Boon's Lick times. [volume] (Fayette, Mo.) 1840-1848, 1841-10-23
President of the United State, mutual Pro

President OF the United STATES mutual Fro
lection and UniUersdl Insurance Company,
am called upon,to thank you and Mr.,
Nyc and Major Dowa,ng, for your energy.
and good conduct in bringing safe into
port the TtCo POllicS; in saying this, don't
want TO say nothing against Tom SAT- and
the rest of the crew for leaving you, for ii
appears they thought they was doing right
but according to my notion, betwlxi,
your ScrupleS and their drains, if it hadn't
been for Mr.. Nye and Major Downing,you
and the Two Pollies would have been lelt
| in scrape, for she would either have gone
on shore, or fallen into the hands Of some
of them low, long. black schooner pi;ates,'
and we, the owners and underwriters, be
left to pay the piper. So it is concluded
to vote you new chronomcter and a set
Of BIuni's latest charts--and to Mr.. Nve a
new red Jacket and pair o. mittens--and
to Major Downing free passage on board
the Two Poles, or any other vessel we
have an interest in, providing he agrees, il
occasion requires, to lend hand at the
pump and give good advice Here fol.
lowed most etarrel hurraw and clappine
of hands, except by Tom Salt and some
other few iolks) And says the Chairman
IN continuation, as soon as the noise was
overland now seeing that the Two Pol.
lies goes to sea again next December, it Is
further voted, that as you, Capt. Jumper
will keep command with Mr.. Nyc, your first
mate, you will tell the crew exactly what
the conditions of the voyage is to be, thai
there may be no mistake about IT, and ne
more Jumping ashorc-and as to the ,gr0g
according to our notion, there are no two
ways about it--moderation in all things il
the bcSt-if the .forecastie FOLKS have tn;
management Of the grog, we know wha
that leads to. And experience tells us ,ha
on the first occasion they all get drunk; ans
and it is mere mercy that the Two Pol
lies--owners and underwriters, donh go tC
everlasting and eternal smash. And Their
we know again that 'tetotaiism' among folk
who know how to use all things in modera
ton, is equally bad, and broods grumbling
for it is like saying to all creation, you arr
all a set of poor devis-not to be truste,
with any thing; and that won't be Submit
, ed to. So upon the whole our notion is, or
! the next voyage you promise grog, an;
mix it so that no harm can come ont
Moderate folks ought not to complain abou
ii; and the r0t0 run ones may take it out il
complaining, and 90 with you, or stay Of
: shore as best suits them
And with this the meeting broke up will
+ three cheers, and we all went down OF
board the Two Polcs, Tom Salt and al
on 'em; and when we got on boarn, Captain
Jumper gave wink to Mr.. Nve, VIII,
sprung about, and got table out, and WI
all set round and took cut of cold pork ant
beans; and Mr.. Nye mixed up pitcher o
= switched, and he and Capt. Jumper slipt il
drop of rale Nep ENGLAND, and we ha
about as bright time ont as ever was AM
kept it up till nigh upon sun down; and
was concluded to say no more about jump
ing on shore, and have no more TndignatiO,
: meetingS'-but all hands joined in, and KEEP
= the Two Poies out of the hands Of the pi
e rates ami Wrackers, who lived in hopes o
either seeing her go on shore, or be aban
doned by her officers and crew: and so tina
is all for the present.
From youa friend and fellow citizen,
= j. DOWNING. &c.