Boon's Lick times. [volume] (Fayette, Mo.) 1840-1848, 1846-12-26
LETTER FROM JEFFERSON.
JEFFERSON Cry,

He said the Senate was at this time full
and it was the proper time TO take ths,
matter up, as all might have an opportu.
Unity Of discussing the same. Mr.. Jones Of
NJ, objec,ed--rued to the order of the day
| Mr.. Lucas then called for the amend.
ments introduced by Mr.. Jones, of New
ton. Mr.. Jones of NJ, then called for the
amendments proposed by Mr.. Hancock.
Mr.. Wells called for il to be taken up sec.
ton by section-and while up, made some
remarks in favor of the resolution.
Mr.. Jones Of NJ, spoke at some length
in opposition. He said he represented
small counties and it would not be ap.
proved of by bis district.
Mr.. Hancock spoke at some considera.
bic length in advocacy of the resolution
and urged that the small counties, under
the present constitution, would continue TO
increase in number and power and in the
same proportion the older and larger coun-
ties would sink into insignifcancy.
Mr. Bean Of Macon, then spoke at some
length upon the subject, in a very impress
sive and eloquent strain. He said he most
heartily concurred with the gentleman
from Green, Mr.. Hancock. He believed
that to be the proper amendment, and if
proposed by the Senate would be approved
of by the people. and that he was prepared
TO vote for the amendment; that it would
meet the appreciation of the district which
he had the honor to represent. Equality
among freemen, was the beauty Of free
dom, which as freemen they had right
fairly to enjoy; for those rights our fore.
fathers fought, bled, and many of them
died. He hoped that the amendment, clear
and simple as it now stands, would be
maintained, and he believed, if urged as i.
then stood, free from mystifcation and
lawyers tricks, that the Senate was pre-.
pared to sustain it. He would object to
the details as proposed by the gentleman
from Newton, Mr.. Jones; it was that which
had caused the defeat of the new consti,
tuition, and he thought that every Senator
on this floor, as we'll as himself, felt in
structed by the people on this important
subject. 1t had been canvassed from one
end of the State to the other, and he be-
lieved every where the people were in fa-
vor of equalizing representation. This bill
would do it. The old constitution is a
good one; in this respect alone, the people
of the State have out grown it, and were
it not for this, the people would ask for no
better; they have grown and prospered
under it for the last rs years, and with this
amendment adopted, would need no better
constitution for the next 25 years or per-
haps for the next century TO come. Then
let this simple amendment be adopted, (and
he did sincerely hope that it would not be
treated as some other things had been on
this foor) that it would not be weighed
down and run into the ground by innumer-
able ryders.
This amendment, if adopted, would be
good one, and he believed would be ap-
proved of by the best statesmen Of the
country. That under which the people live
is not what they want, but if we were to
legisla,e ad infintum, we could not give
them ona which would give them equal
representation, and secure their rights and
privileged, better than the one proposed by
the resolution; and he hoped that it would
be passed without any difficulty. The peo-
pie expect something to be done upon this
subject this session-nay, they demand it;
and he believed if this amendment were
proposed by this body that every member
of this assembly would receive the happy
paudit from his constituents, "well done
thou good and faithful servant" He again
repeated that he hoped to see the amend
ment adopted. .r
e The wolf scalp law came up this even
ing, and after a long and animated debate
was defeated by vote Of IA to 10, the
yeas and nays being called for.
i YEAs-Messrs. Burns. Ellison, Flournoy,
Gatewood, Hancock, Jones, Of N, Nickel, Nor.
ris. Owens, Polk, Shields, Stewart, Wells and
White-l4.
NoEs-Messrs. Alternately, Bean. Calhoun,
Campbell, Childs, Hudspeth, Jones, Of F., King
Long Lucas, Maughas, Miller, O'Bryan, Price
, Priest, Rawlins, Of H.. Rollins, Of B., Williams
! and Wyau-19.
The contested election between Bingham
) and Sappington, is in full blast, but wha,
will be the resul. the Lord only knows.