Glasgow weekly times. (Glasgow, Mo.) 1848-1861, 1849-06-14


election, Mr.. Calhoun became q sort oil o.
supporter of his administration; and upon
the principle that one good ;urn deserves
another, expected his support for tie suc>
ces.ion. That involved scheme for north
q ern votes. There was a slave subject which
presented 1.-THE Liberation OF American
slaves by the British authorizes in The Baha>
ma islands who had Ievolted against their
owners, committed murder ard piracy, and
carried their masters vessels into British ports
When these enormities occurred, Mr.. Call
houn took up the cause OF the south with
justice and vehemence, and stood by him.
When he took it into his head 10 become
Van Buren's successor, be abandoned the
south, and left me and few others alone,
ty the side OF the i'll (ated owners Of the
Comet, Encomium, Creole, Enterprise, and
Others. In his new born zeal then TO please
the north he shot head-he must always
be ahead-healing Woodbury., Buchanan aud
other northern senators in his votes on
the northern side Of the question. Some
view oftbis may be seen in my speech on
the Ashburton treaty: but the subject requires
seperae examination, and shall receive it,
but not now. 1t will be curious episode
and will place Mr.. Calhoun q second time
where he was in 1919 20-on the northern
side Of the slavery question! bu, only for q
brief space Mi. Van Buren preferred 10
Try 10 be his own successor; and the Texas
treaty having gone over without making its
author president, and the Mexican war
promising large crop Of popular presiden>
tal candidates. new political test. became
necessary; and, the tariff question being set
tied by the act OF 1916, a recourse 10 sa
very and abolition became indispensable. -
Hence the FIRE brand resolutions OF 1911
fire brand which has had the singular fate o.
dying out where il was put, and Of raising g
couhsgralioD thousand miles of.
The design OF these resolutions is now the
question; and that design is apparent in the
character and words OF the resolutions them
seves-in the previous course Of Mr.. Cal
houn, which have just family ske!ched-
and in his suts quent conduct, Which is ye
to be exhibited.
The resolutions then point directly TO the
subversion Of the Union. 1t is their Ian
guage. And for what cause. For a cause
so absurd, and unfounded SO conradictec
by his own conduct, and by the whole sctor
Of the government from its foundation 10 the
present day, that, being confronted with hi:
own conduct, he has never dared 10 ask 8
vote upon his resolutions.
have no new opinions to express about
the design Of those resolutions. gave my
opinion OF them at the time they were in,ro>
duced, and in many ways, and among the
res, in letter 10 the people OF Oregon, and
another to the people OF Howard cOuuty.-
The people OF Oregon had formed ptovis
iona government and inserted in their aTii
Giles OF government, fundamental act for the
prohibition Of slavery. copied from the JEFF
ierson proviso Of 1887. Tie House Of Rep
resentatves had passed bill, session Of &c
al, to establish territorial government lol
Oregon, sanclonng their articles Of govern
ment with the proviso against slavery in it -
The bill was defeated in the Senate Just
twelve days after Mr.. Calhoun brought in
his fire brand resolutions; and in giving ar
account Of that defect to The people of Ore
gon in letter which was then published, !
said:
"Your fundamental act against that institu-
ton, copied from the ordinance Of lIc1-the
work Of the South in the great day OF the South
prohibiting slavery IN territory far less north.
ern than yuurs-wIl not be ubrogated! nor Is
lldI lIe IulbHllOI "! tnc pIllhc HiON'I vi NV
amendment. Upon the record, the Judiciary
committee of the Senate is the author Of that
amendment bat not so the fact. That commit
Tee is only midwife to it, Its author is the
same mind that generated the fire brand res
oluiions,' of which send you copy; und the
amendment in its Legitimate derivation. Ore
gon is not the object! The most rabid propa
gandist Of slavery cannot expect to plant it
on the shores of the Pacific, in the latitude OF
1NWisconsin and the Lake Of the Woods.
home agiiation, for election and disunton pur-
poses is al! that is intended by thrusting that
21ire- brand questionsinto your bill; aud, at the
next session, when it is thrust in again, we
will scourge it out"
A home agitation for election and disuuion
purpose, is what | told them the object OIL
these resolutions was. Cass and Butler were
defeated upon tests framed OF, OF these reso>
lutions; but the election part Of the object
was against all northern men, and TO bring
forward Mr. Calhoun himself as the southern
candidate. Failing in this object to get him
self nominated, the next design Of the esolu,
lions came into play; and this brings me to
the meeting OF southern members Of Congress
got up, and conducted by Mr.. Calhoun. Il
was meeting with closed doors-every cit
izen, not an actual member lom slave
holding state, was excluded-even Mr.. Bib
OF Kentucky, n former senator, and who VS.:
turned out under the special decision OF Mr.
Calhoun himself. Members came upon in
vilation. wss not invited, and would no
have gone If ! had been. Gen. Houston wal
not invited. but went without invitation; anc
moved the opening Of the doors to the public
which was voted down. have been ,olc
that disunion was expressly discussed; snC
that would seem to flow, as a regular conse
qusnce, from the fundamental proposition o
the original address, drawn up by Mr.. Cal
houn, and assmilatng its importance TO thu
declaration OF wrongs which separated TIT
American colonies from Great Bririan, unt
giving a HIGHER inporiance 10 The present cri