Richmond enquirer. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1815-1867, 1843-06-09
THAT SAME OLD COON.

The Coon is certainly very sagacious animal-a
least so said friend OF the Richmond wing ie"
week, since, and he was country raised BOY, ne
has rieh, 10 know The Wings, too, ure very saga
cops animals, and though they don't CLIMB Tree with
as much alacry their esakes, yet getting out
of difficulty they can beat them very long ways.
|, is fact, beyond all question OF doubt, that a
Wing never beaten fairly for any ofhce-that IS,
according TO their own account There was bolts,
moor fellow, that was aboninably "gerryrandered
bv The "Loco Focos' last wnter-"selected from up
wa ds of one million of men, women and ehiidren
10 be subject Of those cruel 'oslracisers 10 work
npon, who went to the trouble OF fixing up district
lust 10 beat hi-that after all this, Bolts IS elected by
good votes when there is clear minority OF from
three to five hundred against him in the district :
Then there is Goggin, with eighteen reasons why Gil
mer aint elected And then, again, thefe Lang
horne-but, by the way, he's Senator IN the Legs
ature. and don't contest DO you want the reason!-
Because if he contests Atknsons seat IN Congress ne
will have TO resign his own in the Legislature, which
would be exceedingly dlsagreeabe, as IN that case ne
would be entirely without office-a dreadful situation
for Wing 10 be placed in if he has ever fed at the
public crib
Whips for their defeats, but positively the idea no
VEL 10 make apology beforehand But strange things
turn up in these times; we would hardly Dc surprised
f some genius were to arise, who wouo prove cohclu
syely that this whole world went to sleep one night IN
the middle of last May, and didn't wake up til the mid
die of merit October-iti is cold. This was "set up
on Friday afternoon, the 2nd] But this new'iangled
Wing doctrine Of apologies beforehand oeas anything
we have heard, except perhaps the nouon OF some
Western Virginia Editor, that the Wing majority IN
the 18th District could be distributed as TO give the
entire Congressional delegation TO the wings The
Coon is Dery sagacious animal
We understand from the Washington Globe tina
ga sort of circular put forth by the New YORK ir
bune informs it's readers that the Wings do not intend
to make push TO carry the elections sin the appa
reny adverse States this FALL and goes on 10 say tha
he result of the election of lc43 will AFFORD no cflte
rion from which to Judge of that OF 1874 ANA the rea
son assigned by the Tribune, for thus letting the cleo
lions 90 nv default, is, that the Wings know Their
strength, and, therefore, they choose TO lei the De
mocrats carry every thing before them How mag
unanimous in the Wing party, to ALLOW itself TO be
beaten, just because it is SO strong Thus IS abou
the poorest possible which could be offered
falsehood as bald and palPable, as any upon which
they ventured in the contest of 1870 and is put forth
persuade the Wings that The defeats which have be
fallen and still await them, under Cays banner ough
not TO prevent his nomination by the wing Conven
ton. The friends Of Clay beginning to tremble in
their shoes and the apprehension that ne VIII again
be put aside in Convention makes them venture upon
this poor petext TO account for the disasters which hs
name has brought upon his party. The Tribune how
ever, is not satisfied with the glazing absurdty OF its
apology-which is two silly to deceive even those who
delight in being duped-but takes pains 10 show that
the Wings have the most powerful motives operating
carry the elections of 1S43. That motive is the pre-
servation Of The Tariff passed by the last Congress-
The Tribune SAYS III is evident to The observing, thai
The question Of protection or no protection, to stand
forth prominent in the approaching contest We can
no, evade H. if we would; if we do not choose 10 make
it, our adversares will make il for US. resoluIe at
tempt will be made 10 destroy the vitality and virtue Of
the new Tariff in the Congress which assemblies this
year. And yet the Tribune, whilst it makes the Ia
riff for protection the main Issue between the two par
ties, and evnces great apprehension lest an altemp,
should be made 10 destroy its vitality and virtue in the
mex, Congress, says that the Wings dontcarea rush
about carrying the elections of le43
In 1874 when the elections over, the Wings will
have first for being beaten. II matters
little, whether Mr. Clay is, not, the candidate In
the words of tina, lnstrous member of the great mi,
versal Wing party, Mr.. Samuel Patch, "some things
can be done as we'll as others, and MIR. Clay may or
may not have been The favori!e of the Wing party If
he runs, they will certainly say he not If he does
not run, they will say he wos The favorite "Now you
see it, and now you don't see it, is the Wing policy.
In the words of the poet
The squirrel has n bnshy t1i
The possums Ial Is bar,
That cold Coon's' tail is rngd around,
find rou can't tell uhen he's thar!
Petersburg Republican.