. Punch . The United States are fast becoming Disunited, and Italy, that forcenturies has been disunited, is rapidly growing United. Let us hopethat Italy, not following the mad example of America, will, when sheis One, never think again of falling to. Columbia will soon have tohand over to Italia her motto of EPluribus TJnum for if the Unionis cracking in all directions, it_ is clear that it must soon abandonall pretensions to being one united country. It had better write onits flags (we suppose there will be a white and a black flag now ?) Divide, et Impera. They must be careful, however, no
. Punch . The United States are fast becoming Disunited, and Italy, that forcenturies has been disunited, is rapidly growing United. Let us hopethat Italy, not following the mad example of America, will, when sheis One, never think again of falling to. Columbia will soon have tohand over to Italia her motto of EPluribus TJnum for if the Unionis cracking in all directions, it_ is clear that it must soon abandonall pretensions to being one united country. It had better write onits flags (we suppose there will be a white and a black flag now ?) Divide, et Impera. They must be careful, however, not to make ofthe latter Imperance, though we are well aware that that is aboutthe last thing that a Yankee, when he is bragging about his country,ever thinks of displaying. The Genius of Religion. Genius (says Madame de Stael) has no , also, (says Monsieur de Policbinelle) would be all thebetter if, like Genius, it had no stcts. etmituauaxn 7S PUNCH, OR THE LONDON CHARIVARI. [February 23, Frederick {who, we are sorry to say, is rather fond of chaffing his Brother-in-law.) Oh ! Look here, Robert, will you have this with you in the Carriage, or shall I rut it into the Van? A BEGG-ARS PETITION. We are glad to hear that Glasgow has some thoughts of backslidingin its Sabbatarian progress, and is preparing a Police Bill by whichsome necessaries of life, which have been hitherto prohibited, in futurewill be suffered to be sold upon a Sunday. Ready-made provisions,bread, and milk, and medicine ; these are the sole articles to which thesuffrance is extended, and it will be provided that the sale of them bestopped between the hours of 10 and 5 in the afternoon. This is, after all, no such wonderful concession. But trifling as itmay be, great objections have been made to it. A leading Free KirkDoctor, whose name is Dr. Begg, has given notice of a motion in theEdinburgh Presbytery for a petition against the Sunday sale of foodand physic, which is sought to be obtaine
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