Boon's Lick times. [volume] (Fayette, Mo.) 1840-1848, 1842-12-17

nothing against them. "Ihen nothing APP
plies to you! Search the dark spots you
speak of with lighted candle--turn the
bank inside out--send Wagons and bring
up the whole bank, stone house and all,
and look at every thing with q spy-glass.
or microscope-or institute a commits
sion, and be yourself the head and the
Fayette Clique the tail of it, and see what
YOU can discover" "lt's no use for us to
prolong this discussion" interrupted the
Doctor, who thcreupon glided from the
Rotunda TO the Hall of the House, where
he encountered Ferdinand Kenneth.
at is damned strange, Doctor, that such
resolutions should be introduced at such a
time as this-partcularly when we con-
slider the friendship that has always existed
between u.s." said Kennett in an emphatic
manner and angry tone to DR.. Penn, in the
presence of 30 members. "Be assured,
Mr.. Kennett, that no injustice was intended
YOU by the writer of the resolutions, for Z
,crote them myself" "The devil you did!
Sir. Before voted for that resolution, to
which exception is taken, | called on you
three several times; twice you told me that
you had thought much of it, but was una
BILE to decide as to what was best to be
done; on the third occasion you said the
same, but added, it ,oiH be safer for you,
hereafter-as the resolution will carry at
any rate--to vote against I'll and now. sir,
in acting as you do upon that very subject,
I consider that you are not acting to,CdrdS
me like gentleman"
And thcreupon all hands went to dinner
the House was not to meet until Saturday
morning, when hostilities were to be re-
newed with pristine vigor. The st. Louis
boys are full of fight, and the southwest
and the southeast are with them, soul and
body. "By Heaven, sir" said our inform
ant, "our very women would fight were
they TO be so insulted as our Representa-
tives, by the supremacy infamous clique"
Our members have come out of every
contest honorably, and with plumes erect
and remnants streaming! Hurrah for St.
Louis, and for St. Louis champions, be
they who they mayl
POSTSCRIPT
Well, kind readers, we have yet another
batch of news for this advertisement from
that greatest of all points of attraction at
this time, uiz: the seat of Government.
On Saturday last, the Clique, through
Maj. Jackson. proposed to acithdraw the
resolutions of inquiry. "Not SOP said
Ferd Kennett; we'll play out that hand, if
you please" "Very we'll" said the Maj or,
then here is couple of additional resolu-
tons of inquiry" eve will 90 for them
and forty more just like them, if you wshr'
exclaimed Hudson, before he had heard
AL ,Voc
convince the House of our willingness to
obtain light, will offer an additional reso-
luton or two myself~ 1t had been said
out of doors that most of the profits were
made by the branches, and the losses by
the bank. Donovan's resolutions asked
for the amount of the earnings, losses, ex-
penses, and suspended debt of the bank,
and each branch, since their establishment
At Fayette $4,000 or $SOOO* have been
expended in building bank somewhat re-
sembling the Old Post Office, corner of 2nd
and Chestnut, that being the most beautiful
style of architecture yet discovered by the
Fayette financers. Donavan inquired
about that He also asks Judge Shurlds
whether he, or any branch cashier, ever
closed up the bank to go to a horse race!
Also whether DR.. Lowry and Mai. Jackson
did not send to st. Louis and get Illinois
bank notes, when under par, take them
to Fayette and loan them to the people,
then pass a specie resolution and make the
people pay their notes in specie! And
then it Munderedi The storm rolled along
the skies beautifully, and all acknowledged
that in fight blows could be obtained in
exchange for that self same article. At
last, after Hudson had given them Jesse
in three acts, all of the resolutions passed
unanimously, and behold instantly there
was great calml
The ST. Louis members, on Sunday, were
full of hope and the Clique were much dis
heartened and were going to make an eff
fort on Monday to put off the election 80
days! Monday was undoubtedly stormy
day. The st. Louis boys had determined
not to vote for DR.. Lowry because he not
only dealt in uncurrent notes of suspended
banks, but actually based his bank on them
Considered and used them as a part of The
capital! They have determined 10 support
Judge Earickson Of Howard in opposition
to DIR. Lowry, as he will not allow the
Directory to again dip into such scandalous
transactions. In the meantime Gov. Rev.
nolds holds back the nomination of Judge
Scott, so as to be able to control the move
ments of his friends-so with the office of
Secretary of State, in order that he may
! influence the Minors Sheelv &c The in