Boon's Lick times. [volume] (Fayette, Mo.) 1840-1848, 1842-04-09
GLORIOUS TRIUMPH |!


GLORIOUS TRIUMPH 4
THE FAYETrE CLIQUE VANqursnED I'LL
The Star Of the Harvyconc in the ascen-
damt N!!W
We congratulate the people of Old How
ard, and felicitate the county, upon the
happy, the glorious triumph of the real
bone and sinew Democracy of the old
Keystone County, over the hitherto sue
cessful and powerful clan yclept the FAY
ETTE CLIQUE" Yes, for the first time
since the foundation of our glorious Re-
public, the democracy of numbers, has tri-
umphed over the tyrmnical few, who have,
and would still dictate to them in a most O.
verbearing, oppressive manner. Heretofore,
when the Democracy of each township
would meet and express their preference
for any particular man, to be run as their
candi late, the effort has always proved
abortive. The great caucus power pro-
PEELED by this corrupt clique, regardless of
the wishes of the Democracy in any par
ticular section of the county, took the af-
fairs of the county into its own hands, and
nominated such and such only as would
subserve the interests of the great mo-
loch. But thank the Lord, and the democ-
racy of Harrycane, the wire movers-this
clique, a combination of corruption and
dictation-havc, for once, been frustrated
in their designs.
Last Monday the Democracy assembled
in great numbers in the Court House yard
For several hours lite groups might be seen
on the corners of the streets, composed
generally of five or ten sovereigns and one
of that august body, the aforesaid Fayette
Clique. A sort Of careless indifference
played upon the countenanccs of the for
mor, whilst the latter, in great agitation
and solicitude, was, apparently endeavor-
ing to prove the fallacy and the final de-
struction of the great democratic family if
the Harrycanc boys, the Bonnie Femme
farmers. and the hardy but ignorant squat
ters on the hills in Boon's Lick, were per-
mtted to send whom they pleased to the
Legislature, &c. The former merely
smiled at all this. About o'clock the lit
tie caucus dispersed and the great one was
organized. The different aspirants there
fore publicly avowed themselves candidates
in Short but, animated speeches. We will
not attempt to give an outline of the
spceches-time nor room will not permit
We will, however, as an act of justice
= state that Mr.. Alcorn in his short but pithy
! speech, denied emphatically that he, il
1920, when member of the Legislature
4 voted for that unconstitutional and odiou
law, taxing old bachelors. Mr.. A. said thi
SANDER was circulated by his unprinciplet
/ opponents, in order to prejudice the rising
! generation against him. We hope, nov
!, that this old hoary headed patriot has de
MED this foul charge, that we shall hear "n
more of it,"
After all the preiminaries had been al
!, ranged, the vote was taken, and, gentle rca
: der, who do you suppose were the success
h full aspirants! Why, none other than tn
opponents of the aforesaid Fayettc Clique
c Louis Robiou, Esq, Gen. DR.. Joshua W
e Redman Esq, and DR.. c. r. Scott, lat
f Senator from this county, and formerl
# from Virginia. Is it not glorious? Thes
d three gentlemen have been abused and vii
l. fed--their characters traduced, and thei
It principles and motives impugned, but b
h pursuing straight forward course, the
:. have finally triumphed over their enemie
f. Rcdman, Scott, and Robiou-Robiou, Rec
d man, and Scott--Scott, Robiou, and Rec
s mani In either position on the ticket the
II look well-sound well. Then, three cheer
IS for the anti-Clique ticket-composed of
d General, Doctor, and Squire.
1t We were very sorry to hear some grun
II bling by democrats, upon the annuncatio
IS of the ticket-"more choking" &c, b,
is we were rejoiced, when the vote, that "tt
le nominations be now unanimously received
l. to see no open kicking in the traces. The
u walked up to the trough like men and NJ
: one "no" was heard in the whole ASSEMBLY
is Thus, for once have the people triumphe
over the powerful clique at Fayette,
cI rnote n ever he