The British Lion disarmed. "The United States and England are united by too many bonds to make war possible; but for myself I am anxious to have every point in dispute amicably settled, and the two countries may then become one in policy, as they alredy are, I firmly believe, in sentiment and origin." - Prince of Wales's Remarks to Mr. Bierstadt, the Artist : Columbia schneidet dem britischen Löwen die Krallen ab / Th. Nast