Richmond daily Whig. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1842-1861, 1843-07-15

Mr. Editor-The caption is most respectfully directed
the especial cogaton OF the youthful Editor OF the Peters
burg Republican, Offset for his very charitable and
nevero be- admired bcnevolence He is willing
take into his very chaste and all and every
coon who will fall down before his youthful Popeshp and
Kiss his Great oe We the country have Of
plain common aphorisms, which learned in
Log Ca6n schools; and, jealous Of his where
abou let put very kind and enent father Con.
lessor few OF those aphorisms-Frst thcn-Who Is
be the benefited party by absolutionf Second-Are
we to give all and get nohingi Thirdly, and astly-I
advice like money, would poor be chased
from Dan to Beerheba to have noens voens cramed
10 our pockesi Let coon, just invite Peters
burg friend 10 look tho ehase pages Of that very
and equal paper called the Richmond Enquirer about the
time that Convention the Immediate vicinity
OF Monticello, in the month of September, lS40 Me-
eoon thinks that certain orator. at and in said Conven
ton. compared Gen. Harrison certain Aaron Burr:
and we country cooas have n MAXIM that n be
known by the company which he keeps. Christian CHAIR
Y which hopes all things, and believes all things. and
dureth all things, Tor the hope Of future life and
perfect existence; where, whether Coon or Us Whg
or rs Democrat, all tears will be wiped away, by the
resolution Of this of that Conyention-bu by Him. who
views with no very small indignation those who for either
self or for party advancement, thak incumbent them
uiiy traduce, Islander and call their fellow coons hard
names: country Think though appear very
strange TO our young friend tina, may differ his
fellow man, and not be entitled receive associa
ton with Aaron Burr with Old Nick. This, we
expect, will be laughed We heard triangular
OF chap say that things equal in themselves were
eqna TO each other it rather posed them and yet
IN adoub-which, never had heads rub against
stupidity. But to be expicit:-If numbers do con-
s'itue the People, had not young friend better turn
coon than TO leave of their habits which
have grown with their growth and maued with their age
There is something in grey head though may bu
RED under heap OF old fashioned rubbish-suc COM
mon sense plain DEALING and that the end does always
sancuiy means. These Log Cabin notions, we grant
but until We coons can be made sensible of error
shall ever view them lights feet and steer
by Let me in all simplicity ask Petersburg friend if
he could effect his party purpose without the coons would
he soil his classic pen by ndung them an equvo-
cal absoluuoni Let conscience-ihat still, small voice
answer, and life "copper" his response would be- no.
lhen my dear good sir II is votes that you be
very kind let them the charity which YOU
use yours You will vote for the carry out your
views, and let do the abuse u.s. rdcule US viy
usbut for the sake of all that is honest amongst men on
EARTH esteemed Heaven, do praise us; for in our
Log Cabin schoohouses learned deest deceit and to
abhor duPliciy Let us alone. There some things
that cannot be forgotten and would be us coons
criminal TO forgive those figures of speech
those attic flights of the Sophomore-those wholesale SIAN
ders when we accused, OF aiding n man no better
than Aaron Burr. You know who the orator, and
perhaps you may know something Of the facts; but
ignorant OF them. AN OLD COON.