Semi-weekly standard. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1853-18??, 1858-10-30
"AMERICA IN MYSTERIES"

to the tapping of the wings of our almighty and in
extingushable eagle. May the blood Of freedom
ra, and sweep away before its mghtiness the mould
ering cerements of an antiquated hallucnation.
FROM THE GOVERNOR OF MASSACHUSETTS.
The golden harp of civilization and progress need
ed chord of iron sustain her sterner harmon
les, and it has been added by Cyrus w. Field May
it sound in glory and vigor until the end Of time
and fve-and twenty minutes later.
From THE GOVERNOR OF TENNESSEE.
Noble, o thrice noble men! Nobler than Canute,,
the French tyrant Cyrus the Great has ordered the
sea to obey his behests, and ocean has obeved him.
Xerxes, the naughty Roman, caused letters to be
flung into the Archipeagus in sign of his dominion;
but Cyrus w. Field has thrown one etter across the
waste of waters not for dominion, but for freedom
o noble men, let Us liquorl
FROM THE GOVERNOR OF MISSOURI
When the heart would speak in presence of a mir
acle the words feeble; but souls rush out in
song; and sing to you, brothers, in the strains
of our native and inimtable land:
"London is very big
America is bigger;
Do not let us fig
Which cuts the better figure.
Send the current and fro, -
The bottle round the table,
Nothing in creation, no,
Licks the Atlantic Cable"
FROM THE GOVERNOR OF ALABAMA.
Qau OOumOlA nappy IdnU. NOW last nOkeO 10
Englands sand Let US jine with heart and hand.
Ocean is repealed. To her coral rocks aud shelves
Lo the cable dives and delves. Let US drink ourse.
Likewise Cyrus Field.
FRoM THE GOVERNOR OF ONO.
If England has given more towards our great
American triumph, she has given US thought
in the name of her little vessel which waited upon
our giant fleet The Agnmemnon's name is a cor
rupton of Memnon, the ancient Hebrew warrior
whose statue. the plains of Thessaly, sounded out
one note when the morning sun shone upon it. So,
now, when the sun of enlightenment dawns from
America upon occidental Darkness the electric ray
flashes from to the Hibernian shore, may the ex.
pressive slaves Of feudasm for the first time raise
the music note of liberty.
FROM TIE GOVERNOR OF NEBRASKA.
We salute you. Give old England rope enough,
and she will hang herself, but not in despair. No.
the aged and efete island ties herself to the apron
string Of vigorous young America, and looks to her
for support and succor. Shall England look in vain
my brothers?
FROM THE GOVERNOR OF NEW HAMPSHIRE.
Yankee Doodle used to ride
On little pony,
Now he talks to t other side
In twenty minutes only. ''
FROM THE GOVERNOR OF DELAWARE.
The bhoys must have their amusements, and so
we've tied England to q long string, and we'll fly
her like an almighty great kite. When we're tired
Of the sport, and want to be quit of it. calculate
we'll just wind her in, and hang her up on the
monster trees of our unfathomable forests Guess
we've utilized the tarnaton old caution at last yes
STREE.
FRox THE GOVERNOR OF ARKANSAS.
This here we look upon as the real creation Of the
world the other was sort of rehearsal. Now is
given to the eastern inarticulate continents q voice
of humanity and intelligence, and they can now
whisper their hopes and fears to majestic America
and receive from her lessons of wisdom and great
The educational work is conided to friends
and We will not be slack Along the awful chasms
of the roaring shall fly the teachings of liberty,
and Fields wire, like the spear of Uranus, shall
touch the squat toad of desposm at the ear of Eve
and the fend. staging up in all his sulphurous
ignominy of ugliness shall be spiked like bug
beetle upon the crystal weapon Of Columbia.
FROM THE GOVERNOR OF VIRGINIA. ~
"Od Virginia never tire,
But dance dis electric wire,
Clear de Kitchen &c"
FRox THE GOVERNOR OF PENNSYLVANIA. s
Friend Field thee have according to worthy eyi.
dence done part of thy task, and it is WELL When
thee hast fastened both ends of thy string and hast
fastened the filings, and has greatly and fn-
ally reduced the price of thy messages, we
may sec cause for further communication with
thee. Meantime, friend, We wish thee sue
cess, but decline 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.
1.-TWO nations in two different ages riz
Stand prominently out of the abyss,
One English, a respectable old boss,
And one, American of giant force
The power of Nature could no further 90
So made c. w. Field to join the two"
This is all the room Mr.. Punch can this week
spare to these remarkable productions, and he will
only add, that it does not appear to him wonderful
that under such terrific pressure and strain of com
pliment, the unfortunate cable, being Of English
make and unused to hyperbole, gave way and sent
down sharesfrom G9l5 to e250. -
| An italian MuRDERINe THE QusEss EneInH. =
Mario recently sung the English national anthem
"God Save the Queer" at the Haymarket Theatre
London. A photographer took the first stauza O
Mario's style of wording English, a. follows: s.a
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| = G0ad saave da Gween. &
| Sen de veectorieuse.
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II f- L0ng1 too wrane ovar oose
y Goad saavs d. Gwsen. - &c.
miser grows rich by seeming poor an extsaya
| CANT man grows poor BY seeming rich.