Lexington union. (Lexington, Miss.) 1838-18??, 1843-09-30
"THAT SAME OLD COON"
gw-To most of our readers tits known

b0SSee of this paper, has been most OF us
time absent; it is also known that the pol
ticks of the paper, (than which zoe con-
slider nothing more fatal to the perpetual
ton ofthe government, if carried OUT ut
terlv initiate with those of the deUil, UNI
der whose control il is left in the absence
of the editor; and who has pushed the
'gray goose quill" Though conscience
gnawed with the remorse of doing his
country injustice to the best ofhis ablli-
ty to crafty the "unterrifed Democracy"
The editor is now, and has been, ever
since the cOnUaieSJenCe of our paper abb
sent, during which time our lucubfatons
have been diligent, and capacity taxed to
please every "irm and consistent demo-
GRAFT" for which we solicit no other remu-
neration than permission 10 insert one
article, which is hasty, and necessarily
imperfect, but candid epitome of our po-
ltical views, (the opposite of which has
formerly been the case and what recent
observation Justify us in saying. We
must however, crave of our readers to
remain mann; for should our boss, who
is loco to the core, be apprised of this ar
ticle, we would do well TO emigrate, or
else our unmentionables might be held re-
sponsible.
In our debut, it aaordsus pleasing graf
iication to state that, that same old coon
is fast recovering from its recent attack
ofthe "Iyter Grippe" and the kalends OF
November will determine pleasant con-
valesccnce.
The elections ofthe present year having
resulted for the most part, uniavorably to
the wings, the occasion has been seized
upon by oui opponents 10 renew their ar
rognt boastings, and the cry 10 Chap
man 10 crow" has become loud and long.
But if these self-satlsfed gentry would but
compare the present results with those Of
1899, the year preceding their memorable
Waterloo defeat, their notes OF victory
would, or ought to be considerably lower
ed. The elections of that year resulted
much more dsastrously TO the wing party
than those that have Just taken place; yet
as the event proved, from those very de-
ieats we gathered the Herculean strength
that enabled us in turn, 10 iAilict delea
, upon our adversares more complete AN
, any that has ever been resorded in our pc.
litical annals. In view of this, we can see
| no cause now for any dependency on
! our part, or for any extraordinary degree
of exultation on the part Of our opponents.
! Indeed, appearances are more in our favor
. now, ,han they were in '39. The Wing
party was then destractcd-the Democrats
were unted-the reverse is now the case,
we are firmly united under the banner OF
HARRY OF THE WEST, while they
are being separated into the original ele-
. ments of which their discordant mass is
, composed. In the anticipation then, of a
glorious victory in 1874, we may 'bide
our time.
But this is not what we intended to write
about when we first took up our pen--we
intended to say something about "coons. -
: Of late, since the cue given by Mr.. Van
Buren,, in his Indiana Letter, it has become
very fashionable in our Democratic friends
r to tall; about the disgracelul scenes OF
1910, and to attribute the victory we then
won to The operation of hard cider, the
rolling of balls, and the exhibitions ofcoon
skins, and glad are we Of it; for nothing
shews man conclusively the ultimate ten
dency of modern Democracy than such
talk as this.-Weh have been warning with
that party for nearly sixteen years; be-
, cause, as we asserted it favored executive
usurpaton, and from distrust of the peo-
pie, sought to concentrate as much power
as possible in that department Of the Gov
ernment. The frequent declarations OF
Gen. Jackson, ofhis independence of the
other branches of tie Govcrnment--the
declaration of Mr.. Van Buren,, that he was
a component part of the Legislature-the
assertion of Amos Kendall that he as an
executive officer, was above law, because