Meigs County telegraph. [volume] (Pomeroy [Ohio]) 1848-1859, 1853-02-08
Invasion Of. the F.inixecs.

The Paris Chafiyari has clever hi al
the Yankees, q translation of which we find
in the New York Tribune We give ii as
something just light enough fohasday when
the mercury is mounting among the nine.
ties: N
"For my pan,' said ihe Barbanchee,
who, as every one knows, writes the articles
of foreign news and policy hi IA religious
and moderate paper, II apl far from being
so sangune as TO the lulurd.prospecis of Eu-
rope as many Of my (rien''s2 You don't
say SO? "ll it jus, as ! haze had The honor
of telling you; we have vannuished our own
barbarans, but who will dfIiver US from The
foreign hordesl We can see them COM
ing, we can see them, here they are!"--
What barbarians can you|mennl the Van
dals, Gepides, Samuritanf or Herui?--
"Alas! would 10 God il afe only The He.
ruli!" Well, then, no douft tpu mean Sue
vians, Aani, Franks, Hsl| Burgundians,
Golhs, Osrogolhs, or M Sno'el Tar,urs?---
"A far more dangerous feb. There re-
mains in The world bu. Ole te. OF barbara.
ans. The las, Of the barl|fiahs is the Yam.
kee alias American. Eurob Is 400 careless,
and will soon be America keds The inhe.
rent and distinctive charae| f Of The Ameri.
can Yankee, is TO spurn al vulgar pfejudices
and 10 respect nothing d. IS deemed re-
spectable by other nalit|s. We must
however, also add, that a o,ber Democrats
profess the same subversi ;deas. Should
there be in Europe any ebraied agiia.or
depend upon j. The Yanke viii move heav,
en- and earth 10 ge, posse 'on Of him; they
will load him with honor will cram him
with (easls and banquels tili suriei. him
with speeches and mr'oenis, merely tc
vex us men ol order.
ave all remember ho4 he Marquis de
La Fayeile was receiyea hen ibe elder
Bourbdns we're on the ane, Yesterday
it was Kossuit's Iuan; lo az Irish Tri.
bune Of the paf1e of q p..aer. has De.
l,hfoned the Magyar deinagos0S Whoever
is at war with any established order o
things in Europe. is sure Of ahe most hos
pilabe reception in Yankeedom. The
American has one quality in common witt
the barbarian; he is unscrupulously bold
and is convinced that all belongs TO him
he has not the mos. rudimen,ary notions o
property. Should he have any longing de
sire for a town, or find country iha
pleases his fancy, he Immediately annexe
II, and thus sets the thing al rest. Oregon
pleases us; we annex Oregon. Texas is {
nice spot; we annex Texas. CalGorni,
might be turned 10 account we annex Cali
fornia, &c, &c. The Yankee finds Msxic,
TO his taste; depend upon IL, he will sool
annex Mexico. Havana is a nice island; /
will share the same fate. Should Navarro
kingdom which we legiima,ey possess
since the time Of Henry Nv, tickle the fanc,
oil Yankees, the official gazette Of Wash
ngton would soon publish the act Of annex
auon Of Navarro. Thus it would be in re
gard TO Pergord, Aunis, Saintoign, Aqui
taine, 0slarac, and all the possessions O
the French Crown. Europe is not suffi
ciently guarded against the Yankee inya
sion; we may soon expect 10 see their small
clippers come into our rivers, and penetrat
inlo The heart Of our country; our fin
provinces will be sacked, and The churche
pillaged and burnt; The inhabitants compelle
TO turn Yankees; that is TO say, their reli
gious creed will he 10 wear round hal
straight.colared coat, and drab CATERS up I
The knee. The modern Northmen will
give The hand OF fellowship to all the Joseph
lies, Templars, Manicheans and Free Ma
sons Of Europe. Verify, verify, | say,le
Europe b9warel some morning she ma
awake-A YANKEE!" r.