. Punch . God Barebones was its editor, some facts re-specting Mr. Polk, the new American President. We hear that , in the walks of private life, is highly respected ; that he is aslave-holder indeed, but not, as has been often stated in the papers, oneof the richest and most extensive slave-owners in the State : that he maybe worth some 25,000 dollars, a part only is invested in slaves. Howbeautiful are the softening tints of iniquity ! Mr. Polk is a slave-holder,but not a rich slave-holder. lie only dabbles a little in human blood audbones ; he is not a wholesale dealer in Gods image
. Punch . God Barebones was its editor, some facts re-specting Mr. Polk, the new American President. We hear that , in the walks of private life, is highly respected ; that he is aslave-holder indeed, but not, as has been often stated in the papers, oneof the richest and most extensive slave-owners in the State : that he maybe worth some 25,000 dollars, a part only is invested in slaves. Howbeautiful are the softening tints of iniquity ! Mr. Polk is a slave-holder,but not a rich slave-holder. lie only dabbles a little in human blood audbones ; he is not a wholesale dealer in Gods image ; he turns a cent orso, where other men turn a dollar, and therefore may be looked upon—and indulgence claimed for him accordingly—as a sort of amateur humanflesh-merchant, not a regular trader. True it is, that Mr. Polk ha;slaves ; but possibly he may avail himself of the notorious excuse of thefrail lady, they are very little ones. 5>ti PUNCH, OR THE LONDON CHARIVARI. TOM THUMB AND THE INCOME The Chancellor of the Exchequer is at loggerheads with TomThumb on the subject of the Income Tax. We have carefully perusedthe act, to ascertain whether Thumb will be able to slip through the minis-ters fingers. We find that any one practising an art or mystery is notexempt. No one can doubt that Tom possesses the art of humbug in avery eminent degree, and we therefore think he must be held liable evenon that account. The statute provides for the case of infants, and wesuspect there is a section which contemplated a lusus natures becomingliable, for it is provided that the guardian or curator—the latter being aterm applicable to museums, and a fortiori, to caravans—shall be heldresponsible. If the word showman had been distinctly added, there couldhave been no doubt in the world of Barnums liability. If, however, TomThumb wants a good answer to the claim, Punch will supply him with onewhich will prove a decided settler to the vexata questio. Let his answerhe that the tax
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