A history of Missouri and Missourians; a text book for "class A" elementary grade, freshman high school, and junior high school .. . W. BOGGS Missouri Politics, 1820-1844 121 pulsion from the State. The miUtia was called out and theMormons surrendered in 1839. They left Missouri in story of the Mormon War will be told later. The nextimportant acts during- these four years were the founding ofMissouris public school system in 1839 and the establishmentof the University of Missouri atColumbia the same year. The lastevent was trouble with Iowa overthe northern boundary line. Thi
A history of Missouri and Missourians; a text book for "class A" elementary grade, freshman high school, and junior high school .. . W. BOGGS Missouri Politics, 1820-1844 121 pulsion from the State. The miUtia was called out and theMormons surrendered in 1839. They left Missouri in story of the Mormon War will be told later. The nextimportant acts during- these four years were the founding ofMissouris public school system in 1839 and the establishmentof the University of Missouri atColumbia the same year. The lastevent was trouble with Iowa overthe northern boundary line. Thishas been called the Honey Warand will also be considered underA Century of Military Reynolds is best knownin Missouri history for being- theauthor of the law abolishing im-prisonment for debt. It was a veryshort law but it was also very im-portant. It read: Imprisonmentfor debt is hereby forever abolish-ed. THOMAS REYNOLDS. Missouris Congressmen and United States Senators, 1820-1844 During these twenty-four years Missouri had four UnitedStates Senators and fourteen Representatives in Congress. Ofthe fourteen Congressmen only five are well known: JohnScott of Ste. Genevieve county, 1820-26; Edward Bates of county, 1826-1828; William H. Ashley of St. Louiscounty, 1831-1836; John Miller of Howard county, 1836-1842;and John C. Edwards of Cole county, 1840-1842. Of thesefive men, four were natives of Virginia and had settled inMissouri before 1820. Edwards was born in Kentucky andcame to Missouri in 1828. They were able men and each hadheld public office in Missouri. 122 History of Missouri and Missourians John Scott was Missouris last territorial delegate and herfirst congressman. He had received a fine education and wasa noted lawyer. His most important service to Missouri wasin aiding her to secure statehood. He was a delegate to theMissouri Constitutional Convention of 1820 and was theauthor of t
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