Boon's Lick times. [volume] (Fayette, Mo.) 1840-1848, 1843-07-22
"CLIQUE,' CLIQUE"

Gov. Reynolds, in late number OF his
Inquirer, is shuddering under the influence
of the vengeance every where manifesting
itself against his chicanery and low cum
ming and in an article of only twenty-five
lines, calls out Clique" just seventeen times!
The word Clique in modern parlance,
indicates knot of banded political free
hooters, seeking for spoils on the principles
of piracy-and it is the Governors knowl-
edge Of this popular acceptation which in
duces the hounderings of his enquirer" to
escape the effects of the highest grade of
indignation which ever agitated a free
people. But he is a doomed man, and
while we advise a dismemberment and dis
persal of the free hooters, we hope to see
the usual outward forms of equanimity of
temper in the preparation of his winding
sheet Nothing less, we are sure, will sat
isfy the nsulted democracy of the State,
and the sooner he is abandoned as a total
wreck the better.
Behold the picture! Less than three
years ago he was waited into the Guberna-
torial chair by popular majority Of more
than seven thousand. This majority it is
now known, as well as the original party
nomination, was procured by the Clique
influence over a set Of renaL editors, and
by editorial articles and communications
written by Thomas Reynolds, for the pur
pose of putting and elevating the self
same Ttomasl A great man had risen r
Israel, and the idolatrous people were called
upon to bow at his approach
The State, however, when its wisdom
was concentrated at the Capitol, was founo
to contain some independence of spirit, anc
elevation of thought and action, and du
ring the first session Of his administration
many supposed they had mistaken a singu
lar and well-defined cross of fox and mon
key for man. This spirit increased, a
the necessity advanced to show Mr.. Rev
nolds as Governor, and at the second SEES
sion of the legislature a well defined anc
successful democratic opposition to his ad
mlnistration was unmasked Doctor Penn
his Saline toady, was driven from the con
test for Bank President, in disgrace anc
despair-his editorial of "War begun,
which he is known 10 have written for hi
Inquirer, was denounced as malicious an,
false on the floor Of the House, aud hi
known friends and common defenders wer
compelled TO acquesce in the truth ans
business of the dennnciation--his effort t,
kick many Of the purest democrats in tn
State from the party, in consequence o
their refusal to worship the Clique" share,
the same fate--and il is now well known
that he could not have been elected Cover
nor by the last legislature, although con
tanning larger democratic majority thar
ever existed in this Stale.
Well, therefore, may the Governor ex
claim Clique" at his uprisings and dow
iyings. Public judgment is sometimes i
error, but public vengeance never Be
tween the periods which Judgment ripen
into vengeance, there is always time for tn
"sober second thought" and fatal indeed
the attitude of that public servant VIII
drives the public judgment into publ
vengeance! which is the condition of Coy
Reynolds, of this State-whose fame ha
departed, and whose fate is in no name
useful than as a warning to those who ma,
succeed him.
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