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

| W N democratic meeting was heiu w
this place on Monday last, at which the fol.
lowing preamble and resolution, introduced
by DR.. LowRv, we're adopted:
Where's, IL Is much to be desired by all fiends
Of homes, principles end good government tina.
the canvass in the elections Of 1874, should be
conducted fairly and honestly, and that the sub
iects which divide The two great political parties
Of the present day. should be fairly discussed
and convsssed, in the presence OF both political
parties. And whereas. the political party, no,c
tulling themselves Wigs, have formed and are
forming what they call Clay Clubs. at the meet
ings OF which, speeches are made and documents
read giving only the lair side Of their favorites,
the principal wings, and their acts without pre-
sen,ing 10 public view their bad and unwsse acts
and public policies. And whereas, the public
acts and policies Of the two great political par
ties ought all to be discussed fairly and honestly
before both parties And whereas, the Wings al
their Clay Clubs, discuss their favorite policies,
eulogize their favorites, aud present as political
history only one sided statements as the bogra.
ply Of their fsvorte II. Clay and these data too
only discussed at such meetings Of the friends Of
Mr.. Clay, without inviting Democrats-there-
fore:
RESOLVED, LIST, That we, part Of the De.
mocracy OF Howard, very respectfully invite our
political opponents to fair, open, and manly
discussion, on all proper occasions, Of all points
Of political difference between the two great con
tending parties, and hope that the same courtesy
will be extended by them to the Democracy.
People abroad, judging from the above,
would come TO the conclusion that the
wings of Howard were afraid. or had re-
fused to meet their political opponents, the
democrats. in discussion before the people.
l'T&yis not the case, as was shown last
ssas@dday, by the prompt manner in which
ABEL LEONARD, ESQ, responded TO the
call on him for speech; i, never has been,
nor never will be the case. Can our oppo-
nents ny this muchl We think not. The
fact Of the matter is, the democrats are not
half so anxious for this "manly discussion
before the people. as they would have one
believe-ard had they have known tina,
their proposition would have been so read
ly acceded TO, it would not have been
made. They hoped the wings would take
no notice Of it, and it was only made for
the purpose of making skoU of fairness.
The leaders of the locofoco forces despair
of keeping the ascendancy in this county,
and they wish, at this early day, to frame
some excuse for the defeat that awaits
them.
Gentlemen, ION all proper occasions"
you will find the wings ready to meet you,
in "open, manly discussion" on "all the
points of difference between the two great
contending parties"
On the subject Of "Open, manly discus
sion," we shall have something 10 say in
future. We will show that the gentleman
who introduced the above preamble and
resolution, could not have been sincere in
it, or his notions of letting the people hear
and read "both Sides" have materially
changed Of late.
The glorious victory achieved by the
wings of Maryland appears to have i'm.
parted new life TO the wings of the country.
The wing Marylanders Of 81. Louis held
meeting in that city on the 2sth ult., at
which series Of enthusiastic and spirited
resolutions were adopted, congraiuating
their old friends and neighbors upon their
brilliant victory. The wings of ST. Louis,
who were not Marylanders, joined in the
meeting, and introduced some resolutions
well adapted to the occasion, two of which
we make room for, for the especial benefit
of the wings of Howard:
"Resolred, That we especially admire the lof.
ty confidence which led the Wings OF the Third
District" to dash into the combat undslnayed BY
the eighteen hundred majority against them in
1871; and honor them for the determined Prov,
eSs, consummate skill, and rssistless efforts,
which brought them out, covered with fue hun.
drcd and sirty four je,oels of distinction. whose
light pierces the dense gloom CT Locofocoism in
far.of Missouri, and arouses every wing heart 10
emulate deed so daring, result, so glorious.
Resolved, That il, throughout our borders,
there be wing, about whose heart yet cling the |
doubts and spprehensons, which long years Of
and defeat would naturally
create. we point him to that THIRD Dis. |
rRicr" OF Maryland. and tell him that no
prospect here is darker than scas the pros.
pect there, when its dauntIess wings resolved to
storm the locofocos in their strong hold, and DID
lT:-thdt what they did, WE CAN: and that they
and we demand OF him. TO cast off his fears, and |
stand boldly forth in the front rank. a minute
man in the service OF his country, and, in our do.
nestle contest, OF THE CAUSE CT HUMAN LIBERTY.
MARYLAND GERRYMANDER.-Previ
10 the election in Maryland, the Globe
charged that in dislricting the State, the