Boon's Lick times. [volume] (Fayette, Mo.) 1840-1848, 1840-03-28
JANE. go. E..

A RICHARD H. RlI5ELY who SOU
into the Wing Convention in this State. an
! wards published a letter declaring that he You'd
not support Harrison, has been loudly crowed over
oy the locos a convert of great Importance The
Louisville Journal of the 14th publishes the fol.
} lowing tlattering notice of him
"a Loco FoCo RECRUIT. The Advertiser of YES.
terday makes great parade of letter of Mr..
Richard II Ridgeley of Missouri, who announce.
to the world in the said letter. that he has abandon
ed the Wing party and shall support Mr.. Van Blu.
rem.
"And who is this Richard H. Ridgeley, whose
conversion 10 loco tocoism is deemed singularly
important by the loco foco editors We can tell
You something about him, fellow-citizens. No,
!ong ago he lived at Lexington in this State. and
whist there, he was detected in stealing money.
a regard for his relatives, some of whom were "a.
Specialize saved him from public prosecution but
ne iad to leave the city instantly. He went to re-
SIDE IN Nicholasville, and there he again stole mo-
hey and was again detected. He next fled TO Row.
ing Green, where, for short time, he passed No a
respectable man, but his reputation as thief soon
caught up with him, and he fed to Missouri, wbere.
appears, he lives to this day. What we have said
OF MN is as notorious at Lexington Nicholasville
ana bowling Green, as any thing can possibly be.
we do not wonder, that this thief, on settling
IN Coi benton's State deemed it fitting and pro.
per TO Join Col: Benton's party. Upon Benton's
I~0'0H " VIC liesiueHcy, hldgely Will no doubt
De appointed Secretary Of the Treasury. In the
mean time we suppose that all the loco editors will
keep his letter continually in their columns, stan.
ding memento of the glorious fact that there has
oeen one conversion to the administration"
VI the truth of the foregoing from the Journal,
we Know nothing, but IRE enabled to give something
OF tins recruits history in this State Ridgeley
went to Palmyra a violent loco foco: finding ma
Iority IN Marion opposed to the administration, he
turned over nd went TO the Wing Convention
without any authority He professed to be law
yer and opened an Office in Palmyra. Last fall he
visited this city On bolrd the boat he fell in COM
Pany with gentleman of that county; formerly a
citizen OF this city aith whom he went TO the Ma.
tlorA Hotel, and was introduced, by this gentleman
u the obiging hosts of that excellent ESTABLISH
ment as his countryman. After spending several
uays' and running up bill, he slipped his yaleise
under his cloak and lodged off without settling il or
even saying good bye. We have heard several an.
ecdotes illustrative Of the mans character, bu,
enough has been shown to commend him to the Loco
loco party, and whenever he intends APPLYING for
The appointment Of Sub Treasurer, he can doubt.
less get the recommendation of the hosts of the
National as they have evidence that he can 'eg it,"
lie Is at best "very small potatoes" 1t is crafty
ng to know he is gone from the friends of Harrison,
uch being never need expect sympathy in their
Louis Republican.
lIhis is the gentleman over whose apostacy our
otemporaries recently so much exulted.]