Boon's Lick times. [volume] (Fayette, Mo.) 1840-1848, 1844-03-09

is the day liked upon tor the formation OF
Il CENTRAL. CLAY CLUB for Howard
county The meeting will be held in the
Court House in this place, and several
speeches may be expected on the occasion.
A general attendance of the wings of the
county is desired, and it is to be hoped that
every wing who may see this notice will
make it his business 10 circulate the news.
UrWith the present number closes tho
Fourth TOiame Of the BOOKS LICK TINES"
1t is custom Of long standing with
editors, at the close of volume, TO review
the past and speculate on the future. We
do not, however, here propose taking a
very lengthy review Of the past, or indu!.
ging at great length in speculations on the
future: but we embrace the occasion as an
opportune one to hold little friendly con-
verse with our patrons and friends.
OF the past we have but little TO regret;
when we first became propriotors of the
Times" we expressed a desire ITO be
Judged by our acts" and hence no promises
were made--no pledges given. What
those acts have been-whether they have
been directed arigh,--whether they have
tended to the promotion of our cause and
the advancement of our principles, is not
for US To say; according to the experience
and lights before us, have we been guided
and if ever in error, il was an error Of the
head and not of the heart. The conf
dence reposed in, and the encouragement
extended 10 US, by the wings Of the Boon's
Lick country, is the best evidence we have,
and as good as we want to convince US, that
we are pursuing a correct course; and rely
ing on a continuance Of that confidence
and encouragement, we shall redouble our
cxertions TO merit an extension of it.
The wings at present have every reason
TO rejoice; the signs of the times presage
the triumphant success Of their principles,
anil the election of their favorite to the
Presidency. Their fruitless victory Of
1910, will soon be followed by one, which,
no Providcntial dispensation preventing,
will permanently establish our measures
and principles; and when they are estab-
Ishcd, we may confidently look for that
tranquility and prosperity, the long absence
of which has brought distress and ruin
upon the country. Such bright prospects
in future ough, to stimulate them TO action.
and arouse their sleeping energies. Our
opponents acknowledge we have the
majority in the Union, and would always
succeed, as a matter of course, if our par
ty could be brought TO the polls; this we
know, and experience has taught il to our
opponents. They rely upon thorough or.
ganizatinn, and have and will succeed by il,
although in the minority. Will the wings
longer sec their principles defeated, merely
for the want Of thorough organization?-
Proper cxcrtion may turn the scale, even
in lpcorddcn Missouri; sure VIC arc, il
will in cilqnc.riddcn Howard That How.
ard county can DC redeemed, we confident.
~ believe, and with the beginning Of our
new volume, we will give some of the rea-
sons upon which this belief is predicated. |
We are not prepared this week-nor have
we space or time, if we were, 10 give those
reasons; but we believe we can convince
our wing friends on this subject, if, indeed,
any of them doubt it. If none of them
doubt it. we have only then to convince our
opponents Of ii; and if they fail to &C.
knowledge their conviction before, they
will have il thrust upon them about the
evening Of tic first Monday in Angus,
next.
Those Of our friends who still have
prospectus for the next volume in their
hands with names on them, will confer a
favor by returning them as soon as possible
we rciurn our thanks TO those who have
already sent in the prospectus we forwar-
ded them. IF all those yet out, come in
with as many names on them as those
which have been returned, we shall he able
to boast Of the largest subscription list of
any paper in the State. out Of st. Louis
II is very easy matter for every person to
whom we forwarded prospectus to pro-
:ure ONE subscriber. Many have procured
more, and nc hope the rest will be re.
urned with at least one new name.
GPThe wings If Franklin Township,
We learn, are making preparations for the
of Clay Club. What are the