The Coon fu,.dango in Lexington.
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The Coon .fa'adango IN Lexington.


One hundred and fifty coons marching in So
lemn procession, to hear a solemn speech from
that very solemn gentleman, General Dockery !
When will wonders cease2 When will the
coons cease to brag over small, sleepy crowds,
and wake up to a sense of their truly perlous
condition?


The coon Mass Meeting which aOas TO have
been at Lexington on the I'd instant, and which
did indeed make show of hands to the amount
of some two or three hundred, has been set down
by very intelligent correspondent of ours as one
OF the most decided failures that has ever occurred
since coondom commenced its reign. Our cor.
respondent says:


" The Wings had boasted that there would be
at least 600 present. A great parade was made
over the "eminent speakers" who were N he in
attendance; but after all, the Meeting dwindIed
down to two or three hundred, and the eminent
speakers" were represented by Gen DocLeru -
Richmond, and Mr.. Shepperd, of Stokes. Three
hundred instead OF four thousand! This IL a
good deal like CoonerY-it promises LARGELY bnt
performs little or nothing. ~; "O'


" All assembled, the speaking commenced Mr.
Leach apologized for the smaIlness of the crowd
and then came forth the great war-borss Cen
Dockery. expect Mr.. Editor that vou have
heard this gentleman in the Senate but manv of
your readers have not. With his hands often in
MS breeches pockets, and with solemnitv of man
neT altogether his own, he discussed the prominent
PIolc questions at some length but to no purpose
AIS sOphlstres were too glaring to deceive the