Boon's Lick times. [volume] (Fayette, Mo.) 1840-1848, 1840-06-06
OUR CANDIDATE FOR GOVERNOR.

OUR CANDIDATE FOR GOVERNOR.
"of one thing i says the Columbia Pntriot) the
Wings may be proud of their candidate for Gov
ernor." We are proud of hnl--and would prefer
defeat with such mar, and such cause, TO
temporary victory under sach chief rs Judge
Reynolds has proven himself in this canvass. Erery
step he has taken has demonstrated that the dignity
Of the Executive station was wholly above his com
prehension, We have various bottle anecdotes
respecting him-but let them pass. The election
will sober him--if Clark's lungs and strength hold
out 10 carry him through tho re maining portion Of
the successfully he has thus far gone.
We speak what we think in saying that the friends
Of General Harrison hare the Governors election in
their oun hands
The Judge has been beaten in Ho,eard-badly-
principally the ground that he has too many
sides to his opinions on the Bank and currency
0uestions-and he seems to have fallen into the
same infrmity in his canvass for the state. At
Boonvle (for instance) the Observer reterates the
charge, (and it is undened by the Register) that
he came out against Doctor Redmans currency
bill, while at Randolph he took strong ground for
it! The Democrat, however at last publishes u
creed for him-whether acting under orders or
not only be guessed at Meanwhile we join
with the Harrison papers of St Louis in insisting
that he called out-'Yea, or Nay"-at every place he
speaks at. On this, as well as other questions,
Clark has easy work--for he goes straight uhead
against the experiments" which have failed, us
well the experiments" which are proposed.
A new and properly guarded National Bank, taking
experience and observation for guide, well in
relation to its dangers as its uses is demanded by
the rejecting and temperate men of all parties.
Such men cannot, in the end, vote for Van Buren,,
who is pledged to VETO avg Bank--nor will they
vote for Reynolds, whose chief reliance in this can
is that he approves all the acts of Van Buren,
and seeks to succeed by the mere arts of the dea-
gogue instead of the manly appeals of the states
man.
We make room for the following-to the exclu-
sion OF some private correspondence of our own
to the tenor, however. 1t will be seen by the
last article, that, was predicted by the Huntsville
correspondent of the "Times," the Judge has be.
come tired of Clark His days work at Palmyra
seems TO have satisfied him--fully.
From The Palmyra Wig, May 90.
On Monday last the citizens of this county were
addressed by Gen. CLARK and Judge REYNOLDS.
These gentlemen gave their views at large upon
State and National policy. We cannot withhold
our appreciation from Gen. Clark for the able, calm
and argunentative address which he made. We
were much pleased with the manner in which he
conducted the whole debate, looking as he did to
history and documentary evidence TO sustain his as
Sertons. Armed with these, he met the question
concerning the constuonality Of United States
Bank with a force and power his opponent could
not meet, and which he did not attempt to meet
| thap az, Al
of the late and present Administrations, he exposed
their pretended professions of economy with Just
| but merciess severity. But it was near the con-
cusion Of his speech that the General exhibited all
the power and energy Of eloquence, as he ap-
| preached most triumphant defence Of OLD TIP.
| Charge after charge, and Islander after SANDER, did
he meet, expose and refute with such clearness Of
argument and such an amount of proof as would
convince any candid mind that nothing but the mad
ness of party would attempt rob him of TINT Just
and merted renown which grateful people always
will bestow. Gen. Clark was particularly happy
in the witnesses which he produced in defence
OF General Harrison, and the last though not least
he called, was the Joyous tone sent to us from the
OId Dominion She, the very heart Of the slave
country, had ust told us what she thought Of Har-
rsonS abotion-she, the first great mover of the
Revolutionary ball, had just told US what sho
| thought OF his braverY-she, the great mother Of
Presidents and statesmen, had lust told what she
/
production Of this witness decided the cal. As soon
as General Clark finished, Judge Reynolds r ose,
under, as we thought, high excitement, produced
probably by slight interruption from gentleman
in the crowd, who asked him to explain why. when
he spoke here few days since, he left the house,
and refused TO hear the reply which Mr. Wright was
then making That was hard question for the
Judge and he Afterwards called it an impertnent
one. Perhaps the Judge thinks because Marion
BUNDLED herself so much Il, the last election, that
no citizen has right to ask question from one
who expects to be a democratic Governor.
| Judge Reynolds reply was perfect representa-
ton OF the lowest demagogueism; and we believe
before he left town he said he did not intend to use
| argument that he did not rise for that purpose
| But we do not vouch for this. One thing we say,
that if he intended to make an argument he failed
most signay failed. We would advise the Judge
to change his manner; his speech here could not
effect any thing for him. We know absolutely and
certainly, that be lost some here who intended to
vote for him before he made his last speech.
From the Fulton Retormer Of Saturday.
According to previous appointment len. Clark
the candidate for Governor, addressed large meet
ing of the people Of Galway at the Court House
in Fulton, on the 25th OF this month. The Cen
era triumphau,lY exposed the measures of the pres
ent administration presented to the pc ople IN
clear aud unanswerable point Of view the evils that
will inevitably result frou the Sub-Treasury