Boon's Lick times. [volume] (Fayette, Mo.) 1840-1848, 1847-02-06

1t is a melancholy circumstance, but neverhe.
less it is an unquesonable fact, tha. the state
ment OF President Polk in bis late special mes.
sage, as 10 his not having seen an important doc.
ument from General Kearney until after the date
Of his snnua message. is generally, If not uniyer.
sally, believed to be untrue. The veracity Of
the President Of the United States is bodily call.
ed in question, and, apparently. with good cause.
We have no doubt but that the President and
the members Of his cabinet saw the document in
question as soon as it arrived at Washington
City. Undoubtedly they read it, and saw and
approved what Gen. Kearney had done and was
doing. That appreciation was expressed in the
annual message. Shortly afterwards the Presi.
dent found, from the tone Of the Wing press and
the powerful speeches Of the Wing members of
Congress, that, il he should undertake to sustain
the proceedings Of kearney, his Administration
would be pinned to the wall. Accordingly he
sent for Marcy, told him to trump up a story that
the document had been overlooked for couple
Of weeks on account Of the pressure OF business,
obtained note from him to that effect, and then
sent his special message 10 Congress- saying that
Kearney's proceedings were unconstitutional and
unauthorized by the Administration. Surely he
has pursued in this matter most worthy course
worthy, we mean Of his own character.
Louisville Jour.
We agree with the Journal in what it
says in regard 10 the President having seen
the Organic Law of the Territory of New
Mexico" before his annual message was
sent TO Congress. 1t is almost impossible
that it could be otherwise. The apology
Of Mr.. MARCY for keeping it in his office
two or three weeks, unno,iced, is, clearly,
an after thought, suggested by the emergen-
cy in which the President was placed. 1t
was the only way which was left for Mr..
Polk 10 back out of the wholesale endorse
ment Of Gen. KEARNEy's acts to be found
in the annual message. But we believe
that Mr.. MARCY fbd it, and that Gen.
kEARNEY had authority for his conduct,
for very sufficient reason. Gen. kEAR-
HEY is high, minded officer, and would not
state what he didnot believe to be true, un-
der any circumstances. And in this very
documen, he uses this language. Done at
the Government House, in the city Santa
Fe, in the Territory of New Mexico, by
Brig. Gen. Stephen w. kearney, By uirtue
Of the authority conferred upon him By the
Government Of the United States, this 22d
September, 1885, If the orders were
purposely of SO equivocal character that
Gen, kearney could not understand them,
and he proceeded to carry them out as he
interpreted them, the Government has no
right to come in and claim the benefit of a
misnterpretalion Of its instructions, and to
throw the burden of censure upon its
officer. But Gen. kEARNEY is clcarmin-
died. cool man, not liable 10 misunderstood
instructions in so important point as that
which the President now disavows, and we
shall wait until we hear his defence before
we believe it. We have more faith in
his ight.forwardness, and in his freedom
from official or political delinquency, than
in either Mr. Polk or Mr.. Marcy, and we
shall not believe either of their stories in
opposition to his acts.-No. Republican,
A SINGLE VorE-Few persons estimate
the value and importance Of a single vote.
One r0te sent Oliver Cromwell to the
long Parliament. Little thought the hoi-
der Of that vote that his hand was to send
Charles Stewart to the scatfold, and con.
vuse an empire with revolution.
One cote elected Marcus Morton Govern.
or of Massachusetts in lS4l, out of an ag-
gregatc vote of more than 100000.
One rote filled the vacancies in our State
Senate in Isl 10, and again secured the cleo
ton of Marcus Morton as Governor.
One Uote in ISL gave the wings major
ty in the Senate Of Pennsylvania.
One rote in 1899 elected a whig Senator
to the Third Senate District of n. York.
Four roteS given in the 9Th Ward of the
City of New York made Thomas Jefferson
President of the L. 5.
One rote carried the tariff of 1912, and
one rOte repealed itin 1916.
Who then can say that one vote can
make no difference. and that his own is not
the will whose expression shall finally turn
to the chances Of the lot! One vote like
drop Of water, may be insignificant of
itself and alone, but combined with myriads
of others may determine the destiny of a
nation.
An appoiatmeat Reroked.--The New
Orleans correspondent OF the Charleston
Courier, under date OF the oath ult, writes
that