, 1841-11-06

vasSed, prior TO the ACTON thereoh, oy ilcil ueio-
gates in convention assembled respectfully
ask permission to present to the people OF MIS-
souri,, through the medium OF your valuable pa
pcr. the name of Col. RATLIrr BOOK, Of Pike,
as a gentleman possessing the confidence Of the
party, and having claims upon the Democracy OF
the State, at least equal, if not superior to those
Of any one Hiring in the Salt River country
To the old and experienced members OF the
Democratic fanily, Col. Boon has been long andf1-
yorablv known-to those, however, who are not
familiar with the political history of tho na'ion
during tie last twenty-five years, l wouiu oo-
serve, that previous to his removal 10 I'LL '."'
,ovs some three years since. Ca. Boon was citizen
of InIiana-in which Sts,e, alter having 'al'niu"S
and honestly ~dischmsedthc several important ou-
lies Of a Representative to the the Legislature i
c,o.o Senator. Lieut.. Governor and acting Gov
nor. he was finally chosen, during the admin
I~istralion of Mr.. Adams, a Representative 10
CONGRESS. 4 distinction that was conferred upon
him for twelve years. During eight years Of
his Congressional service he was a member, and
FIR , mar, of the time Chairman Of the Committee
on Public Lands-in which station he dlstln-
gui>hed himself as the uniform and iniiexibic
friend of the honest settlcr-aS the advocate Of
reduction in the price of the refuse public lands,
and Of granting 10 the actual settler a right Of
pre-cnption. Ever the personal and political
friand Of Gen. Jackson, he gaze 10 the adminLA
trasion Of III iliuslIious cher his unwaveri1
support-and during the first years Of Mr.. Far
Buren's administration, at which time he wa.
still Representative III Congress, he was associ
aicd with those who were most true 10 principle
faithful 10 the Constitution. and held the right.
Of the pcoplca as inviolablc. Whcnevcrth the qucs.
ton of Abolition came up, he, although at tht
time a Representative from 4 non-slaveholdin4
State, invariby cast his vete with the South
lie has never failed on all proper occasions, tt
express his opposition to a United States Bank
declaring it to be inexpedicnt and dangcrou,
to the liberties of the People.
He is opposed 10 an erroneous duty oil
Tea. sugar. coffee and salt, the ncessaries o
life, whilst the Injuries OF the rich are adinittcC
comparatively free. He IS opposed to all dis
E ~tinc,ions in society, except those which arc crea
ted by honor, integrity and capacity, and believe,
that all are equally entitled to the protection AM
favorable consideration of the Govcrnmcnt-in
word, he is a warm, consistent, fearless and in
flexible Democrat. and as such merits the re
spec; and confidence of the people. Since thu
removal of Col. Boon TO Missouri, every devic,
has been used by his political opponents TO pre-
JUDGE the public against him-for his adherence
TO truth he has been Accommodation the indie.
pcncdnt stand which he considered it his duty Il
take in favor of The rights of the people, his life
has been threatcned-to paralize his efforts, tt
, shake the confidence of his friends in his capa.
bility, it has been falsely asserted shat he was
urukci uowI If puinicimr-tidt ne Icd rom 1ndi-
ana to escape the vindictivc wrath Of the people
To disprove this let facts be submitted 10 a can
did deople. Col. Boon has nerer been defeated
uhen a candidate before the people, and when last
a candidate during the Bank panic of 1887, he
was the only Democrat elected in the State out
of seven Representatives to Congress then cho-
sen; and at the close Of his service, he retired
from the public theatre not from an apprehension