Boon's Lick times. [volume] (Fayette, Mo.) 1840-1848, 1843-02-18

country, and by the public speakers, and
by the people themselves. You know fur.
Their that the Wing party of the United
States has always maintained as one of its
fundamental and distinguishing principles.
that National Bank, properly regulated,
is within the constitutional power Of the
National Cover 1ment TO create, and that
it is necessary for The general ,oeltdre," for
which it is the undoubted and express con-
stitutional duty of the National Govern.
ment.to 'proUide" This, / say, has been,
at all times, the doctrine Of that portion of
The American people known as the Wing
party. for twelve years past They have
been manfully contending for it. as for
PRACTICAL PRINCIPLE. They have elected
one President, in opposition TO the party,
who opposed that principle. That election
was by all parties considered; at the time,
as settling the question in favor of the
principle. 1t was not a mere theory or
hypothesis; but practical principle in ac-
cordance with which action coud be had,
and results of vital interest TO the individ-
ual welfare of every citizen could be at
tanned. That action and those results have
patriotic Wing President was called from
US by DEATH No vote Of the people has
yet reversed the decision so emphatically
pronounced by his election. His success.
sor in the Chair of Chief Magistrate fails
to execute the verdict of the people, as ex.
pressed in the election of President HARRI-
SON, and places his own constitutional Scru-
pies in opposition to the decision Of the
Judicial tribunals of the cOuntry--in oppo-
sition to the opinions of the trainers of the
Constitulion-in opposition to those of the
immortal WASHINGTON. who signed as Pres
| ident, the first Charter of the first u. s.
Bank--n opposition to JAMES MADISON,
who approved the secondhand ast--and
worst if possble--in opposition to the ver-
dict of the people, after an elaborate argu-
ment before them of twelve years contin-
uance, with all the horrible lights thrown
upon the question, which twelve years of
ignorant misrue and senseless experiments
could afford
And what are we now told? Why,
that the people are tired Of party strife
that there is really no question, in relation
to this subject. which calls upon them to
keep up their party organization for the
accomplishment of the PEOPLES will-that
the oni y question, after all is said and done.
is a mere question of WHO shall be Presi-
dent-that it is mere strife among the
great men, or the uould-be great men, abou,
who shall be officially greatest. All this is
said TO hull you into sort of quasi quies-
cent state of indifference to the questioned
the Presidency. trust your good sense
will properly appreciate the nature of the
snare thus kindly set for you. There is one
great man who has never deserted your
standard, who has never bowed from his
unbendng integrity to principle-aye--to
the very principle which is the subject Of
the foregoing remarks.-That great man
will, if we rally round him and place him
in the Chair vacated by the death of HAIR
RIsoN, carry out the financial principles,
which the people sanctioned by the trium-
plant election Of Harrison That great
man is HENRY CLAY!! In the support
Of him as the candidate for the Chief
Magislracy, we support the advocate Of
our principles, for the promotion of our
counlry's good: not for the qualification
merely Of personal partiali,ies, nor for the
promotion OF mere individual interests, ex.
cep, so far as each individual is an in,eg-
raj and substantive part of the national
body polite. c.