Boon's Lick times. [volume] (Fayette, Mo.) 1840-1848, 1841-11-27

office.holders. known 10 be deficient in either
honesty, capacity or industry, end to appoint in
their stead men known TO possess those qualities.
Without an anxious attention to this rule, gov.
eminent Of the people, resting on virtue and In
telligenoe, cannot long be successfully main
tanned; for blind or vicious distribution OF
enormous patronage would soon, by The force OF
the highest example, beat down all that is taught
in The church, the schoolhouse, aud the college.
One Presidential Term. OF the eight Chief
Magistrates that preceded General Harrison--
whom a nation yet .mourns--,be first, third,
fourth, fifth, and seventh, presided over this
Union, respectively, two successive terms; the
other three, but four years each; and every one
of the eight whilst IN office, became candidate
for second term.
consider the sublime example, set by the fd-
Their of his country, in declining third election
which has been duly followed by four popular
Presidents, and would no doubt, have been oh
served with equal good faith by the other three,
under like circumstances as establishing bar
rier against third term, as impossible as ii it
were embodied in the Constitution itself. But
do not consider it respectful to TIE people, nor
otherwise proper in candidate TO solicit favor on
a PLEDGE that If elected, he will not accept Sc
cond nomination. 1t looks too much like bar
gain rendered to other asprants-yietd TO me
no,c; / shall soon be out of your soay--too much
like the interest that sometimes governs the Car
dnals in the choice of Pope--many voting for
themselves first, and, If without success, finally
for the most superanuated, in order that the cleo
ton may the sooner come round again. | am,
however, in favor Of an amendment Of the Con.
sttution, in one Of the forms Observation-Disclosures,
ing that no citizen shall be eligible to reelection
10 the Presidency; and, also, OF an extension Of
the terms to that Of Senator-a period OF SIX
years. '.. t'..
Agency of the President IN LegiSlation.--1.
am persuaded that this should be strictly limited
g To the veto, qualified as suggested above; 3
To the command Of the Constitution, che shall
from time to time, give to the Congress informa
ton of the State Of the Union, and recommend tt
their consideration such measures as he shall
Judge necessary and expedient;" and 4; to furnish
ing, through the appropriate Executive Depart
ments, such details for bills as any committee o
either House Of Congress may specially call for.
Leading measures of the late extra session o
Congress- had had.the honor Of vote on tn
occasion, it would have been given in favor Of tn
Land Distribution Bill, Bankrupt Bill, and tn
second bill for creating Fiscal Corporations
having long been under a conviction that, ii
peace as in war; something efficient, in the ma
ture of Bank of the United States, is not onl
''necessary and proper" but indispensable TO tn
successful operations Of the Treasury, as well a
to many of the wants Of our commerce and cur
renCy.
Secret, or oath.bound SocietieS,-I have no
been member of a masonic lodge in thirty cd
years, nor visitor of any lodge since, excep
cnce-now more than sixteen years ago. Their
are, at many academies and colleges, as is wei
known, associations Of students, tutors, and pre-
fessors, for purely literary purposes, and the
meetings, generally, for aught know, may be ST
cret. Twenty eight years ago, was once pre-
ent with such an association, and never since
and have within five years, received many fla
terng notices of my having been enrolled as a
honorary member of as many such institutions.
| am sorry to be reminded that by some strang
neglect, have to accept one Of those honorab
distinctions.
Finally, am asked, i nominated as cand
date for the Presidency, ,voald you accept Il
: nomination? beg leave respectfully to repl
yes; provided that be not required to renounc
any principle professed above. My principle
, are convictions.
+: Hoping that you, who have done me the hon
to invite this general reply, may, with the mi
lions, be enabled in year or two TO fix on son
q other citizen as your candidate more worthy, an
9 therefore, more likely to concilate the MAORI
Of popular suffrages,
6 remain, gentlemen, you, friend and fellow
u citizen.