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

The Committee having retired. Mr.. Miller, of
Cooper county, end Maj. Rollins of Boon, were
severaly called to the stand and addressed the au
diencc.
The commtte returned and reported the follow
ing names for officers, which were unanimously
adopted, viz: Major James s. Rollins, of Boon,
President, Messrs. Erwin E. Fort, of Clay Thomas
E. Birch, of Howard, and James Winston, of Boon,
Vice Presidents; John Trig e, of Saline, Secretary.
After the officers of the Convention had taken
their seats, james M. Gordon of Boon, moved that
the committee of fifteen appointed to report officers
be charged with the further duty Of reporting reso-
luions for the action of the Convention which was
adopted.
During the absence Of the committee upon this
duty, several addresses were delivered.
The committee returned and reported the follow
ing resolutions:
We, portion of the young men of Missouri in
convention assembled daily sensible of the high OBJ
legations we are under to our sres, our country and
the cause of freedom, to transmit through us to the
coming generation the principles of our glorious
republic uBstained by error, unchanged by eorrup-
ton, and unaltered from the spirit and tenor in
which it was received from those whose valor won
and whose wisdom perfected it, solernnly resolve
and recommend to the Wing young men through
out the State of Missouri, the adoption of the same
or similar resolves
| lst That the bold and unchecked strides to alb
solute power, made by the late and present admins
tration of the state and federal governments their
assumption OF powers not warranted by the letter
Or spirit of the constitution; their organization to
secure selfish and partizan purposes, which if I'M
checked sooner or later must lead to an absolute
despotism their disregard for the popular will and
and peoples welfare demand, nay require, that we
should come forward and assert those rights which
belong to US, and perform those duties which the
crisis OF the times require at our hands.
| I'd. That as the young men have the deepest
| # n a 10 Nit nd
government, it is incumbent upon them to put forth
all their energies to bring the administration back
to its original purity and rectitude
3D. That as organization is essential to efficient
action, we pledge ourselves, individually and COL
lectiYely to exert all the powers which we possess
to produce perfect organization of the Young men
IN every county i'll the State and to concentrate and
exert whatever moral or potcu. influence we may
possess TO reform the administration of the federal
and state governments
4th. That, as a medium of perfect organization
Central Committee shall be appointed, TO consist
Of five members, with general powers to take all
such measures as they may deem advisable to Sc
cure the united and efficient cooperation Of the
Wing young men throughout the State in the APP
pronching elections
9th. That we hail with pleasure the presentation
of the name of the hero the statesman and the
patriot, William Henry Harrison, Of Ohio, for the
first Office in the gift of the peop, and are not less
guished civilian, John Tyler, Of Virginia. and that
we will lend our individual and united exertions to
place in their hands the rens of government.
9th. That in the Wing nominees for state officers
we recognize men who will do honor to the Offices
for which they have been nominated, and their tai
ents and integrity are sufficient guarantees, that
if elected, Missouri will rise in state character and
prosperity to that station among the states of this
Union which nature aud natures God designed she
should occupy, and we pledge ourselves to give them
our cordial and hearty support.
The following gentlemen compose the Wing
Young Blens Central Committee mentioned in tha
resolution, viz: Messrs. William Cornelius, Tho's
Miller, Warren Woodson james S. Rollins, and
James S. Gordon.
After reading the resolutions, Mr.. Chambers
made some remarks concerning the necessity for
their adoption and explanatory Of the politics of,he
state.--After concluding his remarks he read by
request the letter of Mr. Charles MulIikin, one Of
the soldiers who served under HorriSon.
On motion, the resolutions reported by the COM
mittee were unanimously adopted,
The st. Louis delegation then, through MIR. Cham
bers, presented to the Young Mems Central Com
mittee the tricolored flag, which had been borne bv
the Missouri delegation at the Springfield celebrn.
ton, as a slight return to the Wings of the upper
counties for the attention and kindness with which
the 81. Louis dele1atiOn had Lsen rae ,iraI al