Wilmington journal. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1844-1895, 1850-07-05

BRITIsH FOREIGN Policy AND FOREIGN bLCsfER.
Discussed 6q the British Lion and the Aner'can "a,
ole American Eagle (meeting Brltlsn Lion Gooa
morning to you, old fellow. You're looAln sPfy anu
so YOU ort You feel proud of yourself, don't you
oh in course you du. The thought that we've been
behavin brave, and noble and generous, Is pleas
ant one to chew upon, amt 1t !. on you re mag
unanimous beast you are, and have just been shown
Yourself such-thats fact There IS none OF the
chr in YOUR natur is there? Oh, no Not the least
mixtur in you of the coward and the bull
British Eion-What the deuce do you mean
american Eagle-Oh you've been actin fine
part toward Greece, havnt you Gong to war with
that air great and powerful nation, for little more
but to recover debt for that sorter British subject
sorter Portuguese, kinder Jew, Don Paclhco
British Lion-Come, none of your chatting. The
horror of England demands that the smallest wrong,
offered by whomsoever to the humblest OF her Ma
iesty's subjects, shall be redressed.
| american Eagle-Now you cantin, braggin, I'M
truthful old loafer have you got the face to tell me
that sir When know, and you know, and know
that know, that let the worst in uries be done to
any on 'em, by them you think you can't afford
the quarrel with and you'll pocket the afronr like
dollars and eat humble pie fast as buffalo hump.
British Lion.-You speaking in joke of course;
but really cannot allow you to continue to use this
language. It won't do.
american Eagle.-I in joke I never more
serious at a camp meetin, tell you You can't al
low me to talk SO l should like to know how you
are to hinder me, you blusterin old quadruped.
Won't do? It will d. every spite of your teeth, as
easy as Id give my old mare hossbal1
British Lion.-Well, WE'LL shan't let you put
me in passion.
| american Eagle.-No, expect you won't; or, if
you do you'll shut up your feelins in your own buz
yum tight You'll tie the valve down, you WILL and
keep your steam in, and hope it won't bust you
And now, as all your Queens subjects is to have
their part took agn the world, how about that air
Niger of yourn, as was hauled out of one of your
merchant ships only because he was niger: and
for no other reason on arth, by free and indie.
pendent citizens, and locked up in the common gao
whilst the vessel stopped in port accordin to law in
such made and provided at Charleston, South
Carolina, U. 5.
British Liom.-Diplomatic negotiations are now in
contemplation, with view to remove an anomal y
which, trust will continue to exist much longer in
the relations between Great Britain and the Ameri-
can Republic.
american Eag1e.-And if your diplomatic negotia-
tons fail, you'll send Admiral Parker and fleet tc
blockade New York, won't you You'll seize all
the craft you can catch off Long Island, till such
time larn to respect the persons of your bless
ed niggers. But wouldn't you have done all this
long afore, if New York had been Athens, and Paci
fco the niger imprisoned at Charleston? Oh, you
are an awful Lion to the weak you are but there
amt lamb milder to them that is likely to show
you the smallest fght.-Punch