Boon's Lick times. [volume] (Fayette, Mo.) 1840-1848, 1845-06-07
STATE CONVENTION.


The last democrat" "jumps the fence"
and begins controversy on new subject,
prefaced, however, with an inquiry (hon-
estly made doubtless, for its scattering shots
are indicative of gross ignorance or some
thing worse) as to what we have under con-
siderationl By way of holding it 10 the
point, we will state, for about the sixth
time, the issue, and then meet it on the new
turn it has taken.
We have under consideration, then, the
subject Of making the canvass for the con-
venton party matter, under the present
party organization. 1t took the party side
of the question--we objected, gave our
reasons, founded upon the acts of its par
ty. 1t has never fairly met the question,
or said one word in defence of its party.
1t has published column after column, but
instead of defending its party when called
on so to do, it has been indulging in quib-
bIes about non-essential matters, and
starting new issues. We again call upon il
to come to the defence of its party, and
pass on to notice the last shuttle il has Ia
ken, TO avoid the important subject under
consideration" 81,
We published last week, some resolu
tons on the subject of the Judiciary, pass
ed by democratic meeting in Boonville,
which opposed the election of Judges by
the People, and expressed our astonish-
ment that men protesting 10 be JeferSonidn
Democrats, should distrust the capacity Of
the people to choose their own officers. The
resolutions themselves, declared, in so many
words, that they were opposed to the peo-
pie electing judges, and the simple declara-
ton implies doubt. What is the argument
used by those who oppose the election of
judges by the people7 Is it not almost uni.
versal, that ignorant demagogues would be
chosen, and the interests Of the community
thereby suffer? We have heard this argu-
ment used by democrats, and no doubt the
editor of the Democrat has. Docs it not
then imply that the people are not capable
Of discriminating between an ignorant
demagogue and man of sense! 1t does.
And opposition to the election OF Judges by
the people, generally arises from want
of confidence in the discrimination and
judgment of the people, in the selection of
men. If the wings, as party, had taken
a stand against the election of judges, eve
ry democratic press in the State would
would have been down upon them for
their federalism. The early stand the
wings in the legislature took on this subject
was unexpected by the democrats, and they
complained at the time, that the wings
wanted "to steal their thunder in.
stead of meeting the wings and uniting
with them on what they considered one OF
their strong points, and moving along in
peace and harmony, they abandon their
ground, and are now making war against
what they last winter denominated "theu
thunder" This factious spirit Of opposi
ton, for the sake of opposition, shows the
utter destitution of the democratic party
of devotion TO principle, and is a strong
argument in favor of the ground we occu'
Ply, that party tactics and prejudices should
not be brought into canvass for the selec.
ton of delegates which are to remodel the
permanent law of the land.
If the resolutions Of the Boonvlle NEE
ting mean not what we say, we should be
pleased to know what they do mean: why
they prefer the one mode to the other.
UFGen. Armstrong left Nashville or