Wilmington journal. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1844-1895, 1859-01-21

There are many men who keep their cOnsciences CX-
uCmey sinsitiVe to the omissions and commissions OF
other people. Our friend and kinsman, Mr. John Bull
has long been In possession of very delicate conscience
Of this class Deeply and keenly does he feel the naugh
tnS of France, the cruelty OF Naples the tyranny OF
Russia his head becomes fountain Of tears whenever
be has occasion to bewail the and msdeeds OF
that speak in strange tongues refuse to shave the
upper lip and do not begin the dinner with soup But
from the sort Of paterna interest he feels in Brother Jon
ahan he watches with great anxiety the course OF that
mterprising and energetic youth, and to be i'll
state of chronic alarm lest this vigorous scion of the
Saxon stock should push his lateral roots too far and
Overshadow too much ground with his thick-leaved
branches.
How charmingly and benignantIy this feeling peeps
out in the comments Of the London press upon the Pres
dents message! How gracefully and elOquently the
great cardinal doctrine is laid down. that nations should
be content with what they have got and banker
after other peoples possessions that especially they
should not covet other mems islands, however conven
lent they may be for annexation. The sentiments OF
the London PRESS translated into plain conversational
advice, would run somewhat after this fashion My
dear Jonathan, let me give you a bit of advice l am
older than you, and Of wiser and am actuatcd
what say by nothing but sincere regard for your
interests. Jonathan never annex 1t is very naughty
to annex You should be content with what you have
got You should cultivate a spirit of moderation 1t
was very wrong of you to take Texas in the way you
did, 1t was highly improper of you to take California
see plainly that your mouth is watering for Cuba but
YOU cannot have it, and must not have it. Such thing
never for moment to be thought of and beg you
lay aside all dreams and all hopes OF it, because it can
never be permitted" TO which Brother Jonathan might
appropriately reply =" Excellent and venerable Bull,
you speak like oracle The words OF instruction come
mended from your lips. Wisdom will die with you when
you die. But allow me in the most delicate manner IN
the world to insnuate that there is the slightest posi-
bic discrepancy between what you say and what you do
strikes me that you have done good deal OF anneXa
ton in your day. in America Asia, and Africa and that
you have not yet retired from the business And talk
ing about islands, did you not in the most quiet way in
The world take possession the other day OF small island
the Red Sea- Just because it was extremely convenient
Or in other Words because you wanted it very much ??
My dear Bull never did more magnificent beast than
you through the forest, and ceave the flood with
bis shaggy breast. admire the spread of your horns
the length of your TAIL the depth of your roar; but
you should have pared off from you all that you have
laid by successive annexations you would shrink to
the dimensions of good sized bullfrog. Now don't
want Cuba, and | don't mean to take it but if die
want it, and sought to find some perfectly sound and
moral grounds which it became my duty to annex 1t
is in the Chronicles of the House of Bull that should
look for them."-BoSton Courier.
We do not know that we agree with the Courier il
not wanting Cuba, or not being willing to take it, bu
We do agree in our estimate of John Bull -
AN IMPATIENT JURYMAN.--The following anecdote i
reported as authentic:
The District Court in of the northern parishes
louisiana was in session twas the first day of tn
court time, after dinner. Lawyers and Others ha,
dned and were sitting out before the hotel and long
tank, unsophisticated country1an came up and uncer
enormously made himself one of em, and remarked:
Gentlemen, wish you would go on with this court
lot want to go home; l left Betsey looking out
Ah' said one of the lawyers and pray, sir, wha
detains you at courtl'
Why, sill, said the countryman, / am fotchedher
31jury, and they say if go home they will have t
piece"
What jury are you on 2" askeda lawyer.
What jury 2"
7 Yes, what jury? grand or traverse ?"
Grand or travis jury dad fetched if l know"
wei" said the lawyer, did the judge charge your
We'll, squire" said he the little fellow that sits ~
M he pulpit and kinder bosses it over the crowd gil
W ak but don't know whether he charges anything