Boon's Lick times. [volume] (Fayette, Mo.) 1840-1848, 1845-04-26
THE DEMOCRACY AND THE
CONVENTION.

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were SO arranged as to prevent wings from
being chosen, provided they could conduct
the canvass on old party grounds. This is
now being attempted. Party men are
called on to come out for the Convention,
and in order to make the rank and file Of
the party second the call, party prejudices
are appealed to-the deformities of their
own party carefully kept in the back
ground--the wing party slandered and
placed in false position-and the past par
ty services of the men called on held up 10
prove that they are true democrats-or I'M
finching partisans. None of the different
individuals are called on for their opinions
or views on the many subjects that will
have to be disposed of by the convention,
and in which the people are deeply inter-
es,ed: it is lenough (for the leaders) that
they are democrats, and this is all they de-
sire and intend the people shall know. 1t
is this kind of party spirit we deprecate,
and which we thi nix should not enter into
canvass of this sort, and from which, men
who expect to deliberate upon and frame
a Republican Constitution, should be free.
Does not every intelligent, honest citizen
entertain the same views? Most assuredly
Then we repeat our caution Of last week,
to the people, TO beware of those who ap-
peal to them for support on PARTY
GROUNDS. There certainly will be different
opinions promulgated, and of course differ
ent parties before the people; there are va
rious questions to be settled, and on some
of them there may, and doubtless will be-,
honest differences Of opinion, while on
others, there can exist no honest difference
But, be it remembered, these differences
and these, parties have nothing to do with
the present division of political parties
nor should they. There are differences of
opinion on some points in the wing par
~, and there doubtless exists contrariety
of opinion in the democratic party-but of
this, the public know but little, and will
know less, for, as before remarked, it is the
determination of the democratic leaders to
keep out Of view the objects of the con-
vcntion, and conduct the canvass on old
suit in their favor, and when assembled at
Jefferson, to rely on the brute force of
numbers, to conduct the business of the
convention as they please. Let them re-
collect, if they cheat and deceive the PEG.
pie now, they may see their work rejected,
for it has 10 pass the ordeal of public ex-
animation and scrutiny. But this is what
they desire, says one. If this is what they
desire, let them accomplish it. Those who
become callous, from their repeated dia-
bolical acts, will nfict torment until their
tormentors will suddenly turn upon them
with blow from which they will never
recover. The majority in this State have
been tending to this point for some time,
and such step, as in the minds of many
they contemplate, will certainly bring them
TO it.
The Democrat" objects to our views in
reference to the approaching canvass for
the convention, and it was TO reply in part
TO it that we began TO write. 1t objects
particularly to our caution to the people 10
beware of those who appeal to them on
party grounds. We re.assert that caution,
and shall continue to do so, because, that
party spirit which the democrat" is invo-
king, is the cloak under which the rights
of the people of this State have been
trampled under foot, the State involved in
debt, tyranny upheld, and the constitution
itself invaded, to satiate the unholy ambi-
ton of an unprincpled and wreckess ma
jority. This is what that party spirit has
done, and what it will do again. Is proof
called for to substantiate the above charges?
II is abundant, and fresh in the minds of
the people. Look at the acts of the last
Legislature, and it will be seen all this was
done, and more. Are men who have
aided and assisted in:giving legal form to
such acts of tyranny fit persons to OCCUPY
seat in deliberative body which has for
its object the formation of constitution
under which republicans are to live? Al
correspondent of the Democrat" gives us
the proof in one important particular, and
we quote it, knowing the editor has given
it his sanction, by placing it in his columns,
and of course he must acknowledge its or
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