The spirit of the age. [volume] (Woodstock, Vt.) 1840-1844, 1842-09-30
From he .HLaHy .irgns.
THE SPIRIT OF 1870"

That there II sncaking inclination on the part
Of some oi the more rahid of the wing leaders, 10
revive the racoonery and builoonery OF 1910, there
can be no doubt. That there are many others IN
the wing ranks who ,ioreseeing the result of can-
vas, conducted on principle and by appeals TO the
sober Judgment and good sense Of the people, would
be glad To the tactics Of tina, memorable year re-
,iNed, without any direct corporation on their part
is more than probable. Indeed, il i. scarcely to
be expected. as the excitement Of the election
WAKES stronger with its nearer aud nearer approach,
that these partizils should not become more or
less imhucd with wha, Mr. CarulhcIS invoked from
the steps Of the capitol MS the esprit Of 1870
or the hard cider heat--to which, had Gen. llar-
rison we'd, they might have owed so much. Ger
'ainly we shall not get through the campaign with.
out some exhibitions Of the affection which the
wings Of 40, secretly or openly cherish for the
coon, under whose sign,
"Scuin on rail
And usicepin berry sount"
whigsery marshaled its forces in the late presiden.
tiil canvass.
We infer so much from very eloquent and
earnest nposrophe 10 the 'coons, which we find in
the whig organ in II neghbofins city, of recent
date. II speaks Of these animals US "sACREp
LMD,.EMs of the purity and simplicity Of (rhig)
principles" aud invokes blessings Oh the "var-
NM" in such imprisoned CALCULATIONS as these:
LET the 'coon live forever! Faithful 10 his
principles, hs forms ia this age Of Iylerism, II
landmark of consistency and Girnlness. Unscduc-
cd and un,e,ricd, he si iisks as nlmby rs ever
over the roofs of thousands of log cabins in the
prairics of the west aud looks down with a well.
satisfied conplacency upon tho goodly array Of
citcr tarIcis BY rhich, aided by himself, HIS
| FRIENDS IRE 0gaih 10 be ricioriow."
| We learn also that in open sitting Of the wing
state convention NJ Syracuse, Mr. 1allmadgc broke
the ICE on this subject, with studied effort to re-
vive the coon leelln. in this state, aud that he
went 81 far as even 10 parody some Of the cd
rippecanoe airs and adapt them TO the new favor
tic, "llaIry ofhc west"
In New Jersey, Mr. Caru'hers' Esprit Of 1870"
appears to have mounted 10 high pitch already.
| The recent Wing convention at Newark, which
nominated Mr. Clay rnr tho presidency, siynaIlzed
itself the first 10 sport in procession the ,ruin-
perry Of 1910. Tho Newark .fdrerh'cr, in its ac-
coun, Of The spectacle, il particular TO mention IL
,nong the cn,ba2oncd brooms and animals, used
on the occasion, "ihe bona fidc coon used IL
1870"
In Ohio, where whiggcry find. itself hard pushed
to sustain Itself under the popular Indignation u
The revolutionary nIo' cnent which broke UP III,
legislature, the hard cider spirit has been revived
to nm extent commensurate WIN The eh'scncV'-
Corwln'ns "'hc wagon boy Is on an e'ec''"ncer
'ns tour through The STATE and his presence Is I'M
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As rar'lzans, we certainly should he the last Il
hold back our opponents when disposed 10 do
foolish thing, which cannot hut result IN advantage
politically 10 us. But there are consideration
which are paramount to oil Others. and which ne
friend of his country and its institutions can over
look. The christian and phian'hlopl", have
r'sn' 10 ne near" on nus su.Jec'. lney nav" W.
'eh"! 'aNrn INC a'''"'' n"u wen .he! may: w"
ness INC ,"n""'ns sone. appear 10 'ne ."'''''n'