Boon's Lick times. [volume] (Fayette, Mo.) 1840-1848, 1847-01-16
JEFFERSON CRY, Tuesday night, !
January 18th, 1S47. !


On yesterday, in the House. there ives debate
of several hours on bill changing The time Of
the meeting Of the Legislature. Tho bill likes
The last Monday in December as the time, and Il
passed! After this therefore, should the Senate
concur, the members OF the Legislature living
at distance on account Of the bad roads, can.
not get 10 the seat OF Government at all. or,
should they succeed in reaching it, Il would DO
almost impossible, from the same cause, at the
end Of the session, to get home.
Mr.. B. F. Walker, democratic member from
Dsde county, ha, been the talk here for some
days past. During the holidays he openly in.
suited lady in the sreets-a married lady from
the county of Galloway. The insult was gross
and objectionable. Walker has left the city
fearing the result. A committee in The House
learn has been appointed to examine into the
matter Now isn't this to bad?
Last night a Loco Caucus was in session at
the Capitol until late hour TO ''setlle the hash"
between the aspirants for Public Printer. II. L.
Boon, Of the metropolitan" was made the
nominee over Mr.. Lusk Therefore in tho
Joint meeting held this evening there was nothing
to do but the two Houses to go through the farce
of an election.
The Senator from Howard nominated Mr..
Boon.
Mr.. Swlzer Of Boone, put in nomination
yourselves, and made speech in your behalf.
urging divers reasons why you should be elected
d. II A..
seem not to have appreciated i He said that
you were practical printers, and young men who
deserved we'll Of the Legislature and the country;
that you were Wings good and true; that, as tho
Hon. member from Howard could testify, you
had done efficient service in the cause Of correct
principles during your edorship Of the "Boos's
LICK TINES" that few years ago the county Of
Howard was the cap.stone in the arch Of "de.
mocracy' and generally gave from three to four
hundred majority for the "unterrifed," but that
now, mainly through the agency Of Benson &
GREEN, that county occasionally is able to 70.
turn Wings to this Legislature, and is now al.
most, if not entirely, redeemed. regenerated and
Disseminated" from the dominion of Loco Foco.
ism. He said that in consideration OF these facts
he hoped you would be chosen Public Printer!
The Locos laughed at the reasons given why
they should vote for you! and well they might.
The Chair suggested that two persons could
not be elected Public Printer. Mr.. Swi,zler
then said thar he nominated two because he
thought it likely that in such body as that il
would take two Wings to beat one Democrat,
but that at the suggestion made, he would put
in nomination only one name--he name of
CLARK H. GREEN.
or course Boon was elected, but all tho
Wings who voted al all, all who were present,
voted for GREEN OF the times" That YOU
were run for Public Printer, in Legislature
so supremely ''democralic," will doubtless a..
tonish you, bu, how can man control the par.
tiaIilies Of his friends?
The Senate to-day passed the Wolf Scalp
Bill No. 2-paying so cents for each scalp.
1t is said by members Of the House that il will
pass that body
Expecting TO see you soon, remain yours.
J. r. w.