Boon's Lick times. [volume] (Fayette, Mo.) 1840-1848, 1843-10-07
THE DEMOCRATIC MEETING


Shad Penn r-communicafed--J. IT. CUES.
en6ery Secretary of the Meeting--Old
"Crisis"-THe juvenile Don Quirotte,
,oho oears his phiskers ala ie Marq,ise
Mouse" Cincinnattus" of the Hurri-
came Compton Of Carroll, besides mum.
Der O. fools in particular, and a id fuss
generally.
Pursuant to the invocation of the pibroch,
Mclvor's clan assembled on Monday last.
They, as summoned, came together
"Black spirits and white,
Blue spirits and grey"
yet not in such numbers as to intimidate |
the unterriied phalanx with whom they have
long and oft commended. Expectation-w
upon tiptoe to see what this mountain
in labor was TO bring forth. Bets were
two to one that it would be no lion, but
a--mouse. Be il our task 10 chronicle
the anxious doubts, the dubious struggles
the agonizing throes which finally gave
birth to the ill-shapen monster which goes
forth as the legitimate offspring of the de-
mocracy Of the old keystone" county of
Howard.
First and foremost. we had pretty little
juggle as TO the officers who were to pre-.
side upon this momentous occasion. All
who thought at all upon the subject knew
well enough that when the point of the
presidency was carried all else was but
"leather and prunella;" still the unwary al.
lowed themselves to be put off with stubs to
the whale" in the shape Of adjuncts. or
vice presidents, who could act if the presi-
dent should die, resign, or get out of the
way. In this matter the old 'uns proved
themselves too smart, by jug full, for
some who thought themselves pretty cute,
and who intended to have their say in the
matter before it was gone through with.
The presidency arranged to the liking of
those whose will had always heretofore
been law, and gospel too, it followed well
enough that suitable com mttee should be
appointed to prepare preamble and resolu
tions. (En PEASANT, we had like TO have
forgotten 10 marvel at the fact that our
friend Quesenberry, of the Pilot, was Sc
lected as Secretary upon this particular
occasion, but when we remember that
another individual was first pitched upon
but who happened to be absent, and that
the Boon's Lick Democrat has not yet again
+ gotten under way, we do not know that
the move was SO strange, all things consid.
ered)
In due time the preamble and resolutions
came forth. They were clearly from the
laboratory of the distinguished chairman o.
the committee, and, if unpalatable 10 6
portion of his associates, they had evidently
made up their minds to swalloU them, like 9
patient ldoes apill, hoping, if ever SO nau.
seous, the dose might ultimately do the s.o.
mach good! Of the character of these
resolutions we will not now speak, mas
much as we sheuld have to comment upon
them from an indistinct recollection Of a
hasty reading; suffice it, that they smelt
, most odiousIy of the Clique shop, and the
, worse that few raw apprentices had been
brought in to do the pes,le-work by way
|; of reconciling themselves to an abandon.
ment of preconceived opinions and prepos.
I sions, under the Elusive hope that, one day
, or other, they could get up as high as the
learned masters under whom they were
serving.
Now came the amiable caterwauling-
the display of genius-the Thoughts tina,
breathed and words that burned" from the
old apostle Of democracy, the ancient
"Crisis," with here and there an interloper
, and the juvenile Don Quixotte who wear.
his whiskers ala lie Marquise Mouse. "Cri
, sis" would have it that the chairman shoulc
appoint four delegates to the State Conven
ton; "same as Perrin" says Marquis h
Mouse. But "Cincinnattus" of the Hurri
cane, didn't like TO have things done in tina
way, and a wordy war ensued par conse
quence. Crisis" Marquis lie Mouse ano
"Cincinnattus" spouted all their bile, ID
it sir, Pm a good democrat and so arr
you"-) and then the chairman was left Il
look on, thumbing the memorandum which
had been slipped into his hand, until tn,
sovereign democracy appointed the afore
referred-to delegates. Il go for a certain
man from our end of the county," says
"Cincinnattus." Nobody dissented, and &C.