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

political contests rghtfully struggles for office
and emoument. We protest against doctrines,
which thus regard offices created for the sake of
incumbents, and stimulate the basest passions to
the pursuit of high public trusts.
We protest against the repeated instances of
disregarding judicial decisions, by Offices of Gov
eminent, and others enjoying its cOunenance; thus
setting up Executive Interpretation over the solemn
adjudications Of courts and iuries; and showing
marked disrespect for the usual and constitutional
Interpretation and execution Of the laws.
This msgoyernment and NAL administration.
would have been the tOlerabe, if they had not
been committed in most instances. in direct contra
diction to the warmest professions and the most
solemn assurances. Promises of better currcn-
cY, for example, have ended 10 the destruction Of
all national and uniform currenCy assurances Of
the srictest economy have been but preudes to the
most wasteful excess; even the Florida war has
been conducted under loud pretcnces Of severe iru
galityi and the most open, unbushing and notO-
rlous interference with State esctiDls, his ell
Systematically practiced by the paid agents of an
administration, which in the full freshness of its
oath Of office declared that Of its leading OBJ
jects should be to accomplish that task of reform
which particularly required the correction of those
abuses which brought the Federal Government into
conflict with the freedom of elections.
In the teeth OF this solemn assurance il has been
proved that the United States officers have been as
sessed, in sums bearing proportion the whole
amount they received from the Treasury, for the
purpose of supporting their parsans even in State
and municipal elections. Whatever, in short has
been most protested, has been least practsed; and
it seems to have been taken for granted that The
American people would be satisfied with pretence,
and L full-toned assurance Of patriotic purpose
The history Of the last twelve years has been but
the history o. broken promises and disappointed
hopes. At every successive period Of this history,
enchanting, rose-colOred futurity has been
hpt Drnt 10 in rorltt
the great concerns Of revenue, finance, and curren
cy. But these cOors have faded as the object has
been approached. Prospects of abundant revenue
has resulted in the necessity Of borrowing; the
brilliant hopes Of better currency end in general
arrangement, StagnatiOn and Distress and while
the whole country is reused to an unprecedented
excitement by the pressure Of the times every
state paper from the Cabinet at Washington comes
forth fraught with congratulations that happy
state OF things, which the wise policy of the adIgl-
nistraton is alleged 10 have brought about Judged
by the tone Of these papers, every present move
ment of the people is quite unreasonable; and all
attempts at change, only SD many ungrateful re-
turns for the wise and successful administration Of
public affairs.
There is yet another subject of complaint to
which we feel bound to advert, by our veneration
for the illusriOus dead, by respect for tyuth,
BY our love for the honor of our country, and BY
our wounded pride American citizens. We
fee! that the country has been dishonored, and we
desire to free ourselves from all irnputation of ac-
quiescence in the parcidal act. The ,ate Presi-
dent, in communication to Congress, more than
intimates. that some of the earliest and most i'm
purtant measures Of WaShingtOn's administration
were the offspring Of personal motives and private
interests. His successor has repeated and extended
this accusation, and given to it. we are compelled
to say, greater degree of ofensvcneSs and gross
ness. No man, with an American heart in his bo-
oar ,a
humiliation, as well the utmost scorn. The
fame Of Washington, and his immediate us.Oci-
ates, is one Of the richest treasures Of the country
His is that name which an American may utter
with pride in every part of the world, and which,
wherever uttered, is shouted to the skies by the
voices Of all true lovers of human liberty. liDpu-
tations which assail bis measures 50 rudely. while
they are abOminabe violations of the truth Of his
tory, are an insult to the country, and offence
against the moral sentiments of civilized mankind.
Miserable, miserable, indeed, must be that cause
which cannot support Its party predjminance, its
ruinouS schemes and senscless experiments with
out thus attempting to poison the fountains of
TRUTH and to prove the Government of our country
disgracefuy corrupt even in its very cradle. Our
hearts would sink within us, ii we believed that
such effort could succeed; but they must be inn
potent. Neither the recent nor the present Presi-
dent was born to cast shade on the character of
Washington or his associates. The destiny Of
both has been, rather, illustrate by contrast that
wisdom and those virtues which they have not m-
tated, and to hurl blows, which the affsctonate
Grafton Of American citizens and the general justice
of the civilized world will render harmless to others,
and powerful only in their recoil upon themselves
Ii this language be strong, 50 also is that feeling Of
Indignation which has suggested if; and on an &C.
casion like this, we cannot leave this cOnsccraed
spot, without the consciousness of having omitted
an indispensable duty, had we not thus given ~
u tp no tnllnpsS pf anil I.,l
with our severest rebake and most thorough scorn,
labored effort to fix deep and enduring stain on
the early history Of the Government.
Finally, on this spot, the fame Of which began
with our liberty, and can only end with it, in The
presence Of these multtudes, Of the whole coun,
try, aud Of the world, we declare our conscientious
convictions that the present Administration has
proved itself incapable OF conducting the public
affairs Of the nation la such a manner shall pre-
serve the Constitution, maintain the liberty, and
secure general prosperity. We declare with the
utmost sincerity, that we believe its main purpose
TO have been, 10 continue its own purpose, inAu-
ence, and popularity; that to this end, has aban-
doned indispensable but highly responsible cons.i-
utionaI duties; that it has triled with the great
concerns OF finance and currency; that it has used
the most reprchenS,ble means for influencing pub.
lie opinion; that has counenanCed the application
of public money to party purposes; that it seeks
to consolidate and strengthen party by every form
OF public patronage; that it laborously seeks to
conceal the truth from the people on subjects OF
great interest," that it has shown itself to be selfish
in its ends and corupting its means; and that, il
it should be able to maintain itself in power
through another term, there is the most imminent
danger that it will plunge the country in still far
Their officially, bring on sill greater disorder and