Boon's Lick times. [volume] (Fayette, Mo.) 1840-1848, 1840-05-16
THE BACKING OUT-AGAlN.


The last Democrat labors hard TO throw
off the merited obloquy which is cast upon
the Loco Foco orators, for their inglorious
and cowardIy withdrawment of the agree
ment entered into a, Franklin, to meet
here ANp ANSWER Mn. LroNARD's speech
at that place; but its "explanations' prove
wholly aUortive--they won't go down.
We stated few weeks since how the ar
rangement, entered into at Franklin, was
then understood, but as the Democrat APP
pears to be little IGNORANT on the subject,
we will again state the particulars. Mr.
Leonard having concluded his speech at
Franklin, DR.. Lowry, Mr.. Hickerson and
DR.. Redman. expressed great anxiety TO an
swer him, and requested Mr.. L. to remain
the next day and listen to their answers,
as it was then "too late to reply to a six
hours speech" Mr.. J.. told them his en-.
gagements were such that it would be i'm
possible for him to remain, but that he
would meet them on some future day, that
might be agreed upon, and HEAR THEIR RE-
PLY, and would then make good what he
had said that day against the administration
10 this the gentlemen agreed to, and fixed
their own day and place, which was Friday
the 9Th of May, ut this town. After this
was settled, Mr.. Hickerson voluntarily
agreed to open the discussion, and was to
confne his remarks to one hour-Mr.L Lowry
asked but half hour, DR.. Redman, as we
before remarked, did not state any time he
should occupy. Well, the day arrived, the
orators appeared, but instead of fulfilling
their engagement several hours were con.
sumed in idle debate, the Locos urging the
unfarness of their OWN bargain, and Mr.
Leonard holding them to it. After it was
settled that their agreement was to be for
feited, Mr.. Leonard made divers PROPOSE
items, all Of which they rejected, and, as {
matter Of course the meeting was dissolved
The fallacious plea that the Loco Focos
GENERALLY did not UNDERSTAND the PROPOSE
ton made at Franklin, is absurd. They all
understood it, and this plea of ignorance
was only adduced as an excuse to get off
If they did not so understand it why the ST
Ience of the Democrat on the subject
why didn't that truth telling oracle explain
We stated two weeks before the day ap-
pointed for discussion, how the arrange,
ment was made and understood, and if il was
incorrect why did that print suffer it to &C
neXplained.- what reason can it offer fol
not correcting it! The reason is very OBJ
vious. They did not dare contradict it
They knew that it was impoitic, unsafe
and as one Of their leaders expressed it
':fooish in the extreme" to suffer their prin
ciplest to be thoroughly investigatedand con-
mcnted upcn;--they knew they COULD MOI
answer and relute what Mr.. Leonard hat
asserted. and therefore, they adopted the
old motto San honorable retreat to a shame
| less defeat
Mr.. Richie of the Richmond Enquirer is "awfu
prothy'' at the result of the election in the Ole
Dominion, and threatens to expose the people--tc
hold them up 10 public indignation, for their higf
handed course. He SAYS lie will prove that the
Democrats lost the state by the management of the
rascally Wings and before next fall he will expose
them !! He is "chuck" full of sleeping thunder
and storm is soon expected.
PRETTY GOOD 'UN.
On the morning of the first days races in this