Boon's Lick times. [volume] (Fayette, Mo.) 1840-1848, 1843-08-26
REGULATING A LEADER.

We knew it would be So We knew so
soon as Shad Penn laid hands on Lynde
Elliott, with the determination of using
him up, he must eventually fall. But we
did not expect his career would be SO short,
for as great a scamp he is, as such men suit
the party to which he is attached better
than any others. A man who is not willing
TO lie for them and afterwards swear to
it, is not suitable for their purposes. He
must be willing to insert any thing his
masters may choose to dictate; no matter
how much his own feelings may be OPP
posed to it. But this is not their objec-
ton to Lynde Elliott. He is perfectly
willing to do any thing for them they de-
sire. His private character is so notorious
that even the "Clique" cannot endure him
and when they repudiate man for bad
character, he must indeed be a great
scoundrel. Hear what Mr.. Penn says:
"Report says Lynde Elliott, is to be exported,
without drawback, in few weeks. What sud-
den changes occur in the political world! Only
few weeks since, Elliott commenced the publ
cation Of the Standard, prolessedly under the pa.
tfonage OF the great leaders Of the party. The
Standard was to be the Standard Of Missouri
Democracy and Missouri policy; the ORGAN Of
the party the great champion Of great men, &c.
1t is now admitted that Elliott is one Of the great
est scoundrels living-the fact has been proved
and most Of the members Of the party look upon
him with loathing and scorn. Even the sub
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plank-as pirates usually force d suspected COM
rade 10 plunge into the ocean, and sink 10 rise nc
more. They say Lynde must go-that he lacks
nerve, is wholly destitute Of character and utter
ly deficient in talent Thess, we admit, are seri
Gus dsqualifcatons; such as should cause re-
spectacle men to dissolve the conpelon formed;
but we will take the liberty to say the determi
nation, on the part Of his importers, to drive
Lynde back to the east side of the Rubicon, is
not only in bad Taste, but manifestly unnatural.
If Elliott has played the rascal in Indiana and
Ohio, his importers have played it elsewhere
Have they not labored to break US down-to rob
us Of property and character, drive us into tht
ranks OF the enemy, and starve our family, i
possible, because we could not be made the phi
ant instrument Of charaans-because we woulc
not support measures which they were too pu
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duty to assail them? Have they not cried 'lrai
tor, without daring to say how, when, or agans
whom we had committed treason? Have the!
not denied our Democracy, and proved too COW
ardly to assail our published creed? Have the!
not lied against US necessarily, and urged him t.
follow their example? 1t would seem 10 b,
rather ludicrous, on the part OF such men, to tur
up their noses, even at such piece Of putridit
as Elliott, and pretend that he taints the mora
atmospheric which surrounds them! Did they
not know Elot?--and knowing him, did the
not endorse his character, and recommend hir
in conversations, through newspapers, and by pr
vate letters, 10 the support Of the partyl VIII
$ can believe they thus labored to make him tn
ORGAN and LEADER Of the party without know
ing him? Nobody. But one inference can there
e fore be drawn froms the incidents that haye o.
D cured, which is, that Elliott and his importer
care birds of feather" Their determinatio
10 cast him off is unnatural, and almost as cruel
as was his conduct, when, stripped Of her las
suit of clothes, with stones and brick bats, a
he drove the wife Of his bosom from him. 1
3 character he is worthy OF association-in cal
bre, their equal. They have written most OF hi
editorials, and by publicly pronouncing him
fool, they have proved that they are simpleton
themselves. "Give the devil his due.