Southport telegraph. [volume] (Southport, W.T. [i.e. Kenosha, Wis.]) 1840-1850, 1842-11-23
From the Ne,o- York Pie6eian.
COONS AND COONISM

The Coons have heretofore sailed under CO.
lers be yiGg their principles. They are going
on the other tack, with their expressive ensign
nailed to the mast. They have tried deception
without success, and now intend to be honest in this
respect, for while, to see which is the best policy
The name of coon is the first truly descriptive
name, our opponents ever assumed, 1t Is I'M
possible to disgrace, and there, unlike the others,
1t can suffer no dishonor or de- rsda ton at their
hands.
The natural raccoon and the political coon in
their respective worlds, prototypes or relec-
tons OF each other, Naturaists describe the rae
coon malgamaton of many animals in one
- Multa juncta in uno.' In that famous work on
New York zoology, bearing the imprint of Thur
low Weed, and published by authority of the state,
the animal in question is quantity described as
having the limbs Of a bear, the bodyo badger, the
head Of fo1, the nose Of a dog, The tail Of a cat,
the pa,oS Of monkey, and the .facor Of a sku,,k
it has besides broad black patch across both eyes,
and its tail is annuaeo with alternate rings of ba X
and white; it is restless mischievous ANIMAL oc
caslonaIly committing great ravages In the barns
yards.
thing moe graphically descriptive Of the Earring
incongruous elements of the late wing and now
coon party? Who can msake the political coon
after this See what faithful picture of a coon
gress that same old coon embodies; cats and dogs
bears and badgers, monkeys and skunks, mewing
ming, altogether in ndescrbable union for the
sake of 1t. Banks, abolition, assumption, debt
distribution, protection, anti masonry, ANAL CANA
ton and free trade, all mixed up In entire ami
mai, with head, body, limbs, nose, tail, tooth and
toe-nas, all complete. How delightfully."- that same
old coon indicates the versatile and congeni-
al conduct of that party, which approaches its
opponents with the sneaking, pipe laying propens-
ties of badger; which whines like a cat over Anne
rican victories, and becomes as lively monkey
at the triumph of her enemies; which while it nut
on the surliness of bear towards the President.
sinks to the servllity of dog towards foreign
queen and resorts 10 the cunning of a fox to invent
a hscahty, relying rs faculties skunk to
give it an odor of nationality.
The black patch over both eyes indicates an I'M
common degree of generous confidence; the whitley
black tail is admirably calculated to keep the abO.
htlonlsts In countenance in the North, while the
foxhead expressly unuterable things for the South
| This unique animal it must also be observed has
little regard for agricuursts, will be disap-
pointed ii look for very thriving barn yards un
der the coon system of protection. If commerce
thrlves at the flrt OF his annuaed tail, it will little
proht the mercantile interests; even the manutactu-
rers are significantly cautioned not to rely too much
upon hs profession, for with that eye patch he can
! be excused for going 1t blind" in any kind OF
| mischief
As the natural coon unites all the sneakinp noe
turnal beasts OF pre- in unique animal, so the
political coon would seem to comprehend all that Is
stealthy, voracous sury and corrupt in the poli,i
| cal world. The selection of this new coononan
reflects great credit the candor and TASTE of the
party that bears It, Who is the man entitled to the
| credit! don't all the underwoods speak at once
| How clearly 1t shadows forth the undetinable prn
! ciples OF the party. AS Sam Weller SAYS ssthe CO
| incidence is very remarkable"