Glasgow weekly times. (Glasgow, Mo.) 1848-1861, 1849-07-26

present constitution was already aoolished,
and the oath to support Il expungsd from
Tho booli Does not the constitution lorbd
oomp,c,s, agrseme,s, and alliances between
the different States? Does it not bind the
whole into one perfect Union and forbid
any other Union9 and is not every member
of the General Assembly, and every mem
Der of Congress, and all judges, and all offs
GERS, bound by oath 10 support that constitu'
tion9 and is no, that oath held TO be obliga
tory, except by the high priest OF nullh2a>
ton: and his scrbes and disciples! 1t is
a combination OF part against the rest, 10
which il pledges Missouri; and for wicked
purpose, upon false and absurd pretext. Is
Missouri content to be so bound? TO be SO
exhibited to the Union? TO be so recorded
upon the journals Of the two houses OF Con
gress at the next session? She is not so con.
tent Then let her repudiate the nullfca-
ton resolutions which have been struggled
through her Legislature, and save herself
from the disgrace Of their next winters ex
hibilion.
Mutual Protection. words, mu.
tual That is, between themselves-Ihe
slave States between themselves, and by
themselves. No more union with the other
States. A new conledsracy-a southern
con(ederacy-for mutual protection! sor'
Of a home OBSERVATION-DISCLOSURES company Of
slave States. This is the point. The exact
thing the great nulifef is aiming at and
pushing on his followers 10 accomplish. lie
pushes his followers before him TO accom-
plisb the work; and Missouri has gone the
whole length OF his intentions. This resolve
is a pledge to a southern con(ederacy, and as
such, is hailed by Virginia, Sonh Carolina
and Florida, while condemned by all the
other State which should not be complied
with.
Northern fanaticism As il lanaiicism did
not flourish as much in the South as in the
north! as il that plant was OF exclusive
northern growth! as If the terms north and
south, east and west, used IeproachuIIy, and
to excite sectional animosity, had not recei
we'd the curse Of Washington upon them in his
farewell address!
But, exclaimed Mr. B. If all was tue
that is pretended; il The northern States, and
Congress had done any OF the things atuibu
ted 10 them, is notification, disunion, high
treason, the remedy? No. The remedy was
ia the Just and fraternal feelings OF the coun-
try-in the love OF the Union-in the love
OF Justice concord and mercy-in argument,
and remonslrance-in the peaceful resort oil
the judgement seat aud the ballot box. 1t
was there went all the opposers OF the alien
and sediton laws-all the opposers OF the
two charters for national bsnks-and all for
mer opposers OF all acts held to be uncon>
s!itutional and oppressive; and this peaceful
resort never was iG vain, and never will be
where the complaint is in earnest, and not a
mere prete1t for disunon. But here they do
not even wait for an act Of oppression, or
unconstitutionality. They strike before
hand They reach ahead, TO find something.
They revolt in advance, and are so unforlu
nate as 10 find nothing in advance 10 go upon
in order TO justify premedtated dissolution OF
the Union, but that same Jefferson, or wills
mot proviso. which has been in the the land
for sixty years-which can have nothing to
operate upon, il passed-which can be Of no
more practical operation than an inch square
OF blank paper posted on the statute book
Mr.. B. showed tina. the meaning OF the
resolutions, as signfed by their language,
was confirmed by the fate the amendments
proposed, and rejected. There was one
amendment in these words, that the people
of Missouri lore the Union, and are in javor
Of maintaining it al all hazards. This was
voted down, leaving it clear that the resolu.
lions meant what they said Another amends
ment wps offered in favor OF the Missouri
Conapromise line, as in the instructions OF
the previous session. This was voted down,
which shows that the third resolution was
only for effect, and 10 confuse and conceal
the real design. A third amendment was
offered declaring the Supreme Court The
proper tribunal to decide Vhen Congress had
tranScended its powers; and it was voted
down; thereby proving that The qualification
remedy was the real one intended. Thus
both by what they contain on their face,
and by what was rejected the dsunion char.
acter OF the resolutions, remain irrevocably
fixed.
Col. B. dwelt freely upon the dangers OF
judges, and OF their interference
in legislation. The principle OF ratification
was, that the minority was % govern and 10