Daily American organ. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1856, 1856-06-10
WHOLE NO. 495.
From the Montreal Advertiser, May 81


From the Montreal Advertiser, May 81.
Canadian View Of the American People.
While the American government Is doing its
best to provoke war with England, a state OF an
archy, sufficient to engage all its energies, exists
In its own dominions. Congresmcn ccmmit muir
ders, Senators are ali but beaten to death in her
legislative chambers and bands Of armed ruff
fans desoate the Territory, assassinate the citi-
zens and fire the buildings in Kansas The North
sends men, money, and arms to the invaded Ter
ritory, and the South accepts the challenge by
similar demonstrations. One thing only prevents
war with England, one only stays a civil war in
Kansas. The American eagle is halfbreed be-
tween a carrion vulture and dung-hill rooster.
He lacks the courage necessary for fair combat,
and crows the loudest when fnrthest from his
enemy. The men Of the Revolution are dead;
their inferior children of 1912 are in their dotage
the present generation, raised on hot cakes and
sweet fixiDs, and stimulated with tobacco juice,
is all talk and no cider, destitute of the stam-
ina on which courage is founded as its mothers
are of flesh. Look at the Notwithstanding at
sixteen, faded Mt twenty toothless at twenty-
FIVE, hideous at thirty dividing their time be-
tween their rocking g-chairs and their BEDS inca
pable of exertion, incompetent to exercise, ever
ailing, listess lazy straight up and down. like an
od-fashioned clothes-pin, making up the defci-
ency of their developments with whalebone, cot
ton, and bran--are these the things to suckle he
roes? The race has deterorated, aud is dwindling
away and but for the constant introduction of
new and healthy blood from immigration, would
disappear in century.
The moral deficiencies of the people are equal
to the physical the boys slang each other but
never fight; the men assassinate, but never come
to blows they talk terrible things in public meet
ings, and conine their terrible doings to a con-
cealed shot or sudden stab at an unprepared en-
emy. Ministers of the Gospel advise bIoodshed,
and take up subscriptions for rifles, everything
necessary for combat is sent to the Of con-
tention but pluck the men are white livered, and
afraid of each other; and IL one party advances,
the other runs away houses are plundered and
burned, and unarmed people butchered; If the
assaulted pick up courage and advance again, the
assailants run in their turn and like scenes follow
their footsteps Indignation meetings are held in
all the cities Of all the States money is subscribed
for arms and ammunition, for food and clothing,
patriotic orators, thunder from the rostrum and
incendiary declamatons from the pulpit; the
North is about to vindicate its liberties the East
to fly to the assistance Of its children outraged
liberty is to be appeased with the blood of the
marauders, the freedom of the soil Of Kansas to
be relieved from the opprobrious despotism Of its
invaders. Now surely there win be fighting No.
gentlemen, not bit of it it is still all talk, very
nihH.
For year we have heard of civil war in Kan
sas, its territory invaded, its polls mobbed, it's
Legislature overthrown and usurped by ruffians.
records Of monstrous outrages,, of violations Of
property, and of civil and political rights before
unheard Of in civilized country. We were told
the day of retribution was coming--that the free
soil men were in arms, the whole Territory was
huge camp, entertainments were thrown up, and
cannon bristed on them rifles were there, and
tons of powder and lead. Terrible things were
these rifes-they fred twenty times in minute,
and killed their man at mile.
Then came further wrongs. The President had
conspired against the freedom of Kansas United
States troops were sent to disarm the true citizens
and to leave them at the mercy of individual ruff
ans Now, then, comes the tug of war-the law
abiding people have borne the last outrage-now
Kansas will avenge herself The women make
cartridges and practice with revolvers, the men
flourish their weapons and talk of Bunker Hill
The invaders arrive sheriff with a dozen of men
marches into the stronghold of the desperate free
men, and 10 the war spirit is extinguished like
farthing rushlght 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 surrender their arms, and herd, covering
with their women aud children, while their dwell
ings are burned, their property plundered, and
themselves threatened by heroes like themselves.
Oh, shade Of Washington Oh, apple SARGE and
punkin pie ! Oh, 'asses sweenin' and chicken fix
ems that the star-spanged banner should float
over such pack of coward braggarts!
And these are better than fair specimens Of the
people who talk of going to war with England in
the same way as they do Of conquering Nicaragua;
who propose to make weeks excursion for the
conquest of Canada, and would have been glad of
the job Of taking Sebastopol in d fortnight.
We do not think there is much occasion to be
afraid OF them, whether there be war or peace A
contest in which there are more hard knocks to be
got than plumber is exactly the one In which our de-
generate 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 peculiar vocation anational institution
and one OF the most innocent With q population
which, eager and ready to invade the rights and
property Of others, is without the courage to pro-
tect it's own; with an army made up of the con-
gregated scoundrels of all nations, and feet
manned feeby, as it is, with such set of riff raft
that while the one-haf 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 80 unpopular that single steamer
has taken months after it was commissioned to OBJ
tain crew--there is no more to be dreaded from
war vaporng, or the reality Of it from the United
States, than from similar gasconade, or actual ac-
ton, on the part of his Serene Majesty the Empe-
ror of Timbuctoo. - tsa
1t is simply ridiculous, and should be treated
like any other burlesque.
SCENE IN GRocERY.-A little incident occurred
in family grocery, day or two since, which,
could the reader have seen for himself would have
kept him in laughter for a week A lean country
man entered the grocery having in his hand
small basket of eggs, which be desired to exchange
for sundry housekeeping necessaries
"Want any eggs to-day, Misters"
eyes will take 'em: how many hev Yer got 70