A PHuOsOPHIcALCO COON.
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We are happy 10 perceive that IN spite OF
the 8ankrupt-noticc Monopoly. the Hard
Times, the Death of that same Old Coon,
and the awful havoc Gen. Apathy is making
inthe Clay ranks-our philosophical friend.
Falconer; is able TO keep his temper calm
and pleasant as a.supmer morning, while
most of his brother Cidercratic editors ap-
pear as sour as their favorite beverage
over the late terrible reverses oftheir party.
Well philosophy Is a good thing. 1t not
only enables Its poSsessor to bear up manful-
ly amid the peltings of the pitiless storm of
adversely, but ELECTS for him the sympathy
and admiration of magnanimous adversa-
ries-DOLLar Democrat.


Friend Howe. we do feel thankful for the
compliment to our philosophy. However.
candor obliges US to say, that except as to
the Banrupt Monopoly, and Hard Times,
we are not entitled TO it, AS to the former,
we are consoled for our loss, when we see
our democratic reighbors enjoying it, who
are fed on such pap, and who really stand in
need of it; and as to the latter, we have been
SO belaboured by the hard times that we
have become hardened, and perfectly indiff-
erent to it. AS to the old coon,' we know
him 100 we'll to suppose he is at all hurt,
much less dead. This is not the first time
he has played the 'pOssum,' ahd if you will
take our advice, you will keep your distance,
for. when you least expect it, he will bite
you as he did in lS40. when you thought he
was dead No. the old coon has lost none
of his strength and can whip the whole
pack of locofoco ours, when he is reused
Ii we though; that the present apathy would
remain in the whig ranks. we fear we should
be disheartened. with all our philosophy
but we are confident that when the trumpet
calls to arms in the great battle of 1914 our
name will be Legion, and we will make
such an onslaught on the ocofoco ranks, as
will remind them of the year lS4O We
are indebted for our calm and pleasant tenn
per, not so much to philosophy in misfor
tune, as to confidence in the invincibilty Of
whig principles