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Title: Abraham Lincoln and the London Punch; cartoons, comments and poems, published in the London charivari, during the American Civil War (1861-1865)
Year: 1909 (1900s)
Authors: Walsh, William Shepard, 1854-1919, ed
Subjects: Lincoln, Abraham, 1809-1865 Lincoln, Abraham, 1809-1865
Publisher: New York, Moffat, Yard and Company
Contributing Library: Lincoln Financial Foundation Collection
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aseA revenge as itself would have taen in our place. Tirades against England, with menace of slaughter, Never yet have your Sumners, and such, ceased to pour.Your bards talk of blowing us out of the water,And threaten to punish John Bull at his door.Now this isnt the wayTo make Englishmen prayThat the Yankees may finish by gaining the day. An afterthought only is Justice to Niggers; Tis a cry which those Yankees raised not till they foundThat they for a long time had been pulling triggers, At their slaveholding brothers, and gained little ground.First Abe Lincoln gave outThat hed fain bring about,The Re-union with slavery too, or without. So dont waste your words in attempts at persuasion, Which impose on no Britain alive but a fool,But husband your breath for another occasion,That is, Beecher, keep it your porridge to cool.Strictly neutral will IStill remain standing by.Says Britannia: Dye see any green in my eye? THE LONDON PUNCH 83 PUNCH, OR THE LONDON CHARIVARI.—Octoder 3, 1863.
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JOHN BULLS NEUTRALITY. LOOK HERE, EOYS, I DONT CARE TWOPENCE FOR YOUR NOISE, BUT If YOU THROW STONESAT MY WINDOWS, I MUST THRASB TOU BCT/J 84 ABRAHAM LINCOLN AND Later, Punch published this: ADIEU TO MR. BEECHER Mr. Beecher has left us; he has sailed for America,where he can tell his congregation just what he likes, butwhere he will, we are sure, tell Messrs. Lincoln and Se-ward the exact truth, namely that large numbers of the un-educated classes crowded to hear a celebrated orator, andthat the press has been very good-natured to him. Also,we hope he will say, because he knows it, that the educatedclasses are at the present date just as Neutral in the mat-ter of the American quarrel as they were before the reverendgentlemans arrival. Having duly stated these facts to thePresident and the Minister, Mr. Beecher may put themin any form he pleases before the delightful congregation,whose members pay £40 a-year, each, for pews. And toshow that we part with him in all good nature, we immo

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