Portage sentinel. [volume] (Ravenna, Ohio) 1845-1854, 1847-06-30
New Chronicles.

New Chronicles.
l. Now in the land of America
there is a certain sect who are called
coons, for having made an idol OF that
animal in timestpast.
2. This sectis Ike the. Pharlsees oil
old wise in their own eyes, and very
great in their own esteem.
8. The same possess all the learn
ing, all the religion. and all the decency,
and even think that they have all the
money in the land.
4. They are known through all the
coast and inland as a band of office beg
gars, yet anon and forever magnifying
their disnterestedness.
5. They boast of their patriotism,
while at the same time they care not
a jott if the country was at Jericho,
provided they can get to be rulers over
the people, and divide the spoils of Of
fee among themselves.
6. For it came to pass in the year
IA that these factions with their Cap
tain Henry at their head, were defeat
ed by James, of Tennessee, and bis
valiant army.
7. So James, the Loky Gas they call
him. then became chief ruler, and the
whole land has greatly prospered under
his hand.
s. Now, as James, the chief ruler,
has turned nearly all the coons soat of
office, and will not suffer any of them
to have rule in the land.
9. So,determined if possible, to come
into power, and for that purpose they
are in great quandary who they will
get to be their standard bearer, under
whom they can rally to fight against
the Lokies in the year '48;
10. Therefore they must have man
of their own tribe to lead them to bat
tie, whom they will make their chief
ruler, Il. e. if they can,) over the land.
IL. IT Now in the memorable year
40, when by all manner OF fraud they
succeeded in gaining short.lived VIC
tory, they plucked the great goose of
State till scarcely a feather was left
upon her.
1s. So now their longing souls are
waiting impatiently, and wishing fer
ventiy 10 be at her again;
Is. For since James has been chief
ruler, this same goose has been we'll
fed, and her feathers are grown again,
so that they think by this time there
will be some profit in plucking her.
IA. Although their councils are great
ly divided about who shall be their stan.
dard bearer, yet they hope in the end
they will agree on some one.
IS. Some are for Zachary, captain
Of the hosts, who is valiently and gIo-
riously fighting the battles of his coun>
try against the perfdious Mexicans.
Is. Now Zachary, the captain of
the hosts, says not SO, master coons, ]
never will be the standard bearer of a
faction; | must be the standard bearer
of the whole people, or not at all.
II. Out there. ..- szs..
lS. Others. say we will make Win>
field our chief, for behold he is great in
battle, and is higher captain than
Zachary! Not so, says another, for
surely Winfield was drowned in a plate
Of soup.
= 10. Out again.
20, Another answered and said, 90
to behold there is Daniel, of the land of
Massachusetts, he is able and willing
TO bear our colors aIoft, he shall be orr
sta ndard bearer. Not so, answers an
other, for this man took part with the
British in the last war. and of Mexico
in this, he will not do. Out there again
81. Well then, says the s.Tribune. !"
behold there IS man in the land of
Thomas, whose surname is Corwin. let
lim be our standard bearer, and surely
he day will be ours,
90. That will never do, aloud erie.
he Courier he shall not be our stand
ard bearer; for not glory man in the
and will vote for him, for they call him
! traitor, and know he is an African
therefore, none but the conscientious
will vote for him, and Of course he can.
lot succeed-away with him. Out
gain.
%. Then an old man rose and said
rends, harken unto me, and l will de-
lare unto you VINO shall be our stand.
rd bearer, and he proceeded and said,
ct old Henry of the land of Kentucky.
gain bear aloft our banner TO the !
reeze, and all will be we'll, for behold
4 the land of New York, our forces
will join with the anli.renters, and in
pennsylvania they will joint with the
nt:-masons, then Whocan stand before
s. o4z -.ess.s a=ad PSF 4.8
"a. All! bat, said one of the coons
lore cunning than the old man, We
ave been defeated three Or four times
lready with this same old Henry, at !.
ur head, he will never do. Out again. 1.
25. So these jarring counsellors final :
! agreed to throw them all into great -
Dol OF water, and whosoever could get Z
1t first should be the standard bearer +
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