Boon's Lick times. [volume] (Fayette, Mo.) 1840-1848, 1848-08-26

Folk s inaugural also declared the title "clear 4
and unquestionable." His message 10 Congress
in December. 1915, represented The same folly,
aud threatened war 10 the knife, and the knife TO
the hilt against the English claim above 49 deg;
all the little, and nearly all the great politicians
of the party standing ready 10 make fight on this
platform. The party leaders afterwards occupied
the attention Of Congress for six months with this
Oregon question, disturbing and dis,ractng the
nation embarrassing trade and commerce: alarm.
ing the business men with she apprehension Of
war with the most powerful nation on EARTH with
which we have more commercial relations than
| with all the world beside. The price Of insu
| rance rose so high at one ,ime that no shipping
merchant could venture on any distant voyage
Gen. Cass stood in the front Of the whole riot
He declared war to be inevitable. His belger
ent propensities, displayed on this as we'll as on
other subjects, covered the whole platform. |
never believed tina; this cry for war was sincere
on the part Of the wire workers, behind the screen
though never doubled that the worthy General
was perfectly sincere and was completely duped
by them. | advised my friends here to vote for
the amicable notice 10 England, to pay out rope,
and test their sincerity about this platform. The
result precisely answered my expectations. When
we refused 10 hold them they refused to fight. and
the result was that the whole pretensons to fifty
four forty were abandoned by themselves, and
they fell back 10 the British line OF forty nine upon
which settlement could at any moment have
been made without word of all this unjust and
insolent bravado. The platform was abandoned;
those who had adhered to it most violently, among
whom Yves Gen. Cass, were Frustrated in the dust
The Chairman OF the Committee on Foreign Re-
aons, (Mr. Alen,) under deep sense OF this
humiliation, instantly resigned and the present
chairman (Mr. Hannegan) declared in his place
that Mr.. Polk, had, by surrendering the platform
and his own pledges TO adhere 10 it, "sunk hin1>
self, so low that the hand Of resurrection could
never reach him" When put to the test, Mr..
Polk treated the whole platform Of 81 deg. 40
min. with contempt and gave up the whole coun.
try above 40 deg. e- s'n F.. ..
Mr. FoorE, lin his seat) He was wise, and
acted by the advice Of the Senate.
Mr.. CLAYTON. Oh yes! he was wise. The
folly was in having platform. In this case, an
irresponsible cabal, called Convention, like the
last one in Baltimore, many Of the members OF
which were appointed at tavern or cross road
meeting, assembled and assumed the duty Of di>
recting and controlling the whole legislation OF
Congress on questions of peace and war. They
did not devote ten minutes to the title 10 Oregon,
which they decided, and not out OF fifty OF them
had ever read or known any thing aboutit. The
platform thus formed, deeply endangered the
peace OF fifty millions OF human beings We
were at one time, by all the blundering and blus
erng Of the Administration, driven within an
inch Of war with England ..... IN
There was another plalorm-that made by the
famous Kane letter. In that precious document,
your President, according 10 the construction Of
some, avowed himself to be in favor Of the tariff
and, according to that OF others, opposed 10 it.
IpOue SnnabIu The 0T the DeopIe in he
Northern States, believed that in that letter he
avowed himself 10 be friend 10 the tariff. 1t is
as true as scripture, that in the State OF Pennsyl
vania and other States at the North, the flags were
flying with the inscription, "Polk, Dallas, and
the tariff Of 1872" and when we .assaied those
who practsed those impositions on the people, as
we repeatedly did, and accused them Of dupiicity,
the reply was on all occasions, 1--WE are the true
champions OF the tariff of '42;" and in proof Of
the assertion we were referred 10 the Democratic
vote in the other House, without which the bill OF
1912 could not have passed, and told that, there.
fore, the Democrats were entitled 10 the whole
merit Of the measure. Now, again, the politicians
have published one life OF Gen. Cass 10 suit the
North, and another 10 suit the South, in regard
to the Wilmot provso. Thus, by platforms, they
ever pelter with US in double sense-"keep the
word Of promise 10 the ear, but break it to the
hope"-at one time deluding our honest people
into vote for Mr.. Polk, which he never could
have received had he then avowed himself 10 be
what he has since proved TO be, the champion OF
free trade; and at another representing Gen. Cass
as man OF Northern principles in the North and
man Of Southern principles in the South.
There is another platform: it is that OF an hon.
e., man, who says that he is Wing, but that if
elected 10 the Presidency he will not be tho tool
OF pariy-that lie will be the President Of the
people that he has no enemies 10 punish, no
friends TO reward-thal while he will do his duty
in removing corrupt, incompetent, or unlaithful
men from office, he viii not be the supporter OF
that Infamous system Of prescription which dis
tributes the public Offices OF the country as the
! spols OF a victory-tha he will on this and all
other subjects endeavor 10 restore the government!
Of the country 10 the principles the constitution
His platform is the constitution: All others are
utterly unworthy Of respect. The patriotism of
mere politicians, which explodes in deceptive
party pledges is understood to be- as DR.. John.
son defines it, "the last refuge OF scoundrel. -
Thsra is little difficulty in finding notices and il
Iustraons 10 suit the title page OF the whole vol
ume OF political platforms. In the action OF some
OF the Presidents OF the United States we can
find enough to remind us Of the old sow
THE Devil was sick, the devil monk would be,
The Devil got well, Deuil a monk rcas he,"
The honorable gentleman also attacks General
Taylor on the ground that he lacks qualifications
In justice, however, to his own noble heart, the |
Senator admits that Gen. Taylor is pure, hon
orable, hgh-minded, and patriotic man. But he |
finds fault with Gen. Taylor on account Of what
he supposes TO evince want OF great learning -