Boon's Lick times. [volume] (Fayette, Mo.) 1840-1848, 1844-04-20
f A " II Il T e.:
SATURDAY, APRIL 20, 1874.
POLITICAL DISHONESTY.

Our attention has been frequently cited
to the illiberal and dishonest course Of the
Missouri Democrat" published in this
place, in giving publicity to known SIAN
ders and vile carricaturcs Of leading wings
and wing principles; and we have had es-
pecial requests made Of US TO call the at
tention of the public TO the unfair course
that paper was pursuing. But we have
deemed it not worth while, for various
reasons, one of which is, that that paper
has its principal circulation among the ultra
clique men in this immediate vicinity, most
of whom know what it contains TO be false,
while others are so blinded with prejudice
and ignorance, that any correction that
might be made would have no influence
with them. We shall pay more attention
10 these matters in future, with the hope,
of disabusing the minds Of portion of
the community, in reference to the public
acts of Mr.. CLAY.
Some weeks since the Democrat" con-
tanned the old exploded charge CT "bar-
gain, intrigue and corruption" against Mr.
Clay, in the election of Mr.. Adams to the
Presidency. This charge, the editor OF
the Democrat knew to be false-for the
single reason that if it had never been
proven 10 be so before, the letter of Car
ter Beverly, voluntarily written, and extern
sively published in the country but short
time since, totally upsetting the whole
charge, must have been seen and read by
him. But we have further evidence of its
fulsity, in the following paragraph which
we take from the Mill Boy" which seems
TO have been written for the purpose of
correcting the Democrats" statement. 1t
says
1--WE have not time just now to go into dis.
cussion OF This subject. In due time we shall
enter upon it fully It is sufficient at present 10
pronounce the whole story A DlABOLlCAL
AND EXPLODED SANDER, which no in,
telligent. decent, and honest man in the United
States either believes or would aid in spreading
BIT suppose il were true, what is The Democrats
position? What is the position of MARTIN Van
BuREN AND Thomas II. BENTox? Is it any
better than Mr.. Clay's? What are the facts?
The Infamous charge was made in February,
1925. About one month after its prOmulsation,
President Adams nominated Mr.. Clay TO the
Senate, as Secretary OF State. Van Buren, and
Benton were both in the Senate at the time,
AND BOTH VOTED FOR THE CON
FlRMATION OF Mr.. CLAWS APPOINT.
MENT? Now, if the charge had been true,
how can the Democrat excuse them for this
vote? II it was true, then Mr.. Clay was receiv.
ing from the hands OF Mr.. Adams the repara OF
bis corruption, and VAN BUREN, AND BEN.
TON VOTED TO GIVE IT TO HIM In
the language Of the law, they were accessories
offer the fact. He made the bargain, and they
confirmed IT, He did the deed, and then ratified
a. With this fact in existence, the Democrats
folly and malicious recklessness recoi upon it.
SELF He cannot impcais Mr.. Clay, without, a!
the same time, dragging in his candidates for
President and Senator. We advise him 10 let
the matter alone; for we venture unhesitatingly
10 say. that neither OF those gentlemen ever be.
heved one syllable Of so foul and alrocous &
calumny"
The votes Of Messrs. Van Buren, and
Benton, for Mr.. Clay, a month after the
charge had been made, is enough to con
vince any democrat of its fasity, whilst il
also convicts the democrat" of colo
booded SANDER, for political effect.
The last number of the "Democrar con-
tains an extract purPorting TO be taker
from speech of Mr.. Clay on "the bill tc
grant presumption rights to the settlers OF
the public lands, delivered in the Senat
of the United States in 1885" which con
tains sentiments he never uttered, eviden,l,
prepared by some infamous Scoundrel, ant
readily circulated through the democratic
papers, when their editors must have know
il to be, what Mr.. Clay pronounced il
gross carrcature," They mus, hav
known il was false, because Mr. Clay Sc