witness
on the stand uproariously mad, and so the fell
low swore upon his cOrporeal oath that he
could lick anybody he ever saw or heard tell
of. The old justice shut his book, pocketed
his spectacles, jumped over the bar. and as he
landed on the outside, cried with a loud voice
=" Courts adjourned till the fight is over p
and wallopped the witness within two inches
of his life. The trial then proceeded, and The
old Squire said he never had better 'corum in
his court in all the days of his life. We cal
cuatc to give the thin-skinned aAstractionists
who elected the Second Washington a little
touch OF the western Squire when they crowd
TOO closely upon the mourners in the Heroic
cycle.
A man Of Troy has presented TO the Second
Westinghouse call his slaves together, we
suppose--a very superior-toned COW bell,
weighing 237 pounds avoirdupoIs, which has
been exhibited at The cattle show at Syracuse
with great eclat Il tickled the horses there
almost TO death. We read of Douglas once
who was called Sir Archibald Bell-the Cat.
We suppose that this bell is intended 10 con-
vey the impression that we have Bell the Cat
amongst US, who, notwithstanding his love
for Spain, will give France and everything OF
French origin few blue pills, accompanied
with red drops A bell for him. indeed Well
that has a tongue, and can speak for itself
and If a delegation desires more words than
the Old Hero can conveniently squeeze out
he can ring the bell and drown the CHATTER. We
presume he will hang it over the ASbury House
for the present, to call the privy council TO.
getheI when they feel overwhelmed with 5u
siness of State and desire quiet time Of it,
Some slim Cesars who have soft spots in
the knowledge box, and but the shake OF a
sleeps tail of virtue 10 swear by, are very
much annoyed at the Heroic Age," and wish
to have it taken up and tried, upon the prin.
ciple of g the greater the truth the greater The
libel" Well, if they wish 10 come it on tina,
ground, they may try; but if we don't have
Old Whitley to charge the jury fer US upon
the occasion, short tail, speckIed trimmings
and all, they may tickle US with cats feath
er; and then. gentlemen, who will stand -
you, or the constitution and be id TO you
But this is crotchety world. We are
crotchety with France, crotchety with England
crotchety with Panama and her nation of diar
rheas. We love Russia, and are fond of fire
We are for peace also but by some strange
mishap, are on the eve of war with the whole
world. The fact is, the whig party can nei
Their govern itself nor anybody else; and wher
it dies, as die il must, there will be nothing
left but puff OF doubtful air and smell O
roll birthstone TO remind one of the
HEROIC AGE"