Southport telegraph. [volume] (Southport, W.T. [i.e. Kenosha, Wis.]) 1840-1850, 1843-12-26

there is sad deterioration about it when
parties in this model republic, choose thus
to wear motley and to exhibit themselves
to the world in the aspect Of circus clown,
with chalked cheeks and vermilion nose.
Ii is somewhat Of a sink in poetry, and
furnishes as striking an instance of pathos
as can easily be imagined. To make the
thing complete, an engagement. should be
effected with the Ethiopian Minstrels. 10
bring the banjo and the .Jawbone ring
That this piebal1 programme will be
carried out to the foil extent. is becoming
perfectly evident. We observe, for in
stance, that it is proposed TO assemble as
many as possible Of the coon party at York,
Pa.-twenty thousand are so called for-to
60 en- masse TO Baltimore in May, to attend
the coon convention, and i, is also part Of
the project to present banners for these
sections of country which muster the great
est crowd on the occasion. Whether there
are TO be rings on their fingers and bells
on their toes is not stated.
The whole Of the matter is burlesqua
upon democracy. 1t is the exaggerated
imiialion-not the thing itself. The old
party opposed to equal rights and in favor
Of national banks and other aristocratc
cogines, finding that haush,iness and DIS
dain will not answer their purpose. now
aim at.political power by din. of tina, which
they regard as 'popularizing' themselves.
Their lofty bearing and i'll concealed con-
tempt for genera! intelligence, is suddenly
converted into coarse familiarity and
thimble-ring rowdyism, which is even more
Of an insult TO the community than their
former scornful department; for it assumes
that the people are to be led away from
their true interests by the most ptiful Of
devices. These modern demagogues spla sh
themselves in the kennel, batter their hats
and tear holes in their garments, that they
may say, now you can see democrat.
and they fondly believe that by such means
they will be taken for what they wsh.- -
This is full explanation Of the tactics re-
sorted to by coonish whiggery, and its
mock enthusiasm is based upon the efferve-
SCIENCES Of feeling which were shown in.
voluntary when these pretended democrats
were using every effort to crush the heroic
Jackson, and to overcome US by resor
to panic and pressure. The screws broke
in their hands at that time, and finding tina
terror would not answer their purpose
they suddenly take 10 cajoleries and turf
summersets for our amusement and edit
cation. 1t is thus that they think tn,
people are most easily to be had
1t should therefore be always borne i,
mind, Us the coonish mummeries sweep by
with big sticks from Ashland. cut by Mr.
Clay's own hand, with loud shouts an
crambe songs, that the thing is done mere
ly because it is believed that in this way
the reason of the community may bo con
'oun ded, and the uproar will create so nue.
excitcments, in their minds, that they will
follow the leader wherever he may 90
like flock Of sheep a. the bell wether.-
Il is as it were tinkling Of brass, to IN
duce the bees to swarm in the old fedora
hive, that drones may have their honey
Are the people TO be played upon by sucl
shallow devices?