Boon's Lick times. [volume] (Fayette, Mo.) 1840-1848, 1847-02-27

of bis intention TO contest my right to a
seat here, that, in a mode which prevented
the possibility of misconception, express
ed TO him my willingness to surrender evc-
ry advantage which the certificate of cleo
ton conferred upon me, and to 60 with him
once more upon an equal footing before
the people.
And, sir. how could have anticipated
from him the rejection of such PROPOSE
| ton! While we were previously canvass
ing together before the people, he had,
upon all occasions, been most proiuse in his
professions Of confidence in their wisdom.
intelligence and patriotism. But as soon
as an opportunity is offered by which TO
test the sincerity Of those professions, he
shrinks back from the ordeal, and comes
here and asks this House TO give him that
which he knows he can never expect to re-
ceive from the untrameed sufirages of the
freemen of his county!
Does not his conduct, in the rejection Of
my fair and liberal proposition, show that
all his previous expressions of confidence
in the people, while he was candidate,
are justly 10 be classed with those hypo-
critical phrases used by unprincipled dem
agogues, only for the purpose of catching
votesl For what are mere professions
worth. when our actions do not correspond
with them, however specious or abundant
they may be! Must they not bear upon
their face the brand of insincerity and
| falsehood, showing that they are from the
| lips only, and that the feelings which they
are intended to indicate, have no abiding
place in the hearth
! Having said this much sir relative to the
causes which really gave rise to this conro-
versy, and in vindcation of my conduct
from the aspersion contained in the petition
of my opponent. shall now proceed to no.
tice those points in the testimony relative
to the contested votes, which unite in form
ing the complicated case before US, and
which. in my Judgment, should exercise
controlling influence in the final decision Of
this House.
There was five contested votes. Mr..
B. examined each one separately, and at
leng,h-and we are astonished that any
set Of men, as intelligent and upright as
legislators are supposed to be, could have
voted to Gust him. in the face Of such facts
and arguments. They must have voted
against their honest convictions. to get
clear Of a man they fearod--and, perhaps.
in addition to this, they felt that they ought
TO turn him out merely for the sake of "ai.
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General Wno receiver SUCH an uh'herclui
lashing! We omit the argument on all the
votes but the las,.-EDs.
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