Boon's Lick times. [volume] (Fayette, Mo.) 1840-1848, 1845-04-19
From The Weston Journol.
DEMOCRACY EXPOSED.

DEMOCRACY. EXPOSED.
A party that is false to its friends will
not be true to the country, it lacks that
essential thing, integrity; and such appears
to be the condition of the Democratic
Party in this State at this time. From the
Governor down, there is a want of conf
dence, and intrigues constantly on foot to
supplant one another, not more disgraceluI
than injurious to the State. II will be re-
collected by what foul means the nomina-
ton of the present Executive of the State
was brought about, and that Mr.. McLane
late Editor of the Argus was one of the
most active and efficient instruments in
carrying out the nominations of this packed
Convention. That the acts of this self
constituted body, with its deeds of dark.
ness, would recoil is no more than we ex.
pected; commenced in iniquty il is ending
in disgrace 10 all concerned. In late er-
pose of the causes of his rejection by the
Senate as Register of State Lands, Mr..
| McLane says my intimate friends had re-
commended others for that station, and
they. as well as myself, for good reasons
confidently expected me to receive another
appointment. This it is understood was
an appointment as Secretary of State. and
coming from one who has charged Mr..
Clay with bargain and sale. and who has
waged a ruthless war upon him looks bad.
What were his reasons for expecting a
Cabinet appointment? Did Governor Ed
wards promise him one if he would carry
the Platte country for himl If it was
wrong in Mr.. Clay to accept the appoint
ment of Secretary of State, how much
better would it be for Mr.. McLane, through
whose instrumentalty, according 10 the
Argus, Governor Edwards carried the
Platte country? Or was the appointment
promised if he would republisb some Of his
old stale speeches, laud him to the skies.
and puff him through the columns of the
Argus? We condemn in the most unqual-
flied terms the breach Of faith by the Gov
ernor, and we cannot censure too strongly
the violation of pledges by Senators. But
what else could Mr.. McLane expect, what
right had he to ask pledges, or Senators to
make them! The Governor is deceptive,
the Senate corrupt, and the public offices
are bought and sold. Mr.. McLane calls
one Senator ga political loafer, wearing the
Senatorial Toga"-and says he pites the
honorable portion of the community who
have TO pass the ordeal to which he has
been subjected. We agree with Mr..
McLane in this, no honest mans reputation
is safe in their hands. Mr.. McLane is
good authority, he ought to know. For
him we have high personal respect, and
when we heard that charges had been pre-
ferred against his private reputation, we
were amongst the first to step forward in
defence oft, and, in question of veraciiy,'
VIC shall certainly pin our faith to MIR.
McLane. That he has been treated badly
by Mr.. Thompson. worse by the Senate,
and worst of all by the Governor, who has
broken his promises, is plain enough, but
he should not have been caught in such
bad company, he might have known that
men who could have the boldness to get
their nomination in the manner they did,
would desert him the first opportunity.
He should have cautioned the public against
them long ago, and not waited until he
himself was made the victim. He must be
blind indeed if he has just found on, the
treachery and deception in his party How
long since he was the supporter of this
same Jesse B. Thompson who now comes
in for such a share of his abuse? How
long since the columns of the Argus under
his Editorial management were filled with
pens to this great Executive head? How
long since this Democratic Senate was i'm
maculate. the life. body and soul of De-
mocracy in the State? We hope this will
be lesson not only to Mr.. McLane but to
all who are tempted to purchase office at
the expense of their independence. But
above all we hope that this reputation of
one of their most worthy men will open
the eyes of the people, and leave the honor
of this Democratic doctrine to be divided
between the Democratic States of Arkan.
sas and Mississippi.