Cleveland morning leader. [volume] (Cleveland [Ohio]) 1854-1865, 1861-03-20
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The last letter of Malskof" from Paris
to the New York Times has the following
good thing;
Another number Of Charivari contains the
following bit Of American affairs, under the
head Of "The American Legions:'
Happy America Fragment Of Eden in
closed by two oceans It is not thy chill
dreD who keep up innumerable armies to
maintain their rights"
Read and see:
"'ien. Scott, more sIspieiOHs than ever,
confines his preparations of defense, and
Notwithstanding the opposition of the Prssi-
dent has sent 70 Fort Monroe, in Virginia,
SEVENTY men,
What do you say to that oh Virginians,
my friends2 Talk of secession in presence
Of such armed masses as these
Such adisplay Of armed men ought to give
US a magnifed idea Of the valus Inumerical)
OF each American soldier.
It is evident that when Gen. Scott rein
forces garrison, he does it in repeating to
himself the phrase, parodied from one Of the
four rules: al give one that is worth a thou
sand
The following is the Tariff
For an important city undermined by Sc
licession idess, Is men and sergeant.
TO-render imPrsgnabls f0rtr6ss Of the
\ hrsl class, 30 men and l officer.
And so on for the rest
1t would not be believed how much this
sobriety pleases and astonishes rs.
/ But do you know, Europeans, that this in
trinsic value Of The American soldier ought
to cause reflection in our Governments2
! Suppose that some fne morning the news
should arrive that Slavery General had en-
/ barked upon II yacht in compsny with pla-
tOOn of Carolinians, with the object Of estab-
fishing the slave trade, of maintaining the
Russian serts in bondage, or Of retaking
Gaeta: 1
What would you do, Iask
Suppose, further, that England was me-
Aaced BY an apOehryphal Stuart, brought
back by Walker, second of the name COM
mHnding seventeen freebooters; poor Great
Britain, she who suffers 50 much at the
thought Of an inVasion-Rhat would be her
frght2
She has her volunteers, we know, but
would they suffice to defend the immaculate
soil of the mother country2
"HOl you tarnal English nation, surren-
derr would proudly cry Walker II. il
throwing the graPnels Of his yawl on Lon
don Bridge.
No, we are going to 6ght you r. respond
the generous sons of noble Albion
"Humbug, follyH
! "Dont care. Wen show you how wecar
defend the rights Of our aristocracy, the in.
comes OF our Bishops, and the statue of Wei
J ElingtoR."
aYOu imbecilesl If make sign yor
are squsshed into nothingP
Well, wen at least be squashed will
honor"
"Coms on then n s. p
aGentlemen pirates, fire fstP
"HoW you provoke my pityT e1claim
I Walker II. "a Look aud tremblel To you
feet my brave armyl Every msn on III
: bridget
Tie seventeen men, hid under The seats c
) the yaWl, suddenly rise 10 their full heigb
before the affrghted English nation. A
their view the bravest Of the rihemen e1
Z clnims, "Ah there's too manyw
= Resistance thus rendered impossible, hum
bled England bows her head, and, struck on
\. from the list Of nations, is no longer but
I geographical expression. Hap5y II now an
, then an American topOgrapher consents
5 place her on his map with the indication :
aSmall island, poorly inhabited; belonRin
to South Carolina, discovered and conouere
by Walker H., and christened By him vii
the name Of Walkerie.
= The heart is moved, the eyes grow Iachr,
:. nose at the thought.
2. God of nstionalities, protect the soil
e France forever IRON the innumerabls hord
a of transatlantic AttilIas We should d