The spirit of democracy. [volume] (Woodsfield, Ohio) 1844-1994, 1844-06-07


The Romans nourished and revered geese, an,
through and by them expected political blessing
and domestic happiness The whig portion of thi
nation, with revealed religion, revealed Deity
aod Divine Mediator, adore and worship coons
possums, snapping turtles, and skunks and through
and by them expect political prosperity and domes
tic happiness, now and hereafter; and Grecian like
they hold their drunken carousals in congregatet
thousands, in which they display their gourds o
hard cider and their baskets of parched corn anl
corn dodgers, and ornament themselves with buck
eye leaves. Sir, think we have made no such ad
vancements as we sometimes boast of. can fan
cystoo, sir, thatl can see wisdom in some of the
ancient customs and usages, even in pagan coun-
tries and pagan times, which we have almost los,
sight Of Some of the ancents were in the habit Of
consulting their augurs and soothsayers as to the
probable result of great national undertakings, as
well as to the result Of private enterprise. The
augurs and soothssyers determined their judgment
and their predictions by an inspection of the en-
trails ofanimals; and in certain qualities which they
perceived by such inspectio IS, they disclosed and
foretod the fate of battles and the prosperity or ruin
Of kingdoms and dowfall of nations; and even the
motives and springs and principles Of the hu-
man heart, were read in those anatomical inspec-
tion, That piece of ancient wisdom led me to a
research after whig principles in the absence of any
and all declaration of principle, for perceive that
the whig party are determined to conduct the COM
ing political contest in the same manner and by the
1,,,. IL.
There is to be 'io declaration Of principles for the
paitic eye" A political friend of mine sent me
drawing Of dissected coon, with polite and re-
epectful note, asking me to make some public use
oil to the end that whg principles might be gener-
ally understood ! have carefully examined the in.
ternalyiscera Of this beast of whig pagan alteration
(Here Mr.. D. heldup beautiful painting of a
coon, with the entire internal viscera exposed and
each organ and part colored to lfe.]
find (said Mr.. d. this animal to contain within
the cavity Of its abdomen, all the leading princi-
Piles of the federal party. The measures which
have ever distinguished them as party. and the
names they have assumed at different times for po-
litical effect. The characters, initials and hero-
glyphics, demonstrating modern whig principles,
measures, and names, are Greek; from which it
would appear that this same old coon lived in the
days of the Grecan republics, three thousand years
ago. have deciphered and translated the Greek
characters, and have supplied their place with the
English translaton and, when thus translated, the
following result appears viz: In the heart of this
coon-which may not only be regarded to some ex-
tent the seat of life, but also the seat of good and
evil passions,-I say in the heart of this coon are
found the secret principles of the whig party ex-
pressed in the word story" plainly and distinctly
written. On the right lobe of the lungs is written
"nationa bank" and on the left, cold federalism
all within the cavity ofthe thorax Below the d.
aphragm, and within the cavity ofthe abdomen, we
find the balance of the whig principles measures,
and name, distinctly marked, beginning with the
pancreas, and descending through the whole line of
the abdominal contents. To save the time ofana-
tomical demonstration, will merely name, at pres
ent, the whg principles and names as find them
disclosed in the bowels of this beast; and for the
benefit of all my readers, will procure cut, to
accompany my speech in pamphlet form, which
will give them an ocular demonstration of whig
principles, which it has so long been the effort of
the party to conceal from the 'spu5ic eye" But
toprogress on one organ is marked Hartford con.
vention;" on another, "protectve tariff" on an
other, assumption of the State debts;' on anoth.
er distribution ofthe proceeds ofthe public lands;
on another, 'the rich and well born should eovern"
on another, "let the government take care of the
rich, and the rich will take care of the poor" SO
much for whig principles Now for the different
names which the party have assumed for the pur-
pose OF political effect and political deception
Here they are to be found in the bowels of this
same old coon federal party, anti-war party, bank
party, Adams party. Clay party, national republi-
can party, antmasonic party, log-cabn party, hard
cider party, Tippecanoe party, corn dodger party,
abolition party, and in the tail end Of this coon we
find the last name-whig party:-tory at heart, and
whig in the tail!
Ihave examined the brain of this animal with
great care, but can find neither characters nor he
roglyphics, ancient or modern, which can guide me
to any conclusion other than that like most of those
who make it an object of adoration ii (the brain)
is of small quantity and of poor quality.
But sir, these are not all the advantages and dis
coveries have drawn from the anatomical exami-
ration have made; and thus disclosed in this same
old coon; perceive very distinctly, by the disor-
dered state Of the various organs which have ex-
amined, that they plainly predict the entire over
throw OF the federal party and with their overthrow
the downfall ofall their high toned federal measures
Their fate to be as distinctly marked in tho
entras of this animal of whig alteration, as was the
fate of Beshazzer upon the wall of his palace cham
bcr and all the terror that seized him, now shakes
them.
think, sir, can perceive, with the same dis:
nctncss which guided the ancient oracles, in the i,
bowels ofthis emblem Of whig principles, the very
States which will cast their votes for the democrat
c nominee of the convention to be held in Balti-
more. predict from these signs, with oracuar q
certainty, that Louisiana, Mississippi, Alabama, \