Boon's Lick times. [volume] (Fayette, Mo.) 1840-1848, 1848-06-10
THE CANVASS.

gress. Of both parties are in the field. and
political discussions are Of daily occur.
renee. The Wings, though in an almost
hopeless minority, yet with the conscious,
ness of truth and justice on their side, and
the true interests Of the country at heart.
long since determined 10 make another ef.
fort TO overiurn the battlements Of locofo-
coism, and to this end have placed good
and true men on the field for Governor,
and Lieut.. Governor, Electors, and Con.
gress. These men, in most cases, have al.
ready commenced the canvass, and are dis
cussing the principles of the two rarties be.
fore the people. and that, too, with decided
effect.
Major ROLLINS, the Wing candidate for
Governor, has addressed the citizens of
number of counties on this side of the riv-
er, and in accordance with his published
notice, addressed the citizens of Howard
on Monday last. The Court House was
filled to overlooking: Wings were anxious
to see and hear him, and render all the aid
and comfort" IN their power, in hisjust and
audable undertaking-lhey were more than
pleased, and will show their devotion TO the
cause and love of its able and eloquent de-
fender, by giving him the largest wing vote
ever polled in the county democrats were
there. moved by various impulses-some to
crafty their curiosity, generally; others to
see the man who met and overthrow their
champion on his own Threshold, and again
at Huntsville, (Which unwelcome informa-
ton had reached the county by open wing
declarations and some kind of democrat.
ic under ground rail road)--o,hers, whose
eyes are opening to the fact that their de.
vo,ion and zeal to their party, so long and
faithfully given, has been unworthily be-
slowed, their trusts betrayed and their in.
,erests shamefully neglected.; that during
upwards of a quarter of century that
the affairs of State have been in the hands
! of their leaders, nothing has been done TO
develope her natural resources, improve her
E roads and streams, or educate her children:
the curious were gralifed, in very pleas.
ant manner--,he news of the underground
rail road and talk of the wings was con.
frmed-and we do know that some are de.
termined to try change, if for no other
reason, than on the principle tina. they have
every thing to gain and nothing to lose.
In the outset Major Rollins stated that he
fel. himself compelled to depart from his
usual course in addressing his fellow-ci,i.
zens. Being candidate for a State office
he generally spoke on matters relative to
=. State Policy, but his opponent, as he under
stood. ia his address to the people of How.
ard, had spoke mainly. if not entirely, on
National Politics; he therefore felt com
u PEELED to give an exposition of wing meas
I ures. in National point of view.
e Having had the good fortune to NEE,
t with Judge King once or twice. and hav
r ing heard his speeches, he proceeded to an
= swer him, beginning back at the founda
n ton of our government and showing the
D rise and progress Of parties; while the dem
ocrats charged the wings with Federalism
their acts showed tina, they advocated the
Federal doctrine, and their party was com
posed Of men who were not only Federal.
, lists in principle, bu, had gioried in the
name; the veto power, by which the Presi'
dent could and had defeated the will Of the
people, as expressed through their Repre-
+ sen,atives, the only despotic feature of oul
constitution, had been used by that party
was upheld and sustained by it, and op.
posed by the wings: the river and harbor
bill vetoed by President Polk was in.
stanced.
The Tariff, Bank ing and the Currency
were discussed at some length. These sub.
iecls are we'll understood, and il would be
a waste of time and room to rehearse wha,
was said.
On the War Question, Major r. spoke
at considerable length. He believed the
war could and should have been avoided
2 bu, once begun, like the thousands of whig'
$ and democrats who nobly took the field
. he believed it to be the duty of every pa
D triot 10 lend a hand TO extricate his coun
try from the difficulty in which unwise
counsels had involved her; the wings hac
been much slandered on the subject of The
: war; he did not hold the democratic party