Wilmington journal. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1844-1895, 1856-03-07
John Bull and Rrotner Jonathan
JOHN BULL. TALKS DIGNIFIEDLY OF HIS ARMIES, NAVY
CAN

John Bull and Brother Jonathan.
JOHN BULL TALKS DGNIFEDLY OF HIS ARMIES, NAVY AND
WHAT HE
From the London Times, Feb. 2, 1856.
To sweep her commerce from the seas, to de-
stroy her navy, to raVage her seaboard, would be
feats neither difficult nor dangerous TO a power
with such forces as Great Britain now possesses but
little would be the honor and heavy the loss of this
suicidal triumph. We are unwilling to fight not
because we fear enemies-for never were condi-
tlons OF combat more unequal than those would be
between Great Britain and the United States at this
moment-but because we cannot bring ourselves TO
regard them as enemies at all. When Lucan spoke
of q more than civil war, he must surely have allu-
ded 10 such war as would be waged between Great
Britain and North America. The parent devastating
the fair inheritance of the child, kindred hands en-
pioyed in roofing out that prosperity the increase
OF which has overfowPd in tide of riches into this
island, are subjects too painful for contemplation,
and from which the mind of every Englishman turns
aside with unconquerabe disgust Let us have war,
if need be, with any other nation but not those COL
onies-the proudest historic monument we possess,
the most enduring memorial of Anglo-Saxon great
"Yet what can we do, and how avert that which
this extraordinary nation, or those who have at least
the legal right to speak in its name seem determined
to bring upon US Were the whole attention Of the
whole public mind Of America bent upon the 7ues-
ton, we might hope for satisfaction and reconcile
alton but what is to be done with nation which
is drifting heedlessly into war with people possess
while ii possesses, in TRUTH neither the nor the
other few thousand soldiers, scattered over an
immense continent and vessels carrying in all about
five hundred guns are literally all the resources with
which the United States can confront the enormous
fleet and wel-traned armies OF England about to be
set at liberty by the impending peace with Russia
If we were the aggressors-if taking advantage OF
the enormous disparity of our forces, we had been
mean and base enough to force quarrel on an unot-
Tending neighbor-no words would have been sufh-
ohm 1u Ohoto Jupt. hut Qt
is to be said when power utterly helpless in militia
ry and naval resources insists on fixing US with
quarrel which have as little power to avoid as it
has adequately 10 carry out?
JONATHAN REPLIES VERSE, VERY GREATLY
FRIGHTENED.
From the st. Louis Gazette OF 1880.
wonder, John, if you forget, some sixty years ago.
When we were very young Joh your head was white as
You didn't count much, John and thought make
But found out your mistake john day Lexington.
And when asked yon in, John, to take cup Of tea
Made in Boston harbor John the teapot of the free,
You didn't like the party. John, wasn't quite select
There were some aborigines you didn't quite expect.
You didn't like their John you couid stand their
You thought it got into their heads and made them quite
But you got very psy, John, (you drink little sl1
The day you marched the Neck and ran down Bunk
You just like mad john and tumbled DER and o'er
By your stawart Yankee who handled half score
But hope you're sober, John you far rum
You haven't got the legs Jchn you had Bennington.
You had some corns upon your toes Cornwals that
And at the fight at Yorktown why then you couldn't run
You quite hard will admit and threw away your gun
And gave your sword ye, John for shame to George
Washington.
do think you'll eer forget the time YOU went to York
And ate so like beast John, you raised the price of pork
Then we had some to spare John hooks with pork
baited,
And hung them Jersey Shore and you evacuated
Another much loved spot, John, associations
When you were going down to York to your rich rea
The Duchmen of the Mohawk John anxious to entertain
Put up some Gates that stopped John Saratogas
plain
That hill you must remember John 'tis high and very
o mean to have it and to
The name it bore in '76, simply Bems Heights.
Your old friend, Ethan Allen John of Continental fame
Who called you to surrender, in Great Jehovahs
The morn he called early John and took from you Fort
know you'll grieve to hear it, ohn and feel quite sore and
To learn that Ethans dead, john and yet there's many
Growing his highland homo that's of guns and noise
And gets up just early John those brave Green Noun
tain boys.
Oh no. mention it, we never thought it lucky
lhe day you charged the cotton bags and get into Ken
thought you geography but misses in their teens
Will tell you that Kentucky lay just them below Orleans
The beauty it there, John, behind the cotton bags
And did you get the booty John, somehow my memory
| think you made a GO swap Pve got in my head
Instead of gold and silver you took it in cold lead
The mistress of the ocean, john couldn't rule the lakes
lou nad some ganders in your feet but John you had
Your choicest spirits too, there you took your hook
and sherry,
But John, couldn't stand our farc-you couldn't take
our Perry.
We make them all just Eo John, land the sea,
we took this little continent purpose to be free;
Our Eagles free he loves soar he bear cage
But JohA he loves to scratch the bars and make lion
rage.
Our glorious stars sparkling bright increasing year by
Supported by thousand hearts that knew fear
Our children lisp it in their prayers tits carried DER the
Dost hear it, John it thunders there, We're children of
the free
Free sres of 76, bold, and brave, and true
To worship Cod and keep the land dear John, took
To keep flag free on the land unsuied on the wave
Until the last bright star shall the last freemans
grave.
RINGING 'EM oUT-Up at Manchester, the other
day, party from Boston was examining the factory
facilities and buildings, and, among the rest the
force pumps that throw water all over the premises
and some of them got pretty wet. g You wash
ing your girls Colonel" said of the party to the
master of the ceremonies . Yes said he quickly
the bell sounded for closing the work for the day
Yes, and we now ringing them oul:'
A few days since, Dr. Drohe, of New York was
called professional visit to maiden lady living
in Bleecker street He prescribed for her very pal
atabe medicine, the syrup Of birch thorn, His pre-
scription for the apOthecary was of course written
in the usual cahalisc characters, viz: o. p. Srp
rtah1. cath. On his enquiring next day, if the pa
tient had taken the medicine, thunder cloud dark
ened her face, lightning flashed from her eyes, and
she roared out, No, can read your doctor writing
and ant agOin to take the syrup of Ramcats for
any body under heaven"