Boon's Lick times. [volume] (Fayette, Mo.) 1840-1848, 1845-07-19


man subsequently conducted, on our part,
in London, on that subiect-(ask that ven
cradle patriot himself, now standing with
one foot in his grave, in New York,
whether | belle or misrepresent himD-
who was afterwards Governor of that
State, (Vermont) and actually revolution
lied it from warm federal to Demo
cratic State; who was then appointed by
the immortal Jackson, minister plenipoten-
tiary to Spain, where, among other i'm
portant diplomatic services TO his own
country, he opened and led the way TO the
final recognition, by the parent govern
ment at Madrid, an object of great inter-
est to this country, of the independence of
the Spanish American countries-a fact
which, in special honor and compliment to
him and his country, is recited or referred
to by the Spanish government in the SOL
emn instruments of recognition now on
record in the archives of the new govern
ments-(enquire, if you please, of your
minister in Mexico and he can ascertain
and inform you of the fact) who has since
been unanimously Il was going to say,
appointed) confirmed by the Senate of the
United States to the most important Office
under our government (beow the Cabi-
net,) the duties of which he has performed
with admirable success as above rected
and admitted-(one of the Cabinet lately
stated that in the Collectors appropriate
duties, and his intercourse with the govern
ment every thing "went on like clock
work;') who has, in the recent elections,
with an honorable and consistent fidelity
to his politics and party, had most infu-
entail agency in producing existing results;
man, in fine, who, in career of forty
years past, in all his public employments,
and under all circumstances, has been a
uniform and undertaking Democratic pa
triot.
ask then again, is this man no,o to be
thrust aside ,ciM contumely and indignity-
to be the object of Scorn and contemplate
crafty the selfish hostility Of a cHque-one
Of ,ohose main organs as a little press, con-
Quoted By t,co unprincipled and oMerocise IN
sifcant, precocious young men-protegeS,
and under the guidance and tuition Of a po-
litical PhdriSee-men who, now presuming
with impudent falsehood to attack the De-
mocracy of the Collector, were in their
mothers wombs when he was in the full
career of Democratic public service? Is
all this no,o demanded TO CRAFTY the per-
sonal disappointment and political hostility
of corrupt and ,corthlesS fer, or to sub
serue ulterior purposes. both selfish and am
bitious-or both? But Irepeat, those odiOus
hereticS-thoSe pretenderS, upStarts, and
false prophets, sag he as not orthodor-he is
not of true Chat is, our) Democracy! Why,
sir, if you were well acquainted in New
York you would see it is the base, corrupt
Misrepresentation of few contemplate
tools, unworthy Of the respect or consider
alton of high-minded and virtuous COM
munity. Be assured, sir. the people of the
city and State of New York will not, for
know something Of them, tolerate the
SANDER.
AS 10 the pretended agitation which it is
thought 80 important to compose, besides
that the very removal Of the Collector
may not be unattended with agitation the
other way, any man of intelligence and OBJ
servation knows that if the President had
at any time announced his determination
not to remove. in forty-eight hours time
all would have been quiet and composure.
Upon the whole, if you are not already
convinced, on the principal points in this
case, by the honorable and respectable in
dividual representations and remonstrances
made TO you, others may speak out in tones
and flashes of thunder and lightning, that
may make the earth tremble under the very
feet of those who occupy the pinnacle OF
their country's constitutional eminence;
those will not be commissions tending to
ravage or destroy our political fabrics. but
to purify the political atmosphere about
them, and thus to aid in restoring, improv-
ing, and preserving the health of the free
; and protecting institutions of happy
people. Should the Collector and his
friends, from considerations different from
their obligations to you, think proper to
prevent the actual commotion of stormy
, elements, the lowering cloud will neverthe'
less not be dispersed. At rest on your
lofty perch, | see you contemptuously re-
garding all this from an humble individual
beneath; but, sir, you have not yet learned
so much that experience may not teach you
little more.
Sir, repeat that speak freely. Were
, | 10 be mute or sycophantic on this occa-
, sion, would consider myself too degene
f rate, both as man and a citizen of tina
) free and exalted state over which you have
: the honor at present of presiding. | know
from your character, you would think nc
better of me. And let me respectfully re
c mind you, sir, that this is not the first in
, dividual or pIivte wrong that has led, il
, the public disgust and redress, to extensive
e general consequences.
. In closing, sir, without any mockery o
r affectation of solemnity, l am in dut,