Boon's Lick times. [volume] (Fayette, Mo.) 1840-1848, 1843-05-06

This reference ia made TO him without his pre- |
vious knowledge; but we know he is too honest
to make miSstatemeDi, and too brave TO be |
afraid to tell the truth.
Your third intcrrogato'y, Dear Doctor, relates,
we suppose, 10 the c1pcdiency Of issuing five
dollar notes. There is row d ference between
you snd oursei on that very momentous issue.
We entertained en- opinion and expressed it--you
had not the moral courage to do SO, if we are
correctly informed.
Now, Dear Doctor, as we have candidly re.
spondod to all your inquiries, b, kind enough to
take the stand and allow us TO intcrogate you
"Foir play is jewel"
Last November, was not the Cashier Of your
branch Of the Bank Of Missouri, in favor OF is.
suing five dollar notes? Were you not called on
to say whether you were for or against such an
emission, and did you dare to soy you were op.
20 Gea TO il?
Do you recollect, about 1882, when Howard
was a doubtful county, any thing about certain
candidate for The State Senate, who Rad made
bargain with the Wings to keep mum in refer.
ence to a National Bank, with view to obtain
Wing support in race against Col. Benton Tor
seat ia the Senate Of the u. States
Did you not follow the candidate for the State
Senate referred to- and call on him, in vain, at
several public meetings, to say whether he was
for or cgdtna Bank Of the u. Statesl
Did you ever obtain reply from that candi
/ date, until after the election, and after Gen.
Jackson had VETOED the bill to renew the charter
of the Bank Of the u States and an enthusiastic
shout had been raised by the Democrats Of Mis-.
sour in favor OF the veto?
| Who was that candidate for the State Senate?
Is he not now one Of the 'othcrs" who hold.
with yon, lien on the Boon's Lick Democrat!
| Who do you consider ''lhe real Democracy Of
! the L. States?" Can it be y0u and the "OtherS'
who hold lien on the Democrat newspaper?
Were You ole Of the "real friends Of American
liberty" fighting our battles" during the late
war? If so, who was your commander, and
where and in what capacity did you serve?
| How do you know that all the real Democrats
of the nation are opposed to five dollar notes?
| Are there no real Democrats in New York.
Pennsylvania, Virginia, North Carolina, South
Carolina, Georgia, New Hampshire, Massachu.
sets, Maine, Connecticut, New Jersey, Mary.
| land, &c?
Are you and "otlerS" willing 10 denounce the
Democrats OF four ffihs Of the States, in order to
enable you 10 keep your places and retain your
i'll. gotten power, by deluding the people Of Mis-.
souri,?
Do you think such arrogance and stoid selfish.
ness will continue 10 be tolerated?
Have you never yet dreamed that Missouri hes
become too great to be ruled by quacks or Poli;
cal pigmes?
What is the difference, in principle, between
five and ten dollar note?
| On what authority do you assert that the use
Of five dollar notes is contrary to the true inter
ests of the American people?
Are You for or against an exclusive metallic
currency? That is, do you go for the hard and
nothing bot the hard?-or are your financial no.
tons az soft as your head?
Would you as a legislator, have voted for llus
toms and Jackson's currency bills, as they Wcrc
introduced?
Are you for or against relief, valuation or stop
laws?
Were you not the author of "Arator and
did you not, in that article, make war on the
Reporter and its Editor?
What do you expect to gain by that war!
Perhaps some Of your neighbors can tell you
what you will accomplish. il you cannot lorcsce
the result yourself.
Who i; your FIST choice for President? And
have you ever been guilty Of engaging in any
public or secret movement 10 suPersede and de-
feat Mr.. Van Buren,?
Were you for or against tho repeal Of the
CHARTER Oh tHc tfHHJ VI puiS'HS "Ci uP, uyett"
branch and all, as was proposed by some Of the
real Democrats at the late session Of the legiSla
ture?
Do you deny or doubt tho right Of the people
TO select by District Conventions, or otherwise,
| Delegates 10 represen! them in the National Con.
ventiou?
Ought the voice OF the people to prevail, or
,ba, OF a scICconstituled legislative caucus?
Are you in favor OF Convention to remodel
the constitution, SO as to insure equa representa-
ton, according to population?
Or do you 20 with those real Democrats, who
would have dirt represented instead Of the PEG.
pie, and wish TO persevere in a course OF legsla.
ton on the subject, which would render repre-.
sen,aton here almost or quite as unequal, unjust
and corrupt, as it has been made in England by
her rotten borough system?
When you shall have answered the foregoing
inquiries, we will be ready 10 PROFOUND others 10
Iy0u.
In the mean time, in order TO save yourself
from the charge Of barking at US, without know.
ing why--in obedience to the orders OF "others -
you are invited to tell when OF how the Reporter
has ever as3ailed Democratic principles Or meas
ures.
We challenge you to adducc facts and argu
m0nIs in Justification Of your assault upon us, il
? you can
To the facts, Sir.
DFOur old friend J. Knabb, Esq, has
retired from the editorial chair of the
Reading GPa) Gazette. j. l.. Getz, Esq,
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