The republic. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1849-1853, 1849-11-15
A LauuhabIe Circumstance.

IL was amusing TO see the different kinds Of faces
exhibited at the Locofoco convention last Monday.
Some of the old Democrats who have been for years
fighting under the Democratic banner, swore ter
ribly when they found that their leaders sell
ing them TO the Abolition party Among others, a
comical- looking old fellow, who bad huzza'd for
Jackson and Polk, delivered himself something in
this wise:
"Well, really, are our leaders going 10 make US
abandon the old Democratic platform. and compel
us to fight under the black flag of Abolitionisml
Gentlemen, won't be sold-rm Democrat-Pm
a frccman--Id rather vote with the Federal Wings
than the Abolitionists. Why the ticket our leaders
want us to vote for reminds inc of n coon story ]
once heard.
stump and made il his for the winter, at great
pains, with straw, leaves, &c. But one day on his
return, he looked down into his nest from the top,
and what should be in it but that other animal
called the skunk.
Chow came you in herc?'
Skunk-"Because / am"
Coon-"Well, get out, then"
Skunk-"Shan't do it,
Coon-"But you will, it's my house."
Skunk-'J won't, for its mine"
Coon-"Well, who you, thenl'
Skunk-"Me-Im a coon"
Coon-"You n coonl why you don't talk like a
coon; you don't act like coon you don't look
like coon; and hang me you don't smell like a
coon"
Now" says the old Democrat, ''the men on this
ticket not Democrats-somc Of them never voted
the Democratic ticket-they don't talk like Demo
crats-they don't act like Democrats-they don I
look like Democrats I'll be hanged If they
don't smell like Abolitonists instead of Democrats.
Shall vote this ticket No-sir-ee-Pll not touch IL
with forty foot POLE" and the old Democrat de-
parted amidst hearty bursts of laughter. 1Tsedra-
lpds dduocdfe.
For some months past II has been the policy Of
the party presses opposed to the present admins
traton, TO represent the President and the cabinet
as unnecessarily beuigerenf in their propcnsties,
and conducting the affairs of the Government in
so hostile spirit toward foreign powers az 10 be
constantly on the of involving US in serious diff
hcultcs and rendering us liable at any moment 10
stumble into ,Dar. They pretended that our
amcablc relations with England, in consequence
Of the Mosquito question with Spain on account of
the Rey affair; and with France, consequent upon
the Poussin quarrel, were welfhigh endangered by
the course of the administration, which, according
to their account, looked sour at the whole world
and was particularly disposed 90 cross and vcx
friendly nations with which il our duty and
interest to keep on the best terms, and TO cultivate
the best feelings. Well, having made much po-
litical capital out Of that view of the they
thought they could reasonably expect, VIC perceive
from the movements of the fugleman at Washing.
ton-thc tnton-that right about- face of the
whole line is to be ordered, and that, hereafter,
exactly an opposite course is TO be taken IL issup
posed we presume, that there is nothing like trying
both sides of the matter and that is proper TO shoot
right and Ltt as TO secure all that may be in the
range Of the cross fire. II is nop announced in the
Union that the 'cabinct is playing into the hands
of the monarchists of Europe;' that in the Of
Poussin, MIR Clayton "playcd directly into the
hands of Louis Napoleon aud his cabinet :" and
that, in the matter OF Rey, it will turn out that