Boon's Lick times. [volume] (Fayette, Mo.) 1840-1848, 1842-06-25

you expect the sufrages OF this community, you
must, like them, agree Internationally to take
Gen. Redman, for better or for worse. You
must not take one part and reject another. II
you take him, you must do so without reservation
| or restriction, wooden leg and ALL"
Scott.--"If such is your wish, shall feel my.
self bound 10 do SO, Of course"
Com.--"Do you, or do you not believe that in
the future histories, which may be published of
| the United States, the name OF Redman will
stand with those Of Jackson, Van Buren, and
Benton, as benefactors of the human racei"
Scott.-"Such has been my opinion for years. !"
Com.-"Do you remember on any occasion
to have said that you looked on thieves as nuts.
ance?'
| Scott.-"I do not know that ever said such
a thing in relation to Gen. Redman, but beg
leave now to say explicitly, that thieving, espe.
cially from the Post office, was not only justfa-
BILE, but that it manifested fearlessness Of con.
sequences and contempt Of public opinion,
highly laudabe and praseworthy, and have al
ways deemed little peccadilloes of that kind, in
dcative Of rising genius and ultimate e1ahd-
ton. In this have uniformly agreed with a
large majority OF my friends in this State, who
consider the little cravat affair, at Chappell Hill,
among the most glorious passages in the life OF
the immortal Benton"
Com.-"Did you not remark in large com.
pany at Fsyette, one day while in the grocery,
that you considered wooden legs of less practi.
cal utility than ordinary legs?"
Scott.-"Never, so hel Up me heaven! and as
proof Of the lalsehood Of that report, beg to
refer to several Of my particular friends about
Fayette, who have heard me express myself in
the most favorable terms Of wooden legs. Sc
much, indeed, have my predictions leaned to.
wards them that entertain serious intentions OF
sending on for pair to substitute for those
at present possess, believing they are capable
OF enduring more fatigue, and that they will re
main firm and erect when the others are some
times disposed to bend and twist about
, Com.-"Sir, your answers have been entirely
! satisfactory, and if we can do no better we may
} re.nominate you"
/ Thus ended this meeting and were permitted
; to hazard conjecture, would say the Doctor
was rising fast, and as he has recently expressed
himself both for and against U. S. Bank, hi
bids fair to rise still faster.
Your ob't. Servt.
PHlLO SCOUTS.
P. S. The latest advices from Franklin
township give hattering accounts Of the Doctors
prospects in that quarter. He had (as stated
been eating and drinking with the General fol
two days, and for fear the Dr's. faith Nigh be
a little on the Carhagenian order, the final tes
OF affection was to be applied that night. They
were to be bedded precisely at 10 P. NJ, TO the
sound Of tin pan and COW bell.
Since writing the above, more recent dates
have been received. There cannot now be the
least doubt Of a perfect reconciliation. The two
gentlemen passed comfortable night of it, with
the exception Of some deep signs and groans
which were supposed to have been heaved
by the Doctor through pure centrition for the
past. In the morning when the Landlord went
TO notify them OF breakfast, he found them (par
mobile JIatrum.) The Generals head at the fool
board, with his timber leg thrown gracefully ovel
the Doctors neck Peace to the troubled waters
The reconciliation Of the houses OF York ant
Lancaster was nothing TO it. P. S.
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