Lexington union. (Lexington, Miss.) 1838-18??, 1840-11-28

tured article in its richest yarIcties.-
National Gazette.
The PRESIDENTIAL ELEcTIoN.-Ev-
cry thing that comes to hand 10 the way OF
election returns, is Gishearioning to thJ
democracy. Scarcely steamboat rings
her bell at our levee, but what it tolls the
drge Of our cause in some state or district
~ which we thought ourselves impregna.
BILE, as if our forces had been ensconced in
Gibraltar. Wniggery seems to be sweep
ing over the land like the Alpine glacier
does tie side Of the mountain, when lJos.
ened from its firm foundation by some
rude blast OF old Boreas; and every thing
democratic is perishing beneath the might
y avalanche, and God only knows where
it will stop. The new congress and the
legislatures Of threclaurlhs Of the states 10
the union, will all be opposed TO us by
large majorities. Various reasons are as
sigUed for these rntoward events. Some
attrubte it to the log cabin humbuggery--
some to the effects Of The copiOus libali0ns
Of hard cider;::5ome to one thing and some
to another. Wei, we have our opinion
about these things as well as ohers-..and
after revolving the matter ia our mind,
have come to The conclusion, that singing
has done il all. IL was said by Waller
Scott, that give him the wiring Of the
songs Of nation aud any one might make
The laws, and still he would rule its DIES
TIMES. Ifths be a correct sentiment, and
who will doubt so profound a man, how
much more force does it have, when the
power Of not only making, but singing
our song, has been assumed by the
wings. They have sung "OId Rosin the
Bow" "Ridia' on Rail-" "Tippecanoe
aad Tyler too" and various others, too nu
unerous 10 mention, until they have actual.
ly sung the democracy to sleep; aud they
have then marched through the land, com
pIeteIy surprised at their own triumph
Does any one doubt this CONCLUSION ofours
we will only remiDd him that Mozart died,
actually died, Of singing his own requiem
and we read an account but short time
since, Of beautiful young lady, whosang
and played herself TO death. These being
facts, who can d)abt that many a demo
crat has gone to sleep like Rip Van Win.
kle, pillowed, mot on a keg of brandy
bat on one Of "Told s. Brakes Tippeca.
noe Song Books" and when after pro.
found nap, they awpke and hear Of the oil.
Generals being President, they viii
excaim, why who 10 the devil is this Gen
Harrison? when we went to sleep he wa:
The great apotheosis ofIog cabins, aud now
living the "marbIe palace" at Wash.
ingion city. Why, when was the election
We've been asIeep Curse Todd &
Drake; how they have fixed US. All thi:
is badinage of course.
After the returns shall have come in, VIZ
Intend reviewing the ground and offering
our views en- the vario IS causes that have
operated to bring ABOUT our defeat; in tht
mean time, we had as well be joyful a!
sad, Shakespeare SAID that signing an
grief "will blow man up like bladder,
and as We were never partial to corpulen
cy, have determined to take our defeat il
As good mood as possible, particularly a
II is the first druDbing the people hav
ever given Us. Free Trader.
We extract the following article, on III
treatment of the colici in horses, from tn
American Farmer, believing TINT it wi
be Of some utility to farmers and dealer
10 horses.
TREATMENT OF TEE CoLIc. TIN
treatment consists in arresiing the fermer
tatlon, and in re-cstatlising the digestiv
powers. There's many things that will d