, 1841-11-20

does to sustain the interests of a favored lew,
il! imparts at the same time a spirit Of reck-
less speculation infinitely pernicious to the
welfare of society by weakening the ties
of moral obligation which sustain the bust
ness and commence Of the world.
Resolved, That the Bankrupt Law recent
ly passed by the Federal Party is unjust in
consistent and absurd; unjust in cancelling
an honest debt against a creditors consent,
and without Observation-Disclosures in a
want Of universal application Of its %volunta-
ry provisions alike to every citizen; and alb
surd in exempting artificial persons and Soul
less corporations from its pains and penal
ties.
Resolved, That no human power can, Of
right, contract the liberty of thought, and
therefore that the indiscriminate prescription
of talents and integrity which distinguishes
and disgraces the " powers that be-" is alike
repugnant to law, reason and the practice
of our patriot Presidents, and bellies every
profession maRe- 81 ne Federalisis during
the last pGitical campaign.
Resolved, That we hail with unmixed ioy
the glad tidings, borne to US upon every
.l5reeze from our sister States, Indicating in
their recent elections, a returning sense of
their superiority of principle over the tenn
porary shifts and expedients of gambling pol
~iticians.
Resolved, That while We are prepared
cheerfully to acquiesce in the decision of a
general convention. as to suitable candidates
to represent this State in Congress, we
warmly recommended the claims of the
Hon. Ezra Hunt, to whom as learned and
able jud ,e, as al,ng tried and unwavering
Democrat, 'and as the noblest work of God
IN honest man, we may safely commit tire
interests and honor Of the mammouth State.
On motion
Resolved, That this meeting now proceed
to appoint three delegates TO represent this
county in the Democratic State Convention,
proposed to be holden in Boonville in March
next: whereupon. the following gentlemen
beng nominated separately were each duly
elected delegates. viz: l.. ID. Bird. Thos. G.
Bate and Jas. S. Watson to the State Con-
~vention.
Resolved, That said delegates are respect
fully requested 10 press upon the Convention
the clans of our estimated teliow-citizen,
Judge Hunt.
Resolved. That said delegates have pow
Of to fiji any vacancy that may occur III 'he
delegation.
1t heinz minated that no futher business
was before the meeting. Mr.. L. d. Bird was
called upon bv the audience to address the
meeting. who rose and in Il peculiar happy
manner. entertained for about thirty minutes
the undivided atten tion Of the meeting
Somes of the leading wing doctrines he han
died without gloves. 10 the great discontinue
of the true CIayite bpstdnders-but in all
was respectful and manly. In concluding
his remarks were both happy and eloquent,
particularly when CONCENTRATING the democ-
racy upon their political creed. as known ald
emblazoned to the world. When touching
upon their unyieIding hostility to the creation
of a feeling pervading the assemblage. near
akin TO that felt on the memorable 9TH OF
July, 1776, on old independence Square.
On motion
Resolved, That the proceedings of thismee-
ting be signed by the President and Secreta-
ry, and published in the Mo. Argus with the
request that the Democratic papers through
out the State will copy.
On motion, the meeting adjourned sine die.
WIN. N. FULKERSON, Chr'm.
JAS. S. WATSON, Sec'y.
o. The Little Rock (Ark.) Gazette Of the
Goth ultimo contains the following paragraph,