Boon's Lick times. [volume] (Fayette, Mo.) 1840-1848, 1840-03-28


Mr.. Swinney, from the committee APPOINT.
ed for that purpose, reported the names OF
the following gentlemen, viz:
FoR PRfsrDENr-GEnRARn ROBINSON.
VrcE William Scott, John
NJ. Allen, Roland Hughes, Federal Walker,
Joseph Bonnell, John White and Jose h
Dougherty.
FoR SEcRETAMss.--Cyrl c. Cady, Rich
ard c. Vaughan and Robert Coleman.
At the further suggestion of the commit
tee, the revolutionary soldiers present were
invited to seat themselves with the officers
Of the meeting.
The meeting thus organized,
James H. Birch, Esqr. addressed the as
sembly for upwards of an hour principally in
support Of theplinciples OF an address which
bad been recently adopted by the Tippeca.
noe Club OF this county, and which he had
been changed to present tc the considera-
ton Of this meeting, viz:
Whe,r cas- the present Administration Of Lt.sau,,1
era government has separated itself - ,5e in-
Itsrsst, fand no longer consul The or wish.
Of The great body Of peopiTg In brought
but seeks 70 = antain its ascendencyt
"a The influence and fundamentally Of all
organized corps Of public officers. acting in con
cert and under the direction Of a central po,ver at
Washington, and in pal pable derogation Of the
principles Of Jefferson and Other founders Of til,
republican party; and whereas the results Of Thu
system, as thus far developed, has caused the trea
sure OF the people to be shamelessly and openly
plundered BY the "victors" who claimed ''the
spoils" Of Office, and has so far corrupted our
public officers as TO shake even the firm pillars Of
our political institutions; and whereas. under The
operation of that system, and ::,tder the guidance
of that po,osr, OUR cuRRrNcY is deranged, OUR
COMMERCE is interrupted, OUR TRADE is destroyed,
OUR MANUFACTURES are Frustrated, and THE PRO
pucrs OF AGRICULTURE no longer find safe or
steadu nl1rket,-we have met today, as a com
munity Of citizens, to merge the various polltica
predictions which have heretofore divided US, II
the patriotic desire to confer and act together, In
concerning and carrying out such measures as
shall restore the government TO its former demo-
cratic simplicity, and thereby reassert the rights
and retrieve the interests Of the great body Of the
people.
We hold as utterly senseess and unmeaning,
or as grossly hypocrtical and nsincere, the clam,
orous and interested denunciations OF that portion
of our public men, who represent their antagon
lists in Missouri as "tederalists," or politician
otherwise unfriendIy 10 fair and equal admins
iraton OF the government, according to the con
stitution. or the few federalists in the Western
country, they stand arrayed on either side OF tn
political questions Of TIE present day, according
to their judgment, their inclination or their inter
est II, indeed, we recur to one oil the mos
prominent and dangerous designs OF the old, o.
original federal party, we find greater unity and
identity OF purpose ,inthe measures now so strong
ly advocated 81 many friends Of The adminstra,
-tlon;--o 'streneSien the arms OF the EIecuttoe,
than amongst any other class oil cluzens, -, as
our object is less 10 indulge in determinations Of
others than 10 justify ourselves, we shall AVOID
exempfcation except when dIiVen 10 II by IN
seperable connexion. That portien oil this Com
mitee who dl,cdyS voted for General jackson, a;
we'll as that portion who subsequently voted, iol
Mr.. Van Buren, have been reluctantly separated
from those with whom they illus ected, in view
soma Of the following, amongst other reasons;
In 1928, they and we were in favour oil sun
ple Presidential Tsrm--coincding in the opinion
expressed by General Jackson in his letter to tn
LEGISLATURE of Tennessee, that conflict for re
EictlOH WOuid uCStb SOii IN'N'' N''N 49,
maladminstration. Some orus temporarily yielde
the point, rather than oppose General Jackson il
.32. but hose who Abandoned The principle THEN
oppose it sow.
Up to the pesod Of the election of Genera
Jackson, they wtre so much in faUour oil law
i.to prevent the patronage Of the government iror
ceorng in conflict with the freedom Of elections
that Mr.. Van Buren, and Col Benton from con
uittee Of which they were members, reported 81
bjlls on the subject. They now maintain the rtgl
IN the officers Of the government to interfere
Hblidcs and elections 10 the utmost Of their abll
and refuse 10 legislate against H.
- In 1929 they were the friends Of the protectiN
ystsm. They are now its open and az owed en-
les. At tho same period they were in farour
National system OF Internal Imp enen
hey are nov - 20 inc whole s'Isle VIII
h ~ he Gfoer's State Governssl -