The daily Madisonian. [volume] (Washington City [i.e. Washington, D.C.]) 1841-1845, 1842-11-07
New Fork Correspondence.
New Yong. November 3. 1912.

New Y oaK, November 3, 1872.
There was something of Coon meeting at
National Hall last night, TO respond TO the coun-
~ nominations made by the " Coon-skins," and
the occasion was seized an opPortune one
TO Willy and defame the President and his ad-
minisration. The usual quantity OF abuse and
malice was poured upon ths head OF The Pre-
sident, as might have been expected. IL was
gross and vrulent; but sadly lacked the merit
of originality. All Of the old vocabulary OF
vituperation was exhausted but no new ideas
were developed.
After the Coons had got matters regulated,
Mr.. John N. Reynolds rose, wiped his nose,
crossed his hands, and, after some half dozen
:" at the lower end Of the hal" had endeavortd
to get up round OF applause, the ''ilustnous
gentleman" unbutioned his stock Of grievances,
and let off volley Of % Sandwich Island Saluf-
co" at the President. He struggled 10 be eio-
quent, witty, and pathetic, but failing in all Of
these departments of popular defamation, he
dumped up, cut a double pidgeon wing" after
the manner of Mr.. Gabriel Ravel, and intro
duced Mr.. Joseph l.. White, OF indiana, a
member Of Congress, TO the aSsembage. As
in duty bound, he endorsed the eloquence and
patriotism and genius of Mr.. White, IN ad-
vance, and offered kind Of pledge fos the
truth and fidelity of every word that the I" IL
lustriousn Indiana Coon might utter.
Mr.. Joseph l.. White, the great Indiana
Coon, then took The floor and, as in duty bound,
endorsed the character and virtues Of Mr. John
n. Reynolds. He made kind Of political Be
hemoth and demi-god of him. and stated that
the name Of John r. Reynolds was as familiar
to the Coons OF the West as household words
Mr.. Reynolds Instantly looked larger by ten per
cent. than usual; and the indenure on the
bridge OF his nose was almost obliterated by the
application Of Mr.. Joseph l.. Whites double
distilled barney
Thu, putting and endorsing business, White
rs. Reynolds, and Reynolds rs. White, was
done up most admirably and well it might
have been, for the parties held rehearsal be-
hind the bar Of the Shakespeare, two hours be-
fore the meeting at National Hall took place,
and when they came TO enact their parts, were,
in the language Of the Green Room, better
perfect
Mr.. Joseph l.. White, the Indiana Com, in
his Gu opium on the Coon Reynolds, forgot where
he was, and made an attack on Webb Of the
Courier and Enquirer, which created some evi
dences of "rebellion and oppugnaion," and
called forth handful or two of Kisses.
The last Spring, if you recollect WEBB at
tempted TO expel Reynolds from The Wing ranks.
This produced an inky war, and Webb, it was
said, got the better side Of the bargain. White,
very indscreelly, referred 10 the affair aud eulo
gised Reynolds, and gave the assemblage to I'M
derstaud that W ebb, as Coon, and man. was
no part of a primiug to Reynolds. Thi, was
what Mrs. Malaprop would call g insidous and
oioriiorous," and instantly produced sympathies
OF oppugnauon IL was prudently put down
here for the time being but, Webb says he'll
look to il as soon as he gets off of his cruiches.
Mr. Joseph l.. White, having got past this
slough in his speech proceeded TO retail and de-
tail new edition of the scandal that he and his
W hig Coon aspirants emitted FOR nine months
in Congress. H spoke for f,ro hours, aud held
on Til National Hall was about as empty as the
Hall of the House Of Representatives used to
be in ten minutes after he rose to address it,
The meeting, Notwithstanding great pains
had been taken 10 draw il up, and puff il up,
was by no means numerous. The Coons in at
tendance reminded one Of the guests at a Pu-
ran Funeral All were gloomy and despon-
dent, and seemed to be broJding over that dis
a,uous and signal defeat that will assuredy at
tend them next Tuesday
Yours, truly,
II. WuDERMANsuIP Jr.