Boon's Lick times. [volume] (Fayette, Mo.) 1840-1848, 1840-07-11
OPENING OF THE COUNTY CANVASS.

I OPENING OF THE COUNTY CANVASS
| The canvass for the Legislature has commenced
gloriously and ouspiciously. We have had ac-
counts from various gentlemen-so disagrceing
with us in poltics--but all agreeing in the total
roat of the Field Marshall who has been selected
by the bad and more reckless men Of the party to
bear its banner in this campaign. Agreeably to
previous notice, the candidates generally met large
collection Of the people Of Moniteau at Arnolls, on
Thursday The discussion was commenced by Col.
Birch at past H. who occupied the stand for about
. hours and haf-the locos say and quarters.
Almost the whole of Col. BIS. speech was devoted
to State politics, or such national measures as it
will become the Legislature TO act upon. OF these
were the currency bin, the currency generally, the
army bill, the single term dstrcting the Stare &c.
He then courteously gave way to DR.. Redmon for
the purpose Of reply-and such reply Or pretence
Of reply our informunts concur in representing was
never listened to. Notwithstanding The meeting
had been gotten up by the Wing candidates, who
very different from the Locos at Rocheport on
Saturday last, at Glasgow to-day had extended
an invitation TO all the candidates, Doctor Rednan
spoke about four hourS--three hours and half of
which, at least was devoted to the lowest abuse Of
General HdrriSonand certain members of the Wing
party! It was now nearly night-COl. B. never
tleless occupied the time that remaincd-the peo-
pie waiting patiently, and crying out that
they would sit until moon up. He exposed the uu-
fairness of the course of Dr.. r. in speaking more
than three hours against General IIarrisons mill
tary, and other conduct, which lad so lille, if any
thing to do with the relative fitness of himself and
his competitor to represent the interests of the peo
pie Of Howard land leaving him (as the friend Of
Gen. H. so little time to expose the ISLANDERS he
had heaued upon him. He did expose them, how.
ever with books and authority in hand--and, What
may be Of some consequence to voters Of proper
self respect, he made Dr. r. acknowledge that he hat
the Register of Debates containing the speeches o.
| Mr. Randolph and Gen. Harrison concerning tic
Federalism f the latter and that he (Redmun) huC
never seen G en-. Harrisons disclaimer as read BY
Col. b from the address Of the Central Committee
Col. B. made him promise, before the whole crowd
that he would bring that volume of Debates to Mar
Shall's Mill on Monday--when, and where, Col B
pledged himself that lie would shew, that The rer1
neat sentence, the very next line, in the speecl
which Redman had thus CARRIED, contained The mos
positire and unequroca disclaimer or conradicto,
| By Gen. II! One Of our informants mentions that
at this point, Democrat was so full Of manly IN
dignation as to call out, in his own way--"go H. mi
Jim Birch"
On the whole, we have precisely the kind of caust
and precisely the men to succeed with. At the
time our paper goes to press we have not hearC
from Fox's, where the meeting was on yesterday
We know, however, that the cause is safe in the
hands of the men who have taken it upland tina
it and they can and will goriously triumph on Mon
day weeks.