Boon's Lick times. [volume] (Fayette, Mo.) 1840-1848, 1840-09-19
10 the Public.

embrace the earliest moment which have been
able to disconnect from my duties in the Circuit
Court, to redeem pledge contained in nv "Cardn
OF the 10Th inst, in relation to the conduct of c.
r. Jackson in giving publicity to private letter of
mine to Col. Birch and published with his anony-
nous structures in the Boonslick Democrat of the
9th inst.
The public inlcaSigence and virtue of the country
IS 100 well balaE a upon the sunctity of private
rights and private correspondence, to justify my in
reference IN the formation of any verdict which
you will pronounce upon the conduct of man who.
by his own confession, has been wantonly guilty of
criminal breach of both; and I, therefore, leave
this branch of the question to your adjudication
and decision.
portion of the published letter, however, has
been basely perverted and continues to be the sub
Ject OF base and wicked commentary-so as to JUS
THY me in calling your attention to it in the follow
ing words; "lf am not mistaken, will in Macon.
Charlton, Livingston, Carroll, and Davis, run be-
yond the question. Would it not be well to have
Two sets OF tickets printed one with my name, and
the balance democratic, and forward them to those
counties, with directions how to use them? I sub
NIT IL toyou, however" This innocent paragraph.
so true in itself, and so susceptible of an honest
and harmless Interpretation by every one and par
ucniarly those acquainted in the counties named.
ana with the particular nature of the Gubernatorial
canvass, has been made the basis of n violation nc
private correspondence and private rights, and is
the cornerstone of charge which deemed to eff
rect my honor and the intelligence of my fellow
citizens in those counties,
In explanation, need only inform you that, on
my visit to those counties in the sprnq and in all
my letters, received assurances of the desire and
intention ofmany of the supporters of Mr.. Van Bu-
rem residing in the counties named, to vote for me
on personal account, and hence the suggestion in
relation 10 tickets designed to meet their Partially
ana friendship. |, nor the friends who gave me
the information upon which based the suggestion
oftickets to Col. Birch, were not mistaken as find
upon examination of the poll in the counties under
consideration, that received upwards of one hun.
cred ana hity votes over the average of the Other
popular and intelligent gentlemen associated witt
me IN the state canvass. In this view of the case
therefore, (Which is true) | did no more than sur
gest the printing Of tickets in such form as TO NEE
voter!
in those counties, which is now attempted to b,
manufactured into fraud by an assumption which
can rest upon no other foundation than belief tina
the citizens of five populous and respectable coun
ties could be cheated out of their suffrage BY pub
lie printed ticket. rejoice that such is not, AM
has not been, my estimate orthe public inteligenc
of this country nor can believe that any respect
able portion of my fellow-ciizens can be induced t
censure me in the least for my suggestions in tn
letter above quoted.
In proof of the third charge contained in M
Card Of the 10th, | confidently refer You to
subsequent correspondence with Mr.. Jackson whic
the editors of the "Tmes" have kindly agreed t
publish in another part of their paper. call you
attention to that correspondence, and cannot doul
the verdict which the citizens of my own State an
the public at large will pronounce.
Your fellOw-ci!zen,
JOHN B. CLARK.
September 10Th, 1910,