, 1841-11-13

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i Below we insertth reply of VIM. Wright
Esq, of Palmyra, to an article from the pen of the
Editor of the Boonslick Democrat, which we
have found in the Missouri Courier of the 9th
inst. accompanied with a request that the DIFF
ferent democratic papers in the State give it an in
sertion. We cheerfully comply with the Iequest,
not that We entertain the same feeling towards the
editor of the Democrat, but in order that we may
give Mr.. Wright an opportunity to disabuse the
public mind of any unfavorable impression which
may have been made against him.. This we con-
slider nothing more than an act of justice to Mr..
w., as we may have been slightly instrumental in
awakening this prejudice, if any in reality exists.
An attentive perusal will however, convince the
reader that he docs not c%onfne his thrusts solely to
the editor of the Democrat, but as his insinuations
though evidently intended for us, do not exactly
apply. we will leave it with him, the Courier, and
the Democrat to fight it out:
To the Editor of the Boonslirk Democrat.
SrR-Iti is with no ordinary emotions of re-
greet. that | am compelled. in justice to my.
self, thus 10 notice the slanderous and un-
warrantable assault which you thought pro-
per to make upon ME, in your paper of the
Goth instant.
The falsehood Of your statements is only
equalled by the malignant manner in which
you have expressed them: and if it were not
for the purpose Of correcting the false i'm
presslons which your publication was design
ed to produce, self respect would dictate the
propriety of treating it with silent contempt.
The charge which you have so boldly and
fearless'y made, lhatl "would peril the as
cedancy of Democratic principles 10 crafty
my own ambition" |, as boldly and fearless
ly pronunce 4 base and malicious SANDER. |
yield to no man in the State, in devotion to
the principles of Jefiersonian Democracy,
and appeal, with confidence and pride, to
those Democrats with whom | have been as
socilted FOR fourteen years, to sustain the
truth Of the declaration.
You, sir, have assumed a high and respon.
sible posiiion-a position to which you must
show some stronger claims than / am aware
Of, before | shall submit TO be read out . Of
the Democratic ranks, by q man Of yesterday.
Who, let me a&. is tie editor of the Boons-
lick Democrat? And, by what authority
has he become a Democratic Pope, vested
with power to issue his Bull Of ex-communi-
cation against me, who stood side by side
with those old veterans, John J. Lowry and
James Earickson, in the grea: contest which
decided the fate Of Federalism in Missouri,
when the gallant and martyred Pettis achie-
we'd the glorious victory over the most popu-
lar man in the State. And here, sir, if you
will pardon me, | will assert, without the fear
of successful contradiction, that on that oc-
casinn, | rendered the State some service
For want of a milder term, | am constrained
to give the charge Of falsehood to the impu-
tation, "ihat the gentlemen. whose names
are signed 10 it (the letter,) are the innocent
dupes and tools of this would be Congress
man." Nor Is ii true that they have been
overreached by.me in their zeal for my ad-
vsse-aent.
So far from my attempting TO use them as
instruments to minister to the qualification of
nv political aspirations, | had never in my
life thought of being a candidate for any
such station, until the gentlemen whose