Boon's Lick Times

WHIG MEETING

Pursuant to notice a portion of the whigs of Howard county assembled in the Court House in Fayette on Saturday, the 17th inst., when on motion, the meeting was organized by electing Gerald Robinson, Esq., President, Sam'l. T. Crews and Adam C. Woods, Vice Presidents, and Clark H. Green, Secretary.

The Glasgow Glee Club being present, upon request, sung a Whig Song,

When on motion of Clark H. Green, a committee, consisting of John Harvey, Robert Cooper and Capt. J. T. Cleveland, was appointed to wait on Col. B. H. Reeves, of Kentucky, (who had reached this place on a visit the evening previous,) and respectfully request of him to address the meeting.

The committee retired, and in a few minutes reported, through Capt. Cleveland, that Col. R. had kindly consented to address the meeting, and being present, he ascended the stand and was greeted by three rounds of enthusiastic cheers, by his old friends and neighbors, after which he delivered a very able and interesting address, upon national topics, during which he was repeatedly and enthusiastically cheered. Col. R. was a member of the Baltimore Convention, and gave a brief sketch of the nominees of that body: he also spoke of the Democratic Convention and its nominees, and gave his opinion as to the result of the present canvass, formed from intercourse with the citizens of a number of States through which he had travelled: that opinion was, that if alive, Clay will be our next President!

After the transaction of some business, the singing of another song, &c., the meeting took a recess until 2 o'clock.

2 o'clock, afternoon.

Met pursuant to adjournment.

Abiel Leonard, Esq., offered the following, which was adopted:

Whereas, the whigs of this county believe their principles are most conducive to the honor and prosperity of the Nation, and therefore deem it their duty as good citizens to use all honorable means to secure to Clay and Frelinghuysen, on the first Monday in November next, the vote of every whig in the county, without a single exception; and since a proper and efficient organization is essential to effect this object: Therefore,

Resolved, as follows:--

1. The whigs of the several Townships in the county will appoint, as early as practicable, a Township Executive Committee.

2. The Township Committees shall, from time to time, appoint their own Chairman.

3. The Chairmen of the several Township Committees shall form a Central Executive Committee.

4. The President of this meeting shall forthwith appoint a Committee of Seven, one from each Township in the county, whose duty it shall be immediately to recommend to this meeting a proper number of fit persons to constitute the respective Township Committees: and the Committees so nominated and appointed shall form the Township Committees (of which the first named shall be Chairman) until otherwise ordered by their respective Townships.

The President appointed A. Leonard of Richmond, John Cross of Prairie, W. J. Stratton of Chariton, R. Patton of Bonne Femme, R. Cooper of Boon's Lick, E. Crews of Franklin, and T. Rawlins of Moniteau, a committee in pursuance of the 4th resolution, who retired for the purpose of attending to the business assigned to them, and in a few minutes reported the following township committees:

For Richmond Township:

Roland Hughes, chairman, and Messrs. Geo. W. Ward, Jonah H. Shepherd, Wm. B. Hanna, James Shepherd, William Hines, Henry Wilkerson, Joseph Sears, David Robb, Daniel Lay, Pleasant Wilson, Robert T. Prewitt, Henry W. Kring, Thomas Payne, Bennet C. Brown, John D. Perry and Clark H. Green.

For Prairie Township:

John Harvey, chairman, and Messrs. Joel Morris, Levi Markland, John Dysart, Stephen T. Garner, Rice Patterson, James Wallace, Jeremiah R. Yancey, French English, John Swetnam, James Hardin, Christopher Woods, Garland Maupin, Jun. Shelton Morris and William Adams.

For Franklin Township

David H. Gibson, chairman, and Messrs. David Stuart, Noah Kingsberry, Asariah Anderson, Joshua Hobbs, Robert Coleman, Jackson Hayter, Thomas Smith, Jonas Blankenbaker, Horace Kingsberry, Chiles Edwards, Taylor Hughes, James Calloway, James Crews, and Harvey Hughes.

For Boon's Lick Township:

Joseph Cooper, chairman, and Messrs. Samuel Hines, Samuel Boothe, Messer Fane, Achilles Calloway, John Marshall, Robert Wilds, Sarshel Wolfskill, Matthew Wolfskill, Jesse Dehart and Wesley Hieronymus.

For Bonne Femme Township:

John W. Myers, chairman, and Messrs. Sam. Brown, George Craig, Joseph Dougherty, F. E. Williams, James Ray, George S. Pulliam, John Bondurant, Thomas Rickets, and James Hocker.

For Moniteau Township:

Federal Walker, chairman, and Messrs. S. T. Crews, Jeremiah Rucker, Jun., James D. Givens, Archibald Hill, Robert Rawlins, Allen Pipes, Somers Caton, John Cooper, Washington Rawlins, Neriah Todd, Mark R. Jackman, William Robinson and Samuel Bentley.

For Chariton Township:

Thomas Shackelford, chairman, and Messrs. Isaac P. Vaughan, Thomas N. Cockerill, Benjamin White, Stephen W. Lewis, William F. Dunnica, John L. Lewis, Stephen Donohoe, James Maupin, Jun., R. G. Runyan, John Woods, Henry Turner and Walter G. Chiles.

The report of the committee was unanimously agreed to.

Capt. J. T. Cleveland offered the following, which was unanimously agreed to:

Resolved, That the thanks of this meeting be, and they are hereby tendered, to Col. B. H. Reeves, for the address--purely National--this day delivered, by request, at the Court House.

The following resolution was adopted:

Resolved, That this meeting appoint Andrew J. Herndon and Thomas N. Cockerill Sub-Electors for this county--and that we recommend to the other counties composing this Electoral District, the making of similar appointments.
Clark H. Green offered the following:

Whereas, In the beginning of the contest which has just so gloriously terminated, our opponents challenged us to meet them in "open and manly discussion before the People," on the principles which divide the two parties: And, whereas, we accepted their challenge, and did meet them before the People: And, whereas, the Sovereign People have decided in our favor--Therefore,

Resolved,

1. That our faith in the correctness and justness of our principles is strengthened, and that we feel imbued with new zeal and ardor for their advancement.

2. That we hold it to be the duty of Every True Whig, to use all proper exertions and means, at all proper times and places, to extend and promulgate the glorious principles for which we contend--and that we here pledge ourselves to each other, to our friends, and to the country, to be active, vigilant, and untiring in our efforts to lay those principles fairly and correctly before our fellow-citizens.

3. That the thanks of the Whigs of Howard are due, and are hereby tendered, to the whig candidates in the late canvass for their able efforts and untiring exertions in defence of our principles.

4. That if we ever manifested any ill-feeling towards our opponents at their rejoicings over the many victories they have gained over us in old Howard, we ask their forgiveness: we know now how they felt then!

5. That we believe we can carry Howard for Clay and Frelinghuysen--and

6. THAT WE WILL.

Adopted, by acclamation.

BOONVILLE CONVENTION

The following resolutions were adopted in reference to the proposed Boonville Convention:

1. That the whigs of Howard, instead of sending delegates to represent them in the Convention to be holden in Boonville on the 10th of October next, will be there in person, every man to represent himself and his own household: and all who are now present, pledge themselves to one another to act in conformity to this resolution.

2. The Ladies of Howard are respectfully invited to adorn the Convention with their presence.

3. We request our brother whigs of Cooper county to permit us to bear a part of the expense of the Convention: and that the Chairmen of the several Township Committees be directed to receive contributions for that purpose, and see that they are applied accordingly.

4. A Committee of Eight persons shall be immediately appointed, whose duty it shall be to make the necessary arrangements for our attendance upon the convention, and report their proceedings in the premises at an adjourned meeting of the whigs of this county, to be holden at the court house on the 3rd Saturday in September next.

The President appointed the following committee in compliance with the last resolution:

Sam'l. C. Major and Clark H. Green of Richmond, William L. Reeves of Moniteau, P. W. Hally of Prairie, W. J. Stratton of Chariton, D. H. Gibson of Franklin, Braxton Cooper of Boon's Lick, and John Patton of Bonne Femme Township.

The following resolution was unanimously adopted:

Resolved, That the thanks of this meeting are due, and are hereby cordially tendered, to the Glasgow Glee Club, for the able and interesting manner in which they have assisted us in the proceedings of this day.

Messrs. Davis and Leonard, being called on, addressed the meeting in short but animated speeches. The whole proceedings were characterized by an unusual degree of good feeling, and the meeting adjourned with three cheers for the success of the whigs in Indiana and North Carolina, the news of which had just reached town.

GERARD ROBINSON, President.

S. T. CREWS,

A. C. WOODS.

Vice Presidents.

CLARK H. GREEN, Secretary.