Boon's Lick times. [volume] (Fayette, Mo.) 1840-1848, 1840-05-30
From the Madisonian.
THE NATIONAL FEDERAL OFFICE.
HOLDERS CONVENTION.

the proceedings of this curious Convention, and
opens with the following paragraphs
''ln pursuance Of the notice given, the dele.
gates TO this body met precisely at twelve clock,
on Tuesday morning in the Hall Of the Musical
Association. Felix Cru dy, Esq, called the
Convention to order, and then moved that Gov. |
ernof Hill Of N. Hampshire, take the chair, and
tina Gen. Dix Of N. York, be appointed Secre.
tary pro. TEN. which was agreed TO.
On motion, the Rev. M. Burke offered up
prayer to the Throne of Grace
And who is "Felix Grundy Esql" mem
Der Of the Tn ted States Senate, receiving eight
dollars day from the Federal Government. A
man who has been in Office s nee our memory
ranneIh not to the coatrary An ex.Attorney
General fresh from the Cabinet Of the Federal
Executive-a man who desires, no doubt to die
IN oihce, and secure as many as possible to his
friends during his lifetime.
And who is lsau: Hill? Another ex.holder Of
variety OF Offices State and Federal, bound in
some way to Pay the debt OF gratitude to those
who have given him profitable chance at the
public Treasury.
And who is "Gene al Dix" Another exofice-
no der, who would have remain in Office If he
had served his country as faithfully rs he served
his party. The people Of New York condemned
him, and by their fiat, he is numbered among
the er.Regency.
And who is the "Reu. MI Burke" who offered
up prayer? Another Office holder, postmaster
at Cincinnati, receiving $4,000 per annum, be.
sites valuable perqu,stes.
And how many federal loco foco members Of
Congress formed part Of the squad Of 240 dele
gates, (alo names are not givenD TnIRTY
What was the sum paid those thirty members Of
Congress for two days they served in the Federal
[, ,DveDtioo hv tho (ynvernrpant2 Eo1Ir b7yOIreH
and eighty dollsrs!
Who is Sheldon Mcknight, of Mchigan!
Postmaster al Detroit, with a salary OF $4,000
per annum.
Who is John l. Munford! Deputy Collector
Of the Port OF New York. with salary Of ST.
500 per annum.
Who are john J. Degraff, Henry VAIL Dutee
}. Pearce and Ransom II. Gilett? Exmembers
of Congress- reject d by the people, and the las.
also an ex-Indian agent
Who are S. Medary and Phinehas Allen? PIN.
tiers Of the Laws Of the U. S. by executive ap.
pointment.
Who is John Brown Francis? A loco.foco
candida for Governor Of Rhode Island, rejected
by the people by 1900 majority.
And who are the rest Of this federal Conven.
ton? Many OF them are now Office holders
some have been turned out OF office, and the
rest are Office seekers, or are paying in service
for what they have had before
And what is the character Of this convention
for veracity? Felix Grundy, its leader aluding
to Gen. Harrison, said:
"They have shut him up Il will not say in a
cage, but he might as well be in one,) and will
not let him have the use Of pen, ink and paper,
while his conscience. keepers say that he shall
neither speak nor write, and they will not do it
for him."
"Mr. Burke, the postmaster at Cincinnati, is
here, and intend, before he leaves this place, 10
ask him to state whether the Committee doe, not
regularly attend tn ir candidate to the post Office,
where he goes for letters, to that he gets none
that are not such as they are willing he should
receive"
"But they open all his letters for him, and
where there is nothing 10 be said in reply, the y
answer them, though when there is they will no
answer them at all"
Whether Mr.. Burke undertook to corroboratt
MIR. GIundy's assertion, does not appear in thu
report.-BuL whether he did or not, we undertake
to contradict Mr.. Grundy. We do not believe
there is line Of truth in either Of the above
quoted sentences.-We are authorised 10 state b,
gentleman living in Cincinnati, and who is a
old, or older, than Mr.. Grundy, that it is fagi
ttous libel, without any kin to truth The gen
tleman to VIII m we allude knows Gen. Harri
son well, and has seen him at the post office
within the last few weeks, taking h own letter
from the Office, and opening them as he stood 0
walked al his leisure
Mr.. Grundy is peculiar in his figures Of rhet
ORC. In the beginning Of his speech he says
liam cetsroR IN the cause of democracy; ava
born so, and hGUe lived So" Born veteran
He must have been prodigy in his boyhood!
born Veteran What pity he had not been pu
in the "cage" he talks about and exhibited 10
fourPence haIfpenny; children half price.
But such was the character Of the Fedela al LIZ
co.foco National Heaven save the ma.kD Cor
rention, conpos-d Of oficenolders and expec
tants, appointed by scarcely an assen4blage OF III
people, but R,tcherized, paid and ordered t
nominate candidates for The Presidency and Vic
Presidency. And wha was the result. The
either failed to accomplish the ob ject for wnc
they convened, or they have reasonably conspires
to cheat the people Of The United States out {
the choice OF Vice President What hay
they done!
They have re-nominated Martin Van BureI
and refused to re nominate Col. Johnson. No
what do they propose to do7 They hope that b
running different tickets in several parts OF III
Union, they may throw the choice Of Vice Pres
dent into the Senate, where, il that body remain
az it now is, disappearing the States OF Il
Union, they may have votes enough 10 elect tn
man Of their choice and thus triumph over
cheated and betrayed people.
There is no doubt that the southern and easter