Boon's Lick times. [volume] (Fayette, Mo.) 1840-1848, 1840-04-25
Address OF the Central Commit
tee Continued.

INC HCcneh OIL that great Stale and We ilfmy
believe itmay be rendered 50 in this. Every man
to his duly-and leave tho result to God and he
Counry."l
But little more than two years have elapsed since
highly favored citizen Of our owa State. profess
ing to be governed by hc principles established by
The fathers OF tie Democracy, and then enjoying,
! in high degree, the confidence Of our citizens IN
| devotion to the honor and interests VI New York
was cerd,yd TO the Office Of Chief Magistrate Of
! the United States. Under the administration Of
his immediate predecessor, the country had attained
an unusual degree ci prosperity, and that disuu-
gulshcd citizen quitt2d the station, with which b.
had been twice honOrgd by the popular saifflgu.,
with the c&4ltmg declaration that be left us
! try " prosperous and happy" Pledged to follow
~ the footsteps Of his illusrous ptCdgccssor and
having his experience guide 10 direct him III
the path Vi happiness, the people looked with conf
| Gcncc to the present incumbent to redeem that
pledge, and remove the clouds which some illjudeed
measures OF government were then gathering over
! the nation.
Through the cupaJe neglect, or crimoal rc-
iuSal Of Congress to make the requisite approprIu
tons OF our evidently increasing revenue, and acCu-
mulalIng surplus, aud through the uHwIse and in
JudicIous SLimulaons, by the Federal Government,
OF the dcposite Banks to loan out This accommodating
surplus among the people, thereby initiating aud de-
preciating the general currency, aud fastening the
approach of CONFUSION, the nschiovous effect,
OF the Specie Circular were vastly increased and
prudence and patriotism ukc demanded its nma-
date repeal and all the wisdom aud fostering care
Of the Federal Government to save the people from
the calamltics thus threatening them.
Under these circumstances, the first appeal was
made TO Mr. Van Buren, for his official action. A
request was made to him by the great body of his
political friends in both houses Of the Congress
which had then Just closed its session, for the i'm
mediate repeal Of the odiouS Specie Clcuar. II
| .nl iul'u Tho
public interests maniIrstly required that it should
be promptly rescinded il it were imperative the
principles of Repu5itcdpiSm demanded the obG-
dlence OF the President to the popular triR. The
President treated their request with contempt, and
neither the murnurn"s Of discomfort from op-
pressed and injured people, nor the cntrcatics Of
personal friendship, suflicCd to awaken his sensi
bllity. This inaUspicious commencement Of his
constitutional term Of service, produced general
feeling Of disappointment among the friends Of the
| Executive; ind they awaited with deep anxiety.
the exhibition of further evidences Of the sense in
which he expected to administer the govern
mcnt.
Under the operation Of these causes, and in the
month Of May, 1887, general suspension Of spe-
Gle payments took place. to the entire surprise OF
tie general government and the general alarm oil
| our whole people. When this great calamity had
been brought upon the nation, it was reasonably
expected that those charged with the administra-
ton, and who had so much agency in producing it,
would have exhibited earnest desire to alleviate
the public distress, and in their official conduct con-
ducc to the restoration of the public honor and in
diyidual welfare. Regarding constitution as
founded upon the immortal truths "that all men
arc endowed by their Creator with certain inal-
enabc rights, that among these are life, liberty and
the pursuit Of happiness, and that to secure these
rights GOVERNMENTS are instituted" the people eX-
pcCed from their government patcrnal and pro-
tecting policy, much from considerations Of duty
as from sentiments Of patriotism. We need not
remind you Of the cruel abandonment, on the part OF
the administration, vi all the constitutional datieS
which were designed to assist the people in this
appalling crisis. Several Of the executive depart
ments, including those through which the public
moneys are collected came forward at that period
in spirit savoring of the most revCngetul malice,
and added Nslr arbitrary cractiJn to the pressure
which had overwhelmed our citizens. Fortunately
for the public, the executive departments were still,
at that time so intimately connected with the pee
PIE, that they could not escape the consequences Of
The general reyusion and after bringing inso,-
vcncy upon the land, ana argrayaiing its dire ef-
tects,--n the autumn Of 1881 the Federal Govern.
mcnt declared itself bankrupt. and summoned lie
representatives, of the people together, to Trori4o
? Lj1rtberPa TOR as own agents.
The first message Of President Van DureA filed
the whole country with establishment AMI alarm
md added most powerfully to the manifold evils
under which our citizens were then grooming. The
principles Of that message were contained ii his re
communication oF-Eirst, The SU5.!rcgsury Schsme-
Second, OF 4 BlHtrUot I1U applicable to c0rDlra-
lions, and other b2nkgrs--and Third, OF withhold
ing from tie States, the tOlrtk inSt1mcnt due them
under the Deposits: let. Each of these propositions
was against the most palPab,e principles Of The de-
mOcrutc republican faith, ana tie practice Of tie
nation; and each vas most distinctly and cmrhati-
caliy condemned by tie leading party journals in all
parts Of the Union.
The elecnons took place in several Of the States
shortly after the delivery Of the first message and