Daily evening star. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1852-1854, 1853-07-12


Billy Webb, Minturn, the Browns, the
Trains and Stephen Munson, and legion
of others; and Jonathan can talk till the
end of time of big steamers and fast
steamers and clipper ships, and the yacht
America that beat the world. Wilks and
Ravens and Griffin and Kane and Grinnell
are put alongside, if not little ahead, of
Parry and Ross and Sir John Franklin.
Jonathan never forgets to tell that two of
the best painters England has ever had,
and two of her best Admirals, and one of
her rest Lord Chancellors were of Yankee
blood; and SO, hard thoughts are raised.
Jonathan is also eternally vaporing about
Colts revolyers, and about secret for
bottling compound of lightning, aqua-
FORTS and gunpowder, which he says Uncle
Sam has found out, since the Mexican war,
and has in his Patent Office at the Federal
city, to use when occasion requires;-
says it shoots over twelve miles.
Now, we feel ourselves called upon to
speak out frankly and plainly as to all this
matter. Jonathan ought to be ashamed
of himself We feel ashamed that any
member of the family should be guilty of
such bad behavior. He ought to be de-
cent and stop such doings. If he can't
Keep civil tongue in his head, he should
have stopper put on his jaw. No peace
able or good citizen will ever insult or
hurt another mans feelings in his own
house, or be rude or indicate to people
IN their own land. 1t is taking mean
advantage, and is shocking bad manners
and terribly vulgar We don't wonder
that they are warned that they shan't
come ashore in New Brunswick and Nova
Scotia, and they're ''sarved right"
We learn that some of the most saucv
and impudent of our Yankee fishermen,
every now and then, keep annoying our
colonial neighbors. by palavering about
anrering all the colonies to this great re-
publican confederacy of free republican
States" even before Justices of the Peace
and other officers of Her Majesty the
Queen, or anybody else down there. This
is worse than speaking out in meeting
about horse-race. This is a topic that
ought not to be talked about, and that is
no place in which to talk about it, either.
1t is not only very impudent, but it
is also very improper, very erroneous, and
very ridiculous. We may be-we mean
this great country, reaching from the At
lantic to the Pacific-from the Gulf of
Mexico and Rio Grande to Passamaquod-
dy-by-and-bye, ANNEXED to the colonies,
1--WE don't mean Canada, but New Bruins
wick, Nova Scotia and Newfoundland, y If
they wiH let us be-; but as to our acquiring
them in any way, by purchase, or con-
quest, or revolution, or gift, it is very silly
to talk of it. As to Canada from 40 deg.
down to the North Pole, we don't want it
on any condition. No sensible man in
the States allows himself to dream of such
annexation, and Jonathan would act
wisely, if he would go on quietly, catch
cod and mackerel, and when he can't
catch any, buy them fresh of the Nova
Scotians and Newfoundlanders, and bring
them into Boston and get his bounty as
usual, and quit chattering nonsense.
Governor Marcy understands all these
things; and if he didn't, President Pierce
and General Cushing do. Some of them
ought to write to our fishing boys by
the next mail, and give them discreet
advice, telling them to keep cool and be
prudent while things are being overhaul
ed for settlement. There is no harm, at
the same time, to tell them when there is
danger of war: prudent man will al
ways 60 out prepared for it. We can as
sure the Administration, if the letters are
sent to Steven Munson, ship-builder, at
Cherry Island, near Lubbock post-office,
Maine, in Passamaquoddy Bay, (where
the very best imported liquors are for sale,
just outside the State of Maine the let
tiers and advice will be attended to.
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