Boon's Lick times. [volume] (Fayette, Mo.) 1840-1848, 1841-03-06
Correspondence Of the Ntw Era.
err OF JErfERsoN. Feb. l6, 1871.
CITY CHARTER

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CITY CHARTER.
The Legislature has adjourned; its last act Of
adjournment was the best act OF the session
The Legislature adjourned just in time for IL is
literally true that there was not money enough
in the treasury to have paid the members Tor
single dag longer. This session hos been more
merked by party violence, recklessness and in.
dicliyeness than any former session Of the Gen.
eral Assembly. The new act to charter the City
Of St. Louis was finally passed, in opposition to
tho votes Of all the St. Louis members in the
House Of Representatives, and in defiance Of the
earnest opposition Of all the Senators from that
county. Tho limits Of the city are greatly en-
lGrgcd by the new charter, taking in some thous
ands OF persons, who earnestly protested against
the act, and who, contrary TO their wishes, are
compelled to participate in city debt Of nearly
half million Of dollars. This change in your
city charter is one instance Of the despotism and
contempt Of the popular will thatis sustained in
the name Of democracy. These democratic
haters Of corporations boldly incorporate thous.
Rnds OF persons contrary to their will, and force
into the city limits cultivated fields, woodlands,
and u0improved lands, in defiance Of the rights
aud earnest wishes Of the owners. The petitions
OF the people and the representations OF their
representatives ore alike treated with contempt.
And all this is done in the name Of democracy!
Messrs. Allen, Crow and Hyatt, exegted them.
selves in the Senate against the new charter, but
it was forced on by men who resided far of, and
by men whose ruling principle Of action appears
to be hostility to st LOUIS Mr.. Allen proposed
n substitute embracing all lhot was good in the
charter, but it was rejected by partizan major.
ity. The most salutary amendments were re-
jected. suppose that there never was more
marked case Of open contempt for the ,cW of the
psopIe. Does democracy consist in such con-
dnct as this?
THE CURRENCY BILL
Passed the House OF Representatives by a
party vote. It was much curtaied; but still in
most odious shape. 1t provided for indicting
and fniug every person who should pass or re.
ccive five dollar note, OF a ten dollar note after
1912. The whole community would have been
indicted under it, if it had been enacted and en-
forced. Nearly every man and woman in Mis-.
sour has been, and frequently is, guilty OF what
is punished as q crime by that bill. 1t created
an artificial crime which would have caused
macy thousands Of your best citizens TO be in.
dic.ed at the fist term after the law went into
force, if it could be enforced Hundreds Of
thousands Of dollars would not have paid tho
criminal costs that would have fallen on the
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