Richmond enquirer. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1815-1867, 1844-09-06
To he Ediicrs II The EHqaHcr:
THE WING MASS MEETING.

CULPEPER q. H.. Aug. =. lhlE
Permit an eyewitness 10 give you hasty
sketch OF the Go;ncs OF The Coon> Al their great
festival here ,o-'av
Their bugles had sounded ior upwards oftwo
monthS throughout The length and breadth OF the
land Bills had leen posted at nearly every
c:o>>-Trad and public place in the counties oi
fauGIier, Earpahannock, Stafford, Cuipcpcr,
Madison, Orange. &c, announcing this mighty
event.
The ,!av arrived, and at m early hour we scc
lie Rappahannocl procession Che only ore IN
ailcndaacc) pardGing through Tie streets OF lie
village. :. PORTION al whom were shouting, 'liuz
~ for Polk and Dallas" G-et Coon> deny this,
and will prove the fac;.) Small groups, SCI
tered here and there. move on 10 The place Of rem
devious
There is stand capable OF holding some
twenty persons, erected for their orators, though
there are only three ii" cHhS attendance, owil
Scr han. LYONS ani Janney. The two former,
ind: ING from the effect of their shot, must posses,
rather small calihre. OF the latter cannot so
well Judge. H. he onlr made flash in The Court
House ;1-ilis!,.
That BaAHcr!
Tic banner ~ the i;aprohannock Procession
w, displayed upon The right .. lh">iand bearing
Tie following McMiGnqat Inscription. Here YOU
have a tue copy as noted il with a pc.ci!
~ "
For
DISTRICT
CLAY
No.9
tREiiSGECYSEN.
Vcry significant th:>'-twcrWo Upon me
left u tn spca. Il ) ana, ami d. some"hat
higher level WIS ras.i u platform ior the use o.
thc Coon Gce C!ab; i'll iron. ri which ";* s'is-
pended
IHai Peyf,0a!
4 wonderful effort Of ;it The painter a! this
most rare effort should hong be remembered, and
pc,Aaps will cl:.im To have riyai.cd West, ar
those wonderful grriIses OF laai art, Of more an
ricu, day. The Coons should vote him leather
medal. II it represented any thing a, all, ii was
Inc features OF a man in confusion and distress
which perhaps was irtui;ively appropriate. I'M
med;2tt- ovc! the head ol' this rare effort, was
som, hing in the midst Of smoke ard dust, which
pcriars vas in.cnGrr 10 rtrrcsc' an cage, pn'
Resembling more in form and color turkey-
hu2L2ni. in Tie act of fixing Oh The back part ii
this wonderful portrait, a crown oi somcihhG r.
scmDiine '.,orus thought DE design .! t'ir h2'
zard was a lad taste; but VIXEN r1coIIectcd lhal
y ,cton sal, :hey wcnli "catch birds .! every
feather" | was satisfied unon thai pcini. Lcsi
YOU sioall stake this clr!ieatnrr, il Is Labelled
hearine. that il was bur'csGae.
U1oa the o;lcr side OF this rare effort, Was
another evidence Of the genius, the ,as,a, the Ia
len;s md intelligence of the CooEs. a'lud@ To
the poetrg-which also copied. and give you
word for word. Here it is:
"L.ccos. .ocoS, beware of the day
When the mountainous NEE; you in battle array.
Is Bennett and Sire ter sometimes say, II. c,
inuG cciY
After all thc drumming OF the party, there were
not i!orc than 1880 l'r,sent--if int. hearu
many ii intelligent Why's s1v that the nu1hbsr
world net reach 500, inc.ading Toys and De-
.lccrat>
h.;cT:ic Glce Cluh had favored ~, NJ ''on'h-
III delivered a dry. ineffective speech, III whicn
he said he woud not vo;c :ar Il 3aaa, :! - Were
in Cap.re.s. Then comes Ire Waller kiref
again. ana in The height oitieir m"rrltnt nj the
platform broke. and down the camc-"l iier
Rivers" Coons, Glec Cleo and ;il--w' 'ch made
ih. D,m,,,a, shout again AMI the Coon, looked
sick. Just then ! heard two Ministers oil TIE
Gospcl who were upon the ground, (Whig>. de-
ciaIc thai they would never be caught IN such a
crowd again--aad one said he was farther from
Whigg"ry than ever
The Democrats are in the fines, spirils--con-
sc;ous that this meeting will cnurc 10 their adj
vantage.
Mr. LYONS spoke during the evening. aud de-
cl,red that there was IL S:,ch thing a. Dcin""ra-
cv. Also. that he had voted for Jackson over
Adams. and would do it gain calling Adams a
fanatic &c.-whch did Ent suit some oi the
Cons here. who are o, Tie Bots persuasion.
TEXAS