The Lambertville press. [volume] (Lambertville, N.J.) 1858-1???, 1859-10-20
Notes During the Week.

NOTES OuI1uS tAO WOOhs
To kindle the passions of the denizens of New
JERSEY, encroach upon her lovely domains, or at
temnt to divest her Of the means of furnishing
food and delicacies. What Jerseyman would
not draw his sword in defence of his oyster bed
Bivalyes on the half shell deserve more than q
passing notice Bivalves fried, roasted, fricaseed
or done up in any style are the delight and com
fort of all people. In defence of the stew PAN
Gov WISE of Virginia, would have given his
life, and now that our big brother is infringing
upon US, shall we not meet him with oyster knives
glistening in the sunbeams, resolved to repel bis
wanton aggressions against the rights and priv
leges of the stomach We will not submit to
the outrage. Our pockets aud our stomach'
alike repel the thought of allowing our naviga-
BILE channels and oyster beds to be the receptacle
of all the filth of New York Our waters are
worthy of higher use than to be displaced ny Vhe
abominabe accumulations of a rotten city
Our Governor has stepped in to check the ia
milliarlty of The big boy over the way ana lor
his praise worthy conduct he is visited with
showers of abuse from the journals of this mod
ern Sodom. Let them storm and call US hard
names our hearts and pockets are more easily
touched by gastric and pecuniary appeals, than
our consciences are by anything the moral re-
form " journals of bigoted city may say OF US.
OYSTERS we will have and the authorities OF New
York will find us on the spot to defend our
rights.
The English journals are considerably excited
over the affairs in China and well may they be.
Five hundred Brittishers had the wool pulled
over their eyes, led on by Chinese agnas .fatas
and brutally massacred The Celestials have
a very exalted opinion of themselves and very
diminuative one of us barbarians. France has a
hand in the ARRAY and why do not the two coun-
tries join forces and teach the bigotcd Yeh les
son on good manners The treaty which proved
failure, served as put off, and now England
has learned too late the truth of the assertion
" John Chinaman became civilized at the first
sight of Yankee"
Lady Franklin, the devoted wife whose con-
duct will forever be remembered and given as an
example of loyalty-whose name deserves niche
in the temple of faithfulness, has had her longing
heart set at rest by the discovery of the much
feared end of her husband, Sir John Franklin.
No tale of fiction ever aroused the sympathies
and tender feelings of the heart as does the ac-
count of the trials and hardships of the noble
Franklin and his brave crew. How they suf-
fered and toiled may be in measure known by
the works of the lamented Kane, who fell sac
riGce in his endeavors to rescue the ice bound
voyagers. We shall present to our readers next
week full aad explicit account of the various
incidents connected with the discovery
Like thing of life did the great ship, the
pride of England and the acme of naval engi-
neering, float before the enthusiastic crowds
gathered to witness the vindication of their prog
nostications of evil. Never did any important
and wonderful idea receive the immediate sane
ton of the people, nor any great undertaking
be consummated without draw back. The
idea conceived by the now deceased Brunei
from its first conception was ever the subject of
ridicule and scoffng, yet how has it outlived the
pfeolctlons OF knowing Ones as to It's speedy
downfall
The Great Eastern met with an accident while
encountering the mountain waves of the rough
seas of Holyhead, as if they were mere bub-
bles-a terrible explosion as if designed by
Providence to test the metal of the wonderful
structure, transpired on board. Outside of the
loss of life and the damage to the internal ar
rangements of the vessel, horrible in themselves,
there is nothing but remarkable proof of sea
going qualities and wonderful strength Unless
Her Majesty should procure this mighty ship fol
the transportation of forces, to bring the de.
ceptive Chinese to a knowledge of their rascal
ity, we may expect soon to see her among oul
smaller craft.