Boon's Lick times. [volume] (Fayette, Mo.) 1840-1848, 1848-05-20

the teachings Of experience, il she does not per"
sis, in carrying out this principle. We will not
attempt 10 chronicle the innumerable instances
in which the people have been plundered by bank
failures bank suspensions, and the depreciation
of bank paper. These robberies, accompanied
with circumstances Of the most fragrant fraud,
are Of daily occurrence"
Now, would any reasonable man suppose
that men who thus talk could so far stultify
themselves as 10 nominate Bank man for
Governor? Yet it is even so! The very
Convention which denounces Banks and
Banking 80 nosiy, illustrated their own
consistency and love Of principle by turning
Immediately around. and, first throwing
overheard q man who voted against the
Bank, &C. F. Jackson,) Rugged to their
bosoms Austin A. King, who has voted for
Banks every time he has had the opportu.
nity!3 In one breath they call down upon
Banks the most severe and wasting judg-
ments--charge them with all manner OF
evil, chicanery and fraud-and in the next
they nominate for the highest Office in the
State man who has repeatedly done his
utmost to charter such institutions. And
yet these gentlemen presume to lecture the
Whigs about their Inconsistencies" want
OF principe, NC. -.
Judge King was member of the Mis-
souri, Legislature at the session of ls34-5,
and during the session signalized his Dem
ocratic adherence of Banks by voting for
an act to charter one. The act passed the
Senate, Ayes 10, Nays 9-only one Wing
voting for it. (See Journal, page 323.)
After its passage in the Senate the bill was
sent to the House for its concurrence. On
the 4,h of March, 1885, the following pro.
ceedings were had. 1--WE quote from the
House Journal, page 439)
"Mr. Atchison moved 10 take up bill from
tho Sanate, entitled:
.An act to charter State Bank" which was
agreed .o;--and the bill was read first time
when objections being made, the question recur-
red, "shall the bill be rejected?"
| 1.-THE question was then taken upon the rGec>
ton Of the bill upon which question Mr.. Fort
desired the ayes and nays) which was decided in
The affirmative. ayes 3s. nays %.
| "AYEs-Messrs. Alexander, Atchison. Biggs,
Brickey, Brown OF F., Caldwell, Campbell, Car.
negy. Chiffon, Corwan, Cravens, Detchemendy,
Flournoy, Fort, Gordon of B., Gordon Of Clay,
Harvey, Hudspeth Inglsh, Leonard, Monroe,
Moore. Motheishead, OBryan, Pollard, Porter,
Rawlins, Rice, Smith, Stevens. Sterenso7s.
Thompson, Watkins Watts. White Of Lafayette.
White Of Montgomery, and Wright.
"NArs-Messrs. Bates Besser. Bollinger, Curl
Fristoe, Geysr, Glover. Harrison, Jones Of Cooper
Jones Of Rails. KING. Mase. Martin. Miller
Noland' QUEEN, Parsons, frsm'' Shahnon'
SIo!ner' long Wa'soh' afo M'' oPeaNe''
,M..,.s u uII. ~o' P.rc,,v p,own If s, Lonis
W;s.,s . hno' uS,Si - he s;ck
"Wsss;s. Absrnatbv. Dickerson. HYATT. Mau.
min. Mor,elv and Pam. absen, with leave"
Whos in Italic.
II Is thus seen no, only that Judge King
voted agains. the rejection of the Bank bill
bu, also tha. of the SO who voted, on joint
ballot. for the Bank only ,fue were Wings
the balance (2s) being Banh'hdt'ng Demo
cratsl And also, Of the Al who voted against
the Bank t,venty.tvo were Wings.
Who. then. is the "shinplas.er partyl"--
Answer: The men who denounce Banks
and then vote for them; the men who OK.
, |ecrate paper money and nominate Bank
+ man for Governor!
}, Tho Rank bill falling ut the session Of
l,a4-5 an effort was made O, the session Of
|,aG-7 % nass;t. The effort, with the zeal
, ous did of Judge King. was successful, fol-
!, was q, this session he present Bank wa.
cbar,ered The hin passed the Senate: Ayes
TX. Navs7-two Wings voting for it anc
) two aos;ns, Il, (See Senate Journal, page
Isa\ Dur;no the nendency of the bill ir
i. ,he Horse m ,he 18th January, 1887, Mr.
Chsmhers moved
"T. o.,o.I h., ,,,, &c rvder nv ;nser
, a"Ienu oy wy o.. no,;on .hm, ,be