The Ottawa free trader., 1858-02-20
From the London Punch
Dialogue ON the Douglas Difficnltx


Mr.. Punch-I don't quite seem to under
stand this disturbance between your Presi-
dent and Mr.. Douglas. Can you tell me in
few words what is its character, Mr.. Slick
Mr.. Slick-Guess can. Bucks in fix.
ply Buck, if appreheRd you Alright,
sir, you would indicate the head Of your re-
public.
Mr. S.-Thats the crtter. Promised Le-
compton Con. should be overhauled.
Mr.. P.-Promised the gentleman what! !!
Mr.. S.-Who on arth said gentleman? BY
Kansas.
Mr.. P Promised Mr.-a-Lecompton
Con. that should 60 to Kansas.
Mr.. S.-GuesS you've brick in your hat
stranger.
Mr.. P.-My facetious friends have been
pleased to say there is a brick under it.
Mr.. S.--'Tain't that. Have you lIquored:
Mr.. P-I never take anything before din
ner
Mr.. S.-Morc fool you. Yes, stree
Guess I've kinder liking for ye, but don't
banker after yeour old world habits. Take
notice, now. Walker throws up, his dander
bein' rz by Buck.
Mr.. P..Mr. Buchanan should hang the
rufiianv filibusier.
Mr.. S.-Jerusalem and snakes. Don't be
in such darned hurry. There's tu o the
Walkers, and ones not t'other.
Mr. P.-Oh, beg your pardon
Mr. S.-Hold hard, and grin. You see,
Douglas has peeped through the hole in the
blanket, and seed bit of light.
Mr.. P.-Oh! All! A bit Of light, eh?
Mr.. S.-Spects you don't see none. Wen
begin at fust causes, and come on promlscu-
ousiy. Are the great and glorious republic,
the only nation IN the world where the gold
en- eagle Of liberty can wave her alabaster
wings, and scream her
Mr.. P-I know all that.
Mr.. S-Gess you're hard to please, stran-
ger.-Wail, are we to hev more slave States
than we've got? That's the question.
Mr. P-I trust not and that the abomi-
nabe-
Mr.. S.-Calculate you'd better shut up.
Slaves or none, we'll always be ready to
whip YOU. Besides, look at your Irish, and
your Jews, and the others that you keep in
abject and grindin' slavery. Cock-a-doodle-
doohoo.
Mr. P-I am silent.
Mr. S.-Wall, then. Bucks with the
South, and meant to have il all his own
way in Kansas, and make slave State OF II I;
but the Kansas boys kick, and Governor
Walker mot the flibuster, mind you, old
opossum)-
Mr. P-Really, Mr. Slick
Mr.. Shut up, tell you. Gov. Walker
who was sent by Buck to Kansas to do the
work, finds il aint to be done, says Buck
promised him that the LecOmpton Constitn-
( ii n should be submitted 10 the people, and
so throws up Backs a wideawake boy,
I bu, Douglas, he's wideawaker, aud he sees
,ha, 10 force laws on free and enlightened
people like ourn won't pay, specially when
: A critter has his eye on the lection in 1860.
So he lust throws Buck over 4 i there's a
difficulty.
/ Mr.. P-Mr Douglas beng, If | am right,
/ the most influential man in the States, his
T opposition to the President would be form
/ liable
| Mr.. S-That's it, reeled out uncommon
6ne.
Mr.. P.-Sir, l thank you for your expla-
nation, and hope that no serious trouble
will arise in the United States. or which |
always entertain the warmest regard.
Mr.. S.-Don't worry yourself into no sort
Of perspiraton about that, stranger. In
corrupt and debilitated Old rotten country
Ike yourn, 4 political difficulty my bring
ruin and dismay, but where q western sun
gilds the proud pnnacles of American liber-
ty such things are but the wandering breez-
es that cool the wings OF our glorious eagle
and help him fg still CHER towards the
transccndental armament. VIII YOU liqnor,
squire: