Boon's Lick times. [volume] (Fayette, Mo.) 1840-1848, 1844-11-16

either TO Jackson or Adams; his wish, as
il was most clearly manifested was, thai
| should bestow the vote of the State on |
Mr.. Crawford, well knowing the high re.
gard | entertained for this distinguished
man. I refused to do so, believing the
effort to elect him would be hopeless; nor
was willing to make another Jefferson
and Burr election of the matter. And not
until he had well ascertained that | would
not cast the vote of the State on Mr..
Crawford, in any event, did he intimate
4 the most distant wish that | should give
the vote of the State TO General Jackson.
Before | proceed to give the history of
the correspondence, and the correspond
ence itself between Col. Benton and my
self, in regard to the Presidential election
of 1926, l wish to disabuse the public
mind, and vindicate myself from charges
false and FOUL and which Col. Benton, who
made them, knew, at the time he did so,
were totally destitute of all truth. Those
false charges originated with Benton in
1925, were repeated in his dinner speech
at ST. Louis, published in the Missouri
Argus of the Gath July, 1885, and fire.
quently afterwards, and repeated in the
postscript Of his letter TO Van Antwerp;
i,
Representative in ls24-5, had violated
pledges, and disobeyed instructions, and
bartered the vote of Missouri as my own
private property; all of which charges and
illusions, Benton knew TO be false in every
particular. For, so soon as it was ascer-
tanned that Mr.. Clay was not returned to
the House of Representatives, and, there
fore, could not be voted for, as President,
| wrote to several members of the LegsIa.
ture Of Missouri, then in session at ST.
Charles, and voluntarily requested them to
instruct me how to cast the vote of Mis-.
souri,, and to say who was the second
choice Of the people of the State. The
question was brought up both in the Sen
ate and House of Representatives. In the
House of Representatives they tried the
question on Adams, Jackson, and Crawford,
but could agree upon no one, as will be
seen by reference to the following extracts
from the journals Of the session of lS24-5,
pages 223-4. Mr.. Brckey submitted the
. following preamble and resolution:
q WHEREAS, it is now reduced to a certainty, that
Henry Clay the favorte OF Missouri, has not
received sufficient number Of votes 10 bring
y him before The House of Representatives in
y the Congress OF the United States. 10 be vo.
ted for as President; and, whereas. Gen. Jack
son is the next choice Of the people Of lhi:
State; therefore,
y Resolved, That our representative in Congress
3 be instructed TO vote for Andrew Jackson, OIL
:. Tennessee, for President OF the United States
h for the next four yeers.
Motion of R. w. Wells.
That said resolution be indefinitely post
e poned was decided in the Acknowledgement
IS 80. nays 40.
e Those voting in the affirmative, are
al Messrs Bayse, Brooks, Chick, Cole, Conyer
al Cozens, Daguet, Evans. Grafton, Grour, Hckox
n Howell, Hyatt, Jones, McGill, Martin, Moore
ct O'Bryan, Pettis, Passenger, Redd Smith, Ira
d bue. Waters. Wright, R. w. Wells, Woodson
lie Woolums. Young and Mr.. Speaker.
20 Those voting in the negative, are
is Messrs Alexander, Bettes Brickey Burck
i. hart Finn, English, Johnson, McClelIand, Mi
,e Ter, Murry, North, Ranney, Rutland, Russell
,r Slack, Stevenson. Thornton, Vanhorn, Ward
70 Warren, Sam. Wells and Wright.
~ Page 229-Mr. Burckhart submitted III
: following resolution, to wit:
so ReSolred. That in the opinion Of this Hous
~ William II. Crawford is the second choice Of tn
7 people OF the State, to be President Of the Tn
- led States; therefore,
!" Resolved, further, That our Representative
o, o, Congress be requested to vote for the said viii
H. lam H. Crawford, for President for the next for
&c years.
st On motion of r. w. Wells, to amen
lie said resolution by striking out all after III
sy word "resolved," and insert, shat it is in
nd proper. and not the duty of this house
g. instruct the Representative of the State {
re Missouri in Congress- on the subject of II
s. Presidential election"
I'D Motion of Mr.. RUSSELL that said resoll
ton be indefinitely postponed, was decide
/ in the affirmative, yeas SO, nays IA.
he Page 230-Mr. r. w. Wells offered II
IN following resolution:
De- ReSoiDed, That it is improper. and not the du
of OF this House, 10 instruct the Representative
n. the State OF Missouri. in Congress on the Su
he ect OF the Presidential election.
he On the motion to postpone indefinitei
We yeas &c, nays, "a,
Of Same page-Mr. Hickof offered the 70
,st lowing resolution:
IN. RESOLVED, That this House do pass vote
N censure on any member who will hereafter Of
,el any resolution on the subject Of the PRESIDENT
nd election-yeas 30 nays 26.
NE Mr.. Thornton submitted the followir
X resolution, to wit:
"a, Resolvsd, That our Representative in ConCe
IN, be requested TO vote for John Q, Adams as Pre-
IRE dent OF the United States for the next four yea
ng Postponed indefinitel yeas as, nays.
he In the Senate 1890 DaUe lRI If the Ion