Richmond enquirer. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1815-1867, 1842-11-04
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ape,prsburc Statesman" 1t is one Of those jcu1
,,yr which are calculated to correct the error; into
whc h the Wings were betrayed III loio. why lhey
should have adopted the coon as their emblem al a'
puzzles wit TO cnBceire-i"r, al al tis ah''ha.'
which LUX in the ecesscs Of woods, the raccoon is
,mopr The most despicahle IF they had adopted the
hog as their idol there might have been some tasle ID
-or ,hen it might be sad, they were going the whole
hoe-O- dog or crcki Why, :hcy were watching t"r
the nubc liberty We would not have recommended The
ooose though she saved Rome, even the sheep.
al,bour il furnishes clothing The tenant Of the log
CABIN. So -, :
But of all animals, that the coon should be the ia
yorite emblem MIR. Campbell of the Statesman has
drawn the parallel wittly, that the joke must be
excused for the sake off humor But regret to see
that this worthy and witty Editor is about 10 surrender
his pen on thu first Of December. May all good Tor
tune attend him, TO whatever vocation he may devote
his talents
(Frgm tae Petersburg Statesman N,remser ~
THE Coon.
The raccoon or coon, as he is commonly called, IS
the favore emblem OF the Whigs-so that coonery
and Whirrery have TO be synonymous. we
have therefore lutely looked into learned work on
Natu History. Goodman TO discover the particular
habits and character of this ANIMAL in order to deter
mine why he was adopted as the type OF Whiggery.-
The result of inquiry ~ that the coon IS altogether
an appropriate and happy representative of that great
aud virtuous party. The work To which we refer, III
it's account Of the COON says :-"Werr we To form an
opinion of this animals character, solely from exerna
appea rances, the mingled expression OF sagacty ana
innocence exhibited his aspect his personal neatness
md pentle movements might all incline US to believe
that he possessed gnileless and pacabe disposition
But in this, in most other where Judgments
are formed without suicen, examination, we should
be in error, aud find, that 10 the caprlcous ms
chievousness of the monkey, tie rpccoon aces
blood thirsty and vindctIye spirit peculiarly his own.
In the wild state, this sangunary appetite frequently
leads to his des,Tuclion which his n"ctura ha'
bits nigh; otherwise avert; but as he sargers Inc e
nans cf The poultry yard with ndiscrImina'e ieroc,
the vengeance of tie piundcred farmer speedily reaii'
a,es on him the death literally dealt among the len
hered victims In all this, see the spirit OF wing
gerry clearly exemplfed ITO The caprcious nischiev-
business of the monkey, the raccoon ADDS oiooo'
thirsty and vindiclive spirit peculiarly his own. -
The monkey is evinced in their lrickerts and mum
rnei.s and groesque antics The "bioodthrsiy ana Vin
dictye spirit displays itself in their "buckshot wars
their "Agerine laws, their threats OF violence, ana
their remorseless prescription. But "hs sanguinary
appetite frequently leads 10 his own deslTnctoi WHICH
his nocturnal habits might otherwise avert. lhe'r
violence and proscr ptiun recoil upon themselves 10
spe Of their cunning ard "nocturnal habits and the
sycngeancc Of the p!undercd farmer speediiy feta-
hates hn The death so literally oeail anio"e ''e
rpathered victims.
"Troops of them Tihe coonsl frequently enter fields
Of maize, rIndau corn, and in one night commit ex
,ensive deprcdaiions, both by the quantity OF gram
they consume, and from the number oil stalks hey ofeaA
down by their weight.
This seems TO refer 10 the Wing restrictive policy or
American system the effect OF which is in the dark, to
plunde. the farmer for the benefit OF few purse Prouo
ma nufacturng capitalists of the North The protective
Tariff svsiem it is we'll known, is only an indirect
pIundefnp of the many for the aggrandzement OF the
few II is only troop of wild predatory coohs raVag
ing the farmers maize by moonlight
Anain-"The raccoon is an excellent cIimber, an"
his strong sharp claws eecluay secure hun from be-
ing shaken of the branches Of trees So the wings
are very nnble and expert at climbing INTO ONCE an"
when they get in their seats are wonderfully 'e-
nacivus, and chang on, as Major Downing would say
"l,ke all natur" "In fact tenaciously does thus
animal Uhe Whig) hold TO any surface upon whcn
it can make any impression with It's claws, mat u
REQUIRES a considerable cxer,ion of mans strength
TO drag him ofi."-How hard i, was &c make poor oic
Jonathan Roberts Of coffin handful memory, let go his
hold at Philadelphia !-"And as long as even s'n@le
foot remains attached he continues 10 cling WIN gfeh
force. had frequent occasions 10 pull raccooh i!o"
the top of board fence where there was no pIcJecto
which he could seize by-yet such was the power OF
obsnacy with which the points Of his claws were stuck
into The board as repeatedly ob!ge me 10 desist Tor
fear of earrr his skin or otherwise doing him INJURY
by the violence necessary to deiach his hold
The coon is also said 'to catch frogs with cons'defa
BILE address, by slyly creeping up and then sphg.ne
on them so as TO grasp them with both paws lh's
probably audes TO The sly and crafty manner IN wh'c
the Wings nveigle the unwary and creduioas mo '"e
snares and capture them ,,;
These raccoons are in the habit of evncing their
fondness for each other, "by various movements au
by hugging and rolling one another aoon. on ~
rrornd !" This refers TO the sympathy manifested oy
The Bank and Tariff monoposs for each other, ana ~
particular 10 the rowdy and bacchanaan scenes 'heJ
enact At their mass meetings, when standing ~ 'he
IL, heal a, tho broad platform uf coonskn.