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years, proclalming TO Gil that thls was HIS
home, by every act of his proving it to be
his domicil, and in no instance leaving the
county except on a visit, or on ~business?-
He has lived in Missouri from his earliest
childhood, and the ashes of his ancestors
now repose in her bosom. He has lived in
u county for the last four or FIVE years,
and has never once spoken of a wish to
changed his location. With what fairness or
truth then, can't be said, that he IS sunset
tfed:p" No, tits not that he is settled in
the true sense Of that wo,d, but it conceals
another and a different meaning. He owns
visible property in the county, and there
fore he is unfit to legislate for that great in
terest-property, the balance wheelo Of our
institutions, and the sheet anchor of our
safety in the estimation Of some of our whig
leaders. Do these gentlemen forget that
we send a delegate to the legislature. to
represent, not money, OF property, or Hands,
or slaves, but to represent the PEOPLE, to
represent MEN? The architec cts Of our con-
stitution never dreamed Of a senator or
member of the legislatures being a repre-
of property /; and therefore re-
no property qualification. either for
the representative or the constituent
And does any man imagine as Petfog and
Grubbin Hoe would i~nsinuate, that the own
ership of property would effect the action
of the representative in the discharge
of his official duties? Is this principle of
invoked by Petfot and others,
the ruling motive of representative action?
According to their notions, q man ought to
be effected, by some selfish, Pecuniary inte-
rest, and ought TO be SO effected in every
act in bis official capacity, for uRless he is
effected, the people will have nc safeguard
by which their rights will be protected from
improper Legislation of the representa-
tive. That doctrine may do for wing lead
ers; but l had supposed that the highest in
which could operate upon the rep
was the appreciation of his con-
receive from them on his re-
turn home, the welcome plaudit, swell done
thou good and faithful servant"
In Mr.. Henderson the people have far
assurance, than they can have in
his opponent, that he will to the utmost of
his ability reflect their will, legislate for
their benefit and promote their interest. He
dependent upon the people. His opponent
is independent of the people. He has en-
aprofession of all others, demanding,
he seeks success, popular appreciation
and public confidence. His opponent can
give nj such guaranty of his fidelity to the
interests ofthe people. He is young, talent
and ardent, and may reasonably expect
and hope BY good actions to win a distin-
name, his opponent is old, aid can
never reasonably expect to attain to dis
and consequent usefulness as a
legislator. Mr.. Henderson's past life is a
strong assurance of the future. The young
nan who, left, at an early an tender age
father or mother, with no patrimo-
ny save his own native energy, with no
Kind friends to direct him in the path he
should 60, no guide, no light to his path but
he impulses planted by his creator-unsus.
by the influences of wealth and
and unsupported except by his own
Inaexible resolution, the young man ! say
who could surmount all these difficulties
that have. hemmed him around, cannot but
deserve the confidence of the people and
will never abuse it. He has proved that
he is made of the right sort Of stuff and
for one l would rather give my voice of en-
c~ouragement apd approval to such a man
than to vote for any old or middle aged man
that lives, who has rather been pushed g.
long by the current of accidental circum
stances, than BY any great merit Of his own,
and Of whom nothing q ever be manu-
factured more than q "good clever sort Of
B fellow" mean not :ospeak disrespect-
of MI. P~nix, / think as much Of him
as any Of his friends, and would not say a
word ofhim. But let me ask why is
Mr.. Penix as much superior to Mr..
l. l1,~o H:al