Boon's Lick times. [volume] (Fayette, Mo.) 1840-1848, 1844-06-29
PUBLIC MEEElNG.

A meeting oil the wings Of Bonnie Femme
Township, held pursuant to adjournment, on Sat.
urday the 22d instant, for the purpose Of recei.
wing the report Of the committee appointed at
previous meeting, embracing constitution and
bylaws for the government Of the township club,
and expressing the sentiments Of the meeting, the
constitution and bylaws having been received
and adopted, the following preamble and resolu
tons were also adopted, viz:
Whereas, we, the citizens Of Bonnie Femme
Township are fully satisfied that union and har.
mony are necessary for the advancement Of our
Republican Principles, ard for the more effectual
dissemination Of truth, we hereby form ourselves
into body TO be known as the Bonnie Femme
Clay Club; and whilst our friends in other town.
ships are moving Ell masse for Clay, Frelinghuy.
sen and the Constitution, the Free Trade Party
"a wishing TO inundate the country with British
Rods, drain II oil its specie, and prostitute the
energies Of the laborng part Of the community.
We are in favor OF an adequate revenue, with
fair Protection to American Industry; in support
Of this position we have the opinions OF Wash.
ington, Jefferson, Madison, Monroe and General
Jackson who said: providence has filled our
mountains and plains with minerals, lead, iron
and copper, and given US soil and climate well
adapted to the growth Of hemp and wool; these
being the great materials Of our national defence,
they ought to have extended to them adequate
and fair protection, that our manufacturers and
laborers may be placed in fair competition
with those of Europe.
81. is time we should become little more
Amercenized, and instead Of feeding the paupers
and laborers Of Europe we should endeavor to
encourage the laborng part Of our country.
In short h.,o ,bo
policy we shall be rendered paupers ourselves
il is therefore my opinion that careful and judi
cious tariff is much wanted to pay the national
debt, and afford US the means OF that defence
within ourselves upon which the safety Of our
country depends: and last, though not least, TO
extend Just protection to our labor"
Mr.. Clay is emphatically called the father Of
the American System; and is eminently deserving
the support OF the American People.
We deny being in favor Of a high protective
tariff or in other words tariff Of prohbtion;-
but we are in favor of udieious tariff for revs-
nue. and Protection to American Labor.
We are opposed to the Sub Treasury scheme
which is intended to make gold and silver for the
Office holders, and shin plasers for the People.
We are opposed to raising our officers above
ourselves.
We coincide with Martin Van Buren, in his
opinion that "paper money Of some kind will
always exist, and for the regulation OF which,
we are in favor Of National Bank.
While we have such high authority for the con.
siitutonality of National Bank as Gen. Wash
ington, the Father Of His Country, John Lang
don, John Dickerson, Robert Morris, Richard
Bassett, William S. Johnson, George Cymore,
Nicholas Gilmore, Roger Sherman, all OF whom
were members Of the Convention which franco
,Lo Cone,;t,t;o, and oil p,on,haro of Conorec,
when the first United States Bank was chartered
and voted in favor Of it. excepting George Wash
ington, who was then President and approved o
the charter, we fear not the taunts OF the Free
Trade party.
We are we'll aware that in elevatng Mr.. Clay
to the Presidency, we do not make U. S. Bank
but we place at the helm of affairs man from
his known principles, who will permit the sover
eign People, at tkeiI will and pleasure to create
such institutions as they may deem expedient.
In giving our support to Mr.. Clay, we acqu
ourselves of the charge OF Ingtatitude which
might otherwise be cast upon US; for to him Mis-
souri, owes her membership in this Great Repub
lic in the hour OF need, when the tempest o
opposition threatened her with an exclusion from
that safe harbor in which she is now moored, hi
reached forth his generous hand and bid it cease
and she was admitted into the Union on an equa
footing with the other States oil this coniederacy
Therefore be it
RESOLVED, That HENRY CLAY is our first
second, and only choice for President of thes
United States, and we hereby pledge ourseve
to our friends at home and abroad. 10 use al
honorable means to secure his election.
Resolred That when this meeting adjourn,
adjourn TO meet on the list Saturday Of mex
month, and that John, w. Myers. Esq, be re
ID tba nd hat
cratic countymen be invited TO attend and discus
the principles Of the two parties.
Resolved, Tha. the proceedings OF this NEE
ting be signed by the President, Vice President
and Secretary, and published in the BOon's Licl
Times.
On motion, the meeting adjourned.
GEORGE CRAIG, President.
S SAN H BS1MR, Vice Presidents.
JAS. NJ. Roy, Secretary.
TEYAC Tho TINE Grou04