Boon's Lick times. [volume] (Fayette, Mo.) 1840-1848, 1840-08-15

THE GREAT HUMBUGGER'S ADDRESS TO
TIE PEOPLE OF MISSOURI.


"Of all who Office filled unfairly, name
Gould plead excuse; he leds! and last Of all :"
The glowing confidence and patriotic ei husiasm
with which the name of - HirrjsOn" inspires the
breasts Of oppressed thousands, and the innumera
bic hosts who arc tUrsuking the standard Of party
and rallying to the flag Of the country strikes
terror and CONSERVATION into the minds Of the cor
rupt mnUns Of abused power The majestic !
wave Of patriotism which is now sweeping over
the broad surface Of the Union as did the same
wave sweep in days of foreign aggression the
patriotic fire which now anmates the bosUms Of in
suited millions "a fire which has been famed by
the runous and selfish policy Of men who set them
selves up as the Imperial Rulers of free people, !
and proclaim to an enlightened public, that "they
have enough to do to attend to their own business
and the people have enough to do to attend to
theirs :" the patriotic fire, say, which now in
cites republicans to resist these tyranica encroach-
ments, added to the glaring fact that the decayng
pillars of their power are crumbng at the fiat OF
frcemen, have frightened The Missouri Delega-
ton" into the belief, TINT, to preserve the remain
ing wreck of their cause even in this State, from
total destruction, some paliiatory plea is ndispensa
bly, required.
Hence, The Missouri Delegation" have adj
dressed to their constituents a long aud noisy cir
cuar, purporting to contain, among other things,
fOrcible reasons why the people should not desire
"change' in the administration OF the State and
Federal governments, but which (hanks to the in
telligence Of our citizens y received a hum
hug with as much truth and reality as there was
duplicty and downri ght scliisAnees in the hUmlNg
ger who wrote it
70 eXenpiify, clearly and conclusiyely, that this
circular beuthes in all its parts the spirit Of Ben
tOniun humbuggery, is the especial design of this
communication. Though l do not lay much
Claim to political KIN )wipdge Benton and his assO-
ciates do to their right Of continuing in the ENJOY
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of adding my po,iticdl knowledge by writing Sc,
they claim to write circulars to add to, and to
pcrpetuate their political power! Notwithstanding
my acknowledged inability to solve the many rid
dies Of political science, the character of the pres
ent crisis torbids my thinking that it is 10y duty
10 lay dumb and silent, when the diseased state Of
our civil poh,y, demands the energetic action of
every lover Of institutions. Therefore, let us,
one and all come forth and add our humble mite in
healing the wounds which ili.judged and unfortu.
nate strokes of public policy have inflicted on the
body IF our national interests. Let US fearlessly
and fairly expose 20 the indignant gaze OF our c.t
zens, the unwise, ruinou5 and tyrannical measures
which have marked the career of the political EN-
prizes at Washington and above all, let expose
the intrigue and partizan crattiness which used
to deceive the people, and to evade just 7e>pon-
siblliy by crying out that POcereSs minority mas
done all the wrong, (fUr wrong they admiU and
that polcertI naj0rity are entitled 10 all homer
and confidence for all the good !! Mr.. Editor, the
cause in which the Wings are engaged is q great
and glorious enc. 1t is susceptible of the mos
able and triumphant vndication Justice ant
equity the books, the records, the documents, the
PEOPLE AND TRUTH are on our side and why SHOULD
we prove recreant to the high and holy duties which
the country impose on US! We have the mos
ample means to support our pFincip es-menn'
which are drawn from the inexhaustible fountains O.
truth and justice; and let the Wings of Missouri
from this till November, use those means as it be