Constantine republican. [volume] (Constantine, Mich.) 1836-1838, 1836-12-07

Wig VictorieS.--When certain inspired
spirits edited Salmagundi, they enumerated
among the deiences of our coast the anci,nt
and invincble corps of Slangwhangers. II
mortals be endowed with the gift of ro-
phecy, those talented writer's surely foreaw
the course of our contemporary wing our
nals,--those egregious sorts, who nave
ciphered Pennsylvania into a HARRISON
| majority; who have reduced New Yrk 10
the thraldom of Federalism, and who have
proved to the true believers in whigisr, that
Tammany was dcfunct and Van Burn de-
feated. What a pity it is that their .ctiss
have been for ages unknown for bythem
Hannibal would have conquered Rom, and
Napoleon would have triumphed at Werloo
by them the sublime art of Alaymy
would have been deemed no fable, ad the
doctrines of Homeopathy believed th only
true ones. Docs Pennsylvania Civ four
thousand majority for the democratic ause,
they throw up their caps, and hurra >r the
votes which might have been given their
enemies. Docs Virginia, the Old Doinion,
pronounce against them, victory Tours,
quoth the Courier and Enquirer, for re ex-
pected her vote to have been tentimes
greater. Should New-Y ork, the Inpire
State, astonish them with majority geater
than our democrats ventured to antiipate,
we find that the Commercial had estimated
our strength at ten thousand more, adj re-
joices in its disappointment. Is New ersey
doubtful is theirs. Is Massachusetts
doubtful--itis douby theirs. BY the iyine
logic of whigism, the vote of fortyhree
electors is proved to be less important in
the issue than that of ten, and the charre of
General Harrison more promising inpro-
portion to the success Of his opponents.
There lisa story extant of q certain Greek
in ancient times, who was smitten with q
pleasant kind of madness. He fancied tina
Aie al" 5bpehr 'hHl pre Ip ,ip9
and harmless calculation of his imaginar,
gains, until his cnvious physician reduced
him once more to sober reason. Our viii.
brethren are surely afflicted with the sam
complaint, and much as the country ma,
have cause to rejoice in the reality, we fail
to lament it for their sakes. If ignoranc
is bliss, why should they waken from thei
day dreams? While they indulge in them
they are the source of contentment to thei
followers, and like honest Jack, not on
witty themselves, but. the cause of wit i
others. They are perpetual illustration
of the countryman's narrow escape iron
good luck, which was thus, "Hallo, San
what luck 7" "Not much, but was nea
havin great luck ~ "Great luck?--ho,
then 7" "Why, you know i came nea
gettin Bill Hoes sorrel mare for nothin.
"No! do tell" "Why, yes; you see
asked Bill to give me the mare, and he sal
no. By links, if he'd only said yes, l.
had the mare"
| Now the wings have asked the sam
questions of the country in relation to thei
votes, 81 the people have said No. Messrs
Courier and Enquirer 81 Co. are hold
ing jubilee for the chance of success thu
they have enjoyed. Even as the French
man who used to be always under the ba
cony of the City Hall when the lottery wa
drawing; upon being questioned acknow
lodged that he never owned ticket, but a
legged that he stood there to be in luck
way.-Ne,c- York Times.