Boon's Lick times. [volume] (Fayette, Mo.) 1840-1848, 1840-07-04

confidence of the American people, in favor OF
whom his advocates can refer to no one single pab-
lie act, civil or military, deserving applause much
less Of the station he now occupies, be our next
President or shall William Henry Harrison, the
soldier and statesman, always consistent, tried BY
what scrutiny you will
But the enemies of Gen. Harrison say he con.
ceas his opinions-he will not say what they are!
What do these people mean! Do they intend to
say that he is to be stopped on the road, every day
Of the week, by every spy, and inlormer, or eve
ry unprncipled partizan, hired for the purpose Of
disappearing his opinions Do they believe
that he is the tickle variable, time serving, truck
ling, promise.making, pronse-breaking tergiv.
isator ! DO they suppose that man who had
sacrificed popularity gained as well by long
life Of civil employment amidst the din Of battle; |
that one who had met, and van1ushcd the. enc
mics Of his country, as well in the cabinet as in
the field; who had denounced the disorganizing
plans OF the Missouri resrictionists, and had
again aud again pronounced the conduct Of abo-
lltlonlsts as ''presumpuouS and unconstitutional,
would, at his mature age, permit his friends to
publish his speeches and letters containing his
sentiments on this exciting and other important
questions, without contradiction, if his opinions
had undergone change They Judge Gen. Har.
rson perhaps by Mr.. Yam Buren,, whose whole
life is perfectly consistent in but one thing, "pcr.
petnGl changes" the result Of his having no other
system or set Of principles, than those dictated
by his temporary interest.
In 1919, Gen. Harrison resisted the Missouri
restrctonists-in 1922, he published h defence
to his constituents, (boing then candidate for
Congress- for having sustained Missouri-inI
1885, he delivered his powerful speech at Vim
ccnncs; in 1886, he wrote his celebrated letter to
the Hon, Sherrod Williams, containing full ex
position Of his opinions upon the five great ques.
tons plopoundcd to him by that gentleman a.
gain, in 1886. he wrote TO Mr.. Sloo, Of New Or
leans, letter avowing distinctly his unqualified
opposition to abolition, and denying the power Of
Congress to abolish slavery in the District of Co.
lumbia in 1913. he delivered his Chcviot speech;
in lS4O in his letter before quoted, he says in
substance, he ought not to be deemed an honest
man, if he permitted his speeches and letters to be
published TO the world as containing his present
sentiments, without contradctng them, if his
opinions had undergone any change,
We all recollect the letter of Gov. Ray, of Indi.
ana, enclosing a copy of certain resolutions of the
Senate of that State, requesting Gen. Jackson's
opinions on certain great political qncstions--herc
is TIE answer:
"HEEHTAGE, February %. 1928.
SIR ] have had the honor 20 receive your excel
lency's letter of the 30th ultmO, enclosing resolu-
lions Of the Senate of Indiana, adopted, as it ap-
pears, with u view of ascertaining my opinions
certain political topics.
| The respect which entertain for the Executive
and Senate of your State, excludes from my mind
the idea that an untriendly disposition dictated the
interrogatorieS which proposed--BUt lriH con-
Jess my regret al Jetng forced By This sentiment 10
aePart, in The smallest degree, from that determine
ton on whtch hare di'cayS acted. Not, sir that
would wish to conceal my opinions on any politi
cal or national subject: but as they were in various
my appearance before the public, at this time, may
be attributed, as has already been the case, to i'm
proper motives"
He then proceeds to refer to a letter 10 Dr. Cole.
man, and 10 certain votes.
Gen. Jucksons opinions were but little known
1 he had been much less in civil employment than
Gen. Harrison: it was known that he was for
'JudicOHS tarit:"i it known chat he had ex-
pressed the opinion 'that Chief Magistrate should
be the President Of Nation, and not of party"
and that these, with some other opinions, had been
expressed by him. four years previous to the date
OF that leter--yet we remember, that the answer
given by that distinguished citizen to the imposing
| letter of Gov. Ray, was then deemed satisfactory
to majority of the American People, and to ali
good Dernocrats--and what is it but reference to
opinions expressed four years prior TO its date!
We mention this, not for the purpose of censure
lit is part Of our past history, and we have
right to use it, to show YOU with what prupriety
Cfen. Harrison might have copied, almost verbatim,
that letter, and put his to it, as answer to
the letter Of the Democratic Central Committee of
Kentucky. But they remember TO forget these
things--they know that the deep of the Peo-
pie resi- upon this administration; that ruin, desc
latlng ruin, overspreads the land that the days of
the spoilers are counted unless they can turn the
public gaze from their misdeeds, or by falsehcod
and Misrepresentation to arrest the mighty current
of popular Indignation which is hurryng them to
! their destiny.
In conclusion, fcllow,ciri2cns, allow us to say,
that it seems ~ us, among the chief reasons for
the support Of William Henry Harrison, that he
will serve, if elected, but for o!e term. This will
have a great tendency to break down the spirit of
party, ana revive the good old spirit of patriotism
with which the government started The Office Of
President Of this great nation has become the rally
ing point Of party, and the chief magistrate is not
the chief magistrate Of the constitution, but the
chief officer OF party--and spOils seeking love Of
party--nOt love OF country-n its rally around its
head, brushes under its unhallOwed feet, the good
old fashioned principles Of honest moral ndcpcnd-
enco, hrmness Of purpose for the country's good
and only the counrry's good--and in its strife,
gnaws at the heart of all the moral feelings of the
nation and the American sentiment, felt by all, and
low ed by ALL in the days Of Washington is gasplng
aud dying in its Jaws. Corruption fraud subser-
vency Of office, falsehood in high Places embezzlo-
ment of the pablo funds, have become 50 frequent
that instead Of startling US, in former days, we
calmly look upon them as matters almost Of course
Harrison is an HONEST MAN, and these things
dare not come into his presence. We want an
HONEST MAN.
FR, JOHNSON, Chairman.