The weekly hawk-eye. [volume] (Burlington, Iowa) 1858-1860, 1858-10-19

AmeRlcoNln Hysos1acs.
Mr.. PuxcH hss great pleasure ct the re-
quest Of nusaerous American frisnds) IN devo-
ting Q portion s0f his ItIsnlaable space to tue
immortalsIng ! fex Of the addresses transmit-
ted from the various States 10 New York in
honor Of the Atlantic Cable. He must remark,
however, that IN magnfncencc Of imagination
and stiluence II diction, they scarcely equal,
aud they sasuredly do not trsnseend, the epen
did illusions repubIished in the Times newspa-
per from the American journals, which record
the celebration in question.
From the Governor Of Connecfies;.
! salute ye. The deed IL docs.. Anew heart
string, forgotten 1t creation, has been inserted
into the world, and hencefor,h its pulses yin
keep time TO the tapping Of the wings Of our
almighty and iaextinguishable eagle. May the
| blood Of freedom course along that giant vein
With the rush Of Niagars, and sweep sway be-
fore its mightness the Wondering cerements
Of antiquated Authorization.
From the Governor of Nassachmsefts.
The golden harp Of civilization and progress
neededone cord Of iron to sustain her sterncr
harmonies, and it has been added by CYgus w.
FIELD. May il sound in glory and vigor until
the end Of time, and Eve and twenty minutes
later.
From, the Governor of Tennessee.
Noble, O thrice noble man! Noblcr than
CAAUTE, the French tyrant CYRUS THE GREAT
has ordered the sea to obey his behests, and
ocean has obeyed him. XERxEs, the naughty
Roman, caused letters to be flung into the
Archpelsgus in sign of his domion; but CYRUS
w. FIELD has thrown one fetter across the
waste of waters, not for dominion. but for free.
DOM noble men, let US liquor!
From the Gorsrnor Of Missouri.
| Whnn ekoh az To- AZ
miracle, the " ords are feeb!c but our souls rush
out in song; and we sing to you brothers. in the
| strains OF our native and inimitable land
London it is very big,
America is bigger;
Do not let us care a e.
! Which cuts the better figure.
Send the current 10 aud fro,
The bottle roaud the table,
| Nothing 10 creation, no,
Lcks the Atlantic Cable.
| From tie Governor of alabama.
| Hail Columbia happy land Now fast linked
10 England's sand Let us jine with heart and
hand Ocean is repealed To her coral rocks
and shelves Lo the cable dives and delves Let
| US drink our noble selves Likewise CYRUs
FIELD
From TIE Governor of Ohio.
II England has given no more towards our
great American triumph, she has given us a
| thought in the name of her little vessel which
| waited upon our giant feet. The Agamemnon's
name is corruption of Memnon, the ancient
Hebrew warrior, whose statue, on the plains of
| Thessaly sounded out one note when the morn
ing shone upon it. So. now when the sun
of enlightenment da.ns from America upon
Occidental darkness, the electric ray flashes
from US to the Hbernisn shore, E.sy the nex-
pressive slsve- of teudalism tor the first time
\ ,i,o nf
From the Governor Of Nebraska.
| We salute you. Give old England rope
enough and she will hang herself, but not in
despair. No, tho aged ana ciiete island ties
herself to the apron-string Of vigorous young
America, and looks to her for support and sue
cor. Shall England look in vain, my brothers?
| From the Governor of Mem Hampshire
Yankee Doodle used to ride
| On ltile pony,
Now he talks to I other side
In twenty minutes on'y.
From the Governor of Deldpare
The b'hoys must have their amusements, and
so we've tied England to a long string, and we'll
fly her like sU almighty great kite. When
we're tired of the sport, and want to be quit Of
it, We calculate wen just wind her in, and hang
her up on one Of the monster trees of our IN
fathomabe forests. Guess we've utilized the
tarnation old caution at last; YES, Stree.
From the Gooerisor Of Arkansas.
This here we look upon as the real creation
of the world, the other was but sort OF re-
hearsal. Now is given TO the eastern inarticu-
late continents voice of humanity and intel
lgence, and they now whisper their hopes
and fears to majestic America, and receive from
her lessons OF wisdom and greatness. The ed
ucational work is conided to us, friends, and
we will not be slack. Along the awful chasms
of the roaring ocean shall fly the teachings OF
liberty, and FIELDS wire, like the spear of
| URANUS, shall touch the squat toad of despo-
tim at the ear of Eve, and the fend, Starting
up in all his sulphurous ignominy OF ugliness,
shall be spiked like bug beetle upon the crys-
tai weapon OF Columbia.
From the Governor Of Virginia
| ''Ole Nirginny never tire,
| But dance on this electric wire.
Clar de kitchen, &c.
From the Governor Of Pennsylvania.
Friend FIELD, thee have, according to worthy
evidence, done part OF thy task, and it is we'll
| When thee hast fastened both ends of thy string,
and the tAnes, and hast greatly and tilally re-
duced the price OF thy messages, may see
cause for further communication with thee
Meantime, friend we wish thee success, but de-
cline to burn money in fireworks, melt it in
strong liquors, Or waste it in wasting time
upon idle demonstrations. Amen.
From the Governor Of Louisiana.
Two nations in TWO different ages rz,
Stand prominently out of the abyss,
One, England, respectable old boss,
And one, America, of giant force.
The power OF Nature eoad no further go,
So made G. w FIELD to join the two"
This is all the room Mr.. Punch can this week
spare 10 these remarkable productions, and he
will only add, that it does not appear to him
wonderful that under such terrific pressure and
strain of compliment, the unfortunate cable,
being OF English make and unused to hyper
boe, gave way, and sent down shares from
f9i5 to f25o.