Wilmington journal. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1844-1895, 1852-01-30
Protecting Gremt ItEtsin.

Protecting Great Britain.
/ The New York Sun has the following I,.
article on the coaxng overtulcs made io This
by the British press '' country
The protecioraie proposed 10 he extended over r.
Britain by the United States involves the sete,o'
some lew preilmlnarles which ii may be well IN AZ VI
cuss in advance of the emergency. Unless tbnsaI
arranged to our satisfaction, cannot grant tho e
lection sought, We will not be too exacting Int w.
must have John Bulls household put Iue n ,r W. we
after our own tashion-just few of his bad baI",
corrected. We don't mean 10 take his ale or n,
from him-a least not without pay; nor We, his nv,
beef and plum pudding-for that's Just what we wos.
10 be always plenty with him and all his children
But at present he manages his affairs little o2 nncI
for the advantage OF his g urpertendom" and that own
we must have corrected. His bad example has d,,1
rs no good, is doing cool and we must have :;
destroyed, he can't have the use Of our rifles AMI
revovers, and the hoys what understands how. ~
shoot them"
His hereditary monarchy, and &" hereditary bonds.
men,, and all those unrepublcan g hcrediiarc<" OH
ties ard places, and forfeited esates' ard a. his ,ta
church absurdtcs, and high sounding official distirr
tons in bis government, army, and navy. must be dis
carIed, and plain, publican rules and manners jps,
tutcd in their stead. lie give his people the rob
10 settle their domestic concerns in a ratio nal WAY.
stead of being obliged 10 put up with his whas and
caprlces in legislation. If John don't agree 10 tIesa
things, he may cry " save me- until the Russian Bear
! tears HIM TO pieces; and we won't move finger
Lie Peopie oI Ofeal DFlttln muSt De allowed do.
eide whether or not they shall continue 10 lie ruled in
the name and by the authority of Victoria daughter 81
the Duchess OF Kent, before begin TO get our rfps
ready. And if they should 10 retain Victoria Az
head OF the nation, serious difficulty might arise as
we have not yet progressed so far in the WOuan.s
rights creed, that would be likely 10 lend orr SIM
port TO the establishment of principle and precedent
! radically subveTsive OF cur own GLORIOUS Constitution,
which IN none of It's provisions conemplates the Gle
vaton OF WOMAN 10 the office of Chief Magistrate.
! iahn ,lo
Constitution-the United States Constitution We
mean-ese would soon have nothing but revolu
lions and civil within own BORDERS And lust
! let our readers imagine civil war in which not North
and South would be the antagonists. but the scX
eS. Of course Mrs. Victoria Presldentess of England
would interfere in support of the pretentions of her
seX-such would be reward for endorsing and sup
porting her election.
| No, 10 we cannot recognise the eligibility of Vic
toria candidate for the Presidency OF England and
it is well for just to state the fact 10 prevent mi-ap-
prehensions that might work mischief. When poor old
John Bull goes On his knees to us must, however,
be compassionate; yet must make the old sinner be
just. Johns extremity will be Ireands opportunity;
and she must then get ga Parliament House of her
own - and become a sovereign self-governed state
Her green fields will grow glad again, and g the Harp
that once through Tara's Halls its son OF music shed'
will become resonant with music in College Green
not in kingy halls, but in the republican halls OF
free and sovereign people. We won't paint the glores
!
right" then will come the happy times the Saxo0s
ard CeIts Scotch and Welsh None will dare TO make
them afraid when the ags Of our Republic is EXTENDED
over them.
THRILLING NARRATIvE.-J. II. Sterling. of Burling-
ton, n. J., who so narrowly escaped the late massacre
in Paris, gives thrilling account of his peril and
escape in the Burlington Gazette. He states that with
hundreds of others he looking at Inc fighting, at
the distance of 600 yards, when the soldiers began
fire upon them, and all rushed for shelter. He, with
five others. into bookstore where the soldiers fol-
lowed and murdered all except myself. Being distinct
y in the darkness, he grasped the hayonet OF the
first soldier that came towards him, saying that lie
was an American; the soldier stopped, and officer
coming in. saved his life.
He was taken out among The troops, and passed 10
the rear, many OF the soldiers offering 10 kill HIM,
whom he appeased by telling that he was an Amcr-
can. He arrived at the Rue Montmartre, where lie
told TO run. the troops stopping the fire til he WAS
out of danger On visiting the spot OF his danger two
days after every house found ridded with balls
The government attempted to excuse the murder that
occurred in the bookstore, by stating that one Of those
who run in there fired upon the troops, which MI 5.
E SAWS is ia So