Boon's Lick times. [volume] (Fayette, Mo.) 1840-1848, 1840-07-11
FAxETTE MISSOURI, SATURDAY, JULY II, 1870.


under the CONSTITUTION, shall not however
much desire an exemplifcation of the former,
seek to obtain it by virtual pledge to diSre.
gard my oath TO support the latter. will there
fore hut promise to exercise my best discretion,
and to conform the action Of the Legislature to
the reasonable means Of the State.
shall doubtless gain as much Of reproaCh as
Of commentators for again plcdgng myself to
a reduction Of saaies-particularly the pay Of
the members Of the General Assembly. kAow
that nearly twice as much time is expended as is
necessary for the proper transaction of the pub.
lie business, and know full as well, that the pqY
is al The bottom Of all tue idlencss and iuatton.
ton OF those who put Of their business until to.
ward the last Of the session. The assembly now
consists Of 1873 mcmbcrs-and the aggregate dir.
ference between the Kentucky pay and pDrs du
ring an ordinary session, would re about So.
600. Let no man say, that, in times Ike these,
when taxes are higher in N,5sgui lhan any where
else, and the state in debt besides, lhat that sum
is too insignificant for consdcInt on. 1t alone,
would be a sufficient n, preparation ,Jr some Of
our roads or rivers-pclhaps double apough.(or
any which need attention at present.
Having demonstrated, in previous paragraph,
against the monstrous and unconstitutional pro.
position TO take ou' militia men array hom us,
in time OF Psacc, am not, therefor, the less
favorable to their more thorough organization and
discipline under the rishtiuI authority Of the Slc.
Any plan, looking to such contamination, may
have Tie concurrence Of Il Suites Flights Repub-
Hcan, no less hearty than the rcprobaton with
which all politicians Of that school must stamp
the tcdcrHL and consolidating scheme Of the Pre-.
s'dcut.
In view of the new aDpor,ionmcnt Of the IA.
U0ual IcprcseulaliOn. under The census now TAX
il1 it Will be the duty Of the next Legislature to
take such steps as may be deemed cXpedient III
reference to the election Of members from Ms.
souri,. My objections TO the general ticket sys
ten were borrowed from Col Bentons address
in lS2 I, and have been STRENGTHENED from having
been the victim Of the tlTqunI he then 50
co1ueutIy denoan 3D. If elected. I shall again
propose d fair division VI the state, iu,o the ap
proprate number f districts, 50 tina. the people
Of each section may have the man Of TIER choice,
who will best attend to t,e;r interests. This uqS
the democratic doctrine, until the term los, its
original meaning in the hands Of the party hacks
who have alike descuratcd and di.h0uourcd it.
Inaad srorccrv rc1,,r the assurance. how, o,cr
hold ont thu, ,', ,,r,, .a,,.. Of ,,l,,,rar n,.r,
rIox shall oI,rays fnI me- i,s ,ra,r,fI onarl,;an
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Hoyino rGcrocnre concI"JaJ yb"t Iayo n cav
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