The Van Buren press., 1870-10-04
Colonel McConnell's Speech.
The following is the conclusion of tn
speech delivered bv Col. III. l.. MCCoN

! toiV lOi. .hclOUnCil aibOf INV lllG Ititi
the letters to himself from Judge Boles
on the railroad question, said:
Now that these are genuine letters can
be proven by two score men whom see
before me. 1t may be claimed by the
admirers of their author, that have vio
lated confidence in reading them, but the
fact that they are letters written by pub
lie man, to a public journalist on aques
tion Of public policy, fully relieves me
from any such imputation. Cheers
Now | want You TO understand, that /
make no charge Of corruption against
| Mr.. Boles but | was astonished then that
man should be so stupid as to com
mence fight and then back ont of it
without any proper reason; and am still
amazed that he should have deserted the
people for fear Of offending his unnamed
colleagues and the Railroad Company.
Cheers In his first letter, he says, d" ]
shall oppose this measure, because | am
Of the opinion it will place the people
completely in the hands Of the Railroad
Company" and three weeks afterwards
he informed me that "there is no neces-
sity warning the people.o ofany danger"
Groans for Boles. What caused this
change Of mind is q conundrum | cannot
answer, but the most suspicious circum-
stance in the whole matter is the absurd
allusion Mr. Boles makes to the vested
interests, which the old settlers had to
the lands. In the first place he mourns
that "ifthat restriction is removed the
company viii throw the lands in the mar
let to the highest bidder, and finally he
winds up with the assurance that the
courts viii protect their vested interests,
basing his assurance upon his own know
ledge oflaw, Laughter But what as
surance have we that the Judiciary will
agree with Mr. BoIes-poSsibly because
his mind is wonderfully stored with great
learning, but the people of this County
will require something more durable
than Mr.. Boles word for it, Cheers
repeat that do not charge that Mr.
Boles has been bought, for the potent
reason that he could be managed, his
mind is variable, as we know who got
him to go for suffrage here, and as
Hodges knows who induced him after
ward to oppose it. Cheers There
are other ways Of fixing Congressman
besides giving them money the smiles
Of beauty and the delights of the social
board are all invoked by lobbyists to
control those Legislators who are not
worth large amount ofcash. Laughter
And | regret that it is not improbable
that the time intervening between Mr.
Boles sounding of the alarm and his sub
sequcnt blast for a recall and retreat may
have been passed in the society of lovely
danes or that he may have had his time
monopoliscd by the other pleasures Of
our fast Metropolis Laughter | re
peat that | have no intimation to make
against Mr. Bolcs, but fear very much
that the apprchcnsions | have kindly eX
pressed are verified by the gratifying an
nounccment that he gave inc in his first
letter that he was every well, whereas
the melancholy news is communicated in
the last cpistlc that 81 am very sick
Loud cheers and laughter He was
very well as most people are apt to be
when he is doing right, but he is very
sick whom he proposes doing something
else--it may be hisillness was occasioned
by exhaustive attention "to the authori-
ties" and there are people who know that
illness is not unfrequently occasioncd by
selfreproach for a wrong act-to say no
thing Of the Indigestion and debility con
sequent upon Terropin suppers, Frozen
wine and Willing beauty. Loud cheers !
THE REAL REASON.
kept these letters with some care and
when some financial managers enqurcd
of me the amount desired for their pos
session, | replied that | so valued these
autographs Of Mr.. Thomas Boes that
did not propose parting with them until
| he had made canvass in favor Of Uni
vcrsal Suffrage, Cheers. Every man
is reputcd to have his price, but my price
in this case neither was or is money or
office, but the support Of the great princi-
pie we have so often cndorsed--the pHuci-
pie which caused the establishment of
this Republic-the principle that all men
should be allowed 4 voice in the Govern
ment they are taxed TO support. Loud
cheers 1t was then, because of his weak
record that Boles promised me he would
heartily endorse the resolution you
adopted and which you heard him sup
portland it was because believed that
the happiness Of this people and the fu-
turc Of this State depended upon the en-
| franchscment of all men, that | consent
ed to support him whom | regarded as
the most available man with which TO de
feat Scarle's nomination. Searle had dis
tinctly denied any intention Of ever com
ing on OAR platform and in my anxiety to
see this principle triumph | agreed TO
Bolcs, upon the condition which having
been broken by him relieves us forever
ofall obligation to.him. Cheers
FAREWELL HOLES.
The feeling ofdistrust and disgust with
which the Republicans Of Crawford coun-
ty regard Mr. Boles has extended through
the District, and elsewhere besides here
is the demand being made that he shall
| be withdrawn from the track Cheers. |
We desire that new Convention shall be
called TO nominate some ono in the stead
of Boles cheers aud if the Executive
| Congressional Committee refuse to sane
ton the popular wish in this respect, they
will find that the people will meet any
how and nominate a gentleman who is
identified with the interests of the State
who is progressive in his views, and who
will, through good and evil report, be
true to the interests of the people, by
| whom he will he elected ICbpcrs But