Boon's Lick times. [volume] (Fayette, Mo.) 1840-1848, 1840-05-09

war. II 81, We havs bet the torn OF tt'puDie
while Bringing TO the substance md Requirements
of a Monarchy and the Governors aud laogsla.
lures OF states are but The oPponiees oil Cen
tral power at Washington, whose nod is ''Gsmoc'
rdcv!' Our doctrine, on the other hand, is, that
instead Of taking up the dogmas Of the President.
or my other member Of the party (or OF any par
ty) and incorporating them at once, and unIver.
sally, as a test Of political fidelity, on OF her side,
that THE people, should Investigate ALI political
subjects, aad give or withhold their appreciation
according to that understanding AMI that judgment
wherewth the Ruler Of all things had endowed
them, and 10 tghom they are accountable lot
neglect or pervcrsion OF its exercise. In short,
we hold The duty Of q Cotgr to be even a more
solemn trust by far, than that Of juror, and
that the man who refuses to inform his understand
ing or, having done so, does violence to it in his
vote, is guilty Of crime against society winch
may more fatally affect lis interests than an nun
bred erroneous verdicts from the ury box. II
we arc correct in these plain positions, the injus
tjco. and pernicousness Of the test prescribed by
the supporters Of the administration will be too
apparent to find support OF cou enance amongst
people as free as conscientious and as patriotic
as the community we arc addressing.
Tried by any other rule, the sofassumed, and
selLprocIa med democracy Of the party leaders
cannot Withstand the test Of t 'e most im ed IN
vestigation-and it is for p ople themselves
TO answer, by their voices and their influence,
whether they will now resolve all nquuy, and
merge all their old tests Of official finess, INFO
the nipple and degrading test, which his been
brought about IN the M ne of democracy, but Tor
purpoS the most m0narchical and ABSORB i.
cal
The facts and arguments which we had brown
together on this subject alone would have run
through several payes-5ut they must BE- eXclu,
died for the reasons already suggested. In lis
NOR direct ana personal application, the recent
case OF one Of our own citizens in the western
end of the State, is only more garIngIy ia9ra I
than scores who had preceded him, in conse.
quence OF his sidenc amongst as, whereby our
attention to the general doctrine ha been awak-
ned by case u der ur own observation. But,
fellow citizens, the same rule which has been ap
piled 10 Ryland is applied to all Others. The
late Treasurer Of The u. S. Qhe venerable john
Campbell, Of VIrginia,) was cOntemptuJusIy re.
NOV from his station, Ior honestly expressing
the op Mon hat a better scheme Of finance could
be put in requistion than the miserable suJ.trea-
sury system! 1t was but tie other day aS the
papers OF tina State inform US that the Marshall
OF North Carolina was removed by the Plcs'dent
because in he faithful discharge Of his sworn
duty in reference to the proper taking Of The d
tional census, he had not appointed Van Burei
men in Gu ~ coun y But we Iorbear--haPPy
that in the election the distinguished c.jzei
whose claims we advocate, we have a pledge
that he will not initiate but correct, this de- fadIn;
System OF "rewagdS and pHnisbmenS-s system
which has 'made this he nd III pale, aud
las Ieagued together a band Of men whose inter
est il is 10 conceal instead OF expose the wrongs
and NAL practices of aCh. In his letter to tht
Hon r:ible llarnar Denny, written he vi ter be
lore his nomnaiio at Harrisburg he uses the fol
lowing explicit language 10 lrhict, and kindred
course of action through life, is ascri5aJe thC
fact that he has ncUer been great Iavoulite viii
Jealous poll ioans Or violent pa,tzans. Ii,
says
40 the duties which have enumerated sc
proper in my upnion 70 ne performed by the ouposi
.IJA to the present administration [gmd HiCh are
as believe. ia constitutional obligation, Wii! sG.
another winch haiiege also 10 be OF niGra IppJrj-
IHce | mean the observance Of the NOS. cOn.iI
ia:rry course u conduct towards our political op
pUnentS. After the CensuTe which OR friends hay,
% freely aud 80 justly bestowed upon the presen
Cnief Magistrate, for having in 10 ncoas,derobli
dYGree Ci>iFaugi:iSed the wuoie bUd OF his pulIca
opponents. bm certain that op PosuE,sr, trut
- he principles he proie>s9s wOl,d approve a sim
iiarcpIr,e OF conduct in the person wlDn hi, vote
IA, contributed to elect. In RepusGc, one o
tue surast Tets of healthy state If it, ilsl!u
ions, is TO be found III the immunity with which
every citizen may. upon all occasions, express IN,
political opinions and even his prejGGices, in III,
discharge OF hi duly a. an eiectOr."
These are the sentiments Of a republican il
Ipractice as well as in ame Under l1e admin
.lstrd;on OF such name, the country may rea
sonably anticipate that political REPosE, which il
scarcely less to be desired than political sgcU
RITY.
Fellow Citizens-If we have succeeded il
convincing you how false and unfouadcd have
been the charges Of our adversares in relation
to such topics as we have had room 10 dis
cuSs before yon,--il We have ABSOLUTELY d Scred
iict the leading men whose erroneous statements
a"d deceptive PROMISES for gears past, have re
sui ed in enducing this great counuyto It's pres
cnt dc3radation and embarrassment we ma,
safely rely that any other statements they may
make, Tor the purpo9e OF retaining then,e yes il
power, will be at least rightly ScrY,nlz.d not
only with regard to the facts themselves, bat THEN
relative mporan lin considering the 3clole iSssu
now before the country-cven if they are true.
/ BY them you will be told that General Harri
son was in favor Of the late Bank Of the UniteC
STATES Notwithstanding he expressly declares, il
his letter to Sherfod Williams, in 1886, that he
deemed IT unconstitutional, aud so voted in ref +
; ence t. the scer IaLias, and other measures il
1918, In the same cVer, he assumes the nosi
ton that bank can be created by Congtess. /
necessary, which will answer all the useful pur