Boon's Lick times. [volume] (Fayette, Mo.) 1840-1848, 1844-04-27
The Presidents Of The Clay Clubs
OF SAINT LOUIS,
TO THE WINGS OF MISSOURI

TO THE WINGS OF MISSOURI.
With proud satisfaction and heartfelt
thankfuness, we announce TO you, that,
yesterday, your brethren in St. Louis
achieved a noble and most important tri-
umph in the annual election of our City
Oficers:-noble, because it gave conclu-
sive proof that the lofty Wing spirit which
led them through the struggles of the past,
still burns within them, most important,
as indicating most decsively the firm and
faithful adherence of st. Louis to sound
Wing principles. We have flung TO the
breeze the stainless banner of HENRY
CLAY AND PROTECTION TO AMER
ICAN INDUSTRY, and the glory of
well fought field and complete and effec-
tive victory beams upon and illumines its
graceful and ample folds!
The efforts of our opponents were Of
unprecedented vigor, and were marked by
a desperation partaking largely in some
quarters, of ferocity. Never before, have
they presented so bold and resolute a
front, or seemed so confident of, and deter
mined upon success. We met them, how.
ever, with equal ardor, courage, and reso-
luton, and we have our reward in an
nouncing TO you the ELECTION OF EVERY
REGULAR NOMINATED WING, except three
to elect them, however, does not effect the
general result; as, having a majority in
both branches of that body, the govern
ment Of the city is fully in Wing hands for
the coming year. Our candidate for Mayor
comes in with the very decided majority
of three hundred and sixty-two. The ma.
jority last year having been one hundred
and fourteen against us, this is gain,
within twelve months, of four hundred
and Seventy-sir! This, too, notwithstand-
ing, within two or three weeks hundreds
of persons have taken the final step in
obtaining naturalization; eight out of every
ten of whom, we are persuaded voted
against us. In reference, however, to the
votes of naturalized citizens, it is only an
act of Justice to our GERMAN friends, to
state, that many of them who have hereto
fore felt it their duty to oppose us, on this
occasion gave us their votes; and we are
pleased to believe that this is attributable,
in large proportion of the cases, TO our
advocacy of the sound and benefcent
principle of Protection to American In.
dustry.
We feel that result so signal and
cheering, justifes us in raising joyfully, but
in no spirit of vindctive exutation, the
voice of congratulation and triumph. We
rejoice, fervently rejoice, in our success,
but no malignant feelings mingle with our
pleasure. We lose sight of the personal
defeat of our opponents, and the personal
success of our friends, in the nobler and
more suspicious triumph of our principles.
Those principles, we are now assured,
wherever known and understood, must
win the feelings, the Judgment, and the
cordial support of patriotic and rejecting
men. Upon them, we, as the advance
guard of Missouri Wings, have met and
overpowered the adversary. We hail the
great Wing army of Missouri, north, south,
and west of US, to follow our example!
Raise the standard of HENRY CLAY,
and Protection to American Industry, high
on every plain and hll-top,--let it float on
every stream, wave over every workshop,
light up every mine, and beam upon every
farmhouse and log cabin, and we fear
essly predict that 1914 will behold our
long wandering State returning, after
twenty years estrangement, with swelling
acclamations, to him who received her first
suffrage, and who is so worthy of her best
affections now.
Wines OF Missouri This glorious re.
suit can be attained only by EFFoRr-such
effort as the object justiies, as the interests
of our State and our country demand, as
we can, we must make. Arouse, then, and
brace yourselves for the work. RELAX
NOT! There is no time to waste. Our en-
ergies are all in vigor-let US apply them
at once. Our cause is just--let us hasten
to place it fairly and urgently before the
people. Our friends elsewhere bid US on
TO the contest--let US answer their call, like
true hearted Wings. Be persuaded that
brighter days are dawning, and that, if we
are faithful to ourselves, Missouri ,CiH be
redeemed!
JOHN H. FERGUSON,
President First Ward Clay Club.
THORNTON GRIMSLEY,
President Second Ward Clay Club.
JAMES ii. LUCAS,
President Third Ward Clay Club.
p. G. CAMDEN,
President Fourth Ward Clay Club
A. CARR,
President Fifth Ward Clay Club.
NATHAN'L CHILDS, Sen'r.
President Sixth Ward Clay Club.
st. Louis, April ?. 1874.
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