The Caledonian

The "hard cider fever appears to be very destructive this season at the West. The sufferings of Locofocoism is said to be "intolerable." Many men in this city, who were supposed to be Van Burenites up to the very time of the election, went quietly to the polls and voted the whole Whig ticket. The spirit of change has been silently at work.—Louisville Journal.

This has been the case in every State in which elections have been held since the nomination of Old Tip With what confidence can the adherents of Mr Van Buren repeat hereafter their stale calumnies against the fair fame of Gen. Harrison? They now see the effect of their cries of "Cowardice," "White Slavery," "Iron Cage," "Hard Cider," &c. in the Western country. These fabrications will operate in the same manner in every section of the Republic. Such shallow inventions cannot impose on an intelligent people.

A locofoco placed a petticoated effigy of General Harrison in his corn-field. "We want him most at Washington," retorted a Whig, "to drive off the carrion crows who are plundering the Treasury."