Daily American organ., 1856-03-11
AMERICAN ORGAN.
Punch on America.

The London Punch, in closing its twcnty-ninth
voh,ma with the wear 1856, addresses his friends
h America Ia the most sensible manner express
ing the hope that there will be nothing rougher
than the Atlantic bllows between Jonathan sno
himself We have not room tor tho whole addreps
but the cream Of il is to DO found 10 the following
paragraphs; 84 t,ss .,isst, Il =,
am most happy to find, dear friend, that Christ
mas will close In about US and find us once more
heart whole and amicable. Pray give hint--and
one of the strongest-to President Pierce 70 put a
muzze now and then upon his Attorney General
Here has that amiablc lawyer been doing his best
to blow red Goals between England and the States,
and that, too, at time when the heartiest good
wishes and best syinpathies Of Jonathan ought TO
attend upon his relations Ought, say l! why,
they do This is plain enough for hardly las the
lawyer aforesaid blown off half his steam OF verdi
age, than the strong common sense, the good,
kindly heart Of America spoke out, and warmed
up, and declared that the very thought OF another
quarrel with England was monstroos folly and
huger cri.lc. And so Mr.. Attorney General, ma
tionally snubbed, became suddenly as quiet and as
damb as defunct raven. "a
Among other scandals, 1t was wickedly preached
to your discredit, Jonathan-rather let me say to
your indignation--th the American eagle was to
keep company awhile with the eagle OF Muscovy
swooping alike at the same quarry, ravening alike
on the same victims We should as soon think Of
seeing the small pig tail Of Benjamin Franklin-(a
relic of course in the possession OF the respected
Mr.. Barnum) enlarged and elongated into the
knout of the Gar. We should as soon believe
that the key Of Franklin, that sublimed his soul
with the conviction that he had drawn down the
electric Are from the clouds, could be fitted to the
lock Of dungeon for the liberty of the human
race. No, no, Jonathanl As it Is sometimes said
Of cocks, 80 Punch says Of the likelihood Of the
conioined American and Russian cagles-those
eagles won't fight.
Let u.s. then, for all future time take good heed
that we be mutually moderate, mutually forbcar-
Ing. AS for that matter Of Cuba, confess can
hardly see why, if you paid for 1t, you should not
have it. don't think it would prove the bargain,
q zen at gift-and Spain Is quite as likely to give
as she is TO pay)t at you in your present exalta-
ton believe it, Cuba is called jewel; neverthe-
less, Ia there not little too much black blood In
the ruby to make 1t very valuable to yourself, all
Southern circumstances considered. ftaa{ !,
Any way, Jonathan, let US, at this season, ma
king long arms, shake hands across the Atlantic.
Let our amity remain green as holly leaves, our
hearts unspotted by black as the holly berries
And so to the end let all "asperities" be worn
away. s.1' $3.50
"That the smoo' b temper Of our age may be,
Like the high leaves upon the holly tree.'
You may acknowledge this Christmastribute in
aay cordial manner--after your own cordial nature
You may please A few bouquets the more, an
extra cheer or so, to literary plenipotentiary,
William Makepeace Thackaray, now in the States,
will be blithely taken in full quittance, by
Dear Jonathan, your affectonate friend,
(For the people of England
PUNCH.