The weekly Portage sentinel. [volume] (Ravenna, Ohio) 1854-1861, 1858-11-18
America IN mysteries.

America lm Mysteries.
Mr.. Punch has great pleasure Got the re-
quest Of numerous American friends) in de.
voting portion Of his invaluable space to
the immortalisins Of few Of the addresses
transmitted from the various States to New
York in honor Of the Atlantic Cable. He
must remark, however, that in magnifcence
Of imagination and sffluence of diction, they
scarcely equal, and they assuredly do not
transcend, the splendid eifusions published
in the Times newspaper, from the American
journals, which record the celebration in
question. .. --...
FROM THE GOVERNOR OF CONNECTICUT.
salute ye. The deed is done. A new
heart string, forgotten at creation, has been
inserted into the world, and henceforth it's
pulses will keep time to the tapping Of the
wings Of our almighty and inextinguishable
eugle. May the blood Of freedom course
along that giant vein with the rush Of NiagS-
ra, and sweep away before it's mightiness
the moulding cerements Of antiquated hallu.
cination.
FROM THE GOVERNOR OF MASSACHUSETTS.
The golden harp of civilization and pro.
gress needed one chord OF iron to sustain her
Sterner harmonies, and II has been added by
Cyrus w. Field. May it sound in glory
and visor until the end of time, and five. 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 be-
hests, and ocean has obeyed him. Xerxes,
, the naughty Roman, caused fetters to be
5 flung into the Archipelegas in sign Of his
dJminion but Cyrus w. Field has thrown
, one fetter across the waste of waters, no,
D for dominion. but for freedom. o, noble
men, let Us liquor!
FROM THE GOVERNOR OF MISSOURI.
When the heart would speak in presence
Of a miracle, the words are feeble but ou
souls rush out in song and we sing to you
brothers, in the strains OF our native and in
imitabe land
London il is very big,
America is bigger;
Do not let us care 6g
IS Which cuts the better figure.
-, Send the current to aud IrO,
The bottle round the table,
e Nothing in creation, no,
8 Licks the Atlantic Cable.
Q FROM THE GOVERNOR OF ALABAMA.
Il Hail, Columbia, happy land. Now fas
o linked to England's sand. Let Us Iue wit
heart and hand. Ocean is repealed. r
t, her coral rocks and shelves. Lo, the cabl
le dives and delves-Let us drink our nobl
r. selves. Likewise Cyrus Field, .
10 FROM THE GOVERNOR OF OHIO.
!; II England his given US no more towart
our great American sea triumph, she hs
given us thought in the name Of her littl
:, vessel which waited upon our giant feet
The AgamemnOn name is corruption q
Memnon the ancient Hebrew warrior, who's
: statue, on the plains Of Thessaly, sounde
, out one note when the morning sun shcn
upon it. So, now when the sun Of enligh
- enment dawns from America upon OccideI
y tai darkness, the electric ray flashes from ,
. . to the Hibernian shore, may the inexpresi,
)" slaves of feudalism for the first time raiG
~ the music note of liberty.
FROM THE GOVERNOR OF NEBRASKA.
70 We salute you. Give old England roE
~ enough, and she will hang herself, but nj
- in despair. No, the aged and effete islau
: ties herself to the apron.string Of yigoror
"a young America, and looks to her for SUI
> port and succor. Shall England look
= vain, my brothers
FROM THE GOVERNOR OF NEW HAMPSHIRE
10 Yarkee Doodle used to ride
al ON little pony,
~ ..r Now ne talks 10 t'Other side
~ .-. In twenty minutes only. ..
T. FROM THE GOVERNOR OF DELAWARE.
= The b'hoys must have their amusement
E and so we've tied England TO long strin
u and we'll fly her like an almighty great kit
% When. we're tired of sport, and want to
10 quit of il, we calculate we'll just wind h,
70 in, and hang her up on one of the monst'
- trees of our uniathomable forests. Cue
we've utilized the tarnation old caution
d last yes, stree.
10 FROM THE GOVERNOR OF ARKANSAS.
, This here we look upon as the real Gre
= tion OF the world, the other was but 30
Of rehearsal. Now is given to the eastern Il
~ articulate continents q voice of humani
and intelligence, and they can now whisP
~ their hopes and fears to majestic Americ
and receive from her lessons Of wisdom al
,e greatness. The educational work is conf
tn ed to u.s.. friends, and we will not be- slac
as Along the awful Chasm Of the roaring oce,
xt shall fly the teachings Of liberty, and Fielt
i'd wire. like the spear Of Uranus, shall tou'