The weekly Columbian. [volume] (Columbia, Tuolumne Co., Cal.) 1856-1???, 1856-08-16
wNnt the Canadians Think OF Us.

The Montreal Commercial Advertiser draws
a sorry picture of our country. Would 10 God,
says a New York paper-l4te itesstrole0-we
could say there was not truth IN 1t!
"While tho American Government is doing
its hest to provoke quarrel with England,
state of anarchy sufficient to engage all It's ener-
cies exists in its own dominions. congressman
Commit murders, Senators are all but beaten TO
death in their Legislative chambers, and pands
of armed ruffans desolate the territory, assassl-
nate the citizens and fire the buildings IN Aan-
sas The North sends men, money, and arms
n the invaded territory, and the South accepts
the challenge by similar demonstrations. One
thing only prevents war with England, one
on,y STAYS a civil war in Kansas. The Amerl-
can Eagle is a halfbreed between carrion
vulture and dung-hill rooster. lie lacks tne
courage necessary for fair combat, ana ne
crows the loudest when farthest from his enemy.
The men of the Revolution are dead, their inie-
rior children of 1872 are in their dotage; the
present generation, raised on hot cakes and
sweet fyns, and stimulated with tobacco JUICE,
is all talk and no cider as destitute OF the SIAM
ina on which courage is founded as Is mothers
are of flesh. Look at the women, charming at
fifteen faded at twenty, toothless at twenty-five,
hideous at thirty, dividing their time between
their rocking-chairs and their beds, Incapable
of exerton incompetent to exercise, cver-alllng,
lstless. Law, straight up and down, like an old
fashined clothes-pn, making up the deficiency
of their developments with whalebone, cotton.
and bran-are these things to suckle heroes
The race has deteriorated, and is dwlndiing
away; and but for the constant introduction OF
new and healthy blood from immigration, would
disappear in a century.
The moral deficiencies Of the people are
equal to the physical; the boys slang each 9TH
er. but never fight; the men assassinate. but
never come to blows; they talk terrible things
in public meetings. and confne their terrible do
ings to a concealed shot or a sudden stab at an
unfrepared enemy. Ministers of the gospel ad-
wise bloodshed, and take up subscriptions for
rihes everything necessary for combat is sent
to the scene of contention but pluck; the men
are white-livered and afraid of each other, and
if one party advances, the other runs away;
houses are plundered and burned, and unarmed
people hutchered; if the assaulted pick up cour-
age and advance again, the assailants run IN
their turn. and like scenes follow their foot
steps Indignation meetings are held in all the
cities of all the States; money is subscribed for
arms and ammunition for food and clothing,
patriotic orations, thunder from the rostru4
and incendiary declamations from the pull -;
the North is about to vindicate its liberties S4e
East to fly to the assistsgke ofits-childxs4 but
ragged liberty is to he6an6Gsd wjtk1fnsbpod
of the maSa46a1 gh16@ " A of
be fighting. No, gahteHlll not bit Of it; it is
still all talk, very tall and superlative talk but
still, oox ct preterea ,aidil.
Fora year we have heard of civil war in
Kansas, its Territory invaded, its polls mobbed,
its Legislature overthrow and usurped by ruff
g. IS - ,,o1o
tons, of property, and of civil and political
rights before unheard of in civilized country.
We were told the day Of retrbution was COM
ing. that the Free-Soil men were in arms. the
whole Territory was huge camp. entrench-
ments were thrown up. and cannon birlstled on
them Sharps rifles were there, and tons Of DOW
der and lead Terrible things were these
Sharp's rifles; they fred twenty times in min
ute. and killed their man at mile
Then came further wrongs. The President
had conspired against the freedom of Kansas;
United States stroops were sent in to Gisarm the
true citizens. and to leave them at the mercy of
individual rufians. Now, then, comes the tug
Of war, the law-abidng people have borne the
last outrage; now Kansas will avenge herself.
The women make cartridges and practice with
revolyers, the men flourish their weapons and
talk of Bunker HILL The invaders arrive; a
sheriff with dozen men marches into the
stronghold of the desperate freemen; and 10!
the war spirit is exiting uished like farthing
rushlight in tub of water; the bravest fly like
sheep, without striking blow or daring to fire
their long range rifles even at mile, and the
rest surrounded their arms, and herd covering
with their women and children while their
dwellings are burned. their property plundered,
and themselves threatened by heroes like them
selves. q! Apple Safce and Punkin Pie! o.!
'Larses Sweetnin' and Chiken Fixins-that the
banner should float over such q
pack of coward braggarts
And these are better than fair specimens Of
the people who talk of going to war with Eng
land, in the same way as they do of conquering
Nicaragua; who propose to make a weeks ex-
cursion for the conquest of Canada; and would
have been glad of the job of taking Savastopol
in fortnight.
We do not think there is much occasion to
be afraid of them, whether there be war or
peace contest in which there are more hard
knocks to be got than plumber, is exactly the
one in which our degenerate cousins have the
least desire to engage. Let them hold Kansas
meetings and Sumner meetings, and Champion
indignation meetings. if they please; talk is
their aatural vocation, national institution,
and ono of the most innocent With popula-
ton, which eager and ready to invade the rights
and property of others, is without the courage
to protect its own with an army made up of
the congregated seoundrels Of all nations, and
a feet manned feebly, as it is, with such a set
Of riffraff, that while the one-half of the crews
are in irons guard-boats, while in harbor, have
to watch day and night to prevent the desertion
of the others, and the service SO unpopular that
a single steamer has taken months after it was |
to obtain a crew-there is no |
more to be dreaded from war-vaporing or the |
reality of it from the United States than from |
similar gasconade, or actual action, on the part
Of his Serene Majesty the Emperor of Timbuc-
too.
It simply ridiculous, and should be treated !
ike any other burlesque.
THE PoPE.-The Wezer Gazette, under date |
If Vienna, May 10th, states that the health Of
he Pope is such az to cause serious uneasinese, |
ynptons OF drorsy becoming every day more