, 1844-01-06

cording to the notice gwen IN several
OF the papers, Horse Allen. as he said
he had been iamlllarly, ard some
times reproachiuIly, called, appeared
at the court house on Saturday eve
ming, and announced himself as a can
didate for The office Of Governor OF
Missouri, at the August election. A
lIree meeting Of citizens, OF both par
ties. we're present, aud he was treat
ed win all respect. Referring tothe
lact of his being stranger TO most oil
those around him, he expressed the
hope that they might a least become
familiar with his principles before he
closed his speech. jurge ALLEN de
clared himself a Dealocrat OF the first
water; and although some OF his Po-
liticll brotherhood had said that he
Lad to take but n more step to be
a Wing, he yet insisted that he was
as good a Democrat as the Dictator
Of Missouri himself, and even Mr..
VAN buren,.
Mr.. BENTON and Mr.. VAN BUEEN
were opposed 10 a National Bank,
and SO was he. Mr.. Benton and Mr..
Van Buren, we're opposed 10 a pro
tecriye tariff, aud 50 WAS hc. Mr.
Benton aud Mr.. Van Burcn were OPP
posed to tie land d],sirlbut!"n blil. and
so was lie. In these respects, then.
he was as good a democrat as either
the great Dictator OF Mr.. Van Buren,.
In one, other respect. however. he
said he was a better Democrat than
Mr.. Benton: he declared his purpose
to be, to support the nominee ct The
National Convention for President,
whether tie choice should fall upon
Mr.. Calhoun, Mr.. Van Buren,. or Ell
ther Of the other prominent men,
Now, be had understood from good
authority, that Col. Benton had de-
clared his determination net 10 sup
port Mr.. Calhoun II lie Was nominated
for PresIdent-erg". lie vas Il better,
Democrat ,i,ah MIR. Benton.
l., ,ba cou,>e ot ms umarks he hi,
the Cl,nn. men right aud l,,t-es-
,,sod 01 ,teif scheue, far The man
uIaclurc 81 pubic "lini"m-Gt PI' ted
IN The lite H.. manner IN which half a
dozen men uan,r.d lie hing called
Ia county meetnr-gn themselves
nominated nc officers and committee.
o,cn-,cnor,eG resolutions. cut and
Jr;sd mon,b ,,v,ous ,nr the action
81 ,I.. nc,Hp'-had ,hsm odontcd.
and ~,Le,,c,ccs SOM aS d~el,gatr, to
rEe Conyen,i,o n lcne,.on. where
tho L;aar ,,a..- e Sra,. vrr, DIR.
c.H. ,r. at. n,.t,d for ihc
,~nn,r.,,ocs .cyE Made. and .,rr, -
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.,r h. ,.,I.l -. era,,.e tas Marty
mad rna,na-,,, ,.cr,, and ,be marty
,,., ron, ,,,eil,,
Thr Jpd.c debated himself n a.
y,r of the D,s,ncr system for the
.Iac1,on of members rI C,r,,e>s-
no, that iscqI system which tie Cligue
rad devised ,tdWiI,rr the stat. into
DISTRICTS for the U~oU5U0to1 of men.
and then electinr them hy general
ticket. but n, opSn. avovcd district
system. lie believed that the Rep
reseulativesan and people ough; tokuow
EACH other, and tins could only he ut.
tanned by the adoption al the District
system. Some OF tie Clique folks,
lie said, advocated the general ticket
system, because, pcrcnauce, the
Wings might elect q jan-.essman
bv the District plln--pu,.uIs was an
infamous plea. ii III. Wings could
do it, they were welcome 10 whip the
Democrats and they ought 10 have
d chance III the selection o! a repre-
Sentati"n oil their principles and
views.
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