Boon's Lick times. [volume] (Fayette, Mo.) 1840-1848, 1843-01-21
SATURDAY, JANUARY 81, ls42.
THE WAR-The Ctigue-Gou. Reynolds
The Iaquirer-The Reporter.

on the war that is now being carried on
between the "Fayette Clique" and the ST.
Louis Democrats in particular and all other
Democrats in general, who will not wear
the Clique collar, when we observed The
following in the st. Louis New Era, which
we adopt in lieu of any remarks of our
own: "a most edifying war is in progress
at Jefferson City between the "Fayette
Clique" at the head of which stands Gov.
Reynolds, and portion of the Loco Foco
Party who will not, it seems, be driven
into the adoption of all the foolish meas
ures which Col. Benton left behind him,
but which the "clique" are determined to
see carried out at all hazards. 1t does an
honest man good to see that these respec-
tive gentlemen have all at once discovered
their true characters, and are determined
to let the People know what they think of
each other. A better time never offered
for such developments. If we are to be-
lieve the Inquirer Qhe Governors organ,)
"emissares were employed and hired to
attend" at Jefferson, last session of the
Legislature, by the Insurance offices, and
their Presidents were there, TO prevent their
being shorn Of powers by virtue Of which
they afterwards swindled the people out of
hundreds Of thousands of dollars, and linen
claiming the name of Democrats, and edi-
tors claiming the same name, were en-
ployed in protecting them in their swind-
ling operations" 1t is declared, "that the
same means are now employed, and men,
bers sought to be inundated, and their
names and their bills denounced. carica-
tured, ridiculed, all under the name of De-
mocracy.' And this is done by Party
"in the midst Of the Democracy who are
devoted to these rotten institutions Cairo
and other Illinois Banks0 and to the policy
of excluding hard money, as far as posi-
BILE, by the circulation of small notes and
deprecated paper" This Party were a
purchased" and "purchasable" commodity.
On the other hand, the Governor and his
organ are identified in this war, by COM
mentators here and at Jefferson; and the
lie direct" is given to the accusations, and
the "brand of imfamy" fixed upon the "dir-
ty sheet"-"the squirt through which the
filth of meaner creatures than Lusk him
self eject their venom" One of the men,
bers believed the charges int the Governors
organ] to be false in gross and in detail
and pronounced them, as far as his knowl-
edge extended, wicked, malicious and un.
qualified falsehoods." The writer in the
Governors paper was pictured as filthy,
dastardly and disgusting animal, which
would fatten on the slime. which its own
loathsome nature experimentation
character itself, and consequently unable
to appreciate what was due to the charac-
ter of men of honor and integrity" Another
member denounced the author las base,
contemplate Lara creeping, loathsome
and filthy wretch. All this was said after
shat old man" who nominally edits the
paper had disavowed the authorship of the
articles. and promised recantation, which
he was afterwards dissuaded from making;
and without knowing, or caring perhaps
whether they trod upon the Governors
corns or those of any member of the Fay.
cite clique" The greater portion of a day
was devoted to this business of illustrating
the characters Of men with whom they
have acted fami'iarly for years, but who
now wish TO drive portion of their po-
litical brethren little faster on the road tc
destruction than they are willing to go
Let them pile words of reproach mountain
high upon each other: they deserve it all
And the sooner the People find it out and
drive them from their service the better
Their testimony against each other ough
certainly to be received; and if so, i
must be admitted that any change must b.
productive of advantage to the State.