Boon's Lick times. [volume] (Fayette, Mo.) 1840-1848, 1848-04-15
FAYETTE, MISSOURI, SATURDAY, APRIL &c, 1915.
LOCOFOCO STATE CONVENTION
Extract from the Statesman's Report.


vention. Vice Presidents--Hon. Dan'l.
M. Leet,(D of Crawford, and II. Munday,
of st. Louis Secreiares-W. B. Starke,
J. +. Ament, and w. E. Dunscomb, the lat
ter renegade from the Wing ranks.
On motion of Mr.. Van Swearingen, of
Marion, it was resolved that committee
of three from each electoral district be ap.
pointed by the President to arrange the ba-
sis of the vote in the Convention.
| Soon after this, it was resolved, on mo-
ton of Mr.. CAN'T, of st. Louis, that "a
committee of three from each COMPRESSION.
al District, be appointed by the Chair to
prepare and report an address 10 the De-
mocracy of the State, and preamble and
resolutions expressive of the principles and
| objects of the Democratic party of the state
Of Missouri in the coming contest"
This resolution gave occasion TO an out
burst of no little fustion and bombast on
the subject of democracy" its "immutabil-
ity and glorious principles" its inclination
to dodge no issues, its willingness 10 "stand
up to the rack" boldly and fearlessly Mr..
Davis, Of Marion, c'that same" who distin-
guished himself some years since in "the cat
wary gave vent to few horid and high.
sounding misunderstanding that the de.
mocracy was not the party to dodge issues
that their principles should be written
upon the skies in letters Of living light
that they constituted the basis of the hap.
piness and prosperity Of the people-that
they could, and would, revolutionze the
universe! Whilst speaking he gave broad
hint that the Treasurer Of the committee
appinted to write the address of the last
State Convention had pocke,ed the funds
raised to pay for its publication, and as the
address was never published he seemed es-
pecially concerned for the Treasurer to dis
gorge the Benton mint.drops in his posses
sion. We hope the gentleman will do so,
without stronger hint from any quarter.
Mr.. Shelly. of Galloway. was member
of the Address Committee of the last Con.
vention. He wanted an Address 10 90 forth
from this Convention to the Democracy of
the State, and that with certainty. He said
that no address was published before. be.
cause none was written--that the commit.
tee, being unable TO meet, selected gentle.
man in ST. Louis to write the address, but
somehow or other he uent crazy and could
not do i'll No wonder! No wonder that
man should 60 crazy if called upon to
write long address in favor of Locofoco.
ism.
The resolution OF Mr.. CAN'T was passed;
after which, as if to test the professions of
several gentlemen who were clamorous for
their principles TO be inscribed on their ban
ners, Mr.. kownslar came down upon them
with the following clap of thunder. He Of.
fered this resolution:
Resolved, by the Convention, That com.
mittee Of be appointed by the Pres.
dent, whose duty it shall be to address
note to each of the Democratic aspirants 10
the office of Governor, who now or at any
time during the session of the Convention,
may be in the city of Jefferson, respectful.
y requesting him to state:
l. Whether he is in favor of mourning
State debt for the purpose of making or
aiding internal improvements.
2. Whether he is in favor of lending the
credit of the State for such objects.
8. Whether he is in favor of the State
becoming a partner with any individual
company or association for such purpose.
And that said committee report as soon
as practicable to the Convention the several
answers received.
This resolution came upon the no issue
lodging mombers like clap of thunder in
clear sky. Some of them wnched, and
screwed and squated-others who had spo-
ken so boldly just before, writhed like pie.
ces of raw hide in hot fire! But the thing
must be met. and voted down, or trouble
would follow. So Mr.. Shelly moved its in.
definite postponement, and made speech.
He would not vote cent for Internal I'm.
provement-said that the inquiries of the
resolution did not concern fundamental
princples-that the candidate for Govern
or and Lit. Governor were bound to sup
port the resolutions and address of the con-
vention, whether these were democratic or
nti.democratic-and these would answer
without inquiries.
Mr.. Kownslar administered the lash
pretty severely, and very Justly. He was
not for going it blind. Several objects of
Internal Improvement had been talked of,
and seriously canvassed, and he wanted to
know mems opinions on the subject before
voting for them. He was against fighting
from behind the chappara and under COW
ert; he was for bold front, &c. Col. p.
Williams, of Monroe spoke, but we do not
know on which side.
Next came Mr.. Blair, of St. Louis, (son of
the editor of the Washington Globe) to the
rescue of kownslar's resolution. He came
like Butcher at Waterloo. to save the for
tunes of the day. but unlike Butcher, he did
not succeed. Mr.. Knowslar again spoke
denied that his movement would produce
discord-said it was not i fre-brand, &c,
&c. Still, it was voted down largely--mark
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